When She Stops Being Dramatic novel Chapter 372

Chapter 372: Chapter 136: The Green Tea Female Supporting Character in a Period Novel (23)

Finally, someone interrupted them. "This is outrageous! Director Zhang, how dare you bring your bullying into someone’s home?"

"Today is supposed to be a happy day for our Yumin! How could you... how could you do this to her..."

The people outside who couldn’t see what was happening were practically tearing their hair out in anxiety. What on earth did that mean?

It couldn’t be what they were thinking, could it?

The village chief and the other two men woodenly turned to look at each other. ’Bian Yumin couldn’t possibly be so stupid as to get caught in her own trap, could she?’

In their eyes, Chi Yun’er’s fighting ability was a joke. She was the type of person a ten-year-old could take down.

But Director Zhang, sitting on the bed and unhurriedly getting dressed, raised an eyebrow and glanced to the side.

He had been in too much of a rush earlier to get a good look at the woman. Now, in the dim light, he pursed his lips without a shred of shame.

"Well, I’ll be. It might really be your idiot daughter. She’s average-looking at best. Other than her skin being a bit fair and smooth, she’s not even one percent as beautiful as the rumored celestial beauty, Chi."

Jiang Zishu whipped his head around. He saw Jiang Yihua’s cold, mocking smile, the shifting gazes of the crowd, and behind them, Chi Yun’er occasionally jumping up to get a better view of the spectacle.

It was like having a basin of ice water dumped over his head in the middle of summer.

He had already debased himself by agreeing to marry a village girl for a spot at the Industrial and Agricultural University, but now that village girl had lost her innocence...

The devastating trap they had set for Chi Yun’er—to be defiled, to have her reputation ruined, to face the condemnation of the masses—had backfired completely, rebounding right back onto them!

The village chief’s wife craned her neck to look, her expression one of disbelief. When she saw the woman lying nonchalantly on the bed and recognized the familiar burn scar on her arm, her eyes rolled back in her head, and she fainted.

The village chief’s house instantly descended into chaos. They hadn’t even made it out the front gate before some clueless children on the edge of the crowd, having picked up a few phrases from the adults, started clapping their hands and chanting a little rhyme...

"The chief’s house has a lazy pig, so fair and round and white! She crawls in stinky beds with men, oh what a terrific sight!"

Jiang Yihua found Chi Yun’er and looked her over several times from head to toe before finally letting out a breath. "Let’s go. We’re going home."

Chi Yun’er chuckled, gave Aunt Chun Gui a little wave, and obediently followed him.

They didn’t wait for anyone else, just drove the tractor straight back.

The countryside was pitch-black at night, like a thick cloth had been draped over one’s eyes. Even with the cool moonlight in the sky, the tractor’s headlights only made the surrounding darkness feel deeper and more viscous.

"Brother Hua, aren’t we waiting for the others?"

Jiang Yihua shook his head and said lightly, "This just gives them an excuse to stay the night in Bian Family Village. It’ll be more convenient for them to check on the Manduo in the back mountains."

After that, he drove in silence, the tractor chugging along until they were about halfway. Then, he abruptly stopped, pulled her directly onto his lap, and pressed his body fiercely against hers.

Chi Yun’er froze for a moment, sensing his unease and urgency. She wrapped her arms around his waist and let him take the lead.

After a long moment, Jiang Yihua pulled her into a tight embrace, greedily inhaling her sweet scent. "Yun’er, I used to see the world too clearly. I didn’t believe in fate, or in anything that science couldn’t explain."

"But this time, I’m so grateful to the heavens that we met and fell in love at just the right moment—not a moment too soon, not a moment too late."

He couldn’t imagine what would have happened if they had been just one step too late—if Jiang Zishu and Bian Yumin had gotten engaged before she left Bian Family Village. What a tragic fate would have awaited her.

"Don’t you worry. Even though their scheme against you failed and blew up in their own faces, they will still be punished!"

"The friends I asked for help were all transferred here from the Capital City for training. None of them have a weak background; they won’t be intimidated by the local thugs."

"One of my friends was secretly protecting you the entire time. I can tell you," he coughed lightly, "that even if you hadn’t reacted in time and Bian Yumin had managed to drug you, my friend would never have let things get to that point."

Chi Yun’er chuckled and nodded.

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