novelraw Chapter 515 - 510: Beat Her to Death
Chapter 515 - 510: Beat Her to Death
Luo Zhiyong watched her smile and did not insist on holding Fang Pingying’s hand again, letting her be.
Afterward, when he saw Fang Pingying sitting on the seat starting to doze off, he extended his hand to pull her into his embrace, allowing her to sleep with ease.
In fact, ever since she separated from Luo Zhiyong, Fang Pingying hadn’t had a good night’s sleep. Nestled in Luo Zhiyong’s arms and smelling that long-missed scent, she really did drift off into a drowsy sleep.
When Fang Pingying woke up again, they were almost at their destination.
Fang Pingying had been asleep for several hours, and Luo Zhiyong had been holding her the entire time, his hand was numb from not having moved for several hours.
Realizing this, she gave him an embarrassed smile, "Why didn’t you wake me up?"
Luo Zhiyong moved his numb hand and gently asked her, "Is it because you can’t sleep well at night with Ruirui and Yaoyao?"
Fang Pingying couldn’t admit that she couldn’t sleep well without him by her side, so she randomly responded, "Mhm."
Luo Zhiyong watched her in silence for a moment and said, "If I’m not around later, and Hong Lan can’t handle everything by herself, consider hiring someone to help watch the kids. You won’t have to work so hard."
Fang Pingying wanted to say she could manage, but now things were different from before, and she couldn’t share everything with Luo Zhiyong, so she simply replied, "I’ll see what I can do."
After a few exchanges, the train reached the station.
After getting off the train, it was already past five in the afternoon. It would indeed be possible to rush back to the Luo Family Village, but for Fang Pingying, with Li Yuchun and others in the city, she wouldn’t want to go to the Luo Family even if it killed her; there was nowhere for her to stay.
So she simply decided not to rush back and would stay at a decent hostel in the county town for the night.
She said to Luo Zhiyong, "Your mom and the others probably haven’t got far. You go back with them. I will stay at a hostel here, and we can meet at the township government office in the town tomorrow morning. Remember to bring everything you need."
If there was nothing important, Luo Zhiyong would definitely spend the night with Fang Pingying here, but he had an urgent matter to attend to and knew Fang Pingying definitely didn’t want to go back to the Luo Family, so he nodded, "I’ll take you to the hostel first, then I’ll go back."
Luo Zhiyong took Fang Pingying to a very secure hostel in the county, got everything arranged, and then hurried back.
Before going home, he went to the township government in the town to find a comrade-in-arms, as he had some matters to ask for help with.
By the time he returned to Luojia Village, it was already past seven at night, and Zhou Yunmei and the others had also returned.
When Zhou Yunmei and others had left, they had told Luo Dashan that they were going to borrow money from their parental home. Naturally, they didn’t dare to mention what happened in the county upon returning.
But Zhou Yunmei was still anxious. She knew that Luo Zhiyong and the rest had returned and would sooner or later come home, which meant her lie would soon be exposed.
As for Luo Zhiming and Xu He, they didn’t care; they were not afraid of Luo Dashan. It was just that this time they didn’t get the money to repay their debts, and in addition, Luo Zhiyong had said he was going to divorce Fang Pingying, so they felt like they had failed to steal the chicken and instead lost the rice.
Upon seeing Luo Zhiyong return, Zhou Yunmei immediately approached with a fawning expression, "Son, you’re back."
Luo Zhiming and Xu He were watching Luo Zhiyong in the courtyard, just curling their lips slightly without making a move.
It was Luo Dashan who was truly surprised for a moment; he immediately went to greet Zhiyong and said with a smile, "Zhiyong, why have you come back? You didn’t even call home."
Luo Zhiyong glanced at Zhou Yunmei and was about to speak when Zhou Yunmei immediately interrupted him, pretending to scold Luo Dashan, "When a son comes home, he comes home. Why ask why? Hurry up and go make him some food."
After finishing, Zhou Yunmei looked at Luo Zhiyong with a pleading gaze, signaling him not to mention the scene she caused in the provincial city.
Luo Dashan thought that made sense and immediately went toward the kitchen, saying he would make food for Luo Zhiyong.
Luo Zhiyong could clearly see Zhou Yunmei’s ingratiating attitude and her signal not to mention the incident that occurred in the provincial city, but if he still helped her cover it up under these circumstances, then he would have really lost his mind.
He called out to Luo Dashan and said, "Wait, I’ve already eaten. I have something to tell you all."
Zhou Yunmei sensed what Luo Zhiyong was about to say, and she softly called out, "Zhiyong..."
Luo Zhiyong gave her a fleeting glance and then directly asked the question, "Dad, do you know about Mom and Zhiming going to the provincial city asking me for money?"
"What?" Luo Dashan was immediately bewildered; he didn’t quite grasp the meaning behind Luo Zhiyong’s words.
Luo Zhiyong got straight to the point and said, "Mom and Luo Zhiming went to the provincial city a few days ago and then mom caused a scene at my house, making a fuss right at our doorstep. It led to the neighbors around us blaming Pingying and me to death, saying we’re unfilial."
Pausing for a moment, Luo Zhiyong, bewildered, interrogated Luo Dashan, "I want to ask, Dad, are Pingying and I really unfilial? If you think we are, then you tell me what counts as filial piety."
Now Luo Dashan finally understood what had happened, he was so angry he took several deep breaths, then backhandedly slapped the Zhou Yunmei standing beside him, fiercely cursing, "You damn woman, how dare you lie to me."
Zhou Yunmei, knowing she was at fault, didn’t dare to be as arrogant as usual. She stopped Luo Dashan’s hand, which was about to hit her again, and shouted loudly, "Old man, listen to me!"
Luo Dashan was truly not as willing to talk as before; he grabbed Zhou Yunmei’s hair and gave her several slaps, his eyes bloodshot as he stared at her and said, "What’s there to say? I can’t live like this anymore. I told you before, we should solve this ourselves, not go troubling Pingying about it. You actually went behind my back to the provincial city and even made a scene there, you..."
The more Luo Dashan spoke, the more furious he became. Thinking of all the messed-up things happening at home lately, all caused by Zhou Yunmei, he was so angry he was at a loss for words, but his hands hitting Zhou Yunmei grew only harsher. In the end, he was so furious that he dragged Zhou Yunmei by her hair towards a wall, intending to headbang her to death and rid the house of her for good.
Frightened by the escalation and having been silent at the side, Luo Zhiming and Xu He could no longer just stand there and promptly went up to pull Luo Dashan away.
But Luo Dashan was also angry at them; as they approached, Luo Dashan lashed out wherever he could.
On this late night, the yard, which had been quiet, was now filled with the Luo family’s cries and howls, naturally awakening many people.
Almost immediately, quite a number of people came over knocking on the door, inquiring what exactly had happened to the Luo family.
To tell the truth, the Luo family really had no shortage of problems. Luo Zhiyong didn’t want to be laughed at by others, so he called out to Luo Dashan, "Dad, let it be. What’s done is done, and there’s no turning back now. Moreover, the most serious issue now isn’t her making a scene, but rather, because of this incident, Pingying and I are considering divorce."