Lv Guodong couldn't help but glance at his younger brother in the back seat, who was licking a lollipop, finding it awkward no matter how he looked at him.

Gu Lingling and him?

"Why not? He's your brother." Wang Xintao glared at Lv Guodong, signaling him to lower his voice, "Your brother is just a bit simple-minded, but everything else about him is fine. Gu Lingling, a girl who lost her mother, marrying into the Lv Family—that's her good fortune."

As they were talking, they saw flashing lights from the direction of the bamboo forest.

The flashlight flickering in the silent night appeared so conspicuous.

"Alright, go give your brother some water." Wang Xintao was unwilling to talk more with Lv Guodong, pushing him away.

"Mom, you should really think about this." Lv Guodong said, hanging his head.

"Think about what?" Wang Xintao squinted her eyes and glared at Lv Guodong, "You couldn't have fallen for that wretched girl, could you?"

No wonder Wang Meili warned her the other day, it seems she was careless.

This little troublemaker, unknown to her, had tangled up with her eldest son.

"Let me tell you, Mom can make decisions for anything else for you, but not this." Wang Xintao pleaded, "Guodong, whatever kind of girl you want in the future, Mom will definitely bring her to you."

"But this truly won't do, it's your brother's. If this matter doesn't go through, and people find out about his situation, how will he find a wife in the future?"

After speaking, Wang Xintao took her happily eating younger son, handed him water, "Quickly drink some water, later Mom will take you to find a wife."

"A wife? Haha, is it a wife who can have babies?" Lv Guoqing drank the water foolishly, smiling.

"Yes, a wife who can have babies." Wang Xintao pleaded with Lv Guodong who was about to speak, shaking her head, "Mom begs you, just stay in the car, okay?"

Lv Guodong sighed, looking in the direction where Wang Xintao was leading Lv Guoqing away, smiling self-deprecatingly.

Can he say no?

Wang Xintao has been strong all her life, she has never begged anyone like this.

In a daze, it seemed as if he saw a shadow pass by, but upon closer inspection, there was nothing.

Though he repeatedly told himself that once Gu Lingling married over, he would treat her well, ensuring she is worry-free all her life.

Yet the guilt inside him didn't decrease because of this; instead, it intensified.

"Lv Guodong, I wish to never be entangled with you in lifetime after lifetime. If there is a next life, please stay far away from me." The girl used the last of her strength to utter these words.

However, each time Lv Guodong heard this, he felt a heart-wrenching pain.

What the hell, it's damn messed up!

Lv Guodong took a deep puff of his cigarette, forcefully kicked the car tire, then groaned in pain while clutching his foot.

If Gu Lingling were here at this moment, she would undoubtedly send him one word: coward.

Lv Guodong was just a coward.

So that night, even if he was deeply conflicted, even if he had countless opportunities to rush to Gu Lingling's house to stop his mother's absurd actions,

He missed them all.

As courage peaks, then wanes, then exhausts, in the mix of emotions within Lv Guodong, the first ray of sunlight of the morning finally arrived.

The entire Nanshui Village also awoke from the tranquil night.

"Ah..."

Suddenly, a girl's scream broke the rural peace.

Who is shouting?

Could it be?

Gu Lingling is in trouble!