Chapter 408: Chapter 407: Ye Qing’s Past
Feeling the strange looks from those around her, she was extremely embarrassed. Just then, someone suddenly appeared and draped a piece of clothing over her shoulders. That person was Li Liang.
After covering her, he said nothing, just gave her a smile and turned to leave.
At that moment, she was very grateful to this young man who had helped her.
Later, every time she went to town, she would accidentally run into Li Liang.
He would always pull her aside for long chats. Initially, she didn’t think much of it, after all, he had helped her once. Moreover, this person was refined and elegant, making it hard for anyone to dislike him.
She distanced herself from him because during one conversation, she learned that Li Liang was one of the young intellectuals in the area. She had always disliked young intellectuals. If it weren’t for them, how could Mom have ended up being scolded by Dad every day, and beaten mercilessly by him when he was drunk?
Even more unexpected was that, once when no one was around, Li Liang suddenly hugged her forcefully and confessed he had fallen for her at first sight. He wanted to pursue a relationship with her.
Upon hearing this, she felt disgusted. Li Liang might have his eyes on her because her dad had a simple errand job at the commune, and he was trying to cozy up to her because of it. Thinking this, she scoffed at Li Liang. These tactics were useless on her.
She rejected him immediately, angrily hurling insults at him, even saying some very harsh words.
"So what if you’re a city guy from out of town? Instead of working properly, you’re messing around with inappropriate relationships, probably trying all over to find someone to speak on your behalf. Seeing no results, you set your sights on my dad, who just runs errands. You’re really scheming. Tsk tsk, but you’ve picked the wrong person to seduce. Even if I wasn’t interested in you, neither would my dad help you if he knew. My dad despises disgraceful men like you – those who, for their own benefit, seduce innocent girls with despicable tricks and discard them afterward. Truly shameless. You’re nothing like a real man; you’re worse than those hooligans." In those days, calling someone a hooligan was a serious insult. She can still remember how Li Liang’s face looked back then, as dark as the bottom of a pot, with a sinister look in his eyes.
Perhaps this was the first time Li Liang had ever been insulted like this.
She didn’t expect that this insult would lead to what happened that day.
Halfway through the movie, the power went out. People made a ruckus for a while but seeing that the power wasn’t coming back, the crowd slowly dispersed. She still had eight cents, and her pockets were filled with seeds and rice cakes. She was afraid that in such a crowd, someone might accidentally pickpocket her.
Because of the crowded conditions, Lin Wan wanted to hold her hand, but she was too worried about losing her things, so both hands were tucked into her pockets, guarding her belongings.
Unexpectedly, Li Liang had been keeping an eye on her. Taking advantage of a moment when the villagers weren’t paying attention, he quickly pulled her away from the crowd.
There were so many people that she initially couldn’t see who it was, thinking it must be Lin Yinghui holding onto her to prevent her from getting lost. It wasn’t until they were out of the crowd that she realized it was Li Liang who had grabbed her.
"What are you doing?"
"What am I doing? What could a guy from out of town possibly want with the daughter of a commune staff member?" Li Liang sneered sinisterly, pulling her quickly down a less-traveled path.
Seeing Li Liang’s unusual expression, she felt a bit panicked, unwilling to follow him. She took her hands out of her pockets and hurriedly tried to pull away towards the crowded area, but Li Liang didn’t give her a chance to escape. He grabbed her forcefully and dragged her towards a dimly lit area.