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Was she intimidated back then? No. Clutching a kitchen knife in her hand, her husband holding a spatula, they stood back to back, facing the aggressive encirclement of their peers without flinching. Not afraid at all, they faced each adversary head-on, not stopping until they secured their ground.
It was just a kitchen knife and a spatula that established the couple's standing in the world, and from then on, everything went smoothly, with no more disputes.
Even later, despite the bumps and bruises of life, they managed to live relatively well.
Now, lying on the operating table, not knowing if there was a tomorrow, Nie Shun'e suddenly didn't know how to feel as the past played out in her mind like a movie, scene by scene, bringing tears to the corners of her eyes.
