"Gu Jin! You are just a dog of our Zhen family!"

Sister looked down on him with a haughty and arrogant face.

"You have enjoyed so many years of good fortune thanks to the power of the Zhen family. Now, it is time for you to pay it back."

The younger brother's condescending air of charity, his face contorted with a complex mixture of pity.

"We don't have a son like you, you've disgraced the Zhen family!"

The cold gaze of one's biological parents, as if tainted by something foul.

"Gu Jin, we never thought you'd be like this! The Liu family wouldn't want a venomous daughter-in-law like you! This is the divorce agreement, sign it! From now on, let's have no more conflict!"

If you refuse to sign, we have plenty of ways to make your time inside quite uncomfortable!

The ugliness of a family feud laid bare.

All of this, is what Gu Jin has experienced in his life.

The Ghost City, relevant departments.

Gu Jinyu was convicted of murder, corruption... the charges were clear, and he was sentenced to death.

Even as he was dragged to the execution ground, the condemned man's dignity remained undimmed. Despite facing death, his air of refinement and grace persisted, like an aloof plum blossom standing tall.

Those around watched with no pity in their hearts. Anyone could see that the person standing there was nothing more than a scapegoat, a victim of the power struggle's brutal end.

Gu Jin lightly raised her head, with fine lines spreading from the corners of her eyes. Even so, it couldn't conceal her beautiful features from her youth.

With a boundless blue sky above, he raised his lips in a slight sneer, a cynical and dismissive smile.

"Bang!"

A piercing sound rang out, and someone fell to the ground.

A complete and innocent life withered away, coming to an abrupt end. The brilliant crimson blurred this world.

Gu Jinzhi even in death, his eyes were wide open. In them, there was unwillingness, hatred, and a deep-seated resilience and loneliness hidden beneath the surface.

Until those pupils dilated slowly, hollow and empty, everything was decided.

……

"You little mutt! Give us what you have in your hands!"

"You little bastard, no mother would want you! You dare bite me?! I'll kill you!"

A piercing voice rang in his ears, Gu Jin's eyes sank, thinking of the over twenty years of effort, his heart was aching with regret.

The pain at the back of my head still lingers vividly in my memory, a sensation I never wish to experience again.

The booming sound in his ear, along with the curses, brought Gu Jin's annoyance.

Slowly opened his eyes, the scene before him blurred in his vision.

"Beat him, beat this, you bastard, make him bite me!"

"Oh, hit! Hit..."

Gu Jin's eyes gradually cleared, and he saw several half-grown children bullying a small boy lying on the ground. Several other children were clapping around them.

The scene before my eyes is so vivid, especially the children behind. They are buried in the dilapidated mountain village deep in my memory, backed by the imposing Qingluan Mountain.

This is clearly Qingshan Village, where I've lived for over a decade.

Gu Jin, having regained his consciousness, surveyed his surroundings with wide eyes.

The drooping fabric on top, especially the patches, were clearly sewn by hand. The stitches were not very neat, but it was clear this was handmade.

"Ugh... Ah!"

A cry of pain echoed, pulling Gu Jin back from his thoughts.

He looked up and saw the little boy who had been kicked by several half-grown children earlier, standing with his back to him.

He still held a large stone in his hand, brandishing it menacingly at the half-grown children who were approaching him.

Among that group of teenagers, there was one with a hand pressed to his head, blood trickling from it.

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PS: Huahua has a new book out. This book is purely fictional and imaginative, with no basis in reality. Please do not conflate it with real life.

The novel is brainless, don't take it literally, it's all fake, all fake oh~.