Li Zhaodi said this smugly, thinking she had once again grasped Xia Mingyu’s weakness.
She believed that if Xia Mingyu wanted a divorce now, she would have to agree to her conditions—serve her well and make her satisfied before she would let her go. Otherwise, she would drag Xia Mingyu down with her even if it meant death.
That face full of ugliness was truly disgusting.
Xia Mingyu indeed wanted a divorce. She also knew that divorcing a military marriage was difficult.
However, she had no intention of remarrying anyway. Even if she couldn’t get a divorce, it didn’t matter.
She would still raise TuanTuan and YuanYuan on her own. No matter what anyone said, she would never take care of Li Zhaodi again.
Li Zhaodi could forget about threatening her!
Xia Mingyu’s eyes turned sharp as she coldly stared at her and asked in a low voice.
“Li Zhaodi, do you think I’m still the same person I used to be?”
She had already decided not to be weak anymore. She had broken through more than a decade of psychological trauma and regained her voice—how could she still be controlled?
Thinking back, even she found it strange. How had she endured so much?
She used to be willful and spoiled as a child, unable to suffer at all, always relying on her brother whenever something happened.
Until a certain incident swallowed everything whole…
That incident frightened her, and for more than ten years she lived in a dazed, numb state—no longer caring about hardship.
But now, she had fully awakened. No one would ever bully her again.
She tied up her hair again, exposing her delicate and beautiful face completely.
For years, in order to keep a low profile and avoid trouble, she had hidden her beauty.
Sometimes she even applied herbal stains to make her face look dull and sickly, greatly reducing her attractiveness.
“What are you trying to do?” Li Zhaodi sensed something was wrong.
Xia Mingyu’s aura was too strong, as if she had thrown everything aside.
Terrified, Li Zhaodi crawled backward, trying to escape.
Her paralyzed legs dragged across the ground, leaving behind a foul-smelling mess.
But Xia Mingyu no longer felt even a trace of pity. Instead, she stepped forward and pressed her foot directly on Li Zhaodi’s leg, stopping her from moving.
Li Zhaodi turned back in horror.
Before she could even speak, Xia Mingyu removed her pants and shoved the filthy, urine-stained cloth straight into her mouth, forcibly silencing her.
Then she began hitting her—just like Li Zhaodi had done to her before.
No restraint at all.
She used all her strength, grabbing and twisting flesh brutally.
“Mmph!!”
Li Zhaodi groaned in pain, struggling wildly, but she was no match for Xia Mingyu.
Years of hardship had long hardened Xia Mingyu. She was no longer the weak girl she once was.
With one hand, she pinned both of Li Zhaodi’s arms down.
“I told you to keep your mouth shut!”
“Didn’t you want to tear my mouth apart?”
“Come on!”
“I’ve served you like a cow and horse for so many years—today it’s finally my turn!”
Slap after slap echoed through the yard.
“Pa! Pa! Pa!”
Li Zhaodi screamed in pain, her face twisting in terror and rage.
Only now did she realize—Xia Mingyu had changed. She was terrifying now.
But it was already too late.
After venting all her years of resentment, Xia Mingyu stood up, feeling refreshed and clear-headed.
A faint smile appeared on her face—bright and beautiful.
Indeed, going wild felt far better than swallowing everything in silence.
She washed her hands carefully and cleaned herself up before leaving with the grain.
Behind her, Li Zhaodi lay collapsed in the yard, crying weakly.
Meanwhile, at the train station—
The train had arrived.
The crowd surged with noise and movement.
TuanTuan, held in the arms of a tall man, immediately spotted Xia Mingyu and YuanYuan.
“Mama! I see brother!”
“Brother! We’re here!”
YuanYuan waved his short arms excitedly, then suddenly froze.
“Mom… that uncle holding brother… why does he look so much like us?”
Xia Mingyu’s face turned pale.
Her heart sank completely.
Him…
She wasn’t stupid. How could there be such coincidences in this world?
The child’s father was unknown.
And now, a man who looked exactly like her child had suddenly appeared.
Could it be… that man from that night was him?!