Days of Living with My Sister-in-Law-Chapter 25: The Peerless Hero Chen Xiaobei

At that moment, Yang Yun’s wrists were bound by a hemp rope, the other end tied to a locust tree, suspending her entire body in the air. Her wicked mother-in-law, He Qiaolian, held the hard end of a broom, viciously whipping her body.

"You bitch! How dare you steal my money! Speak! Where did you spend it?"

"If you don’t give me the money today, I’ll beat you to death!"

"You jinx! It was bad enough you cursed my son to death, but you couldn’t even give me a grandson!"

"I’m going to beat you to death today!"

WHACK! WHACK! WHACK!

After a few more strikes, the clothes on Yang Yun’s back were torn to shreds. Perhaps she was used to the beatings, but Yang Yun didn’t make a sound. She simply stared back at He Qiaolian with cold, despairing eyes.

"Mom! Just kill me! I will not tell you where I spent the money!" she said. "Besides, I am Zhang Feng’s wife. His death compensation is mine by right. You have no right to take my money!"

"Still talking back?" He Qiaolian kicked Yang Yun hard in the stomach, then turned to her younger son, Zhang Ye. "What are you staring at?! Go inside and get the knife."

Zhang Ye’s brain had been damaged by a fever in his childhood, leaving him a simpleton in his twenties. He followed his mother’s orders without question and quickly brought out a kitchen knife.

"You bitch! I’ll ask you one more time, who did you give the money to?" He Qiaolian pressed the knife against Yang Yun’s throat. "If you don’t talk, I’ll flay you alive!"

That 200,000 was meant to find a wife for her younger son. How could she not be furious now that it was all gone?

After a moment, He Qiaolian said coldly, "Of course, you don’t have to say anything. As long as you marry Zhang Ye and bear a grandson for the Zhang family, I’ll consider that 200,000 your bride price!"

"Actually, I know you’re saving that money to send Yingying to university. You wouldn’t have spent it!"

"So, either give me the money or marry my son. The choice is yours."

"Oh, oh, oh! Sister-in-law is so funny, she’s shaking in the air!" the simple-minded Zhang Ye clapped his hands joyfully, completely oblivious to what was happening.

Yang Yun gritted her teeth. "Mom! I will not marry Zhang Ye. You can forget about it."

"As for the money, there is none. If you have the guts, then kill me!"

She had lived long enough these past few years. She trusted Shen Jiawen and Chen Xiaobei’s character. Even if she died, she knew they wouldn’t neglect her daughter.

"Ahhhhh!" He Qiaolian raged. "You bitch! I’ll chop you to pieces!" Saying this, she raised the knife and swung it at Yang Yun.

Yang Yun closed her eyes. Can I finally be free?

But suddenly, a loud shout rang out.

"Stop!"

Chen Xiaobei lunged forward and snatched the knife away. He then slashed the rope, catching Yang Yun in his arms as she fell.

"Sister Yun, I’m sorry I’m late!"

Holding Yang Yun’s delicate body, Chen Xiaobei felt a surge of guilt. To help his family, her body had become a mass of bloody welts. He Qiaolian deserved to die, and so did that simpleton!

"Chen... Chen Xiaobei?" Yang Yun thought she was dreaming. She tried to push him away, but her body was in too much pain, and she involuntarily collapsed into his embrace.

"Chen Xiaobei!" He Qiaolian was fuming. "You! You dare hold my daughter-in-law! I’ll kill you!"

"Fuck off!" Chen Xiaobei slapped her hard across the face.

"He Qiaolian, are you even human? Yang Yun is such a good daughter-in-law, yet you’d resort to such vicious attacks?"

"I’ll tell you the truth! She lent that 200,000 to my family!"

"But even so, Yang Yun is right! That money has nothing to do with you!"

"An inhuman beast like you... I’m going to kill you today!" With that, Chen Xiaobei slapped her again and again, left and right.

"Aaaah!"

"Chen Xiaobei! Fuck you! I’m not done with you!"

"AAAAHHH!"

"Stop hitting me! Stop it! You’re going to kill me!"

"Yang Yun, you damn bitch, say something! Your mother-in-law is being beaten to death over here!" He Qiaolian wailed desperately, her face already swollen like a pig’s head.

Yang Yun’s delicate body trembled as she finally snapped back to reality. As a simple rural woman, she had never seen such a terrifying scene and was scared out of her wits. She hurriedly grabbed Chen Xiaobei. "Chen Xiaobei, calm down! Please, don’t kill anyone!"

But she had to admit, Chen Xiaobei was so handsome. Young, masculine, and filled with a potent sense of justice. No wonder Shen Jiawen ended up with him. What woman wouldn’t love a man like that?

"Sister Yun, don’t be afraid. She won’t die," Chen Xiaobei sneered, then roared, "He Qiaolian, get on your knees and apologize to Sister Yun now!"

"What did you say? Why the hell should I apologize to her?" He Qiaolian exclaimed in surprise, her mind steeped in old-fashioned thinking. If I really kneel, how will I ever be able to face anyone again?

"Not going to apologize?" Chen Xiaobei picked up the kitchen knife. "Say that again. I dare you."

SWOOSH!

With a powerful swing, he brought the knife down, cleaving the thick locust tree in two. It was worth noting that this was a dull kitchen knife, difficult to use even for cutting vegetables, let alone a tree. The locust tree was over twenty centimeters thick, yet he had severed it in a single strike. The strength required was immense.

He Qiaolian was terrified speechless. Yang Yun was even more stunned, her beautiful eyes wide as if she were looking at a legendary hero.

No wonder that... part of him is so big. Turns out he’s just as strong! Yang Yun’s face flushed crimson, feeling utterly shameless for her thoughts. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

THUD...

This time, He Qiaolian knelt without hesitation.

"Yunyun, it’s all my fault, all my fault! Please forgive me!" she cried, kowtowing repeatedly.

At this sight, tears streamed from Yang Yun’s eyes. Years of repressed grief and grievances burst forth like a broken dam, flowing uncontrollably. After a long moment, she sobbed, "Alright, Mom... You... you can get up."

"Yes, yes..." He Qiaolian nodded, but the rage in her eyes was impossible to suppress. She was a classic bully, preying on the weak and fearing the strong, and she was already planning to get her revenge on Yang Yun as soon as Chen Xiaobei left. She was now certain that Yang Yun and Chen Xiaobei had been hooking up for some time. The idea of her daughter-in-law sleeping with another man was tantamount to cuckolding her dead son. On top of not getting her money back, this filled He Qiaolian with murderous intent.

Chen Xiaobei could read her like a book. "He Qiaolian," he warned, "you’d better drop whatever you’re thinking, or I promise you’ll regret it."

With that, he took a sewing needle from inside the house and quickly pricked her in the chest, right over her heart.

"What did you do to me?" He Qiaolian was terrified. She felt a sharp pain, but when she looked down, her chest was unmarked.

"From today on, if anything happens to Sister Yun, even the slightest thing, I will make you suffer a pain worse than death."

"You will not only serve Sister Yun well, but you will also see to it that she is well-fed and fattens up."

"Or else, you’ll face the consequences!"

He Qiaolian froze. Just then, an agonizing pain erupted in her chest, as if thousands of ants were gnawing at her heart, and she shrieked.

"Ah! Chen Xiaobei, my mother-in-law, she..." Yang Yun, having never seen anything like this, was terrified.

"Sister Yun, don’t worry about her. She won’t die," Chen Xiaobei said calmly. "You’re covered in injuries and can barely walk. Let me carry you inside so you can rest."

Without waiting for a reply, Chen Xiaobei swept Yang Yun up in a princess carry.

Ah! He’s so strong! Yang Yun’s heart pounded. As she inhaled Chen Xiaobei’s masculine scent, she suddenly felt herself growing wet.