Chapter 17: Into the Woods
A pungent smell came, and Chen Zhu thought something was wrong, and fainted the next second.
The last thought before fainting was.
It's really unlucky to be knocked out twice in one month.
When she woke up again, Chen Zhu opened her eyes and found herself in a woodshed with her hands and feet tied. Fortunately, she had some space and took out a knife to quickly cut the rope.
After stretching her stiff body, Chen Zhu looked at her watch. She had not inhaled much of the drug, and only twenty minutes had passed.
There were no windows in the room. I walked to the door and pulled it tentatively, but it only opened a crack and was locked with a big lock.
Who is it?
Chen Zhu's mind raced, but he couldn't guess who it was.
When she arrived on the island, she thought she had no enemies with anyone. The only person she had quarreled with was Huang Cuicui. Could it be her?
Suddenly, footsteps were heard outside. Chen Zhu's eyes darkened and he took out a big knife from the space and held it in his hand.
"Mom, are we really going to do this? I'm a little scared."
"What are you afraid of?! As long as the matter is settled, she must be your wife! That educated young man Huang said that this girl's family is well-off, so if you two are together, everything in her family will be yours!"
Chen Zhu sneered when he heard the words "Huang Zhiqing".
It was indeed Huang Cuicui. She was still too soft-hearted. She should have been ruthless last time!
After talking to her son, Aunt Sheng walked over to open the door. Before the two men could react, two knives were already at their necks.
Before they screamed, Shen Zhuyi spoke lightly.
"If you make a sound and scare me, my hands won't be steady."
The voice died in her throat, and Aunt Sheng looked at Chen Zhuyi in horror: "Chen Zhiqing, where did you get this knife? Let's talk it out."
Chen Zhuyi raised the corner of his mouth, and a gentle smile came out of it, but terrifying words.
"Oh, I have a bit of paranoia, so I always carry two kitchen knives with me when I go out for self-defense. Sure enough, I had the foresight to use them today."
Aunt Sheng didn't understand what paranoia was, but she knew how cold and sharp a kitchen knife was, so she spoke tremblingly.
"We don't shout, we don't shout."
Chen Zhu looked at Aunt Sheng's son, and had to lower his head slightly to see his big, pockmarked face and short, fat body as fat as a sausage. Disgust flashed in his eyes.
"I'm a person who never forgets to take revenge. Do to Huang Cuicui what she tells you to do to me. I'll give you three days. If you can't do it, I'll come after you again."
Chen Zhu smiled and blocked all of Aunt Sheng's thoughts.
"You can go to the secretary, but will he believe you or me? Even if he does, how will you explain why you brought me here? I can charge you with attempted rape."
Aunt Sheng's lips trembled, and Chen Zhuyi's words directly exposed all her thoughts.
Chen Zhu saw that the intimidation was enough and began to take a gentle approach.
"This will also benefit you. Huang Cuicui's family is no worse off than mine. She even wore small leather shoes when she came here, and she uses vanishing cream on her face every day. You won't lose out. Most importantly, she's different from me. She won't have two knives hidden on her body, so it'll be easy for you to succeed."
Aunt Sheng didn't know whether she was convinced by Chen Zhuyi's words or the knife on her neck, but she agreed anyway.
It was already dusk when Chen Zhu came out of Shengda's mother's house. As he walked on the road, he put away one of his knives and hid the other one in his sleeve to prevent himself from being knocked unconscious again.
It happens twice in a month, I have to be on guard!
When he was almost at the educated youth point, Chen Zhuyi suddenly saw a figure in front of him and instantly became alert, clenching the knife in his hand and ready to strike.
"Takeichi!"
It’s Ye Xumei!
Chen Zhu put the knife back into the space and walked forward.
"It's me."
Ye Xumei heaved a sigh of relief when he saw Chen Zhuyi: "You came back so late today, you scared me to death!"
"I saw some fireflies on the road and stopped to watch them for a while."
"I'm glad you're okay. You almost scared me to death. You don't know that Huang Cuicui is still spreading rumors about you. Now let's go back and stand in front of her and slap her in the face!"
They returned to the educated youth's home together. Chen Zhu raised her hand and pushed the door open. Huang Cuicui, who was still talking bad about her in the room, turned around and saw her. Her expression was as if she had seen a ghost.
"How did you..."
Chen Zhu raised his eyebrows and asked, "Why don't you dare to say it?"
"What's wrong?"
Huang Cuicui stared at Chen Zhuyi intently, but couldn't get any answer she wanted from her.
Chen Zhu stood in front of Huang Cuicui with his arms open.
"I heard you said I was dating a soldier? And you said I came home so late, maybe I went into the woods?"
This was the first time she heard someone say bad things behind someone's back so carelessly. Huang Cuicui's expression cracked a little. Perhaps she was traumatized by the last incident with the vanishing cream, so her tone was not so firm.
"Aren't you dating someone? Then why did you follow him? And you were out for so long...what could you do?" The last three words were so soft that they were almost inaudible.
"Let's go eat!" Chen Zhu was no longer prepared to keep a low profile.
It is better to stand at a height that makes people stay away from you than to keep a low profile and be remembered by them.
"My father and Commander Lu were comrades and good friends. The soldier was a guard. Commander Lu asked him to invite me to dinner. I also went to Commander Lu's house for dinner last time."
After three consecutive Commanders Lu, Chen Zhuyi clearly saw Huang Cuicui's face turning pale inch by inch, and the other two people in the room also looked surprised.
Huang Cuicui was panicked.
Chen Zhuyi actually knew Commander Lu. We were going to the Commander's house for dinner tonight. As for Aunt Sheng...
Chen Zhu ignored the turmoil in Huang Cuicui's heart at the moment, yawned, turned around and went to sleep.
The next day was the day for delivering medicine to the cowshed as agreed. Chen Zhuyi picked up the herbs from the space, but unexpectedly he met Huo Jinzhi who came to help.
Huo Jinzhi was fetching water outside and was stunned when he saw Chen Zhuyi.
"What a coincidence."
It was really a coincidence. Chen Zhu nodded slightly, walked past him, sat next to Grandma Zhao and started taking her pulse.
"You're recovering okay, but have you been working again recently? I think you're a little weaker than last time."
Grandpa Zhao and Tu Dou's eyes instantly focused on Grandma Zhao.
Grandma Zhao said with a guilty conscience: "I think they are working too hard, so I just do some housework when no one is around, not much..."
Grandpa Zhao was both angry and distressed.
Chen Zhu sighed.
"Grandma Zhao, if you rest well now, it will be the biggest help to them. You are too weak. If you continue working, you will be sick for longer, or even worsen your condition like before."
Grandma Zhao's face was suddenly filled with helplessness and fear.
"It's so serious. I'll quit and just lie down."
Chen Zhuyi deliberately exaggerated the severity of the situation, otherwise it would definitely happen again.
After instructing on some daily matters, Chen Zhu got up and left. As soon as he went out, he saw the scene happening outside and his eyes widened.
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