FDNL CH 30

Chapter 30,

Li Er-Lai (Happy Mid-Autumn!) (1/2)

Su Lianyi arrived, and only then did Su Feng stop. He turned his head, eyes awkward, stammering, “Um… Lianyi, you’re here…” His voice had completely lost the arrogance and ferocity from before, replaced by cautious gentleness.

Su Lianyi felt a warm surge in her chest.

In a world that science couldn’t explain, she had taken a happiness that rightfully belonged to another woman. She felt ashamed, yet had no idea how to return this body.

Thankfully, the original owner was already dead. If her soul still existed, even if Su Lianyi died, she would return the body and life to her. Su Lianyi always acted with a clear conscience. But now, having been forced into this body, all she could do was honor the love they had given her.

“Dad, please make way.” If the previous use of the term “Dad” still had a trace of awkwardness, now it rolled off her tongue naturally.

Su Feng, who seldom saw his daughter with such a serious expression, was momentarily stunned. He silently stepped down from Li Er-Lai’s body, leaving the barely alive Li Er-Lai on the ground.

The crowd fell silent, holding their breaths, curious to see what Su Lianyi would do next. According to her usual style and that streak of ruthlessness, she would have mercilessly sent anyone who offended her straight to the afterlife. Even Li Er-Lai’s wife, Liu Shi, stopped crying, trembling violently.

Earlier, she had been somewhat fearless, but now all courage had vanished. Although Su Feng was notorious in the village, he had principles, which was part of why he commanded respect. One principle was: he did not hit women. Su Feng wouldn’t, but the real Su Lianyi would—when she hit a woman, she left no mercy. So when Liu Shi saw Su Lianyi approaching, she dared not make a sound.

What shocked everyone happened next: Su Lianyi did not strike him violently. Instead, she performed a series of strange actions.

First, she flipped Li Er-Lai over, reached out and pried open his eyes with one hand while shielding them with the other, then released him, murmuring to herself, “Pupils not dilated, no serious risk to life, at most a mild concussion.”

Then she drew a sharp dagger she had bought in the county. The crowd collectively gasped.

The female devil, Su Lianyi, didn’t immediately take Li Er-Lai’s life. Instead, she opened his eyes—and now, drawing the dagger, it seemed she was going to… gouge them out! Truly ruthless! As expected of Su Lianyi!

Humans are strange creatures. The more they fear something, the stronger their curiosity becomes. The greater the fear, the greater the anticipation.

Liu Shi trembled even more violently. She felt heat beneath her and realized everyone around smelled a strong urine stench—he had wet himself. If Su Lianyi was this merciless with Li Er-Lai, what would she do when it came to Liu Shi? Surely she wouldn’t leave her alive!

The village chief now deeply regretted coming into the Su family’s mess today. He shouldn’t have come! If he had just stayed home, letting his daughter-in-law tell everyone he went to the county, how much better that would have been!

And who were the Su family? All ruthless, all merciless.

“Daughter… this… this…” Even Su Feng couldn’t hold back. Hitting someone is one thing, but the Su family village was traditionally simple and honest. How could such a horrifying thing happen here?

Su Lianyi raised her knife. Both the eldest daughter and the young wife covered their eyes in fright. The crowd gasped, but Li Er-Lai’s eyeballs didn’t fall out. Instead, his hair, tied up in a cloth, fell. Then, with several swift strokes, the little hair he had left was nearly gone.

The crowd gasped again. “Our body, our hair, gifts from our parents…” Su Lianyi, the devil, was getting crueler—killing without shedding blood, humiliating without creating filth.

In reality, they misunderstood Su Lianyi. She had no interest in being a hairdresser. Given the critical situation, Li Er-Lai was barely alive, and the wound on his head needed careful inspection. How could she see the wound clearly with his long hair?

By shaving his head, Lianyi could examine Li Er-Lai’s wound. Fortunately, it wasn’t deep—no fatal injury. She found the bleeding area, applied pressure to stop it, and pressed several points on his face and shoulders to control the bleeding.

“You—go get water and clean bandages. If there are no bandages, find a clean cloth. Bring strong liquor and needle and thread.” Lianyi pointed at Liu Shi, her tone calm but urgent.

Liu Shi wailed, rushing to get cloth, liquor, and needle and thread. What on earth did this female devil intend to do to her? Ignoring the urine on her skirt, she prostrated herself on the ground, pounding her head repeatedly. “Queen Lianyi, please spare me! It wasn’t my intention that you ended up with a broken woman—this is all Li Er-Lai’s doing!”

For couples, they are like birds in the same forest, but when disaster strikes, they fly separately.