Yang Xi pursed his lips, raised his eyes, and glanced coldly at the sarcastic woman. "No need."
"Alright, take care." Zhou Chenyu watched him turn around, her smile vanishing instantly.
Seeing her expression change so quickly, Chen Tongsheng hesitated and asked, "Chen Yu, why did you double the price of mushrooms when you were doing business with Yang Bantou just now?"
Zhou Chenyu thought about how Chen Tongsheng had spoken so kindly to Yang Xi earlier, and turned her head slightly angrily: "He's a big bad guy who has done all sorts of bad things. It's only right that I earn twice the price he pays."
"A big bad guy?" Chen Tongsheng was puzzled, then stood up excitedly: "How could Chief Yang be a bad guy?"
"Why can't he be a bad person?!" Zhou Chenyu retorted, and in doing so, she also began to doubt Chen Tongsheng's character.
Chen Tongsheng frowned in displeasure. "Sister Chenyu, I, Chen Tongsheng, guarantee with my life that Yang Bantou could never be a bad person!"
What?
Guarantee with your own life?
So serious?
Seeing Chen Tongsheng's angry expression, Zhou Chenyu's heart skipped a beat, and she began to doubt herself: "Is he really not a bad person?"
"No!" Chen Tongsheng denied immediately, picked up an orange, broke it in half, and recalled old stories: "Back then, my orchard had a dispute with the land of the local gentry and powerful families. If it weren't for Chief Yang's impartial enforcement of the law, my land would have been seized by those scoundrels long ago. Not only me, but other people were also oppressed, and it was Chief Yang who stood up for us. How could such a good person who rid the people of evil be a big bad guy? Is there some misunderstanding between you?"
Zhou Chenyu briefly lost focus, grabbed Chen Tongsheng's arm, and recounted the whole story of what had happened that day.
Chen Tongsheng suddenly realized, and a helpless look appeared on his face. "Silly sister, Sister Zhong is Qian Rushan's concubine. Everyone in Qingshui Town accepts that she works for Qian Rushan. How could you have made such a mistake?"
"Given Qian Rushan's temperament, he would skin an ordinary person alive if they plucked a single hair from his head. You beat him up badly, yet you're still unharmed. I'm certain that Yang Bantou secretly helped you."
"What?! Wait a minute, let me sort this out, I'm a bit confused." Zhou Chenyu bit her lower lip, recalling what happened that day. Before she was locked up, she had always believed in Yang Xi.
It wasn't until she was imprisoned in the dungeon and saw Qian Rushan being released first while she couldn't, that she felt resentful. Then, with the added fuel to the fire by that lecherous Ah Zhong, and finally the snakes, insects, and rats at night, she was in a terrible situation.
Oh no, she's been led astray!
It turned out that he stayed in the dungeon that night because he was afraid that Qian Rushan's men would kill her.
Zhou Chenyu's cheeks burned with pain. Watching the figure about to disappear into the crowd, she seemed to be driven by some force and stood up from the stool uncontrollably. "Brother Chen, could you watch the stall for me? I'll be right back."
Zhou Chenyu ran at the speed of an 800-meter sprint, weaving through the crowd towards that figure, "Yang Xi, Squad Leader Yang, wait a minute!"
Amidst the bustling crowds of the market, the tall and elegant Yang Xi stood out so much that it was impossible to look away.
Xiao Qi, who was walking alongside him, stopped. "Master, I think I heard someone calling your name."
Yang Xi turned his head slightly, saw that the person who came was that woman, and ignored her, saying, "You misheard."
"Did I hear that right?" Xiao Qi didn't dare turn around and continued walking forward. Suddenly, someone grabbed her arm and she heard the person shout, "Squad Leader Yang, I was wrong!"
Xiao Qi stared in astonishment at the young woman in front of her, then secretly pointed to the side, "Miss, I'm Xiao Qi. My master is over here. You've got the wrong person."
"Huh?" Zhou Chenyu looked up, panting, and saw Yang Xi's serious face. She laughed and, shamelessly, reached out her small hand to the man next to her.
Yang Xi, as if facing a formidable enemy, frowned and stepped aside, asking, "What urgent matter do you have to say?"
Zhou Chenyu suffered her first defeat in life. She silently withdrew her hand, which had been hanging in mid-air, blinked her bright almond-shaped eyes, and looked pitiful: "Squad Leader Yang, I've come to sincerely apologize to you for my previous behavior. Can you forgive me?"
Yang Xi glanced at the woman, his expression calm and indifferent. "I was just doing my duty. You don't need to come all this way to apologize."
Zhou Chenyu smiled faintly, "Squad Leader Yang, besides apologizing today, I also want to thank you. Thank you for standing by my side and helping me that day. If it weren't for you, I, a girl, would definitely have been bullied by Qian Rushan."
Yang Xi confirmed that the woman's limbs were intact and she was unharmed. He nodded coldly and then turned to leave.
Zhou Chenyu hurriedly stopped her, "Chief Yang, you are my savior. How can I ever repay your kindness?"
Yang Xi was forced to stop, his face showing some displeasure, and his attitude became even more aloof: "The best way to repay me is for you to stop having conflicts with Qian Rushan in the future."
Zhou Chenyu noticed that his face was getting darker and darker, and he seemed to be getting angry. Her usual principle for flirting with handsome guys was to make him familiar with her and then stop while she was ahead.
"Okay, okay, I'll listen to you." She stepped aside, smiling as she saw him off.
After he left, Zhou Chenyu stood there, watching his every move as he patrolled the streets.
"Sister, wake up! Wake up! Don't let the ghost really take you away!"
Baoyu, who had caught up with her, was already used to his sister's infatuation with Yang Bantou. While she stared at Yang Bantou with a lovesick look, he would stand aside and watch his lovesick sister.
After looking at people for a while, Zhou Chenyu had enough and looked away, in a good mood: "I know I'm good-looking, you don't need to stare at me."
Seeing his sister's smug smile, Baoyu pouted and said, "No wonder you wouldn't let me get close to Brother Chen this morning. So your heart has always been with Yang Bantou."
Zhou Chenyu walked with light steps and a smile on her face: "Who wouldn't like such a handsome guy? I wouldn't mind digging wild vegetables for him. But he's such a good person, how could I bear to let my beloved girl dig wild vegetables for him?"
Listening to his sister's ramblings, Baoyu recalled the common saying about wronged women circulating in the streets, and shook his head and sighed: "A man's infatuation can be escaped; a woman's infatuation cannot be escaped."
Zhou Chenyu glanced at him and said, "Oh, you can hum ancient poems? Not bad."
“Of course.” Baoyu raised an eyebrow smugly.
Zhou Chenyu poked his head, and the heat on his burning cheeks subsided. She calmed down a lot and chuckled, "Although Yang Xi's type is very much to my liking, I am not so easily swayed by love. I approached him just now for another purpose."
"You have another purpose?" Baoyu looked at his smug sister now, who seemed like a completely different person from the infatuated girl just now. "Sister, what is your purpose?"
How could you be so stupid?
She offended Qian Rushan. Although she taught him a lesson once, his influence was so strong that he wouldn't let her get away with it.
Since Qian Rushan is afraid of Yang Xi, the enemy of my enemy is my friend.
Zhou Chenyu's eyes flashed with slyness, "Of course, it's about sucking up to someone's coattails."
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