The rain had soaked Guan Yang to the bone. His eyes were bloodshot, and his expression was terrifying.
Without a word, he locked his gaze on the tightly shut door upon entering. He stormed over in a few strides and kicked it violently.
After several kicks, the door finally broke open.
The scene that greeted him made Guan Yang clench his fists. He charged in, yanked Gao Pingyang off Mu Yuxin, and punched him hard in the face.
Mu Yuxin disliked wearing underwear to sleep, but since arriving at Mu Wanqiu's home, she had dressed neatly even for bed, mainly worried that Mu Wanqiu might go into labor suddenly and she wouldn't have time to dress.
At this moment, she was left with only her undergarments on her upper body, and her pants were pulled down to her knees.
Her once fair and beautiful skin was now covered in large red finger marks and bloody welts from being hit with a belt.
Guan Yang's eyes turned red as he rained down heavy blows.
"Xinxin..."
Mu Wanqiu rushed in, crying, and draped clothes over Mu Yuxin. "Xinxin, I'm sorry, I'm so sorry..."
Mu Yuxin was in pain, but she no longer cared about herself. She put on her clothes and hugged Mu Wanqiu, comforting her. "Don't cry, I'm fine now, aren't I?"
"Ah... Help! He's going to kill me..."
Gao Pingyang screamed as Guan Yang beat him. Guan Yang's ferocity was frightening. Fearing he would kill him, Mu Yuxin immediately rushed over and held him back. "Guan Yang, that's enough. If you hit him anymore, he'll die."
Forget hitting, Guan Yang wanted to kill Gao Pingyang right now.
Seeing Gao Pingyang in a near-death state, he shoved him away violently. "Get out. Never let me see you again, or I'll kill you!"
"Haha, then kill me, if you have the guts!"
"You are asking for death!"
Guan Yang struck Gao Pingyang a few more times.
Mu Wanqiu watched Gao Pingyang's defiant behavior and was reminded of the domestic violence she suffered after marrying him.
Countless nights, she had been beaten by Gao Pingyang and was unable to fight back.
Now, not only did he show no remorse, but he intended to harm Xinxin.
If Guan Yang hadn't arrived, Xinxin would surely have met a grim fate.
From her vantage point, she could clearly see Gao Pingyang's distorted, terrifying face and Mu Yuxin's injuries.
Death...
In that instant, only this word echoed in her mind.
A flash of lightning made Mu Wanqiu's face deathly pale, like a ghost. The next second, she directly went out and fetched a cleaver from the kitchen.
Inside the room, Mu Yuxin tightly hugged Guan Yang's arm, kissing his face, trying to calm him down. "Yangyang, I'm fine now, be good... Let him go. A scumbag like him deserves to die, but you can't take a life for him."
Mu Yuxin's soothing words had an effect. Guan Yang gradually calmed down. Gao Pingyang was already at death's door.
He was still afraid of death. As soon as Guan Yang released him, he scrambled to get out.
He finally managed to crawl out of the room and into the living room, muttering to himself.
"You all wait for me, I definitely won't..."
Before he could finish speaking, a pair of bare feet suddenly appeared before him.
He looked up and saw Mu Wanqiu, dressed in a loose nightgown. Gao Pingyang, at this moment, didn't notice Mu Wanqiu's terrifying expression. Upon seeing her, he began to curse, "Bitch, you have some nerve, daring to call outsiders to beat me, just you wait until I..."
Before he could finish, a flash of light streaked past. Before he could feel pain, he felt a warm spurt of blood gush from his neck.
The blood sprayed onto the floor and onto Mu Wanqiu.
As if triggered by something, Mu Wanqiu let out a scream and then brought the cleaver down heavily on Gao Pingyang again.
She vented her rage like a madwoman, feeling more exhilarated than ever before.
When Gao Pingyang had abused her in the past, she had wanted to do this, but at that time, she hadn't had the courage.
And at this moment, the emotions she had suppressed for so long were released. Her eyes were red with bloodlust.
She had never felt so alive since the day she was born.
Mu Yuxin and Guan Yang sensed something was wrong. When they rushed out of the room, blood was everywhere.
Gao Pingyang was dead, but Mu Wanqiu seemed oblivious, still hacking at him.
Mu Yuxin was horrified and immediately rushed over to embrace Mu Wanqiu. "Sister! What are you doing! What are you doing!"
Mu Yuxin broke down crying. Even if Gao Pingyang was a scumbag, he should have been handed over to the police. Why kill him?
Everything was ruined by killing him!
Guan Yang snatched the cleaver from Mu Wanqiu's hand. Mu Wanqiu's face was covered in tears, but she was smiling. "It's so good, the devil is finally dead. I killed him, and he won't hurt us anymore."
What happened that day was the greatest pain of Mu Yuxin's life.
Because of that incident, a part of her remained on edge whenever she slept at night.
Song Qinian looked at Mu Yuxin, who was in tears, wiping her eyes with one hand and holding her hand tightly with the other. "It's okay, it's all over now."
Mu Yuxin smiled and shook her head. "It's not over. It has never been over."
Song Qinian's heart tightened. Gao Pingyang was killed by Mu Wanqiu, but it was Guan Yang who went to prison. There must have been a lot of things that happened in between.
"That night, my sister's water broke, and Guan Yang and I took her to the hospital. She couldn't give birth..."
Mu Yuxin suddenly closed her eyes, as if not wanting to recall the scene that had broken and tormented her.
The rain intensified throughout the night. Mu Wanqiu was frightened and couldn't exert any force. The doctor quickly arranged for a cesarean section. After two hours of waiting, Qiaoqiao was finally born.
But Mu Wanqiu suddenly suffered from severe postpartum hemorrhage, which couldn't be stopped.
Mu Wanqiu said she wanted to see Mu Yuxin and Qiaoqiao. Mu Yuxin, holding Qiaoqiao, walked into the operating room.
The operating table was covered in blood. Mu Yuxin had never seen so much blood in her life. Upon seeing the dying Mu Wanqiu, the tears that had just stopped began to flow again. "Sis... Sister, are you okay?"
Mu Wanqiu gave a weak smile. "I'm fine. Quick, let me see Qiaoqiao."
Mu Yuxin immediately brought Qiaoqiao to Mu Wanqiu. "Qiaoqiao is beautiful and well-behaved."
Mu Wanqiu glanced at her daughter and weakly raised her hand to caress Qiaoqiao's cheek.
Qiaoqiao, perhaps sensing the smell of blood or sensing something, started to cry.
Mu Wanqiu smiled weakly. "Her cry is so loud; she'll definitely be a healthy and beautiful little girl in the future. But I won't be able to accompany her..."
"No!" Mu Yuxin cried, shaking her head. "Sister, you'll be fine."
As soon as she finished speaking, Mu Wanqiu suddenly grabbed Mu Yuxin's hand. "Xinxin, I have a request for you, something you must promise me no matter what."