Chapter 41: Catching an Adulterer (Part 2)

“Chi Wan, what are you doing? – Mmmh!”

The situation took a sudden turn.

Song Jing finally tore off his hypocritical mask, revealing his hideous and disgusting true nature.

He knew perfectly well that those candied plums contained something sinister.

If he ate them, what would happen?

Fear gnawed at his heart.

Song Jing struggled to push Chi Wan away.

But it was a replay of the previous clumsy shoulder throw.

Chi Wan, though seemingly frail, possessed an overwhelming strength he couldn’t resist.

She grabbed his neck, as if holding a chicken’s neck tightly.

She squeezed and never let go.

Even with all his might, Song Jing couldn’t push her away.

On the other hand, Chi Wan, who had been wanting to exact her revenge for a long time, had meticulously planned her actions and moved with swiftness and decisiveness.

“Song Jing, eat it! Such delicious candied plums, don’t waste them! Eat them all!”

Chi Wan held a large handful of candied plums.

She stuffed them all into Song Jing’s mouth, and to prevent him from spitting them out, she covered his nose and mouth.

“Chi – you crazy woman – Waaah!”

Song Jing pulled at Chi Wan’s arm, desperately trying to spit out some words through the gap.

Chi Wan ignored him completely.

She kept her hand firmly pressed, leaving no room for the disgusting man.

Soon, Song Jing’s face turned red, his eyes bulged, and he was unable to move under Chi Wan’s control. Even his neck was flushed.

His mind was terrified of the side effects of the substance.

But his primal instinct, the need to breathe, forced him to swallow.

He swallowed the candied plums whole, without even chewing, along with the pits, down his throat and into his stomach.

Chi Wan stood by, watching the scene unfold.

She heard the distinct sounds of swallowing and the sickening retching sounds.

She saw the ugly face contort with increasing rage, his features twisting and deforming.

She noticed that Song Jing’s originally white eyeballs were gradually turning red, and even the corners of his eyes were starting to redden.

Veins protruded on his forehead, and sweat began to drip down.

As a medical student, Chi Wan knew exactly what was happening to his body.

Song Jing’s reaction was so rapid in such a short time, proving the potency of the substance.

It also showed how ruthless Lu Xiangxiang was.

She was determined to completely destroy Chi Wan.

Now, Chi Wan was returning that pain tenfold onto Song Jing.

As the man’s physical reaction intensified, his legs gave way, and he could only stay upright because Chi Wan was holding him.

Chi Wan saw that it was almost time.

She loosened her grip.

With just that slight movement, Song Jing collapsed to the ground like a pile of mud.

He lay on his stomach, his hands clutching the black mud in the woods, his fingernails filled with dirt.

Like a dog, he gasped for breath.

Song Jing’s consciousness was gradually slipping away, and the last vestige of sanity made him anticipate what might happen.

He lay on the ground, stretched out his dirty fingers, and reached for his throat.

“Ugh – Ugh – Ugh!”

He had to spit it out!

He had to spit it out!

If he lost his mind completely and did something reckless, his reputation, his good image, would be ruined forever!

No!

It couldn’t be!

He had to return to the city! He had to retake the university entrance exam!

He couldn’t ruin his entire life in this small mountain village!

No! Absolutely not!

Song Jing, despite hurting his mouth, desperately tried to spit out the candied plums he had swallowed.

But it was easier said than done.

He didn’t spit out the candied plums, but he did vomit up pungent, foul-smelling acid.

Chi Wan looked down at the scene.

She watched Song Jing’s struggle for survival.

She sneered, “Song Jing, so you do know those candied plums are not meant to be eaten? How is it? The taste of that thing is pretty good, isn’t it?”

——That thing.

At those words, Song Jing looked up in disbelief.

His bulging, red eyes trembled as he looked at Chi Wan, who was unharmed.

His body was burning hot, but his heart was filled with a chilling fear.

“You… you… how did you know…”

Song Jing was afraid of Chi Wan.

He was afraid of the power she unleashed, the power that could crush him, and he was afraid of the penetrating gaze that seemed to see through his soul.

No matter what he did to resist, he couldn’t escape her grasp.

And she was just a woman!

This kind of fear was something Song Jing had never experienced before.

“If you don’t want people to know, then don’t do it.”

“Song Jing, we have no grievances between us, but for your own ugly and dirty thoughts, you actually colluded with Lu Xiangxiang.”

“From the moment you decided to do this, you should have anticipated this day.”

Chi Wan’s eyes grew colder.

Those bright, sparkling eyes no longer held their former charm and allure. Instead, they were filled with impenetrable frost, radiating a powerful and intimidating aura.

Perhaps it was because she had been with Huo Nanchuan for a long time.

When she stared with such a cold gaze, she was almost identical to Huo Nanchuan.

In stark contrast to Chi Wan was the filthy Song Jing.

His hair was disheveled, his face was dirty, and his white shirt was covered in mud and leaves.

There was no trace of the gentle, scholarly young intellectual. All that remained was a beast with vacant eyes, gasping for breath, completely out of control.

His humanity was fading away, bit by bit, under the influence of the substance.

His pupils no longer held any clear consciousness.

Even the fear of Chi Wan, after a moment of confusion, disappeared.

Song Jing’s eyes bulged even further, and sweat streamed down his face.

Chi Wan watched, knowing that the man would soon lose control completely, leaving only his primal instincts.

She couldn’t just leave him there, a menace.

If innocent people were harmed, it would be a disaster.

Chi Wan couldn’t let anyone see her with Song Jing, because gossip was a terrible thing.

Whether Chi Wan was forced or framed, as long as the rumors spread, it would be the same as before, impossible to explain.

The villagers, without any understanding of the situation, would accuse her of “immorality” and “unfaithfulness.”

Even if she was the victim, they would say, “A fly doesn’t land on a seamless egg. If you hadn’t seduced men, why would they target you?”

Chi Wan didn’t want to experience that helplessness again.

She didn’t want to burden Huo Nanchuan anymore.

Therefore,

Chi Wan had planned the outcome from the beginning.

She would tie Song Jing to a tree in this grove, binding his hands, feet, and body, so he couldn’t move.

Then he would be tormented by the substance.

But he couldn’t do anything.

He could only suffer, second by second.

Until the effects of the substance wore off completely.

Whether this would cause any long-term damage to Song Jing’s body, Chi Wan didn’t care.

If the man’s lower body was completely ruined, it was his own fault, and she would be doing the world a favor.

…

Thinking about this,

Chi Wan took the belt from Song Jing’s waist, ready to tie him to a tree.

But she heard the sound of branches snapping from afar.

And the sound of footsteps getting closer.

Someone was entering the grove.

At the same time,

The person’s deliberately lowered voice also reached her ears.

“Song Jing!”

“Song Jing, where are you? Song Jing, did you get Chi Wan? The people I arranged are coming, and Huo Nanchuan will be here too.”

“This time, I’m going to have Huo Nanchuan catch you red-handed, to see for himself that Chi Wan is a loose woman, a dirty woman!”

Lu Xiangxiang was searching for him while muttering under her breath.

The words carried by the wind reached Chi Wan’s ears.

Chi Wan’s eyes narrowed.

Her mind raced, pondering Lu Xiangxiang’s words.

——Huo Nanchuan will be here too.

——Catch you red-handed…

——See for himself…

What a cunning Lu Xiangxiang, what a clever trick to catch them together.

From Lu Xiangxiang’s perspective, she saw Chi Wan enter the grove with Song Jing.

No matter what, Song Jing was a grown man, and even if he couldn’t trick Chi Wan, he could force her to eat it.

In that case,

They would be doing something scandalous in the grove.

And she, at the right time, would call people over.

The most important thing was Huo Nanchuan, to see Chi Wan and Song Jing’s affair with his own eyes.

This move was truly ruthless.

Even Song Jing probably didn’t know Lu Xiangxiang had such a plan.

Now,

Chi Wan’s eyes flickered, and she completely understood the design.

She still held the belt in her hand, and beside her was Song Jing, completely out of control, struggling violently.

Behind her,

Lu Xiangxiang was approaching…

Chi Wan’s eyes darkened.

A plan formed in her mind.

She tossed the belt aside and released the frenzied Song Jing.

Then,

She got up and left.

Chi Wan didn’t hesitate for a moment.

She headed in the opposite direction of the sound, running quickly, and then hid herself at the edge of the grove…

…

On the other side of the grove,

The people Lu Xiangxiang had arranged were rushing towards them.

A young woman in her twenties held Huo Nanchuan’s hand tightly.

She kept urging him.

“Huo Nanchuan, it’s true… your wife… your wife Chi Wan fell in the grove… her leg is twisted, why don’t you believe me… come with me! Hurry up!”

Huo Nanchuan was being pulled forward.

But the man’s brow furrowed, and a deep suspicion appeared on his handsome, deep-set face.

His dark eyes kept looking at the young woman beside him.

The young woman was a villager who had grown up in the village and married a villager. She had never left the village or seen many men in her life.

Being stared at so coldly by Huo Nanchuan made her shiver.

She had never known that Huo Nanchuan was such a terrifying man.

But thinking of the fifty cents in her pocket, she gritted her teeth!

“Huo Nanchuan, just come with me! Chi Wan is in so much pain, she can’t even get up!”

Huo Nanchuan’s face was grim, his brow furrowed even deeper.

He walked forward without a word, his pace gradually quickening.