Chapter 26: Su Erniu's Self-Destruction...
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Ye Anguo's departure didn't affect Jiang Lai much. She wasn't the kind of person whose emotions outweighed her rationality. In fact, Ye Anguo was also more rational than emotional. Of course, the first thing Ye Anguo did after returning to the army was to write a letter to Jiang Lai to let her know he was safe, and Jiang Lai replied as soon as she received the letter.
However, that was a few days later. Jiang Lai had a very important matter to attend to right now: how could she forget to avenge the original owner and cause trouble for Su Erniu?
Jiang Lai was quite lucky; perhaps it should be said that God was on her side. She had only just come out of the train station and hadn't gone far when she coincidentally ran into Shi Cheng.
Jiang Lai was riding her bike through the alley next to the train station when she noticed someone lying in the alley. Judging from the surrounding environment, the person lying there was either in a fight or being beaten by someone else, as evidenced by the scattered traces around them.
As a young person raised under the red flag, Jiang Lai, with the idea of calling the police if she died and saving people if she lived, retreated again.
When they arrived at the place, they found an old acquaintance, Shi Cheng, who had just obtained the small space that afternoon. Shi Cheng was lying in the alley, and it was clear from his condition that he had been in a fight. His face was bruised and swollen, and he had a large bump on the back of his head. It seemed that this was the reason he was lying there.
Just as Jiang Lai was about to reach out and check his breathing, she saw Shi Cheng's sharp eyes look over. Jiang Lai quickly withdrew her hand. Probably no one would like someone thinking they were dead checking their breathing. Jiang Lai awkwardly withdrew her hand and said, "Well, I didn't mean anything by it. I was just passing by and saw you lying here, so I wanted to check on you."
Seeing that Jiang Lai's expression softened, Shi Cheng slowly sat up with her help: "Thank you!"
"You're welcome. I didn't really help much. You woke up as soon as I arrived. What happened to you? Should we call the police? Or should I take you to the hospital?" Jiang Lai said.
"No need to call the police or go to the hospital. They're just minor injuries. I'll just go back and rest for a bit," Shi Cheng said.
"But you look pretty badly injured. Are you really alright?" Jiang Lai thought that perhaps Shi Cheng's condition wasn't suitable for calling the police.
As described in the book, Shi Cheng appears to be a petty hoodlum. He even traded the good job left to him by his deceased father for a warehouse keeper job, all so he could have more money to squander.
However, Jiang Lai, who had read the book, knew that Shi Cheng had traded his job for a warehouse keeper job with someone from a well-connected family because he was too young and unable to keep the job that everyone coveted. In order to survive better, and also because he was afraid that the red-armband workers who had their eyes on the job would deliberately fabricate things to harm him, Shi Cheng traded that job for a warehouse keeper job with someone from a well-connected family.
The coveted job brought him enough money to survive, and he also left his previous work environment. However, he still offended the person in the red armband. The other party couldn't do anything to the person who bought the job, but Shi Cheng was blacklisted and would occasionally be harassed.
The reason why Shi Cheng is rumored to be a thug is because he is often secretly harassed. It is common for him to be beaten up like today and go back with a bruised and swollen face.
His neighbors were all ordinary people, and seeing that he often came home with bruises and swelling, they all assumed he was a hoodlum and warned their children not to associate with him.
Later, Shi Cheng discovered that after he was labeled a "small-time hoodlum" and dared to stand up to others, his life seemed to become easier and more comfortable. Apart from the red-armbanded person who held a grudge against him and would occasionally cause him trouble, some people who originally wanted to bully him because his parents were dead no longer dared to show up. After Shi Cheng realized that this misunderstanding was not without its benefits, the reputation of this small-time hoodlum spread.
Jiang Lai remembered that in the book, Shi Cheng fell in love with the original owner of the body. He was afraid that Jiang's parents would dislike him because of his reputation, and he was also afraid that the other party would hurt the original owner. So he took the opportunity to bring him down.
Jiang Laixian didn't call the police because she was afraid that something might be involved with Shi Cheng, and that it would be bad if she alerted him.
"I'm fine." Shi Cheng insisted on not going to the hospital.
"Then I'll take you back. Are you still able to walk?" Jiang Lai said, supporting Shi Cheng.
"Thank you." Shi Cheng's reply was several seconds slow.
What followed was quite simple, and no one spoke. Jiang Lai knew that Shi Cheng liked the original owner of this body, and since she was currently in this position, it seemed inappropriate for her to say anything.
And what about Shi Cheng? The girl he likes has fallen for someone else and is about to marry him. As a moral person, it's inappropriate for Shi Cheng to say anything in his current situation.
So in the end, Jiang Lai silently rode her bike and took the silent Shi Cheng home. The process was that Jiang Lai's bicycle wobbled along, and it was the first time Jiang Lai had ever ridden a bike with a passenger.
"I'll leave you here. Thank you for bringing me back." He got out of the car outside the street where Shi Cheng lived. Shi Cheng knew his reputation wasn't good and was afraid that if others saw Jiang Lai bringing him back, it would have a bad impact on her.
"Alright, be careful." Jiang Lai didn't insist, and turned to leave after watching him go inside.
As soon as she started riding, she was grabbed again, forcing her to stop. When Jiang Lai looked back, she saw Su Erniu with disheveled hair, half-wet and half-dry clothes, and a gloomy face, grabbing the back seat of her bicycle.
"Su Erniu, are you sick? Why are you grabbing my car for no reason?" Jiang Lai saw that Su Erniu had no kind expression at all, only disgust on her face.
"Jiang Lai, why are you looking for Shi Cheng? You're about to marry Ye Anguo, why are you still involved with Shi Cheng? Can't you just leave him alone?"
Su Erniu was in a state of complete collapse. In the morning, she was smug about her plan, thinking that as long as Ye Anguo and Jiang Lai made it a fait accompli, she could completely cut off any possibility between Jiang Lai and Shi Cheng.
Who knew that Ye Anguo was such a "pedantic" person? They were already dating, but after Ye Anguo was drugged with aphrodisiac, he would rather jump into the Gan River to cool off than do anything to hurt Jiang Lai.
That was bad enough, but Su Erniu never expected her space to disappear inexplicably, causing her to fall into her own home and be seen by Ye Anguo as a very good swimmer.
Of course, Su Erniu didn't really care about any of these things. What she cared about most was her space, which was her biggest advantage in Aoli Village. To put it another way, her space was now more important to her than Shicheng. Even without Shicheng, she could still find the next successful person from her memories.
But once the space is gone, it's truly gone. After she came up from the Gan River, she discovered that her space was gone and she couldn't enter it no matter what she did. No matter how she called out, there was no response. Su Erniu almost went crazy.
Afterwards, she tried countless methods. Even after Ye Anguo and Jiang Lai left, she secretly jumped into the Gan River again, thinking that the space ring had fallen into the river when she fell in, so she searched for it in the river for a long time.
The spatial ring was extracted by Jiang Lai. No matter how Su Erniu searched, she naturally found nothing. Su Erniu could never have imagined that her golden finger could be controlled by Jiang Lai.
Su Erniu searched for her golden finger for a long time but couldn't find it. It was almost dark when she finally returned to the city from Aoli Village. The golden finger was gone. She didn't want to give up on Shi Cheng, the future richest man, so she didn't go home first after returning to the city. Instead, she went to Shi Cheng's house as soon as possible.
The result was exactly what she had just seen: Jiang Lai was carrying Shi Cheng home on a bicycle. Su Erniu almost went crazy. Her spatial dimension had disappeared. Did that mean she was going to take Shi Cheng back? What was the point of her being reborn then?
"I think you're really sick in the head. What's with all this 'involvement' stuff? Forget it, I'm too lazy to talk to you. I'm in a hurry to get home. Let go of me, loosen your grip." Jiang Lai knew exactly why Su Erniu was upset.
Jiang Lai was certainly not afraid of Su Erniu. Let alone arguing, Su Erniu was no match for her in a fight. However, seeing her manic eyes and the fact that everyone was peeking out from outside after work, she didn't want to become the subject of gossip.
"I won't let go, why should I let go? I finally got together with Shi Cheng, and now you have a boyfriend, why are you trying to take him back?" Su Erniu pulled on Jiang Lai's bicycle as if possessed, and her words were even more suggestive.
"I think you're really sick, you're crazy. Just because I brought him back, you think I have to get involved with him? Are you even a woman? You're a woman, why are you saying such things to other women?"
Jiang Lai has never understood the kind of woman who hates her husband's mistress after he cheats on her. If a cow doesn't want to drink water, can you force it to drink? Not to mention that she and Shi Cheng don't have that kind of relationship at all, she's being framed by someone like Su Erniu.
Unfortunately, Su Erniu didn't listen to Jiang Lai's long speech at all, still immersed in her own thoughts: "Why did you send Shi Cheng back if you have nothing to do with him..."
"This is utterly absurd!" Jiang Lai ignored her and pushed her cart away, but Su Erniu grabbed her cart and wouldn't let her leave.
"Don't go! Explain yourself! Why did you have to provoke him in the first place..."
Jiang Lai was furious. There was no reasoning with this kind of person. Who did she think she was? Did the world revolve around her? However, she had an idea after turning around and seeing Su Erniu's clothes.
She was so angry with Su Erniu that she almost forgot her business. She was originally going to find Su Erniu, but now that Su Wenniu had delivered herself to her doorstep, wasn't that perfect?
So Jiang Lai pretended to be angry on the surface, but actually asked Jin Nian to remove one of Su Erniu's earrings and her clothes, which were torn while searching for something in the river and had a corner that was about to fall off, and put them into the space that already belonged to Shi Cheng.
To my great surprise, I found a wet medicine packet and a similarly damp notebook in Su Erniu's drool bag. I couldn't let them go, so I put them all in there.
Just as she finished doing all this, Shi Cheng came out. He saw Su Erniu's actions and heard her words. He stepped forward, pulled Su Erniu's hand away, and pointed to the wound on his face, saying, "See? I'm injured. Jiang Lai kindly brought me back, is that alright? Can she go back now?"
Shi Cheng's expression was really bad. Su Erniu let go of his hand: "I'm sorry, I didn't know you were injured. I was just jealous when I saw her bring you back..."
Shi Cheng ignored her and said to Jiang Lai, "Thank you for today. I'll come to thank you in person next time. It's getting dark, you should go home first, it's not safe to be late."
"You're welcome. It was just a small favor. No need for thanks. Just be careful in the future." After thinking about Shi Cheng's character, Jiang Lai decided to help him get rid of his enemy as soon as possible. So she leaned closer and whispered, "I heard that there are often people with red armbands coming and going from a scrap metal recycling station in the west of the city. I even saw Ge Yongwang go there. I think you can go and take a look."
"Ge Yongwang?" Upon hearing this, Shi Cheng's eyes lit up. They were all intelligent people, and they instantly understood the intricacies of the matter.
"Yes, I can't say anything more. I'm going home now. Goodbye!" Jiang Lai said and rode her bicycle home. Shi Cheng is a smart man. He will handle this matter himself and won't involve her.
But things went much more smoothly than she had imagined. Before they had gone far, she heard their conversation in the wind. Su Erniu actually revealed her secret in a fit of anger, telling everyone that she could swim.
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