Zheng Xiaoyue didn't feel anything for Zhou Dao at first glance. He was just an ordinary person with average looks, but out of politeness, she smiled and said, "Hello, I'm Zheng Xiaoyue."
The two chatted briefly at the door. Zheng Xiaoyue maintained a polite smile throughout, while Zhou Dao was quite eloquent and knew how to use sweet talk. Zheng Xiaoyue didn't particularly like his smooth talk, but it wasn't a major flaw.
Zhou Dao invited her to see a movie. Zheng Xiaoyue thought about it and didn't refuse. Although she didn't like him, she didn't dislike him either. She would see how things went and see if it was a good fit. So she went to the movie theater with him.
The movie was a patriotic film, filled with national and personal grievances. Zheng Xiaoyue watched it with great interest, but Zhou Dao was distracted.
His hand tentatively reached out to grasp Zheng Xiaoyue's hand. Zheng Xiaoyue was engrossed in watching the movie and didn't notice, and because she was wearing thick clothes, she didn't feel Zhou Dao's approach.
When she felt someone crowding her, Zhou Dao had already grabbed Zheng Xiaoyue's hand and his head was very close to hers, which startled Zheng Xiaoyue. She suddenly shook off Zhou Dao.
"What are you doing, you pervert?" Zheng Xiaoyue stood up and ran out.
Zhou Dao had been tentatively approaching Zheng Xiaoyue, but when she didn't react, he assumed she was like the nurses at his hospital who were trying to seduce him, and that she was infatuated with him. So he boldly grabbed her hand and even tried to get closer to steal a kiss. He didn't expect Zheng Xiaoyue to react so strongly.
In his view, this was a case of playing hard to get, deliberately keeping him hanging.
He quickly chased after her: "Hey, Xiaoyue, don't run away! Why are you running? Isn't this something you have to go through when you're dating?"
Zheng Xiaoyue shook off his hand that was holding her arm: "Let go of me, Comrade Zhou. We've only known each other for less than half an hour. You, you've gone too far. We're not a good match. You should find someone else."
Zhou Dao wasn't about to let go of someone so beautiful so easily; none of the hospital's vixens were as pretty as her.
"Hey, Xiaoyue, you've misunderstood me. I just like you so much that I couldn't help but want to get close to you. Don't be angry. I promise I won't do it again. I like you, so please don't reject me."
Zheng Xiaoyue had never been harassed like this before. The nicer Zhou Dao was, the more frightened she became: "Let go of me! I don't like you! Let me go! If you don't, I'll call for help!"
Anger flashed in Zhou Dao's eyes: "Don't be so high and mighty. I know you're deliberately stringing me along. Why do all you women like to play this game? I've already told you, I like you. You should just quit while you're ahead. I'm a doctor at the city hospital, and you're just an ordinary worker in the transportation team. It's your luck that you ran into me."
Zheng Xiaoyue trembled with anger at his words and slapped him hard across the face: "You shameless scoundrel! Anyone who likes you must be blind! You're disgusting! I'd rather never get married than like you! Let me go!"
Zhou Dao had always been fawned over, but this time Zheng Xiaoyue slapped him, and he was so angry that he was about to hit her back. At this moment, a man in a military overcoat grabbed Zhou Dao's raised arm.
"Let go of her hand." The slightly deep voice startled the two people struggling with each other.
Zheng Xiaoyue looked at the person who came with her almond-shaped eyes filled with tears. Jiang Tao was backlit, and Zheng Xiaoyue stared blankly at him. Only then did Jiang Tao see Zheng Xiaoyue's face, and he was also stunned for a moment.
Zhou Dao felt the pain in his arm and looked at Jiang Tao angrily: "Who are you? Let go of me! Let me tell you, mind your own business. What does it have to do with you that we're dating?"
Zheng Xiaoyue was furious at Zhou Dao's shamelessness: "Who wants to date you? I've only known you for less than an hour. These days, does meeting someone once on a blind date mean you're dating? You're clearly up to no good. Let go of me, or I'll call the police."
Zhou Dao was so annoyed by Zheng Xiaoyue's tactless attitude that he stopped trying to appease her: "Hmph, what are you pretending to be, an innocent girl? If you didn't like me, why did you come to the movie theater with me? Now you're pretending to be a chaste and virtuous woman, but deep down you might not be that promiscuous."
The onlookers could no longer tolerate Zhou Dao's bandit-like behavior: "How can you act like this, comrade? We've been watching for quite a while now, and the girl has already made herself perfectly clear. You comrade are truly despicable."
"That's right, girl, you can't be afraid of him. People like that just take advantage of your easy-going nature."
Zheng Xiaoyue trembled with anger at Zhou Dao's words. She forcefully broke free from Zhou Dao's grip on her arm, stepped forward, and slapped him hard across the face: "Shameless, despicable, filthy scoundrel, I'm going to sue you."
Zhou Dao was furious and was about to hit Zheng Xiaoyue, but Jiang Tao grabbed him and pinned him to the ground: "Behave yourself. I'm a soldier, and I don't know how to use my strength."
“You soldiers beat up civilians, I’m going to write a letter of complaint to your unit leaders to report you.”
Jiang Tao ignored him and instead looked at Zheng Xiaoyue: "Comrade, are you going to take him to the police station? I can be your witness."
Zheng Xiaoyue glanced at him, then looked at Zhou Dao, whose face was full of anger, and said through gritted teeth, "Send it, I'm going to sue him."
Zhou Dao panicked upon hearing this. No matter the reason, once his workplace found out he was in the police station, he would be in serious trouble: "You vile woman, how vicious you are! You seduced me, and now you're turning the tables on me. I'm just unlucky. How much money do you want? I'll give it to you, and we'll pretend we don't know each other."
Zheng Xiaoyue was furious, and people around her who didn't know what was going on were pointing and whispering about her.
Sun Li, who was also in the crowd, came to watch the movie during her break. She recognized Zheng Xiaoyue and saw that she seemed to be being bothered. She asked some onlookers and, after understanding what was going on, she said to the man next to her, "Mingguang, wait here for me for a while. I need to go back to my parents' house first. I have something to take care of, but I'll be right back."
"Let's go together." The man next to her was of average appearance, with a scar on his face, but his attitude was very good.
Sun Li smiled and nodded, then followed the man away.
"You're actually crying 'stop thief' while being the thief yourself! You probably don't even know how many women you've harmed. Let's go and let the police judge this for us." Zheng Xiaoyue's face turned red with anger. She said to Jiang Tao, "Comrade, could you please take this man to the police station for me? I'll thank you then."
Jiang Tao's face was full of righteousness: "Don't be so polite. I am a soldier, and protecting our comrades is my duty."
The two of them were getting along very well, but Zhou Dao was extremely anxious. No matter how much he struggled, he couldn't break free from Jiang Tao's hold and could only curse as Jiang Tao took him to the police station.
The police station wasn't far from here, and some good-hearted people went to the police station with them.
Sun Li took her boyfriend back to the alley. Without exchanging pleasantries with anyone, she went straight to Jiang Ruyu's house in the courtyard without even going back to her parents' home.
"Jiang Ruyu, this is Sun Li. Zheng Xiaoyue got into an argument with someone at the movie theater entrance and is now at the police station."
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