The Revenge Finally Ends

At the hospital, Bai Yao went to check on Li Qiang and the other two. He was mainly there to show his face and let everyone know he was at the hospital.

Once he had shown his face, Bai Yao found somewhere to stay. All he had to do now was wait for someone to bring him word.

He had expected someone to come soon, but noon arrived and still no one had come.

At noon, Li Qiang and Li Meimei needed no attention. Both were fast asleep.

Li Dabao, meanwhile, ate another three large lunchboxes of pig feed, specially dosed with infertility medicine, leaving him thoroughly satisfied.

With his belly full, Li Dabao grew sleepy again and went back to bed, paying no attention to anything else.

It was around then that Bai Yao met the police officer who had come to inform him of the outcomes for Li Dongxu and Li Bailian.

Just as he had expected, Li Dongxu was sentenced to death outright, while Li Bailian was to be sent to a farm for reform through labor.

Bai Yao didn't care what happened to Li Bailian. After this affair and the consequences of that glue, she could forget about ever turning things around.

As for Li Dongxu, Bai Yao had to go settle things with him.

That afternoon, Bai Yao went to see Li Dongxu.

The moment he saw Li Dongxu, he almost didn't recognize him.

That morning, Li Dongxu had merely looked haggard, as though he had aged a few years. How had his hair turned completely white in just half a day?

Was it because he knew he was going to die, and the realization had caused a mental breakdown?

As Bai Yao wondered, Li Dongxu spoke.

"Xiao Yao, your dad's been wronged! They all say I robbed a bank, but I didn't! I don't even know what happened."

Seeing Li Dongxu's pained expression and tear-filled eyes, Bai Yao said nothing. He only watched him coldly.

"Xiao Yao, there's no changing what's going to happen to your dad. Fortunately, you still have your younger brother Dabao. Even after you go to the countryside, write to him often and look after him. He's your dad's last..."

Before he could finish, Li Dongxu covered his face and burst into tears.

But whose pity could such a display possibly stir? Bai Yao, for one, felt nothing but disgust.

"Even now, the only children in your heart are the ones surnamed Li. The one who washed and cooked was Bai Yao, the one who looked after his brothers and sisters was Bai Yao, and the one sent to the countryside was Bai Yao. Whenever anything bad happened, it fell on Bai Yao. Looks like you never once treated the child named Bai Yao as your son." Pointing at himself, Bai Yao spoke up for the original owner.

When Li Dongxu stopped crying and opened his mouth to say something, Bai Yao waved a hand, smiled, and said:

"It doesn't matter anymore. The Bai Yao you treated like a house servant is already dead. The Bai Yao standing here now has nothing whatsoever to do with your Li family. So don't expect me to look after those useless wretches in your family."

"I came here for three things. First, to tell you I'll put a notice in the newspaper severing our relationship. After all, you, Li Dongxu, wronged the Bai family from the very beginning. Second, to pay for the peanut that'll kill you. (I couldn't find any information on this, so let's treat it as a fictional detail.)"

"And finally, to let you know your Li family line is ending. Your precious Li Dabao was examined and found to be infertile too. He was born unable to have children."

As Bai Yao spoke, a happy smile spread across his face.

He hadn't lied. The infertility medicine in the pig feed he had given Li Dabao at noon had been meant to truly wrap things up.

As for whether Li Dongxu believed him?

He didn't care.

Having said his piece, Bai Yao was about to leave. Upon hearing his words, Li Dongxu was on the verge of a mental collapse.

The descendants he cared so much about, the descendants of his Li family, were gone?!

Just after turning around, Bai Yao suddenly remembered something. He looked back at Li Dongxu and said, "Oh, I forgot to mention, that childhood sweetheart of yours—your wife, who knowingly became a mistress—became a mistress again and got caught in the act. She's being sent to a farm for reform through labor."

Bai Yao had thought this news would be the last straw that broke Li Dongxu, but Li Dongxu barely reacted. His feelings for Li Bailian couldn't compare to the question of his descendants.

Bai Yao was somewhat disappointed to see that, but just then, Li Dongxu looked up at him and laughed. "Hahaha, my Li family line hasn't died out! There's still you! You're my son too, my own flesh and blood!"

"But my surname isn't Li. It's Bai. Any children I have will also be surnamed Bai, not Li, like you, Li Dongxu."

After mocking him, Bai Yao left.

He could still faintly hear Li Dongxu roaring, "I won't allow it! I won't! They have to be surnamed Li!"

Bai Yao chuckled.

He really hadn't expected those words to be the last straw that broke Li Dongxu.

But on second thought, even if his children weren't surnamed Li, wouldn't Li family blood still flow through their veins?

That possibility, however, didn't exist.

Bai Yao knew his own sexual orientation well. He liked men, so he wouldn't get married, much less have children of his own.

In other words, Li Dongxu's branch of the Li family really had come to an end.

With that, the revenge was over, and Bai Yao felt much lighter all over.

It wasn't because of any lingering obsession left by the original owner. It was simply that, after absorbing the original owner's memories, he had been holding a ball of anger in his heart.

And now, the original owner's life was over. The new life beginning from this point belonged to him, Bai Yao.

Before that, though, he needed to go to the newspaper office and place a notice severing their relationship.

That way, he would have nothing at all to do with the Li family, and there would be no chance of Li Qiang, Li Meimei, or Li Dabao pestering him.

He paid five yuan for expedited service, and the notice severing their relationship would be published the next day.

Then Bai Yao went to the hospital.

He wasn't going to see Li Qiang and the others. He was going to explain the Li family's current situation to the hospital of his own accord. He couldn't very well let the hospital keep wasting time and medical resources on those three beasts, could he?

As for whether the hospital would continue treating them?

No chance.

Further treatment wouldn't change much for any of the three. After that, they would have to recuperate on their own, so naturally, without payment, the hospital wouldn't waste any more medical resources on them.

And sure enough, things went just as Bai Yao had expected. The hospital nurses sent them straight out.

The three of them had still been terribly sleepy, but when they heard that their father was dead and their mother had been sent away, the shock jolted them awake.

They wanted to deny it, but Bai Yao was there to confirm it. He also told them about severing their relationship, leaving them with no one to wait on them.

Of the three, only Li Dabao could get around, but given his age and spoiled nature, how could he possibly take care of anyone?

At a loss, the three instinctively headed home.

But the house had been allocated to Li Dongxu by the textile factory, and after he committed such a serious crime, the factory naturally fired him and promptly reclaimed it.

As for the fact that Li Qiang also worked at the textile factory, and whether this was too heartless?

The factory wouldn't give it much thought. After all, one thing was one thing and another was another. Li Dongxu's crime was far too serious.

And where would his family live? They could rent a place, of course. Wasn't that what everyone else did?

Whether they had the money was not the factory's concern.

Bai Yao knew none of this, though, because he was at the neighborhood office getting a letter of introduction.

He still had twelve days before he went to the countryside. He needed somewhere to live until then.

As for money, he could simply say he had his countryside resettlement allowance.

While he was at it, he also mentioned that the Li family now met the conditions for someone to go to the countryside.

Li Qiang had a job, but Li Meimei didn't.

He didn't think Li Meimei would go to the countryside, though. He figured she would hurry to find someone to marry.

And Li Qiang was probably already thinking about marrying Li Meimei off in exchange for a bride price. After all, they were penniless now.

There was also Li Dabao, who would soon be as round as a ball and wouldn't have the money to attend school or eat his fill.

Tsk, tsk. Life was going to get lively for those three.

With those thoughts, Bai Yao took his completed letter of introduction and left. Next, he had his own affairs to attend to.