Ms. Chen suspected she was possessed by an evil spirit and lingered outside the police station for a long time, too afraid to go in.
She was certain that the man surnamed Bai was her brother-in-law, but her sister was not her biological sister.
But her name just happens to be Chen Hongxia.
Could it be that a stranger is living under Hongxia's name? If so, why would she do that?
The family was dirt poor. They used to be refugees fleeing famine. If it weren't for the founding of the People's Republic of China, they would never have had the chance to return to their hometown and settle down.
Hongxia ran away alone again, all alone and helpless. What could she possibly have that would make someone care about her?
"Mom, what are you doing here? Have you reunited with your aunt yet?"
This time, the whole family pooled together some money and food coupons to come out. They couldn't stay with the remaining money for long, and besides, his grandmother couldn't wait much longer either. They had to hurry up and reunite with his aunt.
"Mom, you're just being paranoid. You yourself said that he's our aunt's husband, so our aunt must be our aunt too."
The names match up, but I don't know what his mother is hesitating about.
"Impossible. She's not Hongxia. She doesn't even know our local dialect. If she really were Hongxia, she would definitely react when I call her by her nickname."
Besides, she wouldn't even recognize me standing right in front of her.
Sister Chen's heart was pounding. The truth seemed to be about to be revealed, but she couldn't believe it.
The two sons exchanged a glance, a bad feeling creeping into their hearts, and cautiously asked a question.
"Where did our aunt go?"
I'm afraid it's more bad than good. His grandmother has been talking about her youngest daughter for over 20 years, and she's cried herself blind.
I'm just holding on for now, waiting for her to come back. If I knew that my aunt might have passed away more than 20 years ago, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to hold on.
Do you think she's gone?
Sister Chen could no longer hold back and burst into tears at the entrance of the police station.
At the time, her family believed that Hongxia had eloped with a man surnamed Bai, which is why they didn't go looking for her and didn't consider whether their sister had met with misfortune.
If they had gone to look for it back then, they might have been able to find it.
The two sons' eyes also reddened. Their grandmother was too sick to get out of bed, but she kept lying in bed calling out for Hongxia.
He was so sick that he was emaciated and barely clinging to life.
Now that breath is gone.
"Mom, don't cry. If Auntie is really gone, that guy surnamed Bai will definitely be implicated. We need to report him to the police."
"Yes, if they're really gone, then they should pay with their lives."
Sister Chen wiped away her tears and forced herself to remain calm. Bai Xiangdong must have been having an affair with that woman, and Hongxia killed him after discovering it.
I just don't understand why she has to live under the name of Hongxia.
When Hongxia and the man surnamed Bai left, it was still a time of war. No one would investigate when a living person went missing or died in the war.
As long as they insist that Hongxia never came out with him and never saw her, who would know that her sister was killed by him?
This is truly a case of killing someone by destroying their spirit. This adulterous couple ruined his sister's life and are still living in her name.
Sister Chen wished she could kill them both.
"Officer, we want to report a case."
Chen Hongxia only went out once every few days, spending the rest of her time sitting at home in a daze. When He Shuyue came to see her, she refused to see her at the door.
He survives on just a little food each day, and he's so thin he looks like a ghost, drifting around the house.
"If you're not going to eat, I'm going to eat!"
After drinking, Bai Xiangdong came home and threw a tantrum. The pots and pans were cold, so he simply smashed them all.
Hearing the noise, Chen Hongxia coldly raised her eyes and looked at him.
"What do you want to eat? How long has it been since you last paid me back?"
"You have your own money, but where is it? Did you give it all to that lover?"
"I have money and I can give it to whomever I want, but I'm not giving it to you."
So what? She really did give the money to that bitch Zhou Qi. So what? That bitch is in jail now, and she might even implicate everyone else.
Bai Xiangdong thought nonchalantly, "At worst, we'll all die together."
Anyway, it's no different from being dead now.
They were both waiting at home for the verdict to be delivered. The two of them argued numbly for a few minutes, but then they couldn't argue anymore and sat silently in their respective rooms.
The room was dark and gloomy, as if it were a physical entity, immersing them both in it and almost drowning them.
Suddenly, a few loud bangs broke the suffocating atmosphere inside the room as the door was knocked on.
The two numb figures both raised their heads, sensing that the verdict was finally about to be delivered.
What people fear most is the time spent waiting for death notice; once the result comes out, they no longer care.
"Bai Xiangdong, Chen Hongxia, open the door quickly."
The two men, like puppets on strings, followed the police back to the station.
"Bai Xiangdong, do you know her? Who is she?"
Sister Chen's eyes were filled with rage; she wished she could burn Bai Xiangdong to a crisp.
Bai Xiangdong always knew his fate. He thought he could be indifferent, but when faced with Sister Chen's anger, he still lowered his head and dared not look her in the eye.
"Where's Hongxia? Where did Hongxia go? You took her away! Where did you take my sister? You beast, speak up!"
The two sons held the furious Sister Chen back tightly, preventing her from lunging at Bai Xiangdong.
Chen Hongxia, no, it should be Lin Yingyu, knew that her true identity would eventually be exposed.
But I always thought that the person who would expose me would be Zhou Qi or Bai Xiangdong. I never thought that one day I would meet Chen Hongxia's family.
"Tell me, where did you take my sister? Who is she? Why are you calling my sister's name?"
Lin Yingyu's back hunched under Sister Chen's gaze, and she turned her head away, not daring to look directly at her.
It was Chen Hongxia who first discovered Lin Yingyu, who was all alone. She was wearing a gorgeous silk dress embroidered with intricate details, carrying a large trunk, standing amidst the charred ruins.
She was conspicuous, like a piece of still-steaming fat meat; once seen, everyone would pounce on her and suck her blood.
Bai Xiangdong knew from her attire that he shouldn't meddle and tried to pull Chen Hongxia away, but Chen Hongxia felt it was too dangerous for a woman like her to stay there.
She persuaded Bai Xiangdong to take her along, and found her a set of worn-out clothes. From their conversation, she also learned that they were close in age.
Before that, Lin Yingyu never imagined that she would get along so well with a woman from such a background and become friends with her.
She didn't ask where she came from or why she was alone there; she simply said that if she had nowhere to go, she could follow them.
As the Nationalist army suffered repeated defeats, she followed them to the place where the war had ended.
Chen Hongxia told her, "It's safer here. You can stay here, or you can come with us again."
"The war here is over, why don't you stay here?"
She smiled shyly, "I've already made plans with Xiang Dong to go further south and settle down there."
With national victory in sight, Chen Hongxia foresaw that she would no longer have to hide from the war, and that they would surely be able to live happily ever after.
She has confidence in the future, but Lin Yingyu does not.
Her family and clansmen have always stood on the opposite side, and now that they've gone to Taiwan, they know they won't have a good ending.
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