Even After My Death

Chapter 74: Chapter 67 Intentional Injury Chapter 74: Chapter 67 Intentional Injury Commercial housing is constructed by developers, and the layout of each apartment is actually quite similar.

Jiang Ning walked into the living room, and seeing no one there, she headed towards the bedroom where light shone.

By now, Ruan Jiahua, who had been struck by the door and was in pain all over, finally reacted. Seeing Jiang Ning acting as if nobody else was in his house, his expression darkened, “Who are you? What are you doing in my house?! Get out!”

Seeing Jiang Ning actually walking towards the bedroom, Ruan Jiahua’s expression changed. He originally wanted to go up and stop Jiang Ning, but, glancing at the wide-open bedroom door, Ruan Jiahua seemed to think of something and did not stop her. Instead, he turned and shut the door behind him, locking it.

In the bedroom, Qin Taoran was kneeling by the bed with her back to Jiang Ning, naked.

One of her hands was cuffed to a ring by the bed, unable to escape. Her mouth was tightly sealed with tape, and her originally slender body was covered in wounds, a sight too horrific to endure.

On the floor beside Qin Taoran lay a whip and some other items thrown aside carelessly.

Hearing footsteps behind her, Qin Taoran shrank back in fear.

After seeing her terrible condition, Jiang Ning’s expression changed, and she quickened her pace, glancing aside, “Sister Qin, it’s me.”

Spotting a blanket on the bed, Jiang Ning reached out and draped it over Qin Taoran.

Qin Taoran had been tortured by Ruan Jiahua for almost an hour, completely drained and could only kneel weakly on the ground.

When she heard the sound of Jiang Ning’s voice, she struggled to turn her head, her eyes swollen, giving Jiang Ning a grateful look.

Jiang Ning squatted down and tore off the tape from Qin Taoran’s mouth, then saw Qin Taoran gulp down air like a fish that had just jumped onto the shore, gasping for breath.

Qin Taoran grabbed Jiang Ning’s hand tightly, tears in her eyes, and said excitedly, “Xiao Jiang, quick, call the police. Ruan Jiahua has gone mad!”

Qin Taoran curled up, her face collapsing in despair.

When Ruan Jiahua had not returned home at eight or nine o’clock that night, she had a faint premonition that he would probably be socializing again.

While coaxing her daughter to sleep, Qin Taoran even thought about sleeping with her daughter in her room.

But she couldn’t. She had tried it once before, and then Ruan Jiahua, regardless of the consequences, violently dragged her off her daughter’s bed. In front of her daughter, he grabbed her head and smashed it against the wall.

The violence of that incident had left a deep trauma on her daughter, and since then, Qin Taoran dared not sleep in the same room as her child.

That night, Qin Taoran was restless.

When Ruan Jiahua still hadn’t returned home by midnight, she curled up in the corner of the bed and fell asleep like a cooked shrimp.

It was after one o’clock when she was suddenly, violently dragged from the bed by Ruan Jiahua, followed by endless abuse and torment.

The call she just made to Jiang Ning had been made using a cellphone Qin Taoran had hidden in the bedding, because she had set Jiang Ning as her emergency contact.

Jiang Ning took out her phone from her pocket.

Ruan Jiahua, having locked the door, walked in just in time to hear Qin Taoran’s words.

Ruan Jiahua sneered, “Call the police?”

He looked down at the two women, Qin Taoran was slender and looked fragile, and Jiang Ning crouched before her wasn’t much better.

Ruan Jiahua said harshly, “Let’s see if she can get out of this room today!”

The malice in his tone was too apparent. Qin Taoran’s expression changed, “Ruan Jiahua! What do you want to do!”

“I’ll show you what happens when you don’t listen,” Ruan Jiahua retorted and stepped forward, reaching out to grab Jiang Ning.

At this point, seeing that Jiang Ning and Qin Taoran knew each other, Ruan Jiahua could guess that Jiang Ning had suddenly come to knock on the door because Qin Taoran had called for help without his knowledge!

This action of Qin Taoran greatly infuriated Ruan Jiahua.

Ruan Jiahua had never been so angry. Perhaps it was because Qin Taoran, who had always been firmly under his control, had somehow grown a backbone without him noticing, or perhaps it was because he had drunk too much that night, or maybe it was due to recent work frustrations… All these reasons combined, and Ruan Jiahua’s eyes showed a hint of viciousness as he looked at Jiang Ning.

Jiang Ning noticed the change in his eyes, her brows moved slightly, and she quickly got up. As Ruan Jiahua’s hand gripped Jiang Ning’s clothes, she grabbed his arm, ducked low, and flipped Ruan Jiahua onto the ground.

Ruan Jiahua hadn’t recovered before feeling the world spin, his body crashing to the floor with a heavy thud, the pain causing him to let go of Jiang Ning.

The sudden turn of events took less than two minutes.

Qin Taoran, who had witnessed it all, had her eyes wide open in shock.

Ruan Jiahua too had not expected to be brought down by a young girl. He struggled to get up, picked up a stool next to him, and threw it at Jiang Ning. She dodged and kicked Ruan Jiahua in the groin, sending him flying out and crashing to the ground.

Ruan Jiahua was in unbearable pain all over. Lying on the ground, he pointed at Jiang Ning, voice filled with resentment, “Call the police! Do it now! I’m going to sue you!”

Qin Taoran was also shocked by Jiang Ning’s strength.

When Ruan Jiahua was violent towards her, Qin Taoran felt fear and horror.

But observing how Jiang Ning quickly brought Ruan Jiahua down, Qin Taoran felt not only unafraid but also somewhat vindicated.

This Jiang Ning gave her a strong sense of security!

Hearing Ruan Jiahua’s words, Qin Taoran gripped the blanket in her hands, retaliating fiercely, “Ruan Jiahua! Have you no shame! She came to save me! If you dare to call the police, I will also call and have them arrest you!”

Ruan Jiahua was indifferent, “You’re my wife. We have a marriage certificate; there is no crime. She just hit me; that’s already intentional injury!”

The shamelessness of his words made Qin Taoran tremble with rage.

But she couldn’t deny, Ruan Jiahua was stating the facts.

Qin Taoran regretted once more, why did she ever get married? Why did she set her sights on such a man!

Jiang Ning’s expression was calm, unafraid of Ruan Jiahua’s threat. She looked at Qin Taoran, “Where’s the key to the handcuffs?”