Chapter 53: Caught in the Trap
At home, only Shen Hongmei and her two children were present.
Seeing her disheveled appearance, Shen Hongmei was startled: "Little sister, are you alright? Everyone was so worried!"
At this moment, Liu Zhixia felt even more dizzy. She forced herself to nod and said, "Sister-in-law, I'm fine. I'll go back to my room to change my clothes first. I still need to go and keep Xu Zhiqing company."
"Going out again?" Shen Hongmei grabbed her arm. "It's already dark! Look at your face, go back to your room and sleep. Go tomorrow!"
"No!" Liu Zhixia's tone left no room for argument. "Xu Zhiqing is alone there. I'm afraid Wang Laizi will go back and kill her to cover it up! Sister-in-law, you stay home and take good care of the children. Don't leave her side for even a moment!"
"Murder to silence them?!" Shen Hongmei turned pale with fright, her voice trembling with tears. "Wouldn't it be even more dangerous for you to go?"
"Don't worry, I have a plan..."
Before he could finish speaking, a strange heat suddenly surged up from deep within his body, instantly engulfing his entire being!
This is definitely not fatigue!
Liu Zhixia instantly regained her senses, and the scenes from before flashed through her mind like lightning.
Lu Huaiyuan's sweet soup, the clean bowl, the spiritual spring water he drank himself...
Her face turned deathly pale in an instant!
Even with all these precautions, I still got infected!
"Sister-in-law!" Her eyes sharpened, and she made a decisive decision. "It's very chaotic outside right now. Lock the door and don't open it for anyone!"
Shen Hongmei was taken aback by her serious expression and nodded emphatically: "Okay! I'll go lock the door right away!"
She was also quite frightened, so she grabbed a stick to defend herself and quickly ran to close the door.
As soon as Shen Hongmei ran to the door, she saw a dark figure sneaking in!
She screamed in fright, but then grabbed a stick and assumed a fighting stance: "Who are you! Let me tell you, don't think you can bully me! I grew up doing farm work, and I'm just as strong as any of you men!"
After saying that, he swung the stick and smashed it down on the dark figure!
"Ouch! Stop hitting me! Sister-in-law Shen, it's me! Lu Huaiyuan!" The dark figure screamed in agony, clutching his head.
Upon hearing that it was Lu Huaiyuan, Shen Hongmei paused, then struck even harder, roaring, "I don't care who you are! Get out! Don't you dare bully the Liu family!"
Lu Huaiyuan's wailing grew even louder: "It's me! Lu Huaiyuan!"
Shen Hongmei then suppressed the upturned corners of her mouth, stopped what she was doing, and pretended to have just seen clearly: "Oh dear, it's Lu Huaiyuan! Why are you sneaking around like that? I thought it was that beast Wang Laizi again!"
Lu Huaiyuan rubbed his arm, which was still sore from the beating, and gasped, "Your strength... is really something!"
"Nonsense! Who told you to sneak around like that? You scared me to death!"
Despite the pain, Lu Huaiyuan forced a "deeply affectionate" expression onto his face: "Zhixia was frightened in the mountains, and I was afraid she would be in danger on the way, so I specially escorted her back."
He tiptoed and peered into the yard: "Is she back? I'll go see her!"
As he spoke, he tried to rush inside.
His face was flushed and his breathing was rapid, clearly indicating that the medication was taking effect.
Liu Zhixia drank even earlier than him, so she must be having an attack by now.
"Stop right there!" Shen Hongmei held a stick directly in front of him. "What do you think you're doing? My little sister has already gone back to her room to rest! This house is full of women right now. Do you want to barge in and act like a hooligan?"
Lu Huaiyuan, panting heavily, said impatiently, "I just want to go see her and say a few words!"
"Get lost!" Shen Hongmei brandished her stick again. "If you dare take another step forward, believe me, I'll report you for indecent assault!"
Lu Huaiyuan was parched and felt unbearably hot all over, so he could only back down: "Then... then I'll go in and get a drink of water, okay?"
Shen Hongmei glared at him: "I can give water to anyone else passing by. But you? I still remember how you tricked me before! Get out! Don't even think about drinking a drop of water from our house!"
After saying that, he slammed the door shut and locked it!
Still not reassured, she went to the woodshed and grabbed a sharp pitchfork, then sat down in the yard, looking like she was ready to kill anyone who dared to climb over the wall!
Lu Huaiyuan was not giving up. He had just peeked half his head out from the wall when he saw a gleaming fork pointed directly at his face!
He was so startled that he let go of his hand and fell to the ground with a thud.
At that moment, he felt as if his whole body was on fire, so uncomfortable that he didn't even have the strength to get up.
Not far away, Gu Mansheng, hiding in the shadows, witnessed this scene and couldn't help but mutter curses under her breath:
"Useless! Even worse than Wang Laizi! He managed to get himself killed just by drugging someone!"
After she finished cursing, her eyes darted around, and a sly smile of triumph crept onto her lips.
She slowly walked forward, helped Lu Huaiyuan up who was slumped on the ground, and asked in a voice so soft it could melt your heart: "Huaiyuan, are you alright?"
Hearing that gentle voice, Lu Huaiyuan felt the flames burning even brighter.
“Come on,” Gu Mansheng placed his burning hand on her shoulder, her breath sweet as orchids, “You must be feeling terrible right now, let me help you…”
Looking at her alluring red lips, Lu Huaiyuan completely lost his mind, as if his soul had been stolen away. He let her support him as they walked step by step back to the woodshed at the educated youth settlement.
Just as Lu Huaiyuan was lured inside, Wang Laizi jumped out from the shadows.
"What happened? Where are those two girls?" He lowered his voice immediately upon seeing Lu Huaiyuan's appearance. "Did you drug him?"
Gu Mansheng glanced at him with disgust: "I told him to drug Liu Zhixia, but he drank it himself. However, Liu Zhixia was also affected and is hiding in the house now. Shen Hongmei is guarding the courtyard. You can climb in from the back and take advantage of the situation!"
Upon hearing this, Wang Laizi immediately grinned lewdly: "Fine! I know the Liu family's backyard well! You sleep with your Lu Huaiyuan, I'll sleep with my Liu Zhixia, fair and square! After I've slept with her, let's see how high and mighty she still is!"
After saying that, he couldn't wait to sneak towards the Liu family's house.
Gu Mansheng looked in the direction of the Liu family and let out a smug sneer.
"Liu Zhixia, in the end, won't you still be ruined by someone like Wang Laizi?"
Just then, Lu Huaiyuan grabbed her arm, mumbling incoherently, "Zhixia... help me..."
"What did you call me?!"
Gu Mansheng felt a surge of anger rising to her head, and she raised her hand to slap him!
However, under the influence of the drug, Lu Huaiyuan felt no pain at all. Instead, he grabbed her tightly, pressed her down onto the pile of firewood, and said fiercely, "Liu Zhixia, you are my woman today!"
He roughly tore at Gu Mansheng's clothes, scaring her so much that she almost screamed!
The thought of Xu Zhihong next door made her afraid that the rice would be discovered before it was even cooked.
She could only bite her lip tightly.
Despite the pain in her body, her mind was racing: It's okay, Liu Zhixia is definitely in a worse state than me right now!
In the end, I won!
Thinking of this, tears welled up in her eyes, but a sinister, triumphant smile curled at the corners of her mouth.
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