So this is what they mean by putting on a brave face when you're not.

Li Muqing was in so much pain that she saw stars and dared not cry anymore, covering her mouth and sobbing.

Just then, the villagers who had finished work returned and gathered around. Most of the villagers trusted Li Xiyue's character, while the few newly arrived educated youths, unaware of the situation, stood up to defend Li Muqing.

"You are Mu Qing's older sister. Mu Qing came all the way from afar to seek refuge with you. How could you hit her the moment you met her?" Zhu Jianhua shouted, accusing her.

On his way to Nan Province, he felt great sympathy for Li Muqing's plight. Li Muqing was gentle and understanding, and he had already fallen in love with her, so he took great care of her.

Now that someone is bullying Li Muqing, he naturally won't sit idly by.

Zhou Yunxia glared at Li Xiyue, "That's right, too vicious, too narrow-minded!"

The little white dog next to her started barking wildly at Zhou Yunxia, ​​who was so frightened that she turned pale and hid behind her brother.

Zhou Yunze shielded his sister, signaling her to mind her own business.

Throughout the journey, Li Muqing appeared harmless, gentle, and kind. However, outsiders don't know what happened between the sisters, and we can't just listen to one side of the story. Perhaps there are other hidden stories.

This female educated youth named Li Xiyue is as beautiful as a fairy. They say that appearance reflects the heart. How could such a beautiful girl be a bad person?

Xu Shanshan was also there, but she didn't say a word.

Seeing that Xiaobai was behaving strangely, Li Xiyue glanced at Zhou Yunxia and noticed a strange hatred hidden in Zhou Yunxia's eyes.

She wondered why this female educated youth, who had just arrived, had come to hate her so much. Could she be an enemy of the original owner of this body?

Ignoring Zhou Yunxia, ​​she shouted, "I am narrow-minded, but I could never forgive someone who stole my fiancé and tried to kill me!"

Stealing her fiancé and then murdering him?

When the two bombshell announcements were made, everyone was stunned.

Li Muqing was filled with hatred, but Li Xiyue showed no mercy and brought up these past events. They were sisters; if she was not doing well, how could Li Xiyue be doing well?

Hasn't she learned the idiom "if the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold"?

Zhu Jianhua said, "Impossible, Mu Qing is not that kind of person."

“Yes, Little Li, the educated youth, looks so gentle and weak, how could she do such a thing?” Liu Chuncao also said.

Liu Qingju pulled Liu Chuncao aside, telling her to shut up, as the matter was probably true.

Through their understanding of Li Xiyue over this period of time, they learned that Li Xiyue is a person who clearly distinguishes between good and evil. She will treat those who are good to her with the utmost kindness, and she will never show mercy to those who are not good to her.

She hit her younger sister the moment they met, so this younger sister must have done something to harm her.

I was too hasty. I just believed Li Muqing's words and offended Li Xiyue. She will definitely not treat my son now.

That damned Li Muqing, she's the one who got her killed.

Wang Cuihua shared the same thought, glaring angrily at Li Muqing.

When the other villagers heard Li Xiyue say this, they all cast disdainful glances at Li Muqing.

"Whether she secretly seduced my fiancé or not, you can ask Zhao Guohua in the cowshed. It is also true that she and her brother Li Mingliang wanted to kill me and seize my house. My neighbors can all testify to this."

Li Muqing's expression changed. Zhao Guohua was here too?

Li Xiyue looked at Zhu Jianhua and said, "Comrade, I advise you to find out what kind of person you're helping. Some people are good at pretending. Be careful not to get sold out and still be counting the money for them!"

Zhu Jianhua was about to speak when Zhou Yunze stopped him, gesturing for him to look at Li Muqing. Zhu Jianhua looked at Li Muqing and saw that her face had turned pale. He realized that what Li Xiyue said might be true, and swallowed back the words he was about to say.

"What's all this commotion?" Xu Guoqiang arrived at that moment.

Everyone immediately fell silent, not daring to utter another sound.

Xu Guoqiang glanced at the new educated youth, walked up to Li Xiyue, and asked, "What happened?"

“Captain, this person is not my sister. She is my illegitimate daughter, born when my mother was pregnant with me, because my father had an affair!” Li Xiyue said, pointing at Li Muqing.

Everyone looked at Li Muqing in surprise. She was actually an illegitimate child?

Li Muqing's face was deathly pale, and she swayed precariously.