Chapter 109: Worse Than Death

But such threats are utterly useless to Li Qinglan.

Since she dared to come, she had made up her mind to skin this bunch alive.

When there was no money, we all lived through hard times together.

Now that Li Jiaci has money, her life has become even harder.

Why should I?!

Li Qinglan lay prone on the ground, crawling forward.

She grabbed Li Jiaci's pant leg and looked at him pitifully.

"Jiaci, I really know I was wrong!"

"Just treat me as a menial worker and let me stay here to earn a living!"

"I'm willing to do any dirty or tough work!"

"All I need is a place to stay!"

Hearing these words.

Li Jiaci raised a mocking smile.

Once, he trusted Li Qinglan so much that he voluntarily told her all his actions and plans.

Yet he never imagined that this woman, whose heart was like a snake and scorpion, would betray him for her own selfish gain and join forces with his enemies.

After being exposed, she felt no remorse, but instead became even more vicious.

After Li Jiaci's rebirth, he had more than once thought of killing her to avenge his brothers.

But he gave up each time because of his plan to return to the righteous path.

Now, seeing Li Qinglan in this wretched state, Li Jiaci felt immense satisfaction.

She lives worse than a pig or dog, abandoned by all.

Everyone in the country knows she is an unforgivable wicked woman.

Everyone is vying to rid the populace of her harm.

She dares not go out in public, nor expose herself to people's eyes.

From now on she can only scrape by in the gutters.

Truly, it is deeply satisfying to the public!

The smile on Li Jiaci's face made Li Qinglan's heart tremble with fear.

She lay on the ground without dignity, clutching Li Jiaci's calves with both hands.

"Jiaci, from now on I will wholeheartedly follow you and never think of him again!"

"For the sake of our many years of feeling, please give me another chance!"

"Such a big factory surely needs a woman to watch over it!"

"I can help you manage the money..."

Still managing money?

Does she think she's the boss lady of the Mu Cai Chang?

The abacus beads are popping onto the brothers' faces!

Zhao Chen heard this and flew into a rage, rushing over to grab Li Qinglan's arm and drag her toward the door.

"Don't drive me away, A-Chen; I can wash your clothes and cook for you..."

"Do I need you?"

Zhao Chen shoved her to the ground.

Li Qinglan immediately crawled back, kneeling on the ground with her hands clasped.

She rubbed her hands together like a fly rolling dung.

"A-Chen, I beg you!"

"If you really can't, give me some money and I promise never to bother you again!"

"Once I get the money I'll leave, taking a train tonight to somewhere else!"

"Please, just..."

Zhao Chen looked at her with an expression of utter contempt.

How can this person have the nerve to say such things?

Still asking for money?

She just happened to catch a lucky break.

The brothers have all washed their hands of the trade.

If this were before, could she still have walked out of here alive?

Damn, she's dreaming!

Seeing that she was about to lose again, Li Qinglan couldn't help but feel her anger surge.

She shouted at Zhao Chen: "If it weren't for your older brother stirring things behind the scenes, I would have been expelled from school? All this is his fault—what's wrong with me asking for a little compensation?"

"Wa Qu, you've got a huge shameless face!"

"It's already good enough that we haven't come to you for compensation!"

"This is karmic retribution!"

"Heaven has opened its eyes!"

"If you had honestly followed my older brother, you wouldn't have so many troubles today!"

"Enough—just looking at you makes me sick!"

"Get lost, you bastard calf!"

Zhao Chen didn't want to waste even a second.

Throw that thick‑skinned woman, as thick as a city wall, out.

"Li Jiaci, you have no conscience!"

"Everybody, open your eyes and see clearly—this person is iron‑hearted, vile and ruthless!"

Following him will not lead to a good end!

Li Qinglan was wailing and shouting outside the factory.

The commotion was in full swing.

Suddenly, a basin of hot‑pot water fell from the sky.

Splash.

How refreshing, chilling to the heart.

Li Qinglan wiped her face and looked in surprise at the worker opposite the fence.

"Are you crazy?!"

That worker kicked the fence hard.

Holding the stainless‑steel basin, he made a threatening gesture as if to hit someone.

"What the hell are you making a fuss about?!"

Does it make your voice sound loud?

If you keep making noise, I'll rip your mouth off, you bastard!

Get lost quick!

Not only him.

The other workers in the factory also stared at her with fierce eyes.

After the previous incident, everyone felt thoroughly disgusted with Li Qinglan's character.

Naturally, no one wanted to listen to her crazy talk.

Li Qinglan was scared off and ran away.

The hot‑pot water on her body froze into a hard layer of ice.

Li Jiaci watched her fleeing back, calmly lighting a cigarette.

This result is more satisfying than simply letting her die.

Death is only a momentary pain, but the harsh reality Li Qinglan must face afterward is a lifelong ordeal.

To climb higher step by step, she could repeatedly put Li Jiaci in mortal danger.

She would not hesitate to become Lin Niansheng's puppet, exterminating Li Jiaci completely.

Later she also hooked up with Li Jiaci's business rival, the utterly wicked Zheng Degui, once again putting Li Jiaci in danger.

But Li Qinglan, despite doing all that, had never considered one thing.

As long as she gave Li Jiaci a little more time, a little more trust.

Everything she wanted, Li Jiaci could make happen for her.

Even more than what she wanted.

Evening.

The prefabricated building was completed with everyone's help.

All four machines were moved inside.

From now on, even if knives fell from the sky, they wouldn't have to worry about shipping problems.

The next day arrived.

Li Jiaci saw off the car fleet as it departed.

Zhang Chuqiang sat in the passenger seat of the first vehicle, smiling and saying to him: "Brother, I saw a batch of fresh wild boar meat come into the Bian Mao Market yesterday; I'll buy a half‑trailer of pork later and bring it back, so we can enjoy some meat!"

Fine, buy whatever you want to eat—prices are cheap over there!

Li Jiaci counted a few bills from his pocket.

Seeing that, Zhang Chuqiang waved his hand: "I still have plenty here, enough for me!"

Take them too—cash is confidence!

Thanks, bro!

Zhang Chuqiang didn't decline further.

The car fleet set off toward Jiangcheng in a mighty procession.

Li Jiaci had Liu Jiang buy some napa cabbage, to make a stew of wild boar meat with cabbage and glass noodles for dinner.

He could also pickle a batch of cabbage to eat over the winter.

Hearing that they could eat meat that night, the workers worked with extra vigor.

But by late morning, around eleven o'clock.

Yet the departing car fleet had not yet returned.

Today, there was no snow.

There was no problem of the car fleet being blocked by snow.

Li Jiaci felt a bit uneasy, took out his phone, and called Zhang Chuqiang.

Hello, the number you have dialed is turned off…

It's turned off?

Li Jiaci paced back and forth in front of the dormitory.

He then called Zhao Chen's phone, and as expected, it was still turned off.

Damn!

Wang Yingna came out of the dormitory, patted his back: "Jiaci bro, you should still go look!"

Yeah, I'm going now!

Just as Li Jiaci was pulling out the car keys.

Wang Yingna suddenly pointed toward the doorway and shouted: "Quick look, they're back!"