Chapter 332: Confrontation
Huang Tao had taken off, a baton struck her shoulder as Shen Yixia, in a rage, caught up to her.
"Li Ershuan, Li Ershuan, come quickly and stop her, stop this madwoman... Are you dead?... Ah, madwoman!"
Because Shen Yiqiu and Shen Yidong had also joined in the fight later on, Huang Tao couldn’t fend them off alone. She yelled for Li Er while frantically dodging the attacks of the three Shen sisters, turning the courtyard into a chaotic scene.
The Li Family watched from the side, Shen Yi’s woman not only hit but also scolded, loudly accusing Huang Tao of harboring malicious thoughts and cursing someone else’s unborn child. The neighbors watching also looked as though they believed the Shen Family was justified. Knowing they appeared guilty, the Li Family hesitated, while the eldest daughter-in-law of the Li Family almost burst out laughing, finding it immensely satisfying and having no intention of intervening.
Li Er, whom Huang Tao called, also hesitated. No matter whether his wife was dear to him or not, she was still his family. It didn’t make sense to stand aside while his own family member was being beaten. He thought about going over to break up the fight, but Mrs. Li grabbed him, "You wife brought this on herself. The stuff from a few days ago hasn’t even settled down yet, and here she is, causing more trouble by gossiping. She deserves it."
At that moment, Shen Yidong grabbed Huang Tao by the hair and demanded fiercely, "Tell me, are you jealous of our family, jealous that our sisters married well? Jealous that your man isn’t as successful as my brother? Jealous that our family doesn’t have sisterly in-laws? So, out of jealousy and envy, you conjured up such curses, you malicious woman! Watch me tear your mouth apart!"
Huang Tao screamed again, mustering all her strength to run to Li Er’s side. Staring at him as he hesitated, she sharply scolded, "Are you even a man? Seeing your wife getting beaten and you don’t even come to help! Didn’t you see they’re about to beat me to death!"
Li Er, triggered by her words, shoved her away, "Am I a man? Don’t you know that very well?" He swung his hand in a slap, but Huang Tao ducked, and due to excessive force, fell to the ground. She looked up at him furiously and scolded, "Li Ershuan, you coward, aren’t you afraid I’ll..."
"Shut your mouth!" Li Er, with eyes bloodshot, yanked her up and snapped, "If you keep spouting nonsense, see if I don’t divorce you!"
His threat had an effect, and although Huang Tao was still indignant, she dared not say anything more.
Now, seeing her in that state, Li Er became wary, so he stood in front of her and asked Shen Yixia, "Sister Shen, could there be some misunderstanding here? My wife got scared by a beating from me a couple of days ago and has hardly dared to go out. Could it be that while everyone was talking about this, she just mimicked their gossip?"
"Ugh, who doesn’t know that the wife you married is like a green-headed fly that eats shit? Wherever there’s hustle and bustle, she swoops in, eavesdropping eagerly. She can hardly wait to dig out everything about a family to go and blab, acting as if knowing their little secrets is a big deal. She can’t even look at herself honestly, nothing but a low schemer who gets jealous over others’ advantages!"