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

Lin Yue pressed the knife closer, "You're not my mother, I wasn't born from you at all! Tell everyone, who am I? Tell me!"

Lin's mother was close enough to see the madness in Lin Yue's eyes, and she trembled with fear. "You were raised in our home by the educated youth. When they came back to find you, your grandmother exchanged you for your uncle's child."

This has nothing to do with me. I wasn't married into the Lin family back then. It's all your grandmother's fault. If you want to find her, go find her.

She made me your mother as soon as I married into the family. How could I agree to that? She forced me into it.

The villagers who were watching whispered among themselves, "So Lin Yue isn't a child of the Lin family. No wonder they've always disliked her and used her as a laborer."

"No wonder the old lady of the Lin family wanted to hang herself. It turns out she had something to hide. She was planning a good future for her granddaughter, but she ruined Lin Yue's life."

"You know, the occasion today, the way this has happened..."

At that moment, the police arrived and shouted at the crowd, "What happened? Who called the police?"

Chang Jingxiang removed the knife from Lin Yue's hand and helped her up. "I called the police. They came to my house and tried to forcibly take my wife away. They even brought weapons. We had no choice but to defend ourselves using our own strength."

"Who are these people? Take them all away. You'll also come with us to the station to explain the situation."

"Five men on the ground, and two women."

Lin Mei didn't want to be arrested and was eager to come out and clear her name, saying, "What does this have to do with me? I came to rescue people. I didn't do anything. I even got beaten up by them."

"Just leave when we tell you to. We won't wrong an innocent person, nor will we let a bad person go unpunished."

Before leaving, Lin Yue shouted to everyone, "You all heard what she said. I am not a daughter of the Lin family. From today onwards, I have no relation to the Lin family anymore. If I hear anyone spreading such nonsense again, I will not let any of them get away with it."

The villagers are all timid; they only dare to verbally take advantage of others but never actually do anything. Even if they are cuckolded, they endure it.

Lin Yue, a seemingly weak woman, managed to defeat so many people today, including several scoundrels. Everyone admired her courage, and it's likely that no one will dare to cause her any trouble in the future.

Those who had their heads broken and were bleeding profusely were still dizzy. Although a doctor had already bandaged their wounds, they didn't even know where they were when they got to the police station.

They kept shouting that they wanted to take Lin Yue away, especially Wang Mazi, who kept saying that he had spent money to buy Lin Yue, that Lin Yue was his wife, and that he wanted to take Lin Yue home.

Now the police didn't even need to ask any questions; they confessed on their own and were immediately detained by the police to await the outcome.

Lin's mother's neck was bandaged. She covered her neck and said that Lin Yue wanted to kill her. When the police asked her why, she stammered and couldn't answer.

“We live in a new society now. Human trafficking is illegal, even if she is your daughter.”

Lin Mei was too scared to speak; she was also terrified by Lin Yue's earlier appearance.

The police told Chang Jingxiang to take Lin Yue home and wait for further notice. Although Lin Yue was the one who injured the man, given the current situation, it was understandable that she did it to protect herself.

After a whole night of commotion, it was already broad daylight. As soon as Lin Yue stepped out of the police station, her legs went weak and she couldn't stand up. Chang Jingxiang simply carried her home in his arms.

Her hands were icy cold and trembling. After Chang Jingxiang put her on the kang (a heated brick bed), he pulled the quilt over her body and rubbed her hands with his own.

Lin Yue looked up into Chang Jingxiang's eyes, "Do you also think I'm crazy?"

Chang Jingxiang smiled and breathed on her hand as he held it. "Next time you can be even crazier. Don't be afraid of anything. I'll always be here for you."

Lin Yue nodded. "Thank you for today. If it weren't for you, I would have been arrested by them."

"We live in a society governed by the rule of law. Bad people who do wrong will be punished by law. If you do well today, then if anyone bullies you in the future, you can get back at them."

After what happened last night, the Lin family should not dare to cause her any more trouble. Lin Yue was relieved and, once she relaxed, she felt sleepy.

After she fell asleep, Chang Jingxiang tidied up the yard and used a hose to clean up the bloodstains on the ground. Girls also need to learn how to protect themselves. When he had some free time, he would teach Lin Yue a few moves to defend herself.

After this incident, Lin Yue regained her energy and spirits, and spent all her remaining time studying, except for cooking and doing some housework.

She would ask Chang Jingxiang for help whenever she didn't know something, and Chang Jingxiang would patiently explain it to her. She memorized all those junior high school textbooks perfectly, and her handwriting started to look decent.

Seeing how hard she was working, Chang Jingxiang asked someone to mail her high school textbooks and a radio so she could listen to short English videos to practice her listening skills.

When she received the items, Lin Yue's eyes sparkled, and she held them in her arms, kissing them repeatedly.

Seeing her happy expression, Chang Jingxiang couldn't help but chuckle. Neither of them mentioned divorce, and life went on like this, day after day.

In fact, the authorities in Beijing had urged Chang Jingxiang to return to the army several times, but he couldn't explain why; he just kept putting it off and didn't want to go back.

He was afraid that if he told her, Lin Yue would make a scene and demand a divorce, and he would have to find a way to coax her back.

He may have been reluctant to get married before, but after spending so much time together, he felt that it would be nice to continue living with Lin Yue. The thought of the two of them having to separate made him reluctant to part.

Lin Yue was unaware of his thoughts, assuming that Chang Jingxiang hadn't finished what he was talking about, and that the divorce proceedings weren't complete.

Because she was grateful for Chang Jingxiang's guidance in her studies, she took even better care of his daily life and decided to play the role of a good daughter-in-law before the divorce.

Sister-in-law Wang would sometimes come over for a visit, and she would tell Lin Yue some news about the Lin family.

Lin's mother was detained by the police for several days, given a thorough legal education, fined, and ordered to return the money to Wang Mazi.

Lin Mei obediently went back to school. Originally, her school was going to issue a public reprimand, but after much persuasion from her mother, it was changed to a verbal reprimand. She didn't dare to cause any more trouble.

Wang Mazi and several others, including the village matchmaker, were sentenced for trafficking women, trespassing, and gang fighting. Their past illegal activities were also uncovered, and they were convicted of multiple crimes and sentenced to prison terms ranging from three to five years.

Wang's sister-in-law overheard people saying that if the village were to handle this matter, they would probably just spend some money and the issue would be suppressed again.

But this time, an investigation team came from above and thoroughly investigated the whole story of Wang Mazi and his gang. Many people who had been persecuted by them also bravely stood up to point out their wrongdoings.

Lin Yue was quite happy to hear this; it was gratifying to see the bad guys punished.

After Sister-in-law Wang left, Lin Yue was packing her things to prepare dinner when she heard someone knocking on the door, moving very quietly.

After the door opened, a tall girl stood outside, with long, black hair draped over her shoulders and a pink hair clip in her hair.

She wore a pink plaid skirt and black round-toed leather shoes, carrying a canvas bag. With an elegant air, she asked, "Hello comrade, is this Chang Jingxiang's home?"