Rebirth: She is Ready for a Counterattack!-Chapter 243 - 242: Heartache (Third Update)

Gu Xiaoying sat down on the cold ground with a thud, the marble floor beneath her felt hard and despairingly cold.

Her hair was a mess, her face streaked with tears and other marks, one black, one gray. Her eyes were empty and hollow, her lips slightly pursed in an indescribable smile.

Gu Xiaoqing sat next to her, panting slightly. She had exerted effort earlier; otherwise, Gu Xiaoying would have dashed out.

This was not yet the best time to close the net, and Gu Xiaoqing didn’t want Gu Xiaoying to ruin her plan out of spite, so she desperately tried to keep Gu Xiaoying from making a sound.

She shook her arm, her right palm bearing deep, double rows of teeth marks with faint blood flowing out, a reminder of when Gu Xiaoying had bitten down in her silent suppression earlier.

Gu Xiaoqing smiled bitterly, why am I always the one who gets hurt?

Beside them, Li Xuemei grabbed Gu Xiaoying, patting her back vigorously, crying and cursing, "That ungrateful wretch, Xiao Ying treated him so well, didn’t we treat him well? Why would he do such a thing? He’s hardly human, just a wolf in sheep’s clothing."

The slapping sound was a vent of frustration, a disappointment in their own lack of judgment by both Li Xuemei and Gu Ruhai.

Suddenly, Gu Xiaoying collapsed into Li Xuemei’s arms, bursting into tears, "Mom, mom...............am I blind?"

"How could I trust him so much?"

"I’m the ungrateful one, I am. Clearly, Xiaoqing did it for me, yet I treated you all, treated Xiaoqing that way. It’s like my eyes are useless."

"Mom, mom. It’s my own fault, I wanted to be a city person so badly, felt inferior, felt lacking in education, culture, a city household registration, worried my children would have a rural registration too. So I thought I should find a city person, become a city person."

"I deserve it."

Gu Xiaoying was now fully awake, as the passionate obsession with love faded, everything became clear. Gu Xiaoying wasn’t unaware, but her demand for such love masked the truth, leading to self-deception.

Li Xuemei quietly stroked her daughter’s hair, soothing her softly: "It’s okay, it’s okay, dad, mom, and Xiaoqing don’t mind, we all know that bastard did everything to deceive you, not just you, even us older than fifty got fooled.

It’s not your fault, it’s ours. We held you back, made you think we didn’t care. It’s not like that, sweetheart. As long as you pull yourself together, everything will be fine. Rest assured, we won’t let that wolf get away, he’ll pay back everything he owes us."

Li Xuemei said fiercely, feeling that Shang Wenming was unforgivable for hurting Gu Xiaoying.

Gu Ruhai rubbed his hands together, saying: "Alright, it’s the dead of winter, we’ve done what we needed to do, let’s go back before we catch a cold."

Gu Xiaoqing stood up and helped Li Xuemei lift Gu Xiaoying up. The Zhang Brothers at the door opened the gate, letting Gu Ruhai and them out; this had all been within Gu Xiaoqing’s plan.

Waiting for this day of Shang Wenming’s move.

But being ready and able to reach here quickly to ambush was thanks to Shang Wenming himself, who usually stuck by Gu Xiaoying every day, yet today said he had plans with classmates post-work, telling Gu Xiaoying to head back by herself.

Gu Xiaoqing knew it had to be today this guy would act.

Thus defying Gu Xiaoying’s objections, she, Gu Ruhai, and Li Xuemei crouched in the store for several hours, ultimately waiting for Shang Wenming to appear, things going smoothly, giving Gu Xiaoqing a sigh of relief.

Though Gu Xiaoying’s tears pained Gu Xiaoqing, without this painful growth, how could Gu Xiaoqing ever feel at ease about Gu Xiaoying?

In fact, Gu Xiaoqing was more unwilling to see this outcome, often hoping she wrongly blamed a good person, that her perspective was too pessimistic about people, at least then her sister’s harm would be minimal and at least a beautiful love would bring happiness.

Unfortunately, people’s hearts in this world are so rare; what you want most is often the hardest to get.

The four drove away, the Zhang Brothers closed the gate.

The cold wind swept the snow covering the ground.

Everything felt so cold and fragile.

In the warm bed inside, Gu Xiaoying was already asleep.

Li Xuemei sat at the bedside, looking at her teary-faced eldest daughter, her heart wringing with pain.

Gu Xiaoqing pulled Gu Ruhai out, let her sister sleep.

Everything tonight was too shocking; Gu Xiaoying needed to calm down.

Gu Ruhai touched his younger daughter’s cold hand, worriedly said: "Sit down quickly, dad will make you a bowl of hot noodles, your hands are so cold, don’t catch a cold."

Gu Xiaoqing shook her head, holding Gu Ruhai’s arm, affectionately leaned on his shoulder, and said: "Dad, I’m fine, let me cook for you, it’s been a while since you’ve tasted your daughter’s cooking."

Gu Ruhai smiled, patting Gu Xiaoqing’s hair, her long black hair gleaming, setting off her sharp small face, making her look charmingly cute.

With a sigh in his heart, his daughter had grown up.

"Sure, Dad’s really hungry, let Dad taste your cooking."

Gu Ruhai said spiritedly, truthfully feeling hungry.

Gu Xiaoqing’s cooking was truly a delight.

Sitting Gu Ruhai in the sofa, Gu Xiaoqing busied herself in the kitchen.

Soon, she brought out a bowl of beef noodles.

In the fridge at home was beef stewed last night by Gu Xiaoqing, with some greens, she made a bowl of beef noodles with a sunny-side-up egg atop. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

Although he wasn’t initially very hungry, the fragrant aroma and a sip of rich beef broth made his stomach grumble, and he slurped down the bowl of noodles quickly.

"Daughter, your cooking is delicious."

Gu Ruhai wiped his mouth.

Gu Xiaoqing smiled.

"Dad, you’re really hungry."

Gu Ruhai awkwardly chuckled.

"But are we really leaving Shang Wenming like this? I thought you planned to catch him today."

Gu Ruhai didn’t understand.

Gu Xiaoqing shook her head, mystically said: "Dad, dealing with Shang Wenming isn’t the ultimate goal, I mainly aim to kill two birds with one stone, catching the mastermind behind the scenes too. Save us all this trouble."

Gu Ruhai genuinely didn’t understand. (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)