Aunt Li's face darkened. "What are you shouting about? I'm here, aren't I!"
Xia Xue, her head covered with a red veil, emerged from the house step by step, supported by Aunt Li.
Wang Fu hobbled over, his eyes shining, his saliva almost dripping.
"Lit-lit-little Snow~, come with me!"
Wang Fu was incredibly excited, constantly chuckling foolishly.
Beneath the red veil, Xia Xue's eyes were swollen, and big tears dripped down her cheeks like pearls.
"Sister-in-law, they all say my brother is dead!"
"Sister-in-law, I've grown up now, I'll take care of you from now on!"
"I'll definitely earn a lot of money and never let you suffer again!"
Scenes from the past flashed through her mind.
Lin Fan's resolute expression was vivid in her memory.
But she couldn't wait for that time any longer.
"Let's go, musicians!"
Amidst the joyous sounds of gongs and drums, Wang Fu, impatient, rubbed his hands and reached out to embrace Xia Xue.
Meanwhile, in a side room of the Lin family's old house.
Lin Fan, who had been paralyzed in bed for a year, seemed to be drawn by some unseen force and suddenly regained his strength.
"I..."
"Didn't I fall off a cliff while picking lingzhi in Fengyu Gorge?"
Lin Fan struggled to recall what happened after falling to the bottom of the valley.
"I remember!"
"There was a flash of purple light, and a beautiful girl kissed me..."
Just as Lin Fan recalled this, he heard a hoarse voice:
"Xiaoxue, don't be shy."
"After today, you'll be mine."
"I'll definitely treat you well."
Amidst the festive beat of gongs and drums, Wang Fu's triumphant voice was particularly jarring.
"Sister-in-law!"
Lin Fan was startled and jumped out of bed abruptly.
Thump!
Losing his balance, Lin Fan slipped and his knees hit the cement floor.
Lin Fan fell to the ground, grimacing in pain, unable to get up for a moment.
The short distance of less than five meters seemed like an insurmountable chasm before him.
But in less than three seconds.
Bang!
A dull thud.
Lin Fan crawled to the doorway, punched open the door, and the bright sunlight blinded him.
"You want to marry my sister-in-law? Not a chance!"
His hoarse shout made the simple grey tile house shed dust.
Lin Fan's eyeballs felt like they were being pricked by needles, and tears flowed uncontrollably, blurring his vision into a red haze.
"Xiao Fan!"
Xia Xue pushed Wang Fu away and rushed towards Lin Fan with all her might.
"Xiao Fan, you're awake!"
"That's wonderful, wonderful!"
Xia Xue embraced Lin Fan's frail body and wept uncontrollably.
For a year, she, as a woman, had to fend off harassment from ruffians and support this precarious household. How difficult it had been.
All her grievances turned into countless tears, flowing without end.
The sound of the suona and gongs gradually subsided.
The entire Lin family's old house became deathly quiet.
The elders, women, Wang Fu, and Wang family's welcoming party in Luofeng Village stood frozen in astonishment.
Lin Fan, who had been bedridden for a year, had woken up?
What had he just shouted?
His sister-in-law was getting married, and it was impossible?
Wang Fu was the first to recover, his lips trembling with rage.
"Xiaoxue, you're coming with me!"
Wang Fu shouted, his voice hoarse with anger. "The marriage is set, you've accepted the betrothal gifts, this is a done deal!"
"It's too late to go back on it now!"
The Wang family's welcoming party also moved forward menacingly.
Although Lin Fan couldn't see, he was familiar with Wang Fu's grating voice.
There were many fools who coveted his sister-in-law, and Wang Fu was one of them!
"Lame Wang, take a look at yourself in a puddle of urine!"
Lin Fan, from the soft and comfortable embrace of his sister-in-law, raised his head and cursed with all his might, "If my sister-in-law is a celestial maiden, you're not even a toad!"
At these words, a burst of laughter erupted from the courtyard.
Wang Fu stomped his feet in anger. "Lin Fan, I haven't settled the score with you for hitting me last time!"
He waved his hand, turned to look at his welcoming party, and shouted, "Everyone saw it, it's not that I, Old Wang, am being unreasonable, but they want to extort 100,000 yuan in betrothal gifts and break the engagement!"
"Can I agree?"
"No!" the welcoming party shouted in unison.
"Then what should we do?"
Wang Fu, a rogue and a troublemaker, was skilled at stirring up trouble.
"Snatch her!"
"Snatch Xia Xue!"
"Take Xia Xue back!"
The Wang family stirred, their eyes like hungry wolves fixed on Xia Xue's plump and alluring figure.
Even a groping during the chaos would be good!
"You bunch of bastards, let's see who dares!"
Hearing the commotion, Lin Fan became anxious.
Wang Fu turned back, pointed at Lin Fan, and cursed loudly. "Brat, I've disliked you for a long time!"
"If you dare to get up, I'll make sure you lie back down, do you believe me?"
"If you don't believe me, try it!"
Hearing this, Xia Xue immediately stepped in front of Lin Fan, flustered. "What do you want to do?"
"What do I want to do?" Wang Fu's face was stern. "What do you think I want to do!"
"I spent money, and I'm going to marry you!"
"Let this useless piece of trash die wherever he wants!"
"I won't support him!"
Wang Fu's cruelty revealed his true intentions.
He had agreed so readily to Xia Xue's terms because he had already planned to get rid of Lin Fan, this burden, silently after marrying Xia Xue and consummating the marriage.
Wang Fu waved his hand ferociously. "Make your move, snatch the woman!"
"What are you doing? Can't we talk this out?"
"Oh dear, it's a joyous occasion, why is it turning into this?"
"Don't snatch her!"
Most of the able-bodied men of Luofeng Village were working in the city. The remaining elderly, children, and women dared not step forward at this scene and could only watch from the sidelines.
Lin Fan, now calm and collected, asked his sister-in-law in a low voice, "Sister-in-law, have you gone through the divorce procedures with my brother?"
"Ah... no, no."
Xia Xue was extremely nervous, startled by the warm breath near her ear and hastily replied.
Although she had decided to marry Wang Fu, whom she despised in her heart, she hadn't completed the procedures for a widow's divorce due to her reluctance.
Wang Fu had pestered her about this several times, but seeing her indifference and being too lustful for her body, he had decided to marry her first.
Lin Fan let out a long sigh, finally feeling at ease.
If his sister-in-law had completed the divorce procedures as a widow, he would have no choice but to risk his life fighting Wang Fu.
"Elders and young men, aunties and grandmas of Luofeng Village!"
Lin Fan, sitting on the ground, shouted loudly. "Please help me with one thing: call the police right now!"
"My brother and sister-in-law are still legally married, how can she get married?"
"Lame Wang dares to snatch someone, he'll definitely end up in jail!"
"Even as an accomplice, he'll be thrown into prison, no one will escape!"