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nTranslator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

nThe male lead of a sweet, doting romance novel had to be a powerful and influential CEO. Tang Moling was someone like that. His personality was unpredictable, suspicious, and vengeful.

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nHe had been saved by Mu Xue after suffering an injury due to an accident. At first, he had been suspicious of her but later, he had been touched by Mu Xue’s pure kindness.

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nAfter recovering, he’d started to dote on Mu Xue and Mu Xue alone. He treated her uniquely and pampered her his whole life. Other than treating her sweetly, he also sought revenge on those who had wronged him.

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nAs one of those who had wronged him in the novel, Mu Jingzhe was under immense pressure.

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nThat wasn’t the end of it. The moment Old Madam Mu saw her, she scolded her. “You come back to your parents’ house every day. Those who don’t know might think that you’re not married yet. When you came back, you even stole Mu Xue’s dress.”

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nThey were both her granddaughters, but Old Madam Mu only doted on Mu Xue. Reality had proven that her judgment was right. Mu Xue was the most promising girl in the village. After graduating from high school, she was now the only female teacher in the village.

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nShe had never liked Mu Jingzhe to begin with. When the original Mu Jingzhe had stolen Shao Qihai, she had detested her even more. In her opinion, even if Mu Xue didn’t want the guy, the original Mu Jingzhe wasn’t qualified to snatch him.

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nMu Jingzhe said that she would definitely return the dress, but Old Madam Mu continued to criticize her non-stop. It would be useless for Li Zhaodi, her father, Mu Teng, and her younger brother, Mu Han, to speak up for her.

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nAfter Old Madam Mu scolded her by using all sorts of awful insults and the table was set, Mu Xue stopped her. “Grandma, forget it. Let’s eat first. If Jingzhe likes it, just let her have it.”

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nMu Xue looked at Mu Jingzhe gently. “But Jingzhe, don’t take it without telling me next time. You have to at least let me know.”

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nTang Moling snickered. “Mu Xue, you should cut off the hands of anyone who steals from others. Otherwise, they will never learn and will go on to steal again.”

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nMu Xue quickly pulled Tang Moling back. “It’s just an old dress.”

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nOld Lady Mu scoffed. “Hasn’t she taken enough from a young age?”

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nLi Zhaodi couldn’t take it anymore and was about to lose her temper, but Mu Jingzhe held her back.

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nThis had all been done by the original owner of the body. There was no point in trying to defend herself. In the end, after Li Zhaodi kicked up a fuss, she only ended up getting scolded and banned from eating.

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n“I won’t do it again.” She looked at Mu Xue and said, “I will return the dress and everything else.”

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nShe had just finished speaking when she heard Tang Moling scoff.

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nHis voice sounded exactly the same as the mocking laughter she had heard before entering the Mu Residence.

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nMu Jingzhe was certain that this was the person who had mocked her when it had been said that she was a virgin.

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nWhat terrible luck.

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nShe was there to get some free chicken soup, but instead of chicken soup, she’d ended up getting chicken feathers all over her body.

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nMu Jingzhe couldn’t stay any longer and quickly bade them farewell.

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nOld Madam Mu’s sarcastic voice came from behind her, criticizing her for only knowing how to eat and not even knowing how to wash the dishes.

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nMu Jingzhe pretended not to hear and left.

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nWhat had she eaten? She hadn’t even had a mouthful of soup.

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nIndeed, returning to the Mu Family was not the right decision. If she did, a tragedy would befall the Mu Family sooner or later.

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nThere was no doubt that the victim would be Old Madam Mu. As for the murderer… it would naturally be her.

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nMu Han chased after her and gave her the piece of chicken breast he had gotten.

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n“Sister, you eat it.”

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nHe had only been given this portion. However, upon seeing that his sister hadn’t even gotten to drink the soup, he had hidden it in his sleeve for her.

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nMu Han was 17 years old this year. He was tall but skinny, like a bamboo pole.

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n“When I kill a chicken in the future, you can come and eat it. I guarantee that you’ll have enough.”

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n“Okay.” Mu Han smiled and didn’t take it seriously.

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nMeanwhile, in the Mu Residence…

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nMu Xue looked at Mu Han’s back as he chased after her, a complicated look flashing across her eyes.

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nMu Jingzhe was a bad older sister, yet Mu Han still treated her so well and ignored Mu Xue.

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nTang Moling kept looking at Mu Xue and whispered when he saw her expression.

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n“I’m going out for a while.”

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n“Where are you going?”

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n“I’ll avenge you.”

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nTang Moling left after speaking. Mu Xue couldn’t hold him back in time and could only chase after him.

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n“Tang Moling, don’t take revenge so easily.”

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nTang Moling shook his head. “Alright, I’m just going to relieve myself. You should hurry back.”

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nMu Xue blushed and ran back.

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nTang Moling turned around and sneered.

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nHe had heard a lot about what Mu Jingzhe had done to Mu Xue recently. He had met many shameless and evil women like her, so he had to teach her a lesson to avenge Mu Xue.

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nThe night was like day to Tang Moling. He quickly caught up to Mu Jingzhe and took out a slingshot.

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nWithout hesitation, he aimed at Mu Jingzhe’s wrist and shot.

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nWho told you to steal from Mu Xue?

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nA virgin who wants to marry someone from the city? You should learn how to conduct yourself as a person first.

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nTang Moling’s aim was very accurate.

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nMu Jingzhe moved her hand just in time, coincidentally dodging the attack. However, the slingshot struck the back of her hand, and the flashlight fell to the ground.

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n“Who is it?” She picked up the flashlight and shed light over, but she only saw a tree. Before she could spot the culprit, another rock flew toward her.

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nThis time, it struck Mu Jingzhe’s chest.

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n“Psst…” She was wearing her homemade bra, and it hurt so much she couldn’t help but bend down and rub her chest.

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nTang Moling, who was about to continue aiming, felt his hands tremble. This woman!

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nHitting her in the wrong position was indeed his bad, but how could she… rub her chest?

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nDue to a split second of distraction, the stone that was thrown missed again.

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nIt landed right on Mu Jingzhe’s… hip.

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nMu Jingzhe was stunned.

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nWhere had this shameless person come from? What a hooligan.

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nMu Jingzhe gritted her teeth and turned off the flashlight. She picked up a stone and a piece of firewood from the side of the road and flung them over.

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nA short scream was heard.

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n“I’ll teach you a lesson for being a hooligan!”

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nMu Jingzhe chased after him, determined to castrate him, but couldn’t find him.

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nShe searched for a while with the torchlight but didn’t find the culprit and went back unwillingly.

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nOnly after she walked some distance away did some sounds come from the trees.

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nTang Moling stood on a tree and watched as Mu Jingzhe left. He felt a chill underneath and unconsciously pulled his legs together. When he saw his swollen arm, his expression turned ugly and strange.

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nHis arm had almost snapped.

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nThe spots where the few scattered rocks had hit him also hurt.

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nWhat was wrong with Mu Jingzhe?

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nAfter a while, Tang Moling returned to the Mu Residence, feeling some discomfort.

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nThe atmosphere in the Mu Residence was very strange. The main reason was the pair of chopsticks on the dining table where Mu Jingzhe had been sitting originally.

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nThe chopsticks had sunk deeply into the dining table, revealing only a small portion of them.

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nHe saw Old Madam Mu’s pale face and heard Li Zhaodi say it definitely hadn’t been Mu Jingzhe.

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nTang Moling: “…”

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nWhat was going on?

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n******

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nThe next day, Shao Qiyang didn’t come back, as he was busy. After Shao Dong and the other three went to school, Mu Jingzhe carried Shao Zhong to the county city for treatment.

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nThey set off early, but it was almost noon by the time they arrived at the county city.

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nAfter the examination, it was discovered that it wasn’t a problem with his body that had caused Shao Zhong’s inability to speak.

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n“There’s nothing wrong with his vocal cords. Logically speaking, he should be able to speak. Maybe it has just taken him longer to learn to speak. You should talk to him more in the future and encourage him to speak.”

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nMu Jingzhe was both surprised and delighted.

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n“Did you hear that? Little Zhong, you can talk. You have to try to talk more in the future. I’ll try my best to talk to you too.”

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nAs per the doctor’s instructions, Mu Jingzhe didn’t forget to speak with Shao Zhong more often even while they were busy in the county city.

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nThe town wasn’t big, so Mu Jingzhe spent two hours walking around.

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nBefore going out, she had brought with her the leftover hair ornaments that hadn’t been sold. As it was impossible to sell them separately, she sold them to a shop in the county city that sold shoes, hair accessories, and other small items, claiming they had been brought from a big city.

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nThe boss placed the hair ornaments on his shelves without many expectations, but before long, he sold a pair. Thus, he ordered another batch from Mu Jingzhe.

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nAfter promising the boss that she would deliver the goods in five days, Mu Jingzhe bought another batch of supplies without stopping to rest.

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nWhen she got home, the sky was about to turn dark.

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nThe person who welcomed Mu Jingzhe home was a furious Zhao Lan, whose face was as dark as the bottom of a pot and whose eyes were red.

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n“Mu Jingzhe, did you steal my money?”

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nAs soon as she saw Mu Jingzhe, Zhao Lan rushed up to her, wishing she could swallow her whole.

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n“Mom, what are you talking about? Didn’t you say that you didn’t have any money? If you didn’t have any money, how could it have been stolen?”

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nAlthough she had a surprised and innocent look on her face, Mu Jingzhe sneered in her heart. That’s right, she was the one who had taken the money.

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