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A pained voice cried out, "Ah, it hurts so much! What’s happening to the baby in my belly?"
Lin Qiang immediately panicked and quickly picked up his sister-in-law, rushing toward the hospital. I followed closely behind with my mother-in-law.
Once at the hospital, after a series of examinations, the doctor informed Lin Qiang, "The pregnant woman has contracted a parasite; the baby inside is stillborn, and she will not be able to conceive again in the future."
At this revelation, the room fell into an uproar.
Especially my mother-in-law, who could not accept that a woman could no longer bear children. "Doctor, are you sure? My daughter-in-law is so healthy; how could she not have children?"
The doctor pointed to the test results. "Absolutely. The family needs to prepare for this psychologically."
Lin Qiang and my mother-in-law exchanged glances, and considering the high cost of treatment, they ultimately decided to forgo it. They planned to coax the sister-in-law back home and deceive her into agreeing to a divorce.
Without her child, the sister-in-law became listless and depressed. Soon enough, Lin Qiang proposed divorce.
Naturally, she was unwilling and sought my help: "Jiang Xue, can you ask Lin Yu to persuade Lin Qiang not to divorce me?"
I smiled faintly. "Sister-in-law, I can't help you."
Her eyes filled with resentment as she cursed, "Jiang Xue, may you die a horrible death!"
I looked at her coldly. "Sister-in-law, in our last life, I helped you and ended up with a tragic fate. In this life, you should fend for yourself."
Wang Shuang could no longer endure Lin Qiang's physical abuse and her mother-in-law's mockery; she ultimately signed the divorce agreement.
Just when I thought everything had come to an end, Zhou Ting showed up at our door.
She smugly rubbed her belly and said, "Wang Shuang, you don’t even have a child; no wonder you can’t keep a man. But it’s fine; if you can’t give birth, there are plenty of others who can."
Already feeling downcast, Wang Shuang's anger flared at Zhou Ting's words. She pulled a knife from her bag and lunged straight at Zhou Ting.
Lin Qiang stood in front of Zhou Ting and was struck in the carotid artery. Instantly, blood splattered everywhere. Lin Qiang died on the spot.
The old woman witnessed everything and, unable to bear it, went mad. When Sister-in-law was taken away by the police, she laughed and cried at the same time, looking at Lin Qiang's corpse and saying, "It's better this way; now you won't have children with other women." I had already fled the scene in terror.
I looked at the empty house, feeling an overwhelming sense of desolation in my heart. Sister-in-law was sentenced to ten years in prison, and I went to visit her. Due to severe parasitic infection, Sister-in-law had become nothing but skin and bones. She told me she was dying and apologized.
"Jiang Xue, I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have believed in folk remedies, and I definitely shouldn't have pushed your son down the stairs, but I just wanted to have a son."
I shook my head. "I won't forgive you."
Sister-in-law lived two lifetimes without ever bearing a son. "Jiang Xue, why? Why can't I have a son? Did I commit some sin in my past life?"
"Sister-in-law, a woman's worth is never limited to marriage and motherhood. You are not anyone's wife or mother; you are simply you."
Sister-in-law looked at me with a confused expression, as if she understood yet did not understand at all.
A few months later, news came from the prison that Sister-in-law had passed away. Her family had never visited her; they only referred to her as a source of bad luck. I heard that Zhou Ting had aborted the child after Lin Qiang's death.
The old woman threw things around the house, searching for her son's shadow. Lin Yu had no choice but to send her to a mental hospital, visiting her once a month. They say good and evil will eventually be repaid, but some wounds, once inflicted, can never be healed.
Sister-in-law suffered like this; so did I. The only consolation is that I still have a chance, while Sister-in-law no longer has one.
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