I insist

Chapter 371: Ambush and Sneak Attack

"Then you should rest well. I'll go out first so as not to disturb you. If you need anything, just call me."

He left only after he finished speaking.

After Song Miqiu left, Liu Xiaoyue kept a long face on the street.

Qiu Tianlei didn't indulge her. Since she had signed a contract of servitude, he would ask Liu Xiaoyue to deal with any customers while he watched from the side.

Finally, the day was over, and as Qiu Tianlei was leaving, he said something to Liu Xiaoyue.

"Come early tomorrow, there are a lot of things that need to be prepared in advance."

He left after saying just that one sentence.

Despondent, Liu Xiaoyue had no choice but to take her meager wages and find a cheap inn to stay in.

Back at the inn, I locked myself in my room, had no appetite, and lay down on the bed intending to just go to sleep.

Unexpectedly, someone came to their door at that moment.

The knocking at the door made Liu Xiaoyue more alert.

"it's me."

The familiar voice instantly brought Liu Xiaoyue back to reality.

The uninvited guest was none other than Liu Li. Liu Xiaoyue dragged her tired body to open the door for her.

Liu Li had already sent people to follow Liu Xiaoyue, so she was naturally very familiar with her current situation.

"I heard you signed a contract of servitude with Song Miqiu today."

Liu Xiaoyue remained silent, and then Liuli took out a packet of medicine from her bosom and handed it to her.

"Take this packet of medicine and find a chance to give it to Song Miqiu's mentally challenged son."

He even cursed Song Miqiu viciously.

"I can't do anything to you, so let your son pay off your debts."

Liu Xiaoyue tried to resist but didn't take it, and the two remained locked in a stalemate.

Suddenly, Liuli stepped forward and grabbed Liu Xiaoyue by the neck. "Have you forgotten the poison I put in your body? Do you not want to live anymore, or are you just looking for death?"

Liu Xiaoyue soon began to have difficulty breathing and started patting Liuli's arm.

Liu Li enjoyed Liu Xiaoyue's ferocious face until she was satisfied before letting her go.

"Remember, if you don't listen to me, you're as good as dead. You'd better behave."

Liu Xiaoyue picked up the packet of medicine from the ground, and the image of Qiu Tianlei saving her immediately flashed into her mind.

She still had some conscience, but she had no choice but to agree at the moment.

“I remember what you said, and I know what to do.”

Liuli didn't care whether Liu Xiaoyue lived or died; she left after saying those harsh words.

Liu Xiaoyue couldn't sleep all night. Although she agreed verbally, she was hesitant in her heart.

That evening, Song Miqiu thought it over again and felt that it was not appropriate for her son to continue being with Liu Xiaoyue, even though she knew that the two of them had no relationship.

If Tian Yumei were to catch him in the future, he wouldn't be able to explain himself clearly. He couldn't just abandon his wife and children to make money.

But no matter what, she was still a mother, and there were some things she couldn't say to her son, so Song Miqiu thought of Yu Huailin.

After hesitating for a long time, I finally arrived at the door of Yu Huailin's study.

He knocked on the door and went inside.

Upon seeing that the person who came was Song Miqiu, Yu Huailin immediately put down the military book in his hand and walked up to her.

"Why are you here? Please sit down. I was just saying I couldn't concentrate on my military strategy book. Don't you think we're on the same wavelength?"

Song Miqiu didn't have time to be sentimental with him and immediately told him everything that had happened that day.

Yu Huailin was even more furious after hearing this.

"If I had known about Liu Xiaoyue back then, I shouldn't have gone easy on her."

Song Miqiu understood Yu Huailin's feelings, but the most important thing right now was how to tell Qiu Tianlei.

Yu Huailin readily agreed after hearing Song Miqiu's suggestion.

“I’ll talk to Qiu Tianlei and tell him to leave this to me.”

Song Miqiu didn't know how Yu Huailin spoke to his son, but their communication was effective.

The next morning, Qiu Tianlei didn't go to his stall at all, and he stayed home for lunch as well.

At the dinner table, he apologized to Tian Yumei in front of the whole family.

"Wife, it was all my fault a while ago. I'm a grown man and I wasn't attentive enough to your feelings."

Then, glancing at Yu Huailin, he solemnly spoke.

"I've decided to stay away from business for a while. I'll leave the stall to my cook to run for now, and I'll go back after the baby is born and everything is settled."

After saying that, he firmly grasped Tian Yumei's hand under the table.

Tian Yumei was so happy she couldn't speak, she just kept nodding.

Seeing how loving the two are now, Song Miqiu also felt the joy of taking on the responsibilities of motherhood.

At the same time, Yu Huailin became more reliable in Song Miqiu's eyes.

After lunch, Qiu Tianlei privately approached Song Miqiu and whispered to her.

"Mother, I would like to trouble you to talk to Liu Xiaoyue, but I won't go."

Song Miqiu looked relieved. "Mother knows. Mother will go right away."

After tidying up the house, I went out onto the street and saw Liu Xiaoyue.

If it weren't for his son and daughter-in-law Song Miqiu, he wouldn't bother talking to Liu Xiaoyue.

Liu Xiaoyue has been busy by herself since morning, and now she hasn't even had time to drink a sip of water.

As I looked up to wipe my sweat, I saw Song Miqiu walking towards me.

Liu Xiaoyue said angrily, "What, do you want to see me make a fool of myself?"

Song Miqiu took out the indenture from his pocket and tore it to shreds in front of Liu Xiaoyue.

"From today onwards, you are no longer my servant. Whether you want to help out at the stall or not is up to you."

Liu Xiaoyue couldn't believe it. Seeing Song Miqiu about to leave, she dropped the rag in her hand and chased after her.

Why are you so good to me?

If she couldn't get an answer, Liu Xiaoyue would always have a knot in her heart that she couldn't untie.

Song Miqiu did not hide anything.

“My son won’t be coming here starting tomorrow. I don’t want to have any contact with you, that’s why I tore up the contract of servitude. Don’t overthink it.”

Watching Song Miqiu's departing figure, Liu Xiaoyue breathed a sigh of relief.

At least Liuli has an excuse to buy some time.

Unexpectedly, Song Miqiu was ambushed and killed by assassins on his way home.

On his way home, Song Miqiu would pass through a sparsely populated alley, where the assassins would lie in ambush, waiting for their chance to strike.

Song Miqiu, who knew no martial arts, realized the danger too late. Before she could even take out the poison from the system, she was already surrounded.

Song Miqiu carefully observed and discovered that several people looked remarkably similar to the people who assassinated him during the sacrificial ceremony.

But now Consort Li has been placed under house arrest. Could it be that she was sent by the Empress Dowager?

"Who exactly sent you?"

The people who came were all well-trained assassins, so how could they easily reveal their master's name?

"You don't need to know who sent them; just know that today is the anniversary of your death."

After saying that, the leader shouted to the people behind him.

"Brothers, let's go!"

Having no weapons, Song Miqiu could only try his best to buy himself time.

"How dare you kill even the Emperor's men? Aren't you afraid of losing your heads?"

The assassins laughed loudly, clearly not taking Song Miqiu seriously.

"Keep those words to the King of Hell."