Sweet Wife of the Eighties: The Boy Next Door Has His Eye on Her

On their wedding night, her husband ran off with another woman. Lin Xiuzhu spent four years being treated like a beast of burden by her in-laws. Her mother-in-law beat and berated her, her stepfather-in-law harassed her, and the whole village laughed at her. Just as their abuse was about to kill her, Gu Changfeng, the taciturn, rough-hewn neighbor, held her tight in the melon shed in the dead of night. His voice was burning hot: “He doesn't love you? I do!” From then on, a man started sneaking over her wall at night. He was rough with her, yet clumsily bought her brown sugar, looked after her, and earned money for her to spend. Lin Xiuzhu was terrified, but she couldn't resist the warmth of his embrace, which made her melt. She saved up her first fortune growing watermelons, tore into her wicked mother-in-law, kicked her rotten stepfather-in-law to the curb, opened a workshop, and built a new house. Her life was finally looking up. But who could have guessed her husband would return after disappearing for four years? Seeing Lin Xiuzhu, beautiful and wealthy, he fell to his knees and begged for her forgiveness. Lin Xiuzhu gave a cold laugh and turned to cling to the rough-hewn man beside her. “Too late. I'm his woman now!” The man gripped her waist, his gaze hot enough to melt her. His voice was hoarse: “Good girl, tell him whose child you're carrying!”