“They didn’t ask me to do anything.” She shook her head and gave a bitter smile.

"You've finally admitted it. That's really not easy."

Although it was only a matter of time before her identity was discovered, everyone breathed a sigh of relief now that things were finally looking up.

"Don't tell me they went through all the trouble of contacting you from the United States just to ask you a few words of concern in a letter and ask some trivial questions."

The staff member waved the letters over; they contained very few words, just a few simple expressions of concern.

It looks perfectly normal, but it's just too normal. Who would take such a rare opportunity, spend so much money, and pull strings so many times just to write these trivial words?

Sending any money over would be quite realistic.

Lin Yingyu shook his head again. The situation was extremely dire at the time. News of the Nationalist army's defeat came in waves, and some astute members of his clan had already fled to Hong Kong or Southeast Asia.

The eldest branch of the family was reluctant to give up their local property and, hoping for the best, kept delaying their departure. Eventually, they could no longer hold out, and the People's Liberation Army was almost at the city gates.

The Lin family will definitely be purged when the city falls, and they will have no choice but to leave.

The Lin family organized a large group of people to take countless gold bars by boat to Yicheng, a nearby city, and then fly to Taiwan with the National Army generals. Everything was planned well, but the Lin family had previously enslaved the people and accumulated a lot of public resentment.

Everyone hated the Lin family so much they wanted to tear them apart.

Knowing that the Lin family was going to flee, a large number of angry people surrounded the Lin family mansion with hoes and carrying poles.

The head of the Lin family was furious. He originally wanted to order his men to stop the crowd, but seeing that the Lin family's mansion was about to collapse, most of his men scattered, and some even turned against him and stood with the crowd.

The Lin family's main residence, a luxurious courtyard covering hundreds of acres, was also set on fire by angry mobs, the flames illuminating a large part of the sky.

People brandished hoes and roared as they rushed in to tear them apart, while the Lin family members huddled inside, trembling with fear.

"Father, what should we do?"

Lin Yingyu stood with the children from the third branch of the family, anxiously looking at her father, Lin Yuan. Lin Yuan had a good relationship with the eldest branch of the Lin family, and this time he had enough spots to take his family away.

“We can’t wait for the eldest son’s side any longer. They’ve been surrounded and can’t get away anytime soon.”

Not only were they unable to escape, but even though they had weapons, they were still forced into the courtyard by unarmed civilians wielding hoes.

Several people from the main house had already fallen into pools of blood.

At this point, let alone getting to Yicheng by boat, it's uncertain whether they can even leave the Lin family mansion.

After considering it for a while, Lin Yuan decided not to wait any longer. He secretly left the Lin family mansion with the people from the third branch of the family.

"Look! Someone from the Lin family has run out!"

They were quickly discovered, and the villagers, their eyes red with rage, rushed towards them, their anger burning brighter than the flames.

Lin Yingyu always remembered that scene clearly. She didn't know why they hated the Lin family so much. It was from that moment that she realized her identity was a big problem.

Too many people hate them.

Countless people surged forward, and even the horses were frightened. Everyone had no choice but to get off the vehicles and run desperately towards Yicheng.

Unfortunately, war was raging at that time, and amidst the flames, Lin Yingyu accidentally fell behind her unit. Her family was gone, leaving her all alone.

She had to keep running, not daring to imagine what would happen to her if those people caught her.

She carried her suitcase and hid amidst the flames and shells, thinking she would be caught by the angry mob, but unexpectedly she survived.

Later, she encountered Chen Hongxia and Bai Xiangdong. She followed them and disguised herself. Although she wanted to go to Yicheng to find her family, Yicheng was soon liberated, and she could only continue to run.

For so many years, Lin Yingyu was unaware of the situation of her other family members. She thought they had all died in the war and among the angry crowds, and that she herself would forever become Chen Hongxia, forced to revolve around the stove and children, day after day.

She had almost resigned herself to her fate, but unexpectedly received a letter that had been forwarded from abroad.

Her family did not give up on her and continued to try to find her.

Her father, Lin Yuan, did not go to Taiwan; instead, he went to the United States, where the whole family did business.

Lin Yingyu was overjoyed. She hoped that her family could help her escape her current life and that Rong Jun would not have to repeat her mistakes. They were both members of the Lin family and should not be living the life they were living.

But how easy is it to escape the topic of conversation?

She is now Chen Hongxia. Bai Xiangdong and Zhou Qi have roughly guessed her identity. She has a murder case on her hands, and there's also the current state of affairs in China.

Forget about leaving; if even a hint of the fact that she was a member of the Lin family gets out, they'll be paraded through the streets.

Her family told her not to worry, that they would find a way and would definitely get her out of the country.

Lin Yingyu was full of hope. It was very difficult for them to make contact. Later, several more letters were sent from the United States, but there was still no way to reach them for the time being.

She could only wait.

Unexpectedly, after waiting for several years, she did not receive any news from abroad, but instead, a vigorous movement was launched in China.