Chapter 43 Regret

Everyone ignored social norms in their panic, the female educated youths surrounded Qi Ai Mei. The male educated youths went to check on Wang Xiang Dong. As soon as the male educated youths entered, they saw Wang Xiang Dong holding a rolling pin, waving it around. He was muttering to himself, “Kill you, all of you are bad people, bad people.” Several male educated youths, with great effort, managed to control Wang Xiang Dong. Liu Li Li helped Qi Ai Mei clean up the excess blood, and then waited for Liu Kai Yuan to come.

“Ai Mei, what happened?” The accountant’s voice came from outside. “Dad, I’m here.” Qi Ai Mei didn’t cry, her voice was very calm. “Ai Mei, what are you going to do with your life?” Qi Ai Mei’s mother looked at her daughter with heartache, tears streaming down her face. Seeing her daughter’s situation, she seemed to have aged ten years overnight. Qi Ai Mei regretted it, but she couldn’t say it out loud. She had chosen her own path, she would walk it even on her knees. Liu Kai Yuan was sleeping soundly when he was dragged out of bed. “Kai Yuan, look at Ai Mei’s wound.” After Liu Kai Yuan treated Qi Ai Mei’s wound, he knew what was going on.

 “Uncle, the wound on her forehead is quite serious, it’s likely to leave a scar.” The air suddenly became heavy. Who would have a wedding night like this, and end up with such a big wound? “Ai Mei, don’t mind him, you can get a divorce now, your father will return the money to them.” Qi Ai Mei lowered her head and didn’t speak. “Ai Mei, say something!” Qi Ai Mei didn’t want to burden her parents anymore, so she made a decision. “Mom and Dad, I won’t get a divorce, if you love me, give me the house at the foot of the mountain. I don’t want to live in this educated youth dormitory anymore.” Everyone knew that Qi Ai Mei was afraid that something like tonight would happen again, causing a big commotion. Once or twice was fine, but if it happened all the time, everyone would have objections. The accountant looked at his daughter and sighed deeply.

“Okay, I’ll find someone to clean up the house tomorrow, and you can move in after it’s done. If it really doesn’t work out, you can just move back home.” Qi Ai Mei had just received instructions from her brother in the afternoon, and she couldn’t help but let out a wry smile. “Dad, don’t worry, I’ll be fine.” Ye Nan Yi noticed a hint of determination in Qi Ai Mei’s eyes after she said this. She felt a pang of worry, wondering what drastic actions Qi Ai Mei might take. “I’m sorry everyone, I woke you up, I’m so sorry.” Qi Ai Mei stood up and apologized to everyone in the educated youth dormitory. How could anyone blame her? Everyone comforted her, “It’s okay, go back and rest well! We’ve tied him up, you go to sleep first, we’ll talk about it tomorrow.” Qi Ai Mei didn’t say anything, she gently touched her forehead before returning to the dormitory. The main character left, and everyone dispersed. Early the next morning, Qi Ai Mei got up. Everyone looked at her, afraid that she would suddenly faint. “Ghosts, you’re all ghosts, I’m going to kill you.”

A string of crazy words came from Wang Xiang Dong’s room. Everyone didn’t want to embarrass Qi Ai Mei, so they pretended not to hear anything. “Ye Zhi Qing, let’s go gather some firewood!” Yu Chun Xiang came over after Ye Nan Yi had finished tidying up her room. Ye Nan Yi didn’t object, she took her axe and basket. “Let’s go!” Yu Chun Xiang walked up the mountain side by side with Ye Nan Yi. “Ye Zhi Qing, do you think he’ll come back?” Ye Nan Yi knew that Yu Chun Xiang was referring to Qi Er Wa. But she didn’t know either, she could only wait patiently. “Don’t worry, by the time he comes back, the cucumber will be cold.” Yu Chun Xiang was comforted by Ye Nan Yi’s words, and she felt relieved. When the two of them went down the mountain, they found that the villagers’ expressions were strange. “Li Zhi Qing, what happened in the village? Why are everyone’s faces so grim?” “Yeah! When we went down the mountain, the villagers’ faces were so bad.”

 Li Yao had been waiting for Ye Nan Yi and Yu Chun Xiang. “You just went up the mountain, something happened in the village. Wang Xiu Lian and Qi Da Wa were beaten up and left at the entrance of the village.” “Ah! What happened?” Li Yao didn’t know either. “I don’t know, but their injuries are serious, the captain has already sent two people to the hospital. Their house was also turned upside down, it seems like they were looking for something, the money and tickets were all still in the house.” Ye Nan Yi guessed who might have done it. It was probably Lin Da Yue.

 Qi Er Wa disappeared out of the blue, and the things he wanted were still out of reach, wouldn’t he be furious? As for him attacking Wang Xiu Lian, Ye Nan Yi was a little surprised, after all, their relationship wasn’t ordinary. “Ye Zhi Qing, what are you thinking about?” Yu Chun Xiang saw that Ye Nan Yi was lost in thought. “Nothing, so what’s the situation now?” Before Li Yao could speak, the village loudspeaker started broadcasting. “Please all villagers and educated youths gather at the threshing ground.” The three of them looked at each other and went to the threshing ground together. As soon as they arrived at the threshing ground, Ye Nan Yi saw two police officers not far away. “Just tell the truth when you speak later, don’t hide anything. If they ask about Qi Da Wa, just say what we discussed before.” Yu Chun Xiang and Li Yao nodded slightly.

“Ye Zhi Qing, come here for a moment.” The captain saw that Ye Nan Yi had arrived and quickly called her over. After Ye Nan Yi walked over, the captain started introducing her. “Ye Zhi Qing, this is Police Officer You, who is investigating the Qi Da Wa family matter.” Ye Nan Yi had never met anyone with the surname You before. “Police Officer You, is there anything you want to ask?” Police Officer You was taken aback by Ye Nan Yi, he said, “I want to know if Ye Zhi Qing has had any contact with this family recently.” Ye Nan Yi shook her head and said, “Not really, I haven’t been here recently. My mother passed away, and I just came back from the northwest. The captain knows about this.” Of course, Police Officer You knew that Ye Nan Yi wasn’t in the village.

However, he had read the previous investigation materials, and he felt something was strange. So this time he took the initiative to investigate the matter of the Qi family being beaten. “Ye Zhi Qing, I’m here to understand something about Wang Zhi Qing.” Ye Nan Yi was a little surprised to look at Police Officer You. “Didn’t you investigate this last time? Why are you asking again?” Police Officer You explained, “It’s like this, Wang Zhi Qing’s mother filed a report, she wants to re-investigate.” Ye Nan Yi nodded, expressing understanding.

“It’s like this… Police Officer You, I’ve told you everything I know, do you have any other questions?” After listening, Police Officer You didn’t answer the question, instead, he asked a question that was off-topic. “Ye Zhi Qing, I don’t mean to offend you, but I want to know, have you and Wang Zhi Qing known each other for a long time?” Ye Nan Yi raised her eyebrows and replied, “Yes, he likes my step-sister, is there anything wrong with that?” “The problem is, as far as I know, you and your step-sister have a very bad relationship. It’s fair to say that she bullied you for a long time.”