After transmigrating into the body of the female supporting character's biological mother, she

Xu Yueyun then noticed that there was another person in the courtyard.

"Su Lang, who is this?"

The couple hadn't told their parents about Zhou Chen's situation yet.

The main problem is that I don't know how to start the conversation.

The daughter-in-law's deceased ex-husband has come back to life...

I wonder if it will frighten the old lady into having health problems.

Su Lang glanced at Zhou Chen. "Mom, don't worry about it. This is a comrade-in-arms of mine. He came to the island on some business and stopped by to visit."

Aside from taking care of the children, Xu Yueyun doesn't interfere much in Su Lang and Lin Zhilan's lives.

Hearing him say that, she didn't ask any more questions, greeted Zhou Chen, put down the ribs, and went back.

Su Lang carried her daughter out to see her off, and waited until she was out of sight before turning back.

Linlin leaned on Su Lang's shoulder, curiously looking at Zhou Chen.

Zhou Chen felt her gaze and his body tensed up even more.

"Are you Mommy's good friend?" the little girl asked, looking at him.

Yesterday, Lin Zhilan had already given her daughter a heads-up.

Linlin is young, and the sudden appearance of two fathers might confuse her.

Lin Zhilan then told him that an uncle would be coming tomorrow, who was her mother's good friend.

If Linlin likes him, she can be friends with him.

That's why Linlin asked that question when she saw Zhou Chen.

Zhou Chen's throat tightened, and his voice became hoarse. "Yes, I am your mother's good friend."

Linlin smiled, "Then you must be very capable."

Zhou Chen's expression was complicated. "I'm not that good, so..."

Meeting Linlin's clear gaze, Zhou Chen didn't continue speaking.

Knowing that Zhou Chen would be coming today, Lin Zhilan left work very early.

As soon as I entered, I saw two men sitting awkwardly in the yard.

Linlin squatted down next to Su Lang, playing house with leaves and stones in her hands.

Lin Zhilan swallowed hard and stepped inside. "I'm back."

"Mother!"

Linlin quickly looked up, ran over and hugged her mother's leg.

Zhou Chen also stood up, his gaze towards Lin Zhilan somewhat complicated and confused.

"I want to talk to you."

Lin Zhilan and Su Lang exchanged a glance. "Okay."

Su Lang bent down and picked up his daughter. "Mom has something to talk about. Dad will take you for a walk."

"Okay." Linlin blew a kiss to her mother and was carried out by her father.

Only two people remained in the courtyard.

"You are not her." Zhou Chen didn't mince words, uttering a startling statement.

Lin Zhilan's eyes flickered slightly. "I don't know what you're talking about."

Zhou Chen said, "You look a lot like her, but you are not her."

Lin Zhilan's palms were sweating nervously.

"Zhilan has been beautiful since she was little," Zhou Chen continued. "Her parents-in-law were very strict with her and didn't let her go out often. She was timid, shy, and didn't like interacting with strangers. The only time she went to town, I accompanied her."

Zhou Chen raised his head and looked directly into Lin Zhilan's eyes. "You two look alike, but your personalities are completely different. I can confirm that you are not her."

Lin Zhilan blinked a few times quickly. "After such a sudden change, my personality has indeed changed a lot."

"And what about your medical skills?" Zhou Chen looked at her sharply. "Others may not know, but as her husband, I know exactly what she knows and doesn't know. Zhilan only learned to identify a few common medicinal herbs from her father-in-law. As for other things like pulse diagnosis, prescription writing, acupuncture, and massage, she doesn't know anything about them."

"Furthermore," Zhou Chen lowered his voice, "her parents-in-law didn't leave her any prescriptions at all. Where did you get the prescription you gave to the pharmaceutical company?"

During the time Zhou Chen regained his memories, he wasn't completely idle.

He had inquired about Lin Zhilan and Su Lang with the doctor.

Su Lang was a soldier and couldn't find out anything.

Lin Zhilan, however, has a very good reputation.

A doctor at a military hospital, a key figure at an island pharmaceutical factory, a teacher at Yangcheng Medical College...

Zhou Chen didn't believe that a person could undergo such a dramatic change and acquire so many extraordinary abilities in just a few years.

Lin Zhilan was speechless after his question.

"Are you a spy?" Zhou Chen asked sternly, taking a step closer.

"No," Lin Zhilan quickly stepped back, "Of course I'm not a spy. The fact that you didn't report me means you couldn't find any evidence that I harmed national interests."

"Then who are you?"

Lin Zhilan took a deep breath. "I am indeed not her."

Zhou Chen's face showed a look of horror. Although his guess had been confirmed, he still felt a chill run down his spine the moment Lin Zhilan said it.

"Where is my wife?"

Lin Zhilan was silent for a moment, then said, "She has passed away."

Even though Zhou Chen had prepared himself mentally, he still couldn't quite accept it at this moment and staggered for no reason.

"How could that be? She's so young."

Lin Zhilan, feeling stifled and resentful, blurted out in a fit of despair, "She didn't want to live anymore. You know she's so young, you know she's timid by nature. But do you know how your parents treated her? How your brothers treated her? And those people in the village..."

Zhou Chen, even rumors can kill.

"I..." Zhou Chen seemed to have aged more than ten years in an instant, and his back became hunched over.

Looking at the expression on Zhou Chen's face, Lin Zhilan felt a mixture of reluctance and satisfaction.

"I did not kill Bo Ren, but Bo Ren died because of me."

Although Zhou Chen was not at fault for the tragedy of Yuansheng and Linlin, he was still involved in it.

Lin Zhilan turned around, giving Zhou Chen time to compose himself.

She fiddled with the leaves in the corner, her mind racing.

She needs to give Zhou Chen an explanation.

Who is she? Where did she come from? Why did she revert to her original form?

Lin Zhilan didn't intend to tell the truth, and even if she did, Zhou Chen might not believe her.

Even if he believes it, it might cause more trouble.

Then we'll have to make it up.

In a few moments, Lin Zhilan had made up a story.

She turned around and sat down on the wicker chair in the yard.

"Zhou Chen," Lin Zhilan began, "Do you still want to know who I am?"

Zhou Chen raised his head, his eyes bloodshot.

Lin Zhilan sighed, "There is a mountain behind your old house, and I am the mountain god of that mountain."

Zhou Chen's eyelid twitched.

Lin Zhilan's words were so absurd that they even diluted the sadness in his heart.

He was a fighter and a staunch materialist.

How could anyone believe such nonsense as Lin Zhilan's?

"Your wife was determined to die, but she couldn't bear to leave her child. She pleaded for three days and three nights at the foot of the mountain, which moved me. That's why I agreed to take care of Linlin for her after she passes away."

Zhou Chen lowered his eyes. "I believe you are not a spy. You don't need to make up such lies to deceive me."

"You won't believe me, just look."

In the hot summer, the flowers and plants in the yard were all wilted by the sun.

Lin Zhilan conjured up a spring of spiritual water from her hand and poured it over them.

The branches and leaves that were drooping just a second ago suddenly unfurled and instantly returned to their vibrant state.

What made Zhou Chen's scalp tingle even more was that Lin Zhilan had nothing in her hands.