Chapter 242
The captain seemed to be in a good mood, but every word he said was a threat.
Although the ultimate goal of Xie Wulai's family is to make Zhu Qiaoting marry Xie Wulai, now that Zhu Qiaoting wants to report to the police, they can only compromise and prevent Zhu Qiaoting from reporting the case and making the matter worse.
After hearing what the captain said, the three of them nodded in unison.
"Even if you don't marry Shen Zhiqing, there will be a day when you have to return to the city. If I don't let you go at that time, how are you going to return to the city?" the captain said again.
Xie Wulai and his family nodded more frequently.
Zhu Qiaoting felt as if she was in an ice cellar, surrounded by cold and ruthless gazes.
At this moment, she felt extremely isolated and helpless.
She was clearly the victim, but no one stood by her, spoke for her, or sought justice for her, leaving her to endure the humiliation.
However, thinking of Chen Kang and the fact that the captain really did what he said, Zhu Qiaoting fell silent.
After a long pause, she said, "Originally, I was going to report this to the police. I'm not afraid of making a big fuss or being criticized. But for the sake of the captain, I've decided not to report it. However, I want to thank Wu Lai for writing me an apology note, explaining the whole story, and promising to stay away from me in the future, and to put my fingerprints on it. I also want the captain to write me a note, promising to compensate me, not to block my organizational relationship, and to give me priority in any opportunities."
Xie Wulai was quite dissatisfied, thinking that Zhu Qiaoting was just being too arrogant. In fact, he didn't have the courage to report to the police.
The captain glared at Xie Wulai's family, told them to behave themselves, and agreed to Zhu Qiaoting's conditions.
The team leader knew very well that if this matter really got to the police, their village's recent achievements would be over, and even he, the team leader, might be implicated. Zhu Qiaoting's conditions were not excessive.
So, the matter was resolved.
Zhu Qiaoting kept the notes from Xie Wulai and the captain, so that they could be used as evidence if she really had to report to the police one day.
However, more than a month later, Zhu Qiaoting felt unwell and went to the town hospital for a check-up, where she found out that she was pregnant.
At that moment, she was going crazy.
Why did God treat her so harshly and play jokes on her again and again?
She wanted to get pregnant with Shen Kang's child, but they didn't even have sex. She was abused by Xie Wulai, but she got pregnant with Xie Wulai's child!
Her first reaction at that time was that this child must not be kept, he was a disgrace!
But soon, she thought again, if she kept the child for the time being, told Shen Kang that the child was his, and asked Shen Kang to be responsible for her, would her chances of marrying Shen Kang be greater?
Zhu Qiaoting couldn't make up her mind, so she discussed the matter with Xiaolan.
On the one hand, Xiaolan felt sorry for Zhu Qiaoting and scolded Xie Wulai, but on the other hand, she felt that although Zhu Qiaoting's trick was risky, it had a greater chance of success. What if Shen Kang and his family didn't believe Zhu Qiaoting was pregnant and asked her to go to the hospital for a checkup? The baby in her belly could also help her get away with it.
So Zhu Qiaoting kept the child temporarily.
What happened next...
Zhu Qiaoting thought about what happened afterwards and laughed silently at herself.
"If you really think it through, you have to abort the baby sooner rather than later. You can't keep it." Xiaolan reminded him, "But it's best not to let Xie Wulai and the captain know about your pregnancy. I'm afraid Xie Wulai will pester you again. You can soak in ice water more often, and maybe that will help."
Zhu Qiaoting nodded. "I definitely won't keep the child. I still have to wait to return to the city. I don't want to be trapped here because of this child."
She looked up at the sunlight outside the window, and thought of what Ye Fuyue had said to her - as long as you stick to not marrying a local, don't set your sights on others, and read more books and study more when you have time, you will always get your chance.
She would wait for her chance.
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After the affair between Shen Kang and Zhu Qiaoting fell through, the Shen family's life returned to peace.
On the morning that Zhu Qiaoting returned to the countryside, Chen Kang went to the train station to see her off.
The reason why he knew that Zhu Qiaoting was going back to the countryside that day was because he thought that Zhu Qiaoting didn't have much money and was afraid that she couldn't pay the room fee at the guesthouse. So before going to work, he went to the guesthouse specifically to extend Zhu Qiaoting's room fee for a few more days.
Although he and Zhu Qiaoting had broken up, and the breakup wasn't very pleasant, Chen Kang still felt a sense of guilt towards her and couldn't be cruel to her. He helped her renew her room, which was probably his last act of care for her.
However, when he arrived at the guesthouse, Shen Kang found out that Zhu Qiaoting had checked out early in the morning and said that she would go back.
Chen Kang then rushed to the train station, and actually saw Zhu Qiaoting getting on the train in the vast crowd.
After Zhu Qiaoting found a seat and sat down, she looked around aimlessly and almost met Shen Kang's eyes. Fortunately, Shen Kang dodged into the dark in time.
It was not until the train started moving that Shen Kang came out from the darkness again. He looked at the train moving farther and farther away, as if saying goodbye to the past.
Chen Kang later went to find the landlord from whom he and Zhu Qiaoting rented the house, hoping to see if he could get back the 18 yuan rent. Even if he couldn't get that much, 15 or 16 yuan would be fine.
After explaining his purpose to the landlord, Chen Kang found out that Zhu Qiaoting had already asked the landlord to return the 18 yuan.
The landlord looked at him strangely and said, "Your wife asked me to return the money a long time ago. Didn't she tell you about this? Aren't you husband and wife?"
Chen Kang smiled and said, "She told me, but I may not have heard it. Thank you, and thank you for your trouble."
Then Shen Kang left.
He thought that it was good that Zhu Qiaoting took the eighteen yuan back, as it was his last kindness to her.
Since then, Chen Kang never mentioned Zhu Qiaoting again, and Zhu Qiaoting never came to see him or contacted him.
Gossipy people in the compound, such as Aunt Xie, Aunt Liang, and Zhou Jinmei, hadn't seen Zhu Qiaoting come to see Chen Kang for a long time. They asked Chen Guifeng, "How are Chen Kang and that educated youth doing? Didn't they say they were going to get married? Why haven't we seen that educated youth come to see Chen Kang recently?"
Chen Guifeng said, "They both broke up and are not getting married."
"Why didn't you get married? Did you have a conflict?"
"How would I know about young people's affairs?" Chen Guifeng laughed and said, "Young people are in a relationship. If things don't work out, they break up. It's quite normal."
As for other matters, no matter how much the other party asked, Chen Guifeng didn't say a word and always used similar rhetoric to evade the question.
As time went by, people could no longer find any new gossip, and the matter was gradually forgotten.
The days passed in an orderly manner, and Ye Fuyue made an appointment to meet Wu Qiaoer, whom she hadn't seen for a long time.
The two of them sat on the roadside, eating ice cream and chatting, just like they did that summer two years ago.
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