Chapter 48 : The Mastermind

Su Xieqiu calmed herself down and quietly got out of bed.

There are two horizontal door latches inside the wooden door, and thick sticks are used to support it on both sides, so it’s not easy to open.

She didn’t know how many people were outside, nor did she know what their purpose was in prying open the door.

But there are only two possibilities: they were either trying to rob her of her money or her body, or maybe they wanted to destroy her.

But no matter what the visitor’s intention was, as soon as someone from outside came in, in this remote and conservative mountain village, she wouldn’t be able to explain herself, even if she had mouths all over her body.

Others don’t care whether you’re a victim or not. To them, this would be just a topic of gossip in their spare time.

Su Xieqiu stood in the dark, looking at the long iron hook poking at the door latch.

She found the bone-cutting knife in the space and placed it in a convenient spot.

A person stood behind the door, peering out through the crack in the moonlight.

She had to first determine how many people were outside before she could think of a suitable way to deal with them.

She vaguely saw two people, one tall and one short, outside the door. Although she couldn’t see their faces clearly, judging by their figures, they should be men.

Su Xieqiu pondered for a moment, then imitated the voice of a goddess from “Liao Zhai” and said grimly, “My two friends, are you here to see me?”

The iron hook that was prying the bolt suddenly stopped.

When the two people outside heard the strange sound, they felt a chill on their backs and the hairs on their bodies stood up.

Seeing that she had frightened the two men, Su Xieqiu imitated the goddess’s voice and laughed, “Why did you two come to see me at night? Are you afraid of me if I go out with this face?”

“You, you, who are you?” The person outside swallowed and asked tremblingly.

“You ask who I am?” Su Xieqiu suddenly laughed crazily, “Ah~hahahahahahahaha… My dear friends, how could you forget me? I’ve been waiting for you here for a thousand years. Why did you two come only now? You really made me wait so long. Today, I’ll take you away… away… away…”

“Ghost… there is a ghost…” The two people outside were so scared by her nonsense that they ran away.

Su Xieqiu quickly climbed up to the door to look at the two men, shouting, “Don’t leave…”

The two men were stumbling as they ran, and Su Xieqiu observed that one of them had a limp and was limping as he ran.

She smiled coldly. With such obvious features, it would be easy to find them.

There were more than a thousand people in the Sanhua Brigade, but few of them were lame. If she found this man, the other one wouldn’t be able to escape.

She planned to go to the village tomorrow to find out who they were, then figure out a way to deal with them.

After the thrilling experience just now, Su Xieqiu couldn’t sleep.

The two people had been frightened by her. When they came to their senses, they would definitely realize that she had been playing tricks, and they might come back in the future.

It seemed she needed to come up with a solution soon to prevent future trouble.

This matter couldn’t be made public yet. If those two turned around and accused her of seducing them, she would never be able to clear herself, no matter what she did.

By then, not only would her reputation be ruined, but Han Zhenyu would also lose face.

Although she didn’t care about her reputation, she couldn’t let Han Zhenyu suffer because of her.

Su Xieqiu tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep, and got up at daybreak.

When she went to fetch water from the school in the morning, a young man was carrying two buckets of water and walking back. He saw her and nodded slightly.

“Good morning, Teacher Wei.” Su Xieqiu greeted him with a smile.

“Good morning.”

Wei Zhengyuan had almost walked past but stopped after thinking for a moment. After hesitating for a while, he asked:

“Su Xieqiu, did you hear any strange noises last night? It sounded like a woman’s laughter. It was quite scary. My wife was so frightened, she couldn’t sleep all night.”

“A woman’s laughter?” Su Xieqiu shook her head blankly. “I didn’t hear anything. I was busy all day yesterday, and once I went to bed, I fell asleep and stayed asleep.”

“Teacher Wei, what happened last night?” Su Xieqiu asked again, pretending to be concerned.

“It’s nothing, it’s nothing.” Wei Zhengyuan quickly explained with a smile, not wanting to frighten her. “Maybe my wife heard it wrong. Su Xieqiu, go ahead and get some water quickly. I’ll leave first.”

Su Xieqiu suppressed her laughter and said, “Teacher Wei, take care.”

It seems that my laughter last night was really scary. Even Teacher Wei and his wife at the school heard it.

I wonder if those two villains were scared to death last night?

Su Xieqiu fetched two buckets of water, washed up, and went to the foundation.

Her uncle and two cousins had already arrived and were mixing mud with Uncle Du and preparing the site.

Su Xieqiu greeted them and started making breakfast.

She arrived a little later today and didn’t have time to make anything complicated, so she just fried a big pot of shredded potatoes, made a pot of three-fresh soup, and made a circle of pancakes.

After everyone had finished their meal, Su Xieqiu cleaned up the place and prepared to go to the village to inquire about the two people.

But as soon as she arrived at the Youth League Home, she saw Sun Yuexian and Cao Min coming out of the home.

The two of them were talking and laughing as they walked, clearly in a good mood.

When they saw Su Xieqiu, their expressions froze for a moment, and their eyes flashed with guilt.

Su Xieqiu suddenly thought of something, narrowed her eyes, and decided to trick them both.

She suddenly asked angrily, “I have no grudge against you, why do you want to hurt me again and again?”

“What did you say? Who hurt you?” Sun Yuexian said calmly.

Su Xieqiu was now even more certain that this matter had something to do with them.

To avoid alarming them, she didn’t mention what happened last night. She said angrily, “It’s about what happened last time. I was about to go back to the city, but you two deliberately tore my clothes. Han Zhenyu happened to pass by and saw it, so I had to marry him.”

Seeing the two men obviously relax, she pretended to be sad and shook her head, saying, “You ruined my happiness. I will hate you forever.” After that, she ran towards the village.

Sun Yuexian and Cao Min both sighed in relief as they saw her run away.

They thought Su Xieqiu had figured out that what happened last night was also planned by them, but it turned out she was just caught up in the past incident.

But seeing how energetic she was, it seemed that Zhang Quezi and Sun Dabishi didn’t succeed last night.

Sun Yuexian looked at Su Xieqiu’s back and cursed angrily, “Those two idiots, missed such a good opportunity. You’re really incapable of achieving anything but causing trouble.”

Cao Min said with a sullen face, “When I go to work later, I’ll find a chance to ask them what went wrong. Two grown men can’t handle one woman. They didn’t take advantage of her, and now they’re so stupid. They deserve to be single.”

If we had to say who hated Su Xieqiu the most in the Youth League Institute, it would definitely be Cao Min.

She and Liu Huajun are both from Beijing and were part of the same batch of educated youth who came to the Sanhua Brigade.

They were of similar age and got along very well.

In the Sanhua Brigade, where they were unfamiliar with their surroundings, the two grew closer and closer, almost crossing a line.

But the arrival of Su Xieqiu abruptly ended their budding relationship.

When Liu Huajun saw the beautiful and gentle Su Xieqiu, he was instantly captivated and immediately began to pursue her passionately.

He completely forgot about his past relationship with Cao Min.