"You idiot, you dare to covet Meng Zhiqing? I'll beat you to death today."
Gao Baoliang's fists pounded on Lin Tao, scaring the latter so much that he covered his head and lay on the ground, too afraid to move. A bunch of wildflowers, red, yellow and white, were scattered all over the ground.
Lin Chen quickly grabbed Gao Baoliang to prevent him from causing a fatality.
He was the militia captain, and he should have handled various disputes through reasonable means, but instead, he became the one who created the disputes.
No wonder he was angry.
A few hours earlier, Lin Tao, holding various flowers he had picked from the roadside to his chest, knocked on Meng Jiao's door.
When Meng Jiao saw it was him, she slammed the door shut, preventing him from coming in.
He then knelt at the door with flowers in his hand, confessing his love in various ways, saying how he fell in love with her at first sight and hoping she could give him a chance so they could have a proper talk.
Having witnessed her grandmother's shamelessness, Meng Jiao had no chance of trusting him again and refused to open the door for him.
He kept talking, and when he got emotional, he even cried.
When Ma Huijuan from next door saw this, she clicked her tongue and said, "This man is so hypocritical. It's as if he wasn't the one who pinned her down on the mound and touched her inappropriately!"
You should never marry a man like that!
Meng Jiao comes from a good family, how could she possibly be interested in him? I wonder which unlucky guy would be blind enough to marry him!
Deep down, she also really hoped that Meng Jiao would fall into the hands of such a person, so she said in a sarcastic tone towards her room:
"If someone sincerely wants to express their love, they should at least respond. What's the point of hiding in the house?"
Don't you realize this will affect other people?
It's true, when people act foolishly, they easily attract unwanted romantic attention!
Originally, only a few people at the educated youth settlement knew about the matter, but now more and more people are gathering to watch.
Meng Jiao was so angry that she cried in the room. She was starting to regret it. Her parents had introduced her to a son of a high-ranking official, but she didn't like him after meeting him and impulsively signed up to go to the countryside.
Now I realize how foolish my decision was.
She thought that the educated youth were all very simple, like her, and came to reform the countryside. Who knew that she would be the one to be reformed?
She truly realized the diversity of human beings. People like Ma Huijuan couldn't stand seeing others better off or doing better than her, and had bullied her openly and secretly many times.
Then there's Lin Tao, I don't know what led him to this misunderstanding, that he could so openly express his love for her.
She had heard before that in another brigade, the team leader's mentally challenged son had taken a liking to a female educated youth, and then the whole family conspired to drug her and get the two of them to sleep together.
The team leader's family was not only not criticized, but they were also smeared, forcing the female educated youth to marry a mentally challenged man.
She felt like a lamb to the slaughter, utterly helpless.
How she wished a hero would appear and save her from this predicament.
Just then, Yang Lili, who shared the room with her, couldn't stand her crying any longer. She said "bad luck" and opened the door to go out for some fresh air.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Lin Tao rushed into the room.
Meng Jiao was terrified and jumped onto the bed, standing in the innermost corner of the wall, screaming for help.
Gao Baoliang happened to be nearby, so he rushed over and started fighting with Lin Tao.
Hearing the commotion, Luo Guangming came to watch the excitement and quickly sent Hu Zi to fetch help.
Lin Chen came over, pulled Gao Baoliang aside, and advised him to calm down.
Jiang Ning quickly went inside to protect Meng Jiao and patted her back to help her catch her breath.
"It's alright, we're here, no one will do anything to you!"
Meng Jiao's face was deathly pale, her body trembled, and she couldn't utter a single complete sentence.
"I...I want to go home."
The countryside is too scary; she wants to go back to the city.
"Okay, calm down first!" Jiang Ning had experienced great sorrow, so she was relatively calm now.
"Lin Tao is harassing you like this, we must make him pay!"
Being immersed in fear like this won't solve anything.
Jiang Ning hopes she will stand up, accuse Lin Tao, and sue him.
After listening, Meng Jiao looked at her with teary eyes, her teeth almost grinding to powder, and shook her head violently.
"It's no use. He didn't really do anything to me. Even if I report it to the police, I can't provide any evidence. They'll just say I'm overreacting."
Besides, if it really caused such a big commotion, my life would be ruined.
Jiang Ning fell silent; what she said was indeed true.
Some ideas are terrifying in this day and age.
If a girl is bullied and calls the police, people won't blame the bully, but will instead criticize her in various ways.
Why does he bully you and not others?
"They've already been ruined, what face do they have to live in this world?"
Without a certain level of mental fortitude, one simply cannot withstand the overwhelming power of public opinion.
Outside, Gao Baoliang was still holding onto Lin Tao, insisting on reporting him to the police.
Lin Tao, taking advantage of Gao Baoliang's reluctance to actually kill him, resorted to shameless tactics:
"Are you kidding me? All I did was kneel at the door with flowers in my hands. Is that a crime? What evidence do you have that I did anything to Meng Zhiqing? Did you see it?"
Or did you see it?
Those who were pointed at by him quickly stepped back; they were just there to watch the show, and he didn't want to drag them into it!
Gao Baoliang was so angry that his chest heaved, and he really wanted to punch his head off.
“Lin Tao, even if you didn’t do anything to Meng Zhiqing, it was wrong of you to break into her room without permission. You have to come with me today and write a self-criticism report.”
He had no choice but to perform his duties as company commander. He couldn't report it to the police, but writing a self-criticism would be acceptable!
Lin Tao sneered, "Company Commander Gao, you're so impressive! It's just writing a self-criticism, I'll do it. But there's something I'm curious about. You keep showing up at the educated youth settlement, and you can rush in so quickly. Could it be that you've also taken a liking to Educated Youth Meng and want to... you know..."
Lin Tao put his fingers together and tapped them, making a lewd expression.
Gao Baoliang was furious. Ignoring the attempts to stop him, he kicked him in the stomach, saying, "Don't talk nonsense. Meng Zhiqing and I are completely innocent."
"Who can say for sure? I'm going to sue you, sue you for your chaotic private life, sue you for assaulting people at will..." Lin Tao clutched his stomach as he filed the accusation, turning the tables on the victim.
The crowd was buzzing with discussion.
"Could Company Commander Gao and Meng Zhiqing really be a couple already?"
"No wonder he was so angry. He beat Lin Tao pretty badly; his face was swollen like a pig's head."
Ma Huijuan, who was standing to the side, couldn't stand it anymore. She was the one who was having an affair with Gao Baoliang. They had slept together twice. Why not just bring it up this time?
"Stop talking! Company Commander Gao really has nothing going on with Meng Zhiqing!"
She stood in the center of the crowd and spoke loudly.
The crowd immediately fell silent, and Gao Baoliang looked at her with a questioning expression. Why was she speaking up for him?
The next second, Ma Huijuan continued:
"Because I'm dating Company Commander Gao."
Upon hearing this, Gao Baoliang was so angry that he almost died on the spot.
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