The rain had long stopped by now, clearing the gloom of the past few days. The sunset painted the sky a deep red, which looked stunning.
The jeep drove all the way to Gu Lingling’s doorstep before stopping.
"You..." Yang Yunhai glanced at Gu Lingling. "What you did at the He Family’s just now was right. There’s no need to wrong yourself. Sometimes excessive tolerance only makes the other party push their limits."
"If there’s anything you can’t handle, come to me anytime."
This was not the first time Yang Yunhai had said such words to her, but why, even when his car’s shadow was long gone, was she still foolishly not reacting?
What virtue or ability does Gu Lingling have!
Perhaps he pitied her, just like in her past life.
But regardless of the reason, Gu Lingling always felt grateful to Yang Yunhai.
In this world, aside from her grandparents, Yang Yunhai was the first person to lend her a helping hand.
"Thank you." Gu Lingling silently said towards the direction Yang Yunhai left.
Even though, that person surely wouldn’t hear it.
"You wretched girl, you still have the face to come back." As soon as Gu Lingling pushed the door open, she saw something flying toward her. She hurriedly shut the door, and a thick wooden plank hit the door.
With a creaking sound.
If she hadn’t dodged in time, and the plank hit her face or body, she might not die here today but would surely lose half her life.
Gu Lingling coldly watched Old Mrs. Gu at the doorway, "This is my home, why can’t I come back?"
"You... you wretched girl." Old Mrs. Gu trembled with anger, pointing at Gu Lingling, "You heartless one, Juanzi is your sister, how could you beat her like that?"
"Did she say that?" Gu Lingling laughed, "I won’t take the blame, I didn’t hit her."
Of course, it wasn’t Gu Juan who said it.
Her granddaughter fainted at the village entrance. If someone from the village hadn’t found her, she might still be lying in the cold muddy ground.
She managed to bring Gu Juan back, fearing she might fall ill. She hurriedly lit a warm bed and force-fed her ginger soup. Only then did Gu Juan slowly regain consciousness.
But her face looked terrifyingly swollen like a pig’s head, and she couldn’t utter a clear word.
She asked for a long time, and all she heard was Gu Lingling’s name.
"If it wasn’t you, who else? You heartless one." Old Mrs. Gu said angrily, "If I find out it was you behind this, just you wait."
Meanwhile, Gu Lingling had already gleefully run off to Old Man Gu’s side room.
Old Mrs. Gu was so angry she nearly fell backward.
She truly wanted to give this wretched girl a harsh lesson, but Gu Chunhai had already issued a warning. If anyone bullied Gu Lingling again, he would leave this family for good and not care about anyone.
Her youngest son was ungrateful, she had given up on him, but she couldn’t lose Gu Chunhai too. Who would take care of her in her old age then?
Plus, with that old man in the side room watching all the time, she couldn’t find an opportunity to act.
In the evening, when Wang Meili came home from work and saw Gu Juan in such a state, she almost fainted. Yet no matter how she asked, Gu Juan wouldn’t speak.
Gu Juan was scared. If she dared to speak out about Gu Lingling, Gu Lingling would surely reveal the incident with Er Gouzi and Zhuzi.
Gu Juan had been beaten severely by Er Gouzi and Zhuzi, and they warned that if Gu Juan ever let on about today’s events, they would only target her in the future.
Don’t mention Lv Guodong for this matter; they weren’t afraid of any consequences concerning reputation.
Thinking of their lewd gazes, Gu Juan couldn’t stop trembling.