"Chen Zhiqing, tell me what exactly happened?"
The captain walked over and immediately asked Chen Dongze.
"What's there to say, Captain? I can testify that Chen and Zheng were messing around in the educated youth compound when Jiao Jiao accidentally caught them. I was talking to Aunt Qiu Xiang on the road outside the compound when I heard Jiao Jiao scream."
I hurriedly entered the gate of the educated youth compound, and then I saw Chen, the educated youth, with only a coat wrapped around his waist, forcefully push Jiaojiao out of that room.
Jiaojiao fell straight to the ground. Look at her clothes—they're wrinkled and covered in mud. You can tell I wasn't lying.
Zhu Guihua spoke before Chen Dongze could, rattling off everything she had seen.
Wang Qiuxiang nodded in agreement: "Captain, Party Secretary, it is indeed as Guihua said."
"Chen and Zheng, what do you have to say?"
The brigade leader and the village secretary both looked at Chen Dongze. When the brigade leader asked him a question, Chen Dongze said, "Zheng, the educated youth, and what happened today was just something we couldn't help ourselves to."
"Zheng, the educated youth?"
The captain's gaze shifted to Zheng Qiuwen.
Those watching the spectacle also turned their attention to Zheng Qiuwen.
"Things are exactly as Chen Dongze described."
Zheng Qiuwen replied in a low voice.
The captain remained silent.
The village secretary is the same.
After a long pause, the captain asked, "What are your plans next?"
"The brigade leader will issue us a certificate, and Zheng and I will go to pick up the certificate at noon tomorrow."
It wasn't that Chen Dongze didn't want to tell the truth; it was that neither he nor Zheng Qiuwen had conclusive evidence that Song Jiaojiao had tampered with the stew.
Since Song Jiaojiao was capable of doing such a thing, she must have made ample preparations to ensure they wouldn't find any clues. Therefore, whatever he or Zheng Qiuwen said would be in vain.
It might even cause more rumors and gossip.
Thinking this through, Chen Dongze could only agree with Zheng Qiuwen before opening the dormitory door that they were dating and had involuntarily done something out of line.
Outsiders might just say they were too hasty, having done *that* before marriage, but they wouldn't hold a grudge or think they did something shameful and wouldn't admit it, insisting they were tricked to cover up their promiscuous relationships.
Furthermore, regardless of the reason, they have to get married in the end; otherwise, Zheng Qiuwen will be unable to face anyone, and he himself will probably be in trouble.
Therefore, rather than dragging Song Jiaojiao into it and making things difficult to resolve, it would be better to use the excuse of being unable to control one's feelings for the other person.
But Chen Dongze didn't want to admit defeat so easily, letting Song Jiaojiao scheme against him without suffering any loss himself.
Just wait, he will definitely return what is owed to him!
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As the brigade leader and the party secretary left, the commune members and educated youth who had been watching the commotion also left the educated youth compound in twos and threes to return to the fields to continue working. Chen Dongze, Zheng Qiuwen, and Song Jiaojiao, however, remained standing in their original spots, unmoved.
It should be noted that Zhao Yuzhou and several other educated youths had already walked out of the educated youth compound, but suddenly stopped and said something to the educated youths beside him. Then he turned around and went back into the educated youth compound, and stood next to Song Jiaojiao.
"Jiaojiao, are you alright?"
More than half a year has passed since Zhao Yuzhou went to the countryside, and he's not oblivious to the fact that Song Jiaojiao's feelings for him aren't reciprocated. Or rather, he was just being delusional from the start, assuming she had feelings for him based on a few slightly ambiguous words.
She wanted to develop a relationship with him... and thus devoted herself wholeheartedly to the relationship, hoping that the two of them could be together.
And what was the result?
She gave up her job to come to the countryside because she felt that with him by her side, at least she wouldn't have a hard time living in the countryside.
For example, if he is a gay man and is naturally stronger than a woman, he might unknowingly help the girl he likes at work.
For example, his family's economic conditions were better than Song's. Even if he went to the countryside without his parents' knowledge, his family would definitely not abandon him and would send him money and packages every month.
With financial support from his family, not only him, but also the girl he liked, lived a comfortable life in the countryside, though perhaps not better than in the city, but certainly not much harder.
Who knew... less than a week after arriving in the countryside, Zhao Yuzhou discovered that the girl he liked, Song Jiaojiao, was always unconsciously following another figure.
Is there anything else he doesn't understand?
Even though he understood, even though he knew that she liked someone else, he still couldn't let go of his feelings for her, and pretended that he hadn't found out anything, so that the two of them wouldn't even be able to be friends.
As for questioning why the other person likes someone else, frankly, what right do they have?
Zhao Yuzhou carefully recalled the entire process of how he and Song Jiaojiao went from acquaintance to friendship, during which Song Jiaojiao never once told him she liked him.
Just a few words of praise for him, a shy look in her eyes when she looked at him, and her face turning pink whenever she was in his presence.
It was him; he gradually fell deeply in love and became the one who fell in love first.
They are destined to become passive in matters of the heart.
It was even fraught with difficulties!
Suppressing the jealousy and resentment she felt towards Zheng Qiuwen, Song Jiaojiao turned to look at Zhao Yuzhou, her eyes reddening, and gently shook her head: "I'm fine."
Are you sure?
Before Zhao Yuzhou could say anything, Chen Dongze's cold, emotionless voice rang out as he took two steps closer to Song Jiaojiao.
"Zhao Yuzhou, this is none of your business, stand aside!"
Glancing at Zhao Yuzhou, Chen Dongze uttered a question, then coldly stared at Song Jiaojiao and asked, "You did it, didn't you?"
"I don't understand what you're saying."
Song Jiaojiao pretended to be confused.
Just moments before, she was genuinely relieved that Chen Dongze hadn't directly exposed the matter of the stew, allowing her to escape the scrutiny of onlookers. But she never expected Chen Dongze to hold such a grudge and settle accounts with her at this moment.
"Chen Dongze, what do you mean by that?"
Zhao Yuzhou looked puzzled.
"It's none of your business!"
Ignoring Zhao Yuzhou, Chen Dongze grabbed Song Jiaojiao's arm and dragged her into the male educated youth dormitory.
Zheng Qiuwen stood at the door, at a loss.
Zhao Yuzhou followed Chen Dongze into the dormitory and saw him press Song Jiaojiao down onto a bench in front of the table, saying, "Eat!"
"No, I don't want to eat! I ate a full lunch! Chen Dongze, let me go!"
Knowing there was something wrong with the stew in front of her, Song Jiaojiao shook her head repeatedly, struggling, and dared not eat it. But Chen Dongze wouldn't let her have her way, and said coldly, "Looks like you want me to help you!"
"Chen Dongze, let go of Jiaojiao!"
Zhao Yuzhou finally realized something was wrong, and he stepped forward to try to get away from Chen Dongze so that he could help Song Jiaojiao out of her predicament.
"roll!"
Chen Dongze was already in a bad mood, and when he saw Zhao Yuzhou causing trouble for him, he kicked him.
Caught off guard, Zhao Yuzhou was kicked hard in the abdomen. He staggered back several steps and finally lost his footing, falling heavily to the ground. Chen Dongze then picked up chopsticks and stuffed stew into Song Jiaojiao's mouth.
Song Jiaojiao struggled, trying to knock the bowl to the ground, but Chen Dongze simply picked up the bowl and poured it into her mouth.
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