Chapter 142: Getting into Trouble Again
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
“Chief?” Zhou Hengyang had not expected the person who called him to be the village chief. However, his surprise only lasted for a moment. “Chief, did something happen to Su Wen?”
There could be no other reason for the village chief’s call but Su Wen. She was probably causing trouble again.
Dark clouds hovered ominously, shrouding Zhoug Hengyang’s handsome features in a gloomy pall. He had already guessed what Li Youcai had to say. When he left, Su Wen launched a defamatory campaign against him, raising money on Zhao Jiangang’s behalf. If the village chief was calling, it had to involve Su Wen and Zhao Jiangang.
He immediately lost interest in whatever Li Youcai had to say, and gloom overcame him.
“I think you should come back,” Li Youcai sighed over the phone. “Su Wen, ah, Su Wen… She’s back to causing trouble again. How long has it been since you left? It can’t have been very long, and now she’s up to mischief again.”
Li Youcai recounted the events that had transpired since Zhou Hengyang left. Everything from her conflicts to her disagreements with her fellow villagers was laid bare.
Surprise overtook Zhou Hengyang upon hearing the news. This was not the Su Wen he knew.
The Su Wen he knew was selfish and self-centered and would not have known even if she was being used. Many people used her to further their own goals. He had hinted to her in the past, but his words never seemed to sink in. He stopped altogether soon after since Su Wen refused to listen to him.
Why else would his father-in-law have gone through all the trouble of making him a live-in son-in-law?
“Things have gotten out of hand. Little Wen broke Sun Dahai’s arm. The Sun family won’t take this lying down; hence, my call.”
Zhou Hengyang was taken aback. “What did you say? Su Wen broke Sun Dahai’s arm? How’d she do that?”
He thought he must have misheard. When did Su Wen become so overbearing? It went beyond his expectations. Could Su Wen have been hiding her true self from him all this time? Was she revealing her true colors now that he was away?
Still, did she have to take things so far?
“Little Wen lost her temper, and I don’t blame her. Sun Dahai’s younger sister did something wrong and hit Su Xiu. Little Wen couldn’t stand by and watch, so she threw a brick at Sun Dahai, breaking his arm.”
Honestly, it was quite funny if he thought about it. “Sun Dahai went over to Su Wen’s place again today in search of trouble. When he found the courtyard gates locked, he tried climbing over the wall but failed. A cactus pricked him, or so I heard, and it made him release his grip on the wall. That’s how he broke his arm for the second time.”
“What started the conflict?” Zhou Hengyang wanted to know the root cause and not have to listen to Li Youcai’s long-winded explanation. “So you’re saying Sun Dahai’s sister is making trouble for Su Wen? Is that it?”
He knew the Sun family had a daughter but had no impression of her. He recalled Su Wen having a pretty good relationship with the girl only because she used to mention her while he was at home.
“Uh…” Li Youcai suddenly could not speak. “You… You’ll know when you come back.” He did not have the face to share the details with Hengyang over the phone.
It would be too awkward.
“Alright,” Zhou Hengyang said. Li Youcai’s recount of events was surprising, but Zhou Hengyang allowed none of it to color his words, keeping a firm lid on his emotions. “I’ll return later today,” he said before hanging up.
Zhou Hengyang leaned against the table with one hand folded while the other cupping his chin. He appeared lost in thought. He remained that way for a long time. Eventually, a thought occurred to him, and he fished out his wallet from his pocket.
There, inside, was the photo he had received. He stared at the radiant smile that put a sunflower’s to shame, the pair of peach-shaped eyes that beckoned mesmerizingly. Zhou Hengyang would be the first to admit he had never noticed how beautiful they looked. He could not look away..