Chapter 50

Yuan Guang was so anxious he broke into a sweat, shouting at the top of his lungs, "Nonsense! My Brother Pei doesn't like Li Cuiyan at all!"

Su Qianqian said decisively, "Pei Huaiye chased away a wolf when he was a child just to save Li Cuiyan's life. Who among you dares to say he doesn't like Li Cuiyan!"

Zhang Dongmei supported her belly with both hands. "That's right, my eldest brother is cold on the outside but warm on the inside. He saved Li Cuiyan, and a few days ago he even saved Su Qingyue in the cornfield. He's a kind-hearted, good person."

She deliberately glanced at Su Qingyue and changed her tone. "But Pei Huaiye doesn't like just anyone. Su Qingyue is so beautiful, why didn't he give the key to her? Why did he give it to Li Cuiyan instead? I think this still explains the problem, right?"

Upon hearing this, the crowd began to analyze it with relish.

"They both saved people, why doesn't Pei Huaiye like Su Qingyue? Why does he like Li Cuiyan?"

"He saved Li Cuiyan earlier, so the feelings must be deeper."

"Su Qingyue is hundreds of times prettier than Li Cuiyan, yet Pei Huaiye gave the key to Li Cuiyan, which shows that Pei Huaiye's true love is Li Cuiyan."

Yuan Guang was so angry at the unreasonable behavior of this group of people that his head was spinning. He roared, "Stop arguing! The person my Brother Pei truly likes is Su Qingyue!"

The crowd was silent for a moment, then exploded again.

"Yuan Guang, you just said Pei Huaiye's bicycle was the bride price, and you also said Pei Huaiye doesn't like Li Cuiyan. Then is this bride price prepared for Su Qingyue?"

"Yes, the bicycle and radio were bought by Brother Pei. He said he would go to the Su family to propose once he had saved up enough for the 'three rounds and one sound'."

Su Qianqian sneered, "Pfft, if he liked Su Qingyue, why would Pei Huaiye give the key to Li Cuiyan! How do you explain that?" Su Qianqian insisted on the point that Li Cuiyan had the key.

Yuan Guang stared at Li Cuiyan with piercing eyes. "I'll ask you one last time, where did the key come from? If you don't tell the truth, I'm going to report this to the police!"

Su Qianqian shook her head slightly, while Wang Juqin and Li Yongtie watched all this, knowing their daughter had reached a point of no return.

Seeing that public opinion was not leaning towards Su Qingyue, Li Cuiyan deliberately cried weakly and pitifully, "My key was really given to me by Brother Pei himself. He said, he said he liked me and wanted me to wait for him to come back and propose."

Su Qianqian gave a provocative smile. "Pei Huaiye just likes Li Cuiyan. Yuan Guang says Pei Huaiye likes Su Qingyue, but who else can prove it? Su Qingyue, can you prove it yourself?"

The crowd looked at Su Qingyue. Standing among the dusty villagers, she was like a crane in a flock of chickens.

Su Qingyue was wearing a pink dress that nipped at the waist, making her chest look full and her waist slender. The dress had a lotus-leaf collar, revealing her graceful, snow-white swan neck. Her skin was translucent and fair, like tender tofu, and standing in the crowd, she was glowing white and dazzlingly beautiful.

Su Qingyue's delicate brows were tightly furrowed, her beautiful, refined face flushed with a faint pink from anger. Her pair of peach-blossom eyes, upon closer inspection, were shimmering with the watery light of grievance, and her full, upturned red lips were slightly pouted. Her expression was stubborn, with a bit more coldness than usual.

"Oh, look, a Jeep is coming!"

"Who is it? Why is there a Jeep coming to the village?"

Following the sound of the car stopping, the crowd made way, stretching their necks to watch.

They saw the car door open, and a long leg in a military boot stepped out.

Before the person even got out of the car, a cold, familiar voice came: "I, Pei Huaiye, will prove it myself! I like Su Qingyue! I only love her alone in this life!"

Pei Huaiye was wearing camouflage, his cold, stern face exuding a murderous aura, with a few obvious scars on his forehead. He walked into the crowd with a fierce look, his sharp eyes sweeping over Pei Fugui, Chen Lianzhen, Su Qianqian, and Li Cuiyan one by one.

When his gaze touched Su Qingyue, it suddenly became gentle and cautious, as if he were a child who had done something wrong, feeling nervous.

He walked up to her in a few strides and said in a voice so gentle it dropped everyone's jaws: "Qingyue, I'm sorry. It's all my fault for not handling these things well and letting you suffer."

Su Qingyue looked at the scars on his forehead and met his tender, watery gaze; suddenly, her nose felt sour and her lips trembled.

She turned her head and blinked hard to hide the watery light in her eyes, but the tears couldn't be stopped and streamed down like lines. The crystal-clear teardrops hit Pei Huaiye's heart like little pearls, making it ache and itch.

Pei Huaiye took out a handkerchief and gently wiped Su Qingyue's tears, clumsy yet gentle. "Don't cry. Wait for me to finish handling this, and I will definitely give you an explanation."

Turning around again, Pei Huaiye returned to his stern, murderous look. He openly took out a marriage application from his chest. "This is the marriage application for Comrade Su Qingyue and me; the application has already been approved!"

The crowd was in an uproar. Pei Huaiye was doing big things without a sound!

"My eyes have been opened. I've never seen Pei Huaiye look so gentle."

"Not to mention, they both look good. They look so compatible standing together."

"The look in one's eyes when they like someone cannot be hidden. The way Pei Huaiye looks at Su Qingyue is too obvious."

Pei Huaiye's cold, sharp eyes swept over Su Qianqian. "You! Apologize to Qingyue immediately!"

Su Qianqian pinched the flesh of her palm. "I didn't do anything wrong, why should I apologize?"

Before the crowd could react to what was happening, a gust of wind blew past!

Pei Huaiye had already kicked Su Qianqian to the ground. "I warned you before to stay away from Qingyue. You actually dared to bully her while I was away? Are you deaf or is your brain not working?"

The child, there was a child in her belly!

But Su Qianqian was in so much pain she looked deathly pale, yet she didn't dare to make a scene. Fortunately, Pei Huaiye had kicked her in the leg. "Pei Huaiye, you dare to hit me?! I'm going to find Brigade Captain Xiang to make the decision! I'm going to report you to the police!"

Su Qianqian was sweating from the pain. She covered her belly and curled up, only to be caught by Shen Xunbao, who had rushed over. "Pei Huaiye, let's talk things out properly. How can you hit a woman?"

Pei Huaiye had received a call from Yuan Guang last night and knew that Su Qianqian was pushing Li Cuiyan from behind; otherwise, Li Cuiyan wouldn't have had the guts to act so recklessly!

"Blame her for being too overbearing!" Pei Huaiye's black eyes were cold and ruthless.

Thinking of the child in Su Qianqian's belly, Shen Xunbao grabbed Pei Huaiye's collar and whispered, "She's pregnant. If anything happens, you just wait!"

Pei Huaiye slapped Shen Xunbao's hand away hard. "Then keep your woman in check! Otherwise, I'll beat you up next time too!"

Shen Xunbao was shocked by his murderous aura and didn't confront him directly, quickly supporting Su Qianqian home.

After dismissing Su Qianqian, Pei Huaiye walked up to Pei Fugui in a few strides. "Put down the bicycle and the radio! This is the bride price I prepared for Su Qingyue! No one is allowed to touch it!"

He yanked the bicycle hard, letting Yuan Guang guard it, and held the radio in his own arms.

Pei Fugui choked, wanting to shout something, but was scared off by Pei Huaiye's fierce gaze. "Go call the Brigade Captain! I want to divide the family! Divide it now!"

Chen Lianzhen raised her cane and was about to swing it at Pei Huaiye. "You unfilial son, you dare to divide the family?!"

Pei Huaiye dodged nimbly, his eyes bloodshot. "Dividing the family is fine. First, apologize to Qingyue! Second, I'll report you to the police for breaking and entering and robbery!"