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Qin Huairu subconsciously looked at Jia Dongxu on the stretcher, hoping he would say something fair.

What chilled her to the bone was that, out of the corner of her eye, she saw Jia Dongxu lying on a stretcher beside her, his eyes wide open and his face deathly pale. His once gentle eyes were now filled with a bone-chilling resentment, clinging to her like a poisoned knife, wishing he could tear her to pieces.

"Dongxu... what's wrong with you?"

Qin Huairu's voice trembled, and she subconsciously took a step back, her palms instantly becoming covered in cold sweat.

Seeing this, Madam Jia became even more relentless, clinging tightly to Qin Huairu's sleeve. She then sat down on the ground in a fit of rage, slapping her thigh and wailing and cursing in a shrill and venomous voice: "Everyone, come and see! This heartless Qin Huairu, who cheated us out of our family property and harmed her husband, is a vicious woman in human skin! If anything happens to my son, I'll risk my old life to drag you down with me!"

She deliberately raised her voice, attracting a crowd of onlookers who pointed and whispered about Qin Huairu, and the discussion grew louder and louder.

Jia Dongxu lay on the stretcher, unable to move, and could only grit his teeth, his eyes filled with resentment that was almost overflowing.

Zhou Weiguo leaned against a pillar in the hall, arms crossed, watching with great interest, a smile playing on his lips.

The farce unfolding before their eyes was truly spectacular. A group of elderly men and women crowded around, standing on tiptoe to join in the fun, and chattering amongst themselves, completely oblivious to Jia Dongxu lying on the stretcher.

With his legs crippled and unable to move, Jia Dongxu could only watch helplessly as everything unfolded before his eyes. His face was ashen, and he was sweating profusely from the pain, yet he couldn't even utter a cry for help. Even his own mother, Jia Zhangshi, was preoccupied with staring at Qin Huairu and spewing profanities, paying no heed to his suffering. Her eyes were filled only with resentment at the loss of their family fortune.

Looking at Qin Huairu, her condition was even more dire.

Three bright red welts ran down his face from his forehead to his cheeks, the skin slightly turned outwards, and there were still some strands of hair and dust on them, making it a shocking sight.

Her hair was disheveled and stuck to her face and neck, covering most of her face, leaving only a pair of eyes full of fear and confusion.

His blue cotton jacket was torn and twisted, two buttons popped off, revealing his inner garment, making him look utterly disheveled.

Cornered by Jia Zhangshi and with no way out, just as the other woman was about to pounce on her again, a thought flashed through her mind. Her eyes darted around quickly, and suddenly she screamed at the top of her lungs, "Help! Murder! Someone, please save me!"

Her voice was shrill and desperate as she stumbled and ran toward the hospital exit, desperate to escape this place of trouble.

Seeing this, Madam Jia was so angry she jumped up and down. Without even catching her breath, she gave chase, her curses growing increasingly vile: "Shameless little bitch! Don't you dare run! Give back what belongs to the Jia family!"

Before she could take two steps, an unexpected event occurred. With a crisp "slap," Qin Huairu felt as if she had been slapped. She covered her face abruptly, her eyes filled with disbelief. She swayed and then collapsed to the ground, tears welling up instantly.

Everyone was stunned. Looking in the direction of the voice, they saw a middle-aged woman, dressed in a gray cloth shirt and with graying hair, standing with her hands on her hips in front of Qin Huairu, her face contorted with rage. She pointed at Qin Huairu's nose and began to hurl insults: "Shameless little whore! Daring to play the victim and throw a tantrum here! There's not a single good person in your Qin Family Village! My nephew's uncle's nephew married one of the jinxes of your Qin Family Village! That woman looked honest, but after only six months of marriage, she ran off with all the family's savings and infected my relative with a disease that killed him soon after! Tell me, you little bitch from Qin Family Village, with your own disease, dare to marry and harm people! You're utterly heartless! My poor relative, his life has been ruined by the people of your Qin Family Village!"

These words were like a thunderclap out of nowhere, instantly causing an uproar in the entire hall.

The crowd initially erupted in uproar, but the murmurs grew even louder, with everyone pointing and whispering about Qin Huairu, their eyes filled with even more contempt and disgust.

"My God! Is this true? Are the people from Qin Family Village really that outrageous?"

"Getting married while having a disease? Isn't that endangering someone's life? It's utterly immoral!"

"So it wasn't just the Jia family they were deceiving; the women of Qin Family Village are rotten to the core!"

"Shameless Qin Family Village, truly a scourge on the village!"

Accusations and curses rose and fell, each word piercing Qin Huairu's heart, completely nailing her to the pillar of shame.

Qin Huairu slumped to the ground, her hand covering her face trembling slightly. The slap mark on her face overlapped with the previous bloodstains, causing her pain and shame. Tears mixed with despair streamed down her face.

She never imagined that after finally managing to escape, she would be slandered against the entire village, leaving her no room to defend herself. She felt a wave of dizziness and almost fainted.

Madam Jia Zhang also stopped chasing, stood there stunned for a few seconds, then reacted, a gloating smile spreading across her face. She slapped her thigh and chimed in, "Did you hear that? Did you hear that?! Everyone heard it, right? That slut is definitely up to something! I knew she wasn't a good person; it turns out everyone in Qin Family Village is corrupt! Today, we, the Jia family, must get an explanation, and everyone who has been wronged by Qin Family Village must get an explanation!"

Zhou Weiguo found it even more amusing, raising his eyebrows as he watched the farce escalate with great interest, thinking to himself: This Qin Huairu certainly knows how to cause trouble; now she's really in deep trouble.

Just as Qin Huairu was dizzy and desperate from the scolding, she suddenly caught a glimpse of a familiar figure walking towards the hospital entrance out of the corner of her eye. Instantly, as if grasping at a last straw, her eyes lit up. Ignoring the pain and dishevelment on her face, she scrambled to her feet and threw herself at the man's leg, clinging tightly to him. Her voice was hoarse and desperate, filled with sobs as she pleaded, "Uncle Yi! Uncle Yi! I beg you, please save me! Please put in a good word for me!"

The visitor was none other than Yi Zhonghai.

He walked with his legs clamped together, his posture strange and stiff. He covered his groin with one hand and pinched his nose with the other. His brows were furrowed, his face was ashen, and there was still blood on his face. It was clear that the excruciating pain in his groin and the unstoppable nosebleed had made him unable to bear it any longer, so he forced himself to come to the hospital for treatment.

As soon as he stepped inside, a warm body suddenly pounced on him and hugged his leg. The force was so great that he almost lost his balance. He gasped in pain and instinctively tried to break free.

When he looked down for a closer look, he realized that the person hugging him was Qin Huairu, whose face was covered in blood and whose hair was disheveled. Her miserable appearance startled him instantly.

He glanced to the side and saw Jia Zhangshi throwing a tantrum not far away and Jia Dongxu lying on a stretcher with a venomous look in his eyes. His heart skipped a beat. If it were any other time, he would definitely stand up and say a few words of justice. But right now, he was in trouble. The pain in his groin was excruciating and his nose was still bleeding. He was powerless to do anything about it.

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