Chapter 8: A Clear and Upright Proof of Innocence

From the moment her wrist was grasped, a wave of disgust washed over Chi Wan.

Her body’s reaction told her she disliked this person.

Especially,

That oily nickname.

“Wanwan” what “Wanwan”?

Even Huo Nanchuan hadn’t called her that!

And on a village path, in plain sight of the villagers who were all craning their necks to watch the show.

Chi Wan hadn’t seen the man’s face yet, but she already knew he was up to no good.

When she turned around—

It was Song Jing.

The same Song Zhiqing who, according to Lu Xiangxiang, had a close relationship with her and caused her to run away on her wedding night.

Chi Wan narrowed her eyes, a look of disgust flashing in them, as she sized up the man in front of her.

Song Jing was in his early twenties.

He was under six feet tall, but still tall enough.

To be fair, he was good-looking.

He had a handsome, refined face, exuding a scholarly air.

In this village where people toiled from dawn till dusk, he was immaculately dressed.

He wore a white shirt and black trousers, a stark contrast to the grimy, rough villagers.

No wonder Lu Xiangxiang, in the previous life, had been seduced by Song Jing, choosing to abandon her childhood fiancé to be with this scumbag.

His looks were truly deceiving.

But Chi Wan wasn’t a naive young girl.

Not only did she know about Song Jing’s dirty deeds, but she also saw the clouded look in his eyes.

No matter how clean this man dressed,

Eyes were the windows to the soul, and they couldn’t hide his dirty thoughts.

Unlike Huo Nanchuan’s eyes.

They were dark and deep, shining brightly.

Like the North Star in the dark night sky.

For a moment, Chi Wan was distracted and didn’t manage to shake off Song Jing’s grip.

At that moment, Song Jing spoke loudly.

“Wanwan, why didn’t you come last night? I waited for you all night.”

“Wanwan, I know you didn’t willingly marry that poor boy Huo Nanchuan. Don’t be afraid, come with me, I’ll take you away from this mountain village.”

“My dad got promoted again recently, he has connections to get us back to the city. Wanwan, trust me, you can’t be with Huo Nanchuan!”

He pretended to be deeply in love, his eyes fixed on Chi Wan.

Chi Wan felt a wave of disgust, her goosebumps rising.

Although she had transmigrated, she had all the original owner’s memories.

Chi Wan and Song Jing were indeed from the same production brigade, considered colleagues, and had worked together for a year.

But the original owner was timid and withdrawn, and had spoken less than ten words to Song Jing in total.

Let alone any romantic feelings, they didn’t even have a friendly relationship!

This man was simply slandering her.

And Song Jing’s aim was indeed to do just that.

He had deliberately targeted Chi Wan’s timidity, knowing she wouldn’t even dare utter a harsh word in front of so many people, and wouldn’t dare refute him.

Heh.

Then,

Rumors would spread.

Chi Wan would be a broken shoe he had defiled, and the Huo family, for the sake of their reputation, wouldn’t want such a wife and would surely drive her out.

Once Chi Wan was kicked out of the Huo family, she would have no one left to rely on.

With so many eyes watching in the village, everyone would think Chi Wan was his woman.

He had been coveting this delicate, beautiful woman for a long time.

If he hadn’t been out of the village recently,

How could the women’s director have arranged a match between Chi Wan and Huo Nanchuan?

The dirty peasant had gotten lucky.

Song Jing held onto Chi Wan tightly, his mind racing, ready to fabricate more dirty lies.

“Wanwan—”

However,

The next second after Song Jing opened his mouth, his supposed words of deep affection turned into a scream of pain.

“Ah—”

Heart-wrenching.

A gut-wrenching cry.

Pain, all over.

His entire body felt like it had been run over by a truck, shattered into pieces, from his flesh to his bones, every inch was excruciating.

Because Song Jing had been thrown hard to the ground.

The one who had done it was Chi Wan.

Just a few seconds ago, Song Jing had been trying to pull her, and a surge of anger erupted within Chi Wan.

She had just wanted to shake this disgusting man off.

But when her arm swung, she didn’t know why, but a strange, enormous strength surged through her.

Chi Wan had thrown Song Jing over her shoulder!

It was a standard, elegant, even effortless move.

There were quite a few villagers on the walls, craning their necks to watch, and they all looked at this scene in disbelief.

They didn’t understand what an over-the-shoulder throw was, they only saw a blur, then Song Jing flying through the air, then landing heavily on the ground.

Then,

Only Chi Wan remained standing.

Song Jing lay on the ground, his face contorted in pain, howling.

The village paths were all bumpy, with small stones protruding everywhere.

With this fall,

Not only might his internal organs have shifted, but his back was also bruised and scratched by the stones.

“Ah… hiss… pain… my back… ah… Chi Wan… you…!”

Song Jing lay on the ground, gasping for breath.

His white shirt was stained with dirt.

He was no longer the refined and handsome man, only his contorted and grotesque face remained.

Besides pain, there was shock.

Song Jing couldn’t believe that Chi Wan had dared to fight back, and had even thrown him to the ground.

A man’s pride was shattered!

The shocked one was Chi Wan too.

She looked at her palm, she hadn’t even used all her strength when she threw the man taller than her, yet he flew through the air.

How had her strength become so great?

Could it be the magical effect of the spiritual spring?

But Chi Wan quickly regained her composure.

She patted the hand that Song Jing had grabbed, as if it were dirty.

Chi Wan’s face hardened, she said sternly,

“Song Zhiqing, stop your nonsense.”

“I, Chi Wan, have absolutely no relationship with you. Let alone a romantic one, we’re not even friends!”

“As a woman, and now Huo Nanchuan’s wife, my reputation is incredibly important! Yet you’ve been scheming to slander me, to throw dirt on my name? I want to ask you, what is your purpose? What do you want to gain from me?!”

She asked repeatedly.

Every word was clear and distinct.

Drawing a clear line with this shameless man.

“Chi Wan… you… you’re lying… you and I…”

Song Jing lay on the ground, unable to even stand from the pain, yet he still gritted his teeth, glaring at Chi Wan, as if he wanted to drag her down with him.

“Heh.”

Chi Wan laughed coldly.

She continued,

“Song Zhiqing, are you going to keep saying that we planned to run away together? That’s ridiculous…”

“If I really had a romantic relationship with you, why didn’t I run away sooner or later? Why did I have to run away on my wedding night, after the Huo family saw me?

“And the so-called romantic relationship you’re talking about, do you have any evidence? Do you have any letters we exchanged, or any tokens we gave each other?”

“Just your word alone, you want to ruin my reputation, and you want to drag Huo Nanchuan down with you? Your heart is too vicious! Have you been wasting all those years of studying?”

After a series of rebuttals,

Chi Wan not only spoke confidently, but her expression was also free of any guilt.

After all, she was telling the truth.

For those villagers who loved to watch the drama, they had no critical thinking skills, they believed whatever they heard.

Now, seeing Chi Wan so resolute, their hearts began to waver.

Yes… why didn’t she run away sooner or later, why did she have to run away on her wedding night, when the Huo family was watching?

… And those love letters, those tokens, like a handkerchief or something, Song Jing never showed them?

And Chi Wan was so fierce towards Song Jing, she didn’t show any mercy.

It didn’t look like she was in love with him at all.

Could it really just be Song Zhiqing’s word against hers?!

Suddenly,

The direction of the rumor seemed to shift.

At that moment,

A figure rushed over.

She shouted loudly, “I can testify for Chi Wan, what she said is true, she has no relationship with Song Zhiqing!”