Chapter 410: Chapter 409: Ye Qing’s Temptation
But gradually she discovered that Li Liang was hypocritical, his actions inconsistent, and at school he put on a very pleasant front for the sake of his reputation.
At first, when he saw her, she noticed the flicker of panic in his eyes.
So he wasn’t fearless after all. She seized on Li Liang’s weakness and became bolder.
Initially, she approached him with unpleasant remarks, and later directly threatened him.
Li Liang valued his image at school the most, so he didn’t dare provoke her.
After several encounters, he also figured out Lin Wan’s weaknesses, and eventually learned to appease Ye Qing, occasionally bringing her small gifts or giving her money.
Later, she accidentally saw Lin Wan at the school where Li Liang was substituting, which gave rise to the idea of having Li Liang seduce Lin Wan.
That night Lin Wan’s silhouette lingered in her mind, the scene, that moment, she and her seemed worlds apart.
Her fear, her pain, Lin Wan would never understand; why she had her brother to protect her, why she didn’t encounter Li Liang, why she had to face such cruel things.
Why was she always so lucky, even when the family could barely afford food, her mom still stubbornly supported both of them through school, and sent them to town school without hesitation once classes resumed.
But as for her, she begged for half a month to go to school, worked desperately every day in the fields, feeding pigs and free-ranging, all on her own.
In the end, it was Grandpa who intervened, making Dad agree to let her attend school. At home, Dad was reckless in front of Grandpa, but back home, he was rude to her and Mom. He didn’t stop until he had beaten and kicked her.
Brother was an introvert, indifferent to family affairs; when she and Mom were beaten, he never stepped in. Always watching coldly. She resented the heavens for being unfair, hated Lin Wan, hated her brother. Even though her family was wealthier than the Lin Family, even though she had a brother, why was she still always worse off than that brat Lin Wan.
She hated her, hated from childhood!
She simply couldn’t stand Lin Wan having it better than her!
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"Awake? Food’s ready. After you eat, let’s go home," Han Yi came in with a bowl of porridge and a plate of dishes unawares.
"Mm, okay..." She considered speaking with Ye Qing to clarify things but then abandoned the idea, realizing Ye Qing was too cunning, the more she explained, the less clear it would become.
"What would you say? Say you’ve been watching her here for days, say you learned about her affairs from me?"
Han Yi’s words left Lin Wan stunned. Indeed, if Ye Qing knew she was watching her and preparing to catch her out, she’d certainly hate her more.
Han Yi saw Lin Wan’s silence and knew she wouldn’t be visiting Ye Qing for the time being.
After dinner, Han Yi took her home.
Liang Hongmei only knew her daughter had been going out early and returning late lately and thought she was busy with her two classmates.
She only reminded her to be careful, without questioning further.
Now that her son-in-law was back, the daughter probably wouldn’t be going out these few days. Instead, she herself left early in the morning.
Said she was going with classmates to participate in some contest, staying out all day.
"Seeing you running over there every day, you probably moved all the food from home, right?" Han Yi did a circle in the kitchen before lovingly flicking Lin Wan’s head, laughing.
Lin Wan smiled without saying a word, knowing she was wrong.
"Let’s go buy some things."
"The wind is strong outside; you wait at home, I’ll go buy them."
"Mm, how many days are you staying home this time?"
"Three days. Haven’t you already taken leave? This time come with me to the base for a while. I miss you," Han Yi didn’t initially want Lin Wan to go, considering that over there, things weren’t as convenient to buy as here; the food and supplies weren’t as good.
But leaving her at home, he feared Lin Wan would get involved in all that family mess if left alone.
Lin Wan thought for a while, nodded. If not for meeting Mei Langchi and Ye Qing, she also wanted to go with Han Yi.
Han Yi went out to buy daily necessities on his bike, while Lin Wan tidied up the house.
Remembering Ye Qing mentioned yesterday it would snow tomorrow, making travel inconvenient.
That afternoon she took her to visit Grandma at her uncle’s house.
Since Grandma had moved to Uncle’s house, Han Yi had yet to visit.
Lin Wan also hadn’t been to Grandma’s in a long while.
This time they didn’t bring much, just two large winter melons and a pumpkin. An old farmer outside was selling them from a cart today. The winter melons were well-preserved; Lin Wan bought seven or eight to store at home and eat
Grandma was settling well at Uncle’s; the last time Lin Wan visited, she said living in an apartment was lonely, but today she was cheerfully talking about playing small cards with neighboring elderly ladies daily.
"I said it’s snowy the roads are slippery in winter, stop running back and forth; I’m doing well at Uncle’s," Grandma assured.
Seeing Grandma comfortable at Uncle’s put Han Yi at ease.
After sitting for a while at Uncle’s, without waiting for Uncle and Aunt to come home, he took Lin Wan home.
Lin Wan initially planned to have a good dinner with Mom and Brother, but unexpectedly, after Han Yi dropped her home, he announced he had to go out.
Before leaving, he took the camera unnoticed.
Lin Wan asked puzzled, where he was heading.
Han Yi only replied he was meeting a comrade.
Watching Han Yi rushing off, Lin Wan guessed he’d probably be out drinking tonight but didn’t restrain him, just reminding to drink less.
"Here’s what you wanted," a man dashed into a nondescript building, delivering a small package to Han Yi inside.
"Thanks," Han Yi took it without formality and got ready to leave.
"Hey, leaving so quickly? Finally visited me once, stay for a meal?"
"Really urgent this time, next time. Before I return to the base, I’ll treat you."
"Alright, next time then. By the way, why did you tell me to get this, what for?" Doctor Wang asked, wearing a mischievous grin with an arm around Han Yi’s shoulder, "Not for personal use, huh?"
Han Yi cast a cold glance, "I excel here; won’t need it in this lifetime."
"Not for you? Then why the rush? You made me rush through my wife’s hospital work the whole afternoon to get it and then hurry back here."
"Really urgent. I’m not messing around. No time left," Han Yi dismissed him and walked away.
Han Yi covertly snuck into Ye Qing’s house, stealthily sprinkling the contents into her water bucket.
After finishing, swiftly scaled the wall out the yard, without Mei Langchi next door noticing a thing.
Afterwards, Han Yi went straight to the rental house, awaiting the commotion from Ye Qing’s place. Before long, she had returned home from work.
Today Ye Qing specially made a detour to the market, buying lots of good food. Tomorrow afternoon Mei Langchi was leaving, Ye Qing even requested a day off to send him to the station.
Han Yi waited half an hour before Ye Qing called Mei Langchi out for dinner.
"Mr. Mei, I specially made some snacks from our area today, let you try them. These days you’ve helped me more than I’ve helped you. I’m truly grateful to you, Mr. Mei. In repayment, there isn’t much I can do, only this."
"You helped me, I helped you, it’s nothing. All for our own purposes; Mr. Ye, you owe me nothing."
"Since Mr. Mei said so, then I won’t be polite. Consider today a farewell for Mr. Mei, I specifically bought a bottle of wine. I’m not good at drinking, we’ll just have a little."
Mei Langchi didn’t refuse, nodded watching Ye Qing fill his glass.
Ye Qing raised her glass, saluting Mei Langchi, said, "When I first saw Mr. Mei, I was indeed dazzled by the presence you exuded. Thought I’d met the one in my life, but never expected Mr. Mei was married, my wishful thinking; indeed, even if he wasn’t married, I couldn’t match up."
"Mr. Ye, you’re exaggerating. I’m not that great, countless men better than me out there. I believe Mr. Ye will surely find someone to spend life with."
Ye Qing smiled, saying, "Thank you for your kind words, hope the heavens see it. I was improper before, hope Mr. Mei doesn’t mind."
Hearing Ye Qing speak like this, Mei Langchi secretly sighed, resolving a concern.
This visit wasn’t just a strike to Han Yi but also gaining an accomplice, full of gains.
"No, no worries."
Ye Qing’s open-mindedness, not entangling him, was indeed for the best.