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

Chapter 93 Catch him
As the engagement party drew closer, everyone moved more cautiously, afraid to make a sound.

However, they probably never imagined that their carefully prepared surprise would ultimately turn into a shock.

Houses in this era generally had simple structures and poor sound insulation; if there was any noise inside, it could be clearly heard outside.

In addition, since Liu Yanran's room was located at the back of the house, two heavy breathing sounds could be clearly heard even before the engagement party approached.

In an instant, everyone present was stunned. It was early in the morning, who would be so shameless as to commit adultery in broad daylight at home?
Liu Dongran and Zhou Erhua?
This is, after all, the Liu family's residence, and there are only three people living here. It must be them.

However, just as everyone was thinking that, one of the two voices seemed to have been hit by some kind of shock and screamed "Ah!"

Although not everyone could recognize Liu Yanran's voice, they could tell that it was young, clearly the voice of a young woman.

At this, everyone's expression changed.

Especially Wang Tieshan and his wife, their faces were as black as charcoal.

No one can tolerate a woman who has gone bankrupt to help her son get married, only to have her cheat on him with another man at home on their engagement day.

Among the crowd, perhaps only Wang Chengpeng, who was prepared, remained calm. He raised his hand and pressed it down, signaling everyone to be quiet, and said:
"No, Yanran isn't that kind of person. This is probably just a misunderstanding. There are other people messing around in the room."

"Everyone, put down your betrothal gifts and stay here. I'll go in and check the situation first."

"This is absolutely a misunderstanding!"

At this moment, Wang Chengpeng displayed his deep affection to the fullest, still believing in Liu Yanran even after hearing the sounds of people making a mess inside the house.

The more he acts this way, the more sympathy he, as the victim, will receive, and the more benefits he will gain.

Only Wang Chengpeng's parents looked at him with great concern, especially Wang Tieshan, who even whispered some words of advice:

"Cheng Peng, if you see something later, you need to stay calm."

"You can't be impulsive, but you absolutely can't be soft-hearted."

Nodding vigorously, Wang Chengpeng easily flipped over and entered the Liu family compound from behind.

Seeing the small lock hanging on the back door of the Liu family, Wang Chengpeng twisted it with his right hand and successfully broke the lock, entering the Liu family's house through the back door.

Wang Chengpeng knew the layout of the Liu family's house like the back of his hand, and soon followed the sound to the door of Liu Yanran's room.

Hearing the lewd sounds coming from inside, Wang Chengpeng sneered and deliberately shouted from a distance:

"Yanran, are you awake? I've come to propose with betrothal gifts!"

His voice carried a hint of urgency; at that moment, Wang Chengpeng resembled someone eager to rush towards love.

However, from an angle no one could see, Wang Chengpeng pressed the record button on the recorder in his hand.

After Wang Chengpeng made some simple modifications to the tape recorder, its recording capabilities were greatly enhanced, making it able to easily capture sounds within a range of several meters.

The moment Wang Chengpeng's voice was heard, time seemed to freeze completely, even breathing became stagnant, and the once lively room fell silent.

The two people who were exercising felt their hearts stop and their faces turned as pale as paper.

Liu Yanran was clearly more skilled; she pushed Zhou Xia off her and whispered:
"Brother Xia, I don't know what happened, but Mother didn't send us an alarm."

"Judging from Wang Chengpeng's words, he probably didn't notice our movements."

"Quickly grab your clothes and run out the window. As long as we don't get caught red-handed, what can he do to us?"

Afterwards, Liu Yanran took a few deep breaths and said with utmost composure, "Cheng Peng, I didn't expect you to arrive so quickly."

"Wait a minute, I'm still sleeping, it's not appropriate for me to come out and see you now."

"Wait ten minutes, I'll be dressed and out."

Liu Yanran is a habitual liar; lying is no burden for her whatsoever.

After quickly cleaning herself up, she calmly began to clean her body.

If we just wait until she gets dressed before going out, who will know what happened this morning?

Unfortunately, no matter how well Liu Yanran planned, she couldn't outmaneuver Wang Chengpeng, who was already unaware of her scheme.

Just then, a furious roar came from outside the window: "Who are you? What do you want? Let me go!"

Liu Yanran's face turned deathly pale again. She suddenly realized something: Zhou Xia had been captured.

How could this be? I clearly told Zhou Xia to jump out of the window from the back and escape, so how could he have been caught?

Could there be an ambush behind the house?

At this moment, Liu Yanran didn't bother to straighten her clothes. She pushed open the door and walked out of the room, and sure enough, she saw Zhou Xia being escorted in.

Wang Tieshan was an honest man, but no matter how honest he was, he couldn't stand the thought of his son being cheated on in front of Liu Yanran. He gritted his teeth and said:
"Liu Yanran, you are very good."

"The Liu family, you are very good too."

"If we hadn't arrived at such a good time today, we might have missed this spectacular show!"

Staring at Liu Dongran, who had rushed in in a panic, Wang Tieshan uttered a harsh threat:
“If your Liu family doesn’t give me an explanation for this matter today, then you can expect to be arrested by the Revolutionary Committee. They will definitely not let such a good achievement go to waste.”

Before Liu Dongran could speak, Zhou Xia loudly begged for mercy, saying:
"Let me go, but the Revolutionary Committee must not find out about this."

"Just tell me how much money you want, and I'll give you whatever I can!"

Zhou Xia was no longer the tough guy he had been before. His face was pale, and combined with his stark white appearance, he looked extremely comical.

Despite being the head of the production department at Hongqu Textile Factory, a position that seemed powerful and lucrative, he was nothing more than a parasite who lived off his wife.

Being arrested by the Revolutionary Committee is a minor matter; if his wife, Song Wenxin, finds out about this, he'll be truly finished, the kind of person who will die without a burial place.

The three members of the Liu family were also pale-faced, especially Zhou Erhua, who couldn't understand where Wang Chengpeng and the others had come from, or how they had managed to capture Zhou Xia.

However, she also knew one thing: this matter absolutely could not be leaked.

Thinking of this, she suddenly knelt down in front of Wang Chengpeng, grabbed his legs, and wailed:

"Cheng Peng, let Yanran go. She was just confused for a moment."

"You like Yanran so much, how could you bear to see her get arrested and go to jail?"

"Not many people know about this. As long as you don't say anything, I don't say anything, and he doesn't say anything, it will never get out."

"Cheng Peng, I'm begging you, please have mercy and let Yanran go."

"Don't worry, just pretend nothing happened and send the betrothal gifts as usual. Yanran will definitely live a good life with you from now on and will never make a similar mistake again."

(End of this chapter)