country bumpkin

Chapter 423 Chen Pingping's Unease

Cao Aqiang drove Chen Pingping back to his home. After parking the motorcycle in the yard, he carried Chen Pingping into his bedroom.

When Cao's mother saw her daughter-in-law being carried back, she felt inexplicably irritated. She asked her son, "Qiangzi, what's wrong with Pingping? Why was she carried back?"

Cao Aqiang gently placed Chen Pingping on the bed while answering his mother's questions.

"Oh, Mom, Pingping was hit by a tricycle and injured her foot, so she came back late."

Cao's mother sensed something was amiss and wanted to ask more questions. Cao Aqiang, however, urged her to leave, saying, "Alright, Mom, it's getting late, go and rest!"

Cao's mother could only return to her room dejectedly.

Cao Aqiang went to the kitchen and got a thermos and a cup, and also got some snacks for Chen Pingping.

Chen Pingping felt a pang of guilt as she watched the busy Cao Aqiang. But what was done was done, and she could only deceive Cao Aqiang with lies.

Cao Aqiang poured some water and brought over a snack box for Chen Pingping. Chen Pingping leaned against the headboard, ate some cookies, drank half a glass of water, and said, "Okay, I'm sleepy, let's go to sleep!"

Cao Aqiang tidied up the snack box and then covered Chen Pingping with a blanket. The two of them lay down together.

Silent all night.

The next day, Chen Pingping woke up from a nightmare. In her dream, she and (a match made in heaven) were having an affair in a hotel when the door was kicked open and Cao Aqiang stormed in, holding a kitchen knife and pointing it at them. Chen Pingping screamed and begged for mercy in terror.

"Ah...Qiang, sob...I'm sorry!...Sob...I was wrong, please let me go!" She cried, tears streaming down her face, begging Cao Aqiang to let them go.

Enraged, Cao Aqiang lost all self-control. He raised his arm high, gripped the kitchen knife tightly, and slashed at (a match made in heaven) with all his might.

In an instant, Chen Pingping was awakened and cried out loudly, "No...no, ah..."

Cao Aqiang was awakened by Chen Pingping's scream. He gently patted Chen Pingping's back and comforted her, "Ping'er, what's wrong? It's okay, it's okay, it was all a dream, it's all fake... fake..."

Chen Pingping sat up, drenched in sweat, panting heavily. Her eyes darted around, avoiding Cao Aqiang's gaze. Her mind was filled with the image of Cao Aqiang wielding a knife and slashing people in her dream.

Cao Aqiang could tell from her appearance that she was still immersed in a nightmare, so he continued to comfort Chen Pingping in a soft voice and kissed her forehead to show his concern.

After a while, Chen Pingping finally woke up completely; it was all a dream. It seems one shouldn't do anything wrong, or one won't be able to sleep peacefully.

But what has happened cannot be changed, and it seems that the only option is to break off all contact with that man (whom I was destined to marry).

And (Heaven-sent Couple) also had the same plan; he just wanted to play around with Chen Pingping and didn't want to get too entangled with her.

He could tell that his fiancé, Cao Aqiang, was not someone to be trifled with; if he discovered their affair, he would definitely not let him off the hook.

Fortunately, he was clever and came up with the idea of ​​having Chen Pingping be intimate with him before pretending to be hit by a car, otherwise how could he have covered up the lie?

Now that things are really going as he expected, he can sever ties with Chen Pingping and live his own life.

On the other hand, Chen Pingping decided to behave himself for a while and stop partying like this. He would go on a trip after this matter was over.

Chen Pingping's foot was not seriously injured, but in order to hide it from her mother-in-law and fiancé, she had to keep up the act.

So she called the shoe store owner again to ask for two more days off. The owner didn't say anything and immediately agreed.

Chen Pingping felt very oppressed staying at her mother-in-law's house. During the day, Cao Aqiang went to work and wasn't home to keep her company, leaving her to face her mother-in-law alone.

When Cao Aqiang returned home that evening, he was too tired to move or speak. Chen Pingping felt even more bored, as if each day was dragging on endlessly.

Finally, the last day arrived, and Chen Pingping happily went to work.

When she arrived at the shoe store, she did the same as before, finding Yunya and a few close friends, chatting and laughing, and not feeling bored or dull at all during the day's work.

Yunya was very curious about how things were going with her and that (heaven-sent match)? So she quietly asked her.

Chen Pingping didn't hide anything and told Yun Ya everything that had happened between her and (the match made in heaven).

Upon hearing this, Yun Ya's mouth dropped open in shock, her face filled with disbelief. She hadn't expected Chen Pingping to be so open-minded.

Chen Pingping told Yunya that for someone like her who was already living with her boyfriend, once or ten times made no difference. She felt absolutely no guilt about doing outrageous things.

Yun Ya was shocked once again and couldn't agree with her statement. But as an older single woman without a boyfriend, she wasn't in a position to judge others.

Yunya listened to Chen Pingping's story as if it were a colorful tale, treating it like a folktale. Except this was a true story.

The incident quietly faded away with time. Cao Aqiang remained busy with work, and Chen Pingping completely forgot about it.

It's already June in the lunar calendar, and the weather is getting hotter and hotter. The sun is scorching the earth, and the heat seems to be melting everything.

That day, Cao Aqiang came home from get off work carrying a small package. Chen Pingping curiously approached him, and Cao Aqiang smiled and said, "I bought you a small fan. It's too hot outside, so you can take it to work."

Chen Pingping was touched, took the small fan, and softly said thank you. However, the peaceful days did not last long.

Cao Aqiang was on vacation these past few days and came to pick up Chen Pingping from get off work in the evening. Coincidentally, a customer came into the shoe store, and it turned out to be a "match made in heaven".

When he saw Chen Pingping, a hint of joy flashed in his eyes. When he saw Cao Aqiang, he was flustered, but he quickly returned to normal.

Chen Pingping's heart tightened suddenly, worried that his previous actions would be exposed. (Heaven-sent Couple) pretended not to know her, but Chen Pingping felt like he was sitting on pins and needles.

She was always distracted at work, afraid he would say something he shouldn't. Yun Ya noticed her unusual behavior and quietly asked her what was wrong, but Chen Pingping could only give a vague answer.

Chen Pingping spent the rest of the time in anxiety, wondering what this guy meant. Hadn't they stopped contacting each other? Why was he here again today?

Chen Pingping was worried that he had come to bother her. Could it be that he wanted to reconcile with her again, which was why he had come to their shoe store?

Chen Pingping didn't dare to think too much. When it was time to leave work, she quickly packed her bag, said goodbye to the boss, Yun Ya, and her colleagues, and left with Cao Aqiang.

(A match made in heaven) He discovered that Chen Pingping avoided him like the plague, and thought to himself, "This woman is so heartless!" Then he continued to have the sales clerk who served him help him choose shoes.