Qin Zhoucheng made a move to push the door open and happened to be standing right at the doorway. Their eyes met. Lin Su instinctively let out a gasp, but because she couldn’t stand steadily, she fell straight toward him.
He stepped back a few paces, and instead of hitting the ground, she landed right into his arms.
As he lowered his head, he immediately saw Lin Su’s exposed skin—large patches of fair, faintly pink-tinged skin. His eyes felt as if they had been scorched, and he quickly turned his face away in haste.
It all happened too suddenly. Lin Su didn’t have time to think and instinctively tried to push him away.
But Qin Zhoucheng’s strength was greater than hers. Their pushing turned into a struggle, and his already thin, not-very-sturdy clothing tore apart.
Lin Su’s hand pressed against his abdominal muscles, and she unconsciously squeezed them.
Qin Zhoucheng’s eyes widened slightly. His calm, still-water-like expression finally showed a trace of fluctuation, a faint blush spreading across his face.
“What are you… looking at?”
Only then did Lin Su realize she had been staring at his upper body the entire time—his firm but not overly bulky muscles.
He really had a great figure, Lin Su thought.
She lifted her head and saw his chin, then those amber, glass-like eyes. Deep-set eyes, a high nose bridge, and thin lips.
Noticing her gaze, the man closed his eyes briefly, feeling somewhat embarrassed. This girl was a bit plump, but her chest was pressed against his, making him feel it was inappropriate, as if he had taken advantage of her. His hand was still supporting her arm, but he could feel how soft and smooth her skin was.
He trembled slightly. The blush on his face spread to his ears, though it was hard to notice due to his slightly darker skin tone.
It felt a bit too abrupt toward this girl, but if he let go now, she would definitely fall.
A faint fragrance drifted into his nose. She seemed like a well-groomed city girl, her hair black and glossy. Held in his arms, she felt like a soft, fragrant milk cake.
He looked at her seriously, his amber eyes flickering.
Lin Su felt a little shy. Just as she was about to speak, he cut her off.
“You…”
“Aren’t you getting up yet?” Qin Zhoucheng couldn’t help reminding her. It wasn’t very appropriate for them to be lying on the ground like this.
Realizing she was still in his arms, Lin Su’s fair face quickly turned red. She struggled to get up, but forgot her arms were still restrained. Her forehead bumped into his chest.
She let out a soft cry of pain, tears even forming in her eyes from the impact. She was a bit plump, but her eyes were large and dark, like shiny black grapes.
“Sorry… did I hurt you? You… can you let go first?” Lin Su said softly, blushing.
Qin Zhoucheng froze. He had been conflicted earlier and had been holding her arms tightly.
Just as he loosened one hand, the door suddenly creaked open. He quickly and skillfully threw a piece of clothing over her.
The clinic door opened, and the village party secretary and Xiao Xiao, the health worker, stood at the entrance, both stunned. The secretary immediately laughed.
“Alright then, this time no one forced you. You two are doing this voluntarily now.”
Lin Su stood at the clinic entrance, momentarily confused.
Suddenly, she felt warmth on her hand. Turning around, she saw Qin Zhoucheng had touched her hand.
“Sorry, I was just trying to pull your sleeve and accidentally touched you.” His expression carried no apology at all. “Where are you going now? Back home? I don’t have a place in Yu Family Village. If you don’t tell me where to go, I wouldn’t know either.”
They were now nominally engaged, so holding hands wasn’t a big deal. But what Lin Su was thinking about wasn’t that—it was where she would stay after her divorce.
“I forgot to tell you. I just got divorced and don’t have a place to live either.”
Qin Zhoucheng sighed helplessly, curling his lips slightly. “So on the first day of dating, we’re already going to be homeless?”
Not bad—he even had a sense of humor.
Lin Su took out a thin piece of paper from her pocket and waved it at him. “See this? This is our starting capital. With this, I can help you live a good life and repay your lifesaving favor.”
She pursed her lips while shaking the paper at him, looking a little cute. Qin Zhoucheng curved his lips.
“Let’s go collect debts. You’re part of this family now too—you should help out.”
She led him back to the Yu family home, the place where the original Lin Su had lived for seven years, been exploited for seven years, and humiliated for seven years.
“What are you doing here? You still have the face to come back?” Old Madam Sun exploded in anger. They hadn’t gotten any money, and the family had lost a strong laborer. Who would do the farm work now? Was she supposed to earn work points at her age?
“Aunt Sun, I’m here to move my things. This is the property division list.”
“What property division? What nonsense are you talking about?” Old Madam Sun didn’t have much education and couldn’t understand these modern terms.
Lin Su smiled sweetly. “The compensation Yu Minghai agreed to give me. Let me see… the sewing machine is mine, half a room, a piglet, two chickens, all the grain, oil, coal, cloth tickets, my clothes and luggage, and 600 yuan in savings. It even has Yu Minghai’s signature and the court seal.”
The old woman was shocked. “What did you say? That’s all our family property! And you think you can just take it? You robber! You’ve lived off us for seven years, eaten so much of our grain. I’ll beat you to death!”
She grabbed a broom and swung it at Lin Su’s head, clearly used to doing so.
But Lin Su was no longer the original owner and wouldn’t tolerate it. Just as she was about to fight back, the broom stopped mid-air.
Looking up, she saw a large bronze-colored hand gripping the broom tightly—it was Qin Zhoucheng standing behind her.
“Old Madam, she is not part of your Yu family anymore. You don’t get to hit her whenever you want.”
His voice was slow and calm, but carried an inexplicable pressure.
Old Madam Sun, used to throwing tantrums, wasn’t afraid even though Qin Zhoucheng was nearly 1.9 meters tall.
“Fine! So you’re openly having an affair and even brought her back home!”
Qin Zhoucheng let go of the broom, causing the old woman to lose her balance and fall onto the ground.
“Sorry, I’m not being disrespectful to the elderly. You just didn’t stand properly.”
Lin Su burst out laughing. It seemed Qin Zhoucheng wasn’t the type to be bullied either—just her type. She patted his shoulder and gave him a thumbs-up sneakily.
Seeing they couldn’t win by force, Old Madam Sun simply sat on the ground and began wailing.
“My life is so miserable! Everyone come see! My daughter-in-law is unfilial, bullying her mother-in-law, having an affair, and stealing my property!”
At that moment, a louder wail suddenly erupted, drowning hers out completely.