The Rogue Villager Chen Erbao

Seeing the two of them acting so suspiciously, Zhao Ruoying had a good idea of what was going on. Still, she turned her gaze toward the person Chen Daniu had described as Bailong Village's high-quality young talent, the college student Chen Erbao.

"Hm?"

Because Chen Erbao was turned sideways with his head lowered, Zhao Ruoying couldn't see his face, but she found his build somewhat familiar.

"Er Bao, what are you doing? This is the new village chief. Hurry up and greet her," Chen Daniu said with a critical frown, seeing Chen Erbao's sloppy posture.

Fang Yun and Chen Dabao also gave Chen Erbao a nudge, wondering why the normally calm and composed Er Bao was suddenly acting as coy as a young maiden.

'Fuck, just kill me now!'

Chen Erbao's scalp went numb.

'No wonder that courtyard, abandoned for so long, was suddenly clean. The new village chief had moved in!'

'It made sense. The place was quiet and conveniently close to the rest of the village—an ideal residence.'

'Why didn't I think it through at the time!'

'This is what you get for fooling around! See? You got yourself into trouble!'

Chen Erbao was filled with regret, but with everyone's eyes on him, there was no way to escape.

Left with no choice, Chen Erbao forced himself to lift his head and flashed a friendly smile at Zhao Ruoying.

"Hello, Village Chief!"

"It's you!!!"

The moment the words left Chen Erbao's mouth, Zhao Ruoying's expression changed. Shock mingled with a trace of anger, which then twisted into a cold sneer before settling into a blank mask.

"So, you're the 'high-quality young talent of Bailong Village,' one of the 'few college students,' are you?"

She enunciated every single word.

For some reason, Chen Erbao sensed a murderous intent in her tone, sending a chill down his spine.

He forced a wry smile.

"Heh heh... Village Chief, you flatter me..."

Chen Daniu sensed the strange atmosphere and couldn't help but ask:

"Village Chief Zhao, do you know Chen Erbao?"

"I know him. Not only do I know him, we've had dealings before!"

Zhao Ruoying said coldly.

"..."

Chen Daniu was overjoyed.

"You know each other! Since you're the village chief now, why don't you handle this matter?"

He inwardly marveled at Chen Erbao's good fortune to know such an important person!

With that, he handed over the reins.

Zhao Ruoying stopped looking at Chen Erbao.

"We'll talk about our business later... Village Chief Chen, you said Chen Erbao was drinking at your house that night. Until what time?"

"Er... I went to bed a little after eight."

Chen Daniu didn't dare lie, mainly because he figured that since she knew Chen Erbao, there shouldn't be a big problem.

Zhao Ruoying then looked at Chen Qing.

"What time were you attacked?"

"Eleven o'clock."

Only then did Zhao Ruoying look back at Chen Erbao.

"After you finished drinking a little after eight, where did you go?"

Faced with Zhao Ruoying's interrogation, Chen Erbao started to panic. This, combined with his previous experience with her, caused his back to become drenched in a cold sweat.

'I can't believe this woman is so relentless!'

"I..."

Just as he was about to say he was at home sleeping, a melodious voice sounded from behind him.

"Village... Village Chief, around eleven o'clock that night, Er Bao... was at my place..."

"Hm?"

Everyone looked over and saw that the speaker was the village's famously beautiful widow, Qiu Shuzhen.

Zhao Ruoying had done her homework and knew who Qiu Shuzhen was. She asked:

"After eleven o'clock, what was he doing at your house?"

At a widow's house in the middle of the night, instead of being asleep in his own bed?

Suggestive smiles appeared on the faces of the surrounding villagers.

Fang Yun, however, looked between the two of them suspiciously. She knew for a fact that Chen Erbao hadn't gone to Qiu Shuzhen's house, so why was Qiu Shuzhen...

"My stomach suddenly started hurting terribly a little after ten, so I called Er Bao to come take a look at me. He performed acupuncture on me until midnight before he went home."

Chen Erbao was completely baffled.

'When did I go give her acupuncture?'

But he was mentally sharp and quickly realized she was helping him out of a jam.

Seeing everyone looking at him again, he put on a hesitant and reluctant expression, finally letting out a sigh.

"Sigh... She lives alone. Even though I'm a doctor, for a man like me to visit her in the middle of the night... if word got out, it would be bad for her reputation..."

Zhao Ruoying heard his explanation, thought it over, and couldn't find any holes in it. She had no choice but to frown and say to Chen Qing:

"For now, we'll leave this matter here. I will investigate further. You all should go home. From now on, no more gathering like this to cause trouble. If you have an issue, come find me."

After saying this, she turned to Chen Erbao with another cold sneer.

"Chen Erbao? My office! Now!"

Chen Erbao watched Zhao Ruoying's curvaceous figure recede as she rode off on her bike, and he couldn't help but feel a massive headache coming on.

His big head was throbbing, and his little head was, too.

Although Chen Qing and Liu Xiufen were reluctant, the new village chief had spoken, so they had no choice but to disperse.

Seeing this, the other villagers also returned to their own homes.

Fang Yun looked at Chen Erbao suspiciously.

"Er Bao, you know the new village chief?"

Chen Erbao hesitated for a moment, then gave a wry smile.

"You could say that. We've met once."

"Then you go on ahead. When you get back, you're going to explain exactly what's going on between you and Qiu Shuzhen!"

With that, Fang Yun pulled Chen Dabao away and headed home, leaving Chen Erbao all alone.

'Fucking hell,' Chen Erbao muttered to himself. 'I've got the kind of luck where I'd step in shit just by walking. What a total mess!'

Chen Erbao felt completely helpless, but she had given the order. How could he possibly get out of it?

He shuffled reluctantly in the direction of the village chief's office.

The village chief's office was in a two-story building at the head of the village. The area was also quite peaceful.

When he entered the office building's courtyard, no one else was around. Chen Erbao scanned the area and spotted Zhao Ruoying on the second-floor balcony.

She looked down at Chen Erbao from above, her face devoid of expression. Her bright red lips parted slightly.

"Come up here. We need to talk."

"..."

Chen Erbao went upstairs, pushed open the office door, and had just closed it behind him when he heard a sudden WHOOSH of air.

Luckily, his senses were sharp. He ducked his head, dodging a roundhouse kick, but in the next instant, Zhao Ruoying's foot connected with his ass, sending his face into intimate contact with the door.

It didn't hurt, but it was definitely embarrassing.

Chen Erbao's temper flared. He spun around.

"Village Chief Zhao, I may have offended you this afternoon, but you can't put all the blame on me, can you?"

"You peeped on me while I was bathing, and you're saying... it's my fault?"

Zhao Ruoying's beautiful eyes blazed with fury. She stared daggers at Chen Erbao, her composure completely gone, replaced by raw anger.

Chen Erbao spread his hands helplessly.

"That house has been empty for ages! I heard a noise and thought it was a thief... You took office yesterday, and I wasn't even in the village. I honestly didn't know. It was a misunderstanding!"

"You saw everything, and now you think 'it was a misunderstanding' settles it?"

"Then what the fuck do you want?"

Chen Erbao decided to throw caution to the wind.

'It's not like I fucking did it on purpose,' he thought. 'Why can't she just let it go?'

Hearing Chen Erbao swear, Zhao Ruoying was so furious she actually laughed.

"Fine, fine, fine... It's simple. I can see you have some moves. If you can beat me in a fight, we'll drop this. Otherwise, I'll quit my job as village chief if it means sending you to the hospital to think about what you've done!"

In college, she had been the top Taekwondo practitioner at her school; even the coach couldn't beat her. She was confident she'd have no problem dealing with an ordinary man.

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