Song Mei is now in much better condition after her third month of pregnancy, and her morning sickness is not as severe as before.

"Everything is fine. Is the vomiting still severe?" Doctor Zheng asked Song Mei, taking her pulse.

Song Mei honestly replied, "It stopped after the third month, but I would be extremely hungry."

Dr. Zheng nodded: "That's good. Having a fetus in the womb will naturally make you feel hungrier than usual, and a good appetite is a good thing."

Song Anxin, who was standing nearby, asked, "Doctor, look at my wife, she's only three months pregnant, how come she's so big? I don't think the pregnant women in the village have such big bellies at three months."

Song Mei's belly has grown quite a bit. At first, she didn't pay much attention to it, since in her common sense, pregnancy meant that the belly would get bigger.

Later, it was the women and servants around her who kept saying that Mei Zi was showing too much at this stage of pregnancy that made her worry. After all, she was afraid after what happened with Lin Tao Hua and Liu Hong Er's childbirth.

Song Mei and Lin Fengnian also looked worried, as they were unaware of their first pregnancy.

Doctor Zheng felt her pulse again and pondered for a moment: "It's alright. Some women just show more when they're pregnant. Besides, it's normal for this young woman to be petite. I'll come back to check on her when she's more pregnant."

The group was relieved to hear the doctor's words. They visited Old Mrs. Song's house for a while before setting off back to Linjia Village.

To accommodate Song Mei, the carriage was moving very slowly. Song Anxin, finding the carriage stuffy, got out and sat with the driver, Qingshan. Actually, she was mainly fed up with the public displays of affection from the young couple in the carriage, feeling utterly alone and heartbroken. ╥﹏╥

As she was enjoying the scenery along the way and approaching Linjia Village, she suddenly caught sight of a man and a woman pulling at each other by the roadside ahead.

The sight of a lone man and woman tugging at each other in the woods immediately ignited Song Anxin's gossipy nature. She craned her neck to try and get a better look.

Qingshan noticed it too, and he said, "Madam, she is the daughter-in-law of Lin Tietou's family in the village. The man next to her looks unfamiliar and doesn't seem to be from the village."

Song Anxin paused abruptly. Wasn't Lin Tietou's daughter-in-law Liu Hong'er?!

As the carriage moved slowly forward, Song Anxin could see clearly that it was Liu Hong'er, and the figure beside her seemed to be the man she had seen in the alley of the county last time.

"My lady, shall we go closer to the past?" Aoyama asked.

The two were at the foot of the mountains far from the main road, and passersby would easily pass by if they weren't paying attention. It was only because Song Anxin was looking around randomly that she spotted them.

Remembering what Liu Hong'er had said in the alley earlier, she said, "Let's go take a look."

Qingshan turned his horse around and slowly moved towards that direction. As he got closer, he could vaguely hear their arguing, but it wasn't very clear.

Just as Song Anxin was about to approach them, a man in tattered clothes, covered in filth, with disheveled hair and looking extremely disheveled suddenly rushed out of the mountains and forests.

"Ah! What are you doing?!"

The disheveled man rushed out, his voice filled with extreme anger.

Liu Hong'er and Black Wolf, who were arguing, were startled by the sudden appearance of this man, and Black Wolf quickly stepped forward to protect Liu Hong'er.

"Are you human or a ghost? Get out of my way right now, or don't blame me for being impolite!"

The disheveled man brushed aside the hair in front of his eyes, revealing a face covered in grime, but it was none other than Lin Gangzi's sinister face.

"I am Liu Hong'er's husband, you motherfucker get out of my way!"

Liu Hong'er stared wide-eyed in disbelief: "Lin Gangzi, how did you get here! Weren't you sentenced to hard labor in the northern frontier?"

Lin Gangzi snorted: "If I hadn't been able to escape, how would I have caught you two adulterers? You slut, you actually cheated on me with another man while I was away! I'll beat you to death!"

Lin Gangzi rushed forward to hit Liu Hong'er, but Black Wolf quickly kicked him to the ground.

"You bastard, you dare to hit my woman! What adulterous couple? Let me tell you, I am Hong'er's rightful husband, whom she has officially married! The child in Hong'er's belly is also mine. I've come here today to take the child and Hong'er away."

Black Wolf glared menacingly at Lin Gangzi, who was standing at his feet.

Lin Gangzi was kicked and stomped on the ground, his body aching terribly. Upon hearing this, he forgot all about the pain and his face showed disbelief.

"What?! The child isn't mine! Liu Hong'er, you bastard, you actually lied to me! Ah! I'm going to fight you two scoundrels!"

Lin Gangzi's face was filled with extreme resentment, his eyes were bloodshot, and he kept pounding on the legs of the black wolf that was stepping on him.

Song Anxin, sitting outside the carriage, was completely stunned. What a huge surprise! And Lin Gangzi actually escaped on his way to perform forced labor.

Lin Fengnian and Song Mei had already lifted the carriage curtain to check the situation, and they were also dumbfounded at the carriage door.

“Whoa~~” Qingshan brought the carriage closer and stopped it.

Only then did the group notice the approaching carriage. As soon as Lin Gangzi saw Song Anxin in the carriage, he immediately started cursing.

"Second Sister-in-law Lin, it's all your fault! You're the one who ruined me, you bitch... Ah!!!"

He screamed in agony.

"Shut up! I'll crush your teeth if you keep babbling!" Black Wolf threatened, stepping on his face.

Liu Hong'er saw that Song Anxin and the others looked extremely flustered.

"Second Sister-in-law Lin, I, I, you, did you all hear that...?"

"Second Sister-in-law Lin, Second Sister-in-law Lin, go tell my parents right now that this slut's child isn't mine. Kill this slut and that bastard, kill them both!"

Lin Gangzi barked loudly at the feet of the black wolf.

Upon hearing this, Black Wolf immediately became ferocious, stomping hard on Lin Gangzi under his feet and snarling:

"If you dare kill my woman and child, I'll kill you first!"

"Ahhh!...Sister-in-law Lin, help me, help me..." Lin Gangzi immediately screamed repeatedly.

After dealing with Lin Gangzi and Black Wolf, Black Wolf comforted Liu Hong'er.

“I heard it, so I heard it. Hong’er, you can take the child and come with me.” He then said to Song Anxin, “Hui Ruren, I know you. I am very grateful to you for saving my wife and children. To repay you, I must tell you that things are not going to be peaceful in the nearby villages. You should take your family and leave Linjia Village as soon as possible.”

Liu Hong'er immediately said urgently, "Black Wolf, you can't do this! I will not take the child with you."

“Hong’er, don’t be like this. I know you want to live a peaceful life with your child, but if you stay here any longer, you and your child will be in danger. If you really can’t bear to leave that old couple, then take them with you and find them a stable place to live. Now is not the time to be angry with me.”

Song Anxin, who was standing to the side, frowned deeply as she listened. Was something going to happen to the nearby villages? How did this man know? And why did his eyes look so familiar? She felt like she had seen him somewhere before, but she really couldn't remember.