Exile after Divorce? Empty the Scumbag Husband First!-Chapter 116 - 114: Zhu Qin’er Goes Mad

Instead, Zhu Qin’er’s husband, Zheng Zhao, was irritated and kicked Zhu Qin’er to Ruan Jiao.

"Want an explanation, right? Fine, she’s right here for you to deal with!!"

After speaking, he ignored Zhu Qin’er’s well-being and turned to leave, but Ruan Jiao angrily stepped forward to block Zheng Zhao’s way, only to be pushed aside by Zheng Zhao.

Ruan Jiao’s frail body took a hard fall, face down on the ground.

Mrs. Zhang took two steps forward but quickly pulled back her foot.

Ruan Jiao shouted while clutching her foot, "Come here, come here, just look and see if these Zheng Family people have any sense left!!"

"Zhu Qin’er, this mad woman, went insane and threw Rui into an ice cave, nearly killing him, and now she’s saying I’ve wronged her! Her husband doesn’t care! You must watch over your children closely, lest Zhu Qin’er harms them too!"

"I didn’t! I didn’t! It wasn’t me who tried to kill the child!"

Zhu Qin’er cried out emotionally.

However, Ruan Mian heard her last sentence, wondering... could someone really have been harmed?

She kept an extra mind but saw Zhu Qin’er had already rushed out of the crowd.

Among the spectators were many who were exiled along with Zhu Qin’er, having been exiled to Wuheng two years before Ruan Mian.

Facing others’ accusations, Zheng Zhao lost face and simply rushed to Zhu Qin’er, gripping her arm tightly before slapping her across the face in front of everyone!

Zhu Qin’er, already frail, was knocked to the ground.

"You crazy woman, not doing any proper work day and night! What use is your life? Your belly’s no good, after years never giving me an heir. You eat my food, wear my clothes, and now you want to kill me? Today, I’ll definitely kill you!"

He then yanked Zhu Qin’er by the hair and threw a punch, causing a big bump to form instantly on her forehead.

The crowd was shocked; they hadn’t expected Zheng Zhao to truly use such force against his wife.

After he kicked Zhu Qin’er hard, she collided with a stone nearby, the bump on her forehead bursting open, blood pouring out, causing the onlookers to gasp.

Ruan Mian frowned slightly and quickly stepped forward, blocking the numb-looking Zhu Qin’er, clutching Zheng Zhao’s hand.

"Do you really want to kill her?"

Zheng Zhao shook off her hand, snorting, "Didn’t you accuse her of almost killing your nephew just now? Now, I’ll take her life as compensation; isn’t that good enough?"

Seeing Zheng Zhao’s face full of hostility and his genuine desire to kill her, Ruan Mian calmly said.

"Whether she harmed my nephew, I will decide myself. Even if she did, it’s for me to teach her a lesson."

Zheng Zhao sarcastically said, "It’s your Ruan Family accusing her of trying to kill the child. It’s also your Ruan Family not letting me kill her as compensation, so it’s always our fault? Are you Ruan Family always innocent?"

Zheng Zhao pushed Ruan Mian aside: "Whether she’s dead or alive afterward is none of my business! Whether she wants to harm your children or not, none of you come to me, or I’ll be merciless!!"

He spat violently and left angrily, not forgetting to kick Zhu Qin’er as he departed.

Looking at Zhu Qin’er, expressionless like a puppet, Ruan Mian felt something strange.

Just as she was about to speak, a woman called Aunt Gui from among the exiled people approached, kindly tugging on Ruan Mian, speaking softly.

"Miss Ruan, you shouldn’t get involved in the old Zheng family’s matters. Zheng Zhao has a bad temper; best not to bring trouble on yourself. As for Zhu Qin’er, she lost a child in the past. Since that time, she’s been insane, unable to tolerate seeing other people’s children well."

"Whenever there’s a child near her house, she curses and screams, insisting on scaring the child to tears! When we just arrived in Wuheng after being exiled, many children were lost, and everyone felt she might have some relation."

Ruan Mian didn’t know the pasts of these exiled people; she just felt everything now was not quite right.

She could tell Ruan Jiao was taking advantage of the situation. From her constant mention of my family, Rui, it was clear she was deliberately trying to establish relations.

As for Zhu Qin’er, upon closer inspection, Ruan Mian noticed she was covered in injuries, large and small.

Bruises, all from being beaten, and her mental state was poor.

Aunt Gui patted Ruan Mian’s shoulder, advising her: "You must be more vigilant in looking after your children; some people are not what they seem."

Ruan Mian smiled slightly, gladly accepting her advice.

When she was about to return, she found Mr. Xue coming over to help Zhu Qin’er up.

"You should go back now! Don’t just stand here; if you don’t, you’ll starve or freeze to death—better than getting beaten."

Mr. Xue sighed deeply, shaking his head helplessly as he left.

Ruan Mian felt something, so she went to ask Mr. Xue.

"Mr. Xue, wait, do you know what kind of person Zhu Qin’er was in the past?"

Mr. Xue, seeing Zhu Qin’er pitiful, simply spoke briefly to Ruan Mian of her past.

"She wasn’t like this before, quite a good person. Two years ago, she was exiled to Wuheng with us, and at that time, there were no fewer than twenty children in the reception camp. Later, they were registered, and after going to Wuheng Village, children started disappearing one after another."

"Zhu Qin’er’s child was lost during that time. Since losing her child, she occasionally goes insane, before which she was a virtuous and good wife."

There was a sense of pity in his words.

Ruan Mian pondered for a while, gradually gaining clarity: "Does her husband often beat and scold her?"

"Miss Ruan knows too? I thought you hadn’t known us for long and weren’t aware of this matter."

"Zheng Zhao has a bad temperament, almost every day venting his anger on her."

At this moment, Ruan Mian suddenly remembered that during their escape, they occasionally heard some shouts and scolding.

Only at the time, Ruan Mian didn’t pay attention, thinking it was some family’s internal conflict.

Now it seems it was Zheng Zhao’s doing.

In this situation, there might be deep reasons, precisely being exploited by Ruan Jiao.

Speaking of this person, now, Ruan Jiao was pretending to be good. When Ruan Mian returned, she unexpectedly found Ruan Jiao already kneeling before Mr. Ruan.

Mrs. Chen, heavily pregnant, was very grateful to her. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

Because she saved Rui, which was tantamount to saving her own life for Mrs. Chen.

Seeing her arrive, Ruan Jiao kowtowed heavily to her, speaking sincerely.

"Sister, it’s all been my fault before. I’ve already come to realize it, and I’m always cautioning myself not to repeat my past mistakes."

"Along the way, watching your family live in harmony, I’ve genuinely been envious. When I had it initially, I didn’t know how to cherish it. My own background made me jealous of you, hence all the difficulties."

"But through so many days and nights, I’ve really longed for the Ruan Mansion; you are all my family, and the Ruan Mansion is where I grew up from childhood!! Now, in this desolate place, I truly wish to be like before, with everyone together in joy."

She spoke earnestly and sincerely, her eyes shining, even bringing up memories from back then.