Chapter 2.2

The original owner was a beauty since childhood. Although her parents had passed away two years ago, her brother, Jiang Zhen, was capable and had enlisted several years ago, now he was already a company commander.

She could have been exempted from going to the countryside because her brother had a former leader who had transitioned to becoming a factory director in the provincial capital and could have arranged for her to work in the factory. But she chose to follow her classmates and the male lead of the book, Zhao Pengfei, to the countryside.

But her devoted following didn’t earn her Zhao Pengfei’s affection because he always treated her as a good friend. Moreover, he met his destined woman here, the female lead of the book, Du Yuejia.

Zhao Pengfei and Du Yuejia appreciated and supported each other during the difficult countryside years, naturally ending up together.

But even so, she didn’t give up. Using her identity as a good friend, she always stayed by Zhao Pengfei’s side, comforting him with skilful words whenever he argued with Du Yuejia, subtly sowing discord between them.

Although Zhao Pengfei ultimately chose Du Yuejia, he had always been entangled between the two women, which made Jiang Yao want to curse him as a ‘scumbag of the century’.

Knowing that Du Yuejia was wary of the original owner’s existence, he used various lame excuses to claim that he couldn’t give up this pure friendship. Doesn’t he know that a married man should avoid suspicion?

A man like this can still be the male lead. Jiang Yao feels that the author’s three values ​​need to be rebuilt.

The more Jiang Yao thinks about it, the more angry she gets, but now is not the time to focus on this. Even if she doesn’t want to admit it, the fact that she transmigrated is true, and she doesn’t know how to return to the real world for a while, so she has to plan for her future life.

There is a mirror on the dressing table in the room. She carefully looked at the woman’s appearance in the mirror, which is almost no different from her original appearance, except that she looks much younger, after all, she’s only nineteen years old.

With a bold and beautiful face, slender arms, and legs, surviving in this countryside dominated by scarce resources and physical labor was not easy. Moreover, the fact that Du YueJiao could easily obtain that medicine indicated the danger of this rural area.

“Jiang Zhiqing, are you awake?” Jiang Yao looked up to see a woman walking in with a bowl.

The woman was wearing black pants and a white shirt. Although very plain, she couldn’t hide her graceful and beautiful temperament. Not finding any matching information about her identity in the original owner’s memory, Jiang Yao asked softly, “Hello! May I ask who you are?”

Lu Qing placed the bowl on the table and smiled slightly, “I’m Lu Qing. It was my brother Lu Che who brought you back last night. Due to the special circumstances, he had to knock you out. I hope you can forgive him.”

Lu Che? Wasn’t he the main villain in the book? So, the person who saved her last night was him.

He had almost no role in the first half of the book, but he had a significant role in the second half.

He came from a bad background and was known as a troublemaker in Qingyuan Village. However, he was also clever and wise. Later, he became a business tycoon. When Zhao Pengfei started his business, he was always suppressed by Lu Che.

Originally, there was no enmity between Lu Che and Zhao Pengfei. However, since Zhao Pengfei had been cooperating with his own uncle, Lu Qianyuan, and Lu Che had a deep feud with Lu Qianyuan’s family, when he suppressed Lu Qianyuan, it affected Zhao Pengfei.

“It’s okay. I should thank him.” Jiang Yao didn’t know how long she would live here. If she couldn’t return for a lifetime, she certainly couldn’t offend the iron-blooded wrists of the business world. After all, when he sought revenge, he did so without blinking.

“You don’t need to be so polite. In that situation, it was right for him to lend a hand. Dr. Zhang came to see you last night, and she said it’s okay once the medicine wears off. From your current condition, it seems you’re fine now.” Lu Qing said as she handed her the bowl, “Once you finish the porridge, you can leave. Don’t worry, my brother, Dr. Zhang, and I will keep this matter confidential.”

“Thank you.” Jiang Yao was really hungry and took the bowl without hesitation.

“There’s not much hospitality at home, just a bowl of plain porridge. I hope you don’t mind.” Lu Qing said.

“It’s okay. Thank you for your trouble.” Jiang Yao’s words were not polite. Although it was just a bowl of white porridge, it was thick and must have contained a lot of rice. There was also a small amount of pickled vegetables on top, which made her appetite soar.

After finishing the porridge and thanking Lu Qing again, she asked, “Excuse me, is your brother at home? If he is, I would like to thank him in person and then leave.”

She didn’t know what time it was now, but she hadn’t returned all night, and the educated youth dormitory would definitely be in an uproar.

“He went out early in the morning. You don’t need to be so polite. Just go back first.” Lu Qing handed her skirt over, “I washed it clean last night and let it dry all night.”

“Okay, thank you.”

As Jiang Yao changed her clothes and opened the door, Lu Qing stood outside the door and said, “I’ll go outside to check in a while. You can leave when I confirm no one is around.”

“Okay.” Jiang Yao nodded.

“Alright, let’s go.” Jiang Yao walked side by side with Lu Qing. When they were about to reach the door, Lu Qing said again, “I don’t know whose conscience was eaten by a dog to do such a thing last night, but anyway, you need to be extra careful in the future. If you need help, just say it.”

“…” As the one whose conscience was eaten by a dog, Jiang Yao’s mouth twitched and said, “I…don’t know either.”

“If you don’t know, there’s nothing you can do. Anyway, you need to be more vigilant in the future.” Lu Qing reached out to open the door, but the door was pushed open at that moment.

Looking up, Jiang Yao saw the man who emerged from the water last night standing outside the door.

He was tall and slender, with muscular lines clearly visible under the patches on his clothes. She couldn’t help but recall the moment when he emerged from the water last night, his wet clothes clinging to his body, revealing his well-defined muscles.

Stop!!!

Jiang Yao, what are you thinking? Could it be that the effects of the medicine haven’t worn off even after a night?

Sensing her own dirty thoughts, Jiang Yao couldn’t help but feel her cheeks heat up.

“Where did you go so early?” Lu Qing’s voice had just fallen, and an old person’s voice came from inside.

“Grandma called me. You take Jiang Zhiqing out. Remember to let her go only when there’s no one outside.” Lu Qing had just finished explaining when she was called by Granny again. She hurriedly ran inside.

For a while, only Jiang Yao and Lu Che were left in the spacious courtyard. Especially since she had hugged him last night, she felt ashamed.

The atmosphere was awkwardly quiet, and Jiang Yao broke the silence by bowing slightly to Lu Che and sincerely saying, “I really appreciate your help last night!”

A hint of surprise flickered in Lu Che’s cold eyes, but he quickly concealed it. He didn’t say anything, turned around to peek outside, observed for a while, then turned back and said, “There’s no one outside now, you should leave quickly.”

“Okay.” Jiang Yao agreed and started to leave, but before she could step out, Lu Che stopped her. “Wait.”

“What…” Jiang Yao turned around, but before she could finish her sentence, she saw a small piece of pork hanging from a grass rope.

“Later, when you get back to the youth dormitory, if anyone asks, just say you got up early to butcher meat at the supply and marketing cooperative.”

Is this really the villain?

His cold exterior but warm inside demeanour is making her feel touched!