Shocking! The young educated youth had just arrived and was already clashing with spies.

Chapter 415 This battle now belongs to you and Chen Ping.

Yu Hongying's family of origin was also not good. Her father died early and her mother remarried soon after. Even though she went to live with her stepfather, she lived a life of dependence.

Her mother was rough and spoke rudely. Her stepfather remarried because he needed someone to do the work, so he didn't mind bringing another person along, as long as she ate less and did more work.

Even though her mother never loved her during those difficult days, Yu Hongying lived with hope because once she turned sixteen, she could go to work at the factory where her biological father used to work.

It turns out that her father was a worker in a textile factory, and he died in an accidental fire while trying to save the factory's property.

In addition to the compensation, the factory also reserved a job for Yu Hongying, who can report for duty as soon as she reaches the required age.

Yu Hongying looked forward to this day every day. Her thoughts were simple: as long as she had a job, she could support herself and live in the factory dormitory, far away from her home.

But little did she know that her sixteenth birthday, which she had eagerly awaited with all her heart, would cast a thick, dark shadow over her entire life.

It turns out that when Yu Hongying was fifteen, her mother had discussed with her the idea of ​​letting her stepbrother give up his job so that he would treat her like his own sister.

I will support her when she gets married and prepare a dowry for her.

How could Yu Hongying possibly agree? That was the path to survival her father had left her with his life.

After she refused, her mother and stepfather never mentioned it again, and she thought the matter was over.

It can only be said that she was too naive, completely unaware that she had fallen into a pit of fire.

She resembled her biological father in appearance; she wasn't particularly beautiful, just pretty and charming. However, due to long-term malnutrition, even at the age of sixteen, she appeared to be only 1 meters tall.

A thin frame and sallow complexion are also a form of protection.

Yu Hongying believed that no one would be interested in someone like her, so she didn't notice that her stepbrother, who was two years older than her, was looking at her more and more strangely.

On her sixteenth birthday, her mother suddenly told her that she no longer needed to worry about making a living. She was to marry her stepbrother and let him go to work to earn money to support the family.

Yu Hongying felt as if she had been struck by lightning; she never dreamed that her mother would say such a thing.

But what made her even more desperate was yet to come.

That evening, Yu Hongying's mother prepared a simple feast and announced that the two were now husband and wife.

People say that forced buying and selling is bad, but her mother did the opposite. Not only did she force an outsider to marry her, but it was also the most undignified thing she could do.

No matter how much Yu Hongying cried or made a scene, she couldn't escape their control. Until her stepbrother forcibly took her into the house, no one said a word for her, and her own mother even smiled.

How absurd, how pathetic.

Yu Hongying had stopped crying by this point, her expression numb as if she were talking about someone else's story.

Chu Xin clenched her fists; a surge of anger was rising within her.

Mudd!

"Then why did you marry Chen Zhonghua?"

Yu Hongying's blank eyes darted around for a moment, then she gave a bitter laugh before saying:

"I was so angry back then. Even though it was a done deal, I was still very unwilling to accept it."

The more I didn't want to give them what they wanted most, the more courage I mustered in my life. I stole my work permit and ran away in the middle of the night.

I ran for more than ten miles along the mountain road without daring to stop for a moment, all the way to the county. I squatted down at the entrance of the textile factory and almost froze to death, but the gatekeeper took pity on me and took me in.

As soon as it was light, I reported for duty.

"So, Chen Ping is like you."

Chu Xin couldn't help but think of Chen Ping's extraordinary performance in Su Province. Even when trapped in a wolf's den, she never cried, but instead did everything she could to escape.

But Chen Ping was braver than her.

Chu Xin didn't foolishly ask Yu Hongying why she didn't report it to the police. Given her situation at the time, it was already courageous of her to think about keeping her job first.

If Yu Hongying exposes the whole thing to the world, regardless of whether she is a victim or not, she will still be criticized and even scorned by others.

Compared to being driven to a dead end, Yu Hongying's choice to avoid the situation is understandable, but not recommended.

Yu Hongying was taken aback, not expecting Chu Xin to say that. She thought Chu Xin was referring to her appearance, and bitterly pursed her lips, saying:

"No, she looks like his father..."

Does he look like Chen Zhonghua?

Judging solely by appearance, it certainly is.

However, Chu Xin did not explain or speak again, waiting for Yu Hongying to continue.

"After I registered, I didn't dare stay in the dormitory, afraid that my stepfather and his family would come looking for me. I had nowhere to go, so I spent almost a day hiding outside. It wasn't until it was almost dark that I met Chen Zhonghua..."

At this point, Yu Hongying became excited again.

"He was my former classmate, and he was from my father's village. He was a good-for-nothing since he was a child, always wandering around and not doing anything productive."

Because I hadn't seen the people from that side for a long time after my mother remarried, I felt quite close to them when we met on the first day of the Lunar New Year..."

Yu Hongying was afraid that Chu Xin wouldn't understand that feeling, so she stopped to explain to her.

"Do you understand? It's that feeling of seeing a long-lost relative... Ha, even now, it seems unbelievable to me that I could feel a sense of kinship with a thug..."

Her sobs were too heavy for her to continue.

"That's not your fault. You've been stuck in the mud for too long. It's understandable that you would grab onto someone you used to know as if they were a lifeline."

Chu Xin didn't know what to say, she could only say that there's always a reason why someone is pitiful.

Yu Hongying had clearly experienced those days herself, but she never thought that she should be brave again for the sake of her child.

Yu Hongying suddenly smiled and said, "You are a good person."

Unexpectedly, Chu Xin was given a "friend zone" card, leaving her completely bewildered.

However, Yu Hongying had already opened up completely, and before Chu Xin could ask any more questions, she continued:

"At the time, I just wanted to get rid of that family completely, so I discussed a marriage of convenience with Chen Zhonghua, and we would get a divorce after things calmed down."

I can also give Chen Zhonghua some money as compensation, and I don't expect him to support his family.

Then we got our marriage certificate the next day. My stepfather, Chen Zhonghua, even got his cronies to help me get rid of his advances. At that time, I really thought he was a good person.

“Until the second month after our marriage, before the staff dormitory was allocated, I don’t know how he found out about my stepbrother and me. As soon as he came back, he kept asking me if it was true.”

I thought, since we have conflicts, we should just get a divorce. But unexpectedly, he suddenly changed his mind and refused to agree to the divorce, and even…

Taking a deep breath, Yu Hongying calmed herself down, letting tears stream down her face again.

"Later, when I wanted to leave again, it was impossible. He threatened me, saying that if I dared to leave, he would expose my affairs and make everyone despise me."

And so I compromised, and we became a real couple.

"But he always had a thorn in his heart, he wasn't good to me, and he became more and more irritable. He would just drink and wander around every day, and if he ran out of money, he would ask me for it."

Later, I became pregnant. Even after Chen Ping gave birth and it was confirmed that the child was his, he still did whatever he wanted. Being beaten and scolded became a daily occurrence for my daughter and me.

At this point, there was no need for Yu Hongying to continue.

Chen Zhonghua had caught Yu Hongying red-handed and not only used psychological manipulation on her for a long time, but also committed domestic violence, abuse, marital rape, and infidelity. He was the worst of the worst.

The office fell silent. There was a knock at the door. Chu Xin stood up and stared at Yu Hongying, saying:

"Now this battle belongs to you and Chen Ping."

After saying that, he walked straight to open the door and, unsurprisingly, met Chen Ping's red and swollen eyes from crying.