107 Shame? Do You Even Know What That Is?
Niu Tongsheng was so mad that he almost fell backward.
“Niu Ziming, had all your years of studying gone to waste? How could you say such vicious, harmful things? Are you really trying to force Chuchu to die?” Niu Tongheng scolded angrily, “Has studying made you a shameless prick? Zhao Chuchu is Xie Heng’s wife. She’s already married!”
Niu Ziming was stunned by Niu Tongsheng’s scolding.
Niu Tongsheng was from the same clan as him. How could he help an outsider instead of him?
!!
“Third Uncle, how can you chastise me like that? I’m doing this for the sake of the Niu Clan…”
“Get out of here with that bullshit. The Niu clan doesn’t need you to do such nonsense!”
“Regardless of what happens, I’m still your nephew. How can you talk to me like that? I’m a scholar. I need to be respected!”
“Are you done now? You’re being a shameless rogue right now. Scholars should be respected, but you don’t deserve it!”
If Niu Ziming were his son, Niu Tongsheng would beat him until he couldn’t get down from his bed.
What the heck is wrong with this guy?
How could he say something like this when Zhao Chuchu’s husband was here? If Xie Heng weren’t a trusting person, Zhao Chuchu would be trying to end his life now!
Cheating on one’s spouse is punishment by drowning!
“Village chief, enough. He’s trying to abduct a lady from a good family. We should bring this up to the county governing bureau,” Xie Heng said coldly. “Of course, someone like him isn’t worthy of studying academia in the future.”
“Xie Heng, how dare you! You blind…”
“Da Lang, I can’t stand this shameless man spouting such filthy language!” Zhao Chuchu cut Niu Ziming off impatiently as she suddenly drew a dagger. “Just cut off his tongue so he can’t slander me in the future.”
Right after Niu Ziming stood up, his world shook and spun as someone grabbed him by his collar. A sharp dagger was placed flush against the corner of his mouth. He felt his soul trembling in fear as cold sweat started to form all over his body.
“What, what are you doing? Zhao Chuchu, let go of me. Are you insane?”
“Yeah, I’m insane. You are the shameless liar who made me go insane! Aren’t you aware of how disgusting your face looks? The powder on your face looks like you’re trying to paint a wall. Who gave you the courage to say that I am interested in a filthy, disgusting guy like you? Is Xie Heng not good-looking enough? Or is he not smart enough? Who the heck do you think you are?”
“Let go of me. Otherwise, I won’t forgive… Ah!”
In an eerie tone, Zhao Chuchu sliced open his lips and said, “Do you want to become mute?”
“Zhao Chuchu, you mad woman, let go of me! Help! She’s trying to kill me…” Niu Ziming screamed at the top of his lungs. The powder on his face fell off as he struggled, and yellowish liquid dripped down from his pants onto the ground.
“Scholar?” Zhao Chuchu slapped him so hard that he lost his sense of direction for a while. “How dare a scum like you tarnish the reputation of scholars?”
Niu Ziming had never been treated so harshly in his life before.
He yelled in pain again.
Niu Tongsheng and the other villagers were stunned by the fierce, killing intent on Zhao Chuchu’s face and didn’t dare to say anything.
“Am I fond of you?”
Zhao Chuchu slapped him again.
“Tell me!”
Zhao Chuchu was extremely disgusted by this shameless man.
If the original owner was here instead of her, she could end up dead from his slander.
In this era, doing something like this to a woman was no different from forcing her to die. It was basically murder.
Niu Ziming was the same age as Xie Heng, yet he looked like he had been overindulging in his desires.
Studying in the academy? He must have been spending most of his time in the brothel!
“Do I like you?”
Zhao Chuchu gave Niu Ziming a slap every time she asked a question.
Niu Ziming yelled like an animal. His mouth was covered in blood, and both his cheeks were swollen.
Zhao Chuchu didn’t use all her strength. Otherwise, she would have smashed his pig head into pieces with a single slap.
“No, you’ve never said that you liked me. I was lying just now. Please let me go, and I won’t do it ever again!” Niu Ziming couldn’t even speak clearly now. He was afraid that Zhao Chuchu would beat him to death if he didn’t apologize.
“Louder, I can’t hear you.” Zhao Chuchu stopped for a moment.
“I’m sorry, I won’t tell lies ever again. There’s nothing between you and me. You have done nothing immoral…” Niu Ziming yelled painfully. “Everything I said just now was just lies and nonsense.”
Zhao Chuchu shoved Niu Ziming away.
Niu Ziming fell to the ground. The powder on his face was messed up from the slapping, and both his cheeks were severely swollen. His hair was scattered messily. He looked just as pathetic and hideous as he was flamboyant when he arrived.
Zhao Chuchu glared at Niu Ziming and said coldly, “If I ever hear anything related to what you said just now from you, I swear I will cut off your tongue. Whoever tries to make my life difficult or force me to die, I’ll make his life miserable!”
After saying that, Zhao Chuchu looked around and warned the others, “It doesn’t matter if your surname is Zhao or Xie or Niu or Ma. I mean what I say. Worse comes to worst; I can sacrifice this life. I think it’s worth it if I can get your entire family to die with me!”
Xie Heng looked at Zhao Chuchu, who was emanating a killer aura. For a moment, he thought he saw her walk out of a field of blood and corpses!
What did Zhao Chuchu experience?
How could a girl like her have such a terrifying killing intent?
Everyone shut their mouths, including Niu Tongsheng. They didn’t even dare to breathe loudly.
Madam Yang and Madam Ma both squirmed a little. They lowered their bodies even more as they were afraid of Zhao Chuchu remembering something they had done in the past. They didn’t want to end up like Niu Ziming.
Niu Ziming lay on the ground and groaned in pain.
Whatever coquettish thoughts he had just now had completely disappeared. Zhao Chuchu looked like a demon to him now.
Xie Heng looked at Niu Tongsheng impassively and asked, “Village chief, Niu Ziming tried to slander and smear my wife. I don’t think we can let him off the hook just like that, right?”
Niu Tongsheng realized that something had to be done upon hearing Xie Heng.
He intended to let Niu Ziming go initially.
But Xie Heng clearly wasn’t willing to end this so easily.
That was understandable. No man could tolerate another person claiming to have an affair with his wife.
“I’ve already apologized. What do you want? Don’t try to exploit me. If it wasn’t for Chu…” Before Niu Tongsheng could say anything, Niu Ziming started getting agitated. “Why leave no room for reconciliation? Aren’t you afraid that you might need my help someday?”
“What’s the difference between seeking help from you and seeking help from a pig? Oh, wait, pigs can be eaten, but you are completely useless.” Xie Heng looked at Niu Ziming in disdain. He paused for a while, then turned to look at Niu Tongsheng and said, “We need to put an end to such deeds from their roots. Otherwise, people would attempt similar acts and cause the deaths of innocent women.”
“You’re right.”
“Village chief, if you don’t want to do this, I have no choice but to write to the county governing bureau to seek justice.”
“No, no, no. Please, let’s just talk first. I’ll get my uncle here now.”
Niu Tongsheng was definitely not willing to let this issue go up to the county governing bureau.
But Niu Ziming was the one at fault right now. It wasn’t worth getting into a conflict with Zhao Chuchu and Xie Heng for Niu Ziming.
At Niu Tongsheng’s age, he could easily tell that Niu Ziming was completely helpless.
He’s good at coaxing women, but studying? Haha, his vocabulary might even be sparser than Niu Tongsheng’s!
Niu Tongsheng’s uncle was the oldest person in the Niu Clan right now. He was essentially the chief of the clan. So naturally, he had to stand up for Niu Tongsheng’s mistake.
On the other hand, Niu Ziming’s mother, Madam Qian, had been waiting in vain for her son for quite a while. She came out of her house to search for him and ran into Niu le, who had come back to get Niu Tongsheng’s uncle. Niu Le was Niu Tongsheng’s second son.
“Niu Le, did you see my son?” Madam Qian stopped Niu Le and ordered bossily, “Go find him.”
Niu Le raised his eyebrows and said, “Auntie, you should go to Old Man Zhao’s place yourself and take a look.”