"Have you had enough?"
Bai Shutong felt very strange at this moment.
She felt shy and wanted to push Zhang Xiaoshan away, but she also found it new and intriguing.
At twenty-seven, the scumbag she dated before had only gone as far as holding hands at most. Today’s situation was a first for her.
She was a person of strong curiosity, maintaining an absolute spirit of exploration towards all new things.
This matter was no exception.
She wanted to know what this kind of thing really felt like.
Of course, she had watched some related videos and read magazines, but hearing is not like seeing, and many things can only be truly understood through personal experience.
Moreover, she wanted to confirm whether a man would leave another woman because of this kind of thing.
As a journalist, she had seen a lot. When her boyfriend had cheated, she hadn’t felt too hard to accept it deep down. What really enraged and stuck with her was the excuse that the scumbag gave: the other woman could offer something she couldn’t.
So if she gave in to Zhang Xiaoshan today, would he become obedient to her?
Would he, like that scumbag from before, leave another woman over this kind of thing?
Many men cheat but won’t divorce, continuing to take care of the family all the same.
Even when the original partner and the mistress get into a fight, they’d join in scolding the mistress.
Cheating and abandoning one’s family were two entirely different concepts.
What made a good man was hard to define precisely.
Human nature was the hardest to fathom, and after several years of contemplation, she still hadn’t figured it out.
One’s shallow understanding from books could only deepen through practice.
Zhang Xiaoshan, seeing Bai Shutong frowning and biting her lip, felt his blood run hot.
At this point, he believed this was a signal from Bai Shutong.
He flipped Bai Shutong over in one move, laying her flat on the grass.
Bai Shutong yelped, eyes wide open.
Now, the two stared into each other’s eyes.
Almost simultaneously, they swallowed hard.
Zhang Xiaoshan, thinking Bai Shutong was about to lash out, hurriedly let go of her with the intention of getting up.
But suddenly, Bai Shutong’s outstretched hands wrapped around Zhang Xiaoshan’s neck.
Then she closed her eyes.
Assuming a posture that seemed to plead for his tenderness.
Zhang Xiaoshan was overjoyed and hurriedly undid his own constraints, starting his advance.
Bai Shutong was awkward.
Just as the two were about to engage in a more intimate exchange,
A voice calling out from the foot of the mountain interrupted them.
"Are you up on the mountain?"
The two, lost in their moment, were jolted back to sudden clarity.
"It sounds like Mr. Xu’s voice. Get up, get up quickly."
Bai Shutong, regaining her composure, pushed Zhang Xiaoshan away frantically.
Zhang Xiaoshan was equally in a panic.
Hurriedly, he began putting on his scattered clothes. The source of thɪs content is 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹·𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑒·𝗇𝗲𝘁
Bai Shutong, wearing a skirt, hadn’t removed it but only lifted it.
Xu Jing had already ascended the mountain.
Xu Jing had come looking for Bai Shutong, never expecting to find Zhang Xiaoshan here as well.
"Zhang Xiaoshan, what are you doing here?"
By now the two had straightened out their clothes.
Zhang Xiaoshan’s heart was racing, but he feigned calmness as he spoke.
"You know how chaotic the village is, I was just ensuring the safety of Journalist Bai."
Bai Shutong touched her bangs, echoing with a guilty voice.
"Okay, I’ve finished my painting, let’s head down the mountain."
"Dr. Zhang, please help me carry the painting tools. I’ll go down first with Mr. Xu."
Bai Shutong, anxious that Xu Jing might notice the trampled grass, quickly went ahead, taking Xu Jing’s arm and heading down the mountain.
"Ah, are we going down so soon?"
"I’m catching a cold, the wind is too strong up here."
The two women left the mountain first.
Zhang Xiaoshan looked at the messy grassy spot where he and Bai Shutong just tangled, feeling a bit disappointed.
"So close, just a tiny bit more, and Mr. Xu’s timing couldn’t have been more perfect."
But looking at it from another angle, had Mr. Xu arrived five minutes later when he and Bai Shutong would have merged together, it probably would’ve been a disaster.
"But Bai Shutong is about to leave, will I still have a chance?"
Thinking this, he gathered the tools and followed Bai Shutong down the mountain.
"Journalist Bai, shall I take your things to the village office?"
Without waiting for Bai Shutong to speak, Xu Jing said,
"Otherwise, bring everything to the elementary school. Spend the night there with Journalist Bai."
As she spoke, Xu Jing cast a glance at Zhang Xiaoshan.
It was obvious that she was guarding against Zhang Xiaoshan.
Something had felt off up on the mountain, and although Xu Jing couldn’t quite put her finger on it, her gut told her not to give Zhang Xiaoshan and Bai Shutong another chance to be alone.
Bai Shutong, remembering her inappropriate behavior with Zhang Xiaoshan on the mountain, also felt it awkward to be alone with him.
Plus, she was afraid of ghosts at night.
"Then let’s do what Mr. Xu says."
"This Xu Jing, always spoiling my fun. Push me too far and I just might take you down with me," he thought to himself.
Resigned, he dutifully went to the village office to pack Bai Shutong’s luggage.
On a highway between Xijing and Yang City,
A taxi was speeding along.
Other than the driver, there were three passengers.
Zhang Yulian, Wu Yong, and Wu Damming.
Wu Yong sat in the passenger seat, with village chief Wu Damming and Zhang Yulian in the back.
Wu Damming slyly moved his hand toward Zhang Yulian’s bottom.
Zhang Yulian didn’t resist but instead threw a coquettish glance at Wu Damming.
Half an hour later, Zhang Yulian had been roused to eagerness,
And the car stopped at a secluded suburban house.
Their family’s potential "daughter-in-law" Shi Yue and the "in-laws" were already waiting at the door.