Yan Lin packed his things and prepared to leave Haicheng.

He instructed Ling Junye to continue tracking down Wang Jianguo, not to give up on even the slightest clue, and to seize Qian Lei before he could take him away.

If Qian Lei is too eager for revenge, he might just kill the person with a knife.

Those things from back then will never see the light of day again.

As for the Xu family's spies...

Hehe, who knows?

What if there was never such a person from the beginning? Wouldn't that be a huge misunderstanding?

The chaos and incomprehensibility of those ten years were numerous and unbelievable.

He had just set off when Zou Xiaozhou's car got stuck in front of Linyuan. As soon as he got out, he called out, "Brother Yan, sister-in-law... oh no, Comrade Fang suddenly fainted. When she woke up, she said she was... was... sister-in-law..."

Yan Lin's gaze was deep and unfathomable as he said calmly, "Is that so?"

"Yes, yes, that's what she said."

Zou Xiaozhou looked suspicious.

He didn't believe it, but she looked too much like his sister-in-law, especially after she woke up from her coma and recognized many of her comrades from the heroic company, and even said that Yan Lin had a red bumblebee mark on his buttocks...

This is a strict taboo, and no one is allowed to mention it.

A birthmark in such a hidden location would generally not be known to most people, unless it's a sister-in-law.

"Let's go take a look."

Yan Lin put down his backpack, got into Zou Xiaozhou's car, and drove all the way to the military region.

Military region medical clinic.

Yan Lin walked inside step by step. There was a woman leaning against a wooden chair in the room. She was wearing a dark blue shirt and black trousers, and two long, dark braids hung down in front of her chest.

She had no bangs, her nose was straight and high from the side, small and delicate, and her pink lips were plump. Just looking at her, it was as if Xu Manzhi had reappeared.

Not to mention Zou Xiaozhou, even Yan Lin couldn't help but frown.

"square--"

Zou Xiaozhou had barely spoken when Yan Lin stopped him.

He turned his head and saw Fang Manzi slowly turning her head on the chair, her eyes full of affection, which fell on Yan Lin with a touch of coquettishness and charm.

She parted her red lips and smiled, "Yan Lin, I want to eat dumplings..."

Yan Lin, I want to eat dumplings.

Yan Lin, cook for me. Your dumplings are the best in the world.

Yan Lin felt as if a mountain had collapsed in his heart.

He couldn't help himself; his gaze fell on that face, and through the ordinary features, memories flooded back, slowly eroding his reason.

Guh.

It tastes fishy and sweet in the throat.

Over the course of five years, he developed a bad habit: whenever he was deeply in love, his blood would rush to his head and he would cough up blood.

A bitter taste spread between my lips and teeth.

"Yan Lin, I can't hold on much longer. The Thundercloud Pearl is nourishing my soul. Give it to me, or I'll disappear soon. Forgive me for being selfish. I want to be with you, entangled for life, even if it means becoming a villain. Do you still love my imperfections?"

Fang Manzi slowly stood up, her demeanor and mannerisms strikingly similar to Xu Manzhi's five years ago. Even the slight raising of her eyebrows and the slight curve of her lips, every frown and smile, was exactly like Xu Manzhi herself.

At this moment, the woman was completely oblivious to Fang Manzi's presence.

Fang Manzi was poised and dignified, but there was still an unintentional timidity about her, and her habitual bowing of her head was also very obvious, completely lacking the arrogance and pride she had at the moment.

Zou Xiaozhou covered her mouth.

He couldn't help but whisper, "Sister-in-law, is it really you who's back?"

At this moment, Liao Yu and the others also arrived. When they saw Fang Manzi, they were all stunned, as if they had really seen Xu Manzhi herself.

"sister in law."

"sister in law--"

The calls grew louder and louder, each one landing on Yan Lin's heart.

Fang Manzi took small steps to Yan Lin's side, wanting to reach out and take the Thunder Cloud Bead from his neck.

At that moment, everyone felt that the sister-in-law was taking back what belonged to her.

That's perfectly normal.

Swoosh.

Yan Lin took a step back, avoiding her.

"Yan Lin, don't you want me to come back? Don't you want to grow old with me?" Fang Manzi said with a disappointed look.

She sobbed softly.

"I know you must think I'm too vicious, that I'm murdering someone by possessing their body, but I didn't want to either. A fire destroyed everything, and even if I wanted to come back, I can't. Can't you understand me, can't you accept me?"

Fang Manzi trembled all over.

Her pitiful, tearful appearance touched everyone present.

"Brother Yan, just give her the glass bead."

"These beads originally belonged to my sister-in-law. Now that she's back, isn't it normal for her to want them back?"

"Sister-in-law, don't worry. Brother Yan is a reasonable person. He won't hurt your feelings."

A group of people started trying to persuade Yan Lin again.

"snort--"

Yan Lin's gaze was as cold as iron as he swept it over Fang Manzi: "If you need a bead to come back, then you can stay here. I'm worried I might have mistaken you for someone else."

After saying that, he left the infirmary without looking back.

This scene left a group of people stunned.

Old Yu muttered to himself, "Even if I mistook her for someone else, it's okay, right? She looks so much like me, I can totally treat her as my sister-in-law. Using a stand-in isn't out of the question, as long as she doesn't mind."

"Yan Lin—"

Fang Manzi strode after her.

She caught up with Yan Lin at the main gate of the military region.

"Stop right there, I have something to say to you," she said, mustering her courage.

Yan Lin did not turn around.

He remarked, "You're quite good at acting, so why become a therapist? Being an actor suits you better."

Clang.

Yan Lin's ruthless sniper struck her heart.

Fang Manzi rushed in front of him, her dark eyes filled with rage.

She clenched her fists and gritted her teeth, saying, "How do you know I'm acting? Look at my face, I look nine times like Xu Manzhi. I wouldn't mind becoming her shadow, so what do you care about?"

hehe.

That really exposed us.

Yan Lin couldn't help but want to laugh.

This woman is too impatient. She revealed her true colors in just a few words. She even wants to play his wife. Does she even deserve it?

"I find it dirty."

The three words struck Fang Manzi like a thunderbolt.

But there are even more insidious ones.

Yan Lin continued to add insult to injury: "You're not even worthy to be her shadow. At least, Zhizhi's shadow is beautiful and fragrant. You're neither like her nor her. You're trying to fool a ghost."

Clang, clang.

Fang Manzi felt as if he was scraping her face with a file, and it hurt terribly.

She lost control and said, "Xu Manzhi is dead. She's dead and will never come back. I just want to take back what's rightfully mine. Is that wrong?"

“Heh—” Yan Lin.

Did he witness firsthand the birth of unfair contract terms?

"What are you laughing at? I have evidence here, look for yourself." Fang Manzi handed over an old photograph from the Republican era, a picture of a woman wearing glass beads.

Yan Lin glanced at it.

He said dismissively, "You say it's yours, but since you gave it away, the ownership of it belongs to my Zhizhi the moment you gave it away."

"Want it back? You'd better give up on that idea."