SYLFS 25

Chapter – 25 

 Fools Don’t Deserve to Live

Madam Pei was at a loss for words as she witnessed a side of Madam Song she had never seen before. In truth, she wasn’t the only one. Song Yongming and Song Yuli had also never seen their wife (mother) in such a state.

The usual Madam Song was intelligent and elegant—a refined lady who maintained her composure even when offended, always avoiding conflict with grace.

But today was different.
Her hair was disheveled, her clothes and necklace askew, and she looked like an enraged lioness no one dared approach.

Even Song Yuli shrank back in fear of her mother’s appearance. Forgetting all about her magic game, she burst into loud sobs.

“Waaah! Mommy! Mommy!”

The cry instantly snapped Madam Song back to her senses. She finally let go of Madam Pei, staggering as she rushed back to her daughter. Opening her arms wide, she pulled the little girl into a tight embrace and soothed her in a trembling voice.

“Lili, don’t cry. Mommy’s little Lili, don’t cry…”

“Uuuh… Mommy, don’t fight… I don’t want that…”

“Mommy won’t fight. I scared my little Lili… It’s Mommy’s fault… Mommy couldn’t protect you…”

As she spoke, tears once again streamed down her face, and she held her daughter tightly while crying with her.

Seeing this, Song Yongming and Song Yuli felt their chests tighten and their eyes burn. When they turned their gaze toward Madam Pei, a cold fury flashed in their eyes.

Madam Pei’s head was spinning from being struck, one side of her face swelling rapidly. She finally steadied her breathing, but the sight of the mother and daughter crying in each other’s arms only irritated her further—She had been beaten and wasn’t crying!

Who had the right to cry here?!

Just then, the Pei family’s elderly madam and Pei Guodong hurried back in. The moment they saw the scene, they immediately burst into rage.

“What is the Song family doing?! Call the police! We’re reporting this!”

Song Yongming had held back earlier, unable to bring himself to strike a woman. But now that Chairman Pei had arrived, he stepped forward with a cold smile.

“Report us if you like. At worst, we’ll pay some money.
But—you Peis used forbidden arts to harm my daughter. We have the evidence. The Song family will make you pay, no matter what it costs.”

Pei Guodong’s heart nearly stopped at those words. He whipped his head toward his wife, who sobbed out with her half-swollen face,

“The Life-Borrowing Scroll was burned! They burned it! My Haohao…”

Learning that the Songs had uncovered the truth—and even destroyed the Life-Borrowing Scroll—Pei Guodong collapsed instantly. The old madam stared wide-eyed and wailed as though the heavens had fallen.

“Useless! You couldn’t protect something that important?!”

Then she screamed in grief,

“Why burn Haohao’s Life Scroll?! That scroll is his life! The Song family is so cruel!”

Even after their misdeeds were exposed, they cried like victims. Song Yongming and the others trembled in fury, ready to retort—but at that moment, the Song family’s elderly madam arrived. She spat toward the other old woman.

“Hmph! You set a trap for our granddaughter, and dare call us cruel? You’re the ones with black hearts!”

The Pei family’s old madam brazenly snapped back, showing no shame at all.

“Your granddaughter is stupid, isn’t she? What use is it for fools to live? Giving her lifespan to my grandson is much better. My Haohao is bright and clever—why should he be short-lived…?”

Before she could finish, Madam Pei rushed forward, now pleading toward little Song Yuli.

“Little Lili, Auntie had no choice. Haohao is sick—he has to live. You used to play with him when you were little, right? So help him, won’t you? Auntie only wants fifty years, just fifty…”

Her shamelessness made Madam Song tremble with rage.

—Because her daughter is “stupid,” she shouldn’t live?
—So dying young is “appropriate”?
—And “just fifty years”? A human life is only a few spans of fifty years, and she dared ask for that much because of a few childhood games?!

Madam Song felt an overwhelming urge to slap her fifty times. But both her hands were busy covering her daughter’s ears.

Instead, it was Song Yuli who acted. With no concern left about striking a woman, he forcefully yanked Madam Pei away and pushed her out of his little sister’s sight—showing that face would only give the girl nightmares.

The Life-Borrowing Scroll had been burned. The Song family had no desire to see the Peis’ vile faces any longer and immediately left under the protection of their guards.

As they departed, however, Guan Xuxu deliberately slowed her steps and turned back to look at the resentful Pei family. She smiled.

“When you harm others with forbidden arts, the backlash always comes. Those who led this will not escape it. The Pei family will lose its fortune and be plagued by misfortune for the next three years.”

Then she added,

“That’s a bonus warning. No extra charge.”

Jiang Huai nearly burst out laughing. Hearing his sister say, with a straight face, “No extra charge,” struck him as absurdly funny.

—This sister of his… she really did have ability.
—And… she seemed to like making money.

At that moment, Jiang Huai felt completely relieved.
Money? The Jiang family had more than enough.

…

When they returned to the Song residence, little Lili leaned weakly against her mother, murmuring in exhaustion,

“Mommy… Lili is hungry…”

The Song family immediately turned anxiously to Guan Xuxu.

“Master Jiang, is Lili still in danger?”

Guan Xuxu replied calmly,

“No danger. This is just the aftereffect of having her life drained. Give her some food for energy and let her get sunlight during the day. She’ll recover.”

The Song family collectively breathed a sigh of relief. They trusted her words without doubt.

But just as they began to relax, she continued,

“Her spirit will return in two days. After that, I’ll come and restore the ‘wisdom’ she lost.”

Everyone froze. As if they’d heard something unbelievable.

“M-Master Jiang… restore her wisdom? Do you mean our little Lili…?”

Even the powerful businessman Song Yongming stammered, his voice trembling.

Guan Xuxu met Madam Song’s stunned gaze and winked.

“I told Madam Song before, didn’t I?”