Chapter 62: How Could He Do That?

She instinctively wanted to take a step back, but found herself trapped.

The man’s iron arms were wrapped around her waist.

“Let go.”

The woman in his arms, her face flushed, spoke in a soft voice. Qin Shuo, not only didn’t let go, but tightened his grip.

“You!” Xu Jiaojiao was furious and struggled.

Her soft body pressed against him, wriggling.

Qin Shuo couldn’t help but gasp! He held her tighter.

“Don’t move!”

Xu Jiaojiao, held tightly by him, froze.

She stared at him in disbelief.

The man’s face was slightly uncomfortable, but he didn’t look away. He just stared at her domineeringly.

“You’re a hooligan!”

How could he do that?

The man didn’t get angry, his gaze became even more scorching.

Xu Jiaojiao panicked and pushed his chest again.

Before she could push him away, she heard a creaking sound from the courtyard.

Someone was opening the door.

Xu Jiaojiao was startled. Just as she was about to push him again, the hands that held her released.

Finally free, she didn’t dare stay any longer. She slipped out the door.

“Jiaojiao, why are you up so early today?”

It was Ding Xiujing who had woken up.

Xu Jiaojiao: …

“It’s too hot, I couldn’t sleep.” Her voice was still trembling.

Ding Xiujing didn’t notice, yawned, and went to wash up.

At this moment, Xu Jiaojiao still felt weak in the legs and her heart was pounding. She didn’t dare go near her.

She wandered around aimlessly, waiting for her to finish washing up before she went to brush her teeth and wash her face.

“Third Brother, why are you chopping wood again? We still have plenty of firewood.”

Suddenly, Wang Fengmei’s voice came from behind.

Xu Jiaojiao: …

She suddenly remembered one day when she was only wearing her underwear to sleep, he also got up and chopped wood all morning.

For some reason, Xu Jiaojiao couldn’t bear to look at the firewood.

But the place where he chopped wood was not far from the water tank.

Even if Xu Jiaojiao wanted to avoid it, she couldn’t.

Finally, she walked to the water tank, scooped up some water, turned around, and squatted down to brush her teeth.

Sure enough, as soon as she squatted down, she felt the man’s burning gaze behind her.

As the sound of chopping wood came, Xu Jiaojiao’s brushing movements became stiff.

Finally, after finishing brushing, she washed her face hastily and ran away.

Even on the way to work, she stayed close to Ding Xiujing, afraid of being alone with him.

Fortunately, for some reason, he didn’t approach her.

Xu Jiaojiao finally breathed a sigh of relief.

But she felt a strange sense of loss in her heart.

It was already July, and the weather was getting hotter.

After working all morning, Xu Jiaojiao was so hot she was about to faint from heatstroke. She didn’t have time to think about anything else.

After lunch, she carried her backpack and went up the mountain.

The children at home were sent to work by Wang Fengmei. Today, she was the only one.

Without the children’s chattering, Xu Jiaojiao felt a little unaccustomed.

Fortunately, she knew the nearby mountains well.

In the past few years, when life was hard, the wild animals on the mountain were hunted down by the villagers.

The remaining ones hid in the deep mountains.

As long as she didn’t go deep into the mountains, she didn’t have to worry about any danger.

Today, Xu Jiaojiao was going to the mountain in the southeast corner.

This was the only mountain nearby that she hadn’t climbed.

She was afraid of encountering insects and snakes, so she made a medicine bag and brought it with her.

But as soon as she reached the foot of the mountain, she heard that familiar voice behind her.

Remembering the awkward scene this morning, Xu Jiaojiao panicked.

Her feet unconsciously quickened.

“Wait.”

Suddenly, Qin Shuo called out from behind.

Xu Jiaojiao: …

Not only did she not wait, but she ran even faster!

But after a few steps, her hand was grabbed!

Xu Jiaojiao was annoyed and turned around to glare at him.

“I’m going to collect herbs, let go.”

“There are many traps on this mountain, I’ll take you.”

Xu Jiaojiao: …

This was embarrassing.

Hearing him say there were traps, Xu Jiaojiao finally didn’t refuse to go with him.

The two of them walked up the mountain, one in front of the other.

Xu Jiaojiao walked in front.

The mountain path here seemed to be often used, and she was a little suspicious.

Were there really traps here?

But she wasn’t familiar with this place, and if she really fell into one, it would be a disaster.

While thinking to herself, Xu Jiaojiao searched for herbs.

But Qin Shuo, walking behind her, felt uncomfortable.

The slope of this mountain was a bit steep, and people could only climb upwards at an angle.

The woman’s amazing curves swayed gently in front of him as she climbed.

Qin Shuo couldn’t help but swallow.

Xu Jiaojiao, walking ahead, could feel his gaze.

For a moment, she felt weak in the legs.

But she had already experienced his domineering attitude this morning, and Xu Jiaojiao didn’t dare to speak up.

She was afraid that he would lose control again.

At this moment, she was extremely annoyed.

She shouldn’t have agreed to go with him.

But not long after, Xu Jiaojiao forgot about it, because the herbs on this mountain were unexpectedly abundant.

Not long after they started walking, they had already collected a lot.

She even found some wood ear mushrooms, wild mushrooms, and wild eggs?

Xu Jiaojiao: …

She looked up at the man who was helping her dig up the herbs.

When she came here by herself, she couldn’t find these things at all.

She couldn’t help but wonder again.

Was this guy someone with great luck?

“Feifei, are you hiding something from me?” Xu Jiaojiao asked in her mind.

“No, Feifei has already told you everything she knows.”

Xu Jiaojiao: …

I don’t believe you!

But she still kept a straight face and followed Qin Shuo up the mountain.

But not long after, they found a lot more things.

Now, Xu Jiaojiao was sure that this guy was someone with incredible luck!

With his luck, if he was in the world of cultivation, he would definitely be the kind of person who could be hit by treasure when he went out.

In other words, he was the… male lead?

“What’s wrong?” Seeing her strange gaze, Qin Shuo asked.

Xu Jiaojiao shook her head, her hands didn’t stop digging up the herbs.

But her mind was constantly processing the information.

Since he was the male lead, who was his female lead?

She suddenly remembered the period dramas she watched in her previous life. Some female leads married a military husband, disliked him for being a brute, and ran away with a pretty boy. They ended up miserably, but the military husband became a general, and the female lead regretted it. When she was reborn, she quickly attached herself to her original husband.

And such female leads were either lucky or had spaces.

Thinking that this man was reborn, Xu Jiaojiao suddenly had a strange thought.

Could it be that the original owner was supposed to be reborn, but because she crossed over and occupied this body, she ended up being the reborn male lead?

Otherwise, how could she explain this strange luck?

Also, why did the system let her conquer him after she crossed over?

Xu Jiaojiao didn’t believe that the system would randomly bind someone and let her conquer them.