TFWYH – Chapter 469 Spare Her

The outsiders found it quite a coincidence, so they took out a portrait of Tang Hongba and asked her whether she recognized him.

The moment Ling Xiaofang saw the portrait, she immediately betrayed Tang Hongba!

She said he was a butcher in town who sold pork, and even told the outsiders where Tang Hongba’s home was — that was how Tang Hongba’s location was exposed.

As for Tang Wan, Ling Xiaofang hadn’t had the chance to mention her. The outsiders didn’t ask either, and simply left.

After finishing his explanation, Su Yuan shook his head helplessly. “I suspect those outsiders didn’t know about Wan’er’s existence, so they didn’t ask. Ling Xiaofang herself admitted that she had intended to give Wan’er up as well, but before she could, they left. After that, she kept sending people to monitor the Tang family’s movements. Not long afterward, she learned about the Tang family’s disappearance.”

Everyone fell silent.

All eyes turned to Ling Xiaofang.

Even under the gaze of so many people, she remained completely unrepentant — like a dead pig unafraid of boiling water. Instead, she looked at Tang Wan with malicious glee.

“What a pity I didn’t get you taken away too,” she sneered. “But this is good enough. Your father and your eldest and second brothers are gone. I bet they’re dead by now, right? Tang Wan, does it hurt? I want you to hurt! As long as I’m alive, I won’t let you live in peace!”

“You wretched girl!” Madam Qian could no longer endure it. She rushed forward and slapped Ling Xiaofang several times, crying and shouting, “Have you lost your mind? Are you insane? What did Wan’er ever do to you? Even without her, there would’ve been someone else! Did you really think your filthy thoughts would ever succeed? Would they?!”

Ling Xiaofang truly seemed deranged. After taking several slaps, she shoved Madam Qian away, her expression twisted and vicious. “If I can’t have him, then no one can!”

“You lunatic! You lunatic!” Madam Qian was on the verge of collapse, her gaze at Ling Xiaofang fierce yet filled with heartbreak.

“So what if I’m crazy?” Ling Xiaofang burst into laughter. Seeing Madam Qian glaring at her, she pointed at her own face and taunted, “Not satisfied with the beating? Come on, hit me here. Want me to hand you a knife too?”

“You… you…” Madam Qian clutched her chest in fury, nearly unable to catch her breath.

Tang Wan frowned slightly and stepped forward, lightly pressing a few acupoints on her. “Relax. Do you want to have a stroke?”

Hearing that, Madam Qian began taking deep breaths. After a long while, she finally calmed down and sank to her knees, tears streaming silently down her face.

Ling Canghe supported her and said to Tang Wan, “Wan’er, handle this however you see fit. We’ll consider… that we never had this daughter.”

Tang Wan asked seriously, “Even if I kill her?”

Ling Canghe nodded with difficulty.

At that, Madam Qian broke down even harder, grabbing Tang Wan’s hand and pleading, “Wan’er, if possible, please spare Xiaofang’s life. No matter how hateful she is, she’s still my child. What mother in this world can watch her child die without feeling pain?”

“Wife!” Ling Canghe protested. “This daughter has grown completely crooked. Not even ten oxen could drag her back to the right path!”

“I know, I know all that! But she’s still my daughter!” Madam Qian cried. Suddenly, she rushed over to Madam Jiang and knelt before her. “Sister-in-law, I beg you. For the wrong Xiaofang has done, I’ll repay you as a cow or a horse for the rest of my life. Just please spare her, spare her!”

“Sister-in-law, get up first!”

“No, I won’t get up! If you don’t agree, I won’t get up!”

Madam Jiang tried to pull her up but couldn’t.

For a moment, no one spoke. Only Madam Qian’s sobbing filled the room, moving everyone who heard it.