One Word Changed, Characters in Chaos

The gazes of those few people also shifted back and forth between the two.

Ye Bingtong hurriedly said, “Pei Yue! We’ve come to this point, what’s there not to admit! There’s no difference between us and a married couple, we’re like husband and wife, without any secrets from each other, aren’t we?”

No secrets at all.

Pei Yue’s eyes immediately darkened.

These words from Ye Bingtong!

Was she actually threatening him?

If he ignored Ye Bingtong, was she planning to reveal his biggest secret?

And that.

Was his dark secret that must not see the light.

He certainly did not want to end up behind bars.

“You and Ye Bingtong…” Li Cuihua looked at Pei Yue with suspicion.

Pei Yue clenched his teeth and said in a subdued voice, “I truly do want to marry her.”

Pei Yue finally spoke, and Ye Bingtong let out a sigh of relief, quickly adding, “I’m not very clear about the situation with that village chief’s son that you’re talking about. But, to tell you the truth, my reputation isn’t great, and there’s even a video of me being kept by someone circulating online. Apart from Pei Yue, no one else would want me. That man you’re talking about, does he know about this?”

Ye Bingtong, in order to escape, actually didn’t hesitate to tarnish her own reputation.

Of course, her reputation was already bad, so it wasn’t really lying!

To prove that she indeed had a bad reputation, Ye Bingtong also pulled out the previous video of her in black stockings, and even let these people see the curses of netizens directed at her.

She said earnestly, “That’s the village chief’s son after all. He might be willing after seeing the photos, but he surely doesn’t know about these things, right? You can’t wrap fire in paper; he’s bound to find out after getting married. By that time, let’s hope it won’t turn from in-laws to enemies.”

Ye Bingtong herself found this world very mystical.

Her scandals had now become the only hope for rescuing her from a dire fate.

As a result, her words really did start to have some effect.

“Mom, if it were me, I really wouldn’t look up to such a self-disrespecting woman,” Zhang Yaozu also said with some disdain. “It’s also the Ye Family’s fault for raising someone to turn out this way.”

“Indeed,” Zhang Feng sneered. “If it were in my Zhang Family, such a thing would never happen.”

Li Cuihua couldn’t help but frown.

This daughter was so shameless that she indeed couldn’t be introduced to the village chief’s son. If their relationship didn’t work out and they made an enemy instead, that would be troublesome!

Moreover, having seen the prosperity outside, they actually were somewhat reluctant to return to that small mountain village.

Li Cuihua’s eyes swiveled, and she suddenly said to Pei Yue, “Since my daughter shamelessly followed you. But if you want to marry her, you can’t just take her without offering anything, can you?”

“Right,” Zhang Feng also caught on immediately and said, “If you want to marry my daughter, you must give a dowry first.”

“My daughter, she’s been raised in a wealthy home, so a meager dowry won’t do,” Li Cuihua’s eyes roved. “Give a dowry of 1.88 million, and you must also provide a car and a house. I had promised the village chief that I’d bring you back, but under these circumstances, we’d surely face trouble from the village chief’s family if we return. We might as well not leave at all; Luo City is not bad, so arrange things quickly and let us settle down.”

Li Cuihua spoke as if it were a matter of course.

Pei Yue’s face darkened.

1.88 million! Plus a car and a house!

What did they think of their daughter? Did they really consider her a princess?

Ye Bingtong anxiously kept looking at Pei Yue.

No matter what, first they had to appease these people.

Otherwise, she would be taken away on the spot!

Pei Yue had no choice but to agree for the time being.

The two of them thought that once these three people left, they would immediately move and continue to hide. They didn’t believe they could be found again.

But these three people were very shrewd. As soon as they heard Pei Yue agree, they immediately stated that they had nowhere to stay and would squeeze in with them for the time being. They would move out whenever Pei Yue bought a house for them to live in.

In the following few days.

Pei Yue and Ye Bingtong tried everything they could to escape from these three people.

But.

These three people took turns keeping an eye on them, leaving Pei Yue and Ye Bingtong no chance to leave.

Not only were they unable to leave, but these three people were also quite adept at giving orders.

The little money they originally had on them could have lasted a bit longer if they had been frugal.

But these people arrived demanding lavish meals of meat and fish. And it wasn’t enough to just prepare meals for them; they required constant attendance.

Ye Bingtong was even assigned to serve Zhang Yaozu specifically.

If she was even slightly inadequate, Li Cuihua would slap her.

Zhang Feng also had a drinking problem, and whenever he was drunk, he would beat them indiscriminately.

Yet, after just one week.

All of Ye Bingtong’s money had been spent, and her body was covered with various bruises and wounds.

Even Pei Yue had suffered, finding not a single spot on his body unscathed.

He was helpless!

Although he was young, he hadn’t eaten much, and although they bought plenty of meat and fish, it all went into Zhang Yaozu’s stomach. Pei Yue simply didn’t have the strength to resist.

The past seven days for the both of them had been like hell on earth.

Pei Yue thought of running away several times.

But.

With three people and Ye Bingtong keeping an eye on him, Pei Yue had nowhere to go.

Latter. After the money was gone, they were kicked out by the landlord.

Li Cuihua still had some money Tong Simeng had given her. Seeing that Pei Yue truly had no money, she rented a place for herself and then treated Pei Yue and Ye Bingtong like servants.

Whenever there were tough manual tasks to be done, Li Cuihua forced Pei Yue to do them.

It wasn’t that Pei Yue couldn’t do the work, but at the same time… Li Cuihua also didn’t let him eat his fill.

That night.

Zhang Feng was drunk again, constantly cursing and yelling at home.

Pei Yue’s expression was numb and desperate.

He thought and thought, but he just couldn’t understand how his life had fallen to this state.

That night.

Pei Yue had a dream.

In the dream, he saw himself and Ye Bingtong torn apart by the Ye Family, then he diligently worked his way up in a gang of thugs until he became the boss. Then. He transformed into a major businessman, returned to Ye Bingtong with glory, and sought her out again.

He tortured the Ye Family members who looked down on him until their lives were worse than death. Ye Xiao liked him, too, but he didn’t care for her at all and humiliated her from his high position.

He also lived with Ye Bingtong like a fairy-tale couple.

Power in his hands, a beauty in his embrace!

That was supposed to be the life of Pei Yue.

The following morning.

When Pei Yue woke up, he still looked a bit dazed.

The dream had been too realistic.

So real, it was as if it had actually happened.

“You’re just getting up now? Get to work on the construction site,” Li Cuihua’s loud voice rang out.

Pei Yue paused, and his despair deepened a little more.

The dream should have been his life!

Why!

Why had it turned into this!

Unable to face the stark contrast between his dream and reality, Pei Yue found it even harder to accept.

As Li Cuihua was pressing him to go to the construction site.

He was in a daze for a moment and then headed straight for the police station.

Rather than continue living like this, he would rather turn himself in.

Pei Yue felt that life in prison couldn’t possibly be as harsh as this!