Chapter 152: Beating Chen Ju and Huang Yaxin Senseless

Back to Zhu Damei.

After Huang Yaxin left, she immediately went to the pig farm to tell Lin Xiaodou about the situation. Upon hearing the story, Lin Xiaodou was rendered speechless. Xiao Jingyao was truly unfortunate to have such a meddlesome, unreasonable mother. However, where had this Huang Yaxin crawled out from? The name felt strangely familiar.

Zhu Damei explained, "Huang Yaxin is from the County Art Troupe. She claimed to be a friend of my younger sister."

Lin Xiaodou’s heart skipped a beat. "Wait! The County Art Troupe?"

Zhu Damei, not understanding why she had such a strong reaction, nodded blankly. "Yes, that’s right."

Lin Xiaodou had always possessed a sharp memory. Before long, she unearthed the memory of Huang Yaxin from the recesses of her mind. Back when she was in Heishi Village, Chu Ling and Sister-in-law Liu had manipulated the scumbag Chen Guang into tricking Liu Yan’er into going to town to see a performance by the County Art Troupe. Liu Yan’er had invited her along. At the time, the venue was so crowded that there were no good spots to watch the show. Lin Xiaodou had climbed a large tree and pulled Liu Yan’er up with her. Not only did they watch the performance, but they also caught some drama involving an actress from the troupe fighting for a position on stage. The girl who had been displaced mentioned the name "Huang Yaxin," demanding to know why she had stolen her spot. Huang Yaxin had used her background to intimidate the girl right there on the spot, acting insufferably arrogant.

Lin Xiaodou had even vented about this incident to Liu Yan’er at the time. She just never expected that, after so much time had passed, the name would come up again. What made it even more unbelievable for Lin Xiaodou was that she might have just stumbled upon the truth. She remembered the synopsis of this period novel mentioning that the original owner had died in despair after being bullied and having her dance position stolen. However, after Zhu Qingqing transmigrated into the body, she hadn't sought revenge; instead, she had gone with the flow and left the art troupe. Putting the pieces together, Lin Xiaodou highly suspected that Huang Yaxin was the very person who had bullied the original owner. Back then, they had been too far away, and the victim had been facing away from her, so she hadn't seen the victim's face clearly—but she remembered Huang Yaxin’s arrogant expression vividly.

Lin Xiaodou didn't hold back and shared her suspicions directly with Zhu Damei. Upon hearing this, Zhu Damei exploded.

"So, it was Huang Yaxin who drove my sister to her death? And she had the audacity to lie and say she was my sister’s friend? How shameless!"

Zhu Damei was so furious she was ready to jump out of her skin, and she immediately wanted to find Huang Yaxin to confront her. Lin Xiaodou held her back. "Sister Damei, don't be impulsive. Didn't you say you already agreed to meet them tomorrow? In that case, let’s use this opportunity to create some 'unforgettable' memories for them!"

Zhu Damei raised her fist, invigorated. "Good! Let’s crush them!"

***

The next day, in the afternoon, at an abandoned site near the slaughterhouse.

Behind it lay a massive cesspit, teeming with flies and reeking of filth. Huang Yaxin and Chen Ju arrived as agreed. As they approached the area, a pungent stench hit them. Chen Ju covered her nose and mouth in disgust. "Why did you bring me to a place like this? It stinks to high heaven!"

Huang Yaxin was also on the verge of vomiting but forced herself to explain, "This location was suggested by Zhu Damei. She said it’s more interesting to torment people in a disgusting place like this. Please, ma’am, just bear with it a little longer."

Hearing this, Chen Ju perked up immediately. She glanced at the nearby cesspit and curled her lips in satisfaction. "This place is perfect. It’s just the right spot to let Lin Xiaodou taste the flavor of a cesspit and teach her what happens when she crosses me!"

Huang Yaxin was equally gleeful, feeling incredibly smug. *Hmph, Lin Xiaodou, don’t think you can do whatever you want just because you’re pretty. Once Brother Xiao finds out you fell into a cesspit and are reeking of filth, he will never look at you favorably again.*

Not long after, Lin Xiaodou and Zhu Damei arrived slowly. When they had beaten up Chen Ju previously, Chen Ju hadn't known Zhu Damei’s name, only her appearance. So, seeing the two women walking toward them, Chen Ju frowned. "Yaxin, how are you handling things? Why did you bring Lin Xiaodou’s friend along? They are both incredibly strong; that woman named Zhu Damei might be too much to handle."

Huang Yaxin was stunned. "Ma’am, what are you talking about? The person next to Lin Xiaodou is Zhu Damei!"

Chen Ju’s expression darkened, and her voice turned shrill. "Are you mistaken? That Zhu Damei is clearly Lin Xiaodou’s friend! She was the one who beat me up with Lin Xiaodou last time!"

"What?!" Huang Yaxin suddenly realized a possibility, and her face drained of color. "Ma’am, we’ve been set up! Run!"

Chen Ju also realized something was wrong and immediately scrambled to flee. But it was already too late. Lin Xiaodou and Zhu Damei quickly caught up to them. Lin Xiaodou kicked Chen Ju, sending her flying. Chen Ju landed face-first in the dirt. Her mouth hit a stone, and a tooth—a front tooth—was knocked clean out. Chen Ju touched the gap in her teeth in disbelief and let out a piercing shriek. "Ahhh! My tooth! My tooth!"

Chen Ju was older and took great pride in her appearance, especially her dental care. Her teeth had been flawless and white, and she was often complimented on how neat and beautiful they were. Now that she had knocked out a front tooth, her beautiful smile was ruined. If she went out to socialize looking like this, she would surely be laughed to death. Thinking of that, Chen Ju was consumed by rage. "Lin Xiaodou, you bitch! You dare knock out my tooth? Just you wait!"

"Wait for what? Why not take your revenge right now?"

Lin Xiaodou walked up with a smile, grabbed her by the hair, and smashed her face into the ground twice. Miserably, another one of Chen Ju’s upper front teeth was knocked out.

"My teeth! My teeth!" Chen Ju’s mouth was full of blood as she clutched her face, screaming incessantly. She looked absolutely wretched, a far cry from the refined, elegant lady she had pretended to be at the hospital.

On the other side, Zhu Damei had caught up to Huang Yaxin. "Still trying to run? Take this!"

Zhu Damei punched Huang Yaxin square in the face, instantly drawing blood from her nose. She then locked her arm around Huang Yaxin’s neck from behind and hissed, "You liar! You bullied my sister repeatedly, didn't you? How exactly did you bully her? Today, I’m going to pay you back double!"

"No... I didn't... I didn't..." Huang Yaxin’s neck was constricted, and she couldn't breathe, forced to beg for mercy. "Please let me go... I really didn't do anything... cough, cough..."

Zhu Damei threatened, "If you don't talk, I’m throwing you into the cesspit!"

Huang Yaxin felt a surge of panic and shouted, "How can I confess to things I didn't do?!" She couldn't admit to it; admitting it would be a death sentence.

"Still trying to argue!" Zhu Damei dragged her by the neck toward the pit. "If you don't tell the truth, then you can go eat shit!"

Seeing they were getting closer and closer to the cesspit, Huang Yaxin panicked completely. "I’ll talk! I’ll talk!"

Zhu Damei stopped and loosened her grip. "Talk, then! Tell me exactly what you did! And tell me why my sister was fired from the Art Troupe!"

Huang Yaxin stammered, "I didn't bully her that much... I just stole her dance positions a few times. I don't know the reason why she was fired."

Zhu Damei glared fiercely. "Lie to me again, and I’ll throw you into the pit this instant!"

Terrified, Huang Yaxin spilled everything in a rush. "It was because I spread rumors that she was having an affair! That’s why the Art Troupe fired her. I didn't really mean to... it’s just that your sister was too brilliant, everyone’s eyes were always on her, and I was so jealous that I..."