All the passersby around were watching coldly or with scornful expressions.
Among all those passing by,
only this girl had a hint of disapproval in her eyes.
Because her best girlfriend had been the 'other woman' before, so when encountering this situation, her first thought was whether Gu Sang was also a victim of the 'other woman'.
People are more inclined to empathize with the underdog; in the eyes of passersby, the original wife is the underdog.
But...
But does being lacking in love, ignorant of the malice of humanity, and being deceived and hurt due to naivety make one deserve it?
The girl had witnessed with her own eyes the scene of her girlfriend being wronged and betrayed!
Her first thought was not to cheer for the beating of the other woman, that she deserved to be beaten to death.
Rather, she would question whether this person knowingly engaged in an affair, or was a victim of the other woman?
"I know my explanation sounds feeble and unconvincing! This can all be left for the police to determine."
"I have a friend named Lu Mufei, he will be here to look for me soon. If possible, I ask that you tell him about this incident..."
"Whether or not you end up helping me call the police, I still thank you..."
"Slam—"
The car door was forcefully shut, drowning out the few sentences Gu Sang mustered all her strength to shout amid the roar of the engine starting.
"Drive quickly!"
The woman tightly gripped Gu Sang's arm, a hint of triumphant laughter in her eyes.
Hmph!
Call the police?
How could that be possible!
They had investigated online how much modern people hate the other woman.
The previous woman who was abducted cried for passersby to call the police, but in the end? No one believed her, they even shouted that she deserved to be taken away and punished!
The man standing in the corner saw the van drive away, only then covering the chill and mockery in his eyes.
He glanced at the girl in jeans, and sighed as he advised, "Little sister, you'd better not be fooled. The police officers are so busy nowadays."
"It's better for this woman everyone calls the other woman to suffer a little loss. Don't waste police resources."
"I once encountered one who cried innocence and wanted to call the police. Guess what happened? She wasn't slandered at all, she was really the other woman!"
"Nowadays, how can the other woman claim to be wronged? They know clearly in their hearts whether they are the other woman or not. They actively seduce men for money. If she was really afraid, she wouldn't go destroy other people's families!"
Listening to the words around her advising her not to meddle in other people's affairs,
the girl in jeans stood dazed on the spot, clenching her phone tightly.
Those who knowingly engage in affairs are indeed despicable, but isn't this assumption too one-sided? What if she is also a victim of the other woman like her girlfriend?
And what if...
There really are bad people who take advantage of the public's hatred of the other woman to abduct women?
The girl lowered her head, unwilling to listen further to the lecturing and insults from passersby. After putting her phone in her pocket, she quickly left the scene.
The ancient people watching the live broadcast saw the girl leave with her head down, and were so angry they almost jumped up.
The commoners' eyes turned red with rage: "How could these people be so cold-hearted? The Lady was clearly wronged! She did not ruin that woman's family!"
"Wah... you all saw it, right? Even an immortal can be wrongly accused of seducing a man. No one believes her, no one is willing to help, everyone refuses to listen to her explanation, just like how my sister was once slandered as unchaste and jumped into the river. Spreading malicious rumors is murder!"
"I'm so sorry, wah..."
"We will never blindly believe rumors again. When a woman is slandered as unchaste or accused of seducing someone, the perpetrator only needs to utter a few words to affirm it as fact. But what about the truly innocent victims? She could ruin her entire life because of a few words!"
"Yes, what if there are victims like the Immortal who were wronged? May the heavens protect them!"
"Sister Gu Sang, I recognize her! That woman looks just like the couple at school who sold their daughter for a dowry. They must have been targeting you all along!"
"Sister Gu Sang, please don't let anything happen to you, wah wah wah I'm so scared..."
In the ancient palace of the live broadcast,
countless commoners began to regret their past behavior of following the crowd.
The women softly wept, feeling saddened for the girls whose lives were ruined due to slander, and anxious for Gu Sang's safety.
Pei Changying saw that although Gu Sang had clearly explained she was wronged, she was still dragged into the van in full view of everyone.
It seemed that no matter in any era!
As long as a woman was tainted with rumors of being unchaste, seducing others, or being the other woman!
Regardless of the truth, most people would directly insult and condemn her, rather than taking the time to understand if she was wronged or not?
Pei Changying could no longer hold back, angrily rising from the dragon throne.
"Gu Sang, this is the peaceful, beautiful world you spoke of."
"Look at the people around, indifferently watching. If this were in My realm, and someone tried to abduct a woman like this, the constables would have arrived long ago."
"I will give you one final chance. Will you return to—"
"Shut your mouth." Gu Sang coldly interrupted Pei Changying's words.
In the scene,
the woman saw that Gu Sang no longer had a chance to escape, so she finally let go of Gu Sang's arm, panting as she rubbed her sore wrist, then spat at Gu Sang.
"You little brat have some strength. It took several people just to control you!"
"If I hadn't been prepared earlier with drugged mist spray, we really wouldn't have been able to subdue you today!"
"And you, a big burly man, yet you couldn't even bring a woman under control. If she had escaped, our days of staking out would have been wasted!"
The woman pointed at the man's head, with a hint of disappointment at his inadequacy.
Evidently,
the woman was the mastermind behind this plot.
Seeing Gu Sang's icy gaze fixed on her, not saying a word, not pleading, not even resisting, the woman was very satisfied, sparing her the need to discipline her.
Her sallow, waxen face revealed a triumphant expression.
While eyeing Gu Sang's figure and looks with approval, she said smugly, "What good is it for a woman to read so many books? You're just making it easy for us."
"Weren't you arrogant before?"
"Didn't you shout about a woman's right to choose, that there's more than just getting married? Now that you've fallen into my hands, hmph! You lured my daughter away, causing my son to not have enough dowry money to marry his girlfriend. So I'll use you to get a dowry instead!"
"Girls from the city are just wild. My son's girlfriend is very clever - she won't come to our home without a dowry, so there's no chance of us tricking her into marriage, unlike the Er Lin family who just tricked their city girlfriend into coming back with them."
"Look at her fair and delicate skin, and she's a college student too. She's definitely worth more than my daughter, at least thirty thousand!"
Gu Sang clenched her fists, realizing the drug's effects were frighteningly strong.
Cases that used to only appear online were now happening to her!
She had been in a coma for over a year, and after returning to modern times she rarely browsed the internet. In this day and age, do mothers really disregard the law for their sons' dowries, valuing sons over daughters?!
Online, there was an uproar over various cases of assaulting mistresses.
So;
These evil people were seizing any opportunity to ruin a girl's life?!
It was too disgusting!
Too terrifying!
Gu Sang adjusted her emotions over and over to calm down: "From what you're saying, it seems your remote village has committed crimes more than once?"
