The man had been personally dragged away by Ren Chaomei, but he hadn’t put up the slightest resistance. Once she actually succeeded in pulling him away, Ren Chaomei became dissatisfied again.
“I pulled you and you just came along? Why didn’t you resist a little?”
“I observed you. Your footsteps are light, your movements when grabbing me are very skillful, and you have considerable strength. It’s obvious you’ve had training. There’s a high probability I wouldn’t be able to beat you. You pretended to be passing by just now and glanced at me twice. There was no malice in your eyes. Taking everything into consideration, there was no need for me to resist.”
Not only was there no malice in Ren Chaomei’s eyes when she looked at him, there was even a hint of being completely captivated by him. Especially since the moment Ren Chaomei opened her mouth, she had wanted to date him.
She was obviously a woman who had been completely dazzled by his good looks.
There were plenty of female comrades who were attracted to his appearance, but Ren Chaomei was definitely the most straightforward and exaggerated of them all.
Ye Changqing calmly refused her. “I’m sick. I’ve been examined at the hospital. It’s the kind of illness that can’t be cured.”
“That’s such a shame.” Ren Chaomei looked melancholy. This was simply a case of heaven being jealous of his beauty.
Normally, a woman would back off immediately upon hearing something like that. After saying it, Ye Changqing didn’t bother paying attention to Ren Chaomei’s expression and simply prepared to return the way he had come.
He still had to wait for someone at the entrance of the park.
But after taking just two steps, Ren Chaomei dragged him back.
“Why are you leaving? Don’t rush off.”
Afraid that he would go back and end up hitting it off with Ren Gan-ying, Ren Chaomei hurriedly asked, “You don’t mind if the woman has a rural household registration. But would you mind if her family members gamble and drink heavily?”
“It has nothing to do with me.”
“You don’t mind that either?!”
Oh no.
Ren Chaomei scratched her head. This man only cared about the woman’s personal character and didn’t care about her family at all.
Her original body’s trump card was useless.
If she let him go back, the blind date would definitely succeed.
Could she just stand by and watch Ren Gan-ying marry into the city and take Ren Dahe with her to live a good life?
Ren Chaomei grabbed Ye Changqing’s arm and refused to let go. “Don’t leave yet, don’t leave yet. I haven’t finished talking.”
Knowing that he couldn’t beat her, Ye Changqing calmly reasoned with her. “Comrade, I still have something to take care of.”
“How about you date me for a while without the intention of getting married? Once we break up, you can marry whoever you want.”
As long as he didn’t marry Ren Gan-ying, that was enough. She would occupy the position of his girlfriend for a while, and once Ren Gan-ying got married, she would let him go.
With Ye Changqing’s looks, he was practically tailor-made for her tastes. Having dated someone like him would count as a badge of honor, not a shameful past.
Even if it weren’t for the sake of making trouble for the Ren family, she would still be happy to date a man like him.
And if it could make the Ren family miserable, she would be even happier.
Ye Changqing reminded her expressionlessly, “Dating without the intention of marriage is hooliganism.”
“So you really want to get married?” Ren Chaomei only hesitated for a second before nodding. “Fine, I agree. We can get married.”
Ye Changqing felt as if he had been left speechless.
After holding it in for a long while, he finally managed to say, “No.”
“No or not, it has to be yes. I’m sticking with you today.”
Whenever Ye Changqing tried to leave, Ren Chaomei spread her arms and blocked his way from side to side.
What she was doing was admittedly shameless, but her motto was, I’d rather wrong the whole world than let the whole world wrong me.
If she were that kind-hearted, she would have forgiven the entire world long ago. She wouldn’t be here plotting to do bad things.
Ye Changqing frowned.
This was truly the first time he had ever encountered such a troublesome female hooligan.
“First, I’m sick, and most women can’t accept that. Second, my mother is also sick, and the chances of her getting along peacefully with a daughter-in-law are very low. Third, my father passed away. I’m the only person in the family with a job. I have to support my mother, as well as a younger brother and a younger sister. Our financial situation isn’t good.”
At his age, both his mother and his work-unit leaders had arranged blind dates for him. Without exception, they had all failed.
To drive Ren Chaomei away, he directly threw every reason that had made other women retreat in front of her.
Given his family circumstances, this was exactly what Ren Chaomei had expected.
With looks like Ye Changqing’s, he wouldn’t be dating a rural girl unless he had some kind of fatal flaw.
Seeing that Ren Chaomei’s expression hadn’t changed at all, Ye Changqing asked curiously, “Even after hearing all that, you still want to date me?”
“Yes!”
Ye Changqing fell silent for two seconds, unable to understand why this refusal wasn’t working.
The last girl his leader had introduced to him had backed off after he merely told her he was sick.
This time, he had brought out every trump card he had, yet it had no effect whatsoever.
“If you insist, then come with me somewhere.”
Ren Chaomei was curious. “Where?”
“You’ll know when we get there.”
No matter where they went, as long as they didn’t go back to the park entrance, it was fine.
Seeing that Ye Changqing was heading in the opposite direction from the park, Ren Chaomei followed him without hesitation.
They walked all the way to the entrance of the police station. Ren Chaomei even asked, “Do you work at the police station?”
“No. Come inside first.”
It was a little strange, but Ren Chaomei still followed him inside.
She actually felt quite safe around the police station and had absolutely no sense of caution.
Once they entered, Ye Changqing called out to one of the police officers inside, “Uncle Wang, she’s harassing me. She grabbed me on the street and insisted on dating me.”
Ren Chaomei’s eyes widened.
But despite being shocked, she didn’t dare run away from the police station.
She could only sit down obediently and receive a lecture from the police.
“Comrade Ye says you grabbed him on the street and insisted on dating him. Is that true?”
Ren Chaomei hesitated. “Fake…”
Ye Changqing stated firmly, “It’s true. Several people saw it.”
All right, all right. She got it. He was a local and knew a lot of people.
Ren Chaomei gritted her teeth and admitted, “It’s true.”
“What’s your name?”
Ren Chaomei awkwardly and guiltily smoothed her hair before answering in a tiny voice, “My name is Ren Chaomei.”
“Don’t joke around! Just because you’re pretty doesn’t mean you can harass people.”
“Ren as in Ren, Chao as in Chaoying Chaomei.”
“Oh, this Ren Chaomei.”
Uncle Wang had initially thought that the defiant look on Ren Chaomei’s face meant she was deliberately provoking him with her answer.
“Where do you live? Which work unit are you with?”
“I’m from the countryside. I came here to visit relatives.”
The police officer had originally planned to notify Ren Chaomei’s parents or work-unit leader and have them come pick her up, which would serve as a warning.
But after hearing her say that, he abandoned the idea. The countryside was far away, and making them travel back and forth would be inconvenient.
She was just a young girl. Scaring her a little would be enough.
That was what he thought, but Uncle Wang still maintained a stern expression.
“Which commune and which production brigade are you from?”
“Lihua Commune, Xiaoqiao Brigade.”
In front of the police, Ren Chaomei didn’t dare make anything up. If they really couldn’t find any record of her, that would be a huge problem. Drifters without proper registration were subject to control and could be sent to a detention and repatriation center.
“Do your parents know you’re behaving like this outside?” Uncle Wang intimidated her. “I’ll call your commune later and have your parents come personally to take you home.”
Threatening to call the parents was very effective with children who had parents.
But Ren Chaomei replied, “My parents died a long time ago. I’m an orphan.”
The last time she had filed a complaint, Ren Chaomei had brought up her deceased father.
But this time, she was the one being accused. She didn’t dare let her biological father lose face, so she didn’t mention him at all.
After learning that both her parents were dead, Uncle Wang secretly sighed and stopped mentioning having her parents come to pick her up. Instead, he simply ordered her to write a three-thousand-word self-criticism.
Ren Chaomei didn’t dare bargain.
But three thousand words!
When she was little, it took her an entire hour just to write an 800-word essay.
Beauty had truly led her astray! She was furious!