100 ways to kill your husband

Chapter 14, Fifth Punishment

"She speaks so rudely, she seems difficult to get along with."

"Does getting slapped mean you're easy to get along with? You're a man in your early twenties, how can you talk like you're prematurely old?"

Wenxu heard the enthusiastic discussions of the reality show audience again, their voices appearing even more frequently when she jumped and died, but she couldn't communicate with them.

Judging from Su Yi's attitude, this reality show has a large audience; it's impossible that only a few people are commenting. Su Yi has never mentioned the audience's comments. She considered asking Su Yi another question but immediately dismissed the idea. Her ability to hear the audience's comments might be a bug in the reality show. Su Yi has been avoiding revealing more information to her; if Su Yi knew she could hear, she would likely find a way to prevent her from hearing.

She decided to observe for a while longer, since Su Yi had agreed to her conditions only because she believed she could make the reality show more entertaining.

After several jumps and near-death experiences, she was no longer panicked. Before regaining consciousness, she could calmly analyze the situation. When she opened her eyes, she found herself at a crossroads.

The green light turned on instantly, but instead of walking to the other side with the others, she stood on one side of the road, waiting for the memories to slowly flood back.

Just as Su Yi said, Wen Xu ran out of money during their fifth meeting. Today was supposed to be their sixth meeting, but because she stood up her meeting with the creditors, Wen Zeyu was approached by the creditors again, and he hurriedly made an appointment with Lu Heng.

Wen Xu saw Lu Heng answer Wen Zeyu's call that morning. Lu Heng said he was going to meet a client, and Wen Xu didn't expose him. At this time, Lu Heng and Wen Xu were still living together. Lu Heng maintained his gentlemanly facade, and Wen Xu pretended to be completely unaware of Lu Heng's intentions. As Wen Zeyu's harassment of Wen Xu became more and more frequent, Lu Heng began to have doubts. In the past, Wen Xu was very concerned about other people's opinions of him, and would consult Lu Heng about anything, enjoying the feeling of guiding others.

But this time, Wen Xu ignored him. When Wen Zeyu called her cell phone, she answered only when she felt like it, and ignored it when she didn't. Frustrated, Wen Zeyu switched to someone else's phone, and Wen Xu simply turned off her own, using Lu Heng's phone instead. She quit her job and spent her days at home reading novels, chatting on the phone with Chen Lei, and dragging Lu Heng shopping with her when she went out. If Lu Heng said he was busy with work, she would check his schedule to see when he was free and rearrange his time. This made Lu Heng very uncomfortable, but he didn't want to reveal his true intentions now, as he was only one step away from completely controlling Wen Xu. Later, Wen Zeyu came to the vicinity of her home, and Wen Xu called the police, who threatened him. To avoid Wen Zeyu, she made Lu Heng drive a different car every time they went out. Previously, Wen Xu never minded what kind of car he drove; she always said that cars of the same color looked pretty much the same to her.

Lu Heng subtly inquired with Chen Lei about what had happened to Wen Xu, but he couldn't reach her either. Lu Heng then contacted Tang Lin, who was able to reach him, but Tang Lin hadn't seen Wen Xu recently and didn't know what she was up to.

Lu Heng was uneasy about Wen Xu's uncontrollable behavior, so when Wen Zeyu asked him to meet, he immediately agreed. He and Wen Zeyu arranged to meet at a Cantonese restaurant called Jin Xin Ji.

When Wen Xu arrived at Jin Xin Ji, she gave the waiter the last four digits of Lu Heng's phone number, and the waiter led her to the door of the private room.

Lu Heng had brought her to this restaurant many times. The private rooms were very private, making them ideal for discussing business. The food was also delicious. During this period, Lu Heng preferred to meet people in the same private room.

Wen Xu pushed open the door, and Wen Zeyu turned around with a greasy mouth. He had already eaten most of the five cups of goose and eight-treasure duck on the table. Wen Zeyu was not ashamed when he saw her. Without wiping his mouth, he stood up and put his arm around Wen Xu's shoulder.

"Xuxu, you've come at the perfect time. I'll finalize things for you today. You'll marry Lu Heng next month, and we'll be family. You won't need to work anymore; you can just cook for Lu Heng from now on."

Ha, Wen Zeyu sold her out.

Although she had long known that Wen Zeyu would use her marriage as a bargaining chip to get money, she couldn't help but feel sad when the moment actually came. From today onwards, she would no longer have a father. But then she thought that she could not lose something she had never had.

Lu Heng noticed that Wen Xu's expression was a little off and said, "Xu Xu, don't be angry. Your uncle is just concerned about you. Don't you want to marry me?"

Lu Heng grasped Wen Xu's hand, his fingers gently caressing her palm. In the past, she would feel touched, but there was always a hint of unease mixed in her heart. At that time, she vaguely felt that Lu Heng regarded her as a collectible, but she was unwilling to believe it. She gambled that a man would treat her well. She could have solved these things herself.

Her hesitation was seen as a provocation by Su Yi. Su Yi suddenly felt that he had missed something, but before he could react, he heard Wen Xu walk up to Wen Zeyu and speak softly.

"Dad, I know you mean well, but there's something I want to tell you privately."

Wen Zeyu glanced at Lu Heng, who didn't show any objection. He also assumed that Wen Xu had resigned himself to his fate and let Wen Xu pull him out of the private room. They reached a corner at the end of the corridor where only the two of them were.

"Dad, I've recovered..."

Wen Xu wanted to say, "I've already been reborn four times." She never intended to pay off Wen Zeyu's debts in the first place. Since the principles of time and space would make the person who revealed her rebirth disappear, she didn't mind making Wen Zeyu disappear completely.

Lu Heng is the male protagonist and will be protected by Su Yi, but Wen Zeyu is just an ordinary NPC.

However, her voice disappeared into her throat, leaving only mumbled "ah ah," like a small animal being choked. Moreover, a memory surfaced in her mind.

When she was little, she saw Wen Zeyu steal the money Su Yuelan had saved. When Su Yuelan refused, Wen Zeyu slapped her many times. The five-year-old Wen Xu screamed in terror.

"Scream again and I'll kill you all!"

Wen Zeyu's impatient shout terrified Wen Xu, and she was unable to make a sound afterward. From then on, whenever she was afraid or terrified, she might lose her voice.

This memory suddenly popped into her head; she definitely hadn't had it before, yet it felt so real. In a few months, she might start to believe this vague memory was real.

Seeing her reaction, Wen Zeyu gave a wry smile and said, "Xuxu, are you not feeling well? Your body is just like your mother's, very delicate. You made yourself sick. What's there to worry about? Your good days are ahead. The Lu Heng family has plenty of money. They'll feed you ginseng, deer antler, and cordyceps. You'll definitely live to be ninety-nine. Dad is looking forward to enjoying life with you."

Wen Xu heard Su Yi chuckle softly in her ear again, mocking and despising her.

"You don't think you can break the rules again, do you? I went to great lengths to repair the damage caused by your last breach. And you're right, it's unfair that only Qiao Shan was punished for breaking the rules. So I set up a little trap: if you try to talk about your rebirth again, you'll develop aphasia. If you break the rules a third time, I'll make you lose your voice completely. The CEO's mute little girl, that's a pretty good premise. You'll absolutely be unable to tell anyone about your rebirth."