But after this incident passed, Ye Rong no longer stayed at the chicken farm. She noticed Ye Rong couldn’t sleep well every day, suffering from insomnia, getting up in the middle of the night to sit on the bed and smoke. Initially, she thought the changes at home had made him sad.

Yet one night during a thunderstorm, Ye Rong was dreaming, laughing, saying things like it’s good that he’s dead.

From then on, Fang Qiao realized what Ye Rong truly thought. Yet she kept silent, pretending she hadn’t heard anything. As his wife, she was well aware of Ye Rong’s dark side and hidden violent tendencies, which made her afraid to upset him. She lived every day cautiously.

Despite her caution, Ye Rong’s true nature just couldn’t be restrained.

Fang Qiao became pregnant, which was their first child after being married for a few years. Fang Qiao was very happy, and Ye Rong was also pleased, becoming very attentive to her since she conceived. However, before the couple could celebrate for long, strangely the baby miscarried before two months had passed. Even after spending dozens of yuan for fetal protection at the hospital, they couldn’t save the baby.

From then on, Ye Rong sighed every day at Fang Qiao, and even when she was recuperating, he wasn’t very attentive. Eventually, he started finding fault with Fang Qiao, either complaining her clothes were not cleaned properly or saying the food she cooked wasn’t delicious.

All day, Ye Rong kept criticizing Fang Qiao for not doing any work, while he worked to the point of exhaustion outside. He accused her of just enjoying a lazy life at home, indulging herself with good food and drinks without producing even an egg like a worthless person.

Fang Qiao felt wronged but dared not speak up.

Despite this, Ye Rong’s behavior worsened. Whenever things weren’t going well outside, he would come home and take it out on Fang Qiao with beatings and scolding. She could only endure and stay silent, occasionally venting her grievances to her father and sister when she went back to her maiden home.

Fang Qiao’s father had only two daughters and relied on them for his old age. Initially, he thought with Ye Rong’s father deceased and his mother imprisoned, he as the father-in-law would have some authority. However, he didn’t expect this son-in-law to be unreliable, always bullying his daughter.

Fang Qiao’s father couldn’t bear it and secretly confronted Ye Rong once, reprimanding him. In front of his father-in-law, Ye Rong nodded and admitted his mistakes, but the minute he returned home, he started questioning Fang Qiao.

It was then that Ye Rong brutally beat Fang Qiao, leaving her unable to step outside for half a month. It wasn’t that Fang Qiao dared not go out, it was Ye Rong who wouldn’t let her, fearing neighbors would see Fang Qiao’s facial injuries and complain about him in the village.

But from that point on, whenever Ye Rong was slightly unhappy, he would vent his anger on Fang Qiao, having learned to not hit her face but target areas on her body that outsiders couldn’t see.

Fang Qiao had always known about Ye Rong’s violent tendencies, and despite her constant caution, it erupted after all.

Domestic violence always repeats after the first occurrence. She knew this kind of life would persist frequently, just like her mother-in-law—over the years, she had heard much about her mother-in-law’s experiences in the village.

She realized what kind of family she had entered. Over the years, she was cautious to avoid Ye Rong evolving into his father’s demeanor.

Unexpectedly, she still failed to stop Ye Rong’s behavior in the end.

Even though Fang Qiao was often beaten by Ye Rong, she never mentioned it at her maiden home, fearing that if she told her father, he would confront Ye Rong, and Ye Rong’s retaliation would worsen on her.

Ye Rong was better at putting on an act than his father, appearing to be quiet and honest in front of outsiders, yet he held malice in his heart.

Who would have thought that her father was unaware, but her sister wasn’t. Her sister visited once shortly after Ye Rong had beaten her. His control slipped this time, causing Fang Qiao’s face to hit the table, leaving purple bruises. Ye Rong prevented Fang Qiao from going out.

When her sister came, it happened that Ye Rong wasn’t home, having gone out to deliver goods, so Fang Qiao opened the door for her sister. At first, her sister questioned her, and Fang Qiao claimed she accidentally bumped herself, but accidentally touched Fang Qiao, hearing her hiss with obvious pain from injuries.

Fang Qiao’s sister firmly checked her body and found nowhere unhurt on Fang Qiao’s body.

Her sister cried and scolded Ye Rong’s ancestors with her sister there. Had Fang Qiao not held her back, her sister would have waited to confront Ye Rong.

Yet after her sister returned home and shared everything with their father, he immediately brought his eldest son-in-law over, saw his daughter’s injuries, and flew into a rage, beating Ye Rong and taking Fang Qiao back home.

Ye Rong was beaten by his father-in-law, and she definitely didn’t want to stay at home waiting for Ye Rong to retaliate, so she went home with her father.

But a week after this incident passed, Ye Rong brought gifts to fetch Fang Qiao, humbling himself and repeatedly admitting his faults, saying he was a fool, and showed remorse.

His words coupled with his demeanor moved Fang Qiao’s father, who eventually persuaded Fang Qiao to go back and live well, saying Ye Rong had repented. Only Fang Qiao knew Ye Rong wasn’t like that, and if she returned, the beatings would be even more brutal.

No matter what, Fang Qiao refused to go back. Since she wouldn’t return, Ye Rong would come every day with gifts like chickens and ducks. During that period, whenever people from both villages saw Ye Rong with large bags, they knew he was going to fetch his wife.

As time went on, people from the village felt Fang Qiao was being excessive. Fights between young couples happen all the time; it’s normal to have tiffs, and family should mediate, give the man a chance to step down. When married couples fight, it’s crucial not to maintain this endless conflict.