Chapter 55

After seeing Dou Zhengrong, Meng Yinyin quickly moved to a spot farther away from him to pick vegetables. However, when she arrived, she unexpectedly encountered another person she deeply disliked—Song Yue.

It was at that moment that she realized the land assigned by the brigade for the educated youths to grow vegetables was also here.

Seeing Song Yue picking vegetables in the neighboring plot, Meng Yinyin’s hair almost stood on end.

If she hid to the right, it was Dou Zhengrong; if she hid to the left, it was Song Yue. Was she really not supposed to leave the house today?

Meng Yinyin’s head was spinning. She could only try her best to hide in the middle of the vegetable plot, but the plot was so small, and the plants weren’t tall enough to conceal her large frame.

Just as Meng Yinyin was thinking about leaving and coming back again later with Yu Xiaoyu, Song Yue from the left side of the plot had already spotted her.

No, to be more accurate, he had actually known that Meng Yinyin would come to this vegetable plot because he had overheard their conversation earlier when they were leaving the brigade leader’s office. That’s why he had come to pick vegetables today, even though it wasn’t his turn. Of course, he wouldn’t tell Meng Yinyin any of this.

At this moment, seeing that Meng Yinyin was surprised and even scared by his presence, he couldn’t suppress a feeling of excitement rising within him.

So, she had her vulnerable moments too. She was actually afraid of him. Wasn’t she the one who was always so proud?

Song Yue hadn’t noticed Dou Zhengrong on the other side, so he thought that only he and Meng Yinyin were in the entire vegetable plot.

As for Yu Xiaoyu, she probably hadn’t even reached the Educated Youth Point yet, so it would be a while before she showed up.

There was plenty of time now, and Song Yue felt he could do anything he wanted to Meng Yinyin.

Of course, he wasn’t planning to do anything excessive. He just wanted to have a conversation with her.

Before he knew that Meng Yinyin’s brother had a high position in the military, Song Yue had already decided not to pursue her anymore.

It wasn’t that he liked her a lot—he just liked her looks.

However, after he was targeted by Meng Yinyin and Lu Chen together, anger quickly overtook all his emotions. A woman like Meng Yinyin, who was only interested in enjoyment, was simply not worth it.

But everything changed when he learned about her brother’s powerful identity.

He had been sent to the countryside many years ago. At first, he naively thought they would soon return to the city after contributing to rural development. He even believed they might be rewarded with better jobs. But year after year passed, and not only did they never hear news of their return to the city, some Educated Youths had even given up hope and decided to settle in the countryside and marry local people.

Song Yue had also given up on returning to the city, but he wasn’t resigned to marrying a rural woman. Once he married a local, he would have no chance of returning to the city.

However, he had reached the age where he should get married. After thinking it through, he decided to choose someone among the female educated youths, and at first, he selected Lin Xiaoxia as his potential wife. But then Meng Yinyin arrived.

There was no denying that her stunning beauty was enough to attract attention. Song Yue, like any other man, simply liked beautiful women. He didn’t think he was in the wrong. If Lin Xiaoxia got upset, it was her own problem. After all, he had never told her that they were a couple; she was just too naive.

It was just unfortunate that Meng Yinyin had poor taste and chose Lu Chen, a man from the countryside with nothing but a house.

After this, Song Yue had seen through Meng Yinyin’s shallow exterior and gave up on her. But who could have imagined that her brother had such a powerful background?

People in the military definitely had connections. If her brother could help him out, he could return to the city. Even if he couldn’t return to the city, getting a job in the military would be better than staying in the countryside.

He had been in the countryside long enough. He dreamed of leaving this miserable place!

The only solution now was to get together with Meng Yinyin and have her brother help him get a job, allowing him to completely escape this place!

That was why Song Yue was here.

Before, Meng Yinyin had always stayed at home, and Lu Chen, like a dog, had stayed by her side. He hadn’t had the chance to get close to her. Now, with Lu Chen away and Meng Yinyin finally stepping out of her yard, he couldn’t pass up this great opportunity.

Suppressing his excitement, Song Yue slowly moved closer to Meng Yinyin.

Meng Yinyin didn’t expect him to walk toward her and immediately became nervous.

After all, this place was as desolate as it gets. The only person she could turn to for help was Dou Zhengrong, someone she most definitely didn’t want to be involved with.

Meng Yinyin took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down.

It was still not dark, and Yu Xiaoyu would be here soon. She just needed to hold on a little longer. In such a short amount of time, it was impossible for Song Yue to really do anything to her.

After thinking it through, Meng Yinyin managed to calm herself down.

She took a deep breath, then slowly backed away toward the corner while keeping a wary eye on Song Yue.

“Song Yue, what do you want? Don’t come any closer. I don’t want to talk to you!”

But Song Yue ignored her words, continuing to walk toward her with a gentle smile on his face.

However, to Meng Yinyin, his smile was terrifying and menacing; it didn’t seem charming at all.

“Educated Youth Meng, don’t be nervous. I won’t do anything to you. I just want to have a chat since it’s rare that we meet,” Song Yue said in a tone that sounded almost helpless, as if Meng Yinyin was being unreasonable.

“We were both Educated Youth at the same point. We lived together for a while. As old friends, isn’t it okay to say a few words to each other when we meet?”

His voice sounded so frustrated, as though he was dealing with a child throwing a tantrum.

How could this man still be so disgusting after all this time?

No, he was even worse than before!

Meng Yinyin felt repulsed all over, and she didn’t even want to waste any more breath on him. All she wanted was to turn around and leave.

She was afraid that if she said anything more to Song Yue, she might end up vomiting her dinner.

Unfortunately, the moment she tried to turn around, Song Yue noticed her intentions.

Realizing that Meng Yinyin was about to walk away, Song Yue’s smile slowly faded. His steps toward her quickened without him even realizing it.

He couldn’t miss this chance—if he did, who knew when the next opportunity would come?

This time, he had to seize the moment!

Since she wouldn’t listen to him talk politely, he wouldn’t hesitate to use underhanded methods!

At that moment, Song Yue’s rationality was completely consumed by his desperate desire to leave the countryside. He didn’t care about anything else anymore. He wasn’t foolish enough to force himself on Meng Yinyin, but he only needed to get closer to her in some way.

He didn’t believe someone like Lu Chen would stay with someone with a bad reputation. Once he got Meng Yinyin to break up with him, he would use that opportunity to get close to her, then use her brother to arrange a job for him.

After all, if her brother didn’t agree, he wasn’t sure he’d take responsibility for Meng Yinyin. If that happened, she might just end up alone!

But he never expected that, despite thinking of every possible scenario, someone would unexpectedly show up and ruin his plans.

“What are you doing?”

A sharp male voice rang out.