"I did hide something. I knew the Li family was involved in smuggling, with operations in Gangcheng, Lenan, and possibly Myanmar. I never thought you would go to Yaocheng in person, nor did I think you would stand up for me. At the time, I just wanted to stay in Jingcheng and ask you to help me divorce Zhang Lei, but seeing your attitude at the time, I panicked. I thought you wouldn't necessarily care about me...
If I had known you would go to Key City in person, I would have told you everything I knew!"
Xu Cong said, a hint of shame appeared between his brows, "I'm sorry, I really am. When I smashed the computer, I was gambling all my luck. I don't want to go back to Yaocheng anymore. I have no freedom. I get up every day to start working, serving and taking care of the Zhang family, as well as Zhang Lei's other women and children. The only thing that keeps me going is what my aunt and uncle said before, that there is hope in desperate situations.
I wanted to die, but I was unwilling to do so. I didn't have the courage to end my life... Later, I even found that not only was I ridiculous, but I also thought Zhang Lei's other woman was ridiculous. I could set fire to it and end it all, burning myself and everyone else to death. I almost did that.
But in the end, I gave up. It’s ridiculous, isn’t it? I still want to live, even if I have to live like a maggot in a toilet…”
If it were a few months ago, Bai Lu would not have had empathy, but in these few months, she has become more humane than her past self.
Listening to what Xu Cong said, she almost imagined those scenes.
Just as she thought, Zhang Lei deceived the two women, but Li Mingzhu was still the one who was willing to fight and be beaten until they left Yaocheng. She still only believed what Zhang Lei said...
Xu Cong was sober, but she had already experienced all that, and for a period of time, she could not escape or leave.
"You really should have told us everything you know in advance. We would have acted faster and punished more severely."
Bai Lu looked away and no longer looked at Xu Cong.
After she became pregnant, she would inexplicably feel soft-hearted and would feel sad when she saw someone crying.
"Jun Jing and I discovered that the Li family was involved in smuggling, but not as completely as you said. Also, Zhang Lei told Li Mingzhu that he was forced to marry you by your grandfather and uncle, and that if he didn't marry you, he wouldn't be able to graduate."
"He's talking nonsense!"
Xu Cong, who had always been thought to be calm, suddenly had red eyes and loudly retorted, "He pretended to be very honest and deceived Grandpa and Dad, even his aunt and uncle. Everyone thought he was a good and motivated young man! But he wasn't! He deceived everyone!"
This time, Xu Cong seemed to have really revealed the scars he had been hiding.
After going through all this, how could she be fine?
It’s just that I’m afraid of going back again, so I’m just pretending that nothing is wrong!
In fact, when she heard Bai Lu say that the issue in Yaocheng had been resolved, the string in her mind broke.
She had been trying to numb herself these past few days, trying not to think about those things. She told herself that as long as she learned quickly, she might be able to become a computer language student. With more effort, she could be accepted into the base...
Just don't go back!
However, happiness came too suddenly! She didn't need to go back! The Zhang family was finished!
Bai Lu had no intention of exposing Xu Cong's scars again, but this time she was not forced to do so. It was all because of Xu Cong's initial distrust of her.
However, if she encountered such a thing, she might be more alert than Xu Cong, and it would be difficult to gain his trust immediately!
"The past is the past, and we should look forward." Bai Lu said calmly, "You won't be punished for not sharing everything you knew at the beginning. You still have to take Zhang Huan's original position in class. As for the project you proposed, research will continue, and you will be in charge. The research funding will remain the same, but you won't receive the research reward for this project. Otherwise, I won't be able to explain to the others."
A moment ago, Xu Cong was still at a loss as to what to do with the anger and grief he had shown in front of others. At this moment, the joy that came out of nowhere once again invaded his brain, which should have been rational.
Since she left Yaocheng and learned that her relationship with the Zhang family was coming to an end, she has embarked on a journey to put her life back on track, and it is even better than she had expected!
"You, you mean, I can enter the base and work with grandpa and my dad, right..."
Xu Cong was not sure and confirmed again.
Bai Lu frowned slightly and held out her hand, "That's true, but you must always remember that you still have a serious offense on your shoulders..."
Xu Cong nodded, bursting into tears of joy, crying and laughing at the same time, "I'm really back with my family, I'm not dreaming, hehe... This time it's not a dream... It's all real..."
Bai Lu felt something tug at her heart.
The reason why she gave Jun Zhengnan a copy of the content about bigamy in the Marriage Law was mainly because of certain things.
During this period, it seemed very strict, but due to inconvenient transportation and communication, there were many capable people who had two families!
Of course, this is not the majority. The real majority is that when those educated youth returned to the city, they abandoned their wives and children, or their husbands and children. Of course, there were also those who had one family in the countryside and one in the city!
In short, it’s not for everyone, but it’s not for young or old either!
Some educated youth, while living in the countryside, had wives and children, and lived a good life thanks to their wives and families. But when they returned to the city, they began to dislike the marriages they had chosen for themselves.
Of course, this kind of thing has existed since ancient times.
In ancient times, there was a man who was the top scholar and abandoned his wife to marry a princess. In later generations, there were also women who abandoned their boyfriends of several years and married into a wealthy family. Such incidents are endless, and there are even cases of marriage fraud!
In essence, it is a question of behavioral ethics. Such things happen in any country. Wherever there are people, there will be problems.
So, how can we reduce the occurrence of such things?
There is a cooling-off period for divorces in later generations, so should there also be a cooling-off period for marriages?
Not all families get engaged first and then married, with a buffer period in between. Most families get married directly after the couple starts dating. In this era, it's more likely that they go on blind dates, get introduced, and then get married after knowing each other well...
However, this matter should be considered after Xu Cong's divorce. It would be best to implement it together with the family planning policy, so as to reduce the workload of those government officials...
National Security Bureau.
In Jun Zheng's office, Dad propped up his head and listened to what Jun Jing said to him, and he just wanted to bang his head.
He just came to work and left the two little ones at home. With so many people rushing to educate his sons, how come a troublemaker still slipped through the net?
After listening to Jun Jing's entire statement, Jun Zheng was only concerned about one key point, "So, will Bai Lu go to Peking University or Tsinghua University for classes tomorrow?"
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