But the next moment, he was tackled to the ground in the bushes.
He frantically gnawed at her lips, their teeth entwined, his heavy breath spraying all over her face.
Su Ruanruan: ……
What's the point of her pretending to be so ugly? Why does everyone have to bully her so badly?
When she saw who it was, her pupils dilated in shock—it was him!
She pounded on his strong chest, but he grabbed her two mischievous little hands and pinned them above her head.
Su Ruanruan felt her lips were swollen and painful from being bitten, and she felt like she couldn't breathe.
What a greenhorn.
Huo Yan looked at her intently for a moment, then his lips moved to her cheeks and earlobes, while his calloused hands moved to her slender waist.
Su Ruanruan was about to curse. What on earth was wrong with this man?!
Does she really look that easy to bully?
"save……"
He could barely utter a single word before the other person's lips pressed against his, silencing his unfinished words.
I hope I'm not going to die here today.
She doesn't want to sleep under the open sky or on the ground.
Besides, she wasn't feeling well either.
Moreover, given his size, my frail little body probably couldn't withstand the ravages of the torrential rain.
Most importantly, she doesn't like him!
Thinking this, he revealed an expression of utter despair.
Huo Yan's eyes darkened. He listened intently to the sounds around him, and only after confirming that they had left did he pick up Su Ruanruan and quickly leave the hilltop.
After Su Ruanruan was put down, she felt dizzy and her head was buzzing.
They could only lean against the tree to catch their breath.
Once her spirit returned to its place, she quickly straightened her half-crooked clothes and touched her slightly sore lips. Even without a mirror, she knew that her lips had been bitten raw.
Huo Yan pursed his lips, looked at her chapped lips, and took out a handkerchief to wipe them for her.
But Su Ruanruan slapped him hard across the face. "I said I would find the gem for you, and I asked you to give me two days. But what is this?"
Su Ruanruan slapped him, and her palm stung with pain.
But then they saw red marks gradually appearing on the other person's bronze cheeks.
Huo Yan's face was so dark it could have been squeezed out of water.
One hand reached for a dagger at his side.
Su Ruanruan suddenly realized, as if she had just woken up from a dream, that she was doomed.
She won't be mutilated in this deep mountain forest, only to be dug up as an unidentified female corpse years later, will she?
No!
She immediately changed into a pitiful look, but given her current appearance, it was truly unbearable to look at.
Huo Yan remained unmoved, his eyes fixed on her, and the dagger in his hand flew towards her, seemingly breaking free from its restraints.
Everything happened so suddenly that there was no chance to dodge.
Su Ruanruan was immediately stunned, but then felt the dagger fly past her head.
A strand of hair broke off and floated past her eyes.
Su Ruanruan's lips trembled and her teeth chattered as she collapsed to the ground.
Huo Yan merely glanced down at her, strode past her, and pulled the dagger from the tree.
He also put a large snake, its body pierced, into his sleeve.
He glanced back at the woman sitting on the ground sobbing; her figure was slender, and she looked even more pitiful at that moment.
How much money did they pay you?
Su Ruanruan stopped sobbing and looked at Huo Yan with a misty gaze, clearly not understanding the meaning behind his words.
How much did those men pay you?
Su Ruanruan was slightly taken aback, and then she suddenly realized that he really thought of her as one of the women in the brothel.
That's why you can bully her at will?
Su Ruanruan remained silent; she had suffered both physically and mentally.
But she didn't want to explain anything, and there was nothing to explain.
He's nobody to her.
She stood up, dusted herself off, and without saying a word, turned and left.
But someone grabbed her arm and forcefully shoved a silver note into her hand.
He then strode away.
After Huo Yan left, Su Ruanruan picked up the silver note and examined it carefully.
Fifty taels?!
Who would have thought that this lowly constable could spend fifty taels of silver so easily?
You should know that many people here earn only a few taels of silver a year.
Su Ruanruan grieved for a while before slowly leaving the woods.
Her back was in so much pain.
But as soon as they came out of the woods, they saw Huo Yan stroking the mane of a horse on the road.
Upon seeing Su Ruanruan, his gaze fell on her chapped lips, then swept over her ankles.
Su Ruanruan glanced at him once before looking away.
What bad luck! It's like a ghost that won't leave you alone.
If he hadn't suddenly tackled me, my back wouldn't have been "worse than before".
Su Ruanruan pursed her lips, took a few steps, and then remembered the fifty-tael silver note she was holding in her hand.
So, she dragged her still somewhat swollen feet over and casually slapped the silver note in her hand onto his chest.
I wanted to slap him in the face, but I was afraid of angering him.
She didn't want to get entangled with him any longer; nothing good ever came of running into him.
She couldn't understand how he could bring himself to kiss her when she looked so ugly.
They really don't discriminate between meat and vegetables.
She mustered her courage, glared at him twice, and then left sheepishly.
They didn't even bother to see how the people behind them were reacting.
Once out of his sight, Su Ruanruan patted her pounding heart.
How terrifying! Not to mention the scars on his face, just that icy gaze alone could freeze her in place.
It seems like I've been plagued by bad luck these past few days, and I've offended a powerful figure.
What should I do? I'm really worried, waiting for advice online...
Daohua Village
It took Su Ruanruan an hour to reach the village where the original owner's uncle lived.
The village has a beautiful name, and whenever she thinks of it, she feels hungry.
It was midday, and smoke was rising from every household's chimney. Su Ruanruan pursed her lips; she was truly hungry. She had only eaten a few wild fruits from the forest that morning, and after walking such a long way, her legs were about to give out, and her back was aching terribly.
When the children playing outside saw her, they immediately scattered like birds and beasts and hurried home.
She rubbed her lower back as she walked toward her uncle's house.
"The eldest daughter of the Su family."
Su Ruanruan stopped and looked in the direction of the sound, only to find that the previously closed courtyard gates were all open, and women were walking out of their homes with smiles on their faces, carrying radishes, green vegetables, and eggs.
"This is……"
Some of the older women quietly wiped away their tears, from her unnatural walking posture to the hand resting on her waist.
His eyes then moved to her broken lips and the spots on her neck, and he knew what had happened to her after she was kidnapped.
A perfectly good young woman was truly ruined by those damned womanizers.
Sorry everyone, I've recently become obsessed with short stories on Zhihu. I almost forgot I was writing stories myself. ( ?? ? ? ?) I'm working on this late at night, so here's a chapter for now. Please don't mind it.
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