She fainted from anxiety that day.

The barefoot doctor came to see her and secretly told her father that she was pregnant.

For the first time, her father was furious, but he couldn't bring himself to hit her. Instead, he slapped his own weathered face several times.

Each sound hurt more than a blow to her face.

The father slipped several grain coupons to the barefoot doctor, begging him not to tell anyone, and also asking him to brew her a bowl of abortion medicine.

Her father said she had to abort the baby in her belly; as long as the baby was gone, she would still be a good girl.

She knelt down with her father.

Her father, out of love for her, agreed.

She didn't know how much her father had suffered for her willfulness. Later, her father found her a man who couldn't have children, and told her to marry him without worry, saying that he would treat her child as his own.

But she didn't want to.

This time, her father didn't indulge her either.

They locked her up.

She ran away as darkness fell.

He hopped on a train and ran off to Lin'an.

Fearing trouble on the road, she smeared her face, neck, and hands with coal from the train, imitating her mother's actions, turning herself into a dirty beggar.

She remembered the address Mu Jingsheng had given her and asked her way there.

Lin'an is really bustling, just like she read in the book. There are multi-story buildings on the roadside, streetlights on both sides, and many cars shuttle back and forth in the road.

She remembered the old house that Mu Jingsheng had mentioned.

After asking around, they finally learned that Mu Jingsheng didn't go back often.

But she didn't know about other places.

Mu Jingsheng's neighbor was a kind person. When he learned that she had come to see Mu Jingsheng, he did not look down on her because she was dirty. He treated her to his first meal and then informed Mu Jingsheng.

She finally saw Mu Jingsheng again.

But the moment she saw Mu Jingsheng, she was at a loss and had the thought of backing down.

The man standing opposite her was handsome, dressed in a suit and leather shoes, wearing silver-rimmed glasses, with a tall and elegant posture and a noble temperament.

It's no exaggeration to say that even every single strand of his hair was precious.

She had never seen Mu Jingsheng like this before.

He was captivating at first sight; it was as if all the beauty in the world was gathered between his brows.

As for her, not to mention that she was covered in dirt at the moment, even if she had washed herself clean and was graceful, she would still be as ordinary as mud compared to him, completely out of place with his innate noble temperament.

The chasm between them seems impossible to bridge with words.

Mu Jingsheng was extremely surprised when he saw her.

Yes, he recognized her at a glance.

He was a thoughtful man. Seeing the fear in her eyes, he took her dirty hand without any disgust and hugged her tightly.

He didn't mind at all; her dirty clothes stained his white shirt.

She thought she hadn't misjudged him; Mu Jingsheng wasn't the ungrateful person they described.

Mu Jingsheng arranged accommodation for her and hired a nanny to take care of her daily life.

Upon learning of her pregnancy, Mu Jingsheng was overjoyed.

He spun around happily in their house, hugging her and saying he would marry her as soon as possible and make her his rightful wife.

She was happy and at ease, staying in the house arranged by Mu Jingsheng and waiting for him to fulfill his promise.

But she didn't know that Mu Jingsheng was already engaged.

The day after Mu Jingsheng returned to Huaicheng, his mother, in order to consolidate his position in the company, arranged a marriage for him with someone of equal social standing.

Ye Xia only learned everything when the other party arrogantly barged into the house.

She was a woman who had studied abroad, dressed smartly, carrying a handbag, and wearing exquisite makeup. She and Mu Jingsheng's mother held her down and beat her.

One said, "I never knew Jingsheng, such a clear-headed child, would make such a foolish mistake and hide from people. Turns out he's a vixen, bewitched by a pretty face. I'll tear that face off!"

Another said, "You only use your looks to please people. Apart from your face, you are not as good as me in terms of knowledge or family background. If you know what's good for you, get out of here. You interfered in my marriage with Mu Jingsheng. Do you know what kind of behavior you have?"

"You're a mistress, you're shameless."

They had hit and cursed enough, smashed everything in the room to pieces, and swaggered away.

She lay sprawled on the ground, lost in thought for a long time.

I can't understand it, how did she become a mistress?

She didn't know Mu Jingsheng was engaged.

Mu Jingsheng clearly told her that he would marry her, that he would come to the mountains to pick her up, and that he would make her his wife.

Oh, she suddenly remembered.

When she first moved into the house with Mu Jingsheng, he said something like, "I want you to be my wife rightfully."

"It is perfectly legitimate."

She initially thought he was referring to the humiliations she had suffered in the mountains.

So... he was talking about himself.

She was a third party, she actually became the third party in someone else's marriage, she was the one who destroyed someone else's marriage, so what was the point of her coming all this way?

She wasn't afraid to suffer for him.

She wasn't afraid of being scolded for him.

But she was afraid she was a sinner, she was afraid she was a bad person who ruined other people's marriages. Her conscience wouldn't let her go, she felt guilty, a guilt she couldn't bear. How could she have become a third party who destroyed other people's marriages?

When Mu Jingsheng got home, he was frantic to see her slumped over in the mess.

She gritted her teeth, her eyes red, and choked back a breath as she asked him, "Mu Jingsheng, are you lying to me?"

Mu Jingsheng remained silent.

In an instant, she felt like the sky had fallen.

Just like when her mother breathed her last and left her.

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