When the old dog Hao Jianghua was at his wit's end, He Kun extended an olive branch, and the two of them hit it off.
He Kun didn't even bother to ask about the whole story. He only vaguely knew that He Kun wanted him to play the game of kindness—approach a woman, elicit her sympathy, then drop his hypocritical mask, humiliate her, and fuck her. He Kun would have someone install hidden cameras in advance to clearly film the rape or drugging process. Once He Kun successfully obtained the video, he gave Hao Laogou a large sum of money and went to the large hospital in Beijing where his daughter, He Hui, worked to treat the puppy's leukemia.
Things are interconnected, and sometimes fate plays tricks on us.
That year, after Bai Ying and I got married, I accompanied my mother, Li Xuanshi, back to Hunan from Beijing. On the train, Li Xuanshi saw an outdated newspaper report about a poor little boy, not even eight years old, dying of leukemia. His family had taken him to various hospitals, wandering the country, and had spent all their savings, leaving them nearly despairing. I hoped that kind-hearted people from all walks of life would show some compassion and donate money and supplies to help save his life...
Later, of course, I learned that this report was bait prepared by He Kun specifically for my mother, Li Xuanshi. Even if not on the train, Li Xuanshi would have seen this report on some other occasion. Therefore, the ending was inevitable.
What happened next is a bittersweet memory I desperately don't want to recall. Yet, it was all a dream that truly happened! From then on, I was in excruciating pain! From then on, I lost my mother! From then on, I was left with nothing! From then on, I fell into the abyss!
Li Xuanshi was successfully raped by Hao Laogou, who threatened her with the video and refused to let her speak out. After experiencing the ethereal beauty of Li Xuanshi's body, Hao Laogou couldn't stop and became aroused. He didn't give the video to He Kun but continued to spend the night with Li Xuanshi!
Li Xuanshi struggled and resisted several times in vain and gradually became addicted to the sea of desire. After being single for a long time, she felt empty and lonely, and was thirsty for desire. Although the old dog was ugly and wretched, a mature woman who was deeply in desire quickly sank into depravity after tasting the carnal bliss that was better than sweet rain, and she could never go back to the way she was before!
He Kun got what he deserved, and in the end, his efforts were in vain, and he and Hao Laogou completely broke off relations. Hao Laogou hugged Li Xuanshi's thigh, feeling very proud, and no longer took He Kun seriously.
Li Xuanshi devoted herself to the cause of her adulterer's son, campaigning extensively and ultimately helping to raise 816,799 yuan. Of course, this also included a generous donation of 100,000 yuan from Li Xuanshi, myself, and my fiancée Bai Ying. This was more than enough for the puppy's leukemia treatment, with plenty left over.
Watching Li and Hao, their passionate and infatuated relationship, He Kun finally realized that his painstaking planning had ultimately backfired. Furious, he finally lost his mind and made a foolish move. He recruited seven or eight thugs to assassinate Hao Laogou, but they were unexpectedly captured and killed by Hao Laogou.
In the end, He Kun also successfully sent himself to prison. Alas, how can heaven deceive us?
He Kun commissioned a lawyer to make a compromise with Hao Laogou and paid two prescriptions and 100,000 yuan in exchange for Hao Laogou's partial forgiveness. However, after all, it was a serious criminal case of hiring a killer, and he was still sentenced to eight years in prison.
Hao Laogou, a treacherous and suspicious man, threatened He Kun while he was writing the prescriptions, saying he would go to Beijing to try them out with He Kun's daughter and son-in-law. He Kun's defenses were already broken, and he reluctantly wrote down the recipes for Dragon Essence and Tiger Fierceness Tonic Soup and Su Nu He Huan Yang Yan Soup. As the saying goes, there's always a way out, and every wicked person will eventually be punished by another wicked person!
From then on, Hao Laogou returned with a full load, starting his road to counterattack as a vicious dog.
Hao Laogou was cunning, greedy, and always greedy. He even concealed the fact that he had obtained the rare ancient formula for strengthening yang and nourishing yin from his mistress Li Xuanshi. As a result, when the Dabu Tang and Yangyan Tang later became the essential medicines for promiscuity in Haojiagou, he foolishly believed that Hao Jianghua had obtained them from a wandering monk who was elusive.
Even though Li Xuanshi was extremely intelligent and kind-hearted, she had never expected that she would personally pass the recipe for extinction to her daughter-in-law Bai Ying and indirectly harm her eldest son Zuo Jing.
While she had personally prepared herbal decoctions for her ex-husband, the passage of time had made it impossible for her to distinguish or recall the various ingredients. Furthermore, having personally experienced the miraculous effects of the Dabu Tang countless times at the Haojiagou site, she could never have imagined that she would become an accomplice in Hao Jianghua's "borrowed knife" scheme. She could never have imagined the contempt and complacency Hao Laogou would give He Kun when he trembled and explained the secrets of the Jue Hu Fang and the Dabu Tang when he coerced him into writing the prescription.
The human heart is unpredictable and indescribable. It may happen in a moment of thought or it may be innate!
The same is true for the ebb and flow of the tide.
According to the confession of He Kun during the interrogation by the Secret Service, He Kun also revealed a huge secret, which aroused the curiosity of Ye Qian and me.
He Kun recounted how, a month after he was imprisoned, his daughter, He Hui, hurried from Beijing to visit him in Xingcheng Prison in Changsha, Hunan. The encounter was both awkward and poignant. By then, He Hui, a registered Beijing resident, worked in the hematology department at Beijing First People's Hospital and was married. Her husband, a native Beijinger, was a doctor assigned to the hospital's 110 emergency center.
He Kun received an eight-year prison sentence, making it impossible for him to manage his Changsha pharmacy. Closing was inevitable. During his time in prison, he reflected on his past and pondered many things, yet he never quite grasped his moral integrity or his bottom line. He was now consumed with resentment towards Hao Jianghua and Li Xuanshi, a resentment that gnawed at him day and night, unable to let go.
He speculated that Li Xuanshi would eventually marry the old farmer from the remote village of Hengshan County, and at that time, she would most likely take the vast fortune left by her late husband and invest in the impoverished area of Haojiagou. Hao Laogou was a womanizing and greedy person, which made it easy for his niece He Xiaoyue to sneak into Haojiagou and take revenge.
He Xiaoyue, He Kun's niece, was born into a family so impoverished and unable to afford to raise her that she was sold to a lesser-known family in Yuanling as a child bride. Before she was 18, she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. Malnutrition and premature birth left the child with cerebral palsy and intellectual disability.
He Xiaoyue was heartbroken and haggard, her days feeling like years. Not long after, her husband's family secretly found a country woman with a large butt to carry on the family line. She could only weep in secret, not daring to say a word. In the rural village, where customs were still naive, such incidents were commonplace.
The following year, the country woman, as expected, gave birth to a healthy, plump boy. He Xiaoyue's life began to become miserable. Neither her mother-in-law nor her husband treated her like a beast of burden, doing hard labor like an ox or a horse. The country woman, who prized her status by having a son, even targeted her at every turn. He Xiaoyue was practically in despair!
One day, a fellow villager who had just returned from Changsha secretly told her that her cousin He Kun had opened a medicine shop in Changsha and made a fortune. Since she couldn't make a living here, why not go to Changsha to live with her uncle? She would always have something to eat.
She struggled and thought for a long time, and it seemed that this was the only way out for her!
A month later, He Xiaoyue divorced her husband and fled to Changsha with her son Liangliang, who was abandoned by her husband's family.
After enduring the elements, hunger, and cold, he finally arrived in Changsha, the provincial capital, and found it truly bustling and vibrant. Tall buildings, wide roads, and a constant stream of people—a bustling, vibrant city that never sleeps. To He Xiaoyue, this was truly a dream paradise!
After asking a lot of questions, she finally found Heji Pharmacy and finally felt relieved. He Kun didn't treat her harshly. After all, they were close relatives, and he needed a reliable helper. He arranged for her to learn some pharmacology from him and learn how to distinguish different Chinese herbal medicines.
He Xiaoyue was grateful and diligent, but her cultural background was limited and needed to be refreshed. To ensure she could continue her daytime work, she borrowed money from He Kun and enrolled in night school. She worked diligently and even helped He Kun with household chores, such as washing and mending.
He Kun also looked at his niece differently, teaching her some pharmacology and medicine, and paying her a pretty generous salary.
In this way, He Xiaoyue worked in He Kun's pharmacy for nearly six years until He Kun was imprisoned.
In the reception room, He Kun instructs his daughter He Hui to dispose of the Changsha medicine shop. He then secretly observes Li Xuanshi and Hao Jianghua's every move and supports He Xiaoyue's life, hoping to use her in the future.
He Xiaoyue's income has dried up. Fortunately, her cousin He Hui continues to provide support; otherwise, she would have fallen on hard times again. She could handle the hardship herself, but her son Liangliang needed long-term medical treatment and urgently needed money. With no other options, she found a job as a nanny at the labor market, hoping to support herself.
Time flies, and a year has passed in the blink of an eye. One day, He Xiaoyue unexpectedly receives a call from her cousin He Hui, who asks her to visit He Kun in the prison in Xingcheng. She has something to ask her. Grateful for her uncle's kindness, He Xiaoyue rushes to Xingcheng Prison, unsure of what to do.
In the reception room, He Kun laid out his plan. He sent her to sneak into Haojiagou and wait for an opportunity to secretly add two herbs to the tonic soup that Hao Jianghua was taking. Within six months, it would ensure that Hao Gou would have no offspring, but it would not affect his normal male function, unknowingly venting his anger.
He Xiaoyue was timid and wanted to refuse in a panic, but she couldn't say it. Finally, under He Kun's coercion and inducement, she had to compromise and agree.
Before leaving, He Kun gave her another round of instruction, explaining everything in detail.
He Xiaoyue nodded and agreed, keeping them all in mind.
Soon, He Xiaoyue, with her beautiful and voluptuous figure, coupled with her impressive medical knowledge, secured a place in the Hao family mansion. She initially served as the compound's housekeeper, handling the tedious daily affairs of the household. Later, she was raped by Hao Laogou and taken into his harem. Her cautious nature and nonchalant attitude earned her the trust of both Li Xuanshi and Hao Jianghua, and two years later, she was appointed director of the hot spring villa. Like a fish in water, her status seemed second only to Wang Shiyun, the general manager of the Haojiashan Golden Tea Oil Company.
She was responsible for preparing the tonic soup that Hao Jianghua drank before each debauchery, to help the old dog to have no offspring!
Over the years, she witnessed Li Xuanshi's career rise, becoming a force to be reckoned with in the Hengshan region. Hao Jianghua, a scoundrel who had achieved success, was arrogant and, once well-fed, lusty. The Hao family compound was a scene of revelry, debauchery, and wanton excess! The beauties in the harem, from Li Xuanshi on down to Xu Lin, Wang Shiyun, her own He Xiaoyue, and the later arrivals of Cen Xiaowei and Wu Tong, were a truly dazzling array of beauties, from the plump to the slender, the green willows to the vibrant blossoms. They were all enchanting and voluptuous, all succumbing to debauchery. Their allure was voluptuous, sultry, and utterly captivating. Their allure was captivating, sultry, and utterly ecstatic.
To her surprise, even Bai Ying, the incredibly beautiful and noble lady from a noble family, fell under the crotch of the hideous Hao Jianghua. His unbridled indulgence and unruly behavior put even Xu Lin and other mature women to shame. Meanwhile, her own mother-in-law, Li Xuanshi, turned a blind eye to the incestuous relationship and even joined in the fray herself. The lewd scene of the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law flying together, sharing the same husband, was vivid in her mind, beyond words!
She mourned silently for the eldest young master, Zuo Jing. Wasn't it said that God had mercy on the world? Why did such an innocent man have to suffer such humiliating karma?
At that time, He Xiaoyue had already entered the Hao family compound for more than half a year. From her quiet observation, none of the women Hao Jianghua had favored for a long time had given birth to any children. Only Li Xuanshi had successfully given birth to a pair of delicate twin sons after Hao Xuan.
He Xiaoyue was shocked, unable to comprehend the reasoning. She thought to herself, despite years of experience in pharmacology and prescriptions, while she wouldn't claim to have mastered them to perfection, she knew that prescribing the right medicine for the right condition was foolproof. How could such a result possibly have occurred?
After countless rounds of deliberation, he came up with an unexpected, yet plausible, answer. There was only one possibility: Li Xuanshi's actions were simply too unfathomable.
Ye Qian and I were also looking at each other in surprise at this moment. We sat opposite each other on the soft and comfortable leather sofa in the room of Zhuhui Hotel, staring at each other with surprise and suspicion.
Ye Qian had watched some pornographic videos in the inner house of the Hao family and also read some of Li Xuanshi's diaries. The contents were extremely pornographic and licentious, which made her blush. She was uncomfortable and just glanced over some pages without reading them carefully, so it was inevitable that she would miss some of them!
If not, then you can resolve your doubts and questions. Why would you argue with me? I can only lament the impermanence of life!
He Kun secretly sent He Xiaoyue undercover in Haojiagou. The first step of their goal was to make Hao Laogou childless. Since He Xiaoyue agreed to carry out the mission and even sacrificed her body for it, it should be unlikely that there would be any mistakes given her rigorous and methodical style. But in the past two years, it is true that the women around Hao Laogou have not given birth to any children. Why did something unexpected happen with Li Xuanshi? This doesn't make sense and is unscientific?
Ye Qian said her questions in rapid succession like a kitten with its fur standing on end.
I was also puzzled, so I asked her, "Didn't you read Li Xuanshi's diary? There's no record of this incident there?"
Ye Qian's pretty face flushed, and she glared at me fiercely, saying shamefacedly, "I'm an unmarried girl who's as chaste as a virgin. How can I possibly savor every word of such filthy stuff? Didn't I expect you to tell me after you finish reading it?"
I was speechless after being confronted by her. What could I do? I really haven't found the courage to explore the secrets in the password box yet, but the demons in my heart have not been completely eliminated, and I deserve this hardship.
If we only talk about Li Xuanshi's eldest daughter, Hao Xuan, born after her marriage, it makes sense. She was conceived before He Xiaoyue administered the drug. Later, I even speculated that this little bastard was conceived during intercourse between Li and Hao before their wedding. Hao Xuan was born less than eight months after Li married into Haojiagou. This indirectly confirms that Hao Laogou, despite his age, was still capable of siring children.
Then, the terrifying answer emerges. He Xiaoyue certainly didn't engage in illicit activities; she consistently followed He Kun's instructions, and there shouldn't have been any major errors in the details. So, while all the women around Hao Gou were effectively protected from pregnancy, why did Li Xuanshi slip through the cracks? And why did she achieve two successes at once?
The answer was actually already obvious, but precisely because it was too shocking, Ye Qian and I did not say it out loud.
Yes, the most scientific explanation is that Li Xuanshi secretly hid it from Hao Laogou and had extramarital sex.
This undoubtedly made my impression of Li Xuanshi even worse. Being so promiscuous, while not necessarily being a promiscuous woman, being pregnant with a bastard behind the back of her legal husband wasn't exactly a glorious thing either.
Ye Qian understood my feelings, sighed softly, and said, "Zuo Jing! I know you still can't face the pornographic videos of your mother, wife, and those women. I've seen some of them, and the scenes are truly disgusting.
In fact, if you want revenge, whether you have physical evidence or not is completely irrelevant! Everyone in Haojiagou, adulterers and adulteresses, is evil! However, in my opinion, when you can face those filthy things, you will be truly strong enough to move on from your own heart knot. Looking back, the past will have been cleared away!"
Ye Qian's words certainly made sense. When will I be able to face the depths of my heart, when will I be able to truly escape the cage I have created? Where my heart is trapped, the cuckoo weeps blood!
He Xiaoyue discovered that Li Xuanshi had successfully given birth to twin sons, thus thwarting her mission to end Hao Jianghua's lineage. However, she was secretly certain that the children Li Xuanshi had given birth to were definitely bastards.
If she just ran to tell her uncle He Kun in prison based on rumors, given He Kun's viciousness and insidiousness, he would definitely ask her to kill the two innocent Li children. This was something she could never do. It was the bottom line of being a human being. It was the most basic humanity. She, He Xiaoyue, was a mother herself and knew how difficult it was for a woman to give birth to a child. She didn't know if she was a good woman, but she was definitely a competent and good mother. For her children, she could give everything she had without hesitation, even her life! Therefore, when she witnessed with her own eyes the scene where Li Xuanshi, Bai Ying, Hao Jianghua, and those women had colluded to deceive Zuo Jing, she felt deeply sorry for Zuo Jing, even though she forgot that she was also one of those women, and that it was her who drugged Bai Ying and Zuo Jing! Women are sometimes so contradictory and forgetful!
Ye Qian straightened her posture, but glared at me for a moment before saying, "I think your revenge plan should start now, right? How's it going? Which woman do you plan to start with?"
I nodded without hesitation and replied, "He Xiaoyue!"
Ye Qian actually smiled charmingly, sexy and attractive, and I actually felt my heart beating faster. It is human nature to love beauty, and I am no exception.
"Yeah!" Ye Qian stuck out her tongue playfully and said sweetly, "He Xiaoyue has a great figure when she takes off all her clothes!"
I was immediately defeated by her and didn't want to pay any attention to her.
Ye Qian continued to look at me provocatively and said with a smile: "You have been squatting in the kiln for a year. I heard that men will develop problems if they don't vent for a long time. Listen to your sister, just think of those women as interest! And no matter what, they are much cleaner than the ladies in the nightclub! Haha..." Before she finished speaking, she almost laughed to tears.
I glared at her angrily. As for what I did to the women in Haojiagou, I wasn't obsessed or burdened by it. The ones who truly hurt me the most were Li Xuanshi and Bai Ying; the others were just passing through. Even my former childhood friend, Cen Xiaowei, were like two trains going in opposite directions, fatefully intertwined, with no end in sight!
After a while, Ye Qian had enough of the jokes and turned serious again, saying, "The information in the suitcase also includes the information we've collected on people associated with Haojiagou. You can take a look at it first. Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you win every battle!"
I said, "Well! I'll take a closer look tonight!" After a moment's silence, I looked up and said to her bright eyes, "Sister Qian! Now that the game has started, I think I should go to the hot spring resort to soak in the hot springs. At least I own a quarter of the shares there!"
"Of course," Ye Qian nodded rapidly. Seeing her start her antics again, I couldn't help but laugh. She rolled her eyes at me, then put on a bright smile again, saying in a coquettish voice, "If I have nothing to do, I can find a few big-breasted girls to give me some oil massages, some massages, and some relaxation. That would be really free and easy, wouldn't it?"
"Sister Qian!" I looked at her affectionately. "Do you want to tell me something? Like, truth or dare? It's okay, just say it! I'm listening!"
"Ah! What?" She suddenly became flustered. I saw her ears quickly turn red. She got up hastily, said "Uh! It's too late. I'm going back to my room to sleep!" and turned away.
I burst out laughing, shrugged my shoulders, and thought to myself: Can't I cure you?
I closed the door and lit a Baisha cigarette. After a few puffs, I pulled the suitcase from under the bed and quickly entered a password. With a click, the suitcase finally opened, revealing a specially marked file. I sat back on the sofa and dimmed the floor-standing reading light to my right. The spacious room suddenly brightened, its orange light appearing incredibly soft.
In a trance, I thought of the desk and desk lamp in the old house of Zuojiazhuang. The charming young woman with long black hair who liked to wear white dresses sat on the camphor wood table and wrote her diary quietly day after day. The light reflected the beautiful figure, slender and dreamy. Only the rustling sound of the pen tip touching the shiny paper of the notebook could be heard. Occasionally, the chirping of insects outside the window sounded like a harmony, further setting off the night as clear as water. Who is the soulmate of this beauty?