Chapter 32: Drawing the Bow

  As soon as Xu Shaoyan saw Cheng Zhiyi walking out of the Lize District Procuratorate, a 'dazzling' smile instantly appeared on his face, and he walked towards Cheng Zhiyi with joy. When he arrived in front of her, he saw that her beautiful eyes still had faint tears, looking listless and exhausted, exuding a strong sense of grievance and sadness.

  "What's wrong? What happened?" Xǔ Shǎo Yuàn asked anxiously and with concern, seeing her slightly red and swollen eyes.

  Jing Yiyi didn't respond to him, she just pursed her lips tightly and deliberately deepened the coldness on her face. For some reason, when she saw Xu Shaoyan's concerned eyes, the grievances and sadness in her heart suddenly surged up, and the tears that had just stopped flowing blurred her eyes again.

  At that moment, she had an impulse to walk up and hug Xu Shao Yan tightly. She wanted to cry in his arms, tell him all the grievances in her heart, find a warm 'chest' to rely on, and hear this man say with pity that he would protect her for a lifetime...

  These years, she's really been living a very tiring life! She yearns to find a down-to-earth man to love deeply, to find a warm harbor for her wandering love to anchor in, and to be pampered by someone... However, reason overcame emotions, and there was a voice echoing in her mind - This person can't be Xu Shao Yan, won't be Xu Shao Yan!

  Yes! It's time to find a man to rely on, but that man will not be Xu Shaoyan! She and he are from different worlds; she is an ordinary civilian woman, while he is the son of a wealthy family. They are like two parallel lines that can never intersect, and if they do, it would be a huge mistake. Their social status is incompatible, and she has never thought about marrying into a wealthy family to be discriminated against by money and trampled on by relationships!

  All she wanted was a down-to-earth, kind-hearted man and a peaceful life as calm as water. However, the ordinary life she yearned for, this extraordinary man who appeared before her eyes from the very beginning, couldn't give it to her! It was precisely because of his appearance that her calm life would be stirred up with ripples, and would be stirred up by busybodies, making waves and turning everything upside down.

  Yes, only by driving this man out of her world can she continue to live a peaceful and stable life, continue to be as quiet and unobtrusive as before, far from the eyes of the crowd, far from the focus of gossip!

  Then, Jing Yiyi raised her head and looked at him coldly, deciding to use sharp words to hurt him: "Mr. Xu Shaoyan, please don't appear in front of me like a annoying fly buzzing around again!"

  "What's wrong? Did your colleague say something to you again?" Hearing the dissatisfaction in her words, Xu Shaoyan wondered if she had been ridiculed by her colleagues again. Had his appearance really brought her so much trouble?

  "They say I'm blinded by money, they say I'm being played by you, they say I'm a loose woman, they say I won't last long and will be discarded by you soon! Are you satisfied now?! The pent-up grievances and anger that had been suppressed finally erupted, turning into the sharpest words, no longer caring if this sword-like language would put someone to death!"

  After venting her anger, Cheng Zhiyi's mood seemed to have improved a lot. She took a deep breath, suppressed the grievances and resentment in her heart, gave Xu Shao Yan a cold glance, and walked straight to the bus station - okay, she couldn't be so harsh on people anymore, or else she would become a scolding woman!

  However, Cheng Zhiyi had only taken a few steps when Xu Shaoyan grabbed her left arm. She turned around displeased, her almond-shaped eyes wide with anger, and asked, "What do you want to do?"

  "What's going on? You tell me!"

  "Let go!" Cheng Zhiyi narrowed her eyes, her tone icy cold, her face extremely displeased.

  "Who said what about you? Who was it? You tell me, I'll go settle the score with them!" At this moment, he really wished he could cut those gossiping busybodies into a thousand pieces - who made them hurt his most beloved woman? Who made them question his sincerity towards her?

  Perhaps because of anger, Xu Shaoyan's hand unconsciously increased its strength, grabbing Ci Yi's arms and making them ache slightly.

  "Let...you...go!" Cheng Zhiyi said, gritting her teeth in pain, with a hint of danger in her tone.

  However, Xu Shaoyan didn't let go, instead he pulled her arm towards the car door - at this moment, Cheng Zhiyi was so angry that no one knew what stupid thing she would do in a fit of rage. He wasn't reassured to let her return home alone, he had to personally send her back!

  "Let go! Let go!" He not only didn't let go, but instead pulled her along as he walked backwards. Cheng Zhiyi couldn't help but get anxious - what was the point of all this tugging and pulling?! If those colleagues with ulterior motives saw them, and added their own vivid imaginations to it, she would be drowned in their saliva!

  Cheng Zhiyi's face turned bright red, and the pain in her arm intensified even more. Finally, she used her unbound right hand to slap Xu Shaoyan hard.

  Xu Shaoyan was stunned for a moment, only feeling a burning pain on his cheek, but he still hadn't come back to himself and couldn't figure out what had just happened. Had...had he just been hit by Cheng Zhiyi?

  He finally let go of his arm, but stared at her face motionless. Jing Yi angrily raised the left hand that had just "gained freedom" and slapped Xu Shao Yan heavily again.

  Another crisp sound, and Xu Shaoyan finally reacted - yes, the "woman" in front of him, Cheng Ziyuan, really slapped him, and another slap! And it was at the entrance of the Lize District Procuratorate, under the gaze of everyone!

  Passersby couldn't help but stop and stare at them, their eyes filled with curiosity. At this moment, in the eyes of the crowd, Xu Shaoyan must be a reckless 'pervert' or a violent man who specializes in bullying women!

  A surge of nameless anger rose to his head, as if those two slaps were not on his face but on his heart, making it ache wave after wave - it turned out that this 'woman' really didn't like him, and even hated him! Otherwise, how could she have disregarded his dignity and self-respect, beating him left and right in public, making him lose all face and feel extremely humiliated?

  Watching Xu Shaoyan's face gradually turn red, with clear handprints on both cheeks. Cheng Zhiyi was also like a sculpture, frozen in place - oh my god, she actually hit him! What is going on? She didn't mean to do this at all, but being blinded by anger, she did something so shocking without thinking!