80 village women marry military officers; it was supposed to be a fake marriage.

When Lin Yue woke up, she still felt dizzy, and her body felt like it had been run over by a car, sore and aching—a familiar feeling…

She suddenly opened her eyes and anxiously looked around. She saw a familiar handsome face looking at her with concern, and breathed a huge sigh of relief. "Thank goodness it's you."

Chang Jingxiang was amused by her words and kissed her forehead. "You don't blame me for taking advantage of you?"

Lin Yue noticed that she was being held in Chang Jingxiang's arms, wearing only a vest, while Chang Jingxiang was shirtless with many red marks on his chest. Some memories suddenly rushed to her mind.

Lin Yue blushed instantly and hurriedly sat up to put on her clothes. "We're even now. I helped you last time, and you're helping me this time. Don't worry about it."

Before Chang Jingxiang could answer, she ran to the cave entrance to check the situation outside. Seeing that no one was coming, she turned back.

Seeing that she was deliberately avoiding him, Chang Jingxiang's eyes darkened, and he swallowed back the words he was about to say. Perhaps now was not the right time.

He quickly got dressed, while Lin Yue turned the bucket next to him upside down. "That way we'll know whether anyone has found this place next time. Let's go, it's already daylight, they should all have gone back by now."

"How did you know about this place?" Chang Jingxiang asked, watching her practiced movements.

"I found this place by chance when I was collecting herbs in the mountains as a child. I would hide here when it rained heavily or when there were wild animals. I wanted to hide here last night, but I couldn't go any further. The medicinal effects..."

Lin Yue closed her eyes awkwardly and didn't say anything more, while Chang Jingxiang, who was following behind, curled up the corners of his mouth.

He knew what Lin Yue was thinking. Last night, the effects of the drug flared up several times, each time with a fierce onslaught, and she took the initiative to cling to him, so their commotion was quite significant.

Although Lin Yue's consciousness was not very clear, she still remembered some details. Chang Jingxiang still felt unsatisfied when he thought about it now.

Lin Yue blushed as she led the way. The more she recalled the past, the more ashamed she felt to face Chang Jingxiang, since she had taken advantage of him while he was under the influence of the drug.

I wanted to apologize, but then I thought better of it. It's not something I can say out loud. I'll just be more careful in the future.

Just as they reached the foot of the mountain, they heard the sounds of a funeral. Lin Yue wondered whose family had suffered a tragedy, when she ran into Sister Wang.

When Sister Wang saw Chang Jingxiang following behind Lin Yue, she knew that nothing had happened to her and was relieved.

"Sister-in-law, whose family has had an accident?"

“Yes…” Sister Wang knew that Lin Yue and Grandma Lin had a good relationship, but she didn’t know how to say it for a moment, and her expression was a little embarrassed.

Seeing her stammering, Lin Yue guessed it had something to do with her. "Sister-in-law, tell me the truth, who's in trouble?"

Sister-in-law Wang sighed. This matter couldn't be kept secret forever. "Xiaoyue, I'm telling you, you have to hold on. It's your grandma. For some reason, she hanged herself from the beam in the house."

As soon as she finished speaking, Lin Yue's legs gave way and she knelt down. "How could this happen? She was perfectly fine yesterday, how could this happen?"

She clearly managed to escape, so why did Grandma still hang herself? Why couldn't things be changed?

Tears streamed down her face, but she couldn't make a sound. Chang Jingxiang wanted to help her up, but Sister Wang stopped him, saying, "Let her cry it out, otherwise she'll get sick from holding it in."

After an unknown amount of time, Lin Yue wiped away her tears, stood up with Chang Jingxiang's help, and said in a hoarse voice, "I want to see her off."

The Lin family had already set up the mourning hall, and white cloth was hung at the door. Lin's mother greeted the villagers who came to pay their respects at the door. When she saw Lin Yue and the others, she threw the mourning stick she was holding at Lin Yue.

Chang Jingxiang tried to block her, but Lin Yue stopped him, and the stick struck Lin Yue directly.

"You unfilial daughter, how dare you come back? If it weren't for you, your grandmother wouldn't have died. You're the one who killed her. Get out of here, the Lin family doesn't welcome you."

Lin Yue saw the photos in the yard from the doorway. Grandma Lin was smiling kindly, just like in countless moments from the past.

"I want to see Grandma off on her final journey." Lin Yue knelt straight down in front of the door.

“You’re dreaming. You can forget about getting through this door today, unless…” Lin’s mother walked up to Lin Yue’s ear and whispered, “You’d better obediently divorce Chang Jingxiang and go to the neighboring village by yourself, then I’ll let you in to pay your respects and observe mourning.”

Lin Yue looked at her mother in disbelief and raised her voice, shouting, "Grandma is gone, and you're still thinking about selling me? You really want to force me to my death!"

When Lin's mother saw that her voice had attracted everyone's attention, she gritted her teeth and said, "Don't talk nonsense. You're the one who got married and wants to sever ties with our Lin family."

Your grandmother always loved you the most, and you ignored her completely; that was your filial impiety. Now that she's dead, you come here pretending to be kind—who are you trying to fool?

Lin Yue's eyes were already bloodshot. "When you brought me back yesterday, Grandma was perfectly fine. How did she die?"

Lin's mother has lost all sense of decency. She searched for Lin Yue all night but couldn't find her, and was slapped several times by Wang Mazi. She was furious and attacked the old lady when she got back.

"You old hag, if you hadn't kept her here, she would not only have eaten our food for nothing, but also caused so much trouble, and now she's dragging my Xiaomei down with her."

With trembling hands, Old Mrs. Lin pointed at Lin's mother and cursed, "You vicious woman! You made Xiaoyue do dirty and hard work since she was little, and you didn't even feed her. Now you want to sell her. Heaven has eyes and will definitely not let you get away with this!"

Lin's mother slapped her hand away hard and pushed her again, causing the old lady to crash into the wall. "Hahaha, come on, let God come find me! I'm telling you, I'm going to sell that brat. She can run away for a day, but she can't run away for a lifetime."

As long as you, you old hag, are still around, I doubt she'll dare do anything to us. When I bring her back, I'll break her legs and see how she runs away then!

Grandma Lin already felt sorry for Lin Yue, and now she was dragging her down again, so she ended her life in the quiet night.

Lin Yue knew why her grandmother had hanged herself; it must have been because she didn't want to be a burden to her anymore.

Feeling a little guilty when questioned, Lin's mother still shamelessly said, "Don't make false accusations. When did you come back? Who saw you? You only care about enjoying yourself and have long since stopped caring about our lives."

Besides, how would I know what's wrong with her, or if she's contemplating suicide? It's all because you don't give the family money. We're so poor we can't even afford to eat. She's probably just delirious from hunger.

I'm telling you, if you don't do as I say, you're not getting through this door today, and you're not seeing her one last time.