Chapter 116 Group Scammers
Yunxia lowered her eyes slightly, staring at the woman who was crying incessantly, and thought to herself, "Yes, after escaping from abduction and arranged marriage, shouldn't one seek help from the police?"
"Waaah, Brother Ling, I dare not. They said if I call the police, they will beat me to death. Your family is so big and powerful, you can pay some money to redeem me. I'm willing to be your slave."
After speaking, she affectedly tidied the stray hairs behind her ears, looked up, and gazed at the boy with deep affection. Finally, she smiled shyly, the implied meaning of "to serve like a slave" being self-evident.
Feng Jingling shuddered with disgust and nudged Jiang Chao in the lower back, signaling him to hurry up and help get rid of the nasty plaster.
Jiang Chao rolled his eyes at her, snorted coldly, and said, "Huang Chengcheng, is it a coincidence that we met by the hamburger shop, or was it intentional on your part?"
"Jiang Chao, I did say a few things to you, but we're classmates, how can you falsely accuse me like that? Brother Ling, you have to stand up for me, boohoo!"
"Heh heh! So, you didn't peek around at the school gate, you didn't follow us all the way, and you didn't peek through the windows of the burger shop?"
Seeing that her beloved seemed to believe him, she said anxiously, "Brother Ling, don't listen to Jiang Chao's nonsense, Chengcheng... Waaah!"
"There are plenty of surveillance cameras along the street, are you sure you want to keep lying?"
The girl wiped away her tears, patted her chest, and said, "Yes, I followed Brother Ling all the way, following the person I admire. What did I do wrong?"
"Wrong? Does attempting extortion or threatening the safety of others count?"
After saying that, he nudged someone with his elbow. Feng Jingling understood immediately, clutched his chest, and pretended to be scared, saying, "Oh my god, I've been followed! Kidnapping, extortion, robbery, murder? Ugh, just thinking about it is terrifying. Ah Chao, do you think we should call the police and bring the bad guys to justice?"
Huang Chengcheng, the "bad guy," walked forward on his knees with tears welling up in his eyes. To avoid physical contact, Jiang Chao pulled Feng Jingling back repeatedly. Suddenly, a boy dressed in an old-fashioned style, peeking around the corner, caught his attention.
The boy in the distance looked at the kneeling girl with affection in his eyes. Jiang Chao nudged the person behind him, his finger twitching slightly as he pointed to a spot not far away.
Feng Jingling looked up into the distance and caught a glimpse of the old-fashioned boy's expression. Suspecting something was amiss, he took off running, fought with him, caught him, and brought him before the kneeling girl.
"Heh! A group scam, huh? Explain yourself, or... I'll show you the power of the Feng family's guards!"
The Feng family's guards are all highly skilled, and they know how to strike where it hurts without killing. Since the Feng couple are rarely in Jiangcheng, with them around, no one dares to touch the son of the richest man.
"Brother Ling, it's not what you think. He and I are innocent. I begged him for a long time before he helped me escape to the city, just to see you one last time, sob sob!"
She was giving irrelevant answers, and even at this point, she was still lying. Feng Jingling was so angry that she wanted to slap her, but her good upbringing told her that she couldn't do that.
His gaze swept over the silent boy standing to the side. "Hmph, if she won't tell, then you will. Otherwise, we'll go to the police station together and file a lawsuit in the name of the Feng family. At that time... I wonder if your family can afford the lawyer's fees!"
At this moment, Li Xiaoliang was torn between two conflicting emotions: his hardworking parents on one side and his beloved sweetheart on the other. In the end, filial piety prevailed, and he sighed as he recounted the story.
Lijiaba was the Huang family's ancestral home before they became wealthy. Old Master Li and the late Old Master Huang were childhood friends. After the Huang family suffered this calamity, only the eldest daughter, who knew nothing, was left, and she didn't even have a place to live.
Hearing about her plight, Grandpa Li took it upon himself to bring her home to take care of her. However, the Li family was not wealthy and could not afford to support someone who did nothing. The formidable daughter-in-law forced Huang Chengcheng to do this and that, but she never neglected her food.
Li Xiaoliang, in the prime of his life, was easily moved. One day, the two were cutting pig feed on the mountain when they were suddenly caught in a storm. They hurriedly took shelter in a cave. The girl's clothes were wet, revealing her graceful figure, which made him stare at her.
In the days that followed, he made several attempts to win her favor, but to no avail. However, he was not discouraged and firmly believed that sincerity would eventually lead to a brighter future.
A few days ago, Huang Chengcheng pulled him into the woods and asked him to help her get into the city. She said that as long as she saw Feng Jingling, her "childhood sweetheart," she would have money to repay the Li family's kindness and could also sponsor his schooling.
Only then did Li Xiaoliang realize that his beloved already had someone she loved. With tears in her eyes, she agreed and made a request: if the young master in the city refused to help her or marry her, she would stay in Lijiaba for the rest of her life and be his wife.
Huang Chengcheng was unwilling, but in order to escape this place, she had no choice but to agree. Unexpectedly, although the other party was a taciturn person, he was extremely opinionated and forced her to make a poisonous oath.
Desperate, the girl, with Li Yiliang's help, changed various modes of transportation and traveled for two days before finally arriving in the city. She waited outside the school gate for two days, her eyes almost going blind, before she finally spotted Feng Jingling.
"Hehe! A broken pot and a broken spatula, you two... are a perfect match!"
"Young Master Feng, Lingling said that you and I were engaged and had a betrothal ceremony. Is that true?" The young man dug his nails into his flesh and mustered all his courage to ask the question.
Feng Jingling was so angry that sweat beaded on his forehead. "Damn it, I'll say it again, I have absolutely no relationship with her. This so-called engagement was all orchestrated by the Huang family. I already clarified this in the newspaper a long time ago. If you don't believe me, go to a used bookstore and look for a city newspaper from two years ago."
Upon hearing this, the old-fashioned young man secretly breathed a sigh of relief, bent down to help his beloved up, and tenderly brushed the dust off her body.
"Brother Ling, Chengcheng's heart is truly with you, how...how can you treat me like this?"
"Sincere? Ha! What a joke. You look like a toad. Stay away from me. Just seeing you makes me so disgusted I can't eat."
The girl seemed hurt by his words, too weak to stand up, her eyes filled with disbelief. Li Xiaoliang quickly pulled her into his arms, glaring angrily at the sharp-tongued young man, "Young Master Feng, what's wrong with liking someone? Has she caused you any trouble? Has she relentlessly chased after you?... Has she had any friends who bullied you?"
Feng Jingling raised an eyebrow, picked at her ear with her little finger, and said impatiently, "Ha! She's done all those things you mentioned."
Then, the husky started rattling off a list of Huang Chengcheng's glorious deeds. The old-fashioned boy frowned more and more as he listened, and finally, he said angrily, "Impossible, absolutely impossible! Chengcheng is a kind person, she would never do such a thing!"
"Tsk tsk, typical love-struck fool, Little Butterfly, what do you say... Sigh, where is she?"
Jiang Chao rolled his eyes at someone and said, "You just noticed that I left with An'an a long time ago?"
“Brother Ling, so in your heart, Chengcheng has always been this kind of person. My sincere feelings have been misplaced in the end. Brother Liang, take me away. Even if I am beaten by my aunt, I will take all the blame.”
Li Xiaoliang knew exactly what kind of personality his mother had. He gently patted her head and said, "Chengcheng, before leaving home, I had already planned my escape route. I took all the money from home. We'll take the train to Nancheng and go to Brother Xiang's place. He said that Nancheng has a developed economy and many job opportunities. As long as we are willing to work hard, we will definitely not starve!"
"Okay, Brother Liang, I'll go with you."
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