"Village Chief, I swear, I'm telling the truth! Yuan Chun and I are really dating! If I'm lying, may I be struck by lightning and die a horrible death!"
Before the village chief, Chen Shengjun swore a solemn oath to clear his name.
The villagers were still wary of such oaths, and their gazes immediately turned to Yuan Chun with suspicion.
Yuan Chun was furious. "You're lying! You say you're dating me? Who saw us? There are so many people in our village. Even if we were doing it secretly, surely someone would have seen us. I'm asking you all, have you ever seen me and Chen Shengjun together?"
Yuan Chun wasn't worried about that. Chen
Shengjun was afraid the Feng family would stop him, and he dared not let anyone see him on his date with the original owner of the body. Therefore, the villagers glared angrily at Chen Shengjun.
"Chen Shengjun, you've gone so far as to lie and swear oaths to slander Yuanchun! You're shameless!"
"Chen Shengjun, aren't you afraid of retribution for harming Yuanchun like this?"
"He even tried to molest her just now. "
"She just wanted a wife for free." "
Village chief, we can't keep such a bad guy in our Fengjia Village any longer. What if he takes a fancy to another girl and tries to molest her, then clings to her?"
"Yes, drive Chen Shengjun away!"
"And the Chen family too, drive them away! Chen Shengjun has two bachelor brothers. What if they follow his example and try to get a wife for free? Wouldn't all the girls in our village suffer?"
"Yes, drive the Chen family away!"
The villagers felt they had been deceived and easily trusted a bad person, and they were immediately enraged, determined to drive the Chen family away.
Chen Shengjun panicked, "I didn't mean to be a hooligan, I really want to apologize to Feng Yuanchun, I swear..."
"Don't swear, the country prohibits superstition, even if you swear
, God won't grant it." "That's right, do you think we'll believe you just because you make a few solemn oaths? Yuanchun is someone we've watched grow up, she's an extremely upright person, how could she possibly be secretly dating you?"
"Chen Shengjun, you tried to be a hooligan, and Yuan Chun beat you up. Now, to cover up your crime, you're trying to frame Yuan Chun! Your crime is compounded!"
"Village Chief, drive the Chen family out of the village!"
The villagers were once again eager to expel the Chen family.
Hearing the commotion, Granny Chen, ignoring her aches and pains, rushed over and knelt before the village chief, crying pitifully, "Village Chief, please don't drive us away! It's all my fault! I made Shengjun apologize to Feng Yuan Chun... Waaah... I didn't expect Feng Yuan Chun to misunderstand!"
Granny Chen looked at Yuan Chun, crying pitifully, "Yuan Chun, I was wrong. I shouldn't have bullied you this morning. I deserve to be beaten, I deserve to die... But Shengjun is innocent! Please, have mercy on Shengjun, don't let our family be driven out of the village, otherwise we'll have no way to survive!"
Granny Chen's heart-wrenching cries and utter grief made the villagers reluctant to kill her.
Some families who were on good terms with the Chen family even pleaded with the village chief.
"Village chief, let it go. Yuan Chun is alright, please forgive Chen Shengjun this time."
"Yes, village chief, we can't let the Chen family die over something like this, that would be too inhumane."
Most of the villagers were kind and simple; they didn't want to drive someone to their death. In the end, the Chen family wasn't driven away, but for the safety of the village girls, the village chief warned Chen Shengjun to stay away from any of the village girls.
The village chief also had the villagers keep an eye on him to prevent Chen Shengjun from having any more thoughts.
Chen Shengjun was filled with resentment and grievance. As Chen's wife helped him away, he glared resentfully at Yuan Chun.
Yuan Chun smiled broadly.
Heh, you scumbag, it's not a good feeling to be despised, is it?
You just swore an oath? What a load of rubbish! I don't believe it, what can you do about it?