Era: Starting with the struggle to refuse being taken advantage of

Chapter 229 Seeking Death
After quickly tidying himself up, Wang Chengpeng indeed spotted Liu Yanran's familiar figure outside.

Of course, there is a touch of unfamiliarity amidst the familiarity.

At this time, Liu Yanran had lost her youthful and beautiful appearance and had been tormented by the Shen family into a resentful woman confined to her boudoir.

Not only that, her protruding belly also ruined her beauty, making her look like an ordinary village woman.

Perhaps this is one of the reasons why Zhou Xia disliked her, after all, he had always loved Liu Yanran's beautiful appearance.

After making a few hand gestures, the three guard dogs received the order and quickly returned to their kennels.

It has to be said that Zhu Hong really has some skills, and he did not tarnish his reputation as a third-generation dog trainer.

A well-trained guard dog can not only protect the house, but is also very intelligent and can understand most of the commands given by the Wang family.

Looking at Liu Yanran with amusement, Wang Chengpeng said with a smile:
"Comrade Liu, it's been a long time. Could it be that you came here specifically to stage an accident for me?"

"You were the one who came to my yard on your own initiative, and now you're blaming my dog? You're really putting on airs."

The mockery in Wang Chengpeng's eyes stung Liu Yanran's eyes. In her memory, even when she was caught red-handed, Wang Chengpeng had never shown such a strange expression.

And now, after only a few months apart, Wang Chengpeng has become so wicked. Men really are heartless creatures.

Thinking this way, Liu Yanran's non-existent psychological burden vanished completely, and she calmly said to Wang Chengpeng:

"Let's talk in private, or we can go to a place a little ahead where there's no one."

Now that he had completely eliminated Liu Yanran and his life was back on track, Wang Chengpeng naturally no longer needed to pretend to be deeply in love with Liu Yanran.

With a cold expression, Wang Chengpeng shook his head and refused, saying, "You can say whatever you want to say now."

"How do I know that if I go with you, you won't use my unborn child as an excuse to stage an accident?"

"Liu Yanran, don't pretend to be a kind soul. You know what you've done."

After learning about Liu Yanran's experience of deliberately faking an accident, Wang Chengpeng became more vigilant.

Although he wasn't afraid of Liu Yanran causing trouble, a wise man doesn't stand under a crumbling wall, and he didn't necessarily want to get himself involved in such trouble.

Looking at Wang Chengpeng's rejection, Liu Yanran was clearly taken aback, and murmured:
“You never used to refuse me. Even if I asked you to buy a Phoenix brand bicycle or a tape recorder, you would buy them without saying a word.”

"What's wrong with Liu Yanran today? She's suddenly trying to be sentimental with me," Wang Chengpeng said with a cold smile.
"Then was then, and the present is now."

“You used to be my fiancée, so of course I would treat you well.”

"But now you are Shen Wei's wife, so naturally I don't need to be nice to you."

“If you want to find someone who treats you well, then go back to your husband. I have no need or obligation to treat you well.”

Wang Chengpeng's words clearly hit Liu Yanran hard, saying:

"How could you be so heartless?"

"Could it be that all our vows of eternal love were just lies?"

Seeing Liu Yanran's persistent nagging, Wang Chengpeng cut to the chase, saying:

"Me, heartless? Am I heartless for sleeping with a stranger?"

"Liu Yanran, you are really ridiculous. It was you who broke our vows, yet you still questioned me."

"If you have something to say, say it quickly, and if you have a fart, say it quickly."

"I'll give you two chances. If you still don't get to the point, then I'm leaving."

"After all, I don't want to give you the opportunity to stage an accident, or for others to say that I still have lingering feelings for you and that I'm messing around with other women."

If Wang Chengpeng hadn't wanted to know what Liu Yanran was up to by coming to his door, he would have gone home long ago and wouldn't have bothered listening to her nonsense.

Rejected by Wang Chengpeng's "cold and ruthless" attitude, Liu Yanran's expression turned hurt, and she said:

"Since you are heartless, then don't blame me for being ruthless."

"You're having affairs? Are you not having affairs yourself?"

"Don't you have any idea why we broke up in the first place?"

"I am telling you this now, if you don't give me an explanation today, I will go to the Revolutionary Committee right now and report you for having an affair with me."

Wang Chengpeng: ...? ? ?
Wang Chengpeng looked at Liu Yanran as if she were an idiot and said:

"So, Comrade Liu, you came all this way just to joke with me?"

"Give me back my story about our messy relationships. I didn't even touch you."

"Some people are really hypocritical. They won't even let me hold their hand, but they're very proactive in bed, getting together with someone they don't even know."

"It is true that someone is having illicit relationships, but that person is definitely not me, it is you, Liu Yanran!"

"I'm not in the mood to listen to your nonsense here, Liu Yanran. I advise you to go back obediently."

"Back then, I accepted the compensation from your family to give your parents face and intended to settle the matter peacefully."

"But if you really don't know your place and break our agreement, then I don't mind making this a public spectacle throughout the entire Wangjia Village."

Wang Chengpeng's words were sharp, but Liu Yanran showed no fear whatsoever. Instead, she spoke with confidence:

"Wang Chengpeng, it's been a long time. I didn't know you were such a good storyteller."

"You were the one who raped me. I didn't want to spend my life with a scumbag like you, so I chose to break off the engagement."

"Now look what's happened, you're going back on your word."

"Fine, if you're not going to resolve this matter, then I'll go directly to the Revolutionary Committee."

"Then we'll see whether more people believe in me or you. You'll be going to get shot."

Faced with Liu Yanran's unreasonable nagging, Wang Chengpeng was clearly taken aback and said:

"Liu Yanran, how could you distort the truth like this?"

Seeing the panic in Wang Chengpeng's eyes, Liu Yanran revealed a victorious expression and said:

"What do you mean by distorting the truth? You have to be sure of evidence when you speak or act."

"You have no evidence that I have been having affairs, but unfortunately, I have evidence that you raped me."

At this point, Liu Yanran subconsciously touched her stomach and said:

"You scumbag, you didn't expect this, did you? I have evidence in my belly that you raped me."

“Any paternity test can tell that the child in my belly was conceived before my relationship with Shen Wei. This is irrefutable proof that you raped me.”

Wang Chengpeng almost laughed at Liu Yanran's logic, saying:
"You expect me to acknowledge the child of some random man? That's absurd." "If we follow your logic, any pregnant woman in the village who gets pregnant by some random man can use that to slander other men."

"Give up your foolish idea, or no one will believe you."

Faced with Wang Chengpeng's certainty, Liu Yanran simply chuckled and said:
"No girl would use her own innocence to slander someone else."

"I've already given you a chance, but if you continue to be stubborn, don't blame me for making you get shot."

"You might as well think it over carefully. I'll report you to the Revolutionary Committee right now, using the same excuse I just gave. Who will the Revolutionary Committee believe? Who will get shot?"

“I am a victim of your rape. Not only will I be fine, I may even receive sympathy from others.”

At this point, Liu Yanran raised her head arrogantly.

She ignored Wang Chengpeng and rode back onto her bicycle, seemingly preparing to report him to the Revolutionary Committee.

3,

2,

1!

After silently counting to three, Liu Yanran indeed heard Wang Chengpeng's furious voice behind her, roaring:

"Liu Yanran, you wicked woman, what exactly do you want?"

"I shouldn't have let you go out of kindness. I should have made this public so that everyone could see your true colors."

"If I had done that back then, you would probably be dead by now, and you wouldn't have had the chance to come up to me and threaten me."

Turning back, she revealed a malicious smile and said with a laugh:
"Wang Chengpeng, it's good that you know a bit about practical matters."

There's no going back in this world. It's too late to regret it now.

Looking at Liu Yanran with exasperation, Wang Chengpeng's eyes were like those of a wild beast about to devour its prey, and he said, word by word:
"Liu Yanran, what exactly do you want?"

Liu Yanran smiled and said, "What I want to do is, of course, to take back what originally belonged to me."

"Two thousand yuan, no, three thousand yuan."

"Give me three thousand yuan, and this matter will be settled. I will then take pity on you and let you go."

Three thousand yuan? That's quite an appetite.

What Liu Yanran may not know is that the more money she extorts from Wang Chengpeng, the heavier her sentence will be, and the longer she can stay on the government's payroll.

Liu Yanran naively believed that Wang Chengpeng had no backup plan, but little did she know that Wang Chengpeng had already recorded her and Zhou Xia's shameless behavior on a tape recorder.

However, Cheng Peng still needs to put on an act, otherwise how can he let Liu Yanran enjoy the thrill of being hit from the clouds to hell?
Thinking this, Wang Chengpeng said with a livid face, "Liu Yanran, your appetite is a bit too big."

"Three thousand yuan? Let alone me, I doubt anyone in the entire Wangjia Village could come up with three thousand yuan."

"I admit I misjudged people. If you want to report me to the Revolutionary Committee, then report me. It's better for me to die than to drag my whole family down with me."

Hearing Wang Chengpeng's firm refusal, Liu Yanran realized that she was asking for too much.

However, she showed no sign of backing down, saying:
"When you extorted two thousand yuan from me and Brother Xia, didn't you think you were being too greedy? I was just learning from you."

"Three thousand yuan, not a penny less."

"However, I am a kind person and am willing to give you some hope."

"You can give me an IOU for this money, and then pay it back slowly."

“Your family now has two workers at a sugar factory. If you and your sister work a little harder, you’ll be able to pay back the money sooner or later.”

"But you can't let my kindness go to waste. Let's keep the interest at one percent. After all, that's the same interest rate you gave us back then."

"For just three thousand dollars, you can escape the fate of death. I believe it's well worth it."

“If you can’t make the decision, I’ll go to your uncle and aunt. I’m sure they wouldn’t want to see their only son die under a bullet.”

Liu Yanran was utterly shameless. Knowing that Wang Chengpeng was tough enough, she still set her sights on Wang Tieshan and Liu Chunhua.

She's right. If their parents knew about this, they would never just stand by and watch Wang Chengpeng die.

This was true in their past life; even burdened with an extremely terrible debt, they were still willing to protect their son.

Although they all became sugar factory workers, which was much better than their previous lives when they toiled in the fields, the prospect of this life being no less terrible than their previous lives was still daunting given the even more terrifying debt of three thousand dollars.

Wang Chengpeng's family is his Achilles' heel, and anyone who dares to harm Wang Chengpeng's family will not have a good end.

The smug Liu Yanran, completely unaware of the trouble she had caused, continued to press on, saying:
"I'll give you half a minute to think about it, otherwise I don't mind talking to your parents."

Since you want to die, I'll make sure you die a more thorough death.

Wang Chengpeng feigned humiliation and said through gritted teeth, "You're ruthless. I shouldn't have fallen for you in the first place, and now I've dragged my family down with me."

"Three thousand yuan, right? I agree."

"Just tell me what kind of written agreement you want."

"My parents are not young, they can't take that kind of hardship."

"But if you expose this to them, I wouldn't mind taking away a scourge from the world before I die."

Perhaps it was because Wang Chengpeng's gaze was so terrifying that Liu Yanran subconsciously took a step back and said:
"Wang Chengpeng, calm down."

"Don't worry, as long as you keep your promise and give me three thousand yuan, your parents will never know about this."

Suddenly remembering that she still owed the Shen family three hundred yuan, Liu Yanran smiled wickedly and said:
"However, since you agreed so slowly, three thousand yuan may not be enough."

"Three thousand three hundred yuan, divided into two IOUs, one for three thousand yuan and one for three hundred yuan. If you sign the IOUs now, I'll leave immediately without saying another word."

"After all, we've known each other for a while, and I still cherish the friendship we once shared."

"That 300 yuan IOU doesn't need to accrue interest; you just need to pay it back within a year."

As if she had been prepared, Liu Yanran reached into the bicycle basket and pulled out banknotes and inkpads.

It seems she was already certain that she had Wang Chengpeng under her thumb, and didn't realize that with such an advantage, she wouldn't be able to handle even a small fry like Wang Chengpeng.

Wang Chengpeng glanced at Liu Yanran, then at the paper, pen, and inkpad in her hand. A struggle flashed in his eyes, but ultimately, as if all his strength had been drained, he said dejectedly:

"Okay, I promise you."

"I will sign the IOU you mentioned!"

(End of this chapter)