Ye Qing's desire to protect herself and not let anyone know that she was being cuckolded surprised Xi Quan, but also warmed his heart. He smiled and, under Ye Qing's inexplicable gaze, said, "I'll help those in need. After all, I grew up in Xiaoyao Village."
"Fine, anyway, you have a very strong mentality. Is the divorce settled?"
Surprised, Ye Qing belatedly realized that Xi Quan and the policeman knew each other. Thinking about her earlier anxiety, she smiled awkwardly.
The village secretary had already dismissed the crowd. Passing by Xi Quan, he overheard Xi Quan's conversation with the police, and thinking about the things Xi Quan had given him earlier, he walked up to Xu Ying and said, "Hurry up and get a divorce from Xi Quan."
Xu Ying was stunned when she saw her parents being taken into the police car. Hearing the village secretary's words, she quickly ran to Xi Quan and said, "Get my parents out of here, and I'll divorce you."
Ye Qing was about to leave when she heard Xu Ying's words and was about to speak up when she heard Xi Quan turn to look at the village secretary: "Tell her what I gave you."
Before the village secretary could speak, Xi Quan continued, speaking directly to Xu Ying: "Tomorrow morning at ten o'clock, I'll be waiting for you at the Civil Affairs Bureau in town. Let's get a divorce."
After glancing at Ye Qing, Xi Quan hesitated for a moment and then left.
Although the policeman knew Xi Quan, he was there on official business and didn't talk much with Xi Quan. After Xi Quan left, he got into the police car and left as well.
Xu Ying saw the police car and spoke up, chasing after it and shouting.
She couldn't catch up anymore, so she slumped down and cried for a while. Suddenly, she remembered something, turned around and ran back, grabbed Ye Qing who was about to leave, and raised her hand to hit Ye Qing.
With lightning speed, Ye Qing grabbed Xu Ying's wrist and said, "When my uncle and aunt were around, I never suffered a loss in front of you. Now do you think I would suffer a loss?"
"Ye Qing, do you have any conscience? It was my parents who raised you!"
Ye Qing laughed: "Your parents? How did my mother die? She died from overwork in the coal mine! And what happened to all the money? Not only did your parents take it all, but they also took the money I earned from my own work. That's bad enough, but for money, they forced me to marry a fool? You're talking to me about conscience now? Do your parents have any conscience? Besides, how old am I!"
After saying that, Ye Qing shook off Xu Ying's hand: "I advise you to get a divorce as soon as possible. Xi Quan is not someone to be trifled with. He's been cheated on because of you, but he acts like he has no temper. If you provoke someone like that, you'll be in big trouble."
Xu Ying couldn't help but shudder at Ye Qing's words.
It's better to leave things unsaid when you don't see eye to eye. Besides, even though we're cousins, our values are different, so some things are better left unsaid.
Ye Qing's belongings were still at Liang's house. Fearing that Liang Ziqiang might act recklessly, Ye Qing went back to the village committee and asked the village secretary to accompany her to Yang Xiujuan's house.
Although her uncle and aunt had passed away, Xu Ying was still alive. Ye Qing didn't want to argue with Xu Ying, so after thinking about it, she took her things and returned to her old house, the place where her mother lived when she was still alive.
Although the house is old and dilapidated, it's summer, and as long as it doesn't rain, it's still safe to stay in at night.
After a quick clean-up, Ye Qing sat on the kang (a heated brick bed), found the money he had hidden there, counted it, did some calculations, and then sighed.
Ye Qing has money, but it's not enough to support his future life. He needs to plan for the future.
Perhaps the day was too thrilling, because only now that he has some free time has Ye Qing had the time to think about what happened in his previous life and this life.
Although it was only a day, it felt like two lifetimes had passed; it's quite poignant.
However, Ye Qing felt incredibly lucky, at least now he had escaped the fate of his previous life.
As Ye Qing was drifting off to sleep, he suddenly heard what sounded like coughing coming from the top of the wall outside. Startled, he was wide awake.
She sat up with a jolt, found a flashlight, held it in one hand and a knife in the other, and slowly walked to the door, pressing her ear against it to listen to the sounds outside.
The coughing sound just now seemed to be Ye Qing's imagination. It was extremely quiet outside, with only the faint sounds of frogs croaking and cicadas chirping in the distance.
Ye Qing felt much relieved. He blocked some things at the door, but was about to go back to sleep when he turned around and heard someone coughing outside. He could also smell smoke.
Startled, Ye Qing quickly found a stool to block the doorway. Because of the panic and the darkness, she accidentally bumped into the stool, making a few loud bangs.
The people outside seemed to have heard the noise as well, and asked alertly, "Who's there!"
Although the smell of smoke gave me the clue that the person outside was male, the sound now further confirms that it is indeed a man.
Ye Qing swallowed nervously, leaning against the doorway, her hand gripping the knife tightly.
Having just escaped the fear of that fool Liang Ziqiang, Ye Qing's heart hadn't quite settled down when suspicious figures appeared outside, causing her heart to leap into her throat once again.
He abandoned the flashlight, dropping it to the ground with a thud, and gripped the knife handle tightly with both hands.
The sound of the flashlight falling to the ground made the people outside tense up. They cautiously followed the sound and tried to kick the door open.
However, just as he lifted his foot, the door was suddenly pulled open!
Ye Qing held up his knife, ready to fight, but the other person shone a flashlight on him. And to make matters worse, the flashlight shone on him.
Ye Qing, who had been tightly closing his eyes in fear, opened them and saw the terrifying sight reflected on the other person's face in the light. Ye Qing was already scared, and this sudden shock made him scream. His hands, which were tightly gripping the knife handle, involuntarily loosened, and he watched as the blade came crashing down towards his feet.
The other party kicked the door, and Ye Qing, who was standing against the door, was hit in the shoulder and felt a sharp pain. However, because of the pain in his shoulder, Ye Qing moved slightly, and the knife did not hit Ye Qing's foot.
Hearing the clanging sound and seeing the faintly gleaming blade, Ye Qing felt a lingering fear. However, thinking of the people outside, Ye Qing had no time to feel relieved!
He bent down again to pick up the knife from the ground, held it up towards the door: "You..."
As soon as he opened his mouth, Ye Qing noticed that the other person was shining a flashlight at him, so he subconsciously turned his head away.
Noticing Ye Qing's actions, the other party chuckled and turned off the flashlight.
Hearing the soft laughter, which sounded somewhat familiar, Ye Qing slowly looked over, feeling both embarrassed and surprised: "Xi Quan? What are you doing here?"
Xi Quan said, "Shouldn't I be asking you that? I thought you were so brave, but you're so timid. How come you live here all by yourself?"
After asking the question, Xi Quan thought about Ye Qing's situation and realized he had asked a pointless question. He scratched his nose sheepishly and said, "This place is so desolate and unsafe. Let's find another place."
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