Mrs. Guo went out and didn’t return to the ward all morning.

She stayed in the restroom for the entire morning.

Her leg was still in a cast, so she couldn’t squat and had to sit on a stool without a seat made specifically for patients with injuries like hers.

Ten meters away from the restroom, 007 was chatting with Yuan Chun, "Host, do you want to take this opportunity to replace Mrs. Guo at her job?"

"I don’t want to. If I start working, I’ll miss out on so many opportunities to torture those little demons. Besides, Mrs. Guo’s job isn’t easy, and the pay isn’t high. It’s much easier to just get the Guo Family to hand over their salaries to me willingly." 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

"True enough." 007 agreed with her, "Host, you shouldn’t serve Mrs. Guo for free. Once she’s discharged, ask her for wages."

"Of course, I won’t ask for much—just whatever she would pay a caregiver, not a penny less. I’m not greedy, but I can’t be shortchanged either." Yuan Chun declared confidently.

said, "Host, why did you encourage Guo Jinghong to go to the countryside? She’s also a member of the Guo Family, and the original host’s wish was for the Guo Family to experience her pain. If Guo Jinghong leaves, how will you torment her?"

"Guo Jinghong already experienced that kind of pain, even before the original host married into the Guo Family. She was Guo Xiaotao’s punching bag. From the time Guo Xiaotao could sit up, he would hit, bite, and scratch her. She’s considered one of the unfortunate ones, so she isn’t included in the original host’s wish."

In the past life, the first person harmed by Guo Xiaotao was the original host, and the second was Guo Jinghong.

After the original host died, without his usual target, Guo Xiaotao didn’t dare hit Father Guo or Guo Jingling. He couldn’t beat Guo Jingling even if he tried, and Mrs. Guo was protected by them, so he didn’t dare to hit her easily either.

Eventually, Guo Xiaotao remembered his childhood punching bag and pestered Mrs. Guo to bring Guo Jinghong back.

Once Guo Jinghong returned home, he beat her harshly.

At that time, Guo Xiaotao was already old enough to know not to hit people in the face, so he aimed for Guo Jinghong’s body.

When Guo Jinghong returned to her husband’s home, she didn’t dare to speak of it.

After all, he was her maternal nephew, and she was afraid of losing face and of being looked down upon by her husband’s family.

Afterwards, Mrs. Guo often found various excuses to call Guo Jinghong home, making her a punching bag for Guo Xiaotao. Once, Guo Jinghong’s head hit the corner of a table, and she bled profusely.

No one in the Guo Family thought to send her to the hospital; they all considered covering it up. At that time, although Guo Jinghong wasn’t dead... because she was never taken to the hospital, she eventually died from excessive blood loss.

After she died, the whole family claimed she slipped and fell to her death while walking.

Guo Xiaotao, the murderer, killed two of the women closest to him yet received no punishment.

The Guo Family covered it up for him. However, they didn’t get a good result in the end either. With Guo Jinghong gone as their main punching bag, Guo Xiaotao turned Mrs. Guo into a punching bag.

Even if he got beaten a few times by Guo Jingling, Guo Xiaotao still couldn’t help but lay hands on Mrs. Guo.

When Guo Xiaotao was sixteen, Guo Jingling’s arm accidentally got caught in a machine. Guo Jingling lost an arm and, consequently, his job.

As a result, Guo Jingling became Guo Xiaotao’s major punching bag.

"007, I only pointed out a path for Guo Jinghong. Whether it’s a path to survival depends on her. You know, many girls who go to the countryside never return to the city."