Chapter 45 You Are a Bad Woman

Qiu Yiyao did not move. She knew Granny Wang was not as frail as she appeared on the surface, and a fall like that was completely harmless.

"Yiyao... hurry..."

Granny Wang was still persistently calling out to her for help.

Yet, at the very thought of that devoured man, Qiu Yiyao wished she had simply fallen to her death.

"Yiyao, are you awake? Time for breakfast."

Qiu Shengming's voice drifted through the thick door panel into the room, instantly snapping Qiu Yiyao back to reality. Now was not the time for revenge; she needed to win their trust first.

Qiu Yiyao reached out and patted the glass window, "I'll be right there."

She pushed the door open and rushed out, "Dad, Granny Wang next door fell in the chicken coop."

"What?"

Hearing this, Qiu Shengming hurriedly put down the plate in his hand and dashed out the door.

Granny Wang was still lying in the chicken coop wailing, and upon seeing Qiu Shengming, she cried out even more heartbreakingly.

"Oh dear... these old bones of mine... I'm going to... fall to my death..."

"How could that be? You'll be fine."

Disregarding the overwhelming stench of the chicken coop, Qiu Shengming stepped right in, picked up Granny Wang, and carried her back to her bedroom.

"Yiyao, my phone is in the living room, go call an ambulance quickly."

"Oh, right."

Qiu Yiyao felt a bit speechless inside. Enough was enough; was this endless performance never going to stop?

Yet, on the surface, she still had to play along.

She quickly returned to her room and dialed the emergency services.

After hanging up, she grabbed two steamed buns and began to devour them ravenously.

Bai Peiyu walked downstairs yawning, looking slightly surprised to find her sitting alone at the table.

"Where is Uncle Qiu?"

"He went to do a good deed."

Without raising her head, Qiu Yiyao solely wanted to finish her breakfast, fill her stomach, and then figure out a way to find the person who had posted on the forum.

Judging by the current circumstances, that person likely knew a lot of inside information, and more importantly, he was still alive.

However, as TV dramas always showed, people who knew too many secrets tended not to live long.

Therefore, she had to find that person before those monsters made their move.

Once she finished eating, Qiu Yiyao ran back next door to inquire about the situation.

Granny Wang was still lying in bed groaning.

"I'm sorry, Granny Wang. I was just too terrified at the time."

Qiu Yiyao apologized insincerely.

Granny Wang waved her hand, "I know you're timid... Yiyao, I should be thanking you."

Qiu Shengming did not forget to ask whether the ambulance had been called.

"Called, it should be here soon."

Speak of the devil, the siren of the ambulance sounded outside the door.

As soon as the vehicle arrived, it immediately drew the attention of the neighbors on the left and right, who gathered outside the house, whispering and guessing what had happened.

It was only when Granny Wang was carried out on a stretcher that they finally understood.

"A fall like that for someone with such old bones is no small matter."

"Indeed, it could genuinely cost someone their life if it's serious."

The neighbors' whispered conversations sounded deeply ironic to Qiu Yiyao's ears: That wasn't costing a human life; that was costing a demon's life.

She fished a lollipop out of her pocket, shoved it into her mouth, and blended into the crowd to watch the spectacle.

"Yiyao, Granny Wang has no family around. I'm going to the hospital with her, so don't run around at home."

"Mm, I know. You can rest assured, Dad."

Qiu Yiyao put on an obedient expression while feeling overjoyed inside.

Now, as long as she could send Bai Peiyu away, she would be able to go wherever she wanted at will.

But what method could she use to get rid of him?

Qiu Yiyao felt a bit troubled.

Suddenly, a certain person popped into her mind.

...

"Hey Bai, where is your younger brother?"

"Why are you looking for him?"

Bai Peiyu sat on the sofa, looking down at the magazine in his hands.

Even though he wore an air of self-contentment, Qiu Yiyao had long guessed that his reason for sitting in that exact spot was simply to monitor her.

"Well..." Qiu Yiyao hesitated for a moment, "The last time I heard him speak, it seemed like..."

She still left the rest of the sentence unspoken, but unexpectedly, Bai Peiyu seemed entirely unconcerned. "You want to say he seems to have a low IQ?"

Bai Peiyu put down the magazine and looked up at her, "Everyone has their own destiny, and he just drew a bad hand."

"You didn't use to believe in destiny."

Bai Peiyu gave a bitter laugh, "What if I didn't believe it? My struggle was merely to leave myself with no regrets, but some people perhaps never even get the chance to struggle."

He stood up, "Let's go, I'll take you to see him."

The motorcycle rode across more than half the town and stopped in front of a dilapidated single-story house.

Next to the house stood a crooked tree with a few pieces of clothing hanging from its branches.

Beneath the tree was a stone table surrounded by three stone stools.

The main door was tightly shut, and the interior was quiet without the slightest sound.

Bai Peiyu stepped forward and knocked lightly on the door, then struck it heavily three more times.

Only then was the door cautiously opened a crack.

A head poked out through the gap, and upon seeing Bai Peiyu, the person rushed out in surprise and hugged him, "Brother, you're here."

Bai Lixuan had a round face, slightly dark skin, and a sturdy, robust build. His arms could rival the circumference of Qiu Yiyao's thighs.

There were grains of rice stuck to his round face, a ring of some unknown black substance around his mouth, stains all over the chest of his clothes, and an odor radiating from him that had accumulated from days without a bath.

Qiu Yiyao almost gagged from the stench.

Fearing that Bai Peiyu would laugh at her, she stubbornly refrained from pinching her nose and simply tried her best to hold her breath.

Seeing Qiu Yiyao behind Bai Peiyu, excitement lit up Bai Lixuan's face, "Brother, did you bring me a wife?"

Qiu Yiyao rolled her eyes. His IQ might not be high, but he constantly had marriage on his lips.

Bai Peiyu tapped him on the head, "No wife."

Hearing this, Bai Lixuan pouted angrily. He circled Qiu Yiyao twice, leaned in to sniff her, and suddenly retreated two meters away, his eyes turning fearful, "Bad woman... You're a bad woman..."

With that, he began to sob whimperingly, clutching his head, "Don't hit me, brother save me."

His instinctive reaction caught Qiu Yiyao off guard. Could it be that she had traumatized him that day?

Seeing this, Bai Peiyu called out with helpless resignation, "Stop howling, get inside."

Perhaps accustomed to being yelled at, Bai Lixuan obediently shut his mouth.

He wiped away his tears with his dirty, chubby hands and cautiously skirted around Qiu Yiyao to head inside the house.

Qiu Yiyao breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, unlike other children who wouldn't stop crying once they started, he was still a relatively well-behaved boy.

She followed the two brothers into the house.

Suddenly, a dog barked, and immediately afterward, she saw a black mass hurtling toward her.

Before Qiu Yiyao could even cry out, she was knocked down.

Frowning in pain, she reached back to touch her bruised spine, but upon opening her eyes, she realized the person pressing down on top of her was Bai Peiyu.

Beside them, a large black dog with its mouth wide open, baring a set of sharp fangs, was staring intently right at her.

"There's a dog."

Qiu Yiyao's voice trembled with fright. She had been bitten by a neighbor's pet dog when she was in elementary school, so even after all these years, her legs would still shake at the sight of a dog—especially one this massive.

"Don't be afraid, it won't bite you."

Bai Peiyu whistled at the large dog and remembered to scold Bai Lixuan, "Why haven't you dragged it away yet?"