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In Lu Xingguang’s impression, the village party secretary was not someone who could easily be persuaded.
“Tell me, what happened last night?” Jiang Aiguo asked Lu Xingguang with a serious expression.
At this moment, Su Niannian had finished washing the dishes and brought over three cups of water, handing them to Jiang Aiguo and the two villagers.
Jiang Aiguo thanked her. This young Educated Youth was quite observant.
After delivering the water, Su Niannian didn’t hurry to leave. Instead, she leaned against a nearby cabinet, waiting to watch Lu Xingguang’s performance.
Out of the corner of his eye, Lu Xingguang noticed Su Niannian, and his breathing became more hurried.
He couldn’t quite figure it out either. Clearly, Huang Yingying and Qian Jun were supposed to bring Su Niannian over, so why had it turned into Zhao Sulan instead?
Moreover, Lu Xingguang hadn’t suspected anything at all last night. Without hesitation, he had given Zhao Sulan the estrus-inducing medicine meant for breeding pigs.
Now, Lu Xingguang felt a bit guilty, blaming himself for not double-checking at that time.
If only he had been a little more cautious last night, perhaps Su Niannian would have already been in his grasp.
At this moment, Lu Xingguang’s thoughts wandered, deeply regretting not paying more attention.
“Educated Youth Lu?!” Jiang Aiguo saw Lu Xingguang standing there in a daze and couldn’t help but frown.
“Mm.” Lu Xingguang moved slightly, wincing from the pain in his injured spot, and let out a muffled grunt.
“Su Niannian, would you like to take his pulse and see how he’s doing?” Jiang Aiguo observed that Lu Xingguang was truly in pain.
“I’ve already checked, there’s nothing wrong,” Su Niannian replied, clearly not wanting to touch Lu Xingguang any further.
She felt disgusted.
“Since that’s the case, then you’d better honestly explain what happened last night.”
“I remind you, don’t lie. If you do, it will only make things worse for you!” Jiang Aiguo warned Lu Xingguang to tell the truth.
At this moment, Huang Yingying was still in the room, waiting for Zhao Sulan to wake up.
Afterwards, she would discuss the matter of Lu Xingguang wanting to marry her.
As it turned out, Zhao Sulan slept soundly, with no signs of waking up at all.
Huang Yingying had started feeling anxious as soon as she saw Jiang Aiguo coming from the other room. She almost wished she could throw water on Zhao Sulan to wake her up right then and there.
In the end, seeing that Jiang Aiguo was already interrogating Lu Xingguang, Huang Yingying gritted her teeth and, without hesitation, threw a cold, wet towel onto Zhao Sulan’s face.
She hoped the cold towel would be enough to stir Zhao Sulan awake.
Meanwhile, Lu Xingguang had already prepared his explanation, and he began to spill it out to Jiang Aiguo like spilling beans.
Jiang Aiguo remained silent as he listened.
“You say that you two are just a normal couple, planning to get your marriage certificate in a few days? But does any other Educated Youth know about this?” Jiang Aiguo asked.
“No, we planned to wait until we get the marriage certificate before handing out the wedding candies to everyone,” Lu Xingguang replied.
“Then why did you two go to that abandoned, rundown house in the middle of the night to do such a thing… Even if you’re getting married, it shouldn’t have happened!”
“It was Sulan who accidentally ate the pig breeding medicine. I couldn’t help it… She insisted…” Lu Xingguang could only say this, hoping that by admitting to the mistake, the consequences would seem less severe.
“Accidentally? How could anyone accidentally eat something like that? Where did that medicine come from?” Jiang Aiguo was clearly skeptical.
“I’m not sure either. We were just supposed to meet in that rundown house to chat, but when Zhao Sulan came, she said she felt hot all over and then just threw herself at me.”
“I’m a normal man, and when she came on so strongly, it was natural I couldn’t resist,” Lu Xingguang even played the innocent card at this point.
Jiang Aiguo was half convinced but still skeptical. The pig breeding medicine wasn’t something that could be easily consumed by mistake.
Lu Xingguang’s explanation was something Jiang Aiguo decided to listen to for the time being.
After all, there was still one person who was unconscious at the moment. They would have to wait for Zhao Sulan to wake up before they could get to the bottom of the matter and make everything clear.
If Lu Xingguang had truly forced Zhao Sulan, then he wouldn’t be able to escape the charge of assault.
But if what Lu Xingguang said was true, then this situation was indeed hard to define.
Su Niannian watched as Lu Xingguang pretended to be innocent, and she couldn’t help but find it amusing.
This guy had quite the acting skills. If Su Niannian hadn’t already known the full story, she might have been deceived by his performance too.
However, this was fine too. They had managed to avoid the charge of assault, which meant they could stay right under her nose.
Su Niannian enjoyed watching dogs fight each other.
The drama between the three of them was just beginning, and it promised to get even more interesting.
On the other side, Huang Yingying had finally managed to wake Zhao Sulan up.
Zhao Sulan woke up feeling a buzzing in her head. Her whole body hurt, especially the pain between her legs. There was a sharp, burning sensation in her esophagus and stomach.
She tried to speak, but her throat felt like it was on fire, and no words came out.
Seeing this, Huang Yingying quickly brought a cup of warm water to Zhao Sulan.
“How much do you remember about last night?” Huang Yingying asked gently, trying to soften her tone as she looked at Zhao Sulan.
Zhao Sulan took large gulps of water, and upon hearing Huang Yingying’s question, she furrowed her brows.
Holding the water cup with one hand and clutching her head with the other, she felt the pain in her head as if it were tearing apart.
She could only recall falling asleep last night… and then…
Fragments of memories kept crashing into Zhao Sulan’s mind, one after another. Although they were just scattered fragments, they were enough to make her start recalling some events.
Her eyes widened suddenly, and a wave of intense anxiety hit her.
Zhao Sulan dropped the cup of water in her hand and tightly pressed her hands against her chest. She desperately wanted to say something, but no words would come out.
The intense pain in her throat and esophagus made every breath feel as if it were tearing her apart, unbearably painful.
Seeing Zhao Sulan unable to speak, Huang Yingying sat beside her, lowering her voice, as if waiting for her to be able to speak.
“You should remember at least some things. The village secretary is in Lu Xingguang’s room right now. Let me briefly explain the situation to you.”
“Lu Xingguang likes you, and in a moment of confusion, he took your body, but the events of last night have been exposed to the village.”
“Now, the village wants to hand Lu Xingguang over and charge him with the crime of hooliganism. Only you can save him now.”
“Lu Xingguang hopes to marry you properly. He wants to marry you and hopes that you will accept him.”
“Now that you’ve already given him your body, if you don’t marry him, he will be sent for labor reform, and you’ll lose your reputation. It will be very difficult for you to continue living in Kaoshan Village. Even if you get the chance to move to the city, when you get married, if your husband discovers you’re not a complete virgin, it could also become a problem.”
“Lu Xingguang comes from a good family, you know this. And you like him, don’t you? If you follow him, you definitely won’t suffer.”
Huang Yingying tried her best to explain things more clearly. After all, in her eyes, Zhao Sulan was not a very smart person.