Chapter 146: Ugly Duckling
Translator: Lonelytree
“Xiao Lingyu, slow down!”
Xiao Lingyu was worried once she heard what Yan Siming said. She knew Chen Dahua would bring trouble to her family.
Not long after Yan Siming told her that, Xiao Lingyu received a call from Xiao Chengbang. He said Chen Dahua and his wife had brought Chen Ran over. They were cursing in front of Xiao Lingyu’s house in the middle of the night. Xiao Chengbang told Xiao Lingyu not to come back because they were looking for her.
But how could Xiao Lingyu not come back? Besides, it was not even her fault.
Xiao Lingyu immediately drove back to Taoyuan Village. Seeing the nervous expression on Xiao Lingyu’s face, Yan Siming jumped into the car, ignoring Xiao Lingyu’s objection. However, Xiao Lingyu’s driving skills scared him.
“Xiao Lingyu, you need to stop! I’ll drive! I don’t want to die here!” Yan Siming said with a serious expression.
Xiao Lingyu said unhappily, “I didn’t ask you to come with me. If you want to live, then get down.” Xiao Lingyu stepped on the brake, indicating the man to leave.
Yan Siming got out, but he held the door just in case Xiao Lingyu drove away. He walked to the front of the door and demanded, “Xiao Lingyu, get down now!”
Xiao Lingyu sneered, “Yan Siming, what is the meaning of this? My family drama is so interesting that you’d risk your life for it?”
“…” Yan Siming helped her out of the car and said, “That’s right. But I’m worried more about our lives now. You are too unstable to drive!”
Xiao Lingyu did intend to drive away once Yan Siming got down, but the man saw through her plan. Yan Siming took the driver’s seat and Xiao Lingyu the passenger seat.
The car moved, and it shook violently. Yan Siming growled, “What kind of horrible car is this?”
“CEO Yan has been living in the lap of luxury since he’s young. Naturally, you won’t be used to driving a rundown car that only costs several ten thousand RMB.” Xiao Lingyu said.
Yan Siming’s dace darkened, and he chuckled, “Girl, since this morning, you’ve been so hostile to me. Don’t forget that I’m your benefactor. If not for me, do you think you can take your revenge so successfully? Zhao Wenman and her father wouldn’t be in jail, and Chen Ran wouldn’t be paralyzed. Are you burning bridges now?”
Xiao Lingyu’s face turned red. She was embarrassed. Yan Siming was right. He had helped her with a big favor. If not for Yan Siming, even if she had a plan, her plan wouldn’t have gone so smoothly. Furthermore, if she had to take on Chen Ran and Zhao Wenman alone, it would be incredibly difficult. To put it bluntly, she’d be the egg crashing against a stone.
Before she could take revenge, Zhao Wenman and her father would have chased her out of City Z already. However, the reward Yan Siming asked for was too difficult to accept, so she had to treat him like this.
Xiao Lingyu grumbled, “This is your fault for asking that of me.”
Yan Siming raised his eyebrow. “What do you mean?”
“Well… you…” Xiao Lingyu found it difficult to say, “It’s…”
“The request for you to be my woman?” Yan Siming finished her words with an evil grin. Then, he snorted, “Don’t you realize that I was only joking? Do you really think Young Master Yan will fall for an ugly duckling like you? Don’t flatter yourself, okay?
“I didn’t even have the chance to explain myself before you left the hospital while still injured! Just how highly do you think of yourself?
“Since we met today, you have been speaking in barbs. Do you think my skin is made from metal? I won’t hurt?”
Xiao Lingyu, “…”
Yan Siming’s ridicule embarrassed Xiao Lingyu greatly. Her red was red, and she wished there was a hole for her to hide. However, she didn’t want to back down. She defended. “You can’t blame me for this. You made it sound so ambiguous. I can’t risk staying and having to be your mistress. I don’t even like you. If my mom found out, she’d break my legs. Why would I stoop to be someone’s mistress?” Xiao Lingyu knew Yan Siming wasn’t the marrying kind. If she was to be his woman, it was as his mistress.
“…” Yan Siming suddenly felt a little discouraged.
He really thought that Xiao Lingyu was playing hard to get earlier. However, Xiao Lingyu had not made a single move after a month. He was the one who got anxious first. Therefore, when he heard the news about Chen Dahua and his wife, he found the perfect excuse to come over.
Yan Siming looked at the country girl, and he sneered, “Hehe, you sure have a wild imagination. You think too highly of yourself, ugly duckling!”
Xiao Lingyu, “…” How can a man’s tongue be so unforgiving?
According to the rumors she heard, Young Master Yan wasn’t a sharp-tongued and narrow-minded person.
“Well, I’m glad we got that out of the way!” Xiao Lingyu heaved a sigh of relief. She patted her chest and said, “You should have told me earlier. You made me live in fear for so long!” If Yan Siming really wanted to pursue her, Xiao Lingyu really didn’t know how to react.
Yan Siming, “…”
Seeing Xiao Lingyu really didn’t take him to heart, his eyes deepened.
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The situation at Taoyuan Village was chaotic. Chen Dahua and Lan Erying’s family joined the fight.
When the villagers of Taoyuan Village saw this, they tried to break up the fight. However, the people from the Chen Family and Lan Family punched and kicked the negotiators. It turned into a brawl.
The young people of Taoyuan Village surrounded the Chen Family and the Lan Family and beat them up. They came to Taoyuan Village to attack Taoyuan Village’s villagers. They were asking for a beating!
“Qiuying, are you alright?” Zhou Yan took advantage of the chaos to help Mother Xiao. She pulled her out of the mob. However, when she saw the blood on Chen Qiuying’s face, she was shocked and asked worriedly, “Qiuying, are you okay?”
Mother Xiao held her stomach with a pained expression. She shook her head and said, “I’m fine. Don’t worry!”
Zhou Yan looked at her and knew she wasn’t fine at all. She said, “Qiuying, your face is full of injuries. How can you be fine?”
Mother Xiao shook her head. “Zhou Yan, you have to help me contact Yu ‘Er. Tell her not to come back. These people have gone insane, and they will kill her!”
Zhou Yan nodded, “Okay, I’ll go call her now!”
At that moment, a worried voice said, “Mom, Dad!”
Xiao Lingyu ran over. When she saw her mother covered in blood, she was shocked. “Mom, what happened to you? Are you alright?”
“Yu ‘Er, why did you come back?” Mother Xiao asked.
“I…” Xiao Lingyu didn’t have the chance to answer because she saw the people from the Chen Family and the Lan Family punch Xiao Zhengyang in the chest. Father Xiao coughed out blood. Xiao Lingyu shouted, “Dad!” She rushed towards the crowd, but she was stopped by Yan Siming. “Are you crazy? Those lunatics will kill you.”
“Yu ‘Er!” Mother Xiao saw Xiao Lingyu wanted to rush into the fight. She immediately stopped her. “Yu ‘Er, you can’t go there!” The Chen Family was there to look for her daughter. If Yu ‘Er rushed in, the Chen Family would tear into her. They wouldn’t care that she was a woman.
Xiao Lingyu said anxiously, “But what should we do? What should we do?”Then she shouted, “Stop! All of you, stop!”
Lan Erying heard the voice and walked out from the crowd. When she saw Xiao Lingyu, she felt as if she was looking at her nemesis. She cursed loudly, “Xiao Lingyu, you bitch, you still have the face to come back. I’ll tear your face off!”
The woman rushed over with her disheveled hair. She was like a banshee. She lashed her nails. She grabbed at Xiao Lingyu’s face. “You bitch!”
Before Lan Erying could reach Xiao Lingyu, a powerful leg kicked her back.
“Ah!” Lan Erying cried out in pain.
Only then did everyone notice Yan Siming, who had arrived with Xiao Lingyu.
When they saw his face, they were stunned. His face was beautiful. If not for his majestic aura, people could easily mistake him for a woman.
“Xiao Lingyu, you actually brought your adulterer back.” Lan Erying scolded, “You bitch, you’ve caused my son so much trouble, and you have the face to bring your man back with you.” She turned to Mother Xiao and scolded, “Chen Qiuying, this is the daughter you’ve taught. She is shameless and slutty. She was hooking around with another man when she was in a relationship with my Ran ‘Er. How shameless!”
Mother Xiao shouted, “Lan Erying, stop talking nonsense!”
“Everyone stop!” At that moment, the village chief arrived with a megaphone. Behind him were the anxious Xiao Mingyang and Liu Chunhwa. “Stop right now!”
Xiao Mingyang rushed into the fighting crowd without thinking. Liu Chunhua ran over and was shocked when she saw the blood on Mother Xiao. “Sister-in-law, are you alright? If I knew this would happen, I wouldn’t have brought Mingyang to return to my maiden house!” If they were around, Father Xiao and Mother Xiao wouldn’t be bullied so badly.
The Chen Family and Lan Family had the upper hand at first, but they were at Taoyuan Village.. As the number of villagers gathered, the two families were overwhelmed. So when the village chief arrived, they raised her hands and shouted, “Okay! We’re not going to fight anymore!”