Chen Yi felt too ashamed to continue staying with the Yin family after her daughter snatched Yin Yuebai’s fiancé. She voluntarily resigned and returned to her hometown.
Over the years, she had been working away from home, neglecting her children’s upbringing. Her daughter’s values had become so distorted that no amount of persuasion could make her listen. Not wanting her son to be corrupted as well, she wanted to go back and focus on raising her son properly.
Before leaving, Su Yunmo took 50,000 yuan from her. Su Yunmo had not seen Jiang Li since being abandoned by her at the hotel that day.
Her leave of absence had expired, and she had no choice but to return to school to continue her studies. She pretended not to notice the gossip from her classmates, wanting to study hard and forge a new path for herself.
However, seeing people criticizing her attire on the forum, she couldn’t control herself and bought more luxury items. That 50,000 yuan was supposed to be used to pay off a loan, but within a month, she had spent it all on bags and shoes.
Brother Du had been bombarding her phone with calls these past few days. She hadn’t paid last month’s interest, and this month marked the due date for the principal repayment.
"Ding dong."
Su Yunmo took out her phone and saw a message: "If the money is not repaid by tomorrow, your 'photos' will be distributed to every single person in your school and your friends and family."
Su Yunmo broke out in a cold sweat. She could already imagine what kind of treatment she would receive if this matter were exposed.
Her hands trembling, she typed, "Brother Du, can you give me a few more days?"
"Who do you think you are? If everyone gets a few more days, how can I continue my business? I still have a bunch of brothers to feed."
"This is usury, and it's illegal. Be careful, or I'll report you."
"Oh, you're threatening me now. I think the police will catch me before your 'photos' go viral."
Su Yunmo was so scared that she started crying in class. Her classmates and professor all looked over. She could only hastily run out.
All her messages to Jiang Li went unanswered. Now, she was at her wit’s end. She took a business card from her bag; it was the contact number for an unscrupulous hospital that sold eggs.
She entered the number several times but still lacked the courage to make the call. She drifted through the day in a daze.
The next morning, she arranged to meet Brother Du at a coffee shop and waited nervously.
A man with slicked-back hair, a thick gold chain, a small leather bag, a bulging belly, and dark skin walked towards her. He got straight to the point, asking, "Where's the money?"
"Brother Du, can you give me a few more days?"
Brother Du sized her up and then smiled, "Do you have a way to get money? Besides pocket money, what other sources do you students have? Don't try to fool me."
"Brother Du, I really have no other options."
"Little sister, there are many ways to make money with me."
Su Yunmo’s eyes lit up instantly. Her fair and tender hands clasped Brother Du's hand, and her feet under the table were also restless.
After finishing their coffee, they went to a small motel next door.
Two hours later, Brother Du, satisfied, put on his clothes. "This month's interest is waived. I want to see the money by the end of the month."
Su Yunmo incredulously grabbed Brother Du's hand, "What do you mean by that? I gave you everything."
Brother Du disdainfully flung her hand away, "Are you plated with gold? Is touching you worth 150,000 yuan? Besides, you came to me yourself."
He gripped her face with his right hand, gently slapped her twice with his left, and leaned in to say, "It's already good of me to waive the interest, little sister. Behave yourself."
With that, he turned to leave. Su Yunmo, desperate, lunged to hit Brother Du.
"Ah, you liar, liar! I have no money, where will I get so much money? If you dare to leave, I'll accuse you of rape," Su Yunmo screamed hysterically.
Brother Du quickly restrained her, his face inevitably getting scratched by her sharp fingernails, drawing two bloody lines.
"You really are asking for trouble."
...
Su Yunmo woke up again to find herself lying on a cold operating table, with people chattering around her.
She felt immense pain, but her body was bound, and no matter how much she struggled, it was useless. The extreme pain caused her to lose consciousness again.
"Host, so even sweet romance heroines can have their kidneys harvested."
"There's darkness everywhere. You reap what you sow. Hurry and call the police."
"Okay."
By the time the police arrived, Su Yunmo's transplant surgery was already complete. The whereabouts of her kidney remained unknown.
The police arrested all the personnel involved in the case, including the unscrupulous hospital and the loan shark gang.
Brother Du, believing Su Yunmo had exposed him, leaked her "photos" before being taken into custody.
The police contacted Chen Yi, who came to handle Su Yunmo's academic suspension and took her, severely weakened, back to her hometown.
...
Madam Jiang saw her son return looking disheartened and knew it was no use. Resigned, she packed their belongings and found a 50-square-meter rental apartment in City A. It was a simple two-room apartment with nothing much.
On the night they moved in, Jiang Li's behavior changed drastically. He only barked like a dog and moved on all fours.
Although Jiang's mother found it embarrassing, he was her child after all. She could only keep him at home, taking good care of him with meals and patiently teaching him daily life skills, but he never learned to speak.
This kind of Jiang Li only lived for three years before passing away. Jiang's mother buried him with great sorrow, waiting frugally for her husband’s release from prison, still dreaming of a comeback.
Another five years passed, and her funds were depleted. She personally went to pick up her husband on his release day. Seeing that he looked more than ten years older, she almost didn’t recognize him. Back home, she prepared a lavish dinner, and the couple spent a tender night together.
Unexpectedly, after being imprisoned, Father Jiang became dejected. He looked down on working at small companies and lacked the initial capital to start his own business. No one in their circle was willing to help him.
Thus, he drank himself numb every day and would lash out at Jiang's mother when annoyed. When their rent expired, the couple was evicted by the landlord and forced to wander. They begged strangers for food daily, drank from the river when thirsty, scavenged for food in garbage cans, and slept under bridges at night. Sometimes, they had to fight with other beggars for scraps and often got beaten. They had no money to buy medicine when sick. After enduring this for a year or two, both husband and wife passed away.
Jun Jiuli looked at the yellow dog barking incessantly at him and turned to tell Xiao Li, "This dog clearly has a crush. Find someone to take him to the pet hospital for neutering. Once that's done, find a transporter and send him to Chen Yi's hometown."
"Yes, Miss."
Jiang Li, now a dog, looked at the radiant and haughty Yin Yuebai before him. He wished he could tear her neck apart, but he couldn’t even break out of the small cage in front of him.
The feeling of being neutered at the pet hospital was truly unbearable; he felt incomplete. As a result, he was listless throughout the transport. He watched the cute and docile dogs next to him.
He wondered if it was a Zhuang Zhou dream of butterflies, if he had dreamt of becoming a dog, or if everything about Jiang Li was just a dream. The veterinarian’s skill was not very good, and he was still in pain.
However, the thought of seeing that kind and lovely woman soon filled him with joy.
After getting off the car, the person waiting for him was not the little woman he longed to see, but the housekeeper he had always looked down upon. She gently took him home.
He did not see the sunny and lively Su Yunmo, but a Su Yunmo who was emaciated and somewhat gloomy.
"Momo, look, the dog you really liked before. Miss Yin sent him to you."
Su Yunmo, huddled on the sofa, seemed to come back to life. She rushed over and hugged the big yellow dog tightly, her fingers digging into the dog’s flesh as if they would sink in, causing Jiang Li to gasp in pain.
Jiang Li was still happy, thinking that the little woman just missed him dearly.
For the next week, Su Yunmo held Jiang Li every day, pouring out her troubles. Jiang Li never got annoyed and patiently listened to her. When he saw her cry, he would comfort her in his own way.
However, as Su Yunmo saw no improvement in her life, she became increasingly unstable. She began to abuse the big yellow dog. She would poke him with needles, burn him with cigarette butts, beat his head with a broom, and discard the food Chen Yi had prepared for the dog.
"Why aren't you helping me?"
"Did you turn back into an ordinary dog?"
"Ah, you dead dog, why did you turn back? Give me back my lucky charm, give it back to me."
The more she spoke, the more fanatical she became, and the harder she hit.
Every time Jiang Li tried to escape and dodge, he faced more severe punishment. Su Yunmo would also find a pack of aroused dogs to bully him.
But he couldn't escape. Each time, he was bitten all over by the pack of female dogs, losing an ear.
Wounded and starving, he eventually succumbed when he saw a small spotted dog enter the toilet…
He endured this agonizing period for a year. Because Su Yunmo, against her family's wishes, decided to return to school alone.
Upon arriving in City A again, Su Yunmo headed directly for North Mountain Villa. After inquiring for a long time, she learned that after the Jiang family went bankrupt, no one knew where they had moved.
She felt as if the sky had fallen. After a period of blaming everything on fate, she blamed Jun Jiuli for everything, believing that the Jiang family wouldn’t have gone bankrupt if the Yin family hadn’t broken off the engagement.
Using her remaining shred of protagonist halo, she contacted illegal traffickers and intended to sell Jun Jiuli to Africa.
Jun Jiuli played along, letting her go to Africa to live the life she deserved.
After Su Yunmo disappeared, Chen Yi abandoned her work in her hometown and went to City A to search for her everywhere. Without Chen Yi at home, Jiang Li’s days became difficult again.
After all, Chen Yi’s son needed to go to school, and he only came home once a month. He had no food at home.
He wandered out of Chen Jia Village. Two years later, while scavenging for food in a garbage dump, he was chased by several beggars and beaten to death. The beggars boiled water, plucked and cleaned him, sprinkled some salt, and then stewed him to eat.
Chen Yi searched for five years outside, spending all her savings, but still had no news of her daughter. She told herself to cheer up; her son still needed her to earn his tuition fees, so she had to give up the search.
Sold to Africa, Su Yunmo became a slave laborer in a mine. She worked day and night without respite, and the environment caused immense damage to her body. She died after two years. The guards simply threw her into the sea and sunk her.
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In the process of closely interacting with Jun Jiuli, Qin Huan developed a crush on her brother, Yin Yuehao. After graduation, at a class reunion, she got drunk at a bar and called him directly to confess.
When Yin Yuehao learned that the person he liked was at the bar with his sister, he put down his work to pick them up. Jun Jiuli adamantly refused to be a third wheel, and that night, the two confirmed their relationship. When you discover that the person you secretly admired also secretly admires you, even the air feels sweet.
After dating for half a year, Yin Yuehao eagerly married Qin Huan. They had two children within three years; the elder son took the Yin family surname, and the younger son took the Qin surname.
With these two grandchildren, Yin Fu and Yin Mu reduced their pressure on Jun Jiuli regarding marriage.
Jun Jiuli did not pursue entertainment companies, instead investing in several promising companies to support her global shopping sprees.
She acquired a large quantity of modern food items for her space. Shui Wa was responsible for taking beautiful photos of her. She stayed in this plane until Yin Fu and Yin Mu passed away before moving on to the next plane.