The room was a complete mess.
Qiu Shuzhen was pinned to a table by Chen Qing, begging him repeatedly.
"Chen Qing, I'm begging you. Please, let me go."
"Besides, don't you know this is illegal?"
But Chen Qing couldn't care less. The Chen Family was already a major clan in Bailong Village, and his own family was the main branch. Now, with his sister about to marry a rich young master from town, his family was poised to rise above their station.
Chen Qing had coveted Qiu Shuzhen for a long time. He was used to throwing his weight around the village, but he'd always been afraid of gossip.
But things were different now.
Chen Qing pinned down Qiu Shuzhen's hands, clamped his teeth on the back of her shirt, and gave a sudden, violent tug—
RRRIP!
A strip of fabric was torn clean off, revealing her smooth, fair back. Her milky-white skin made him want to pounce and take a savage bite.
Through the torn clothes, a black spaghetti strap was faintly visible. Chen Qing, who was already on edge, now had bloodshot eyes.
"Sister Shuzhen, this isn't illegal."
"Your husband's been gone for years. Your little plot of land must be completely dried up by now, right?"
"Aren't you desperate to be watered every day?"
"To be honest, I've heard the sounds you make at night more than once."
Qiu Shuzhen's face instantly turned red.
She was at an age where she craved that kind of intimacy, and she had endured years of celibacy. It would have been one thing if she'd never known that pleasure, but she had tasted it a few times before.
'It's hard to give up something once you've had a taste.' The principle was the same.
So, every few nights, Qiu Shuzhen would "reward" herself. But that didn't mean she was so desperate she'd take just anyone.
She immediately shot back, "Chen Qing, don't talk nonsense."
"Let me go right now, and I can pretend this never happened."
Chen Qing was amused.
"Never happened?"
His eyes darted around. "Sister Shuzhen, are you worried I won't be able to satisfy you?"
"Don't worry, I've spent plenty of time at the brothels. I've learned a lot of positions. I guarantee I'll take good care of you."
Chen Qing couldn't hold back any longer. He opened his mouth to bite down on her.
Qiu Shuzhen panicked. Her shoeless foot suddenly shot out and kicked Chen Qing hard in the thigh. As Chen Qing cried out in pain, Qiu Shuzhen seized the opportunity to spin around and slap him across the face.
SMACK!
The sound was crisp. Chen Qing's face swelled up instantly.
Chen Qing froze, and Qiu Shuzhen was stunned as well.
Chen Qing was Bailong Village's local thug, used to getting his way. And now, in the heat of the moment, how could he possibly tolerate this?
His eyes grew even redder. "Fuck, you slut! You dare hit me!"
Qiu Shuzhen was terrified by Chen Qing's ferocious expression. She blurted out instinctively, "What do you think you're doing?!"
Chen Qing sneered. "What do I think I'm doing?"
"I'm thinking of fucking you, of course!"
"I'm going to fuck you to death today, then strip you naked and dump you at the village entrance, so everyone knows that you, Qiu Shuzhen, are just a common whore!"
Qiu Shuzhen was frantic. She struggled desperately to break free, but she was no match for Chen Qing in his rage. As she watched him start to unbuckle his pants, tears welled up in her eyes.
She fell into complete despair.
"It's too late for fucking tears!"
"Qiu Shuzhen, I was going to be nice to you, but you asked for this!"
He grabbed Qiu Shuzhen's dress with both hands, about to rip it off.
Just then—
"Chen Qing, are you even fucking human?! Stop right there!"
Chen Qing froze and instinctively glanced behind him. The one who had shouted was Chen Erbao.
Qiu Shuzhen seized the chance to break free from Chen Qing's grasp and threw herself into Chen Erbao's arms.
"Er Bao, save me."
Chen Erbao held Qiu Shuzhen tightly. "Sister-in-law Shuzhen, I'm here. Don't be afraid."
After a moment of shock, Chen Qing regained his composure.
Hearing Chen Erbao's words, he burst out laughing.
"Chen Erbao, didn't I beat you hard enough last time?"
"Or are you just a natural-born masochist, you fucking idiot with no father to raise you and no mother to teach you? Haven't had enough of a beating, so you came back begging me on your knees for more?"
"If you want me to satisfy your perverted fetish, I can do that."
"Hurry up. Strip that slut Qiu Shuzhen naked, throw her on the table, and then kneel down and hold the table steady for us."
"Serve me well, and if I'm happy, maybe I'll even let you have some fun too. HAHAHAHA!"
Chen Qing roared with laughter, but Qiu Shuzhen was terrified.
Seeing this, Chen Erbao's anger flared up instantly.
'The bastard could throw his weight around all he wanted before; at least he had some sort of bottom line.'
'Now, he wasn't even fucking human anymore.'
"Laughing? You laughing 'cause your mom just died?"
"I'll give you something to fucking laugh about!"
Chen Erbao grabbed a nearby chair, charged at Chen Qing, and swung it at him.
CRACK!
It was so fast that Chen Qing didn't even have a chance to dodge. The chair smashed directly into his head.
The intense pain sent Chen Qing staggering back several steps before he finally steadied himself. He touched his forehead and found it was bleeding.
Chen Qing's eyes widened instantly. He whipped his head toward Chen Erbao. "Are you fucking crazy?!"
"You dare hit me!"
"Chen Erbao, let me tell you something!"
"Even if you manage to scrape together the eight hundred and eighty thousand for the bride price now, there's no way you're marrying my sister."
Chen Erbao was so angry he laughed.
'This bastard still had the nerve to bring up Chen Jiaqi?'
"Don't you fucking mention your sister to me. That bitch Chen Jiaqi went on and on about how much she loved me, but the next second she was fucking off to be a whore for that one-eyed bastard Wang Dazhu."
"Forget about me paying a bride price. Even if you paid *me* eight hundred and eighty thousand, even if Chen Jiaqi came begging me to marry her, I wouldn't fucking take her."
"She doesn't deserve me."
Chen Qing's eyes went wide. Chen Erbao said, "What, you shocked?"
"There's more to be fucking shocked about!"
With that, he lifted the chair and charged again.
Chen Qing's temper flared as well.
"Chen Erbao, have you lost your fucking mind?!"
"You think you can beat me?!"
Chen Qing grabbed another chair and charged at Chen Erbao too.
He thought he could take care of Chen Erbao easily, but Chen Qing quickly realized he was wrong.
Dead wrong.
Chen Erbao's speed, strength, and reflexes were far beyond anything Chen Qing could handle. In no time, Chen Qing was beaten black and blue, kneeling on the ground.
Without hesitation, Chen Erbao ripped off one of his rubber shoes, rushed forward, and started smacking it across Chen Qing's face.
SMACK!
The rubber shoe wasn't light to begin with, and with Chen Erbao's strength behind it, the blow knocked Chen Qing's dentures right out of his mouth. He was left with a bloody mouth.
He was completely dazed.
Chen Erbao didn't stop there. He started kicking Chen Qing wildly in the face with his bare foot. "I'll teach you to be so fucking arrogant!"
"Fucking psycho, daring to touch Sister-in-law Shuzhen."
"I'm going to teach you a proper lesson today!"
Chen Qing, who had been so defiant just moments ago, didn't dare talk back anymore. He immediately started begging for mercy.
"I was wrong, I was really wrong! Please let me go!"
Qiu Shuzhen couldn't bear to watch anymore. She hurried forward and said, "Er Bao, that's enough."
"You'll kill him if you keep going."