It was her first time drinking alcohol, and the effects came on faster than she had imagined. Duan Nianzhen felt dizzy and weak all over.

"Ugh... Qiaoyun, Brother Li, I feel so awful!"

Depressed, Zhai Qiaoyun had already completely let herself go when she decided to give up on saving Duan Nianzhen.

Duan Nianzhen only drank one bowl of baijiu, but Zhai Qiaoyun drank two bowls.

Since she was at home anyway, Zhai Qiaoyun quietly climbed onto the kang (a heated brick bed) when she felt dizzy, and was now fast asleep thanks to the alcohol!

Li Hongwei naturally noticed Zhai Qiaoyun's situation, but his target today was Duan Nianzhen, so Zhai Qiaoyun's situation might not be a bad thing for him.

Seeing Duan Nianzhen's dazed eyes and flushed cheeks, Li Hongwei brought her a bowl of warm water, with some white powder still floating at the bottom.

"Nianzhen, you've had too much to drink. Here, have some water, it'll make you feel better!"

"Huh? Drunk? I... I didn't drink too much!"

The girl's voice was softer than usual, which made Li Hongwei's heart itch and his eyes were already filled with lust.

"Okay, you didn't drink too much. Be good, drink the water, it'll make you feel better!"

"Does it feel good? I want it to feel good!"

Caught off guard, Duan Nianzhen was coaxed by Li Hongwei into drinking the water in the bowl, and soon she fell into a deep sleep.

Li Hongwei picked the person up and placed them on the kang (a heated brick bed), then got up and locked the front door, followed by closing all the doors and windows in the room.

After all, we've given that stupid woman some medicine. If she can't control herself and shouts too loudly, wouldn't that be troublesome? Closing the doors and windows will at least isolate her a little.

Although the possibility is very small....

When Li Hongwei finished tidying up and returned to the kang (a heated brick bed), Duan Nianzhen couldn't help but tear open her clothes.

Zhai Qiaoyun, who was sleeping soundly, was snoring away. Even if the two of them made a lot of noise, it probably wouldn't wake her up.

At the entrance of the educated youth settlement of the Qianjin Brigade, Jiang Xile came looking for Ye Haochen with a satchel on her back.

"Xile, what brings you here?"

"I need to talk to you about something. Let's go over there!"

"Okay!"

No sooner had the two left than a murmur of discussion arose in the courtyard of the educated youth settlement behind them.

"Wow, that girl is so pretty! Could she be Ye Zhiqing's girlfriend?"

"It shouldn't be. I remember that girl came to see Li and Zhang before. They seemed to be from the same hometown."

"Really? But those two look quite well-matched from behind!"

"What do you mean by 'well-matched'? Don't talk nonsense. Ye Zhiqing has no intention of dating at all. I think the woman is probably the one who's chasing after him."

"Sizzle, that sour smell! You can smell it from eight miles away. Zhou Haijiao, you can't deliberately slander others just because you were rejected by Ye Zhiqing!"

"Zhu Yuhua, what nonsense are you talking about? Who did I slander? Everyone's just guessing, can't I guess?"

"Heh, you're really good at guessing. Why don't you go and guess in front of Ye Zhiqing and see if he'll say you guessed right!"

"You! Humph!"

Zhou Haijiao kicked over the small stool in front of her, turned around and went into the house.

These two have never gotten along, and the others at the educated youth settlement are used to it.

Fortunately, Li Haizhen and Zhang Xuesong weren't in the courtyard at the moment; otherwise, given Li Haizhen's personality, today's commotion would have been quite a spectacle.

Moonlight streamed through the window into the room, and Li Hongwei could clearly see the hint of spring on Duan Nianzhen's chest.

After tonight, this woman will be mine.

Based on his understanding of Duan Nianzhen over the past few days, he knew that Duan Nianzhen would never dare to make this matter public.

Even if she suffers a loss, she would never dare to speak of it, so he could enjoy the blessings of having two women.

Not only that, he could also use Duan Nianzhen as a covert informant to find an opportunity to take action against Jiang Xile, as he could not forget the kick he had received before.

If they fought openly and honestly, he might not be a match for Jiang Xile.

But women all have a fatal weakness. If he becomes Jiang Xile's first man, he doesn't believe that woman would dare to lay a hand on him!

It must be said that Li Hongwei, who was still determined to do something, was quite daring and had a kind of fearless ignorance!

Given Jiang Xile's temperament, even if she had truly fallen for his scheme, she would probably have killed this scum on the spot and would never have suffered the slightest injustice!

After handing over the homework that Yuan Delong had corrected to Ye Haochen, and inquiring about the recent situation of her grandparents, Jiang Xile hurried back to the educated youth settlement under the moonlight.

She did want to go and take a look at the cowshed, but there were access restrictions at the educated youth settlement.

Many people saw her pushing the cart out, and she couldn't just go back quietly, so the visit to the cowshed had to be postponed until next time.

At the same time, in the courtyard of Li Hongwei's home in the Qianjin Brigade.

A rustling sound came from inside the tightly closed room.

Clothes were scattered everywhere, on and under the kang (a heated brick bed).

"ah..."

"Um..."

"Hmm..."

This innocent young girl is naturally much better than those widows like Zhang or Li.

Since meeting Zhai Qiaoyun, Li Hongwei has unilaterally severed ties with those widows.

Now, he prefers these fresh-faced young girls to those old hags.

Duan Nianzhen went from being unconscious at the beginning to unconsciously conforming later, as if it were only a matter of a moment.

On a large kang (heated brick bed), there are two contrasting worlds: one side is as still as water, and the other side is as passionate as fire.

Li Hongwei's heavy breathing echoed until dawn, and he gradually quieted down as the sun rose outside.

After the effects of the alcohol wore off, Zhai Qiaoyun never expected that she would open her eyes to see such an obscene and chaotic scene.

Her husband and her friend lay naked on the kang (a heated brick bed), the air thick with an indescribable odor.

Touching her chest, Zhai Qiaoyun was surprisingly calm, perhaps because she had been prepared for this all along. She had never been very clear about Li Hongwei's character from the beginning.

Furthermore, she was forced to marry Li Hongwei by circumstances and had no affection for him whatsoever, so seeing this situation now, she naturally felt no sadness whatsoever.

There was only sympathy and pity for Duan Nianzhen, and a touch of bitterness at her perceived lack of progress.

I did try to give her some pointers, but in the end, it still came to this!

Coming to her senses, Zhai Qiaoyun met a pair of slightly cold eyes.

"You're not asleep?"

"It just ended. Nianzhen can't go to work today. Go ask the team leader to give her a day off! As for how to say it, I don't need to tell you, right?"

Zhai Qiaoyun bit her lip and obediently nodded.

"I understand, I'll just say she's sick."

"Okay, go ahead, call us when lunch is ready!"

After watching Zhao Hongwei turn over and pull Duan Nianzhen into his arms, Zhai Qiaoyun tidied herself up and went out.

She ignored the clothes scattered on the ground.