Xiao Wei kept an eye on the bathtub in the kitchen. When it was full, he would scoop it into the washbasin with a ladle and then carry it out to empty it.

He watched Bai Lu's departing figure with a look of astonishment and doubt. She was thinking about saving money and running away every day.

She even went so far as to drink pesticide to coerce him into giving her money.

Why would you actually buy a pot?

The pot definitely needs to be bought, and Bai Lu also needs to get back all the money that the original owner had saved up but wasted.

There was a general store on the street, which sold grains, oils, rice, flour, daily necessities, school supplies, and snacks... It was already beginning to resemble a small supermarket in later generations.

When Li Shuixian saw Bailu, she immediately came out to greet her, her fat jiggling as she asked, "Lulu, why did you come over in the rain? Have you eaten?"

Those who don't know the truth might think she cherishes this "good sister" a lot, but actually she's after Bailu's money.

After a few pleasantries, we got straight to the point: "Did Xiao Wei give you that twenty yuan?"

"What, twenty yuan?"

Bai Lu folded her umbrella and set it aside, her brows and eyes cool and aloof, her voice carrying a hint of detachment.

Li Shuixian was stunned for a moment.

Bai Lu, true to her name, has a delicate, fair face with fair, clean skin, like snow in winter. Her bright, clear eyes are as pure as morning dew, yet she has a timid and weak nature. Her gaze is pitiful, as if anyone could mold her into a shapely shape.

At this moment, Bai Lu seemed to be smiling, but her smile made Li Shuixian feel scared. She was like the thorny red flower by the river, which was beautiful and charming when it bloomed, and could not be blown down by the wind or broken by the rain. It was exceptionally resilient, but it was covered with thorns.

Anyone who touches it will get hurt!

Especially those eyes, which are usually gentle and quiet, now seem to have been switched on, emitting a hypnotic sound that makes people involuntarily reveal their innermost thoughts.

“It’s the twenty yuan that Xiao Wei saved up! The day before yesterday, he came to my shop wanting to buy something. He saw a new schoolbag that he liked. The wholesale price of the schoolbag was thirteen yuan, but I was selling it for fifty yuan. Who would sell it to him for twenty yuan? It’s really laughable. I deliberately told him that children can’t buy things with such large amounts of money. They can only buy things with an adult’s supervision.”

"Didn't I tell you later to pretend to drink pesticide and scare Xiao Wei into handing over the money? Xiao Wei's mother died from drinking pesticide back then. If you use this method, you can definitely force him to pay. He's only in second grade, why would he buy a new schoolbag? An old one that's been patched up and can still hold books is fine!"

“Lulu, that twenty yuan should be yours. If you take it, you'll have saved enough for a train ticket to another province. Once you buy the ticket, you can go see Jin Fan, the guy you've been longing for! If he doesn't accept the child, you can have an abortion…”

The original owner of the body, "Bai Lu," and Xiao Cheng did not have a normal marriage, and their relationship was very strained.

The original owner was born into a family that favored sons over daughters. From a young age, she was insecure, timid, and weak. She was obedient to her parents. Both her parents worked in a brick factory. In her early years, a typhoon caused their house to collapse. Her father borrowed money from the brick factory owner to build a new house on credit, owing 30,000 yuan, which he never paid back. So, her mother planned to marry her off to the brick factory owner to pay off the debt.

On the day of the factory's dinner party, the boss invited everyone to go to the city to sing karaoke. The original owner's mother took the original owner to accompany them, intending to let her show off in front of the boss.

Unexpectedly, the original owner was knocked out by just one cup.

And by a twist of fate, she ended up in Xiao Cheng's room...

The original owner's mother only discovered the next day that Xiao Cheng was a troublemaker in town. He usually led a group of thugs to collect debts for big bosses, and his methods were extremely ruthless. The original owner's mother didn't dare to do anything to him, so she could only let the original owner marry him.

He also demanded that the brick factory owner return 30,000 yuan as a bride price.

Xiao Cheng disagreed; being tricked and then having to pay the price was not his style.

Later, when the original owner of this body became pregnant, her mother threatened to abort the child, and Xiao Cheng finally gave in.

Because she was already pregnant, the original owner had considered spending the rest of her life with Xiao Cheng, since he was very handsome.

Xiao Cheng, however, ignored her, often didn't come home, and when he did, he had nothing to say to her.

Under Li Shuixian's motivational and instigating words, and with Xiao Cheng ignoring her, the original owner gave all the five hundred yuan of household expenses she had obtained from Xiao Cheng to him to buy train tickets.

The town is too remote and has no train station. You have to take a bus to the provincial capital first, and then transfer to a train to another province.

The original owner of this body had never left the province and didn't know how to take a bus. Li Shuixian knew a bus driver at the station, so she could only ask her for help.

As for the children...

Bai Lu looked down at her flat stomach.

This was actually a misdiagnosis by the hospital due to the same name.

But for now, she can't tell anyone, especially Li Shuixian.

In her previous life, the original owner handed over the last twenty yuan, asking Li Shuixian to buy tickets immediately. Li Shuixian made many excuses and evasive statements, delaying the purchase.

Finally, they turned their backs on them, denying that they had ever received money from the original owner of the body, since there was no IOU anyway.

The original owner of this body was furious and argued with her. In the ensuing scuffle, they both fell into the fast-flowing river behind them.

Li Shuixian was rescued in time and her life was spared.

The original owner of this body was not so lucky.

The search and rescue team searched for three days and three nights, but found no trace of the person, neither alive nor dead; their whereabouts remained unknown.

From then on, there was no more "White Dew" in the world.

Although the original owner was malnourished and her menstruation was often delayed, sometimes by ten days, sometimes by half a month or even a month, she still had her period when she was more than five months pregnant. She herself suspected that she might have been misdiagnosed with a false pregnancy, otherwise she would not have been so eager to ask Li Shuixian to buy tickets to see Lin Jinfan.

However, to her surprise, her trusted friend would not even spare her, a pregnant woman.

Now that Bailu has come here and has borne the consequences of her actions, she will not let her life end today in this lifetime.

She suppressed the coldness in her eyes and her tone became soft and innocent again: "I couldn't find any pesticide at home."

Li Shuixian was momentarily dazed, but didn't pay much attention. She had always been straightforward, so it wasn't unusual for her to suddenly speak her mind.

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