Chapter 69: Accountant Wu Died

Li Shirou realized she was actually pregnant, and she instantly panicked, but Wu Kuai Ji was overjoyed; his only son had been imprisoned, and even if he could be released, his life would basically be ruined, and Wang Qin had also gone mad.

If Li Shirou could bear him a son, he would then try to marry her into his household; by then he would not only have a son, but also a beautiful wife as lovely as flowers and jade, making his life simply perfect.

Wu Kuai Ji felt refreshed upon happy events; these past few days he had been beaming with joy, causing everyone who looked at him to feel somewhat strange.

The villagers all speculated, wondering if Wu Kuai Ji had been overly stimulated, causing his mental state to become abnormal as well.

Li Shirou learned that Wu Kuai Ji actually wanted her to give birth to this child and even wanted to marry her afterward, and she instantly collapsed.

She would absolutely not marry that pervert Wu Kuai Ji, nor would she give birth to this bastard child in her womb; otherwise her life would be completely ruined!

But Wu Kuai Ji threatened Li Shirou, saying that if she dared to abort the child in her belly, he would expose their shameful affair.

And he would tell others that Li Shirou was a slut, that she had been the one to seduce him, and that she kept shouting for him to sleep with her.

Seeing Wu Kuai Ji's mad appearance, Li Shirou felt even more fearful inside; although unwilling, she also dared not defy him.

Desperate, Li Shirou washed her face with tears every day; finally having no other choice, she wrote a letter to Li Zeyu, who was at the mine.

After all, in this world, the only person she could rely on now was Li Zeyu.

Upon receiving the letter, Li Zeyu hurried back; after just a month or two apart, he had become dark and thin, no longer possessing the clean, aloof noble bearing he had when he first went down to the countryside.

As soon as Li Shirou saw Li Zeyu, she immediately flung herself into his arms and burst into tears.

Initially, Li Zeyu held a grudge against Li Shirou, feeling that if it weren't for her, he wouldn't have ended up in this situation.

But as time passed, that resentment had long faded; no matter what, Li Shirou was the sister he had doted on since childhood.

Now, whenever Li Shirou cried, Li Zeyu felt heartbroken to the point of unbearable; thinking of the time he had been away, his sister had been bullied by that bastard Wu Kuai Ji to this extent, he instantly felt furious and wanted to settle accounts with Wu Kuai Ji, but Li Shirou stopped him.

Li Shirou wept and said, "Brother, this matter must absolutely not be known to others, otherwise I couldn't even survive."

Li Zeyu clenched his fists in anger, but he also knew his sister was right; she had already been bullied, and he absolutely could not let that bastard Wu Kuai Ji ruin her life.

That day, Li Zeyu and Li Shirou, the brother and sister, plotted for a long time in the room; no one knew what they said, only that Li Zeyu returned to the mine again that afternoon.

After Li Shirou became pregnant, Wu Kuai Ji did not torment her anymore; on the contrary, he often sent her things, urging her to take good care of herself and the child in her belly.

Li Shirou did not refuse the things Wu Kuai Ji sent, but in places where he couldn't see, her eyes were filled with deep loathing.

Days passed peacefully, everything seeming unchanged, until one night half a month later, when Wu Kuai Ji went to a friend's house to drink, and on his way home a heavy rainstorm began.

The next day, people found Wu Kuai Ji's bloated corpse in the river.

All the villagers sighed incessantly, feeling that the Wu Kuai Ji family had suffered too much; a once happy family, in just a few months, some died, some went mad, some were imprisoned, and the family was torn apart.

Some speculated that Wu Kuai Ji had fallen into the river after losing his footing while drunk, while others said he had committed suicide out of despair.

Still others said that Wu Kuai Ji's mental state had long been abnormal, and he kept saying he would soon have a son.

The villagers gave various accounts, the police also came to investigate, but found nothing abnormal; this era lacked surveillance, the rain washed away many traces, and there were no eyewitnesses at the scene, so Wu Kuai Ji's death was ultimately ruled an accident and the case was hastily closed.

Su Ruo faintly sensed that Wu Kuai Ji's death must have some hidden truth, and that this matter was likely related to Li Shirou, but she had no evidence.

Moreover, since the authorities had already ruled it an accident, she suppressed the thought in her heart.

A few days later, Li Shirou asked the Battalion Commander for leave, saying she wanted to go with her brother to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some winter supplies.

Li Shirou had been performing well recently, and besides, the weather was cold now and there was less field work, so the Battalion Commander didn't object and simply granted her leave.

But only Li Zeyu returned, and he was coming back to fetch things for Li Shirou; he said Li Shirou had been accidentally hit by a car and was now hospitalized.

The people at the Youth Work Station heard this and were somewhat surprised, not expecting such an incident to happen out of the blue.

Yet no one suggested visiting Li Shirou; not even Wu Qingqing, who usually liked to do good deeds, offered to go—she only said to let Li Shirou rest well and that she would help Li Shirou get leave.

Li Zeyu said nothing, took Li Shirou's belongings, and left; he hadn't expected these people to visit his sister anyway, and their not mentioning it saved him a lot of trouble.

After arriving in the county, Li Zeyu did not go to the county hospital but instead went to a black clinic, where a pallid Li Shirou lay.

In fact, Li Shirou had not come to the county to buy things at all; she had come to get an abortion.

With Wu Kuai Ji out of the way, Li Shirou finally no longer needed to keep that bastard child in her womb, but she dared not go to a regular hospital, so she could only come to this black clinic.

But neither Li Shirou nor Li Zeyu expected that Li Shirou would hemorrhage heavily, thereby injuring her body, making it impossible for her to ever bear children again.

Li Shirou lay on the hospital bed; at this moment she could no longer suppress the hatred in her heart, unable to understand why, despite already being so miserable, heaven still would not let her off.

Li Zeyu held Li Shirou, desperately trying to soothe her emotions, and only when she calmed down did he dare return to the village to fetch things.

Li Zeyu also did not want to leave his sister at this moment, but he had no choice; they had brought nothing with them this time, Li Shirou didn't even have a change of clothes, and they now had no extra money to buy new ones, so they could only return to get them.

At this moment, Li Zeyu looked at his sister lying lifeless on the bed and felt heartbroken to an unbearable degree; fortunately, that beast Wu Kuai Ji was dead, so thereafter no one would ever know about this.

Su Ruo saw Li Shirou again a month later; Li Shirou stood at the clinic's entrance, her face as white as a ghost.

Su Ruo knew Li Shirou had been hit by a car, but her appearance bore no resemblance to an external injury.

Su Ruo, feeling curious, had 001 scan Li Shirou's body; upon learning that Li Shirou had injured her body from the abortion and could never become pregnant again, Su Ruo instantly understood everything.

Why did Wang Qin go mad? Why did Wu Kuai Ji, a person who exacts revenge for the slightest grievance, not retaliate against Li Shirou, and later why did he inexplicably fall into the river and drown?

And why, before his death, did Wu Kuai Ji tell people he would soon have a son? All these mysteries were answered at this moment.

Li Shirou felt as if Su Ruo had seen through her, but she did not retreat; instead she said fiercely:

"Su Ruo, all of this I am experiencing now is entirely your fault! One day I will repay you a hundredfold, a thousandfold!"

Faced with Li Shirou's provocation, Su Ruo said nothing, turned and walked away; Li Shirou had already gone mad, and there was nothing to say to a lunatic.

Su Ruo disdained to engage with Li Shirou, but if Li Shirou dared to provoke her again, Su Ruo would certainly not let her off.

Days passed one by one, Li Family Village gradually regained peace, until the day Su Ruo went to assist a childbirth in the neighboring village; before she even returned to the village, she saw Li Zhaodi hurrying over, breathless, to tell her that An'an had gone missing!