Chapter 36: I’m Just Outspoken

When Chu Ning met Fu Yuzhou’s deep, dark eyes, her body trembled in surprise.

For a moment, Chu Ning stammered, “That, I, I’m just outspoken. Go about your business, just pretend what I said just now was nonsense.”

Chu Ning really wanted to strangle herself on the spot. Why did she ask Fu Yuzhou such a mindless question?

He had someone he loved, and she was simply taking advantage of the situation!

Fortunately, Fu Yuzhou didn’t pay any attention to Chu Ning. He glared at her and left.

Chu Ning stood there, looking helpless.

The words she said to Fu Yuzhou about going back after a fight were just hot air.

From her understanding of Zhou Chenhao, he was probably searching for her all over the world right now. If she went back now, she would be walking right into a trap.

Even if Fu Yuzhou disliked her terribly, she had to stay here.

•  

Beijing.

Zhou Chenhao searched the entire residential area but couldn’t find Chu Ning, so he had to widen his search.

Meanwhile, this news alarmed Chu Ning’s parents and brother, as well as the Zhou family.

When Mrs. Chu saw Zhou Chenhao, she slapped him without saying a word, “We’ve already agreed to call off the engagement, why are you going back on your word? Not only did you refuse to break up the engagement, but you also lost my daughter?”

In just a few days, Chu Ning had disappeared several times, and Mrs. Chu’s heart felt like it was on a rollercoaster, still shaken.

Chu Ning’s brother, Chu Yunxuan, was also very unhappy with Zhou Chenhao’s behavior, “Mr. Zhou, I don’t believe that my sister, a living person, could disappear from under your nose. I suspect you deliberately hid my sister.”

Mr. Chu also said, “I didn’t like you and my Ningning’s marriage from the beginning, Zhou Chenhao. I forced my daughter to marry you.

Not only did you not cherish her, but you also hurt her terribly. Now that she has agreed to let you go, why are you so relentless? When will you stop tormenting her?”

Mr. Chu knew that Zhou Chenhao, a womanizer, didn’t love his daughter at all. If his daughter was really hidden by him, the intention was obvious—to torment her.

Zhou Chenhao’s response was full of irony, “I didn’t hide her. She really disappeared right under my nose. I don’t know where she went?”

“I don’t believe you. I think you’re up to no good, that you hid her. Your mother is in the hospital, and your father has frozen all your assets.

Frankly speaking, my sister is your lucky charm now. As long as you keep my sister under your control, your parents will satisfy your every whim.”

Chu Yunxuan expressed his dissatisfaction with Zhou Chenhao again.

Zhou Chenhao playfully touched his cheek with his tongue, and spoke sarcastically, “I know, brother-in-law, you’ve always been prejudiced against me.

I, Zhou Chenhao, may be a bit of a womanizer, and I may not be to your liking, but I’ve always been aboveboard, not as sinister as you say, and I would absolutely never imprison or coerce Chu Ning.”

Then, Zhou Chenhao cast a suspicious look at Chu Junxia, who arrived late, “On the other hand, Mr. Shen, he usually associates with all sorts of people.

In the past, he could help me and Chu Ning get together, and now, he could naturally repeat the trick and introduce her to someone else.”

In other words, Chu Ning’s sudden disappearance must be related to Shen Linfeng. It must be Shen Linfeng who introduced Chu Ning to other men.

Otherwise, Chu Ning wouldn’t have changed so drastically towards him in such a short time. He had given Chu Ning a chance to be his woman.

However, Chu Ning refused so decisively, resisting so thoroughly.

The only possibility is because of another man.

Chu Junxia had just learned from her son that he had been inexplicably arrested, beaten, and forced to confess by Zhou Chenhao.

Because of this, she was also full of anger. Learning of Chu Ning’s disappearance, she hurried to find Zhou Chenhao to question him about it.

Unexpectedly, this playboy, Zhou Chenhao, was still blaming her son.

“Don’t blame my son. Besides you, my son hasn’t introduced Ning any other men.

You’re enough, enough to leave my Ningning scarred. If Linfeng has such thoughts, I’ll beat him to death.”

Zhou Chenhao sneered, “Heh, Mrs. Shen, the reason you say this is because you don’t know Mr. Shen well enough.”

“He’s my son, how could I not know him?”

“If you knew him, you wouldn’t know that he’s already secretly had a child with a foreigner.”

“A child?”

Chu Junxia’s body trembled, and she felt dazed.

“Impossible, Linfeng would absolutely not have a child with a foreign woman.”

“That’s because you don’t know him.”

“…”

Chu Junxia was completely speechless.

Zhou Chenhao spoke again, “So, you’d better ask Mr. Shen personally about Chu Ning’s matter.”

Hearing these words, the Chu family all looked at Chu Junxia. Facing her brother, sister-in-law, and nephew, Chu Junxia was at a loss.

“Brother, sister-in-law, don’t worry, I’ll go find Linfeng now. If Ning’s disappearance is related to him, I’ll beat him to death.”

After saying this, Chu Junxia went home to find Shen Linfeng.

Tang Siqi, standing aside, didn’t dare to breathe.

She was half-believing about Chu Ning’s time travel, but at this moment, she believed it completely.

She was certain that Chu Ning, who disappeared under Zhou Chenhao’s nose, had definitely time-traveled to the old era of 1976.

At this moment, she was in the dormitory of a man named Fu Yuzhou.

That day, Tang Siqi hesitated whether to tell Chu Ning’s parents about Chu Ning’s time travel. Now, seeing Zhou Chenhao’s anxious heart because of Chu Ning, she decided not to say it.

Zhou Chenhao had hurt Chu Ning more than once, and now she wanted him to experience the agonizing feeling of losing Chu Ning.

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Hongguang Brigade.

Chu Ning, after eating and sleeping, woke up to find that Fu Yuzhou hadn’t returned yet.

She didn’t want to go back. Everyone here knew she was Fu Yuzhou’s younger brother, “Fu Chen”.

Chu Ning didn’t want to stay cooped up in the dormitory either. She tidied herself up and prepared to go out for a walk, to see the countryside of the old era.

Leaving the militia camp, there was the unpolluted, pristine atmosphere of the countryside, especially the exceptionally fresh air.

Perhaps because it had rained last night, the flowers by the roadside were blooming exceptionally brightly.

In the fields, the wheat was just heading, and the corn was in its growing period. Looking out at the vast expanse of green crops, it was like a landscape painting.

Honestly, this environment was really suitable for retirement. Chu Ning genuinely liked it.

Her mood, which had been worn out by Zhou Chenhao, was instantly healed.

In the fields, the commune workers were busy weeding. The women wore headscarves, the men wore straw hats, and they all had white towels around their necks, as if they had been uniformly arranged.

“Fu Chen, why are you here instead of going to the military camp with your brother for training?”

Wang Fengxian, recognizing Chu Ning, greeted her across the ridge.

If Chu Ning hadn’t heard the voice, she wouldn’t have recognized the heavily equipped Wang Fengxian.

Chu Ning quickly replied, “I’m not familiar with this place yet. My brother told me to get familiar with the environment first.”

In fact, Fu Yuzhou had no intention of letting her train. She wasn’t the real Fu Chen, so she wouldn’t go to the training ground.

As they spoke, Wang Fengxian came to Chu Ning’s side and asked, “How is it? Our environment is pretty good, right?

Although it’s a rural area and a bit poor, it has a lot of life and a quiet environment, very suitable for living.”

Of course, these were the words said by the educated youths who came from the city.

Chu Ning nodded in agreement, “Yes, it’s pretty good.”

“You’ve never weeded before, have you? Come and experience it. You’re a boy, I’ll arrange for you to be with the newly arrived male educated youths. You’re all newcomers from the city, so you’ll definitely have a lot in common!”