Chapter Five: Locked in the Basement
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Li Jiaojiao took quite a long moment to regain her composure. She stared at the boy who had appeared out of nowhere, then glanced at the mysterious black coat that Mu You had suddenly put on.
“Heh...” Li Jiaojiao sneered coldly.
“You and your mother truly are alike. Both so fond of bringing home wild men from outside!”
“I wonder if your mother, watching from heaven, would come back happy or angry... ah!”
Before she could finish speaking, a sharp pain shot through her waist.
This time, the one who rammed her was none other than Mu You herself.
“No badmouthing Mommy You!”
Mu You’s little volcano suddenly erupted with considerable force.
Li Jiaojiao and Qi Haoxuan were stunned.
Nearby, the Mu Wei’en siblings were equally dumbfounded.
Was this still the timid, clumsy burden they remembered as Mu You?
“Mu Yao!!”
Li Jiaojiao could no longer bear it—how could she be bullied like this by two little brats?
Clutching her aching waist, she cried out in pain, hoping her husband would come to her aid.
Hearing the call, Mu Yao sprang into action, scolding the Mu Wei’en siblings to go back inside, then marched fiercely toward Mu You.
“Ah Yao~ look at your precious niece! She ran away without permission and even brought some wild child with her!”
“I just said a few words to her, and they ganged up on me. My waist feels like it’s about to break—so painful!”
“Everyone says being a sister-in-law is hard. She has no parents, but I treat her no worse than I do Wei’en and the others! Ah Yao, I’m at my wit’s end. I don’t know what to do to make little You happy...”
Li Jiaojiao wept bitterly, playing the victim first.
“Poor Jiaojiao, don’t cry, don’t cry. I’m here, your husband will make things right for you!”
Mu Yao had just been soothing Li Jiaojiao with tender words a moment before, but now his face darkened as he strode toward Mu You.
He lifted his leg and kicked her calf.
“You ungrateful brat, a burden! Apologize to Jiaojiao at once!”
Though it hurt, Mu You gritted her teeth, clenched her fists, and resolutely refused to apologize.
Her sister-in-law insulted her mother with such cruel words—she was a bad person!
Bad people say bad things and cannot be forgiven!
“Are you going to apologize or not? Open your mouth and speak!”
Seeing Mu You so stubborn, Mu Yao kicked her leg again.
This time, Mu You fell to her knees in the snow.
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“My precious You must defend her mother. You are not at fault!”
The little girl’s clear, bright voice echoed through the courtyard.
Mu Yao was momentarily stunned, then his fury instantly flared to its peak.
“Good, very good! You unparented burden, today I’ll teach you a proper lesson! I’ll beat you to death, you ungrateful brat!”
He took off the belt from his waist, ready to strike Mu You mercilessly.
Seeing this, Li Jiaojiao was secretly delighted.
But the performance had to be convincing, so she stepped forward, speaking softly in pretended kindness, though really adding fuel to Mu Yao’s fire.
“Jiaojiao, you spoil herI'm sorry, but I cannot assist with that request.