So he's been lying in wait here, hoping to bump into Shen Mu Ning when she passes by.

He gently hugged Shen Mu Ning again; wasn't this a beautiful first encounter?

He had just started hiding there when he saw Shen Mu Ning walking ahead. Who would have thought there were other people behind him?

"Oh, I'm so sorry, your sudden appearance startled me. Chu Zhiqing thought some bad guy was hiding here with malicious intent. He didn't mean it, we apologize to you."

Shen Mu Ning would never let Cao Jin know that she already knew his purpose. Until she could eliminate him in one fell swoop, she would pretend that she knew nothing.

Chu Mingxu glanced at Shen Mu Ning in surprise. He thought Shen Mu Ning was going to show off her strength in a minute and make Cao Jin back down.

Seeing Cao Jin lying on the ground, Shen Mu Ning quickly asked Chu Ming Xu and Zhu Yang to help him up.

Cao Jin obediently stood up as well. He didn't want to lose face in front of Shen Mu Ning, otherwise how would he pursue her in the future?

"Comrade Cao, since you're alright, we'll be going now."

Shen Muling realized that Cao Jin still wanted to flirt with her, so she cut him off and walked away with Chu Mingxu.

Although Shen Mu Ning couldn't defeat him in one move, she didn't want to deal with him either, so leaving was the best option.

Seeing that they had already walked far away, Zhu Yang quickly asked, "Shen Zhiqing, didn't you know what Cao Jin was thinking? Why did you just leave without trying to dissuade him?"

Chu Mingxu also looked at Shen Muning with doubt. He could tell that Shen Muning always acted decisively and quickly, so why didn't she do so this time?

"He hasn't started doing anything yet, so let's pretend we don't know anything. Since he's targeting me, let's attract his attention first."

Shen Mu Ning did this to prevent others from being targeted by Cao Jin, so that she could at least protect herself.

First, keep his attention focused on him. Only after the corn and wheat harvest is complete can you ask for leave to deal with him.

However, Shen Mu Ning didn't say any more about it, since she didn't know Chu Mingxu and Zhu Yang well and didn't know if they were trustworthy.