Chapter 145: Being Taken Away

　　Logically speaking, in this era, educated youth who went to the countryside were not allowed to change their location without permission. However, if they spent money or gave benefits, that would be a different matter.

　　And Zhang Linxi's name did not change much. The name of the body that Zhang Linxi (张林夕) traveled through was called Zhang Linxi (张林西).

　　She said her name was written wrong and she wanted to change it to Zhang Linxi (张林夕). This one letter difference turned her into a completely different person.

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(TL's Note: The original name of Zhang Linxi, the original body owner, is '张林西', in which the '西' (Xī) means 'west' but the transmigrator's name, the one whose now occupying the body, is name '张林夕', in which the '夕' (Xī) means 'dusk'.)

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　　Zhang Linxi's parents received news of rehabilitation at the beginning of the year, and local supervision over them became more relaxed. They contacted their old friends, but unfortunately, they had no news of Zhang Linxi.

　　A year has passed from the beginning of the year to now, and they have been prepared for Zhang Linxi to have an accident.

　　The couple had two children, the eldest daughter Zhang Linxi and the younger son Zhang Linnan. When they were sent down to the countryside, the family's money was divided into two parts. One part was given to Zhang Linxi for her to spend on her own, and the other part was given to their good friends at that time to support Zhang Linnan.

　　Over the years, the family that supported Zhang Linnan often wrote to the Zhang couple, but there was no news at all about Zhang Linxi.

　　The two started their journey home yesterday morning. They fell asleep in the late night. As soon as they closed their eyes, they dreamed of their daughter.

　　When they sent her to the train, she cried and was crying secretly even on the train. But after she slept against the wall, she opened her eyes again and she was a different person. The first thing she did was to go to the toilet to check her money and tickets.

　　After getting off the bus, before reaching the place where she was going to be sent to the countryside, she went alone to find the person in charge of the Youth League Office in the commune, gave him about 100 yuan and ten kilograms of food coupons, and successfully changed her name. The place where she was going to be sent to the countryside was also changed to a place that had nothing to do with cattle and horses.

　　From then on, she became even more outrageous. Not only did she marry a man who was nearly ten years older than her, but she was also insulted every day, had no money to earn, and had to use the money she brought from the Zhang family to support her in-laws.

　　Even though her child was lost, she was not sad. After the man gave her some advice, she generously forgave him.

　　Zhang's mother Lin Shufeng suddenly opened her eyes, and at the same time, Zhang Ziqiang on the bed opposite her also opened his eyes.

　　The weather outside the train had turned cold, with waves of pale sky appearing in the east.

　　Lin Shufeng looked at her husband and said, "Lao Zhang, I had a dream. I dreamed of Xiaoxi. She changed her name, changed her place of residence in the countryside, and got married."

　　Zhang Ziqiang looked at her suddenly, and after a while, he said, "Did she marry the head of the security department? And she is not our daughter, right?"

　　Lin Shufeng looked at him in a daze: "You had this dream too?"

　　"Um."

　　The couple was silent for a long time.

　　Zhang Linxi was their first child, and from the moment she was born, she was the recipient of all their love. After not hearing from her for a long time, the couple often couldn't sleep at night, and Lin Shufeng cried countless times for her.

　　Zhang Ziqiang was also not feeling well, and guilt accompanied him all day long. If he had been more careful and on guard at the beginning, he would not have been framed by his former good brother, and his family would not have been implicated and forced to be demoted.

　　If they hadn't been sent down to the countryside, his Xiaoxi wouldn't have gone there, and if she hadn't gone there, they wouldn't have need to look for her in the future.

　　But they never expected that there would be a new person inside their daughter's body, someone they didn't even know.

　　She ruined their daughter's body, used their family's money, but selfishly destroyed everything that belonged to their daughter.

　　Zhang Ziqiang wiped his face and said, "The next stop is Zili's house. Let's pick up Lin Nan and go to the capital. Whether it's a human or a ghost, we have to take a look."

　　"Okay." Lin Shufeng closed her eyes. She was thinking, if that person really was not her Lin Xi, then she would risk her life to drive away the person who occupied her daughter's body. It didn't matter if her daughter's body had all kinds of accidents. She couldn't let that person ruin her daughter like that.

　　Thinking of the second half of the dream, Lin Shufen's nose felt sore and her throat felt choked.

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　　After evening self-study, everyone returned to the dormitory and washed up. Zhong Lingling picked up the thermos to pour water, but found it was empty.

　　She frowned and looked at Zhang Linxi who was lying on the bed: "Did you use the water in the thermos?"

　　The weather is cold, so the first thing everyone does when they get to the dormitory is to pour a cup of hot water, then pour half a basin of water into the foot basin. After soaking their feet beautifully, they lie down on the bed, feeling comfortable.

　　Usually there are five of them, and each person can get half a thermos of water from the three thermoses, and the remaining half is drunk by everyone in the dormitory.

　　Everyone has gotten used to this mode, but now when they enter the house, there is suddenly one less kettle of water in the thermos. Who can stand this?

　　It was Cheng Linfang who fetched the water today. They went together to fetch the water, so there was no possibility that she forgot to fetch water.

　　Zhang Linxi felt they very stingy. She was used to taking a bath every day, and she was very depressed that she couldn't take a bath every day after traveling here. It took her a lot of effort to adapt to the days without a bath.

　　Technology was already very advanced before she was reborn, and now that she was reborn again, she could no longer adapt to not taking a bath.

　　People these days love to study, and everyone cherishes the opportunity to study. So during evening self-study, there were not many people in the entire dormitory building. Zhang Linxi went to get a basin of cold water, came back and wiped her body, and she felt better.

　　As for using the water from someone else's thermos, Zhang Linxi didn't feel guilty at all. It was no big deal. If the water ran out, they could just get more.

　　Zhang Linxi leaned out and looked down: "I used it, you guys go and fetch water again."

　　The tone was very matter-of-fact. Zhong Lingling was furious. There were many people without thermoses. Who wouldn't want to get into bed clean and warm before going to bed? The bathroom was crowded at the moment. She wanted to go up to argue, but was stopped by Gu Nianwei: "Let's not argue with her. She's on the upper bunk now. If something happens, we won't be able to explain it."

　　Zhong Lingling was about to cry, feeling particularly wronged. Her sister-in-law was like this at home, so why couldn't she get rid of her second sister-in-law when she came to school?

　　Gu Nianwei patted her shoulder and said, "Let's go. We'll go get some water with you."

　　Jiang Youtao put her arm around Zhong Lingling's shoulders and walked out. They had just returned to the dormitory without even taking off their coats. Feng Yunyun and Cheng Linfang looked at each other and decisively followed them out.

　　Zhang Linxi was too much. They were here to study, not to take care of a pregnant woman. If they stayed in the dormitory, there was no guarantee that she would cause trouble. If they couldn't afford to offend Zhang Linxi, they could just avoid her, right?

　　Zhang Linxi felt that she was being excluded.

　　She feels that girls nowadays are really not that good and don't know how to take care of the elderly, the young, the sick, the disabled and pregnant women.

　　The group waited in line for an hour and when they returned, the lights were almost turned off.

　　Everyone hurriedly poured water and washed up. Today it was Feng Yunyun's turn to fetch water. After she finished washing up, she quickly went to get some water. Then she came back and put the thermos under her bed, then lay down on the bed and fell asleep.

　　Zhang Linxi always felt very uncomfortable when she fell asleep, as if something was pressing on her, or as if something was about to break out of her body.

　　Zhang Linxi had never had this feeling before.

　　The next morning, when she woke up, she felt pain all over her body, but the school had just started and she really didn't want to ask for leave because she was pregnant and her tutor Yun didn't have a good impression of her. If she asked for leave frequently, not to mention whether it would affect her graduation, the counselor's attitude towards her would not be very good.

　　When she got up, there was no one in the room. She didn't want to squeeze into the bathroom, so she reached under Feng Yunyun's bed to find the thermos, just like she did the previous two days, but found that all three kettles were empty.

　　Zhang Linxi curled her lips. She felt that young girls nowadays were too stingy. She went to the bathroom to wash up slowly before going to the cafeteria. Jiang Youtao and the others had just finished their breakfast, so Zhang Linxi went straight to them.

　　"Dormitory head, has my meal been prepared?" Zhang Linxi put on a smiling face.

　　Zhong Lingling needs to prepare meals for her? What was she thinking?

　　"No. Didn't you complain yesterday that I didn't know how to prepare food for you? You can get some for yourself." Zhong Lingling said coldly.

　　Zhang Linxi looked out the window and said, "Hey, why are you still holding a grudge? Aren't there only two dishes for breakfast?"

　　"I'm not your babysitter, I'm not the father of the baby in your belly, and I'm not your parents. Why should I get you food and water? You can eat or not. If you don't eat, you'll be hungry." Zhong Lingling figured it out. Zhang Linxi was not her sister-in-law. If she didn't take care of Zhang Linxi, who would say anything?

　　Just like Jiang Youtao said, taking care of her is a favor, not taking care of her is a duty.

　　Zhang Linxi felt very embarrassed under the watchful eyes of everyone. Jiang Youtao and the others had already left with their lunch boxes.

　　The noise they made when they got up in the morning was not loud, but not small either. Zhang Linxi even opened her eyes and looked at them a few times, but she refused to get up. She waited until they all left before she got up and went to the cafeteria to ask them for food with confidence.

　　Who will spoil her and let her eat whatever she wants?

　　Zhang Linxi could only go to get food in frustration. She came late and there were no good dishes. She ate in frustration.

　　When she arrived at the classroom, she still looked aggrieved.

　　No one paid any attention to her. It was not a secret in the school. Zhong Lingling had already spread her story throughout the class, so no one dared to mess with her. Not even the girls dared, and even less the boys.

　　No one went to the dormitory after class. They stayed outside as long as possible. Besides, the school library was opened, so everyone had a place to go after class.

　　The library is crowded every day.

　　In her previous life, Zhang Linxi was also a member of the library's army, but now she is not. She just lies in the dormitory reading.

　　Jiang Youtao and Fu Shaohua met every day, and they even went to the library together. Gu Nianwei and Xu Manqiu were very conscious of not being a light bulb at such times.

　　It was the weekend and there were no classes. Jiang Youtao slept until noon and Gu Nianwei had already gone out on a date with Han Yanqing.

　　The library is open even on Sundays, and Xu Manqiu has already gone to read and discuss books with her classmates.

　　Zhong Lingling went home. Feng Yunyun had her period yesterday and had severe stomach pain. She didn't forget to study even when she was lying in bed.

　　Zhang Linxi looked at her several times, and finally couldn't help but said: "Yunyun, I heard that you have a son at home?"

　　Feng Yunyun glanced at Zhang Linxi and nodded.

　　Zhang Linxi was shocked: "Yunyun, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but you are too cruel. How could you bear to abandon your son? How old is he? Less than two years old? It's really pitiful."

　　Feng Yunyun put the bookmark she made in the book and sat up: "What do you want to say?"

　　Before Zhang Linxi was reborn, she was already in her fifties and almost sixty years old. Older women all have a common problem, which is that they love to preach.

　　"I just feel sorry for your son. If you ask me, just live your life as long as you can, just for the sake of the child, right?"

　　Feng Yunyun smiled sarcastically at Zhang Linxi's words, and then said: "My life is my own, it's none of your business. You should take care of yourself when you have time. You'd better stay out of my business."

　　What Feng Yunyun hated most in her life was that someone had to sacrifice everything for a child just because she had one. She had heard this kind of talk too many times since she was a child. Feng Yunyun often wondered, why?

　　Why should women devote themselves to their children after giving birth, while men only need to earn money to support the family? Usually, the mother works hard to take care of her child, but the man is praised by everyone when he takes the child out for a walk.

　　Zhang Linxi's self-righteous look made Feng Yunyun want to vomit. It was just like when she was a child, she saw those people persuading her mother to endure the troubles of her mother-in-law and the beatings of her husband for them.

　　Her mother endured it, but what did she get in return? Nothing. The son she risked her life to give birth to looked down on her when he grew up, always talking back and insulting her. He became the third mountain standing on her head.

　　As for her daughter, she was not filial either. When she knew that her family was planning to marry a man who was much older than her and had a child, she immediately decided to go to the countryside.

　　Her family favors boys over girls, and no one loves her, so she has to love herself. From her mother, she knows that if a woman wants to be respected by others, she must respect herself first.

　　Before she can become someone else's wife or mother, she must first be herself.

　　Over the years, every step Feng Yunyun took was based on loving herself, so she didn't regret it at all. Besides, no one was qualified to point fingers at her.

　　Feng Yunyun also spoke passionately in a loud voice.

　　Someone from the next door dormitory 202 came and knocked on the door. They were also from the Chinese Department and were very familiar with Jiang Youtao and the others.

　　She greeted Jiang Youtao and Feng Yunyun first, then said to Zhang Linxi, "Zhang Linxi, someone is looking for you downstairs."

　　Zhang Linxi was suddenly delighted, she thought of her man Wei Jian. She turned around and went outside.

　　She was reborn, but she hadn't seen Wei Jianfeng yet. She missed him so much, especially when he was young. She missed him so much.

　　He must have been in great pain when she passed away in my previous life, right? Zhang Linxi really wanted to hug Wei Jianfeng and tell him how much she missed him and how sorry she was for him during this period of time.

　　She was sorry for him. She had been reborn for so long but had not gone to find him. It was not that she didn't want to go, but she had no choice!

　　After Zhang Linxi left, Jiang Youtao put on her coat and followed her out.

　　To be honest, she had never seen a counterfeit confront the real family in her life. This kind of thing was only exciting to watch on the spot. The images broadcast by the system lacked a sense of interactivity.

　　At the stairs, Jiang Youtao ran into Gu Nianwei who was coming back from a date: "Where are you going?"

　　Jiang Youtao grabbed a handful of melon seeds and put them in her hand: "Let's go downstairs and take a walk. Do you want to go?"

　　Gu Nianwei glanced at the melon seeds in Jiang Youtao's hand, then said, "Go."

　　The two of them turned around immediately and left the dormitory building. Zhang Linxi had just walked outside as well.

　　In the open space outside, there was a family of three standing, but Zhang Linxi looked away after taking a look at them.

　　Lin Shufeng closed her eyes in pain. With just one glance, she was sure that this "Zhang Linxi" was definitely not her daughter Zhang Linxi. They had the same face, even the mole on the cheek in front of the right ear was the same.

　　But it definitely won't be the same person.

　　This is a wandering ghost that has taken over her daughter's body!

　　Perhaps her gaze was too scorching. Zhang Linxi, who hadn't found Wei Jianfeng, felt it, and she turned her gaze back to the family of four, and the memories she had deliberately forgotten came to her mind.

　　Zhang Linxi rolled her eyes.

　　Zhang Ziqiang walked towards Zhang Linxi step by step. Zhang Linxi subconsciously took two steps back, stopped, and then walked towards Zhang Ziqiang. She pinched her thigh and tears instantly filled her eyes.

　　"Dad, Mom, Nan Nan. Why are you here?"

　　Zhang Ziqiang looked at her without saying anything, his eyes sad. Lin Shufeng came forward and held Zhang Linxi's shoulders: "We found out that you are studying at Capital University, so we came to see you. Let's go, we have booked a room in the guesthouse outside."

　　Lin Shufeng hugged Zhang Linxi and walked forward, leaving her no room to refuse.

　　Zhang Linxi's face was pale and she looked around. She was extremely scared. She looked behind her, her eyes for help falling on Jiang Youtao and Gu Nianwei who had followed her to watch the fun.

　　She winked at Jiang Youtao, hoping that Jiang Youtao could understand her cry for help and help her.

　　Jiang Youtao did understand it, but she was the one who made the Zhang family to come here, so she definitely couldn't help them.

　　Jiang Youtao looked at Zhang Linxi with a smile, her attitude was better than ever before: "Zhang Linxi, are these your parents and brothers? They look so much like you. Hello, uncle and aunt, we are Zhang Linxi's roommates."

　　As soon as Jiang Youtao opened her mouth, Zhang Linxi despaired. She knew that these girls in her dormitory were not good people!

　　Zhang Ziqiang glanced at the people who were watching the fun, then nodded, with a smile on his face: "Hello, hello, thank you for taking care of her during this period. We will take her out for dinner first. I will treat you to dinner in a few days."

　　Lin Shufeng also smiled awkwardly at Jiang Youtao and the others, but her hands became more and more forceful.

　　Jiang Youtao said cheerfully: "Okay, go ahead, Lin Xi, I will ask for leave from the counselor for you then."

　　Lin Shufeng thanked Jiang Youtao: "Thank you, classmate."

　　Zhang Ziqiang's family of four left, and Gu Nianwei felt puzzled: "Aren't these her parents? Why is Zhang Linxi not happy to see them? Usually in the dormitory, I only hear about her husband's attitude towards her, but I have never heard of her parents."

　　Jiang Youtao said, "That should be the case. Look how similar they look. Maybe it's because she ignored her family's objections and secretly married a country boy? Her parents were not happy and came to her dormitory to complain?"

　　Gu Nianwei felt that Jiang Youtao was right. Because Zhang Linxi was too thick-skinned and shameless, and her words and deeds were full of feudal flavor. Gu Nianwei never thought that Zhang Linxi was a time traveler.

　　The temperature has dropped again in the past two days and the weather has become cold. Gu Nianwei said that someone was selling roasted sweet potatoes outside.

　　Jiang Youtao decided to go out and buy one to eat.

　　They walked slowly out of the school, and Gu Nianwei led Jiang Youtao to the place where roasted sweet potatoes were sold.

　　When they walked to a small alley, Jiang Youtao heard Ning Lei's voice, which she had not heard for a long time: "Professor Lu, you obviously like me too, why don't you admit it?!"

　　Jiang Youtao and Gu Nianwei looked at each other and decided not to leave, but just stood there.

　　It's so fun to eat melon seeds while walking. If it weren't so cold, it would be a bit dreadful to eat melon seeds wearing gloves outdoors in such a cold weather. She must eat melon seeds!

　　Over there, Lu Feizhang explained to Ning Lei for the N+th time: "Ning Lei, I don't have any feelings for you. I never did, and I won't have any in the future. And I'm married, so I hope you respect yourself."

　　After Lu Feizhang finished speaking, footsteps were heard in the alley, and Ning Lei chased after him: "Lu Feizhang, do you know that Du Xun'an has come to my house to propose marriage? If you don't agree, I will marry him."

　　Lu Feizhang really had no feelings for Ning Lei. It was all nonsense for her to say that she liked him. He said, "I wish you a happy marriage. But please don't come and harm others."