Jing’er was confused. Li Mu’s regrets drew her tears out while she still didn’t believe those were from Li Mu’s heart.

The senior lady continued rolling on the ground, which annoyed Li Mu. He caught her clothes, dragged her up, and then scolded, “I warn you if you dare to bully the good, you will regret living in the world. I will pinch you to death, and then you will know the feeling of death.”

The senior lady cursed, “Screw you! Son of a b*tch, you must die soon or later!”

“Thanks for your blessed words. I have been through many tough experiences. Maybe you want to try, too. Or, I just send you to where my grandmother was. She must miss you very much!”

The senior lady was frightened and didn’t dare to curse.

Li Mu snorted to set her in the chair and warned her, “If you put my words in your heart and behave better, I promise you that you will live a happy life with delicious food. But if you still dare to do anything bad, I will treat you the way you treated my grandmother. Understand?”

The senior lady cried, “Li Mu, I love you the most. I am your mother. You can’t treat me like this. My heart is broken!”

“When you treated others like this, did you ever think that their hearts were broken? Don’t blame me. You deserve it. As a good teacher, you should feel proud.”

The senior lady didn’t speak anymore. She just cried all the time.

Li Mu crouched and tried to be warmer, “Mom, harmony brings wealth. Don’t you think why there are fewer people in our Li Family? I don’t frighten you. But there is really comeuppance in the world. I don’t want to harm you but want to save you!”

The senior lady looked at him with a little fear.

“Mom, I hope you do something good. Recite and pay tribute to Buddha to clean your sins for a better end. Just take it easy. I will serve you and give you a happy life.”

The senior lady thought for a long while and nodded to Li Mu, ‘‘I know you do these for me. I will keep your words in my heart. My son grew up. Now you are the manager of our family.”

Then she took a bunch of keys from her clothes to Li Mu.

“This is the key of warehouses. Now you will keep it. And you are the manager of the family. You are right. I should recite and pray tribute to the Buddha for a better future for our Li Family.”

Li Mu supported the senior lady and sent her for a rest.

After she rested, Li Mu came back to the front yard. He found Jing’er still standing at the same place and was stunned. Seeing Li Mu, she became too paralyzed to do anything.

Li Mu handed the keys over and said to her, “From now on, you are the hostess of the family. You take charge of the inner affairs and I will handle the outsides. Take good care of the keys. I believe you can manage the family well.”

Just like touching a hot soldering iron, Jing’er flinched her hands back so the keys dropped on the ground. And then Jing’er kneeled instantly.

After holding her up, Li Mu forced her to receive the keys and consoled her, “I was blind before. Listening to the Zen master’s Sutra Preaching, I suddenly realized that I commit an unforgivable crime. Just take it easy. I will treat you well and won’t abuse or insult you anymore.”

Jing’er wept bitterly and nodded slightly.

Under Li Mu’s forced correction, this family finally gained its tranquility.

The senior lady recited and paid tribute to the Buddha and treated people more and more kindly. After all the servants were equipped, Jing’er got rid of the heavy housework. Her face became more and more healthy. Smiles appeared on her face.

But things weren’t so perfect. Whenever Jing’er met Li Mu, she always flinched like mice met cats. There were no harmony and happiness between husband and wife.

But it was essential to Li Mu. Because it decided whether Li Mu could break this heart realm.

Now there were three heart realms left, which were happiness, fear, and frightened. This heart realm could neither be happy nor frightened. Then it must be fear.

Who feared? Of course, Jing’er did. She always feared the cruelty of her mother-in-law. These fears sprouted in her heart and could hardly be removed.

Of course, time could cure everything. Only if Little Brother Li continued to love his wife, Jing’er would finally have a happy marriage. But who knew when this day would come? If she always couldn’t feel happy, did Li Mu have to accompany her all his life?

Li Mu was dismayed all day. But in case of drawing Jing’er’s sadness, Li Mu hid his feelings. Or all his efforts would be destroyed.

This night, Li Mu said goodnight to the senior lady and talked with her for a while. Nobody knew their children more than the mother. Noticing Li Mu’s dismay, the senior lady couldn’t help asking, ‘My son, the family become more and more harmonious. Why are you worried? What happened?’

“Mom, don’t ask so much. I don’t want to upset you.”

“What are you saying? You are my son. As a part of me, you can tell me everything upsetting you. That’s reasonable. Tell me, son, what happened?”

Li Mu hesitated for a while and said,

“It was about Jing’er.”

“How did she trouble you?”

“No, she treats me well and manages the family well too. But she fears me and always hides from me. We seem not like a couple and don’t have the intimacy of a couple.”

The senior lady signed and recited.

“You could blame me for that. I always incited you to abuse her and insult her. She didn’t have any happiness in our home. I always regretted it deeply whenever I thought about it. You must treat her well and make her happy. I will pray for you to God to bless you two have a happy marriage.”

“Okay, it doesn’t deserve your too many worries. Things passed by. Our family will become better and better. Just sleep. I will talk to her.”

Leaving the senior lady’s bedroom, Li Mu dropped his head to walk to the front yard. While walking, he considered how to solve this situation.

After searching his mind, he still didn’t find an efficient and effective solution.

Now the moon climbed up the sky and the darkness was heavy. Li Mu stood under the willow in the yard, considering the solution.

The breeze brushed branches of the willow and touched Li Mu’s face sometimes. He broke a branch to play in his hands and swung.

Suddenly an idea occurred. Li Mu’s eyes brightened. Then he said to himself, “Little Brother Sissy, this idea must satisfy you!”

He strode hurriedly to the room and then Jing’er came around to ask politely, “My husband came back. Is my mother-in-law well?”

“My mom is well and she praised your filial piety. But she thinks you fear her and always run away when she appears. It nerves her.”

Jing’er turned to shiver with tension, “It’s my fault. I upset my mother-in-law. I will spend more time with her then.”

Li Mu held her to sit at the edge of the bed and consoled her sightly, “You misunderstood me. My mom was nervous about her regrets. She thinks she didn’t treat you well and then pray for you every day and wish you can be happy.”

“I know, my husband. I will try my best!”

“You always try your best. I can see it. But you don’t need to be so tired. We are a couple and can share everything. You can tell me everything in your heart. Don’t always ignore your discomforts. Or our relationship will become worse and worse with time going by.”

Jing’er nodded her head and said slightly, “Okay. But, maybe you could stop abusing me in the future!”

Li Mu jumped from the edge of the bed cheerfully, “Jing’er, I have prepared for you. You can vent your dissatisfaction on me tonight!”

Jing’er rose her head to look at Li Mu with puzzles on her face.

Then Little Brother Li got a branch of willow from his sleeve and handed it to Jing’er. He tore his clothes and lay baldly on the ground. Facing Jing’er’s surprise, Li Mu cried, “Come on, my queen!”

…

Shan Tingyan woke up earlier than Bai Jing again. Then she found herself lying on the ground and someone was giggling next to her.

She climbed up and looked at the bed through the giggles. Then she found her senior fellow was happy and excited just as he was doing something fun.

Shan Tingyan got totally angry. Before thinking, she slapped her senior fellow into reality.

Dopey and drowsy, Bai Jing sat up and made himself clear. Then he raged, “Why do you slap me to wake me up?”

“I’m afraid that you will die in the sleep!” Shan Tingyan shouted back.

Bai Jing panted with anger and pointed to the nose of Shan Tingyan, “You. You impenetrable!”

“Humph, a bullied wife. What deserves your memorization? Are you addicted to the bully?”

Bai Jing was stunned and then asked instantly, “There weren’t you in this dream. Why do you know that?”

“How couldn’t I appear? You didn’t notice me. I was always in the dream!”

“Who were you?”

Shan Tingyan choked, “I was your mother-in-law!”

…

Li Mu walked outside the piazza with upset. His heart was agitated by a strange feeling. Li Mu, as a fine youth with a bright future, was bullied by Brother Sissy and then had to pretend to be happy. He started to suspect his sexual orientation.

The most essential point was that he didn’t know if Brother Sissy was true or illusory. If Brother Sissy exited in reality, Li Mu had to kill him. Yes, he must kill him to keep him silent.

Madam Lin still stood on the edge of the piazza. Seeing Li Mu, she greeted him happily. Watching his upset, Madam Lin asked instantly, “What’s wrong? Do you have trouble?”

Li Mu run and hugged her and then kissed her face and mouth. After these, Li Mu thought his sexual orientation was okay. His best love was still the mother of his child.

“My dear, what is it?”

“Huh, don’t mention it. I met a pair of mother and son. They bullied the son’s wife together almost to death. Tell me if it annoyed me.”

“So this heart realm is the realm of sadness?”

“Yes, a total tragedy. And I forced it to turn into a happy ending. Am I good?”

Others approached and Mrs. Hong asked, “So how did you do that?”

“It’s easy. The worse guy can torture the bad guys. The mother and son are bad guys. I’m worse than them and bring them to feel the ancient ten chamber tortures. Then they dare not to bully others.”