Sent to the countryside, I turned the health center into a top-tier hospital.

The night market is bustling with people and full of lively atmosphere at night.

Tables and chairs were placed along the road, and diners came and went in an endless stream, with noisy voices and the aroma of barbecued meat mingling together.

The group found an empty seat on the side, ordered a table full of barbecue and crayfish, brought over several cases of beer, and chatted and laughed, creating a lively atmosphere.

With no one else around, and no need for formalities, the group opened up, drank, chatted, and talked about their recent lives, completely dispelling the stress of the day.

Halfway through the meal, a sudden, jarring noise from the next table shattered the lively atmosphere.

Everyone instinctively looked in the direction of the sound.

At the next table sat a man and a woman, both in their twenties, who appeared to be a couple. They were eating with their heads down, and the atmosphere was relatively peaceful.

In the blink of an eye, a simply dressed girl with a flushed face rushed over, stood in front of the table, trembling with anger, and stared intently at the man in front of the table.

The surrounding diners instantly became interested, putting down their chopsticks and wine glasses to peek and watch the excitement, and the night market instantly became mostly quiet.

Chen Ping and the others also looked over and quickly grasped the general situation.

The girl who came later became the boy's official girlfriend. The woman sitting opposite him was his new love interest, whom he was secretly dating.

"I was passing by on my way home from get off work when I suddenly saw you all. I thought I was seeing things!"

The wife's voice choked with sobs, but she forced herself not to let the tears fall, staring intently at the man before her. "We've been engaged for six months, the wedding date is already set, and this is how you treat me?"

The boy's face instantly turned flustered, then irritated. He felt no remorse whatsoever, but rather annoyed and ashamed of being exposed.

The girl across the way, realizing what was happening, looked at the guy with feigned innocence and asked in a low voice, "Didn't you say you were single? What's going on?"

The two women were facing off, and the man caught in the middle showed no remorse or attempt to comfort them. Instead, he was filled with resentment at being exposed in public and losing face.

Looking at the hypocritical couple in front of her, the wife could no longer hold back her pent-up grievances. With red eyes, she questioned them, every word filled with heartfelt resentment.

The man was impatient throughout, frequently waving his hand to interrupt, and finally, when he was asked questions that left him speechless, he became completely embarrassed and angry.

"Have you made enough of a scene?! Do you want to make me a laughingstock in front of everyone?"

As the roar subsided, before the girl could reply, the man raised his hand and slapped her hard across the face.

The sharp "snap" sound was particularly jarring in the bustling night market.

The slap was extremely powerful, causing the girl to stagger, her cheek instantly swelling and turning red, her hair becoming disheveled, and blood seeping from the corner of her mouth.

But the man showed no sign of stopping; his anger flared, and he reached out to strike again.

There were many onlookers, but no one dared to step forward and stop them.

The man looked young, but he was ruthless and cruel, appearing completely out of control.

At the critical moment, Chen Ping suddenly stood up, rushed over, and raised his hand to stop the man's descending wrist.

He was still recovering from a serious illness and was physically weak, but his strength remained steady as he firmly restrained the other person's arm, rendering the other person unable to move.

"Let's talk this out, don't resort to violence."

Chen Ping said calmly.

The man was at the height of his rage when the stranger suddenly blocked his way. He instantly unleashed all his fury on Chen Ping, his eyes flashing with ferocity as he yelled, "What's it to you! Mind your own business! Let go of me right now, or I'll beat you up too!"

He struggled desperately, but Chen Ping's hand was like an iron clamp, and he didn't budge.

The more he struggled, the more his wrists hurt from being clamped, and the more violent he became.

Completely out of control, the man turned around, grabbed a full bottle of ice-cold beer from the table, and smashed it over the head of the woman who was his wife.

The bottle was flying with great force and moving at high speed; it was about to smash into the girl's head, with potentially disastrous consequences.

Chen Ping's eyes narrowed, and he suddenly exerted force with his wrist, taking a step to the side and accurately snatching the wine bottle from the other person's hand, then casually and steadily placing it on the dining table next to him.

Then give it a gentle push.

The man lost his balance, staggered back two steps, and fell heavily to the ground.

The entire set of movements was fluid, clean, and efficient, with not a single unnecessary movement.

Chen Ping looked down at the man on the ground, his tone turning colder: "If you lay a hand on him again, I'll call the police. Intentional assault and violence in public—you can't afford the consequences."

At the same time, Lin Xiaoran quickly stepped forward, her phone screen lighting up. "I'm a lawyer. The whole thing was recorded as evidence. You assaulted someone in public and caused trouble. If the victim pursues the matter, you will definitely be administratively detained, leaving a criminal record that will affect you for life."

Lin Xiaoran's words instantly extinguished most of the man's arrogance.

He knew in his heart that he had just hit someone too hard, and if things really escalated to the police station, he would definitely not get any benefit.

But in front of so many people, he refused to completely back down, and could only stubbornly utter harsh words: "You just wait! This isn't over!"

After saying that, he scrambled to his feet, grabbed his bewildered new lover, and fled the night market without looking back, his back view hurried and disheveled.

Once the person left, the tense atmosphere completely dissipated.

Only the beaten wife remained, standing alone in the crowd, her swollen cheeks and disheveled hair making her look particularly pitiful.

The strength she had just been maintaining completely collapsed, tears streamed down her face like a broken string of pearls, her shoulders trembled violently, and she cried her heart out.

Lin Xiaoran, feeling soft-hearted, quickly stepped forward to support her, gently patting the girl's back and softly comforting her, "Don't cry, it's alright, the person is gone, don't make yourself suffer anymore."

Gently comforted, the girl's years of pent-up grievances finally broke down, and she could no longer hold back, sobbing and crying intermittently.

"We were high school classmates. After the college entrance exam, his family was poor, and his parents didn't want him to go to university..."

"I chose to drop out of school and work in a factory, handing out flyers and working as a waiter. I did all kinds of hard and tiring jobs, saving every penny to support him through university and graduate school."

"I've never bought myself an expensive piece of clothing. I'm frugal with food and clothes, hoping he'll succeed in his studies so we can live a good life together."

"During the years he studied, I covered almost all of his tuition and living expenses."

"I have no regrets. I'm just waiting for him to graduate and settle down so we can get married."

"The wedding date was set, the invitations were prepared, and I was so happy to get married, but... but he had already changed his mind and cheated on me!"

The girl cried more and more uncontrollably, her voice hoarse, her eyes filled with despair: "My youth over the past few years, all my savings, all my hopes, I've poured them all in... I have nothing left, I really don't want to live anymore..."

As she spoke, her eyes glazed over, her body went limp, and she almost collapsed to the ground, looking as if she had been completely defeated by life and her emotions.