Xu's mother went to the second bedroom without looking back. Since they started making money, the house had been rebuilt, and Xu Guang had found a lover outside.

After he became rich, he felt he had gained face in the village, so he stopped doing things like locking people in pigsties, and she got her own bedroom.

She was even the envy of the women in the village because of this.

She didn't understand what was so enviable about that.

Over the years since she came to the village, her personality has become an extreme contrast to when she first arrived.

Many elderly people from that era now remark upon seeing her, "Xu Guang's wife has become so gentle. Back then, if she had a weapon, she would attack anyone who came near her."

She had to change herself to survive, but she remained clear-headed. She knew that without them, she would have a bright future, find a loving husband, and have a child they had longed for during their courtship.

Their lives will be peaceful and warm.

She will never have such a life again. It was Xu Guang who ruined her wonderful life, and her children gradually became different Xu Guangs.

She sat on the bed looking at the moon outside. She missed her parents; they must be frantically searching for her. When would she be able to leave this place?

"mom!"

Xu Linlin walked in, and Xu's mother looked away. She had forgotten that although she didn't share a room with Xu Guang, her door never had a good lock.

"Xu Guang just said that you brought back a friend. Is she Feifei?"

"Yes!" Xu Linlin admitted frankly.

"Why?" Xu's mother looked at Xu Linlin in disbelief. "Feifei is so good to you, why did you treat her like that?"

"She's nice to me?" Xu Linlin's eyes widened, her face full of sarcasm. "She just wants to feel superior to me. She gives me things she doesn't want. She looks down on me."

"Also, you are my mother. I don't allow you to call her Feifei. You should call her a bitch. Do you really think she's a good person?"

Tears streamed down Xu's mother's face. Perhaps she was wrong. She should have left Xu Linlin in the mountain village. Such a person did not deserve a good life. She should have rotted in the mountains for the rest of her life.

"Get out," Xu's mother said, pointing to the door. "I don't want to see you right now."

She kept her head down and didn't even glance at Xu Linlin.

Xu Linlin was incredulous, then snorted coldly and left her mother's house.

Inside the dungeon, the police told Yang Fei that she might have to endure another day of hardship. They heard that some people outside couldn't wait, and the village would arrange for five or six people to come and inspect the goods the next night. They told her to wait a day, and then they would catch them all in one fell swoop.

Yang Fei naturally had no objection; she closed her eyes to rest.

Xiang Yingxia looked at the screen and listened to her daughter's breathing, and her anxious heart gradually calmed down. Only then did she remember to check the time; it was 2:30 in the morning, which was the happiest thing for her since her daughter got on the bus.

Has her daughter's life-or-death ordeal passed?

Turning my head, I saw that Master Lin had fallen asleep in the chair, covered with the clothes of the handsome young man next to him.

The heating was on full blast, so they weren't cold at all, but Qi Zhiyang was still worried that Lin Zhiluo's constitution was too weak, so he covered her with clothes.

Xiang Yingxia was staring at the screen so intently that everyone in the village had gone home to rest, but the production crew continued to follow the schedule.

Qi Zhiyang wasn't sleepy. He listened to Lin Zhiluo's breathing while dealing with work. There were some projects in the company that he had been involved in, but Qi Zai hadn't handled them well, so he had to take over himself.

Feeling Xiang Yingxia's gaze, Qi Zhiyang turned to look at her.

Qi Zhiyang: "Don't worry."

Xiang Yingxia was stunned. These two words were like a stabilizing force, and there was also Master Lin sleeping soundly next to her. If there were any problems, she definitely wouldn't be sleeping.

Her once straight body slowly relaxed, and she knew her daughter would have a peaceful and prosperous life from now on.

The next day, someone from the village brought breakfast to Xiang Yingxia, and then they looked at the police records together with her.

"Director, the data isn't good today. Everyone wants to see Qi Zhiyang and Lin Zhiluo." The assistant director followed over.

But this time Zhu Yuanliang wasn't anxious at all. He said with a smile, "Let the data cool down for a while. If we keep trending, people will be jealous. Once this matter is resolved and we can post it online, we can become popular again. This is called sustainable development of popularity."

The assistant director looked at Zhu Yuanliang with admiration: "Director, you truly are worthy of your title."

Lin Zhiluo opened her eyes when she smelled the fragrance. I felt a little bad for her health to sleep on the chair all night.

"Xiao Lin, do you want to eat breakfast?" Sun Han now calls Lin Zhiluo "Xiao Lin".

"Then I won't stand on ceremony."

Sun Han served Lin Zhilu a bowl of hot wontons. Lin Zhilu ate half of the bowl. There were no extra bowls, so they had to find some unused disposable chopsticks from the production crew.

"Senior Brother, you haven't eaten either. If you don't mind, this half bowl is for you. Grandpa Sun's cooking is truly superb."

Qi Zhiyang was worried that a small bowl of wontons wouldn't be enough for Lin Zhiluo, but he didn't expect her to save half a bowl for herself.

He pushed it back and whispered, "You're not full, you eat it yourself."

"You dislike me?"

Qi Zhiyang would never despise her; he had already decided to keep her by his side, so how could he possibly despise her?

He took the wonton and ate it in small bites.

"Senior Brother, you've been reborn, and your table manners are so refined," Lin Zhiluo remarked softly.

Their relationship as fellow students was not something they could easily explain in front of others.

Cen Qi brought over breakfast. He had watched the whole thing and hadn't dared to come in, afraid of disturbing his boss's good time.

Now he could finally come in, carrying breakfast with him; there was enough for everyone.

He's a top-notch assistant who excels in everything.

Of course, the breakfasts bought for the boss and Master Lin were different.

"Master Lin, are you still having breakfast?" he asked. As for the owner, he was still savoring the wontons he had finished in four or five bites.

Having worked for the boss for so many years, how could he not see that the boss was so happy that his eyebrows were practically flying off his face?

"Eat." Lin Zhiluo looked at the exquisite tea and snacks in front of her and didn't stand on ceremony.

So when Ji Yuanzhou brought in breakfast, Lin Zhiluo had already finished eating.

So the crew members had another breakfast.

After they finished eating, they saw that the police had begun to deploy their forces, and heavily armed special police were already waiting outside the village.

The situation in the village has been largely ascertained by aircraft disguised as birds.

Thanks to Yang Fei's surveillance footage last night, and after comparing various sources, they easily found the address where they were being held.

It would be even better if someone could get in. Villages that rely on human trafficking for a living are very xenophobic. They will immediately become wary of strangers and might even move the hostages.

Time passed second by second, and the sun moved from the top of the sky to the west until it disappeared from sight.

"Action!" At the command, the SWAT officers vanished into the village like ghosts.