Reborn as a Tough Army Wife-Chapter 799 - 794: Blackmail

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Then, Xiutao carefully observed Zhou Yunmei, yet couldn’t figure out Zhou Yunmei’s identity, as she really didn’t expect Luo Dashan’s current wife to come looking for her, and it seemed she didn’t come with good intentions.

She had no choice but to proactively ask, "Who are you? What do you want?"

Zhou Yunmei gave a smile, her tone casual, "Don’t worry about who I am for now, just know that I am fully aware of the sordid past between you and Luo Dashan."

Xiutao saw that Zhou Yunmei wouldn’t let go of her past with Luo Dashan, and frowned, asking again, "What exactly do you want?"

Zhou Yunmei gave another faint smile, then clarified her intentions, "It’s nothing much, just that I noticed you’re living in the city quite comfortably now and thought of borrowing some money."

Xiutao understood Zhou Yunmei’s intention and, for some reason, after confirming she was being blackmailed, she actually felt relieved. She incredulously laughed and pointed to herself, "You think I’m living well now?"

Zhou Yunmei was also taken aback, realizing indeed that Xiutao’s life didn’t seem to be going well, making the blackmail rather pointless.

But if she did nothing, letting Xiutao off entirely seemed too easy for her, so she insisted firmly, "That’s your business, just tell me if you’re giving or not? Anyway, I can tell you, if you’re not willing to give, the matters between you and Luo Dashan will not stay hidden."

Although Xiutao didn’t want her youthful indiscretions to become public knowledge, given her current situation, she couldn’t afford to be blackmailed, so she looked at Zhou Yunmei indifferently and said, "If it can’t be hidden, then it can’t be hidden. You probably heard just now, my current husband also knows about my past. Even if you spread it around, so what? With the way I’m living now, do you think I still care about my reputation?"

Of course, Zhou Yunmei knew this, but she had come prepared. She gave a sneering smile, leaned slightly closer to Xiutao, and whispered, "You may not care about your own reputation, but do you care about your son’s reputation?"

Before Xiutao could respond, Zhou Yunmei made her point clearer, "I’m not just talking about your son here; I’m also talking about your son with Luo Dashan. I happen to know he’s doing quite well, his family is well-off, and he holds a position in the army. What do you think would happen if I went to the army and told them how his biological parents got together back then? Do you think it might cause him some trouble?"

When Zhou Yunmei was talking to Luo Dashan and Xiutao earlier, she had already noticed that even though Xiutao had left decisively back then, she still felt guilty over the years. It was clear that her guilt towards Luo Zhiyong was overwhelming.

So, she targeted Xiutao’s Achilles’ heel.

Seeing Zhou Yunmei’s clear knowledge of Luo Zhiyong’s affairs, Xiutao couldn’t help but ask again, "Who are you exactly, and how do you know so much?"

Of course, Zhou Yunmei wasn’t foolish enough to reveal her identity. She said, "Who I am is not your concern, just know that I’m doing all this just to get some money."

"How much do you want?"

Zhou Yunmei considered for a moment and named a figure, "Three thousand." 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

"Three thousand? Where am I supposed to find that kind of money for you?" Upon hearing this astronomical figure, Xiutao laughed at herself bitterly and replied in resignation, "Even if you killed me, I couldn’t come up with that kind of money. I’m telling you, don’t push me, if you push me to a dead end, I might as well just die, after all, my current life is far from satisfactory."

"Is that so? Then go ahead and die, dying ends everything, and it would be better." If this despicable woman were dead, that old man Luo Dashan wouldn’t keep thinking about her, and my anger would naturally dissipate.

Of course, Zhou Yunmei thought this in her heart.

But at that moment, Zhou Yunmei really hoped that Xiutao would die.

Because having Xiutao around posed a great threat to her; she constantly felt that with Luo Dashan and Fang Pingying now knowing about Xiutao’s existence and having met with her, she could lose Luo Dashan as a husband and Luo Zhiyong as a son at any time, perhaps losing everything, leaving her with nothing in the future.

She could see that Luo Dashan’s feelings for Xiutao were deep. Even after many years, his eyes held something she, as his wife, had never seen.

And over on Luo Zhiyong’s side, no matter what, Xiutao is his biological mother. The only reason he doesn’t recognize her now is that he believes she has no feelings for him, but one day, when he knows that Xiutao has been living with guilt all these years, given Luo Zhiyong’s nature, he might soften his heart and recognize Xiutao. At that time, what role would she, the adoptive mother, play?

Actually, even without Xiutao, these people didn’t originally belong to her, but Zhou Yunmei didn’t see it that way.

"If you don’t want to die, then prepare three thousand dollars for me. I’ll come to get it in three days." Seeing Xiutao like this, as if she didn’t intend to give up the three thousand dollars, Zhou Yunmei added a few more threats, "Remember, don’t spread this around, unless you want to repeatedly wrong your biological son. Back when he was just a few days old, you abandoned him, and these years have gone by without a word to him. Now, you still want to cause him trouble, forcing him to leave the army."

After speaking, Zhou Yunmei didn’t care whether Xiutao agreed or not. She gave a cold smile and turned to leave.

While Xiutao kept watching Zhou Yunmei’s back, completely dazed. At this moment, she didn’t know how to handle the situation. If she had three thousand dollars herself, she would undoubtedly give it to Zhou Yunmei without hesitation.

Because she truly felt too guilty towards Luo Zhiyong, she only wanted not to cause Luo Zhiyong any trouble and had no intention of acknowledging this son, hoping he would continue to live as he had before; she didn’t want to bring any trouble upon him by claiming her position as his biological mother.

But the problem is, where would she get three thousand dollars from, would she have to ask her elder brother’s family again?

But how would she face her sister-in-law? Last time, asking for US$ 500 was already humiliating enough, this time it’s three thousand dollars.

Little did Xiutao know, while she was worried about the money, the sister-in-law she thought of was actually already there, and had overheard the conversation between her and Zhou Yunmei clearly.

Originally, Mrs. Liu came today intending to clarify the relationship between Xiutao and Luo Zhiyong. Once confirmed, she planned to coax and force Xiutao into reconciling with Luo Zhiyong. Once they were reconciled, becoming one family, everything would easily be discussed.

It was indeed lucky for her that she arrived just in time to see Zhou Yunmei threatening Xiutao, and had laid out the relationship between Xiutao and Luo Zhiyong clearly, also confirming the connection between them.