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Wang Mang also turned around, squinting his eyes and staring fiercely in the direction from which the sound came.

When he saw that it was Chen Mo, he was stunned for a moment, and then a sinister smile appeared on his face.

He's just a spineless coward, what's there to be afraid of?

Lin Qingxue's reaction was much stronger. When she saw Chen Mo's expressionless face, her heart sank to the bottom.

He...he heard everything?

"Chen...Chen Mo?"

Lin Qingxue's voice trembled, and she instinctively wanted to back away, wanting to sever ties with Wang Mang.

"Why are you back? I... I just wanted to ask Brother Wang Mang about things in town..."

She offered a frantic explanation, trying to use her old excuses to get away with it.

Chen Mo didn't say anything, and slowly walked over.

"Ask about something?"

"Did you find out she went into someone's arms?"

"Lin Qingxue, you're hugging and cuddling with another man right in front of my house, have you no shame?"

Each word struck Lin Qingxue so hard that she felt dizzy.

"I...I'm not...it's Wang Mang..."

Lin Qingxue still tried to argue her point and shift the blame onto Wang Mang.

"Shut up!"

Chen Mo's sudden shout startled her.

"I saw it with my own eyes and heard it with my own ears, are you still trying to lie to me?"

Chen Mo pointed at her nose, his voice suddenly rising, "Do you think I, Chen Mo, am an idiot?"

"I can't live like this anymore!"

"From this day forward, you, Lin Qingxue, are divorced!"

"Get out of the Chen family now, immediately!"

boom!

The word "divorced" struck Lin Qingxue and Wang Mang like a thunderbolt.

Wang Mang's lewd smile froze.

Lin Qingxue was completely stunned, staring at Chen Mo in disbelief.

Divorce?

This sycophant, who would risk his life for her every word, actually wants to divorce her?

Has he gone mad?

"Chen Mo, what...what did you say?" Lin Qingxue thought she had misheard.

Wang Mang, who had been ignored all along, finally realized what was happening.

He felt he had been deeply humiliated.

The woman he had his eye on was dumped by this good-for-nothing right in front of him?

If word got out, where would Wang Mang put his face?

He pulled the still-dazed Lin Qingxue back into his arms, his hand brazenly kneading her waist, a provocative smile on his face as he looked at Chen Mo.

"Oh, you've gotten quite the brat, haven't you, Chen Mo?"

"So you've even learned how to divorce your wife?"

Wang Mang, with his yellow teeth, laughed arrogantly, "You piece of trash who can't even support your wife, I'm going to help you pamper her, and you have a problem with that?"

"What, you don't accept it?"

He puffed out his chest, took a step closer, and said, "I'm telling you this now, your wife is mine!"

"You'd better hand over your half-bag of seed grain right now! Otherwise, I'll break your legs today!"

The commotion finally alerted the neighbors.

In times of famine, with little entertainment, these dramas involving romantic entanglements and grain grabbing are the most captivating.

Heads peeked out from behind each broken door.

Soon, some of the bolder ones gathered around from a distance, pointing and whispering among themselves.

"Isn't that the Chen family lad? He's going up against Wang Mang?"

"It sounds like his wife had an affair with Wang Mang..."

"Tsk tsk, Lin Qingxue looks quite elegant, how could she do something like this?"

This is exactly the effect Chen Mo wanted.

He wanted to show everyone the true colors of this despicable couple!

He suddenly raised his voice to make sure the surrounding villagers could hear him clearly.

"Everyone, please be the judge!"

Chen Mo pointed at Lin Qingxue in Wang Mang's arms and shouted hoarsely, "I, Chen Mo, went out to find food for my sick father and sister, and my good wife of mine hooked up with the village bully Wang Mang right at our doorstep!"

"They not only want me, but they also want the last bit of seed food our family has to survive!"

"This is driving my whole family to their deaths!"

These words immediately caused an uproar among the onlookers.

"Holy crap, really? Wang Mang was so despicable!"

"Slept with someone's wife and then stole her life-saving food? Is he even human?"

"I always thought Wang Mang was a scoundrel, but I never imagined he was this wicked!"

"Poor old man Chen and that girl, they were already near death, and now..."

Lin Qingxue's face turned pale as she listened to the surrounding discussions.

She never expected that Chen Mo, who had always been as docile as a dog in front of her, would suddenly become so ruthless and expose the matter to the public.

Now, her reputation is completely ruined!

As Wang Mang listened to the surrounding discussions, his face turned ashen.

Although he was a local tyrant who acted tyrannically, he did not want to be branded as someone who murdered for money.

He glared fiercely at the surrounding villagers: "What are you looking at? Get the hell out of here! If anyone dares to say another word, I'll tear their mouth apart!"

The villagers were startled and took a few steps back, but they did not disperse; they just quieted down a bit.

Seeing that things were beyond repair, Lin Qingxue decided to give up entirely.

Since I've already lost all face, why bother pretending?

With Wang Mang's backing, the resentment and malice in her heart finally erupted.

She pointed at Chen Mo's nose, adopting a sarcastic expression.

"Chen Mo, who do you think you are! You want to divorce me? I've had enough of you!"

"Look at your home! It's bare! And you have an old geezer and a sickly wretch! Anyone who associates with you is doomed!"

"Do you think I wanted to marry a good-for-nothing like you?"

"If I follow Brother Mang, I can live a life of luxury in town. Isn't that a hundred times better than waiting to die here with you? You're just a piece of trash! A piece of trash!"

Wang Mang smiled as he watched Lin Qingxue completely side with him.

He put his arm around Lin Qingxue's waist again.

"Did you hear me, you piece of trash?"

He spat on the ground. "Even your wife doesn't like you anymore! Hurry up and get the food out. I'm in a good mood today, so I'll let you off the hook!"

Chen Mo ignored him, silently put down the cloth bag on his back, and gripped the short shovel he used to dig for wild vegetables with his right hand.

Even if the shovel blade isn't sharp, it can still cause serious injury if it hits a bone.

He was thinking quickly.

A head-on clash?

Wang Mang was tall and strong. Although I was reborn, my body was still suffering from long-term malnutrition, so I might not be able to defeat him.

Hand over the grain?

Impossible! The seed grains at home are Dad and my sister's life-saving medicine!

Moreover, even if they handed it over, all they would get in return was continued humiliation from Wang Mang and Lin Qingxue.

In this life, Chen Mo will never tolerate it again!

Seeing that Chen Mo hadn't moved for a long time, Wang Mang assumed he was scared, and his sinister smile grew even wider.

He released Lin Qingxue and clenched his fist.

"Looks like if I don't loosen your skin a bit, you won't know how many eyes the Horse King has!"

As he spoke, he grinned maliciously and approached Chen Mo step by step.

The surrounding villagers gasped in surprise, but no one dared to step forward.

Chen Mo's hand, gripping the short shovel, was bulging with veins.