"Ha, feeling indignant? Think you’ve been deceived and led astray, ending up with today’s bleak outcome?" Bai Jing sneered, "Believe me, the regret in my heart is far deeper than yours."
"After all, back then my dad and brother said it too, you’re a utilitarian person, heartless. Divorcing your original partner who helped you care for your mother and siblings without batting an eye, a true ungrateful wretch. Poor, a huge burden, and with a criminal record, in every way not an ideal choice.
In the end, I was overly confident, relying too much on the Bai family’s deep roots, thinking with my father and brother as backup, you wouldn’t escape The Buddha’s palm even if you were a monkey.
But in the end, the Bai family fell apart, and you, the only son-in-law who could have helped, were the first to kick your father-in-law and brother-in-law when they were down!
Looking back now, I should have listened to the elders, now I’m paying for it."
After Wu Yinghong’s ruckus, Bai Jing and Dai Weiguo couldn’t even pretend to maintain a facade of peace.
If that’s the case, why should Bai Jing pretend to be gentle and graceful?
Expressing the disdain, scorn, and regret in her heart was also a way of venting!
"You..." Dai Weiguo realized the futility of arguing: "After over ten years of marriage, I never knew you were such a ruthless, cunning person. Oh, and quite the smooth talker too!"
"Flattery. Negotiating with a tiger, you need a bit of strategy and courage to succeed, right? Just my bad luck that the deeply-rooted Bai family fell apart so quietly. A simple burial and we ran into that nemesis surnamed Wu. Otherwise, wouldn’t you have been at my mercy for a lifetime? You’d feel endlessly guilty towards me for not letting me become a mother because of you."
"So, my thoughts weren’t wrong. Just lacking a bit of luck!"
Bai Jing nodded solemnly, with a hint of regret in her tone.
It was nothing more than a reluctant compromise, so-called true love was just a pure illusion.
Having long been attached to someone else, and deeply aware of this man’s faithlessness. Divorce, to Bai Jing, wasn’t a sorrowful, despairing topic. Just that she couldn’t rely on her position as a cadre’s wife to throw her weight around anymore.
Always used to being above others, the thought of not being able to act with pretentious authority was utterly repulsive to her!
But at this point, reconciliation was impossible. Why degrade herself in a futile act of groveling?
The surname Dai cut her support, so she cut off his descendants, a fair trade.
If he pushed her any further, she wouldn’t hesitate to risk everything!
After nonchalantly throwing down the line about waiting for divorce papers, Bai Jing turned and left. She bought the earliest train ticket, planning to immediately return to Beijing.
With Wu Yinghong revealing his true identity, revenge was already a luxury for her, wasn’t it?
Then it’s best to leave quickly and tidy, departing the Liu village that had shamed her completely.
Huang Wei and Dai Weijuan absolutely loathed her, wanting to use this chance to avenge themselves. But unfortunately, in terms of strength, even with both couples Dai Weimin and Dai Weijia, they weren’t a match for Bai Jing.
With two swift moves, both sisters-in-law were left bruised.
By the time Dai Weimin and the husbands came forward to help and argue, Bai Jing was already out of sight.
They intended to use a bitter move, show some pity, and gain the sympathy of Shuzhen and Xiao En.
Using a mix of tactics, retreating to advance, to have Xiao En agree to wear mourning clothes before the grandmother’s spirit, fulfilling her last wish of the heart.
Starting from scratch, slowly opening the situation naturally.
But the plan failed, leaving him completely embarrassed.
Things went awry to the point that Dai Weiguo was nauseated.
But despite the frustration, the old lady’s funeral still needed to be arranged.
Regardless, you must allow the elderly to be buried properly, right?
Came in with great momentum, left with humiliation and disgrace in the eyes of mocking onlookers.
Dai Weiguo thought today might be the unluckiest, most humiliating day of his life.
However, reality soon slapped him hard, seriously reminding him: This is just the beginning.
Seeing that when they left, the vibrant green courtyard had turned into dead leaves was already surreal.
More miraculous was how their old, broken house as a boundary, the neighboring courtyards were still lush, only theirs was withered.
Most alarming, those weeds stood tall and dry, without a single seed.
As if all the vitality and moisture had been extracted without reason.
This, indeed, was something wicked!
Yet, the men hired by Huang Xiaodi for lifting the coffin and digging the grave were very dedicated to their jobs.
In the cries and laments of the Dai family, the coffin was swiftly placed onto the new tractor hired by Dai Weimin.
The plan was simple: put the coffin in the grave, cover with soil, erect a tombstone, and offer a simple worship with some wreaths, and it’s done.
But because of what they witnessed, the hired men were so scared they nearly wet themselves, and without a goodbye, they retreated back to the city.
The helpers also took off immediately, forgetting to ask for their wages.
The two driving the tractor, in panic, even abandoned the vehicle!
In broad daylight, as soon as the coffin reached the burial site, Dai Weiguo said, "Mom, I’ve brought you home!" But before he could finish, the flowers, grass, and trees in the Dai family graveyard withered at a visibly rapid pace, who wouldn’t be horrified?!
Damn, it was a tiny patch just within their graveyard’s boundary!
The pines, grown for decades, if not centuries, lush and upright, green even in the harshest winters!
Right before everyone’s eyes, they turned yellow and brittle, huge trees reduced to dried sticks in seconds...
My God, definitely a ghostly encounter!
Such eerie happenings, coupled with rampant speculation, in less than a night, rumors spread through the neighboring villages that Dai Weiguo’s wickedness was so great even their ancestors couldn’t bear it anymore. Directly drying out all vegetation around their house and graveyard as a warning, implying if he didn’t repent, he’d soon end up as a mummified corpse.