LIGHTNOVELONLINE
Chapter 159
Zhou Ziyou recited the second line again, and Gray Tail listened attentively.
The second day.
The third day, it was the same.
On the fourth day, Gray Tail and Zhou Ziyou went out to buy groceries. Along the way, Zhou Ziyou spoke much less, and Gray Tail sensed that her mood was not great.
When they were carrying the groceries back, they ran into Zhou's family members at the community gate.
Zhou Ziyou's expression at that moment was as if she had eaten feces, even more unsightly.
Liu Haifeng came with her two sons. Seeing Zhou Ziyou, she was furious: "Well! You dead wench! You finally deigned to come out!"
Noticing the tall young man behind Zhou Ziyou, she remembered it was the same one from last time, and her eyes revealed some wariness. Zhou's two brothers also trembled.
However, Liu Haifeng was ultimately unafraid. Whenever she saw this daughter, her courage seemed to swell.
"Good! Is this the man you found? What a hoodlum! Do you know how he bullied your brothers last time? You white-eyed wolf, quickly break up with him and come back with me!"
Zhou Ziyou scoffed, "Go back with you to do what? Let you sell me and count your money?"
"Sister, you always think the worst of us," Zhou's younger brother complained, frowning. "Does Mom's hardship in raising us mean nothing to you?"
Zhou's elder brother also spoke up, "To be honest, no one mistreated you at home, did we? We treated you well. Why have you become like this..."
"Shut up, you two!" Zhou Ziyou glared angrily, her entire body bristling. She sneered coldly, "It was indeed difficult for her to raise you, and she did treat you well. But from a young age, I was the one doing chores and housework. I did all the dirty and tiring work. I had no time to play or toys. I was treated like a stray. If I really was a stray, I could accept it! Aren't you blind? Can't you see?"
She was Liu Haifeng's own daughter, and that was the greatest harm done to her.
They were all her children, yet she favored the others to that degree.
Over the years, she shed countless tears of grievance. Even now, she could not escape the pain her birth family caused, unforgettable and hard to let go.
Zhou Ziyou took a deep breath, not wanting to show her vulnerability in front of them. She grabbed Gray Tail's arm tightly. "That's right, he's my boyfriend. He was born with great strength. If you want him to beat you again, you can try." She turned to leave, dragging Gray Tail. "Get lost!"
Gray Tail lowered his gaze to the woman's tight grip on his arm, not pulling away. Instead, he asked her seriously, "Shall I throw them off the cliff?"
Zhou's brothers trembled, recalling the terror of being manhandled before, when this freak had effortlessly lifted one of them weighing 170 pounds with one hand...
Zhou Ziyou was tempted by the idea, but of course, she couldn't do such a thing. Taking advantage of her family's shock, she pulled Gray Tail and strode into the community. "In the human world, it's forbidden. Just ignore them."
They were at the community gate now. She was afraid Gray Tail would do something inhuman and get photographed, which could lead to danger if the photos spread online.
Gray Tail looked back at the people by the gate, his pupils darkening as if something flickered in his eyes.
Zhou Ziyou didn't notice, still reminding him, "I don't know what abilities you have, but remember, don't use your powers in public. It could be very dangerous, you know?"
"Yeah, I know."
He had known all along.
However, this woman was already worrying about him after experiencing hurt from her own family...
The feeling of being cared for was strange, but not unpleasant.
Back home.
Zhou Ziyou grew quieter, likely affected by her family's appearance earlier.
Gray Tail pursed his lips and took the initiative to speak, "Today... not reading the long comments?"
Maybe reading them would cheer her up.
Zhou Ziyou waved dismissively, her mood seeming to worsen. "Don't mention it. I got cursed out pretty badly today."
Gray Tail was taken aback. "Why cursed? Cursed at you?" Zhou Ziyou snorted, "In our line of work, we can't always receive comments from little angels, can we? Some people get upset if I don't write to their liking or touch a nerve. They'll curse me out."
"Any job that earns money isn't easy. It's normal."
However, Gray Tail frowned, unsure. Perhaps it was normal, as she said. But somehow... he felt outraged.
She was clearly so good...
In his heart, she was so good...
Gray Tail felt his anger growing.
Zhou Ziyou dragged her weary body back to her room to work.
Gray Tail grew more and more incensed. He left.
In the wilderness of Qingcheng.
A tall young man carried a man in each hand, walking step by step toward a cliff.
"Ah ah ah, I don't dare anymore, please, please!" Zhou's brothers wept and their legs went soft.
"Didn't I make it very clear last time?" Gray Tail asked flatly.
As soon as he finished speaking, the hand holding Zhou's elder brother flung him upward. Zhou's elder brother felt like he was going to fly. The next second, he was plummeting down.
"Ahhh!" He was going to fall off the cliff and die!
Just when he thought it was over, his leg was caught. Gray Tail was expressionless, tossing them up like ragdolls, letting them fall, then catching them again and again just as they thought they would die...
At the windy, treacherous cliff's edge, Zhou's brothers had wet themselves.
"I won't dare anymore, I'll never go find her again!"
"I won't dare anymore!! Mommy, save me!"
Next, the two brothers were thrown into the river. Each time they were about to drown, they were pulled out.
Gray Tail let out a low howl toward the sky.
Wolves appeared, one by one.
They surrounded Zhou's brothers, growling and intent on devouring them.
Zhou's brothers were terrified. "We won't dare, we swear we won't dare!!"
"Who knows if your words are true or false?" Gray Tail stood by, using leaves to wipe his hands.
"You can bite them."
As soon as he said it, the wolves pounced.
That day was the most painful day in Zhou's brothers' lives. They passed out many times, sustaining non-fatal but severe injuries covering their bodies.
"Come find her again, and you'll be filling their bellies," Gray Tail said flatly, stroking one of the larger wolves.
Zhou's brothers promised repeatedly, crawling and wetting themselves as they fled.
The wolves were not from the Wolf Clan, but rather wolves from the human world. Gray Tail often hunted in the mountains, giving them the food he didn't eat. Thus, this pack obeyed him.
His phone rang.
Zhou Ziyou's voice came through, "Where did you go? Have you eaten?"
Gray Tail responded with an "oh," his expression revealing a hint of obedience.
He leapt and ran at high speed, his body a blur as he swiftly returned to the city.
At the dining table.
Zhou Ziyou ate her food, and Gray Tail ate his meat.
Her mood had improved somewhat, and she began talking more.
That night, she received a text from an unknown number: Little sister, we won't come find you again, ever again. Live your own life. We'll take care of Mom and make sure she doesn't bother you.
Zhou Ziyou was stunned. These people had suddenly changed their attitude. Did they have another motive?
What she didn't know was that from that day on, Zhou's family truly never came to find her again.
Days became uneventful once more.
Bored, Zhou Ziyou began envying those with partners.
She wanted a partner too.
She had indulged in eating lately and now weighed 125 pounds.
Starting today! Lose weight! Find a partner!!
She began another weight loss plan.