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At first, Yu Chunmiao was afraid that Yu Daman would cause her trouble, but she had realized that the entire Qi Family, from her mother-in-law Chen Ruolan to her brother-in-law Qi Rong, would protect her.
In that moment, she decided: fine, no more pretending!
"Qi Chong! Stop right there!" A frantic female voice called from behind.
The two turned around to see Zhang Guiying, disheveled and wild-eyed, charging at Yu Chunmiao with a piece of firewood raised high.
The distance was too close for either of them to react; the wood was about to strike Yu Chunmiao. Without thinking of his injured leg, Qi Chong swung his cane to block the blow.
As his injured leg hit the ground, Qi Chong stumbled back in pain, trying to pull Yu Chunmiao to safety. But Zhang Guiying, seemingly crazed, swung at Yu Chunmiao again.
In a split second, Yu Chunmiao instinctively raised a large wooden basin to shield herself from the blow.
Zhang Guiying had put all her strength into it; the impact caused Yu Chunmiao to twist her ankle and fall backward onto the ground. The wood embedded itself deeply into the bottom of the basin. Zhang Guiying tried to pull it out but couldn’t and lunged forward, landing on top of Yu Chunmiao.
Qi Chong rushed forward and grabbed Zhang Guiying, throwing her two yards away.
She crashed heavily onto the ground, and he seized the opportunity to pull Yu Chunmiao up and shield her behind him.
"What's wrong with you?" Qi Chong's face darkened as he glared at Zhang Guiying.
Ignoring her pain, Zhang Guiying stood up and picked up a stick from the roadside. With fierce determination, she shouted, "I’ll fight you all from the Qi Family! If no one from your family dies today, then I’ll die instead!"
With that, she charged at them again with the stick raised high.
Perhaps because the stick had been lying on the roadside for too long, when Qi Chong tried to block it with his right hand, it broke in half.
With the stick shattered, the tension that had been building within Zhang Guiying snapped as well. She collapsed onto the ground, tears streaming silently down her face.
After a long moment of silence, she finally spoke up. "I’ve been divorced; my family doesn’t want Ping Er anymore. The Wang family won’t accept him either. I haven’t seen him in a month."
Her tone was calm, but it carried an unbearable sadness as if her soul had been stripped away.
"Why did your foolish daughter-in-law say such things that day? We came to argue; wouldn’t it have been better if you just beat us up?"
Yu Chunmiao stepped forward and replied gently, "That day Qi Chong’s leg was still broken. If I hadn’t said that, you wouldn’t have let it go. What if his leg got hurt again? Would you take responsibility?"
Zhang Guiying looked up; her previously vacant eyes focused on Yu Chunmiao’s face. "You’re not a fool... you did it on purpose?"
Yu Chunmiao's heart skipped a beat. Although this was not her fault, she felt a sense of responsibility. With a hint of guilt, she said, "This has nothing to do with you."
Zhang Guiying pounded her chest and cried, "How cruel you are! You can say whatever you want about me, but Ping Er is just a child!"
At that moment, two men rushed over and stood in front of Zhang Guiying, shouting angrily, "What a disgrace! How could you do something so shameful? Come home with us right now!"
Zhang Guiying knelt before them, repeatedly bowing her head. "Big Brother, Er Ge, please, I beg you, take Ping Er with you."
The Zhang Family Brothers pulled Zhang Guiying up. She struggled desperately but was still dragged away.
"You can go home alone; your family can still help you keep this a secret. But if you bring a child with you, you won't be able to remarry. If you're capable, raise the child as a single mother; otherwise, don't even think about entering the Zhang Family's door."
Qi Ping also came running. He threw himself into Zhang Guiying's arms and cried out, pleading with the Zhang Family Brothers, "Uncle, please don't hit my mother! I don't want to be part of the Zhang Family anymore!"
The mother and son clung to each other in despair as they wept. The Zhang Family Brothers were still intent on taking Zhang Guiying away when she suddenly stood up, wiped her tears fiercely, and declared, "Big Brother Er Ge, I won't go. I'll establish myself as a single mother in the village."
Initially, the Zhang Family Brothers had no intention of getting involved until Qi Changsheng threatened to expose the scandal to the villagers.
With such a situation in their family, their daughters would struggle to find husbands and would be ridiculed whenever they went out. This was why they felt compelled to intervene.
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