Their eyes met, and an air of ambiguity bloomed between them, as if countless pink bubbles surrounded the two.
Song Yunlan couldn’t help but look up at Shen Zhiyan.
From her angle, she could clearly see his sharp jawline and that sexy Adam’s apple.
“Gulp…”
She swallowed, her cheeks heating uncontrollably.
Shen Zhiyan had been watching her every move. Seeing her like this, a hint of a triumphant smile appeared on his face.
He suddenly lowered his head, and Song Yunlan felt a rush of masculine warmth envelop her.
She could even clearly feel each of his breaths.
Her heartbeat quickened nonstop. Just as she was about to push him away, a warm sensation landed on her lips.
In an instant, her mind went blank.
Her outstretched hands froze slightly as they rested on his arm.
Sensing her shyness, Shen Zhiyan deepened the kiss.
Wrapped in his presence, Song Yunlan felt all her strength leave her body, going limp in his embrace.
Shen Zhiyan kissed her more and more intensely, as if he wanted to meld her into his very bones.
This kiss lasted five or six minutes before finally ending.
Afterward, the two of them were still tightly holding each other,
their breaths intertwined, unwilling to part.
After a long while, Song Yunlan finally regained some strength and pushed him away with a slightly reproachful tone.
“Weren’t you going to accompany me to the commune? Let’s hurry up and go!”
Having just taken advantage, Shen Zhiyan now leaned against the wall with a satisfied look on his face.
Even though Song Yunlan’s tone wasn’t the best, to him, every little movement of hers was irresistibly cute.
“Alright, I’ll listen to you. Let’s go now. If we head there at this time, we can still have breakfast, and after buying what we need, we can have lunch before coming back.”
Song Yunlan nodded without saying more. After tidying her clothes, she opened the door.
Shen Zhiyan followed closely behind, obediently carrying her shoulder bag.
On the bicycle, Shen Zhiyan had thoughtfully tied a cushion to the seat beforehand.
Looking at it, Song Yunlan’s eyes flickered, and a faint smile curved her lips.
As the two left Jinbu Production Team, the villagers working in the fields began to buzz with excitement.
After a whole afternoon of rumors spreading the day before, the news of Song Yunlan breaking off her engagement with Liang Bo, along with Bai Ruolian’s involvement, had already spread throughout the entire team.
Today at work, Bai Ruolian and Liang Bo had clearly become the center of attention.
“Educated Youth Liang, did Song really break off the engagement with you? How could you bear it? She treated you so well! Could it be that you’re really with Educated Youth Bai now?”
Aunt Qian, who liked to stand up for justice but was also a bit nosy, couldn’t help but ask.
Hearing her words, many people nearby turned to look at Liang Bo.
His face darkened immediately. Though he was furious inside, he forced a fake smile, trying to maintain the dignity he had long since lost.
“You’ve misunderstood, Auntie. My engagement with Song was arranged by our elders, not based on mutual love.
Breaking it off now is just going with the situation. Besides, isn’t free love encouraged nowadays?”
He didn’t mention Bai Ruolian at all, but his evasive eyes couldn’t fool Aunt Qian.
“Tsk tsk… that sounds nice. If you believed in free love, why didn’t you say so before? Over the past year, we all saw how Song treated you.
This really proves that old saying those who are loyal are often butchers, while the unfaithful are often scholars.
Educated Youth Liang, aren’t you only cutting ties with Song because you think you’re about to become a teacher?”
Qian Yuemei disliked heartless men the most, so she didn’t hold back her words.
But she was of senior standing and well-liked in the team, so Liang Bo didn’t dare confront her directly.
“You’re joking, Auntie. No matter what, this is between me and Song. There’s no need for you to worry about it.”
Liang Bo turned away, changing direction, unwilling to continue the conversation.
Qian Yuemei rolled her eyes in disdain.
“Some people throw away a watermelon to pick up a sesame seed one day, they’ll regret it!”
As she spoke, she walked away. Not long after, another piece of news spread.
It turned out that Xu Guilan had asked the team leader’s wife to act as a matchmaker, and someone had seen it.
Soon, people began asking around at the Shen family’s work area.
Shen Jianjun and Xu Guilan had three sons in total, two of whom were already married.
So it was obvious who the matchmaking was for.
But no one could have guessed that Xu Guilan wanted the team leader’s wife to arrange a match between her son and Song Yunlan!
As soon as this news came out, it caused an uproar.
By the time it reached the educated youth residence, it was already after noon when work ended.
When Liang Bo returned from the fields and was about to wash up, he noticed everyone in the yard whispering among themselves.
At first, he thought they were talking about him and Bai Ruolian, which made him quite unhappy, his face darkening.
But before he could react, Bai Ruolian pulled him aside.
She leaned close to his ear, speaking in a cautious, mysterious tone:
“Brother Liang, did you know? Song Yunlan is going to marry Shen Zhiyan!”
Liang Bo froze on the spot, taking a while to react.
“What did you say? Who is Song Yunlan marrying?”
Seeing his reaction, Bai Ruolian frowned slightly.
“Of course she’s marrying Shen Zhiyan! If you ask me, even though we didn’t catch them in the act yesterday,
there must be something going on between them otherwise, why would they rush into marriage like this?”
Hearing her words, Liang Bo lowered his gaze thoughtfully, his hands at his sides unknowingly clenching into fists.
“Could it be just a rumor? How could Song Yunlan possibly take a liking to that idle hooligan?
Maybe someone deliberately spread such rumors to force her into marriage?”
He narrowed his eyes, speculating.
Although he had tacitly approved Bai Ruolian drugging Song Yunlan and Shen Zhiyan,
he had never thought Song Yunlan would actually end up with Shen Zhiyan.
Based on what he knew of her, even if something had happened between them under the influence, she wouldn’t marry him.
After all, the one Song Yunlan loved was him Liang Bo.
For the sake of their engagement, she had paid a great price, even falling out with her family.
When he angrily went to the countryside, she had followed him without hesitation.
Even though they had now broken off the engagement, Liang Bo believed her feelings for him wouldn’t change.
She would never agree to marry someone like Shen Zhiyan.
Yet according to his expectations, after a whole night had passed, Song Yunlan should have come to him, begging to reconcile.
So why hadn’t she appeared yet? Could something have gone wrong?
If Song Yunlan were willing to lower her head and apologize, he might not refuse to forgive her.
Although he couldn’t marry her, considering how much she loved him, he could still keep a place for her by his side.
After all, the Song family still had some influence in the capital he might need them in the future.
Just imagining the pampered young lady raised by the Song family following him around without a title like a shadow the thought alone felt extremely satisfying.