The younger sister mistakenly identified her brother when visiting relatives and was kissed by the c

She made Qiao Mingzhu suffer such a huge loss at the Zhou family today, even exposing her true colors. This poisonous lotus flower is definitely holding a grudge and will never let it go!

If, just like in period novels, the innocent girl pulls a "switcheroo" on her wedding day, Qiao Shouguo and Qin Fangfang, being biased, would definitely be happy to see it happen and force her to marry Zhou Liguang, making it a fait accompli!

No! She has to run! She has to carry the train and run through the night!

As the saying goes, "There's no such thing as a thousand days of guarding against thieves."

No matter how shrewd and careful Qiao Xinxin is, there are always times when she slacks off!

Just do it!

With a thought, Qiao Xinxin instantly left the space.

She scrambled up from the hard little wooden bed and immediately pulled open the creaking old wardrobe against the wall.

Qin Fangfang was good at putting on a good show; she gave Qin Fangfang the two newly made large red peony-patterned cotton quilts—take them away!

A brand new, unworn Dacron shirt and black leather shoes—take them!

The enamel basin that wasn't needed for the time being, the enamel tea mug with "Serve the People" printed on it, and the tin thermos with the Double Happiness logo on the table were all stuffed into the space!

Aside from the toiletries that she usually had to display to fool the Qiao family, she took everything else that could be stored in her spatial storage!

"I'll leave once Brother Bai has everything ready! Judging by the time, the letter I sent a few days ago should have reached the military region of the next province by now..." Qiao Xinxin patted the dust off her hands, her eyes sparkling, and a cold smile curled at the corner of her mouth.

……

Meanwhile, in the neighboring provincial military region.

Under the blazing sun, the August sun baked the earth like fire.

On the dusty training ground, deafening slogans echoed one after another, and soldiers sweated profusely.

Bai Zhengyuan, who had just led his entire battalion on a 10-kilometer cross-country march with heavy loads, returned to the edge of the training field with steady steps.

His tall, muscular physique was tightly wrapped in a green physical training uniform. Due to the intense training, his clothes were completely soaked with sweat, clinging to his bulging muscles. He looked as if he had just been pulled out of the water, exuding a strong sense of masculinity and wildness that belonged to a soldier.

He didn't even have time to drink a sip of water, and was just about to stand in the sunlight to issue the next tactical training task when a tall and aloof figure suddenly appeared at the edge of the training field, instantly attracting his attention.

"Old Lu, you're back?"

Bai Zhengyuan wiped the sweat from his face, called out uncertainly, and strode forward to meet him, "Didn't you take leave to visit your old comrades? Why are you back so soon? How is Li Guang's injury now?"

Standing in the shade of the tree was Lu Baizhou.

The man was dressed in a crisp green military uniform, his posture as upright as a pine tree, his brows and eyes sharp, his jawline taut, and it was unclear how long he had been standing there.

Hearing his good brother's question, Lu Baizhou remained calm, but a dark and violent glint flashed across his deep, cold eyes.

He spoke softly, his voice slightly hoarse: "Something came up, so I couldn't stay any longer."

He didn't mention that he had been drugged and framed in the compound, or even had his innocence taken away. He simply took out a yellowed kraft paper envelope from his uniform pocket and handed it over.

"When I came in just now, I went to the mailroom and happened to see your urgent letter, so I brought it to you."

"My letter?"

Bai Zhengyuan took the letter, his thick, dark eyebrows furrowing slightly as he stared at the familiar handwriting on the envelope with some confusion.

He had just received a letter from home two weeks ago.

That letter was also written by Xin Xin.

The letter delivered a devastating piece of news that struck him like a bolt from the blue—Xin Xin was not his parents' biological child!

Years ago at the county hospital, two families switched babies. Now, Xin Xin has been taken back to her biological parents' home!

Bai Zhengyuan was extremely anxious when such a big thing happened at home.

However, he was in charge of the heavy responsibility of battalion commander and was caught up in the military region's large-scale skills competition, so he really couldn't spare the time.

He originally planned to submit a report requesting leave to visit his family as soon as he finished the two-week training exercise, and personally return to the capital to check on the situation.

Why did you send another letter after only half a month?

My parents are not very literate, so my younger sister usually writes for them.

Could it be... that something happened to Xin Xin at her biological parents' house?!

Bai Zhengyuan's heart skipped a beat, and a strong sense of unease arose within him.

Even though he already knew that Xin Xin wasn't his biological sister, how could his affection for her—carrying her on his shoulders, riding her on horseback, and protecting her during fights—be fake?! In Bai Zhengyuan's heart, Xin Xin was his own sister, and always would be, regardless of blood ties!

He didn't care about anything else, and went straight to the shade of a tree at the edge of the training field, where he roughly tore open the envelope.

Pulling out the two thin pages of letter paper, the familiar opening line, "Brother, it's as if we're meeting in person," made his heart leap into his throat.

This isn't a letter from home; it's a plea for help that Xin Xin secretly sent to him alone, without telling anyone!

Before he could even catch his breath, his gaze swept quickly across the letter. The heartbreaking words in the letter made Bai Zhengyuan's brows furrow even more, and his originally composed expression darkened visibly!

His sister, the sister he cherished dearly, returned to the so-called wealthy Qiao family, only to be disliked by her own parents as a country bumpkin?!

Not only that, the fake heiress who occupied twenty years of Xin Xin's life and usurped her place not only didn't leave, but stayed in the Qiao family to bully and oppress, joining forces with her brother to ostracize Xin Xin and smear her at every turn!

The more Bai Zhengyuan read, the more insane his anger became. It was as if a live volcano was violently churning inside him. He wished he could sprout wings and fly to the Qiao family in the capital right now, smash the faces of those hypocritical people with a punch, and snatch his sister back!

Even though the Bai family is just an ordinary farming family, not as powerful and influential as the Qiao family, they would never let the girls in their family suffer such humiliation!

The Qiao family doesn't like Xin Xin, and they don't care about her at all, but the Bai family does! They care!

Bai Zhengyuan gritted his teeth and continued reading. When he saw the second half of the letter, he froze.

"Brother, I don't like that man. I've only met him once. To prevent Qiao Mingzhu from suffering, the Qiao family is forcing me to marry that disabled stranger in her place... Brother, I don't want to marry someone I don't love. I don't want to jump into a fire pit. Brother, can you help me?"

Bai Zhengyuan's eyes were bloodshot, and he roared furiously like thunder. His rough hands squeezed the letter tightly, his knuckles turning a terrifying bluish-white!

The Qiao family is simply going too far!

What era are we living in? The country has long advocated freedom of marriage, yet the Qiao family still dares to engage in this feudal remnant of arranged marriage and substitution?! How dare they treat Xin Xin like this?!

Her own daughter had just been recognized as part of the family and hadn't even enjoyed a single day of happiness yet, and now, just to protect the future of a fake heiress, she's going to push her own daughter to a disabled stranger?!

Is this even something a human being would do?!

When his younger sister cautiously inquired in her letter whether he could come and stay with her, Bai Zhengyuan was heartbroken. He was overjoyed, how could he possibly refuse?!

"Snapped!"

Bai Zhengyuan slammed the letter onto his thigh, feeling a surge of rage rushing to his head, burning away all his reason.

So what if he knows Xin Xin isn't his biological sister?

He watched Xin Xin grow up!

He had heard from the villagers that the Qiao family were high-ranking officials in the capital and very wealthy. He had secretly comforted himself, thinking that his sister would be able to eat well and live a good life after she returned.

But now it seems that this so-called noble family is nothing but a spider's web!

If I had known this would happen, I shouldn't have let her acknowledge her family in the first place!

No matter what, he absolutely could not stand by and watch his sister be forced to marry a disabled stranger!

He hadn't seen Xin Xin in person for ten years since he enlisted in the army.

Although I wonder what kind of young woman that little girl with two pigtails who used to follow me around has grown into.

But in his memory, his younger sister had been frail since childhood, like a delicate little flower, and would get sick from even a little cold wind.

If she were really forced into this absurd marriage by the Qiao family, her life would be completely ruined!

Her life has just begun, and she deserves a bright and promising future. As her older brother, he absolutely cannot allow his sister to be locked up in such a dark and hopeless cage!

Bai Zhengyuan clenched his fists so tightly they cracked, took a deep breath, and instantly made up his mind.

He needed to immediately submit a report to the political commissar and apply for housing in the family compound!

Get Xin Xin out of that hellhole as fast as you can!