"Then how did you get out?"
"He was drunk. He banged on the door for quite a while but didnāt get it open, and finally fell asleep like that. I seized the chance when he fell asleep to run out; heās still lying at my doorstep now. Saozi, what should I do? Li Chang is now like a broken pot, defying everything and picking a fight with me." Shen Rong hoped to live her life well, but now Li Chang didnāt give her the chance. She felt like she could never shake off this scoundrel.
Lin Wanās expression darkened, and she said, "So, heās still at your place?"
"Probably. Heās so drunk he probably canāt walk away; besides, he doesnāt want to leave." Shen Rong, holding her child, sat on the bed with a troubled face.
"Donāt be afraid, you lie down on the bed first. Iāll head out for a bit," Lin Wan said as she started getting dressed.
Shen Rong thought she was going to confront Li Chang alone, so she quickly pulled her back and said, "Saozi, you canāt go. He still holds a grudge from the last incident. If he sees you, heāll definitely get violent. If something happens to you, how can I explain it to my cousin?"
"Donāt worry, I wonāt go alone. Iāll go to the front yard and call my dad. My dadās here now too."
"Oh, Uncle Lin is back too," Shen Rong finally felt relieved.
Lin Wan didnāt say much more to Shen Rong. After dressing, she grabbed a flashlight and went to the front yard. Last time, Han Yi had shown some mercy, only breaking one of his arms. But she hadnāt expected him to still be unruly and cause trouble. This time, she couldnāt hold back.
"Mom, Dad, are you asleep?"
In the dead of night, Lin Wan knocked on the door, startling Lin Guozhi and Liang Hongmei, who thought something had happened to their daughter. Without even throwing on a coat, they rushed out worriedly.
"Whatās wrong, something happened?"
Seeing her daughter was dressed, Liang Hongmei quickly asked.
"Mom, itās nothing major. You know my godmotherās house, right? I rented it to Han Yiās cousin."
"I know, didnāt you just tell me about this a few days ago? What happened?"
"My cousinās husband is no good, theyāve divorced. Now sheās living alone with the child, but that man just canāt be peaceful even after the divorce. Heās causing a fuss wanting to remarry my cousin. Tonight, he got drunk, scaled the wall, and sneaked into the house, threatening my cousin. Dad, come with me to scare him a bit. This man only bullies the weak and fears the strong."
"Where is your cousin?" Lin Guozhi, now dressed, asked with a stern face.
"Sheās in my room now."
Lin Guozhi nodded, "Alright, Iāll handle this. You two just wait at home."
"Dad, let me go with you. Iām afraid he wonāt recognize you and might retaliate."
"Alright then."
"Iāll go too," Liang Hongmei was worried, quickly dressed, and followed them out.
When Lin Guozhi and his family arrived at Shen Rongās house, they saw the lights inside were on, and a man was curled up at the entrance of the main room.
He was sleeping soundly. Lin Guozhi kicked him a couple of times but couldnāt wake him up.
Feeling the pain, he cursed a bit with his eyes closed, then went back to sleep.
"Nannan, fetch a basin of water."
Liang Hongmei frowned at the suggestion, understanding what her husband intended. "Wonāt this make him cold?"
"Donāt worry, itās fine."
Seeing this, Liang Hongmei didnāt hesitate and went to the kitchen to bring a basin of water to Lin Guozhi. Lin Guozhi dumped all the water onto Li Changās head without any pity.
The water spread over his face and hair, enough to make Li Chang feel cold but not freeze him.
The rush of cold water startled Li Chang awake; he quickly sat up, wiping the water from his face and cursing,
"Who the hell doesnāt have eyes?"
"Me, Li Chang, youāve got some nerve, scaling the wall to harass a decent woman in the middle of the night. Arenāt you afraid of going to jail?"
Li Chang immediately recognized the voice. Opening his eyes, he saw it was indeed Lin Wan and said,