Shen Yunong is eighteen years older than Jiang Tian.
She was a girl who grew up in a small town, and was much prettier than the average girl. From childhood to adulthood, she was surrounded by many men, but she didn't like any of them.
Some of them couldn't even finish their studies before going out to work, while others didn't understand what she was thinking at all, only lusting after her face.
At that time, Shen Yunong had an extraordinary pursuit of beautiful clothes, jewelry, and money.
Why must she spend her whole life in a small town? Why can't she go out into a wider world?
With this in mind, she became more and more attentive to reading.
She was a gifted person, and when she focused on her studies, she quickly became one of the top students.
Her family saw that she was quite good at studying, so they discussed that it was too early to use her as a dowry. They suggested that she study for two years first to broaden her horizons and increase her value.
Shen Yunong knew that her family did not treat her as family at all, but rather as an object to be exchanged for money to help her brother get a wife.
It seems this is her fate.
Why should she bear the fate imposed upon her by others? Since she has come into this world, she should take control of her own life.
Shen Yunong studied desperately, but her family refused to pay her tuition at a crucial moment.
It was her last semester of high school, and she was about to go to college, but her family insisted on cutting off that path for her.
Because her brother had taken a liking to a woman and needed a large dowry.
Shen Yunong was in great pain, but she couldn't find any support and didn't know how to deal with her situation.
In their remote town, it's not very useful for girls to finish their studies; they only realize their value if they get married.
She was filled with hatred, but she was truly helpless because she could not find any other source of income.
Just when she was at her most heartbroken and dejected, Jiang Yubai appeared.
His appearance caused a stir in the town.
He is a painter.
The word "painter" seems to only appear in books; no one has ever met a painter in real life.
The daily life of the people in the small town is to work at sunrise and rest at sunset, to farm for a living. How could they possibly pursue romantic things, let alone understand literature and art?
What's more, Jiang Yubai is exceptionally handsome.
He was wearing clothes that no one recognized the brand of, but they looked very high-end.
His hair was flowing, unlike others who shaved their heads and looked dull.
His face was even whiter than that of the average girl.
Such a refined and handsome man, like a prince from a fairy tale, suddenly appeared in the town, making countless women secretly fall in love with him.
Shen Yunong thought they would never cross paths, but just when she was at her wit's end and hiding in a corner crying her heart out, Jiang Yubai appeared.
He was like a ray of light in those novels, shining into Shen Yunong's life.
After listening to Shen Yunong's story, Jiang Yubai looked at her with pity.
A gentle and refined man, capable of fulfilling every girl's fantasy, gazed at Shen Yunong with tender eyes. Naturally, she was moved, but she dared not speak of it, because at that time she did not understand what kind of feelings she had.
Jiang Yubai lent her the money, telling her to use it to pay her tuition.
Shen Yunong could not describe the emotion she felt at that moment.
Without a doubt, Jiang Yubai rescued her from the mud.
From that day on, they became friends.
Shen Yunong went to school and sought help from the school, so her family couldn't do anything about it. They felt embarrassed not to send her to school.
Shen Yunong successfully completed her studies for several months, during which time she became friends with Jiang Yubai.
The word "friend" felt somewhat novel to Shen Yunong.
She never expected to become friends with Jiang Yubai.
Jiang Yubai told her the reason for coming to the town—he came to collect folk songs.
He came to this small town to complete a painting for an important competition, and he will soon leave for a major international city to exchange ideas with famous foreign painters.
The scene that took place in a bustling city was completely unimaginable to Shen Yunong, who had a narrow perspective since childhood.
In her eyes, Jiang Yubai was an incredibly tall and imposing figure.
The phrase "love grows over time" doesn't quite apply to Shen Yunong. She probably already liked Jiang Yubai the moment he gave her the tuition, and her feelings only grew stronger afterward.
Later, everything fell into place, and they became a couple.
Shen Yunong is determined to get into a good university and break free from her fate.
But at this very moment, Jiang Yubai coaxed and tricked them into tasting the forbidden fruit.
Lacking any knowledge of physiology, Shen Yunong didn't discover her pregnancy until three months into it.
At that time, the exam was not far away.
But if she were to have an abortion, the news of her being pregnant out of wedlock would spread throughout the entire town.
In those days, premarital pregnancy was almost equivalent to killing a woman.
Feeling completely lost, Shen Yunong had no choice but to seek help from Jiang Yubai.
Now 48 years old, Shen Yunong still has to admit that when she recalls Jiang Yubai from that time, he still had some affection for her.
Without hesitation, he asked her if she wanted to come with him.
He could take her away from this small town to a more prosperous world.
They will get married, form a family, settle down in a city, and live a happy life.
But the price was that she had to give up the exam.
Shen Yunong knew she was walking a path of life and death; if she misstepped, she could be shattered to pieces.
But faced with Jiang Yubai's sincere eyes and genuine love, she seemed to be guided by someone and nodded.
They eloped.
Later, Shen Yunong realized that Jiang Yubai was not the rich young master she had imagined, nor could he bring her happiness and fulfillment.
He wasn't even capable of taking responsibility for his own life.
Poverty-stricken couples face a hundred sorrows.
Shen Yunong could not help but hate Jiang Tian.
If it weren't for her, she wouldn't have those ugly scars on her body, which haven't been completely removed to this day.
That scar not only remained on her body, but also on her life.
If it weren't for the unexpected birth of the child, her life wouldn't have been such a mess, and she wouldn't have been constantly pointed at and gossiped about when she went out.
Her whole life was ruined.
But who is the culprit?
Jiang Yubai was the first murderer.
Jiang Tian is the second murderer.
No one says a mother can't hate her child. She let her child grow up smoothly, even though the child ruined her life. Shouldn't she be grateful to her?
After the divorce, she took Xiaoxiao with her. She liked the child very much because she looked a lot like her, and she never cried or made a fuss. She would smile every time she saw her.
Compared to Jiang Tian, who was born in a state of confusion and helplessness, Xiao Xiao was a child she conceived intentionally in order to win back Jiang Yubai.
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