Chapter 2

“Where is Qingwan? Where is my daughter?” A panicked female voice came from the door.

Song Qingwan looked up and saw a simple rural couple running to the scene breathlessly. They immediately saw Song Qingwan, who was at a loss in the room.

The beautiful woman was wearing an apron and her clothes were patched, but her hair was combed meticulously.

Behind her followed a shirtless man holding a carrying pole, with a sullen face, looking like he was ready to eat someone at any time.

The man was barefoot, his trouser legs were rolled up high, and his calves were covered in mud. It was obvious that he had just returned from the fields.

Song Qingwan’s eyes met the beautiful woman’s. At just one glance, she was sure that these were the parents who loved the original owner, the couple from the second branch of the Song family: Song Yinsheng and Jiang Chunlan.

Before she could even open her mouth, Jiang Chunlan had already rushed over and hugged her tightly in her arms. She patted her back and soothed her while coaxing her, “Don’t be afraid, Mom will take care of it for you!”

After Song Yinsheng saw the scene clearly, he held a carrying pole to protect his wife and daughter behind him, and roared with red eyes: “Who did it?”

The leader, Old Lady Song, was shocked. It was the first time she saw her second son in such a horrible state.

“Lu Zheng!” Old Lady Song quickly pointed at the kidnapped man. “Zhao Di said she saw him kidnap someone with her own eyes!”

Others present came forward to testify, “It was this beast, we all heard it!”

Unexpectedly, Song Yinsheng didn’t even glance at Lu Zheng, still glaring at the crowd, “I’m asking who brought people here to kick the door!”

“Who is it? Huh?”

As Song Yinsheng looked around, the villagers began to retreat.

Someone in the crowd gave a push and directly pushed out Song Zhaodi who was hiding behind the crowd. “It’s her! Song Zhaodi brought us here!”

“Exactly. I was washing clothes by the river just now when Zhaodi ran over and shouted that Qingwan was missing and had been kidnapped by Lu Zheng…”

Song Yinsheng glared at his niece and grabbed her collar tightly. “Qingwan is your cousin. What good will it do you to ruin her reputation?”

Song Zhaodi’s face flushed and she couldn’t breathe. She struggled and pointed at Lu Zheng, “Second Uncle, he kidnapped Qingwan. I want to save my sister. There is strength in numbers…”

Old Lady Song, who was standing nearby, saw that something was wrong and quickly stepped forward to stop the fight, “Waiter, let go!”

“At this point, why are you still so arrogant?”

“This matter is not Zhaodi’s fault. You should kill that damn beast immediately and stand up for Qingwan!” Old Mrs. Song stamped her feet anxiously.

Old Mrs. Song also has her own selfish motives.

She came in such a hurry, not intending to find out the truth, nor did she ever think about covering up this scandal for her granddaughter Song Qingwan.

Old Mrs. Song just wanted to rush over as soon as possible and put the blame on the man.

Song Qingwan can be defiled, and the man can ignore her life or death, but a girl from the Song family must never bear the stigma of having an affair with a man before marriage.

Because she also has an older daughter who is only 23 years old, the same age as Song Zhaodi, and is still waiting to be married.

Seeing her second son’s refusal to budge, Old Lady Song leaned close to his ear and gnashed her teeth, “Why don’t you do it? Do you really want Qingwan to be married off to the cowshed and suffer, to be looked down upon for the rest of her life, and for your children to never be able to hold their heads up high?”

There was a sudden buzzing sound in Song Yinsheng’s mind.

Without saying a word, he raised the carrying pole with red eyes and rushed towards Lu Zheng, “How dare you bully my daughter? I will beat you to death today, you beast!”

Lu Zheng stared calmly at Song Qingwan, who was sobbing in her mother’s arms, and closed his eyes silently, his heart filled with death.

He should have understood long ago that with his current status as a “rat crossing the street, everyone shouting and beating him”, and his family being penniless, which good girl would care about him taking responsibility?

What’s more, she is the second wife of the Song family in Qingxi Village. That delicate and pretty little girl has never suffered hardship since childhood and is notoriously timid and cowardly.

He should have accepted his fate long ago!

At the critical moment, a clear and pleasant voice reached his ears, “Stop!”

Lu Zheng suddenly opened his eyes, gradually becoming a little bit disbelieving.

Unexpectedly, the little woman who had always been timid and cowardly actually stood up for him!

“Dad, don’t hit Lu Zheng, don’t blame him!” Song Qingwan’s beautiful eyes were wet and swollen like peaches.

She cried, but not for him.

Song Qingwan is an orphan and has lived in an orphanage since she can remember.

The couple from the second branch of the Song family appeared out of nowhere and chose to protect her unconditionally when she was wronged, making her feel warmth she had never felt before.

Song Yinsheng had already raised his carrying pole and made some harsh remarks, but when his good daughter said this, he was suddenly in a dilemma.

It’s not right to hit, and it’s not right not to hit!

When Jiang Chunlan saw her daughter protecting Lu Zheng, she became anxious and quickly pulled her aside.

“Silly child, Mom and Dad will take care of it for you. Don’t say a word about what happens next. Just hide behind Mom!”

Song Qingwan shook her head firmly, “Mom, you can’t hit Lu Zheng. Dad won’t control his strength and will hurt Lu Zheng. You should quickly persuade Dad.”

Jiang Chunlan was so angry that she poked her forehead with her finger and choked up, “It’s already this time, why are you still thinking about someone else?”

“Mom knows you’ve always been a good kid. The fault is definitely not yours.”

“今天这件事情，只有两种结果：要么，都是陆铮的错，让你爸揍他一顿，看他的命够不够硬；要么……，你就只能嫁给他。”

Song Qingwan suddenly stopped talking.

She wanted to save Lu Zheng, but she never thought about marrying him!

Seeing that the situation was becoming more and more tense, even if she could wait, the surrounding villagers could not wait any longer and began to talk in low voices.

“Could it be that the Song family’s little girl fell in love with Lu Zheng and took the initiative?”

“Looking at her willingness to go against her parents to protect her lover, it’s hard to say…”

At this moment, no one cares about the truth of the matter at all; everyone only cares about the outcome.

The instigator, Song Zhaodi, pretended to be frightened and hid behind Old Lady Song, watching everything coldly.

In her previous life, why did Song Qingwan find a good man?

Song Can, my younger sister who is the same age as me, actually got into university and married into the city?

But she could only stay in the countryside and live out her life alone.

In this life, she wanted to take back everything she had lost and let them both taste the pain!

She wanted to see how Song Qingwan, whose reputation had been ruined, could marry again? How could Song Can, whose opportunity was snatched away, get into university and move to the city to marry into a wealthy family?

Finding a good marriage, going to college, and marrying into a wealthy family in the city, Song Zhaodi wants all three!