Chapter 3: The Unsophisticated Country Bumpkin

Lin Mo pursed her lips. At this moment, even if she tried to argue, would anyone believe her?

No.

They always pinned every blame on her.

In her past life, they exposed her with lies and destroyed her.

Perhaps, they no longer saw themselves as family, but rather as enemies...

She looked at her fourth brother’s contemptuous eyes and couldn’t help but let out a bitter, mocking laugh.

“You all have such deep prejudice against me; no matter what I do or say, in your eyes, it’s always wrong.”

Qin Lian frowned, her red lips pursed into a thin line. “What do you mean? Do you think all of us gang up to bully you?”

“You’re inherently malicious, growing up in the countryside with your uneducated grandparents and never learning properly.”

“You’re narrow-minded; when you do something wrong, you blame others and accuse us of favoritism.”

Qin Lian’s anger flared, her voice rising.

“That’s enough! You can say whatever you want about me, but don’t speak ill of my grandparents!” Lin Mo’s gaze darkened instantly. “Without them, I would have been dead long ago. You have no right to criticize them in front of me.”

“My grandparents worked hard to raise me, scrimping and saving to send me to school. And you, as a mother, where were you?”

Lin Mo’s eyes brimmed with disgust. “You were busy taking care of your beloved Wanwan!”

Qin Lian noticed that the usually quiet youngest daughter had suddenly become so difficult and temperamental.

Just as she was about to reprimand Lin Mo further, the doctor entered impatiently.

“Family members, there are so many of you here blaming a young girl; isn’t that inappropriate?”

“Besides, she just had her head stitched up and needs quiet rest.”

“If there’s anything to discuss, wait until she recovers, alright?”

Qin Lian snorted, “I’m just educating my daughter; it’s none of your business.”

After that, she stopped arguing and hurried off with the others.

The doctor administered another injection to Lin Mo without much comment.

Lin Mo felt a complex mix of emotions. Even a stranger doctor could show her care.

But how did her own family treat her?

They seemed eager to drive her to death.

Lin Mo rested through the night, barely eating.

Her head injury made her especially exhausted, and with the turmoil of being reborn, her mind was far from calm.

At times like this, sleep was the best remedy for nervous exhaustion.

When she woke up, it was already past eight in the morning.

The doctor came to check on her and change her dressing.

Lin Mo sat up as an elderly couple entered. Their clothes were old-fashioned but clean.

“Mo Mo, are you alright?” Liu Fugui’s voice cracked when he saw Lin Mo’s weak state. “Granddaughter, how did you end up like this?”

“When they were supposed to take you away, they said they wanted you to live a good life.”

Li Guihua couldn’t bear it either: “Yeah, if we’d known it would be like this, it would’ve been better for you to stay in the countryside.”

“You must be in a lot of pain with that head injury, right?”

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