Pampered by the Toughest Man After Divorce
Chapter 288 - 289: Better to have thieves than none (Second update)_1

Chapter 288: Chapter 289: Better to have thieves than none (Second update)_1

"Then I will take it as a compliment," Nan Feng chuckled again.

She was not a traditional do-gooder. She was indeed kind, but she understood the weaknesses of human nature. She knew how to use these weaknesses against her enemies. All she needed now was to make one thing clear to her rivals: I am not a pushover. If I ever decide to come after you, I have a hundred methods to ensure your death is shrouded in mystery. But I won’t stoop so low, because unlike you, I am different!

Ye Ge embraced Nan Feng in his arms, seizing the darkness to first steal a kiss from her lips, then pull her closer by her waist. "It is getting late, I’ll take you home now."

"Hm."

The two figures once again leapt onto the enclosure wall, and then drifted down off it.

The night grew deeper, and in the distance, the occasional bark of dogs could be heard, along with the elongated voice of the night watchman, "Watch out for fire in this dry weather--"

...

Xin Meng stayed awake until dawn, her body itching so unbearably that she wanted to scratch it but couldn’t. She lay there sprawled out in an awkward position, unable to turn over, suffering so terribly that she felt like she might die then and there.

Who knew that contact with a lacquer tree would be so tormenting. She once thought of hiring a few women for a few taels of silver a day to pretend to be poisoned by lacquer tree. Now, she herself had tasted this torture, and it was absolutely agonizing.

It wasn’t until dawn that her son, a private school student, got up. He was surprised to find that his mother, who usually woke up early, was still in bed. So, he shouted from the door, "Mother, why haven’t you got up yet? Mother?"

Xin Meng was naked except for a blanket that Nan Feng had draped over her private areas, so of course, she couldn’t let her son enter the room. Instead, she asked her son to call the maid in. The maid was hired to cook and clean their home.

Upon entering the room and seeing Xin Meng tied up with red spots all over her body and uneaten peaches on the side, the maid was terrified. Xin Meng confessed that a thief had broken in that night but had fled. To preserve her reputation, she implored the maid not to leak this information.

But who was this maid? She used to work in a brothel and only started working as a nanny when she became older and less appealing. Having read erotic literature thoroughly, she believed the thief must have had a fetish for dominance.

The maid took it upon herself to untie Xin Meng, and then helped her dress. After many years of widowhood, the maid figured an encounter with a thief was better than none at all.

But Xin Meng couldn’t go to Yanyue Square. Appearing in public with her skin in such terrible condition would send a negative message about her products, causing them never to sell again.

An evil idea suddenly popped into her head.

Why not frame Nan Feng, saying her facial cleanser and mask caused this reaction?

However, as soon as this idea surfaced, she immediately discarded it. What did she say last night? She would gamble with her son’s life and stop hurting others.

So, if she said it, she had to do it.

With her son waiting outside, Xin Meng opened the door. Her son, named Bao Yi, had always been sensible. He understood the hardships his mother had endured all these years. Plus, he was a private school student. The school teachings were all about good virtues and ethical rules, and he always heard his mother talking about being a good person. Because of this, Bao Yi was always strict with himself.

When Bao Yi saw the red spots on Xin Meng’s face, he couldn’t hold back his concern and asked, "Mother, what happened to your face?"

He reached out to touch her face, but Xin Meng quickly pushed his hand away, "Don’t, it’s contagious."