“Isn’t it just that?”

Ming Yue asked her godlike Da Ge in confusion, unconsciously furrowing her two puzzled eyebrows.

Ming Kai merely smiled, offering no explanation to his sister. Instead, he gently ruffled her head and softly encouraged her.

“Yueyue, look more, think more, and ponder more. The human heart is the most complex—and also the dirtiest—thing in this world. No matter who it is, never jump to conclusions lightly.”

“Mm!”

Although Ming Yue couldn’t fully understand at the time, she could sense that there was more to her brother’s words than met the eye.

It didn’t really matter what those hidden meanings were.

As long as her brother thought it necessary to tell her, he would eventually do so; and if he deemed it unnecessary, there must be a good reason for keeping it from her.

Back then, when her brother told her to think more, look more, and ponder more, she obediently followed his advice, determined to do just that.

But alas…

She was far too slow-witted. For many years in a row, she failed to see clearly, to think clearly, and even less to truly comprehend.

If it hadn’t been for her brother’s misfortune and the earth-shattering upheaval that struck their family—forcing the rather dim-witted her to shoulder the burden of the household and to investigate the past in pursuit of revenge—she would never have discovered that Yuan Qing, the woman who used to blush at the mere glance of her brother and who had presented herself as Li Ci’s close friend, was in fact not an outsider at all, but rather the biological niece of Liu Qinxin, the despicable mistress of their father.

From the very beginning, Yuan Qing had approached her and Yaoyao with ulterior motives.

More precisely, from the very beginning, Yuan Qing had targeted Li Ci and her brother.

Perhaps there were indeed moments when that venomous woman genuinely liked her brother—but far more often, her sole aim was to scheme against him, against the Ming family, and against her, Yaoyao, and Mother!

If it weren’t for her, her brother wouldn’t have…

Thinking back on those past events and picturing her brother’s miserable state at the time, Ming Yue suddenly clenched the chess piece named “Liu Qingqing” in her hand, her expression gradually turning ferocious.

The night breeze gently swept through every corner of the world, softly brushing across Ming Yue’s little face.

Ming Yue tightened her grip on the piece even further, almost crushing it in her palm.

“Liu Qingqing, back then you successfully got close to my brother, me, and Yaoyao under the guise of being Li Ci’s good friend, thereby thoroughly uncovering all the secrets of our family. You played a major role in helping Liu Qinxin defeat Mother, and you also did quite a bit of service for that pair of conscienceless, dog-hearted scoundrels. Those wolf-hearted, dog-brained bastards will never forget you—and neither will I, Ming Yue, nor the entire Ming family!”

Ming Yue exerted every ounce of strength in her palm, her molars nearly grinding together.

It took her a long while to calm herself down. Then she raised her tightly clenched hand high above the board, palm facing downward, slowly releasing her grip so that the piece plopped onto the board with a sharp snap.

“So many years have passed, and now everyone in our family—old and young, high and low—has either died, been maimed, or gone mad, all living in dire suffering. Yet you’re out there enjoying yourself carefree and luxuriously. Is there any justice in this world?”

Ming Yue suddenly burst into laughter, her deep, mocking chuckle laced with murderous intent.

Her gaze drifted lazily toward the distant horizon.

The stars up there were dim and obscure.

But Ming Yue’s eyes grew steadily brighter, and the smile on her lips suddenly deepened. Shaking her head, she muttered to herself, “Of course not! Debts must be paid, lives must be repaid! When the time comes, everything will be settled! Now your dear Uncle Liu Fan has already gone to meet King Yama—next it’s your turn! Just wait; we’ll be meeting soon. Don’t be surprised, and don’t be afraid—I’ll be very gentle!”

End of Chapter 166: Counterattack 92