The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 572: Snapping Off Your Canine Teeth (9)_1

Chapter 572: Chapter 572: Snapping Off Your Canine Teeth (9)_1

"Dad! You actually suspect me! Why would I harm Pei Qin!? It’s simply impossible!" Sun Xiujin still would not admit it; she was scared. Scared that Pei Qin would find out it was she who had sent the note, come to beat her, and ruin her.

"Exactly! You even suspect your own daughter!?" Miao’s embraced Sun Xiujin’s shoulders, glaring angrily at Sun Lizheng.

"Her handwriting is what I taught her from a young age, how could I possibly not recognize it!?" Sun Lizheng shouted angrily.

Li Baoxiang looked at Sun Xiujin in disbelief, "Aren’t you on good terms with Pei Qin? Do you have some grudge that compels you to write such a defamatory note, and give it to her enemies, spreading rumors everywhere and tarnishing Pei Qin’s reputation? How does that benefit you!?"

"You all suspect it’s me!" Sun Xiujin bit her teeth out of hatred, her eyes red with fury, "So what if I wrote it!? It’s she who blocked my path, ruining my life! I hate her! I wish she would be disgraced, trampled by everyone! Like a street rat that everyone shouts to beat!"

"Xiujin! What nonsense are you talking about!" Miao’s quickly stopped her, not letting her speak.

Li Baoxiang saw the hatred filling her face and knew this was not a conflict of a single day, but a grudge that had built up over a long time. His eyes widened, "What kind of grudge could you have with Pei Qin? The two families have always had a good relationship, with no grudges, and you and her have always been on good terms..."

Sun Xiujin hummed bitterly, clenching her teeth, "It’s that wretched woman who ruined my life, causing me to end up with this miserable fate! It’s all because of that wretched Pei Qin! If it weren’t for her, my life would not be like this now! I hate her to death! I wish she would die!"

Sun Lizheng heard her words and knew it was because of Shen Songming. She wanted to follow Shen Songming, but back then Shen Songming was only interested in Pei Qin, leaving no chance or hope for Xiujin. He hurriedly arranged a marriage for her and married her off to Li Baoxiang. Little did he expect that she had been harboring resentment in her heart all along and was now seeking revenge against Pei Qin behind his back.

Glancing at Li Baoxiang, Sun Lizheng immediately stopped Sun Xiujin from saying anything further, scolding her to go into the room and reflect on her actions.

Miao’s was also very worried, afraid that if Li Baoxiang knew about Sun Xiujin’s past aspirations towards Shen Songming and the current issue with the note, he might start treating Sun Xiujin badly, become harsher, or even mistreat and divorce her. She pulled Sun Xiujin into the main house and into her room.

Their evasiveness was clear, and Li Baoxiang was not stupid; he could see it. The issue between Sun Xiujin and Pei Qin did not seem to have any conflict or grudge at its core. If there truly was one, it must be connected to something personally distressing for Sun Xiujin, which she kept as a silent grudge, leading her to write the note to slander Pei Qin and set people against her.

He asked twice and got no answers, so Li Baoxiang stopped asking and went to wash up and sleep.

Pei Qin, who had just returned home, had an angry and ugly look on her face. She had harbored vague suspicions before, but now she was already married, and moreover, married to Mo Heng. She had not expected that Xiujin’s resentment was so deep, so intense that she wished for her utter downfall and death. Xiujin liked Shen Songming and could have pursued him—all while Pei Qin never hindered her. Yet now Xiujin accused her of ruining her life and cutting off her path to a wealthy marriage. Damn it, Pei Qin hadn’t done anything! She hadn’t cut off anything; it was just that Shen Songming wasn’t interested, and she hadn’t helped Xiujin set things up, so Xujiun saw her as the villain who destroyed her prospects of a good marriage!?

Pei Qin wanted to sneer, catching sight of Mo Heng holding her hand and glancing at him sideways, "Maybe those who fancy you and have their eyes on you also think I’ve ruined their dreams of a good marriage, secretly holding a grudge against me!"

"I only have you!" Mo Heng held her hand, stroking her still-frustrated cheeks, "Now that we see such people’s true colors, we needn’t show her any face in the future! There’s no need to get angry over that kind of person!" He added at the end, "Anger increases milk."

"To hell with you!" Pei Qin reached out to swipe at him. So abstinent on the outside, yet inside, a lecherous beast!

Mo Heng caught her hand, turned her over, pinned her down on the bed, and began to ravish her lips, kissing her deeply.

At the Sun Lizheng family’s home, however, the atmosphere was icy, and even late into the night, no one spoke.

Mo Heng demanded a satisfactory explanation from their family. What kind of explanation did they want? He was very sure, and confident that the investigation was conclusive—it wasn’t something they could simply deny and move on from. Without a satisfactory explanation, he, as the Lizheng, would struggle to hold his position in Taiping Town, and his family would not be able to live in peace.

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became at Sun Xiujin’s obstinacy; Shen Songming had already made his intentions clear, time had passed, and yet she still harbored resentment towards Pei Qin, who hadn’t even married Shen Songming, putting the whole family in jeopardy.

Not to mention asking Mo Heng to tutor Li Baoxiang—that was definitely off the table. Once the Fang family found out, the engagement they had arranged would also fall through. And as for his own family, his position as Lizheng was now unstable.

"This position of Lizheng... it seems I can’t hold it any longer!"

"Why should you!? If it weren’t for her, Xiujin wouldn’t have ended up like this! Besides, it was just a note, no one really did anything to her!" Miao’s defiantly defended her daughter.

"Shut up! Shen Songming is right here. If the Li family finds out, do you want them to divorce Xiujin!?" Sun Lizheng shouted angrily.

"They wouldn’t dare!"