“Mm…”
Xu Yaoyao felt like a fish on the verge of drowning. Her breathing was blocked, and it seemed as though something was stirring inside her mouth, neither going up nor down, making her unbearably restless.
In her dazed state, she stretched out her soft, boneless hand to push away the “wall” pressing down on her, but it did not move an inch.
“Hiss…”
She was bitten in retaliation.
Xu Yaoyao was indignant and bit the “wall” back. She only felt the wall pressing down on her become even harder, followed by an even more intense retaliation. Up and down, back and forth, she completely lost all sense of time and place.
Before she passed out, Xu Yaoyao saw that the sky had already begun to brighten and couldn’t help rolling her eyes.
I seriously overdid it with the exercise today! I feel like I’m about to drop dead.
Three o’clock in the afternoon.
Xu Yaoyao woke up because she was hungry. When she opened her eyes and saw the unfamiliar surroundings, she was completely bewildered. Her entire body felt as though it had been run over by a truck, and even the slightest movement caused pain.
She sucked in a sharp breath.
I’ve never eaten pork, but haven’t I at least seen a pig run?
What on earth have I done to someone?!
Fragments of the previous night’s flushed and chaotic memories flashed through her mind, and Xu Yaoyao’s little face immediately turned as red as a boiled crab.
Clutching the thin quilt tightly, she cautiously turned her head toward the man beside her.
Her pupils suddenly contracted, and her face went deathly pale.
What have I done?!
She had actually slept with her arch-rival’s older brother!
She had heard her arch-rival say that her brother, Jiang Chiye, had a terrible temper. He was cold, fierce, and short-tempered, and he loved punishing people by making them stand at attention at the slightest provocation.
He was practically a living King of Hell!
Since they all lived in the same residential compound, Xu Yaoyao had witnessed her arch-rival being punished by her brother more than a few times when they were children. She had even secretly laughed at her back then.
Now, she couldn’t find anything funny about it at all!
There was practically no one in the entire compound who wasn’t afraid of Jiang Chiye. Naturally, she was no exception.
When she was little, she’d once been reckless enough to pull his pants down as a prank. She still hadn’t forgotten the expression on his face at the time. From then on, whenever she saw him, she would hide.
The thought that she had actually slept with Jiang Chiye terrified Xu Yaoyao so badly that she couldn’t stop trembling.
She carefully climbed out of bed, got dressed, and ran away without looking back.
Not long after she left, the man lying on the bed slowly woke up.
Looking at the empty space beside him, Jiang Chiye couldn’t help but laugh in exasperation. His deep, dark eyes revealed an expression of absolute certainty.
Jiang Chiye leisurely got out of bed, washed up, and left the guesthouse with a gloomy expression.
A car was already waiting outside.
He opened the door and got in.
“Commander, where are we going now?”
The man in the driver’s seat glanced at his commander through the rearview mirror. When he saw the scratches on Jiang Chiye’s neck, intense curiosity flashed through his eyes.
“Back to the compound.”
Jiang Chiye looked straight ahead, but his eyes were icy cold. His thin lips were pressed into a sharp line, his jaw tense, while his tightly clenched fists revealed the anger surging through him.
Who would dare hurt my woman?
The driver sensed Jiang Chiye’s anger and didn’t dare say another word. He started the car and drove away.
Meanwhile, Xu Yaoyao practically jogged all the way home. The strange soreness between her thighs made her extremely uncomfortable, so she didn’t dare make any large movements.
Like a thief, she quietly opened the door and slipped inside.
Then her mother’s furious voice rang out behind her.
“Xu Yaoyao, where have you been?”
“You’ve gotten bold! You actually spent the night outside!”
“Tell me honestly. Where were you last night?”
Xu Yaoyao’s mother, Xu Li, was sitting in a chair, staring at her sneaky daughter. She was so angry she could barely contain herself.
Xu Yaoyao was panicking inside, but she forced herself to remain calm. After carefully closing the door, she turned around and smiled sweetly.
“Mom, where could I have gone? I stayed at Qiuyue’s last night and forgot to tell you. Don’t be angry. Look, I’m back now, aren’t I?”
“Really? Then what’s wrong with your voice?”
“N-Nothing. I probably caught a chill last night.”
Xu Yaoyao felt guilty.
She knew perfectly well that her throat was probably hoarse because she’d been making too much noise the night before.
Her mother clearly didn’t believe her.
After all, Xu Yaoyao was her daughter. She knew her daughter inside and out. Just one look at that guilty expression, and she knew Xu Yaoyao was hiding something.
But remembering that she had something important to discuss, Xu Li restrained her expression and looked at her daughter.
“Go get yourself ready. I’m taking you on a blind date later. Auntie Ma has already arranged it for you. This time, it’ll definitely work out.”
Xu Yaoyao plopped down in the chair opposite her mother, took a sip of water to soothe her hoarse throat, and then spoke.
“I’m not going.”
“What did you say? You’re not going on the blind date?”
Xu Li frowned and looked at her sternly.
“Xu Yaoyao, do you even know what you’re saying? If you don’t go on a blind date, you’ll have to go to the countryside. Forget about what conditions are like out there—even when you’ll be allowed to return to the city is unknown.”
“I know.”
Xu Yaoyao nodded and analyzed the situation for her mother.
“Mom, there are only three days left before people are sent down to the countryside. Even if I go on a blind date now, what if he doesn’t like me? Wouldn’t that be a waste of time? I’d still end up being sent to the countryside sooner or later.”
“Who wouldn’t like you? Just look at that face and that figure of yours! You’ve got curves in all the right places, and those hips of yours look like you’re born to have children.”
“If it weren’t for Chi Yue stealing your blind date last time, you’d already be married. Then you wouldn’t have to worry about being sent to the countryside now.”
Xu Yaoyao’s mother was extremely confident in her daughter’s looks and figure. As far as she was concerned, there wasn’t a single girl in the entire compound who was prettier than her daughter!
Listening to her mother’s words, Xu Yaoyao’s cheeks grew hot. Then she said seriously,
“Mom, if that man married me just because of my looks, do you think I’d be happy?”
Xu Li’s eyes dimmed slightly. Her lips moved, but ultimately, she said nothing.
Yes.
Her daughter was beautiful enough to make any man fall for her, but finding a man who would genuinely treat her well for the rest of her life was another matter.
“Yaoyao, it’s Mom’s fault. I was so focused on keeping you by my side that I forgot about your happiness for the rest of your life.”
“I respect your decision.”
Xu Yaoyao was deeply moved. She stood up and put an arm around her mother’s shoulders.
“Mrs. Li, don’t worry. Even if your daughter goes to the countryside, I’ll still come back.”
“That’s easy for you to say. Conditions in the countryside are harsh, and you’ll have to work. You’ve never suffered much since you were little. How are you going to endure it?”
The worry in Xu Li’s eyes was impossible to hide.
Her daughter was so beautiful. How could she possibly feel at ease letting her go to the countryside alone?
“No. Tonight, I need to talk to your father and see if there’s any other way.”
Xu Yaoyao said nothing.
She went back to her room, took out her little suitcase, and packed her clothes. She also put in her daily necessities, money, and ration coupons.
Once everything was packed, she was so exhausted that she collapsed onto the bed.
Ahhh!!!
I’m seriously going crazy.
How did I end up sleeping with Jiang Chiye?!
With his personality, if he found out it was her, wouldn’t he skin her alive?
No.
She couldn’t put off going to the countryside any longer.
She was leaving tomorrow.
Xu Yaoyao had little appetite for dinner. After eating just a couple of bites, she returned to her room and took a shower.
When she saw that her chest was covered in bluish-purple marks, she was speechless.
Beast!
As if he’d never seen a woman before.
He’d been completely incapable of controlling himself. Her inner thighs were still weak, and there wasn’t a single part of her body that didn’t hurt.
Xu Yaoyao stayed in the bathroom for a long time, carefully washing herself from head to toe before finally coming out satisfied.
Lying on the bed, Xu Yaoyao’s mind was unusually clear.
She went over everything that had happened the previous night.
She had clearly been with Qiuyue. So how had she woken up with Jiang Chiye lying beside her?
Something was wrong!
Someone had definitely set her up.
Apart from her arch-rival, she couldn’t think of anyone else who would do such a thing.
Ever since they were children, whenever Xu Yaoyao liked something, Jiang Chiyue had to have it too. She always wanted to compete with her over everything.
This time, Jiang Chiyue was actually on the list of people being sent to the countryside as well. In order to avoid going, she’d stolen Xu Yaoyao’s blind date two days ago.
Xu Yaoyao had waited at the restaurant for ages without seeing even a glimpse of the man.
She’d heard that the two of them were already discussing their marriage.