Chapter 26: So Scorching

"Pei Huaiye!"

Su Qingyue was overjoyed, her pair of autumn-water-like eyes meeting a handsome face with an indifferent expression.

Pei Huaiye's face was as cold as ice, but Su Qingyue stood up all at once. The stones under her feet were piled in a mess, and she lost her footing and fell straight forward.

Pei Huaiye reached out his long arms and caught Su Qingyue in his arms.

His whole body was stiff, and a soft mass was tightly pressed against his iron-hard chest.

Su Qingyue was bruised by it and couldn't help but let out a soft moan.

A wave of scorching heat spread from Pei Huaiye's heart downward.

But thinking that this woman had a fiancé and was still dating him for a secret meeting at night, he immediately released his embrace.

His voice was sharp and cold, "Do you know what you are doing?!"

He had never spoken to Su Qingyue in this tone before.

Su Qingyue was frightened by Pei Huaiye's cold and heartless appearance, her small mouth pouted, and her eyes turned red.

"I, I wanted to find you to explain, but you were never home."

"I didn't know where your unit was, and now that I see you, you scold me as soon as you open your mouth, *sob sob sob*."

Pei Huaiye took out a handkerchief and handed it to Su Qingyue. He couldn't bear to see her crying and turned his head away.

He asked expressionlessly, "Comrade Su, you have a fiancé and yet you treat me like this, what does it mean?"

Su Qingyue walked to his front and looked at him directly, her eyes gentle and sincere, "I just wanted to tell you about this, but I could never find the chance."

"Shen Xunbao and I do have a marriage arrangement, but we don't like each other and have never had any overstepping behavior."

Su Qingyue leaned closer and whispered, "And he doesn't like women at all! You must keep it a secret!"

Pei Huaiye's brain reacted for three seconds, and then he looked at Su Qingyue in disbelief.

Su Qingyue thought he didn't believe her, so she patiently explained the relationship between her and Su Qianqian, and the marriage alliance between the Shen and Su families.

After a short silence, Pei Huaiye felt sorry for Su Qingyue. She had been framed several times and was used as a marriage tool by the Su family.

Pei Huaiye frowned, his eyes cold and fierce, "Do you remember the time you were drugged in the Capital?"

Su Qingyue nodded, her voice trembling, "You won't believe it, but that time was also Su Qianqian and Zhou Wenfang harming me, but I have no evidence!"

Pei Huaiye said indignantly, "I believe you! Your guess is correct."

Pei Huaiye roughly explained the investigation process, "Because of jurisdiction and division of labor, my hands can't reach that far."

"Since learning about the name misunderstanding, we have sent several telegrams to the Capital to verify Su Qianqian's identity, but we haven't received a reply yet."

"Your foster father arranged for your Second Brother to intervene in this matter, I'm afraid he has already found out about the previous things."

Su Qingyue clenched her palms, her face getting paler and paler, her eyes full of disappointment and anger.

Pei Huaiye paused, unfolded those restless little hands, and inserted his own large palms into them, interlocking their fingers.

His other hand gently rested on Su Qingyue's shoulder, "Qingyue, don't be afraid, one day I will make Su Qianqian pay the price!"

His eyes were cold and fierce, "Su Qianqian is not a good person, she will probably continue to make trouble after coming out this time."

"You must be on guard against everything, tell me all your whereabouts, and I will arrange for someone to protect you."

Su Qingyue smiled with relief upon hearing this, "Thank you, Pei Huaiye."

Pei Huaiye looked deeply at her sparkling peach-blossom eyes, "Between you and Shen Xunbao..."

Su Qingyue said hurriedly, "I will definitely break off the engagement with Shen Xunbao! I've talked to him several times!"

"I originally planned to break off the engagement before telling you, so that we would..."

"But I didn't expect so many things to happen one after another."

"I didn't mean to hide it from you, please don't be angry."

Su Qingyue had said too much and had cried several times today, so her voice was soft and hoarse.

Pei Huaiye felt a bit distressed, annoyed at himself for not asking clearly. He hurriedly unscrewed the water bottle and handed it to her mouth, "I'm not angry anymore, drink some water to moisten your throat."

He opened the aluminum lunch box in the net bag, "You didn't eat much at noon, eat the food before talking."

Su Qingyue laughed, "One portion each, otherwise I can't eat that much."

"Okay."

The two ate dinner by the moonlight, and Pei Huaiye handed the water bottle to Su Qingyue again.

Su Qingyue's face flushed. She couldn't stand the food being too dry, so she drank a few sips of water. She pouted and said sullenly, "You ignored me for two days."

Pei Huaiye watched her cheeks puff up and her mouth pout as she opened her red lips to cover the rim of the cup he had drunk from. His eyes darkened instantly.

He looked at her moist, glossy red lips, and his throat felt tight.

He suddenly pulled her into his arms and hugged her, the force on her waist tightening constantly.

"Su Qingyue, that's because I was jealous! After you break off the engagement, I will submit the marriage application."

Pei Huaiye's low and pleasant voice came from his chest. Su Qingyue was pressed against his chest, her ears instantly burning red.

She raised her head from Pei Huaiye's arms and gave him a small glare. Her peach-blossom eyes were filled with water, captivating, "I haven't agreed yet."

Pei Huaiye's eyes were deep. He used the tip of his nose to slowly touch her brow, his large hand pinching her slender waist, his voice gradually becoming hoarse, "Then what will it take for you to agree?"

Su Qingyue smiled slyly, stretched out her soft arms to hook Pei Huaiye's neck, and whispered a very ambiguous sentence in his ear.

Pei Huaiye was shaken, his gaze sweeping over her fair collarbone, and he said hoarsely, "Qingyue, don't make me wait too long, okay?"

Su Qingyue dodged his scorching gaze, "Go home quickly, it's getting late."

Pei Huaiye sat on the Phoenix-brand bicycle, his feet firmly supporting the ground, "Get on, hold on to me."

Su Qingyue sat down obediently, her hands loosely hugging Pei Huaiye's waist.

The evening breeze was gentle and long, and Pei Huaiye's pleasant voice came from the front.

"If I hadn't come today, would you have waited forever?"

"Mm, but I believe you would definitely come!"

Su Qingyue's soft voice made Pei Huaiye curl his lips, his heart feeling like it was stuffed with a cloud, light and happy.

He had endless energy and rode the bicycle frantically back to the village.

The road in the county town was smooth, but once on the dirt road of Shuangqiao Commune, there were uphills and downhills.

Going downhill, Su Qingyue leaned forward, hugging Pei Huaiye's waist tightly, her heartbeat getting faster and faster along with the speed of the car.

Pei Huaiye could clearly feel the softness on his back and side waist. His whole back felt like it was burning like fire. He gritted his teeth, held the handlebars tightly, and stopped at the Su family's door without a word.

Su Qingyue entered the door, and Pei Huaiye turned around and went home.

The family hadn't slept yet and came out to see when they heard the movement.

"Qingyue! You're finally back, you must be starving, right?" Li Zilan brought out a bowl of hot noodle soup and several plates of vegetables.

"Dr. Yuan said you had something to do at the cooperative and would be sent home by a colleague. Is everything handled now?"

Su Qingyue understood; Yuan Guang must have followed Pei Huaiye's instructions to send a message to her family in advance.

"Everything is handled. Sister-in-law, why did you leave so many dishes for me? Have you all eaten?"

Su Mingqiang answered happily, "Our vegetable garden is growing well this year. Cucumbers and tomatoes change every day, and eggplants, peppers, and beans are growing fast."

Su Qingwu was also happy, "We picked an enamel basin of cucumbers today. Your sister-in-law pickled most of them, and picked a few tender ones for you to take to work tomorrow."

Li Zilan handed the tender cucumbers to Su Qingyue's eyes, "The vegetables in our brigade are growing quite well this year. Everyone rushes home after work to dry vegetables and make pickles."

Su Qingyue nodded thoughtfully. There were long queues at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative every day, but some people still couldn't buy fresh vegetables.

She slowly slurped the noodles, "Dad, Big Brother, Sister-in-law, you go to sleep quickly, I'll rest after eating."

Su Qingyue finished her meal and washed the bowls.

She lit the kerosene lamp and rewrote a 5,000-word self-criticism, and also put forward many improvement suggestions for the existing problems of the cooperative.

Su Qingyue's face was flushed, her eyes were extremely charming, and her black hair was soaked with sweat.

Her skin was as silky and soft as milk. She nestled in Pei Huaiye's arms, panting charmingly, "Ah Ye..."

Pei Huaiye was dry and hot all over, leaning down to kiss her.

The wooden door was suddenly patted *pitter-patter*.

Yuan Guang's annoying voice came, "Pei Brother? Colonel? Boss? Get up! I'm here to take the bicycle!" ===== CHAPTER 27 =====