CHAPTER 52: CHAPTER 52: WHY IS SHE SO PERVERTED

Ye Manman saw his face turn even redder and recalled what that look meant before; she understood instantly.

Alright, not only can’t I pinch his thigh, I also can’t tease him so casually anymore.

Look at how embarrassed the kid is because of me.

Like a boiled crayfish.

So she quickly pretended not to notice anything, stood up as if casually, planning to return to her room.

"Alright, I won’t tease you anymore; I’m going back to read."

As soon as Ye Manman left, He Chen immediately breathed a sigh of relief, quickly got up, and returned to his room with an awkward posture, closing the door on the way.

He closed the door quite quietly, but Ye Manman was in her room with her ears perked up, listening to the outside noises, so she heard it all clearly.

’Why did he close the door?’

Ye Manman was a bit curious.

He wouldn’t be up to no good in his room in broad daylight, would he?

She waited for a long time, but there wasn’t a sound from outside. He Chen hadn’t come out of his room.

Originally thinking he was secretly doing something bad in his room, Ye Manman began to suspect he might have fallen asleep.

Could I be overthinking?

Not every time his face turns red, stiff, and awkward does it mean a reaction?

To confirm whether He Chen was really asleep, Ye Manman decided to sneak a peek.

She quietly opened her door and tiptoed to He Chen’s room across the hall, intending to sneak open his door to see, but as she approached, she vaguely heard some sounds coming from inside.

"?"

This made her even more puzzled.

Ye Manman leaned closer to the door, listening carefully, trying to figure out what he was doing.

Unexpectedly, the sound disappeared again.

She could only hear a bit of noise like someone turning over in bed or pulling a blanket, very faint.

Just as she was about to push the door open a crack to peek, the sound came again, and this time it was crystal clear.

"Manman..."

"Manman..."

She heard He Chen whispering her name in a tone she had never heard before, a mix of restrained and unbearable pain, along with an impending climax of pleasure.

As Ye Manman speculated and suspected he was really up to no good, she suddenly heard He Chen let out a sound like a sigh, as if he was extremely relieved.

Soon after, there was a brief pause, followed by a rather noisy sound in the room, like he had gotten out of bed.

Realizing her guess was correct, Ye Manman suddenly became aware of what she had just done, and her face instantly turned beet red.

She quickly slipped back to her room, closed the door, sat at her desk, and opened a book pretending to read, her mind replaying the eavesdropped sounds with her heart pounding endlessly.

Oh my god.

How could she be such a pervert!

Flipping through the book, Ye Manman found that not only could she not read a single word, but her face also grew redder and redder, until He Chen suddenly knocked, bringing a cup of honey water.

"I’ve left the water here for you; drink it when you’re thirsty. I’m heading out to work on the fields for a bit."

Because of the flood, the crops were ruined, and people didn’t have to go to work, so they took the time to tidy up the fields.

Although the land distribution policy came out two years ago, its implementation had been delayed for a long time.

It’s said that by the end of this year, their village would also get the land, and the team leader had set the rules early on; those with fewer family members had their own piece of land for later.

Although He Chen didn’t rely on that land to live, he didn’t intend to leave it uncultivated.

When they went to the town, they could lease the land to someone else.

"Okay."

Ye Manman replied with shame, fearing He Chen would ask why her face was so red. Unexpectedly, He Chen, knowing he had done a bad thing secretly, didn’t dare look at her, and fled after setting down the water.

Hearing the sounds of him leaving, Ye Manman’s tense nerves relaxed a lot, quickly patting her chest to calm down.

Goodness, this pervert! She actually eavesdropped on He Chen doing something bad!

After cursing herself internally a hundred times, Ye Manman decided to completely forget about it. She wanted to dive back into the sea of books!

However, by the time He Chen returned home after fixing the field and making dinner, and called her to eat, Ye Manman hadn’t even finished ten pages.

Moreover, what she read seemed all forgotten, as if she hadn’t read it at all.

"What’s wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

He Chen, who had secretly done something wrong before, thought things over while doing farm work all afternoon and decided to act as if Ye Manman knew nothing, returning to his usual self.

However, because he still liked looking at her, he instantly noticed something was off with Ye Manman.

Being looked at with concern, Ye Manman’s face flushed again, speaking in a much smaller voice.

"No, I’m fine."

Ye Manman slightly lowered her eyes, not meeting his gaze, unaware of how much of a challenge her current look posed to He Chen’s self-control.

With her fair skin and tender cheeks, when her face heated up, not only did her cheeks turn red, even her lips, which she occasionally bit out of shyness, turned from their usual fresh tender red to a more striking shade.

He Chen’s throat moved a few times as if trying to turn away, but he couldn’t control himself. Instead, he kept staring at her, watching her gently bite her bright red lower lip with her pristine white teeth, unconsciously imagining scenes that had never occurred before in his mind.

The true self that had just been suppressed at noon seemed ready to resurface, and He Chen hurriedly gulped a glass of cold water to barely compose himself and ask her.

"...What’s wrong with you?"

Why is your face so red...

He really wanted to ask her why she blushed upon seeing him and didn’t dare look at him.

But he didn’t dare ask.

What if it was just wishful thinking on his part...

"Nothing, I just remembered something from that book I was reading this afternoon... some scenes were quite open, and I suddenly felt shy thinking about it."

"Let’s eat, let’s eat."

At moments like this, Ye Manman’s mind worked particularly fast, and as soon as she thought of this excuse, she quickly calmed down, and her face wasn’t as red anymore.

Anyway, she was reading a book in English which He Chen couldn’t understand.

Upon hearing this, He Chen responded with an "oh" and obediently ate.

Although there was a slight twinge of disappointment inside him, he quickly accepted it.

He had heard about some of the more open aspects of foreign cultures. Still, it would have been better if she was indeed shy because of him.

He Chen secretly stole a few more glances at her and heavily sighed in his heart.

While the meal was filled with chaotic thoughts, it remained fairly warm.

But it wasn’t the same for the other two who left after delivering warmth on their way home.

Xie Fengmian got angry just thinking about those disrespectful villagers at the square earlier.

"Your village folks really know how to be ungrateful, huh? What do I have to do with them? I’m here to give them ducks and meat to eat, okay? Yet not a single one of them appreciates it! I’d rather feed those old ducks to dogs! At least they know how to bark."

Some villagers were truly grateful for the meat, but for most disaster-stricken families, a single duck couldn’t solve much. They quickly went home after collecting the ducks, preoccupied with repairing the damage to their grains and fields, with no time to listen to him preach.

Ye Xiaotong, not daring to irritate him, tried to pat his back to soothe him, only to have Xie Fengmian swat her hand away.

"And you! I must have been blind to sleep with an uncultured, vain, and fiery farm woman like you, ugh, what bad luck!"

He didn’t want to look at Ye Xiaotong at all, his tone filled with extreme disdain.

Ye Xiaotong knew she was wrong, but felt she didn’t deserve such insults; she couldn’t help but weep.

But Xie Fengmian didn’t feel an ounce of pity, muttering something without turning to look at her.

Ye Xiaotong heard his words, abruptly stopped crying, and her face filled with deep envy and hatred.

"Had I known, I would’ve proposed to Ye Manman directly."