Chapter 39: People Like This Just Need a Good Slap

"The day Song Tiantian met with her tragedy was her sixth birthday. Song Zhao had gone out to buy her a chocolate cake, but on the way, he encountered a child who had fallen into the water. Without a moment's hesitation, Song Zhao jumped in to save the child.

"Although the child was saved, the crowd that had gathered kicked over his cake, ruining it entirely. Not wanting to disappoint his daughter, Song Zhao doubled back to buy another chocolate cake.

"But just as he arrived at the foot of their apartment building, the nightmare struck: Tiantian had fallen from the building. At first, he believed it was just a tragic accident.

"It was only later, some time after his daughter's funeral, that he overheard his wife speaking with her lover and finally learned the true cause of his daughter's death," Bai Qianzhou recounted slowly, her tone heavy yet clear.

"What was it?" Bai Jingcheng asked in a whisper.

"His wife had brought her lover home, intending to use the occasion of their daughter's birthday to extort money from Song Zhao.

"However, when they arrived, only Tiantian was home; Song Zhao had not yet returned from buying the cake.

"Tiantian’s innocence and charm sparked a wicked impulse in the man, and he inflicted harm upon the defenseless little girl. Her mother, far from stopping him, instead warned her daughter not to tell anyone what had happened.

"Tiantian was weeping, screaming for help, and struggling with all her might. She bit the man in pain, and in response, that brute threw her out of the window."

Bai Qianzhou finished speaking calmly and looked at Bai Jingcheng. This was the truth they had been seeking.

"Those two animals!" Bai Jingcheng slammed his fist onto the table, causing it to tremble slightly.

"Death was too easy on them," Pei Yanlin added, his expression filled with indignation. His brows were knit together, his heart churning with fury at the inhumanity of that pair.

"Actually, I wouldn't say it was too easy. Once they reached the underworld, their real suffering began. Beyond the punishment and atonement they must endure there, in their future cycles of reincarnation, they will only be reborn as beasts."

Bai Qianzhou pulled out a bag of potato chips and began to eat them with an air of nonchalance.

*Hmm,* she thought, *even being reborn as a beast is a bit too kind—cats and dogs are too cute. Being an animal is still letting them off easy. No, I'll have to have a word with Old Hei and Old Bai later. At the very least, those two deserve to be reincarnated as flies or mosquitoes.*

People like that were simply begging to be swatted. If she could make them into creatures that everyone loathed, forcing them to experience life and death over and over again, she would feel much better.

"No wonder. Song Zhao confessed to everything else, but he only ever said his child died from a fall. He refused to tell us anything more."

If it were him, he probably wouldn't want anyone else to know what his child had suffered, either.

The child was dead now, but her soul was still with Bai Qianzhou. She was so young—would this experience have a lasting impact on her?

"Does she still remember?" Bai Jingcheng looked at Bai Qianzhou, his voice heavy.

"She likely does, but she chooses not to say anything because she's afraid of worrying her father."

Bai Qianzhou toyed with her teacup. If she wanted to, she could delete that memory for Song Tiantian.

However, despite her young age, Song Tiantian had a remarkably strong will. It wouldn't make much difference if she remembered; in any case, she would never have to see those scumbags again in the future.

"Alright, let's eat first." Pei Yanlin broke the heavy atmosphere, gesturing for them to begin their meal in an attempt to change the subject.

Yet, when it came time to actually eat, Bai Jingcheng and Pei Yanlin were too weighed down to do more than pick at their food. Bai Qianzhou, however, remained completely unaffected, eating with gusto.