Chapter 2: Successfully Binding the Charm System

"Song Gang, you bullied my second brother for no reason. Aren't you afraid that it will be brought to the attention of Village Chief Chen?" Xie Suzhou's face turned cold and his tone seemed to be icy.

Song Gang was shaking his legs, looking nonchalant, clearly trying to play it safe. "If you don't like him, then hit him if you want."

Xie Suzhou's brows were cold, and his tone was threatening. "Don't forget, your family still owes money to the academy. If you make me angry, I can just cancel your family's tuition fee and find another teacher for Song Yan."

Song Gang's face changed slightly. It didn't matter if he was a reckless person, but he couldn't ignore his younger brother.

His younger brother was diligent and studious. In the whole Dongyuan Town, there was only one scholar, Xie Jia Erlang. Many people came to him because of his reputation. If his younger brother lost the opportunity to study because of his own mistakes, his father would probably beat him to death.

A hint of guilt flashed across Song Gang's face, and he subconsciously looked at Su Cheng, but found that the latter didn't even pay him half an eye, but only stared at the son of the Xie family.

Xie Suzhou noticed his gaze, followed it, and saw the woman's pale face, and immediately had a guess in his mind.

It's her fault again...

Su Cheng looked at Xie Jinyu, who was covered in dirt, and his heart was pounding as he kept recalling the plot.

The original owner took advantage of the situation and secretly climbed onto Xie Jinyu's bed, trying to seduce him into having sex, but Xie Jinyu was so weak that he almost lost his life after being frightened by her. In a fit of rage, he threw her out with the quilt.

The original owner felt humiliated and scolded Xie Jinyu for being ungrateful. She then approached the thug Song Gang, who had been pursuing her, and threatened that if he could break Xie Jinyu's arm, she would be with him. This led to the current tragedy...

Su Cheng didn't dare to look directly at the Xie family and wished he could die again when a voice suddenly sounded in his mind.

[The Charmster System has been successfully bound. Please ask the host to wash away the sins on behalf of the original body, gain the favor of the Xie family, and avoid a dead end. Favorability can be exchanged for rewards. Failure will result in being wiped out again and reincarnated as an animal.]

Su Cheng's body stiffened instantly, unable to believe what he had just heard.

System... Gain favorability... Erase...

What is going on?

The Xie family's hatred for her was off the charts. It would be better to just throw her into the animal path than to ask her to please a family of butchers.

Being a kitten or puppy in the next life is also a good choice. Maybe if I’m lucky enough, I can even be a panda or something...

[It’s like being a fly.]

Oh, flies.

If you had told her earlier, she would have agreed a long time ago.

"What are you all doing here in the ditch, making so much noise?"

Angry shouts came from behind, and everyone looked in the direction of the sound, and saw Aunt Liu hurried over with a man who was about fifty or sixty years old.

"Xie Xiucai, are you and your Sanlang okay?" Aunt Liu just stood up and asked in a hoarse voice, "Is Sanlang's arm still there?"

Xie Suzhou retracted his gaze and nodded politely at her, "Thank you for your concern, Auntie. Jinyu is weak and I'm afraid he will have a high fever tonight after such a trip."

"Don't try to extort money from me in front of Village Chief Chen! I only pushed Xie Jinyu into the ditch twice, and I didn't do anything to him!" Song Gang felt embarrassed when he saw so many people around. "I was just joking with Xie Jinyu."

"How could anyone play around like that? It's completely lawless!" Chen Shuping was furious. "Most people in our village are honest. How could a bastard like you appear?"

"Hurry up and apologize to Xie Sanlang and Xie Xiucai! If Sanlang gets a fever at night, your Song family will have to pay for the herbs!"

Song Gang curled his lips, glanced at Su Cheng unwillingly, and then nodded casually at the Xie brothers, as if to apologize, "I'm sorry, sick boy, I won't push you into the ditch next time."

Chen Shuping gave him a glare, then smiled apologetically at the two brothers, "Suzhou, take Sanlang back quickly, and don't let him get caught in the wind."

Village chief Chen and Song's father are brothers-in-law, so naturally he would not punish Song Gang too much. He would just do it as a token of his respect in front of outsiders.

Xie Suzhou frowned, put his arm around his brother's shoulders, and walked towards home without saying a word.

Seeing that Xie Jinyu, a weak scholar, was struggling, Su Cheng reacted very quickly. He hurriedly took two steps forward and supported Xie Jinyu's arm.

[Xie Jinyu Favorability -1]

"Huh?" Su Cheng widened his eyes and stared blankly at Xie Jinyu's profile.

How much does she hate her own body that even touching him will reduce her favorability?

[Xie Jinyu Favorability -1]

[…-1]

【-1】

Su Cheng quickly let go of his hand as if he had touched a hot potato, and distanced himself from him. Only then did the system broadcast finally stop.

Xie Suzhou didn't understand her sudden strangeness, and a hint of wariness appeared in his eyes. "Su, you'd better behave yourself. If you act like a demon again, I will never tolerate you again."

Xie Jinyu's face turned even paler, her long eyelashes drooped, and she looked weary. She spoke lazily, "Song Gang and I have no grudges against each other. Why did he bother me today? And how did he know I was out? Ahem... Su, you're so cunning."

"No, I..." Su Cheng wanted to defend himself, but he really didn't know how to start.

The facts are right in front of me, and I can't say a word against it.

"Thank you, second brother!"

The girl who suddenly ran out was petite, with plain features, but she was pretty. She was wearing a coarse linen shirt the color of lotus root pink, with a bamboo chopstick on her head. The only thing that could be considered jewelry was the silver pendant on her earlobe.

"Ms. Zhou?" Xie Suzhou stopped and looked at the woman blocking his way with a calm expression. "Do you have something to ask me?"

The girl from the Zhou family...

The original heroine Zhou Beibei?

Su Cheng looked at her, with a hint of consideration in his eyes.

It was this girl who caused the three men in the Xie family to be jealous of each other and to fight against each other?

"I heard that Third Brother was in trouble with Song Gang, so I rushed out to check on him. He's weak, so my father asked me to bring you some herbs." Zhou Beibei bit her lip lightly, her voice tinged with tears. "Third Brother is so approachable, how could he have gotten involved with a thug like Song Gang? Could it be..."

As she spoke, Zhou Beibei glanced at Su Cheng beside her and whispered, "Someone has plotted against you, right?"

The atmosphere became eerily quiet. The corners of Su Cheng's mouth twitched, and he couldn't help but complain in his heart.

This little green tea girl should just say her name directly, why beat around the bush?

Xie Jinyu glanced at the woman not far away, twitched the corner of her lips, and whispered softly, "Thank you, Uncle Zhou, for your concern. I'm probably weak this year, and someone has done something shady to me. I can only accept my fate."

Xie Suzhou frowned and signaled his brother to shut up with his eyes. "Ms. Zhou, we are in a hurry to go back. Excuse me."

After saying this, he helped his third brother walk away, ignoring the woman behind him.

Su Cheng followed the two of them dejectedly, and when he passed by Zhou Beibei, he met her eyes.

Zhou Beibei stared with her almond-shaped eyes, tears half lingering, making her look even more harmless and pitiful. "You evil woman, why do you keep pestering the Xie family? Xie's fourth brother is away on a long trip and can't come back to deal with you. You can act arrogant for a few days. When he comes back, he will definitely avenge the third brother!"

Su Cheng pursed her lips, staring at her nonchalantly, her tone tinged with a smile, "You keep calling me brother, why don't you call me sister-in-law? You call me so intimately, I'd think the Xie family had a new daughter."

Zhou Beibei was choked and she stammered and couldn't speak.

"Don't play your little tricks in front of me." Su Cheng lost four points of favorability without doing anything. She was very annoyed now, but she didn't have the tact to come forward. "Otherwise, I'll let you see what a bad woman is."

"you!"