CHAPTER 64: CHAPTER 64: HE CHEN’S FURY

Gao Huifang failed to lie in wait for He Chen on the road, so she thought of another method. She pretended to go out for work but actually went to lie in wait near the He Family home as soon as she left the educated youth station.

Seeing He Chen carrying a shoulder pole to fetch water, she hurriedly followed him, planning to create an accidental encounter.

However, He Chen only wanted to quickly fetch the water and return home, so he walked swiftly, and Gao Huifang couldn’t keep up even by jogging.

And she couldn’t run directly to catch up, as that would be too blatant. There were still many people in the village watching with many eyes.

She couldn’t make herself too obvious.

So, by the time Gao Huifang arrived at the well, He Chen had already lifted the shoulder pole again, bent down, and stood up in one fluid motion, not spilling a single drop from the full buckets of water.

Fearing that fetching water might soak his clothes, He Chen had specifically changed into a short jacket. In this cold weather, his strong arms were exposed, and his muscles curved beautifully as he lifted the buckets, filled with power.

Gao Huifang’s face inexplicably flushed as she watched the muscles on his arms.

She imagined if she really married He Chen in the future, his strong and muscular body might drive her crazy every day.

The more she thought along those lines, the more embarrassed she felt, blushing and hesitating to go over and greet him.

In those few seconds of her hesitation, He Chen walked past without looking sideways, and with his swift pace, he seemed to bring a slight breeze.

To highlight her figure, Gao Huifang had deliberately dressed lightly, and this cold breeze woke her up directly.

Within such a short time, He Chen had already walked far away, and there was no way she could catch up.

She stomped heavily on the ground, red-faced and filled with regret, but with no opportunity left, she could only go back.

He Chen hadn’t noticed anyone as he passed by. He returned home very quickly, and just after putting down the water buckets, he suddenly heard a scream from inside the house.

"Ah!!"

"He Chen! He Chen! Save me!"

It was Ye Manman’s scream!

He Chen’s expression changed sharply, thinking she had fallen, and he swiftly rushed into the house.

Upon entering, the scene before him was even more shocking than Ye Manman falling to the ground.

Ye Manman was clutching a quilt, cowering in the corner of the bed, her large eyes filled with fear, and in front of her, a scruffy man was clutching her foot with one hand!

Without any time for other reactions, He Chen lost his mind and stepped forward to punch the man with all his strength, knocking him directly to the ground.

"Cousin! Cough, cough, it’s me!"

Liu Tiejun felt like his lung was about to be punched through, lying on the ground struggling for breath. Seeing He Chen’s next kick coming toward him, he hurriedly shouted out.

"Cousin, cousin, it’s me, Tiejun! I didn’t do anything to cousin-in-law!"

He Chen’s kick was faster than Liu Tiejun’s words, and before Liu Tiejun could finish, He Chen kicked him hard on the thigh.

He used tenacious strength in this kick, and with the sound of something vaguely breaking, Liu Tiejun howled in pain, clutching his leg with tears and snot streaming down, unable to speak.

He Chen had no time to care who he was, turning his head with a fierce expression completely withdrawn, feeling a bit helpless as he watched Ye Manman in the corner of the bed holding the quilt, tears streaming down uncontrollably. Fear hit him, making him too nervous to speak.

"Man, Manman, are you alright? Did he do anything to you?"

After asking this, He Chen saw Ye Manman curl the foot outside the quilt.

On the delicate and fair ankle were several black finger marks, obviously left by Liu Tiejun when he grabbed her foot.

He Chen’s expression turned sharp again, intending to give Liu Tiejun, who was howling on the ground, another kick, but Ye Manman sobbingly stopped him.

"Don’t, don’t hit him anymore. I’m fine, don’t beat him to the point where you’ll get into trouble."

She was actually fine, but if He Chen had returned a bit later, things might not have been.

Ye Manman hadn’t expected to open her eyes upon waking to see Liu Tiejun, and his face, drastically slimming down with wrinkled skin, had given her quite a scare. She tried to retreat into the bed, but Liu Tiejun stretched out his hand to grab her.

That was what led to the previous scene.

She was completely frightened to tears by Liu Tiejun.

"Are you really okay?"

He Chen didn’t even glance at Liu Tiejun on the ground. He knew those two blows with full force probably caused significant internal injuries, but he still couldn’t get over his anger.

He also felt extreme fear, especially when recalling that earlier moment, thinking about how the person he couldn’t bear to touch nearly got bullied. He Chen felt a strong urge to kick Liu Tiejun to death on the spot.

"Nothing, nothing, but I think he might have something going on now."

Ye Manman signaled He Chen to look at Liu Tiejun on the ground, then pulled back her foot, though she was disgusted by the dirty mud on her foot and didn’t want to tuck it into the quilt.

He Chen noticed the dirty area around her ankle, which was slightly red, clearly where Liu Tiejun had grabbed her with force, reddening it! He felt heartbroken to death, and when he turned to Liu Tiejun, his gaze seemed as if he wanted to devour him.

"How did you get in here? What did you plan to do?"

He Chen couldn’t believe Liu Tiejun would sneak into their house for no reason. He must have been up to something, sneaking in and waiting for a chance when He Chen wasn’t around.

If Liu Tiejun merely intended to steal something to eat or use, He Chen wouldn’t be so furious, at least not enough to break his leg, but that action clearly indicated other intentions. Just thinking about it made He Chen feel terrified.

He even felt that the kick was still too light!

Such a person is truly despicable!

"Cousin, cousin... I"

"I’m just too hungry, wanted to get something to eat..."

"I was wrong, cousin, cousin, please, don’t hit me anymore..."

Liu Tiejun cried on the ground, his breathing labored and broken. After all, he was an underage teenager, and being kicked hard enough to fracture a bone meant needing a hundred days of recovery.

He hurt terribly, feeling his leg was broken, and was deeply afraid of He Chen’s gaze, which seemed ready to kill him any moment.

Seeing Liu Tiejun wiping snot and tears with a dirty hand, then randomly smearing on his face, sticky yellow and white mucus disgusted him.

Ye Manman turned away feeling uncomfortable, incredibly nauseous at the sight as if going to vomit even though she hadn’t eaten yet.

"Cousin! I beg you, please don’t send me to the police station, I promise I’ll never do it again!"

"I really didn’t do anything to cousin-in-law, I just wanted to ask cousin-in-law for something to eat!"

He Chen remained unmoved, and Liu Tiejun didn’t care about the leg pain anymore, desperately crawling toward He Chen’s feet, trying to hold his leg.

He didn’t want to end up in prison like his father, nor did he want the incident to be known by others in the village.

These months, due to his father stealing and serving time, Liu Tiejun had silently endured countless cold stares and scorns, and now he realized the importance of reputation.

If he ended up in prison, their family wouldn’t be able to live in the village anymore.

He Chen, being naturally clean and tidy, couldn’t stand Liu Tiejun’s filthiness clinging to his leg, which meant not being able to show affection to Ye Manman for days.

She would surely dislike it.

So He Chen quickly took two steps back, avoiding Liu Tiejun’s reach.

Suppressing his anger and nausea, He Chen asked again.

"You know clearly what you intended. Now, tell me clearly, how did you sneak in?"