Chapter 50
50.
That sound was familiar, but it shouldn't have come here.
Cheng Lingjun was sitting down, but he took a step and reached the car door. He immediately saw the person standing by the car.
Guan Yue.
"What are you doing here?!" Cheng Lingjun shouted hoarsely.
Guan Yue trembled slightly—she was startled by Cheng Lingjun's roar. She almost instinctively wanted to confess Cheng Erjie's "scheme," but she stopped herself, slowly turned around, and calmly said, "I originally just wanted to see you off from a distance, but I didn't expect to see your carriage go to another road. I felt something was wrong, so I followed you."
This line of explanation was naturally taught to Guan Yue by Cheng Yajun. Otherwise, Guan Yue might have let slip in her panic. These few sentences naturally had loopholes, such as why Guan Yue walked so fast. But Cheng Yajun told her that the more dangerous the situation, the less likely the problem would be discovered, and told Guan Yue to just say what she said.
As expected, Cheng Lingjun didn't think much of it. He just asked anxiously, "Did you tell the village chief and the others? Or did you come alone?"
Guan Yue met Cheng Lingjun's expectant gaze and said, "...No."
At least lie and say it happened!
At that moment, Cheng Lingjun felt like tearing Guan Yue apart. He disregarded everything else and said to Guan Yue, "Don't try to be a hero! You...you come back...they have knives! You...you don't go over there!"
When Cheng Lingjun discovered that Guan Yue was still daring to walk forward, he almost got off the carriage—but was stopped by Wen Lin.
Wen Lin shook his head at him. Cheng Lingjun looked at his father's gaze, then at Li Guang, and finally hesitated.
Guan Yue had already walked up to the two robbers, opened her arms, and said, "Don't even think about hurting them!"
The two robbers looked at each other. One gave a look that seemed to say, "What's the next act?" The other gave a look that seemed to suggest, "Just go for it, you idiot."
The woman with the knife nodded slightly and said, "You're really not afraid of death? Then try my knife!"
"Guan Yue!"
Cheng Lingjun's voice roared behind her, and Guan Yue silently prayed in her heart, "Cheng Lingjun, don't blame me."
As she pondered, the long knife was already at her feet. Guan Yue looked at the cold light and cold sweat broke out on her back, but her stubbornness still made her step forward—this was her last chance. If she missed this opportunity, she couldn't think of any other way to keep Cheng Lingjun. No matter what, she was going to risk it all!
A surge of courage rose from the soles of Guan Yue's feet. She shouted and charged straight at the robbers.
In an instant, a spray of blood appeared.
"ah!"
"ah!"
"ah!"
At the same time, several people screamed: Guan Yue's, Cheng Lingjun's, Wen Lin's, Cheng Xiu's, and finally even the robbers on the other side.
Guan Yue glanced at the somewhat panicked older sister opposite her and mouthed, "Let go."
The knife-wielding robber cried out "Ah!" again and released the knife from his hand.
From Cheng Lingjun's perspective, Guan Yue was stabbed hard, but managed to grab the knife, forcing the robber to retreat.
This time, Wen Lin couldn't stop Cheng Lingjun. The latter rushed out and almost fell when she got out of the car. Without even standing up, she rushed towards Guan Yue.
Guan Yue was still hesitating whether to fall down when she saw Cheng Lingjun coming over out of the corner of her eye. She fell backward and landed in Cheng Lingjun's arms.
At this moment, Guan Yue didn't know what expression to make. Afraid of being exposed, she covered half of her face with one hand, closed her eyes, and blood seeped through her fingers.
"Guan Yue! Guan Yue, wake up! How are you?!"
Cheng Lingjun dared not shake her, and could only keep calling her name. He only felt that Guan Yue was covered in blood, and he didn't know where she was injured, but judging from her face, she must be badly injured, and perhaps she had been stabbed in a vital spot...
Fortunately, Guan Yue eventually "woke up." She groggily opened her eyes and said, "Cheng... Lingjun..."
"It's me!" Cheng Lingjun cried, his face was terribly pale, and his hair was disheveled. In order to receive Guan Yue, he knelt down with the others, but he could not feel any pain at all. He only felt a tightness in his chest and could hardly breathe.
"What's wrong? Answer me! Where are you hurt? I'll take you back to see a doctor right away, you have to hang in there!"
Cheng Lingjun tried to pick Guan Yue up, but he couldn't lift her at all. Guan Yue coughed twice and said weakly, "I'm fine, I'm not badly hurt... It's good that you're all alright, it's good that you're all alright..."
"You don't need to rush up there at all! What are you doing!" Cheng Lingjun couldn't help but want to scold her a few times, but seeing that Guan Yue could still speak, she should be able to hold on, so he immediately turned around and shouted, "Mother, Father, Second Sister, help me help her up!"
"Oh, ah, uh..." Cheng Xiu moved slightly, but looked at the robbers in front of her with fear, and shouted to Cheng Yajun, "Yajun, Yajun, come quick!"
Having been disarmed, Cheng Xiu was a little bolder, but she still called for several of her daughters to bolster her courage. Cheng Yajun, of course, couldn't step forward. She took a few quick steps and gave the two idiots a signal with her eyes.
The two robbers exchanged another glance, as if confirming the script. The other robber, who was carrying a stick, stepped forward and shouted, "You don't think you can take my sister and me for fools, do you? Let's see who dares to leave!"
The stick was raised high, and Cheng Yajun realized it was too late. She quickly shouted, "Watch out!"
Cheng Lingjun naturally saw that the arrogant robber was about to attack again. Even if he wanted to be careful, he couldn't. He had Guan Yue in his arms, so he could only close his eyes and try to get through the blow.
But the expected pain didn't come. Guan Yue let out a muffled groan as the stick struck her solidly on the back.
Cheng Lingjun looked at Guan Yue, who was bracing herself to shield him from the blows, and tears welled up in her eyes. "You... are you stupid...?"
This time it was finally a real hug.
Guan Yue felt a surge of relief in her heart. She and Cheng Lingjun were truly embracing, as if it were their final separation. She closed her eyes, rested her head on Cheng Lingjun's shoulder, and whispered, "Yes, I'm a fool, a fool who doesn't want to, doesn't want to be separated from you..."
Cheng Lingjun felt as if he had been struck by lightning, as if his chest had been hit by a sledgehammer. At this moment, he finally couldn't help but speak his mind.
"I...I don't want to be separated from you either. I...I've actually been lying to you all along, deceiving myself. It's my fault...I feel unworthy...it's all my fault..."
“You’ve finally spoken your mind,” Guan Yue said with a slight smile. “I’m so happy, I’m really happy…”
They're really into the role; they don't even seem to find it disgusting or tooth-ache-inducing.
Cheng Yajun finally couldn't play dumb anymore. Even if she were a tortoise, she would have reached the end by now. She lowered her head and said, "You look quite badly injured. You should talk less."
Guan Yue immediately coughed twice and pretended to be dead with her eyes closed.
Everyone heard Cheng Lingjun's words. Seeing that they had achieved their goal, the two robbers threw away their only remaining weapon and fled like stray dogs, not forgetting to add their own dramatic flair: "You guys are pretty good. We'll never let you off the hook next time!"
Why did they run away so decisively?
Cheng Lingjun suddenly realized something was wrong. These two people were running too fast. Even though they had more people, Guan Yue was already so badly injured, and they just ran away without taking anything with them.
"What happened?" Cheng Lingjun supported Guan Yue. Even though he sensed something was wrong, he still didn't dare to get up, fearing that Guan Yue's injuries would worsen.
Cheng Lingjun didn't suspect anyone, but the doubts in his heart grew stronger. Under his gaze, Cheng Yajun calmly looked away, as if admiring some scenery.
Yes, Cheng Yajun only promised to help Guan Yue test Cheng Lingjun's true feelings, but did not say how to clean up the mess.
Guan Yue had considered how to handle the consequences, but she had too little time to think about it. What she wanted to think about more was how to keep Cheng Lingjun. This method was a last resort. Cheng Lingjun was leaving, and there was no more time for her to hesitate. She accepted Cheng Erjie's suggestion and abandoned the consideration of how to end things.
Because if she fails, there's no need to think about the outcome; if she succeeds, then it's worth the try.
And now that she has succeeded, it's time to confront this imperfect plan.
Many ideas flashed through Guan Yue's mind, such as feigning death, since Cheng Lingjun certainly couldn't check her wounds here; once they arrived at Dahuai Village, she could ask the village chief to help cover it up; or she could ask Cheng Erjie to help her get Cheng Lingjun away, and so on...
But in the end, these thoughts were fleeting, and Guan Yue made a decision in the next moment.
She chose to open her eyes and slowly stood up.
Cheng Lingjun's expression was no less than if she had seen her come back to life.
Cheng Xiu and Wen Lin's expressions were almost identical. They weren't fools; after the initial surprise, anger gradually rose.
"You lied to us?!"
Cheng Lingjun's accusations were laced with barely contained anger.
"Yes, I lied to you."
Unexpectedly, Guan Yue apologized readily.
There was even a sense of calm.
Cheng Lingjun asked, puzzled, "Why did you put on this act to deceive us?"
"The answer is obvious, isn't it?" Guan Yue spread her hands and smiled, "For your sincerity, Cheng Lingjun."
"you……"
Why did Cheng Lingjun feel speechless even though she was clearly being deceived?
“You can scold me or hit me if you want,” Guan Yue said, “but I don’t regret it. When I decided to do this, I was ready to risk it all. Cheng Lingjun, Uncle and Aunt Cheng, Second Sister Cheng, I’m sorry for making you suffer. You are right to blame me however you want.”
Cheng Yajun was thus removed from the list. To protect her future sister-in-law, she spoke first: "Guan Yue, I never expected you to do such a thing. Luckily, it was just a false alarm, but your injury..."
The crowd wanted to get angry, but they were drawn to Guan Yue's severe injuries. Guan Yue patted her wounds, picked up the knife from the ground, and said, "This knife is fake. You see, it can be retracted. The blood is fake too."
Seeing that the crowd was about to get angry again, Cheng Yajun quickly said, "Didn't I see you get hit with that stick later? It sounded pretty hard. Are you alright?"
Guan Yue blinked, receiving Cheng Yajun's hint, and quickly lowered her head and coughed twice, "It's...it's okay, it's just a little uncomfortable, nothing serious."
Everyone: ...It's infuriating that you want to get angry but can't!
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