The Stepmother’s Counterattack: Raising a Child in a Bygone Era
Chapter 528 - 527 Setting the Trap

Chapter 528: Chapter 527 Setting the Trap

He Chunlin was a woman who had seen the world, and she quickly recovered from the shock of seeing several thick stacks of bills before her.

With a hint of a smile, she glanced at Shi Yizheng, her red lips parting to say, "You’re quite generous, it seems the matter you want to handle is no small affair."

Shi Yizheng smiled, "It’s not big, but it’s not small either."

He Chunlin looked down at her red-painted nails, "Tell me, what is it that you want me to do for you?"

Shi Yizheng leaned over and whispered a few words in her ear.

After listening, He Chunlin abruptly stood up, her face filled with anger, "Are you tired of living, asking me to cuckold Uncle Tai? I wouldn’t even know how I’d die!"

She turned to leave immediately after speaking.

Shi Yizheng called out to her retreating figure, "This is only half of the reward, the other fifty thousand will be paid after the job is done."

He Chunlin stopped in her tracks and turned around.

Shi Yizheng looked at her and said, "Hong Tai is notoriously promiscuous, none of the women by his side have lasted over a year. You’re enjoying food and drink with him now, but once he’s tired of you, he’ll kick you to the curb without a second thought."

Shi Yizheng patted the money in his suitcase, "No matter how nice a man’s words are, they’re just castles in the air. Only the money in your own hands is truly yours."

He Chunlin scoffed lightly and went back to sit down, crossing her arms over her chest.

"Men’s words are not to be trusted, but you are also a man; why should I trust you? What if I do the job and you don’t pay me?"

"Miss He, between one hundred thousand and making an enemy of Hong Tai, which would you choose?"

Lost money can be earned again, but if you offend Hong Tai, whether you can live to see tomorrow is unknown.

He Chunlin sneered, "You don’t dare to offend Hong Tai, but you want me to engage in this deadly business. Even if I take the money, whether I have a life to spend it is another story."

"Miss He, please rest assured, I will certainly not let you lose your life."

With that, Shi Yizheng briefly explained the entire plan to her.

The irritation on He Chunlin’s face gradually faded, giving way to a thoughtful look.

...

After He Chunlin left, Shi Yizheng stood up and moved to the wall, pushing it like a folding screen, which folded away to reveal the space behind it.

Originally, this was a large private room with a double table, simply divided in the middle with a screen.

On this side, Shi Yizheng had been conversing with He Chunlin, while Pei Ziheng and Zhao Yun had heard everything through the screen.

Zhao Yun couldn’t help but express his concern, "Ziheng, aren’t you afraid she’ll have a change of heart and go tell on us to Hong Tai?"

"She won’t."

"How can you be so sure? You’re not the worm inside her stomach."

Shi Yizheng smiled as he responded, "Among those fifty thousand, there were also two photos tucked away. Once she sees the photos, He Chunlin will not dare to go tell on us to Hong Tai. If she really goes to talk to Hong Tai, she will certainly be the first to die."

Zhao Yun was curious, "What photos?"

Pei Ziheng’s lips curled slightly, "Photos of her in bed with a pretty boy."

"And with different men," Shi Yizheng added with a smile.

Hong Tai is nearly fifty this year, and after years spent in debauchery, his body has long been hollowed out, totally unable to satisfy a young woman like He Chunlin.

Moreover, Hong Tai is not one to have a good temper. If he finds out that He Chunlin has cuckolded him, he might very well kill her on the spot.

...

After leaving the restaurant, He Chunlin went straight back to her place.

She locked herself in, alone with the fifty thousand, worrying.

Of course, she wanted the money, but she was more afraid of not having a life to spend it.

Then she saw the photos tucked among the bills and broke out in a cold sweat, immediately discarding the idea of going to tell Hong Tai.

She didn’t dare go running to Hong Tai, actually hoping to stay as far away from him as possible.

Once Hong Tai discovered she was having an affair, he would definitely kill her.

It was better to sort things out, take the hundred thousand yuan, go back to her hometown, find an honest man to marry, and live a peaceful life—far better than staying with that old man Hong Tai.

In the hotel room, He Chunlin and Duan Shaolong were entangled in the bedsheets.

Suddenly, several loud bangs resounded as the hotel room door was violently kicked several times from the outside.

"Fuck, who’s screwing up my good time!"

Duan Shaolong cursed as he got up to open the door, while He Chunlin frantically picked up her underwear from the floor and started putting it on.

Just as she fastened her bra, Hong Tai burst in with his men.

Meeting Hong Tai’s ferocious, bell-sized eyes, He Chunlin’s legs buckled, and she fell to her knees, "Bro Tai, I was wrong, it’s him, he got me drunk..."

"Duan, I’m gonna fuck your ancestors..."

With a thunderous roar, Hong Tai and his men rushed out of the room to intercept Duan Shaolong who was trying to escape.

Screams from Duan Shaolong soon echoed outside the door.

He Chunlin, terrified and trembling, didn’t bother with her clothes; she just grabbed a towel to wrap around herself and jumped out of the window.

The room was on the second floor overlooking a dark alley where Shi Yizheng had laid out a soft pad for her landing.

Due to her panic, He Chunlin misjudged her jump and one foot landed outside the pad, causing her to cry out in pain.

Shi Yizheng hurried over, covered her mouth, hoisted her on his shoulder, and ran out of the alley, tossing her into a van parked at the alley’s entrance.

After driving away and confirming no one was following, Shi Yizheng wiped the sweat off his brow and threw a canvas bag to He Chunlin.

Besides fifty thousand yuan, the canvas bag contained a train ticket to Y Province.

"I’ll take you back now to get your luggage, and then you head straight to the train station," he said.

He Chunlin, pale-faced and moaning in pain, clutched her left foot, "I can’t, my foot hurts too much, I need to go to the hospital."

Shi Yizheng warned her coldly through the rearview mirror, "If you don’t leave today, you might never get the chance."

He Chunlin choked back a response, ultimately heeding Shi Yizheng’s advice—she grabbed her luggage and money and headed straight for the train station.

Only after watching the train carrying He Chunlin pull away from the platform did Shi Yizheng turn and leave.

Back at the hotel.

While Hong Tai and his men were raiding the hotel to catch the adulterers, Pei Ziheng "kindly" called Duan Shaolong’s men and Tang Jinshui separately to tip them off.

Tang Jinshui could dominate the seafood market because he had the backing of Hong Tai.

Knowing that Hong Tai was in trouble, he would surely come running to make a spectacle of himself in hopes of currying favor with Hong Tai.

*

Looking down at Duan Shaolong who lay on the ground like a dying dog, Hong Tai spat on him and commanded his men, "Drag that slut out here!"

An underling ran into the room but emerged in seconds, "Uncle Tai, your sister-in-law is gone!"

A living person couldn’t just vanish; she must have run away.

"Damn it, that bitch can’t have gone far. Chase her down; if anyone dares to cuckold me, I’ll kill her!"

So two men ran downstairs in pursuit of He Chunlin.

But just as they reached the first floor, they were blocked by Duan Shaolong’s men who had gotten the tip-off, scaring them into turning around and running back upstairs.

"Uncle Tai, help—"

A fierce fight broke out inside the hotel, while a crowd of onlookers gathered outside, enclosing the building in several layers.

Pei Ziheng and Zhao Yun arrived at the dark alley behind the hotel, and seeing no one around, Zhao Yun pulled out some firecrackers, lit them, and threw them into the hotel.

After the throw, they turned and ran out of the alley, blending into the crowd of onlookers.

Along the way, Zhao Yun bought two ice creams from a nearby stall, and they each took one, eating while enjoying the drama unfolding.

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