Chapter 64: Sense of Security

Chapter 64: Chapter 64: Sense of Security

Hearing this voice, a gleam of hatred instantly surged in Qiao Sanlin’s eyes. He wiped away his unshed tears and gnashed his teeth. "Shi Sisi!"

Just uttering her name made him want to kill her.

Without a single word being said, the Qiao family understood exactly what had happened just by taking in the scene before them. They weren’t fools; they could clearly guess the underlying truth.

"I’ll fight her to the death!" Qiao Feishuang’s body trembled with rage, while a murderous aura also radiated from Qiu Bin.

"Let’s not worry about that right now," Qiao Erlin said. "I need to hurry and find a doctor."

Qiao Suluo stopped the impulsive Qiao Sanlin. "Don’t do anything rash. It’s not worth throwing your lives away over someone like her.

"Eldest Brother and Hao Hao will be fine. Trust me.

"Second Brother, just go and get the doctor.

"Father, Mother, it isn’t worth sacrificing yourselves for this kind of person. Don’t be impulsive. Just hold her off and don’t let her stop me from saving Eldest Brother and Hao Hao.

"Trust me."

Qiao Suluo’s gaze was incredibly firm and powerful. Qiao Feishuang and the others froze for a moment, then remembered that it was Qiao Suluo who had led them to find Qiao Dalin and Hao Hao today. "Alright."

That single word was proof of their trust in her. Qiao Sanlin moved his lips but ultimately didn’t object. Before his second brother could return with a doctor, they had no choice but to trust her.

"Qiao Suluo, if you can save Eldest Brother, I’ll listen to you and trust you from now on," he declared. "But if you harm us like you used to... I... I’ll fight you to the death."

After entering the room, Qiao Suluo quickly examined the two and found that both Qiao Dalin and Hao Hao’s breathing was extremely faint. Not daring to delay or care about anything else, she used both hands simultaneously, placing one on each of their wrists to channel her Healing Ability into them.

"System, does the shop have any highly effective medicine?" she asked. "Something that can immediately bring down their fevers and cure their colds?"

The system replied, "Yes. This type only costs about a dozen points. It’s cheap and highly effective."

Qiao Suluo bought it without hesitation. The last time she went up the mountain with Bai Qianluo, she had exchanged some medicinal herbs for a good amount of points, so she had more than enough in the shop.

After completing the purchase, she immediately fed the medicine to her eldest brother and Hao Hao. At the same time, the Healing Ability she continuously channeled into them rapidly restored their vitality.

Meanwhile, Shi Sisi had rushed inside. Seeing that the Qiao family had already opened Qiao Dalin’s room, her expression drastically changed. A fleeting look of panic crossed her face, and her eyelids twitched violently, but she quickly forced herself to calm down. "Father, Mother, what brings you here?

"I’ve been so busy with the family business lately that I thought a thief had broken in.

"I didn’t expect it to be you. Honestly, if you wanted to visit, you should have at least let me know instead of just barging in like this. I really thought someone was trying to rob us.

"It’s like this every single time. I truly don’t know what to do about it."

Shi Sisi was highly dissatisfied with the Qiao family, her eyes filled with undisguised disgust and contempt. She honestly hoped Qiao Dalin would just die. As for Hao Hao, the boy was never close to her anyway; he only ever clung to his father. He had even tried to sneak out messages when she wasn’t paying attention and attempted to run out to find a doctor for his father. That was exactly why she had locked him up too.

After all, a male would eventually marry into another family anyway. They were nothing like females, who were considered true family members and could inherit the estate.

Once Qiao Dalin and the boy were out of the picture, she would naturally be free to marry a Beast Husband of her own choosing—one who could actually bring her benefits. As for Qiao Dalin, he was already useless. His hands had been ruined from all the carpentry work. Since he could no longer do carpentry to earn money for her, keeping him around served no purpose.

"If I hadn’t come," Qiao Feishuang said coldly, "I wouldn’t have even known that you murdered Dalin."

"Mother, what do you mean by that? What do you mean ’murdered’? Dalin and I are doing just fine," Shi Sisi retorted.

Qiao Feishuang sneered. "If you’re not afraid of losing face, then let the neighbors come over and take a good look! Let them see how terribly ill Dalin has become.

"You locked the front gate, and you locked the bedroom door too. What exactly were you planning? Shi Sisi, I never knew you were such a ruthless and vicious person until today.

"No matter what, I am going to get an explanation today!"

Qiao Suluo’s earlier attempt at chopping down the door had created a massive commotion. Coupled with Shi Sisi’s loud voice at the gate just now, many neighbors had overheard and gathered around to see what was happening. It was evening, right around the time when everyone working outside had returned home, so a large crowd of Beastmen had gathered to watch the drama unfold.

"What on earth is going on?"

"I don’t know. All I heard was that Hao Hao ran out earlier saying he needed to find a doctor for his father. He said his dad was running a terrible fever, but Shi Sisi found him and dragged him back inside."

"Is Qiao Dalin really sick and just left there without any care?"

"Who knows? The doors have been locked for the past two days. To think Qiao Dalin and Hao Hao were inside this whole time—why didn’t they make any sound?"

"Qiao Dalin is such a virtuous Beast Husband."

"Isn’t he? Shi Sisi’s general store only managed to stay afloat because of Qiao Dalin’s carpentry skills. But once she saw he was no longer useful to her, she started beating and cursing him."

"Yes, I’ve heard the shouting. Shi Sisi despises Qiao Dalin now. She resents him for being useless and hates that she gave birth to a male son with him."

Most of the neighbors actually knew what was going on, but since it was a private family matter that hadn’t blown up before, it was hard for anyone to intervene. Besides, no matter how a female treated her own Beast Husband, it was generally considered perfectly normal in their society.

Back inside the room, it didn’t take long for Qiao Dalin and Hao Hao’s fevers to break after Qiao Suluo fed them the medicine.

Hearing the commotion outside, Qiao Suluo asked the system, "Why is Shi Sisi trying to kill my eldest brother and Hao Hao?"

"Shi Sisi has taken a fancy to another male," the system explained. "His family runs a rouge shop and is much better off than the Qiao family. However, the other party absolutely refuses to be a secondary Beast Husband, and his family is quite dissatisfied that Shi Sisi already has a son. Thus, Shi Sisi decided to get rid of your eldest brother and Hao Hao. She is incredibly selfish and malicious."

A dangerous, icy gleam flashed through Qiao Suluo’s eyes upon hearing this. While taking their pulses earlier, she had already noticed the bruises and scars covering both her eldest brother and Hao Hao.

A few moments later, Qiao Dalin finally woke up. He was completely stunned when he saw Qiao Suluo.

Qiao Suluo looked at him gently. "Eldest Brother, it’s me. It’s Qiao Suluo."

Qiao Dalin snapped back to reality, his eyelashes fluttering. His very first reaction was to look for Hao Hao. Seeing his son still unconscious, his body began to tremble violently.

Not wanting to drag things out, Qiao Suluo cut straight to the chase. "Eldest Brother, I’ve already given you both medicine. Hao Hao is fine. I just want to ask you one thing: are you willing to divorce Shi Sisi and come home with us?"

Qiao Dalin could hardly believe his ears. "I... I’ll only cause trouble for all of you. Our family will face endless public scorn. How will Erlin and Sanlin ever marry in the future? And Hao Hao... I can’t just leave Hao Hao here."

In truth, Qiao Dalin had wanted to leave for a long time.

Qiao Suluo looked at him with utmost seriousness. "Eldest Brother, with me here, none of that will be a problem. Hao Hao will leave with us too. I’m just asking if you are willing."

Looking at his younger sister’s expression, Qiao Dalin suddenly felt an inexplicable, convincing power radiating from her. She seemed so reliable, giving him an overwhelming sense of security. Sensing that his sister was completely different from before, he finally voiced the deepest desire of his heart.

"Sister, I want to go home. I want to take Hao Hao and go home."