Su Xiaoxiao's scream attracted nearby villagers, many of whom were startled and ran over. Upon seeing Su Xiaoxiao collapsed on the ground with an ambiguous red mark on her neck, everyone froze for a moment.
"Fu Zhiqing, what happened here?" an aunt approached Fu Wenwen and asked, puzzled.
"It's hard for me to say. What does this scene look like to you all?" Fu Wenwen gestured for everyone to look at Su Xiaoxiao and Liu Zihua. A man and a woman, what else could it be?
"Su Zhiqing, what's wrong? Why are you sitting on the ground so miserably? Hurry and get up! If there's anything, let's talk it through properly..." An aunt stepped forward, tidied Su Xiaoxiao's clothes, and helped her up. Su Xiaoxiao glanced at Liu Zihua, whose face was grim, and tearfully wiped her eyes.
"What's going on? Why don't you say anything?" The villagers, seeing one silent and the other weeping with lowered head, grew impatient.
"What's there not to understand! Just like how Zhang Lao San bullied me back then, Su Zhiqing was also bullied by Liu Zhiqing. Didn't you all see how big that patch on her chest was just now?" Fu Wenwen looked at Su Xiaoxiao, acting in tacit understanding to speak for her.
A 'good闺蜜' (best friend) would surely step forward when needed!
"Fu Zhiqing, is that possible? Liu Zhiqing is such an upright youth, he wouldn't be like that scoundrel, right?" someone asked doubtfully.
"Ah, it's not like that. Liu Zhiqing is also a man. What man wouldn't do such things! He's not a monk!" a man disagreed. Men understood men best; if a woman like Su Zhiqing threw herself at him, no man could refuse.
Besides, why couldn't Liu Zhiqing do such a thing? He wasn't a eunuch.
"This is not what everyone thinks it is. Su Xiaoxiao is framing me!" Liu Zihua explained, pointing at Su Xiaoxiao. "She has admired me since she was young. Her previous targeting of Fu Wenwen was due to jealousy. I have no relationship with her."
Liu Zihua's words caused an uproar among the villagers, and Su Xiaoxiao cried even harder.
"Liu Zihua, you want to eat and run without taking responsibility?" Fu Wenwen would never let Liu Zihua clear his name. She was right there; how could he say such a thing with a straight face, as if they were invisible?
"Exactly! We're all men; we know what you've done."
"If you're a man, admit it openly. Su Zhiqing isn't bad-looking either, with her fair skin and tender flesh. You've already touched her, and now you're denying it? That's going too far..."
"We're all grown men, saying such things. Do you take us for blind, or for fools?"
The men chimed in. Liu Zihua's words were simply unconvincing. Did Su Xiaoxiao need to frame him? Would framing result in a neck like that?
"Su Zhiqing, tell us, how should this be handled? We definitely won't allow Liu Zhiqing to bully you like this!" the villagers asked Su Xiaoxiao. Su Xiaoxiao, wiping her tears, seemed choked with sobs and unable to speak.
"He..." Su Xiaoxiao pointed at Liu Zihua, her unspoken grievances making everyone feel sympathetic.
"Fu Zhiqing, what do you think we should do?" Su Xiaoxiao had framed Fu Wenwen before, and now Fu Wenwen had witnessed this. Everyone found Su Xiaoxiao, who only wept, a bit annoying. They asked her how to handle it, but she didn't say.
With a wronged expression, she seemed to expect everyone to be her advocate.
"Su Xiaoxiao has always liked Liu Zihua. Now that Liu Zihua has been tempted and couldn't resist, let's fulfill her wish and let her marry Liu Zihua. Isn't that a win-win situation?" Fu Wenwen smiled at Liu Zihua, baring her teeth.
Of course, she had to fulfill Su Xiaoxiao's wish! A scumbag like Liu Zihua was the perfect match for Su Xiaoxiao!
A scumbag and a green tea girl were always a perfect match, best to be tied together forever and never let go.
"Right? Su, Zhi, Qing?" Fu Wenwen looked at Su Xiaoxiao. Su Xiaoxiao stiffened, looked up at Fu Wenwen, and then lowered her head.
"Mmm."
Everyone heard this sound.
So, she wanted to marry Liu Zihua! That was easy to sort out!
"Liu Zhiqing, you heard that. The girl means she wants to marry you! When are you going to find the village head and get this done?" the crowd turned to Liu Zihua. Liu Zihua, however, had a dark expression. "I will not marry her."
"What? You've eaten everything, and now you won't marry her?" When the villagers heard Liu Zihua's words, anger surged.
"I did nothing. I have no relationship with her. Who knows who she got those marks on her body from, and then she ran over to blame me!" Liu Zihua glared at Su Xiaoxiao, grinding his teeth.
He absolutely would not marry Su Xiaoxiao; otherwise, he would have no hope.
"Liu Zihua, how can you say such a thing!" Su Xiaoxiao looked at Liu Zihua in disbelief, pulling open her clothes again. "You just kissed me! You pinned me down in the small grove and kissed me! I, Su Xiaoxiao, gave you everything. I am already yours. How can you say such a thing?"
"Wow~" The villagers, suddenly feasting on a big piece of gossip, erupted in an uproar.
Su Xiaoxiao had nothing left to lose. She directly pointed at Liu Zihua in front of everyone and gritted her teeth, "Liu Zihua, you want your future, I won't stop you. But if you want to climb up by stepping on my corpse, Su Xiaoxiao, that's impossible! If you don't marry me, I'll report you to the police for hooliganism!"
"Su Xiaoxiao, is this necessary?" Liu Zihua roared angrily. "Do you know you'll ruin me!"
"I don't know. I only know you want to kick me aside!" Su Xiaoxiao said hysterically. "If you had admitted me just now, I wouldn't be like this! But you! You denied me completely and want to marry the village head's daughter? Liu Zihua, let me tell you, as long as I, Su Xiaoxiao, am around, you will never marry another woman!"
"You said you loved me, is this how you love me?" Liu Zihua said frantically.
"I love you, so I can't watch you marry another woman! Your wife can only be me, Su Xiaoxiao!" Su Xiaoxiao's face contorted. "I can support you in doing anything, as long as you marry me!"
"You're a lunatic!" Liu Zihua roared in extreme anger.
"Liu Zihua, for you, I've done so many things! Do you really want me to list them one by one?" Su Xiaoxiao threatened.
Liu Zihua's body stiffened, and he slumped his shoulders as if deflated.
His previous imposing manner was gone.
Everyone watched the two of them tear into each other, Su Xiaoxiao forcing Liu Zihua to compromise. They exchanged glances, thinking to themselves that neither of them was a good person.
"Have you decided? Do you want to marry Su Xiaoxiao?" Fu Wenwen asked with a smile, finding Liu Zihua's deflated and pathetic appearance even more amusing.
"Marry! I'll marry you! I'll marry you!!!" Liu Zihua roared. His chest heaved, his clenched fists had bulging veins, and he stared at Su Xiaoxiao with cold, sinister eyes.