RYEY – Chapter 148 A Matter That Cannot Be Spoken Aloud

“Lele, hurry and call your second brother over. Someone’s… doing bad things here. Anyway, just go get your second brother. Remember to call more people too.”

Auntie Wang came rushing down. She had originally wanted to say someone was messing around with adultery, but when she saw little Li Le’s age and her pure, innocent gaze, she forcibly swallowed the word back.

Lele was about the same age as her own daughter—how could she harm a little girl’s innocent heart? So Auntie Wang slammed on the brakes mid-sentence.

Li Le was confused. What on earth was happening? Could it be that Wang Qin had been bitten by a snake? But if she had, shouldn’t they be calling Uncle Ye?

She glanced at Ye Jun. Ye Jun gave Cheng Qiao a meaningful look, and Cheng Qiao cheekily winked back. This woman and her mother had harmed her and her father—wasn’t it only natural for her to fight back?

“Lele, quickly call your second brother, and bring more people—especially Xu Laidi. Cheng Qiao, I’ll go check. You walk slowly down the mountain, and be careful of the baby in your belly.”

A spark lit up in Li Le’s eyes. She seemed to understand something, and ran down the mountain like the wind. Cheng Qiao nodded and slowly made her way home.

By the time Li Huan arrived on the mountain with others, Chen Dazhu was cowering under a tree, trembling, while Wang Qin lay weakly on the ground, completely unconscious.

Li Huan quickly turned away—how could a grown man look at such a scene? He turned to Auntie Wang instead. “Auntie Wang, what on earth happened?”

“What happened? We came up here to pick wild fruits. Gousheng’s mother tripped, and do you know what she tripped on? On those two.”

Gousheng’s mother blushed and nodded. They had been hiding in the bushes, and she hadn’t seen them—ended up falling and ripping her patched-up pants. The cloth was so worn it couldn’t be repaired anymore.

“Huan Boy, how could they do this? Look at my pants—two new holes for no reason!”

Li Huan didn’t know what to do. This was the first time he’d encountered something like this. He could only look at Auntie Wang, hoping she’d come up with a solution.

“Huan Boy, if I recall correctly, Chen Dazhu has a wife, doesn’t he? Isn’t his wife Xu Laidi?”

Someone reminded him from the side. Li Huan’s head buzzed as he remembered. He turned a sharp gaze toward Chen Dazhu. Damn it—he was using his own money to lift Xiangyang Village up, and now someone was making trouble like this?

“Chen Dazhu, do you even know what you’ve done?”

“Huan Boy, it wasn’t my fault—it was… it was this woman who seduced me! I was just picking fruit when she came over and fed me, and then… then she clung to me.”

Though Wang Qin had inhaled a bit of anesthetic powder, leaving her weak, her mind was still clear. She remembered suddenly going limp and collapsing to the ground, only for Chen Dazhu to pounce on her.

At first, he carefully checked her body for snake bites, but as his hands wandered, she suddenly felt a chill across her chest—this man actually…

Panicking, Wang Qin tried to resist, but she couldn’t muster any strength. After testing several times and finding no resistance, Chen Dazhu assumed she was playing hard to get.

With that conclusion, his courage swelled. As he pressed forward, Wang Qin, terrified, tried to struggle. But in her weak state, her movements looked more like coquettish writhing, which only made him more excited.

He quickly overpowered her. The sharp pain made Wang Qin cry out hoarsely, but Chen Dazhu, caught up in the act, just covered her mouth and went faster…

Who could have thought that at the crucial moment, Gousheng’s mother stumbled right over them? Her startled cry was joined by Auntie Wang’s, frightening Chen Dazhu enough to recoil.

Already furious and distressed, Wang Qin realized something was wrong. Hearing their cries, she shut her eyes tight and pretended to faint.

“Auntie Wang, hurry and help Comrade Wang put her clothes on, then send her to the hospital for a checkup. As for you, Chen Dazhu—are you going to the police station yourself, or do I have to drag you there?”

“Huan Boy, I’m the victim too! She seduced me. I just lost control for a moment—”

“Huan Boy, don’t send him to the police. If this gets out, what about the young men and unmarried girls in our village? Who would dare marry them? Our whole village would carry this stain.”

Chen Weidang hurried to stop him. Li Huan had just become village head, and didn’t yet understand. If a village got branded with a reputation for adultery, Xiangyang villagers would never lift their heads outside again.

Li Huan sighed heavily. He really didn’t want to be village head anymore. Wouldn’t it be better to just earn some money outside and support his wife and child in peace?

“Old village head, what do you think we should do?”

“Lock Chen Dazhu and Wang Qin in the woodshed at the village committee first.”

“I don’t agree!”

A shrill voice suddenly rang out. Li Huan rubbed his ears—this voice was piercing like a devil’s wail.

“Chen Dazhu and Wang Qin committed adultery. I want a divorce!”

Everyone turned and saw it was Xu Laidi. Their faces showed disdain, but seeing her heavily pregnant belly, they couldn’t help but feel a pang of sympathy.

“Laidi, your belly is so big. You can’t get too worked up, or the baby will come early.”

Xu Laidi cradled her belly. This wretched child—no matter what she did, it just wouldn’t come out. Early birth? If it died, that would be even better.

“Village head, I demand a divorce. If not, I’ll go to the police, to the commune. I can guarantee this was molestation—Chen Dazhu wanted Wang Qin, and more importantly, he wanted her money.”

“What?!”

“No way. Chen Dazhu’s so honest…”

“Honest? Don’t you remember how Xu Laidi married him?”

“Oh, right. Didn’t Chen Mugen nearly get driven to death by him?”

Chen Dazhu lifted his head, glaring fiercely at Xu Laidi, his eyes full of warning and threat. But Xu Laidi ignored him. She lifted her face to the sky, thanking the heavens for finally giving her a chance to escape this devil.

“Laidi, we’ve been married for years. Even if just for the sake of our child, I won’t divorce you.”

“You’ve committed adultery—how could I possibly stay with you? Village head, please issue me proof of divorce. If not, I’ll report this.”

With a sudden burst, Chen Dazhu lunged at Xu Laidi. Terrified, she cried out—but at the critical moment, a figure leapt out, shoving Chen Dazhu aside.