Chapter 2

Outside the door, Fang Qinghe led the captain of Yonggan Village and a group of curious villagers, holding torches as they made their way to Xu Mo’s house.  

“Captain, if I’m lying to you this time, may I have sores on my head, pus on my feet, and may my son be born without an anus! Xu Mo really tied up Shen Jiaojiao and took her back to his house, intending to violate her.”  

Fang Qinghe swore with absolute certainty, brimming with confidence.  He was completely sure that today, he would be able to send Xu Mo straight to prison.  

As long as Xu Mo was locked up, he would become the male protagonist of this world. He would no longer have to fear the protagonist’s halo and luck.  

The captain was a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties. His expression was dark, his face terrifyingly serious.  

He did not care whether Fang Qinghe would have sores on his head, pus on his feet, or a son without an anus.  

All he knew was that if Xu Mo had truly violated an Educated Youth, it would be a very serious matter.  

The Educated Youth sent to the countryside were responding to the nation’s call to build the country.  

If such a disgraceful incident really occurred, it would undoubtedly bring severe consequences.  

The group quickly arrived at Xu Mo’s door.  

Fang Qinghe concealed his glee and ran forward with a fawning expression, pounding on Xu Mo’s door forcefully.  

The wooden door panel resounded with loud “bang bang” noises under his blows, as if it would collapse at any moment under his violence.  

“Open the door! Open the door! Xu Mo, you beastly bastard! I always knew you were sneaky, but I didn’t expect you to be an actual animal! Hurry up and open the door!”  

Fang Qinghe pounded the door dozens of times, but there was no response from inside.  

He turned around and looked at the captain, unable to hide the mockery in his eyes.  

“Captain, did you see that? Xu Mo refuses to open the door no matter what. There’s definitely something fishy going on! Captain, just wait—I’ll break down the door right now and catch him in the act!”  

Fang Qinghe took a few steps back, gained momentum, and lifted his foot to kick the wooden door.  

But just at that moment, the door creaked open.

The tall man inside shifted slightly to the side, causing Fang Qinghe to lose his balance and stumble straight into the house.  

Unfortunately for him, there was a chamber pot sitting right in the middle of the room.

With a loud “bang.” Fang Qinghe’s face crashed straight into the chamber pot.  

Immediately, the sound of “gulp, gulp” echoed from the bedroom.  

It seemed that Fang Qinghe had even swallowed a few mouthfuls.  

Some of the onlooking village women couldn’t hold back their laughter and burst out chuckling.  

Fang Qinghe struggled to get up from the ground, wiping the urine off his face. He glared furiously at Xu Mo. “You… ugh—”  

He couldn’t hold it in. The taste in his mouth was too revolting, and he immediately gagged.  

After retching twice, he forced himself to speak again with hatred in his eyes. “Xu Mo! You beast! You dared to defile an innocent girl! Just wait to rot in prison! Everyone, come and see—this animal has violated a girl’s innocence! Hurry up and tie him up! Send him to the Public Security Bureau!”  

Xu Mo was tall, standing at 1.9 meters. His muscular physique was well-defined, with bulging arm muscles that exuded strength at a glance.  

In contrast, Fang Qinghe was only 1.75 meters tall. He indulged in laziness, rarely doing any farm work. Although he looked somewhat decent on the surface, at his core, he was nothing more than a freeloading scoundrel.  

Standing before Xu Mo, he resembled a quail—small, weak, and utterly lacking in presence.  

Xu Mo’s face remained cold as he looked at Fang Qinghe as if he were an idiot.  

By this time, the crowd outside had also rushed in. All of them squeezed into the house with the eager anticipation of catching a scandalous scene.  

However, there was only Xu Mo inside—no one else.

The captain’s gaze darkened as he stared at Fang Qinghe. “What is going on? Didn’t you say Xu Mo had kidnapped Shen Jiaojiao?”  

Only then did Fang Qinghe take a serious look around the room.  

At first, he had been certain that Shen Jiaojiao would be in the bedroom, so he hadn’t even checked properly.  

But now—where was she?  

His heart sank, and he hurriedly searched the room.  

She wasn’t under the bed. She wasn’t in the wardrobe by the heated brick bed.  

Yet, the house only had these two places where someone could be hidden—and she wasn’t in either.  

“N-no way! Xu Mo, you must have hidden Shen Jiaojiao somewhere! Tell me! Where did you put her? You—you didn’t kill her, did you?!”  

Xu Mo’s sharp gaze turned ruthless.  He stared at Fang Qinghe as if he was a prey.  

Suddenly, a gust of wind swept through the room as Xu Mo’s fist shot out, smashing directly into Fang Qinghe’s face, sending him flying to the ground.

Fang Qinghe lay sprawled on the ground, his nose bleeding profusely.  

He was furious.  

“Captain! He not only violated a female comrade but also hit me! You have to do something about this!”  

The captain’s face was dark with anger.  

“You claimed he violated a female comrade, yet there’s no one here. I think you’re just stirring up trouble on purpose.”  

“No! I’m telling the truth! If you find Shen Jiaojiao, she’ll definitely point at Xu Mo as the culprit!”  

Fang Qinghe shouted in rage, his voice almost cracking. “Shen Jiaojiao! Come out! Shen Jiaojiao!”  

That damned woman! How dare she not follow his plan?

Just wait until he got his hands on her—he’d teach her a lesson!  

“Shen Jiaojiao—”  

“You’re looking for me?”  

A delicate and gentle voice suddenly rang out from the crowd.  

Shen Jiaojiao, standing on her toes and limping slightly, stepped out of the darkness.  

She was petite, with fair skin that seemed to glow under the flickering firelight. In the dim night, her features were exquisite, almost ethereal, like an immortal untouched by the dust of the mortal world.  

Everyone in Yonggan Village knew that Shen Jiaojiao was the most beautiful among the Educated Youth sent to the countryside.  

But her temperament was truly strange.  

She was delicate and pretentious, incapable of carrying anything heavy or doing any labor—just a fragile vase, beautiful but utterly useless.  

Anyone who married her would be doomed to endless suffering.  

Shen Jiaojiao limped toward the entrance of the house.  

She didn’t step inside, merely leaning against the doorframe.  

A short distance to her left stood Xu Mo.  

His towering figure exuded an overwhelming sense of oppression—impossible to ignore.  

When she had first woken up in this life, she had been disoriented. That was why she had been so bold on the bed earlier.  

But now that she understood everything, she suddenly felt guilty.  

She didn’t dare look at him—but still, she couldn’t resist stealing a glance.  

His face was sharp, like it had been carved with a blade, his features even more defined in the half-lit bedroom.  

His eyes were deep black, narrow and shaped like phoenix eyes. When he looked at people, there was a dangerous glint in his gaze.

At that moment, Xu Mo was scrutinizing Shen Jiaojiao.  

She would definitely side with Fang Qinghe and accuse him of violating her, wouldn’t she?  

After all, hadn’t she declared in front of the entire brigade that she liked Fang Qinghe?  

He still remembered everything that had happened on the bed just moments ago. The lingering sensation of pleasure still burned in his body.  

But the words she had whispered to him in bed—those must have been lies.  

Xu Mo couldn’t understand.

Was Shen Jiaojiao insane?

Why would she willingly sacrifice her own innocence just to side with a scumbag like Fang Qinghe?  

As soon as Shen Jiaojiao met Xu Mo’s gaze, her body trembled involuntarily.  

This man’s presence was too overwhelming—she could barely hold her ground against him!  

“Shen Jiaojiao! Hurry up and tell the captain! Did Xu Mo violate you or not? Speak up!”  

Fang Qinghe was growing anxious, furrowing his brows and making exaggerated eye gestures at her.  

Shen Jiaojiao pursed her lips, remaining silent as she walked toward Fang Qinghe.  

But as she got closer, she caught a strong whiff of an unbearable urine stench coming from him. The smell was so revolting that she nearly gagged.  

She had originally planned to slap the disgusting man, but the thought of dirtying her hands made her reconsider.  

So instead, she lifted her foot and kicked him squarely in the face.  

“What nonsense are you spouting?! I am a pure and innocent young woman, yet you dare slander me and try to ruin my reputation! How am I supposed to face anyone after this?!”