Chapter 384: Love Affair

Everyone's eyes instantly became filled with surprise and uncertainty.

"No, it's not what everyone thinks!"

An elderly villager nearby suddenly sighed and stepped forward, "Back then, Xiaorou accidentally fell off a cliff and was in critical condition. When her father and I arrived, we saw her covered in wounds and barely breathing. We thought she was gone, so we began preparing for her funeral according to village custom. Unexpectedly, just as we were preparing for burial, Xiaorou miraculously regained consciousness."

But by then, the news that Xiaorou had eloped with someone had already spread throughout the village, and Zhongshan had disappeared.

Even if she survived, what awaited her were gossip and blame from her fiancé's family.

Xiaorou was originally reluctant about the marriage that her father had arranged for her, so they decided to just say that she was dead so that she could start a new life.

He pointed at the B&B owner and said, "My son Zhou Gang happens to be working here. He's known Xiaorou since they were little, so I asked him to take care of her. I told everyone that Xiaorou's father left the B&B to him."

After he finished speaking, the air became quiet.

No one expected the truth to be like this.

But if you put yourself in their shoes, if your own child encountered this situation, you would probably make the same choice as Xiaorou's father.

In that situation, death was indeed better than life.

It would be a suffering to live.

The barrage sighed.

[No wonder the waiter said he saw Xiaorou in the B&B. It turns out she's not dead.]

[I can't blame Xiaorou for this, it's just fate playing tricks on me.]

Everyone looked at Xiaorou with sympathy. Jiang Xu's cold eyes flashed with sarcasm, but he sneered, "What a tragic story, but it's not badly written."

Jiang Xu: "But I see that Xiaorou and your son seem to have a child."

child!

Zhong Shan's face suddenly turned purple.

A hint of embarrassment flashed across Zhou's father's face.

"At that time, Xiaorou couldn't go out, so Xiaogang helped take care of her. After a few visits, the two of them got together."

Jiang Xu raised an eyebrow: "At that time?"

"But I think they've been married for twenty years, and their love has remained as strong as ever for twenty years. They're truly a rare couple in this world."

As soon as the words fell, everyone looked at each other in surprise.

Father Zhou was shocked and looked at the two of them in disbelief.

Xiaorou and Xiaogang?

Have you been together for twenty years?

These two kids are only in their thirties now, right?

[Damn, are these two childhood sweethearts?]

What about Zhongshan?

[Is this still a love triangle? ]

[Wait, didn't Zhong Shan say he fell into a coma for unknown reasons? Is there a story behind this?!]

Xiaorou and Xiaogang widened their eyes, a hint of panic flashing in their eyes.

No one missed the two people's fear, and for a moment, everyone's expression changed.

Zhao Xin looked at the two of them, and understood something in his mind, but he didn't fully understand it.

"Master Jiang, what on earth is going on?"

Jiang Xu: "Once upon a time, there were two people in the village. The girl was beautiful and lovely, and the boy was hardworking and honest. They grew up together, so naturally they were childhood sweethearts, with a deep friendship."

"But fate always likes to play tricks on us. Just when the two were looking forward to their future with joy, the girl's father promised her to the son of a wealthy family in the village."

"That wealthy family was quite influential in the village and generous. The girl's father might have been attracted by their wealth, or perhaps he thought his daughter would have a good life if she married him, so he made the decision without regard for his daughter's wishes."

"When the woman heard the news, it was like a bolt from the blue. She certainly didn't want this marriage. In her heart, only the man she grew up with was her lifelong destiny. But seeing that their future of happy life was about to be shattered, the two of them decided to elope."

It’s the same story as in the legend, but this time, the male protagonist is a different person.

What about Zhongshan?

What role does Zhongshan play here?

Everyone couldn't help but breathe softly, their eyes fixed on Jiang Xu.

After a brief silence, Jiang Xu spoke slowly and continued.

"However, the two young people wanted to elope, but they didn't even have any money to support themselves. They only kept a little cash in the B&B every day. At this time, at this moment, the man with his father's compensation moved into the B&B."

"So, you came up with a plan."

"The woman pretended to be attracted to the man and, despite her father's engagement, she wanted to elope with him. She told him to wait for her in the mountains with all his belongings. In reality, the two of them had already put sleeping pills in the water he was carrying, waiting for him to fall asleep so they could push him off the cliff together."

Jiang Xu's gaze swept over Xiao Rou and Zhou Gang, who looked ashen. "So, your plan was successfully completed. You were delighted to take this large sum of money and run away to live a carefree life from then on. But then the villagers discovered you, and in your hasty escape, you accidentally rolled down the hillside."

Everyone knows what happened next.

The air was silent.

Everyone gasped and looked at the two in shock.

It turns out that the story back then was not about lovers eloping and committing suicide, nor was it about a man betraying his woman and leaving her to enjoy herself alone, but a shockingly planned murder.

Unexpectedly, the well-behaved and sensible Xiaorou and the honest and simple Xiaogang are such terrible people!

"No wonder. I was surprised at the time. How could such a quiet girl like Xiaorou suddenly be completely captivated by a stranger? It turns out..."

Zhong Shan suddenly let out a shrill laugh, his bloodshot eyes fixed on Xiao Rou: "You don't like me at all! You only approached me for my money!"

His voice became increasingly shrill, almost a roar. "You've been planning to kill me!"

Xiaorou finally couldn't bear it anymore and collapsed on the ground. Zhou Gang hugged her, tears streaming down his face: "I'm sorry, back then, we had no choice..."

"If my father hadn't wanted to marry me to someone I didn't love at all, we wouldn't have resorted to this desperate measure..."

The two of them confessed while crying breathlessly.

No one was moved.

【No way to kill people?】

【Isn’t this murder?】

What infatuated lovers, what a holy place for love? But when Master Jiang arrived, everyone started cheating, killing their wives for insurance fraud, and murdering for money. It was over, and all the filters were shattered.

【I don’t believe in love anymore.】

[Haha, now you're the most cheerful, and later you'll talk the most fiercely.]

[Did you see what our perpetually single dog said? ]

Amidst everyone's sighs, the two were taken away by the police. Jiang Xu opened the Ghost Gate and sent Zhongshan to the underworld.

After a night's rest, the next day, Jiang Xu and Jiang Yu were preparing to go down the mountain when a sexy pink sports car stopped in front of them.

A pink head popped out of the car window and winked at Jiang Xu coquettishly: "Hi~ Little Sister Xu~"

"Hi, sister~~" Jiang Yue stuck his head out, his mouth grinning to his temples.

Jiang Yu: ...

Jiang Yu's eyes twitched slightly, and he was about to leave while holding Jiang Xu's hand.

"Hey, hey, hey, Jiang Yu, I came here specially to see you and your sister, what do you mean?"

Gu Ziyan hurriedly got out of the car and finally persuaded the two to get in.

"Hello, little sister Xiaoxu, I'm your brother's friend, and this is a meeting gift!"

Jiang Xu accepted the gift and looked at his face.

Gu Ziyan raised his eyebrows, "Little Sister Xu, do you think I'm even more handsome than your brother?"

Jiang Yu: ...

Jiang Xu's expression was subtle: "You are doomed to have a romantic relationship. You will have a disaster tonight."

"Your so-called girlfriend will drug your drink, bully you, and force herself on you."