Chapter 51 Wei Mucheng

Once upon a time, Cheng Ying looked at Wei Muchen's handsome appearance and physique and forgave his repeated infidelity, thinking that her magnanimity and forgiveness could win back his unruly heart.

But in the end, it was just a joke of her wishful thinking.

In the courtyard, the cries of the baby that wasn't hers, the joyful look in Wei Muchen's mother's eyes as she held the child, and Wei Muchen kneeling before her, kowtowing and begging her not to divorce him or leave him—all these scenes flashed before her eyes.

In her past life, she refused to forgive him no matter what and insisted on leaving him. He then turned into a paranoid madman, imprisoning her in a dark and remote underground villa. Every day, he disregarded her wishes and did all sorts of things to her, gradually breaking her down both physically and mentally.

She tried to escape multiple times, but always ended up in his clutches. Finally, she chose to die with him, but was saved by Wei Mucheng's father's men...

Facing Wei Muchen's affectionate expression, Cheng Ying felt not only disgust but also a deep sense of fear.

She had always underestimated Wei Muchen's influence on her, thinking that as long as she escaped Wei Muchen, she could live a good life on her own.

But in her past life, Wei Muchen had been entangled with her for so many years, and the things he had done to her were like nightmares to her, always making her afraid in the middle of the night.

Now that she saw Wei Muchen appear, even though he hadn't done so many disgusting things to her in this life, Cheng Ying still wanted to run away when she looked at him.

She tried her best to control the urge to close the door. She knew very well that although Wei Muchen seemed to be unrestrained and carefree, with the image of a high-ranking official's son who had a lot of fun, in reality he was unpredictable, extremely stubborn, and his ability to pester her was something she had had enough of in her past life.

In this life, she absolutely does not want to experience what happened in her previous life again, and she is destined not to confront him head-on or provoke him.

Cheng Ying composed herself and, in front of the surrounding neighbors, said calmly, "Wei Muchen, I think I made it very clear to you when I left the army that we had broken up and were no longer in a relationship. Why are you still coming to find me?"

"That was a one-sided breakup on your part. Did I agree to the breakup?" Wei Muchen stared intently at her with dark eyes filled with the ecstatic joy and burning desire of regaining what he had lost.

Ignoring the stares of those around him, he strode forward, stretched out his arms, and pulled Cheng Ying into a tight embrace, whispering in her ear, "Cheng Ying, I miss you so much. Every day since you left, I think of you every single moment."

Two months ago, Cheng Ying suddenly broke up with him and, despite his objections, resolutely retired from the army and returned to her hometown by train.

His shock, confusion, and hurt all turned into anger. He chased after the train Cheng Ying was on for a long time, feeling very unwilling and unable to understand why she suddenly changed her mind, suddenly stopped loving him, and suddenly wanted to leave.

His pursuit was fruitless, and instead of going to the train station to buy a ticket, he went directly to Cheng Ying's house.

At this moment, his father received word and sent a special forces team to stop him, telling him not to do anything irrational because of his feelings.

His skills were considered quite good in the army, but even so, he couldn't beat those specially trained special forces soldiers.

He was quickly subdued by them, struggling desperately at the station, watching helplessly as the train carrying Cheng Ying drove further and further away.

After that, his father sent him to a special training team, where he was confined for a month.

He was under constant training there, unable to eat, drink, or sleep, unable to understand why Cheng Ying wanted to break up with him.

Soon after, he was injured during training, falling from a great height and sustaining severe injuries, spending a long time in the hospital.

While he was in a coma in the hospital, he kept having dreams. In his dreams, it was as if he had lived a whole life. His love-hate entanglement with Cheng Ying was clearly presented in his dreams.

When he came to his senses and recalled everything he had dreamt about, he suddenly understood Cheng Ying's unusual behavior.

Perhaps Cheng Ying had the same dream as him, remembering that in her past life, he had wronged her and done many irrational things to her, which is why she resolutely broke up with him, even giving up her job as a female military officer to leave him.

Or perhaps his injuries were too severe, his soul had died, and what he called a dream was actually his real life. He was reborn, and the resulting Siberian butterfly effect caused Cheng Ying to act in ways completely opposite to what he had dreamed about, leaving him without hesitation.

Regardless of which one it was, after he woke up, he desperately wanted to find Cheng Ying and rekindle their past relationship.

He loves Cheng Ying, whether in his dream of his past life or in this life, he loves Cheng Ying.

He admitted that he had cheated on Cheng Ying repeatedly in his past life, causing her a lot of pain. But deep down, he had always loved Cheng Ying because only she shared his ideals and beliefs, only she understood what kind of person he was, knew all his hobbies, tolerated everything he did, and their souls were always in harmony.

Similarly, Cheng Ying is also a very independent and tenacious person. After she discovers that he has wronged her, she will leave him without hesitation, without any room for negotiation or compromise.

Wei Muchen was an arrogant and conceited man. He was born into a wealthy family and was pampered from a young age.

His family background meant that many people would fawn over him, and many beautiful women would constantly try to get close to him for their own benefit.

He was just playing around with those women and never intended to marry them. Cheng Ying had always been his wife. He didn't understand why Cheng Ying was so angry and so heartless as to leave him.

His love for Cheng Ying never changed, not only because they were each other's first love, but also because Cheng Ying wanted to leave him and throw herself into the arms of another man. This caused him to feel unprecedented anger and jealousy, making him unwilling to let Cheng Ying go and leading him to do many irrational things to her.

Things are different now. Regardless of whether what happened in his dream was real or not, regardless of whether he lived an extra life, in this life, he did not cheat on Cheng Ying, he did not betray her, he is still young, his love for her is pure and innocent, he will not do anything to hurt her again, he will not let her leave him again, he will live a good life with her, and he will not repeat the same mistakes.

Wei Muchen held Cheng Ying tightly, and the torment, unease, anxiety, fear and other emotions in his heart gradually subsided.

This is his Cheng Ying, the Cheng Ying who smiles at him, jokes with him, fights alongside him, and understands everything with just a glance from him.

It wasn't a dream, nor was it his fantasy. In his previous life, after they had a falling out, Cheng Ying never smiled at him again, refused to let him get close to her, and was unwilling to hug him.

Especially in the basement of that remote villa, no matter how he held her or kissed and comforted her before bed, she always kept her eyes closed, unwilling to look at him or respond to him in any way.

In the dead of night, when he woke up, she was always facing away from him, curled up in a corner against the wall, far away from him. The distance between them was like an insurmountable chasm.

But after she wakes up, she will pretend to obey him, just so she can kill him and escape at any time.

Therefore, he never dared to untie her, keeping her chained to the bed in the basement...

In this life, on his way to find Cheng Ying, he also hated Cheng Ying, hated her heartlessness and cruelty.

In her past life, she would always seize the opportunity to stab him in the heart with a knife, trying to kill him.

Even though she didn't have his experiences and didn't know about his past life, in this life she was just like her past self. She could say she didn't love him anymore, break up with him without giving him any chance to react, and leave without a second thought.

Such a heartless woman, he thought, after he sees her again, he must find an opportunity to make her experience the excruciating pain he suffered from her countless times in his past life, and also let her know that in this life, she will pay the price for leaving him without his consent.

He arrived in Qingqu Town, inquired about her life and past, heard various rumors about her from the neighbors around the Cheng family, and learned that she had fallen off the mountain and was in a deep coma. He was extremely anxious and couldn't wait to see her, but she turned his back on him...

Now that he has seen her and held her in his arms, and she is alive and well, all his hatred vanishes in that moment.

Wei Muchen thought to himself, "So be it. This is fine too. As long as she stays by his side and continues to be with him, he can forgive and forget the past. He will still treat her with all his heart. No matter what hatred or entanglement from the past life, it doesn't matter anymore."

The neighbors gasped at the sight and exchanged glances. Didn't Cheng Ying say she was single? How come she's hugging and cuddling with this man in public?

You know, people's thoughts and behaviors are very conservative these days. Unmarried men and women usually go to the movies, have a meal, or take a walk in the park or by the river before getting married. The distance between the two people has to be more than two or three meters, so as not to be seen and gossiped about, and also to avoid being caught by the Red Sleeve Soldiers during special periods, who would arrest them for having problems with their conduct and torture them.

When young people are deeply in love, they might secretly hide in the woods or a dark place, hold hands, kiss, and do it in secret. Unlike Cheng Ying, who hugs and kisses a man in public, what kind of behavior is that?

In an instant, the onlookers pointed and whispered among themselves about Cheng Ying, saying all sorts of unpleasant things.

Holding Wei Muchen in her arms, Cheng Ying felt her blood surging through her body. She wished she could reach out and smash Wei Muchen's head, so that he would hug and cuddle her in public, completely disregarding her thoughts and her dignity.

This scumbag is still the same as always, only thinking about himself and never considering others. He's always so selfish and self-centered.

He held her tightly, with such force that it seemed he wanted to melt Cheng Ying into his very bones. Cheng Ying wasn't the delicate type, but even she felt pain all over from his force.

A surge of anger welled up in Cheng Ying's heart. Suppressing her murderous intent to snap Wei Muchen's neck, she pushed him away forcefully, took a deep breath, and tried to suppress her rage, saying, "Wei Muchen, I've told you, I don't like you anymore. We broke up more than two months ago. Why are you still clinging to me and doing such a rude thing to me in front of so many people!"

In this conservative era, Wei Muchen hugged her in front of so many people. No matter how she explained that she had no relationship with Wei Muchen, the neighbors would still think that they were having an affair even though they weren't married, and that her personal conduct was questionable, which would damage her reputation.

If she tries to find another man to date and marry in the future, who knows what kind of gossip will spread.

In her previous life, Cheng Ying started dating Wei Muchen when she was nineteen. Wei Muchen was her first love and the first man she ever liked. She had no experience in love and was clueless about many things.

Wei Muchen had always been a free spirit. After they started dating, he constantly hugged and kissed her affectionately. Coupled with the conservative atmosphere of the time, she felt that since she had hugged and kissed Wei Muchen, and even after discovering that he was cheating on her, she softened when he kept swearing to her that he only loved her, and knelt in front of her, crying and begging that he couldn't live without her and asking for her forgiveness. She forgave him again and again, ultimately causing irreparable damage.

Later, she finally realized that women are not appendages of men, nor are they their possessions. Women can be self-reliant, have many paths to choose from, and live their own lives. There is no need to torment herself for a man who keeps hurting her, and she should not give up her promising future for a man. So she began to fight back.

Although the outcome of her later counterattack was not satisfactory, at least in her previous life, she lived and tried for herself.

Now that she has been reborn, Cheng Ying was puzzled to see Wei Muchen chasing her to the countryside in a way that was completely out of character. At the same time, she also knew very well that Wei Muchen was only twenty-five years old, in the prime of his youth, full of passion and affection for his partner. He hadn't managed to win her over, and she had broken up with him so abruptly. How could he possibly let go of her like that?

She had to find a way to deal with him, without angering him or letting him keep bothering her and making her feel annoyed.

After much thought, the only option left was to approach Wei Muchen's parents.

Chief Wei is an upright and honest man with a clean and honest style. He is a good military officer and a good leader. He has always been very strict with his children and will never allow them to do anything illegal or disorderly, nor will he allow them to use their family background and their positions to do anything harmful.

If such things happen, he will not hesitate to betray his own family and personally send his children to court to face legal punishment.

Because of his decisive and efficient personality, Wei Muchen was terrified of him. All the absurd things he did in his previous life were done behind his father's back, which also prevented Cheng Ying from complaining to his father, causing Cheng Ying to suffer a lot later.

Wei Muchen's mother came from a prominent family in the capital. She had lived a life of luxury since childhood, with no worries about food or clothing and always being waited on. She looked down on Cheng Ying, who came from the countryside, and felt that the Wei family was so wealthy and powerful that Wei Muchen's crazy insistence on marrying Cheng Ying as his daughter-in-law was a disgrace to the Wei family. Therefore, in her previous life, before their marriage, Wei Muchen's mother tried everything she could to prevent them from getting married.

If Cheng Ying were to target this couple, she might be able to get rid of Wei Muchen.

However, before that, she had to keep Wei Muchen calm, since her family was in town and she didn't want them to be targeted and tormented by the enraged Wei Muchen.

Wei Muchen wasn't annoyed when she pushed him away. He reached out and took her hands in his, whispering, "Cheng Ying, don't make a scene with me. I've already said that when I went back to the capital last time, my mother only arranged for me to have a meal with Comrade Yu. There was no other meaning behind it. I don't like Comrade Yu. I only like you. While you were away, I made it clear to my mother that I would only marry you and not anyone else. Give me some time, and I will persuade my mother as soon as possible to agree to our marriage."

Cheng Ying calmly struggled free from his grasp and said in a voice loud enough for the onlookers to hear, "You said it yourself, your parents don't approve of our relationship. Your parents come from a prominent family; they're one of the most prestigious families in the capital. How could they possibly agree to a rich young man like you marrying a country girl like me? Your mother doesn't like me and deliberately introduces you to those well-matched young ladies from prestigious families in the capital, which is clearly a way of showing her disapproval of our relationship. I'm very self-aware; I know my own worth and character. I know I'm not good enough for you, not good enough for your family's high status. Breaking up with you is better for both of us."

Upon hearing this, the onlookers had an expression of sudden realization. They said that the man in the military uniform looked handsome and had an extraordinary bearing. It turned out that he was a young master from the capital.

Cheng Ying wasn't morally corrupt; it was just that the man's parents disapproved of her and tried to break them up. For the man's sake, she had no choice but to give up her promising future in the military, retire alone, and return to her hometown to take over her father's job as a postman.

This is clearly a pair of very loving lovers who are forced to separate because of their different family backgrounds!

In an instant, the onlookers imagined all sorts of tragic scenarios, and all their suspicions about Cheng Ying disappeared, replaced only by sympathy and sighs.

Seeing the hint of sorrow in Cheng Ying's eyes, Wei Muchen assumed she still harbored feelings for him. He raised his right hand and swore to her, "Cheng Ying, don't worry, I will only love you in this life, and I will only marry you. Whether my mother agrees to our marriage or not, as long as you are willing to marry me, I will immediately rush back to the army, submit a marriage report to my father, and we will get married directly. We don't need to care what my mother thinks! As long as you marry me, I swear I will treat you well for the rest of my life."

Cheng Ying couldn't help but roll her eyes. "Can't you be a little more mature? You disregarded your mother's feelings and made me marry you. You didn't consider my feelings or your mother's feelings at all. I'm not the kind of person who would be selfish and disregard others' feelings for my own sake! Although I come from a rural area and my family isn't as well-off as yours, I still have my own dignity. I'm not willing to do something like eloping for you, something that would be condemned by everyone."

"So what are you really thinking? Can't you just put up with this for now for my sake?" Wei Muchen looked down at her. "Once we're married and the deed is done, even if my mother disagrees, our marriage is a fact, and she can't change it. As for the grievances you've suffered, I will make it up to you little by little after we get married."

Cheng Ying felt disgusted, as if she had swallowed a fly. She looked up at Wei Muchen and said, word by word, "I am from a respectable family. I would never do anything immoral for a man. My upbringing and my parents' teachings do not allow me to do such a thing. If you want to marry me, you should resolve your mother's issues first. Don't try to cause trouble for me. I don't have time to waste on your nonsense."

Wei Muchen thought she was still angry with him and was being petulant, so he quickly coaxed her, "Okay, okay, I'll do whatever you say. I'll go beg my mom right away. I'll kneel before her and beg her until she agrees to our marriage. Then I'll get my dad to come to your house in person to propose, to give your family enough face! Please stop arguing with me..."

Cheng Ying ignored him. "I'm tired. I have to go to work tomorrow. We're broken up now, so you'd better not keep coming near me to avoid misunderstandings and ruining my reputation."

In the two days Wei Muchen had been in Qingqu Town, he had already learned everything about her situation. He knew she had taken over her father's job as a postman, and the mail routes were extremely long and dangerous. He followed behind her, saying, "Why didn't you stay in the army as an officer? Why did you have to come back and take over your father's job? It's not that hard. Your job as a postman is so tiring. After you marry me, you can't do this kind of strenuous work anymore. You can stay at home, have my children, and I'll take care of you for the rest of your life..."

His response was the sound of Cheng Ying slamming the courtyard gate shut, refusing him entry.

After closing the door, Cheng Ying returned to the yard, washed her hands, rode her bicycle with Da Huang, left from the backyard, and returned to Qingshui Village. She then recounted the story of Wei Muchen's entanglement with her in her previous life to Wan Shuhui and her husband, as well as Cheng Xue.

She then recounted what Wei Muchen had said to her that day, reminding them that Wei Muchen was no good and that they should be wary of him at all times, lest they be deceived by his petty gains.

At the same time, Cheng Jiantong was asked to write a letter to Commander Wei in the military region in his own words, saying that he had arranged a marriage for Cheng Ying when she was very young. Although parents in this era could not force their children to have an arranged marriage, he did not agree to his eldest daughter dating other men or marrying far away, given the verbal agreement.

Knowing full well that his family was of low social standing and that his eldest daughter was not good enough for Wei Muchen, a son of a high-ranking official, he earnestly requested that Commander Wei persuade Wei Muchen to stop bothering his daughter and doing things that would harm both himself and others, so that Wei Muchen could return to the army as soon as possible, completely sever ties with his daughter, and go their separate ways.

Cheng Ying certainly didn't have any arranged marriage. The reason she had Cheng Jiantong write such a letter to Chief Wei was to let Chief Wei know that Wei Muchen had been harassing her and that she no longer wanted to date him, so she wanted Chief Wei to do something about him.

Of course, if Chief Wei wanted to investigate whether what Cheng Jiantong wrote was true or false, Cheng Ying could arrange a marriage between them to appease the father and son.

She had already decided on her betrothed child: Long Buxi.

Long Buxi is single and lives in Pucang Village deep in the mountains. She is a member of an ethnic minority and the future chief of the Miao people. If Long Buxi agrees to pretend to be her childhood sweetheart to deal with Wei Muchen and his son, even if Wei Muchen is unreasonable, Chief Wei will not let his son cause trouble and damage the unity between ethnic groups. He will find a way to stop all of Wei Muchen's actions.

By then, she will be able to get rid of Wei Muchen completely.

However, she needed to think carefully about how to persuade Long Buxi to pretend to be her childhood sweetheart.

Cheng Ying carefully put the letter written by Cheng Jiantong into an envelope, then put it in her pocket. After having lunch at home, she asked Wan Shuhui to cook some of her specialty dishes and dry food that would keep for a long time, and put them in her basket.

She then rode her bicycle to the supply and marketing cooperative, where she bought some candy and pastries, a can of yellow peaches, and a can of malted milk powder, which she put in her bag. Next, she went to the agricultural and marketing department and bought some seeds of fruits and vegetables. Back in her house in town, she planted them in the flower bed and watered them.

Once these seeds take root, sprout, and grow, she can rest in town after finishing her mail delivery and then have vegetables to eat.