After surviving my ordeal, I learned that the school beauty had given birth to twins for me.

Chapter 60 The Silencing Curse: Reaping the Bitter Fruit

It's a silencing spell.

Shen Yu had placed a silencing spell on her. Whenever she tried to mention Shen Yu or the Nightmare Curse to anyone, she would instantly lose her voice and be unable to utter a single word.

The prison guard, seeing her mouth agape but unable to speak, her face flushed red, assumed she was mentally unstable and rambling incoherently, and impatiently waved his hand away.

"Alright, alright, stop playing dumb! Go back to your bed and stay put! If you cause any more trouble, you'll be put in solitary confinement!"

After saying that, the prison guard turned and left, not taking her words seriously at all.

Li Qianqian collapsed against the iron gate, tears streaming down her face, trembling with despair.

She couldn't say it.

No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't tell anyone about this nightmare, nor could she ask anyone for help.

The days that followed turned into a living hell for Li Qianqian.

As soon as she falls asleep, she falls into that nightmare, experiencing over and over again all the suffering, despair, and torment that Jiang Xinlan had endured over the past six years.

She dared not sleep, trying her best to stay awake, but even if she managed to doze off while sitting, she would instantly fall into a nightmare.

She began to self-harm frantically, using pain to keep herself awake, but even so, she could not escape sleep, nor could she escape that inescapable nightmare.

Within a few days, the once bright and flamboyant Li Qianqian became emaciated.

His eyes were sunken, his hair was falling out in clumps, he was so thin that he looked unrecognizable, his eyes were unfocused and dull, and he looked like he had aged more than ten years. He had completely collapsed.

Her cellmates all thought she had mental problems and had gone mad.

The prison guards also took her to the infirmary for a checkup, but the doctors couldn't find any physical problems.

They only said that she was under too much mental stress and had developed a mental disorder, and prescribed her some sedatives.

But those medicines had absolutely no effect.

As soon as she falls asleep, nightmares will descend upon her.

She can never ask anyone for help, and she can never escape this cycle of reincarnation.

Alone, he had to endure the evil he had committed in the past, repaying the karmic debt he owed to Jiang Xinlan, again and again, every night.

The Jiang family's detached villa in Beijing.

In the luxurious European-style living room, Jiang Manli angrily smashed a wine glass on the floor, the scarlet wine spreading along the expensive handmade carpet like a pool of glaring blood.

"Useless! Utterly useless!"

Not content with smashing things, she pointed at the black-clad bodyguard standing with his head down and began to hurl insults.

"Five million! I gave her a full five million! She can't even handle this small matter! Not only did she fail to harm Jiang Xinlan in the slightest, she also landed herself in jail! A hopeless case!"

Just ten minutes ago, one of her men in Jiangcheng made an urgent call, informing her that Li Qianqian had been arrested.

Because the evidence against her for hiring someone to commit assault and malicious defamation is complete, she has no chance to defend herself and is now in custody.

Jiang Manli was absolutely furious.

While he was furious, his heart was also in his throat.

She wasn't afraid of Li Qianqian going to jail; what she was afraid of was that Li Qianqian wouldn't be able to withstand the police interrogation and would implicate her!

Six years ago, she began plotting against Jiang Xinlan. Over the years, she has used Li Qianqian to do almost all the dirty work, big and small.

Once Li Qianqian confesses and exposes her, even if the Jiang family can protect her, she will be disgraced and unable to hold her head high in Beijing's socialite circles. Furthermore, the elders of the Jiang family will become dissatisfied with her.

Thinking of this, Jiang Manli's back was instantly soaked with cold sweat. She grabbed the bodyguard's arm and asked sharply:

"Tell me! After Li Qianqian was arrested, did she implicate me? Did the police trace it back to me?!"

The bodyguard, wincing in pain from her pinching, quickly lowered his head and replied:

"Don't worry, Miss, we've already had someone investigate. At the police station, Li Qianqian only insisted that she did all these things because she was jealous of Jiang Xinlan. She didn't mention a single word about you, nor did she reveal a single word about what happened back then."

Hearing this, Jiang Manli's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down a little. She loosened her grip on the bodyguard's hand and let out a long sigh of relief.

Fortunately, Li Qianqian, that good-for-nothing, although incompetent, at least keeps her mouth shut.

But just as she breathed a sigh of relief, a sinister glint appeared in her eyes again.

Even if Li Qianqian hasn't betrayed her now, there's no guarantee she won't turn against her later.

People in jail are capable of anything. If the police try to tempt her with a reduced sentence, or if Jiang Xinlan does something, she'll implicate herself sooner or later.

She must plan ahead.

To cut the weeds, you must also remove the roots.

Jiang Manli walked to the sofa and sat down, picked up the freshly poured red wine from the maid, took a sip, a ruthless glint flashing in her eyes, and coldly said to the bodyguard:

"Go, immediately send someone to Li Qianqian's hometown to find her parents."

"Miss, what do you mean?"

The bodyguard paused for a moment, then asked cautiously.

"What do you mean?"

Jiang Manli sneered, her tone full of malice.

"Tell her parents that if Li Qianqian dares to say anything out of line in jail, or mention people she shouldn't, they can forget about living a peaceful life in their hometown."

"By the way, also send a message to Li Qianqian through the lawyer: watch your mouth. If she behaves herself in jail, I can help her out and make sure she suffers less inside, so her parents can have some peace and quiet too."

"If she dares to implicate me, not only will she spend the rest of her life in jail, but her parents will also be executed along with her."

The bodyguard immediately responded, "Yes, Miss! I'll arrange it right away!"

The bodyguard turned and left, leaving Jiang Manli alone in the living room.

She ran her fingertips along the cool glass, thinking to herself that as long as Li Qianqian kept her mouth shut, this matter would never involve her, and she would remain the high and mighty young lady of the Jiang family in Beijing.

But she had barely settled in for two hours when the bodyguard she had sent out called again, his voice tinged with panic:

"Miss, something's happened! We just got in touch with Li Qianqian's parents, and then we received news from the detention center that Li Qianqian... Li Qianqian has developed mental problems!"

Jiang Manli's wine glass jerked to a halt, splashing red wine onto the back of her hand, but she seemed oblivious, and asked sharply:

"What did you say? Li Qianqian has mental problems? What do you mean?"

"The detention center said that after Li Qianqian went in, she didn't sleep at all. Whenever she fell asleep, she would wake up screaming, covered in sweat, and talking nonsense. She completely broke down within two days!"

"She's acting crazy now, she doesn't even recognize people! The doctor at the detention center examined her and said she has a serious mental disorder, and they've applied to transfer her to a mental hospital!"

"Are you crazy?"

Jiang Manli's voice instantly rose, her face filled with disbelief.

"Impossible! Do you think I don't know what kind of mental fortitude Li Qianqian has? Her skin is thicker than a city wall, how could she go crazy after only a few days in jail? I think she's faking it, trying to use mental illness to get away with it!"

She simply didn't believe it.

She knew better than anyone else who Li Qianqian was.

He ruined Jiang Xinlan's future by spreading rumors back then, and he didn't even blink. How could someone like that go crazy after just going to jail?

Li Qianqian is definitely faking it!