"Yes, but where can we find a quick way to get money now?" My Mom frowned.
"Have you heard of Yin Marriage?" My brother's eyes glinted with something sinister.
There's a family in the neighboring village whose son died young, and they are spending a fortune to find someone for a Yin Marriage.
"How about..." He made a gesture across his throat.
My Mom understood immediately.
"She will find out sooner or later; we might as well act first and get some money to buy you a house."
Achoo—
I couldn't help but sneeze, and both of them tensed up immediately.
"Who was that?"
I quickly ran back to my room and pretended to be asleep. By the time My Mom and my brother came in, I was already "deeply asleep."
"Mom, do you think she heard us?"
My Mom scrutinized me, looking me up and down.
"It shouldn't be her; look at her, she's sleeping like a dead pig. It's probably just a cat or a dog."
Still, they weren't reassured and stood in my room for half an hour before leaving.
As soon as they were gone, I sat up, my back drenched in cold sweat.
I knew they wanted to harm me, but hearing their plan made me terrified.
Yet more than fear, I felt excitement—I could finally escape.
From that night on, I was extremely cautious.
I only ate food they had touched and never went out at night.
After a few days, they were so furious they could hardly contain themselves, but there was nothing they could do about me.
"Ah, Suqing, oh..."
In the middle of the night, my mother was calling my name in agony from inside the house.
Fearing something might have happened to her, I quickly threw on some clothes and rushed into her room.
As soon as I entered, I was struck hard with a stick.
When I regained consciousness, I found myself tied to a pillar, dressed in a red wedding gown.
"Let me go! What do you want from me?"
My mother emerged from the shadows.
"You lucky girl, we were planning to take care of you last night, but the master insisted it wasn't the right time and made us wait until now."
I shook my head in terror.
"Mom, please, let me go! I promise I'll work hard and earn money for my brother."
"Shut up!"
My brother slapped me across the face, and I immediately tasted blood.
"You tricked us last time; do you think we would trust you again?"
"Just wait to die quietly; close your eyes, and it will all be over."
To them, I was like an ant, easily crushed at any moment.
My mother walked in with a look of delight.
"The time has come; let's get started."
Just then, sirens blared outside.
"Everyone inside, listen up! You are surrounded."
My brother dropped his knife in fear.
"What’s happening? Why are there police?"
I let out a cold laugh.
"Did you really think I was that easy to fool?"
"I knew your plan all along; I was just waiting for you to fall into my trap."
"You little bitch, how dare you betray us!"
My brother picked up a knife and charged at me.
In a split second, a police officer kicked him down and pinned him to the ground.
"Mom, help me!"
My mother tried to rush over but was also pushed down by the police.
They were all taken away, while I handed over the surveillance footage from our home to the police.
Before leaving, I messaged my senior, asking him to call the police if I didn't reply within half an hour.
My senior acted promptly; otherwise, it could have been me lying on the ground.
My mother confessed everything in jail, and my brother attempted to escape from the police car on the way to the station, only to be run over and left paralyzed.
After everything settled, I quickly took care of all matters and prepared to return to school.
My advisor informed me about an overseas project and asked if I wanted to participate.
Naturally, I jumped at the chance and rushed back to school.
When I arrived at the school gate, both my advisor and senior were there, with my senior holding a bouquet of flowers, shyly looking at me.
"Su Qing, welcome back."
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