string combindedString = @"Hello world
string[] lines = combindedString.Split(new string[] { "\n", "\r\n" },
StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries);
var result = new StringBuilder();
for (int i = 0; i < lines.Length; i++)
if (i % 2 == 0 && i != 0)
result.AppendLine(lines[i].Trim());
combindedString = result.ToString();