Honest Beta gets scammed

Li Qing paused in his eating, then shook his head.

"I'm not going back. I'll just stay home from now on."

Upon hearing this answer, Mr. Li's face showed satisfaction, and he nodded.

"It's good that you're not coming back. Just stay home quietly and don't be like your sister, always thinking about going out."

Li Qing smiled but didn't say anything.

Seeing that he had almost finished eating, Li's mother also spoke up.

"Qingzi, since you're not going back to the capital, you should hurry up and find a boyfriend. You're already twenty-eight, you really can't put it off any longer."

Again.

Li Qing continued to smile and nod, without saying a word.

Upon seeing this, Li's mother frowned.

"You're just trying to fool me with empty promises! I'm telling you seriously, you're not getting any younger. If you don't find someone and get married soon, you'll be a bachelor for life!"

Li Qing sighed helplessly and finally put down his chopsticks.

"Mom, I've only just gotten back, I haven't even been here for a full day, do you have to tell me this already?"

"I'd like to rest first, and then we'll talk, okay?"

After saying that, he quickly ate the rest of the rice in his bowl and then stood up.

"I'm full, please enjoy your meal."

Before he finished speaking, he had already slipped into his bedroom and closed the door behind him.

Li's mother was stunned for a moment, and when she saw that the door was already closed, she could only call out once.

"Now that you've rested, you have to let me know! I'll have your aunt look after you!"

Li Qing lay in bed, letting his mother's words go in one ear and out the other, not taking them to heart at all.

He had anticipated this when he decided to return to his hometown.

In the countryside, a 28-year-old bachelor like him gets a second glance from the dogs at the village entrance when he walks down the street.

But he has no interest in blind dates right now.

His mind was in complete turmoil.

As soon as I closed my eyes, He Xiangchen's face popped out.

He knew He Xiangchen was a scoundrel, a liar, and had been making a fool of him from beginning to end, even doing such disgusting and despicable things for him...

But he didn't know that after spending more than half a year together, he had truly and completely given his heart to the relationship!

These days, things can't be wiped clean just like that.

He needs some time to heal.

Li Qing is also confident that she can get through this; no one in this world is indispensable.

However, Li Qing didn't want to tell his family about this, since his parents couldn't really help, and telling them directly would make him seem stupid.

But staying at home all the time isn't a good idea.

If he just lounges around at home all day, his mother will attract all the matchmakers from the surrounding villages, and he'll never have a peaceful day again.

Li Qing rolled over, thinking to himself that once he recovered, he would simply move to the county town.

This is a good opportunity to fulfill my old ambitions. If I can make money, I can rent out the family's fields and keep a small portion for myself. This way, my parents won't have to work so hard farming, and they'll have something to do.

Li Qing was quickly planning out his future days in his mind, and before he knew it, he had fallen asleep.

I don't know how long I slept.

"Thump."

There was a muffled thud, like something had fallen to the ground.

Li Qing heard it, groggily opened his eyes, sat up straight, listened for a while and found no sound, thinking he had misheard, so he immediately went back to listening.

A few seconds later, a beam of light flickered and seeped in through the gap in the curtains, sweeping haphazardly across the wall, and then grazed Li Qing's face.

Li Qing suddenly sat up straight.

My sleepiness vanished completely.

He stared at the shifting beam of light, his eyes clear.

A thief broke in.

There are no streetlights in Licun at night, and it's so dark you can't see anything, which makes it easy to attract thieves and the like.

But in the past, his family was rarely targeted by thieves because of his strong, 1.82-meter-tall physique. Unexpectedly, they ran into thieves as soon as he returned!

It seems that during the year he was away from home, his family was targeted by these thugs, and his parents must have suffered a lot.

Li Qing's eyes narrowed!

He threw off the covers without making a sound, groped his way to the door, grabbed a thick wooden stick, and quietly pushed the door open.

The living room was dark. Li Qing held his breath and moved outwards, hugging the wall.

He didn't want to make a noise, afraid of waking Li Tie and Li Xiaohua. If the old couple came out and ran into a thief with a knife, that would be troublesome.

He then peeked into the yard.

Sure enough, a dark figure was standing in the middle of the courtyard, his phone flashlight on, looking around. The beam of light flickered across the windows of several rooms, as if he were looking for something valuable.

He looks quite tall.

Li Qing's face was cold as he gripped the wooden stick tightly in his hand.

Taking advantage of the other person's back being turned, he quietly pushed open the door of the main room and darted out.

Li Qing swung the wooden stick with both hands and smashed it down on the dark figure.

"call!"

The stick made a gust of wind.

The expected scene did not appear.

The shadowy figure reacted extremely quickly, raising one hand.

"Snapped!"

The wooden stick was gripped tightly.

Li Qing was stunned for a moment.

The force was astonishing. He pressed down with both hands on the stick, but the other party caught it with one hand without even wobbling.

He's a ruthless person!

Without a second thought, Li Qing abandoned the wooden stick and pounced on the other person, not giving them time to react. He was afraid the other person was carrying a knife or other dangerous items, and planned to use his weight to subdue them.

"You thief!"

The shadowy figure didn't expect him to pounce directly. Caught off guard, he was hit squarely in the chest by Li Qing. The two lost their balance and fell directly into the courtyard.

Li Qing straddled the other's waist and raised his hand to launch an attack!

"It's me! Li Qing!"

The person beneath him suddenly spoke, his voice tinged with urgency and helplessness.

Li Qing's fist froze in mid-air.

That sound...

His eyes widened instantly, and his mind went blank.

The person pinned beneath him shifted slightly, raising the phone's flashlight upwards so the beam shone on his chin.

The lighting angle was extremely eerie, but that face, with its deep-set eyes and high nose, remained handsome even under this deadly lighting.

He Xiangchen!

Li Qing gasped.

How did he get here? How did he find us?

Just then, the lights in the main room came on.

"Who is it?! What are you doing?!"

Mr. and Mrs. Li were awakened by the commotion outside. Dressed in their pajamas, each carrying a hoe and a kitchen knife, they stormed out menacingly.

"Aoko?"

Li Tie, holding a hoe, was stunned when he saw the situation in the yard.

In the past, when thieves broke into his house, he would just pin them to the ground and beat them up, but this scene was really strange.

The son, wearing only a pair of shorts, was straddling a man.

Although the man was covered in dust, his clothes were bright and stylish. Most importantly, he was incredibly handsome, like a movie star!

Li Xiaohua, holding the kitchen knife, was also dumbfounded.

"Who...who is this?"

He was too handsome; he didn't look like a thief at all, so the elderly couple didn't dare to make a move right away.