Chapter 7 Mistaken Identity

Rustle.

The cool stream had already overflowed Xie Chunmei's ankles.

With no way to retreat, she felt both aggrieved and frightened.

Wang Daniu was famously known as the village scoundrel in Baofu Village, and crossing him never led to a good outcome.

Not to mention that they were in the wilderness. If things really escalated, who knows what might happen?

Xie Chunmei had no other choice but to look at Wang Daniu, whose eyes were bloodshot with lust, and pleaded with him again.

"Brother Wang, please let go. I only have so few decent clothes, and you're going to tear them all."

Wang Daniu let out a lecherous chuckle, his expression growing increasingly vile.

"Chun Mei, let your brother take good care of you. Afterwards, I'll take you to the city to buy some pretty clothes."

Rip!

Unable to hold back any longer, Wang Daniu felt his blood rush to his head.

With a strong pull at Xie Chunmei's neckline, he tore her cheap short sleeve shirt open.

Suddenly, large patches of her fair skin, wrapped in green underwear, were exposed before Wang Daniu.

Gulp.

Ye Fei, who witnessed all of this from a distance, couldn't help but swallow his saliva, just like Wang Daniu had.

Realizing what was happening, Xie Chunmei screamed out loud.

"You pervert, get away from me!"

Already overwhelmed with lust, Wang Daniu, seeing the large expanse of soft, pale flesh before him, tossed away the last shred of his composure.

"Chun Mei, you've been suppressed for five years now, let your brother properly quench your thirst!"

Trapped in the stream, Xie Chunmei had nowhere to hide and was forcibly dragged by Wang Daniu onto a large rock by the water's edge.

He leaned over and pinned down her legs to prevent her from thrashing, then freed his hands to undo both Xie Chunmei's and his own belts.

Standing at a distance, Ye Fei finally snapped back to reality as he watched Xie Chunmei, unable to break free, get her trousers tugged at by Wang Daniu, revealing her similarly green underwear.

Reminded of the incident when his sister-in-law was bullied by Li Feng yesterday, a raging fury ignited within Ye Fei.

"Wang Daniu, you son of a bitch, what kind of skill is it to bully a woman!"

After cursing, Ye Fei dropped his basket and rushed toward the creek.

Wang Daniu, who had just unbuckled his belt, was startled by the shout and quickly turned to look in the direction from which the voice came.

When he saw Ye Fei, the panic on his face dissipated instantly, replaced by a look of disdain.

"I thought it was someone important, but it turns out it's just you, you little brat."

"Playing the hero to save the damsel in front of me? Have you read your brains into mush?"

"You should take a good look at yourself in the mirror, do you even have the strength to play the hero, you wimp!"

Wang Daniu mocked Ye Fei for a while, then chose to ignore him, turning back to fiercely tear off Xie Chunmei's trousers.

"Brother Wang, please spare me. I'll give you money; go find a prostitute in the city instead, okay?"

In the blink of an eye, Xie Chunmei went through an emotional rollercoaster.

When she heard someone arriving, she was excited and thought she was saved.

But seeing that it was Ye Fei, the meek university student, her heart sank to the bottom again, leaving her no choice but to make a final plea to Wang Daniu.

Without so much as a glance, Wang Daniu pulled hard, and a piece of green cloth was tossed aside carelessly.

With the last barrier gone, Xie Chunmei fell into complete despair and gave up struggling.

Ye Fei wasn't close enough yet, and seeing Wang Daniu about to have his way, he gritted his teeth, picked up a small stone, and hurled it at Wang Daniu with all his might.

Bang!

The stone struck Wang Daniu squarely on the head.

"Damn it!"

Wang Daniu, struck by the stone, cursed and immediately let go of Xie Chunmei, pulling up his trousers as he turned to confront Ye Fei.

"You little brat, you actually dare to mess up my good thing? Believe it or not, I'll cripple you right here?"

Ye Fei, running on adrenaline, went straight up to Wang Daniu.

In his haste to rescue Xie Chunmei, he had not planned to fight Wang Daniu.

After all, Wang Daniu was broad and powerful, constantly looking for trouble and fights—how could Ye Fei ever hope to best him in a fight?

"Wang Daniu, you better scram right now, or I'm calling the cops!"

Hearing this, Wang Daniu scornfully mocked, "You little brat, go ahead and call them. Trying to scare me with the police, do you think I'm a three-year-old?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Daniu spat and turned back to sneer at Xie Chunmei.

"She's a widow, her husband died five years ago, and when the police come I'll still say she seduced me!"

Xie Chunmei found a ray of hope in a desperate situation, finally having a chance to catch her breath.

She turned and hid behind a rock, avoiding the two men in front of her, quickly tidying up the clothes Wang Daniu had torn.

Suddenly hearing these words, her heart skipped a beat.

"Brother Wang, as long as you leave now, I'll pretend nothing happened and definitely won't call the police."

Wang Daniu sneered and twisted his neck, creating a cracking sound.

"Leave my ass! Just stay there and wait, after I've dealt with this bitch, I'll make sure you have a good time."

Damn it, this son of a bitch was resolute.

It seemed like today's issue couldn't be settled peacefully.

Ye Fei muttered a curse and rapidly thought about what to do next.

"Damn it, you little bitch think you can show off in front of me? I could make you half paralyzed with one kick!"

Wang Daniu turned his head back, cursing with a darkened face, and flung his leg out in a brutal kick towards Ye Fei.

Ye Fei cursed inwardly, knowing he was no match and now also having lost the initiative; wasn't this just asking to be beaten up?

Ye Fei, who had just been thinking of a plan, couldn't defend against Wang Daniu's sudden kick and took a solid hit on his thigh.

He thought the kick would certainly knock him over.

But to his surprise, he only swayed slightly, while Wang Daniu suddenly staggered backward, nearly falling over.

"How is that possible?"

Wang Daniu's eyes bulged, looking bewilderedly at Ye Fei, who hadn't budged.

Equally shocked by the scene, Ye Fei suddenly understood.

I get it now, it must've been last night's inheritance that transformed my body.

Incredibly against the odds, just one night had seemingly turned me into a different person.

For a moment, Ye Fei's confidence surged, and his worries evaporated on the spot.

"Shit, I haven't even finished off that little widow Xie Chunmei, how come I feel so weak?"

Wang Daniu cursed, not believing his kick hadn't knocked Ye Fei down; fuelled with anger, he launched another kick at him.

Ye Fei, who had just taken a hit, wasn't about to suffer the same twice.

Watching Wang Daniu charge at him, he too flung out a leg fiercely in response.

Bang!

With the advantage of his height and long legs, Ye Fei kicked Wang Daniu away before the latter could reach him.

Wang Daniu, hitting the ground hard, winced in pain, curling up like a shrimp, unable to get up for a while.

Ye Fei knew one thing very well.

Being merciful to an enemy is being cruel to oneself.

Strike while the enemy is down, otherwise, Wang Daniu, with his daily brawling, could come up with who knows what dirty tricks once he got up.

Making up his mind, Ye Fei charged straight toward Wang Daniu.

Wang Daniu, seeing this, struggled through the pain and tried to get up.

Faced with the imposing Ye Fei, he lacked his previous arrogance and scaredly stumbled backward.

"Little Fei, I was wrong. Please show mercy, can you let me off the hook?"

Wang Daniu, who was kicked so hard he could barely walk, knew he would be at a disadvantage in a fight with Ye Fei, so he immediately begged for mercy.

Ye Fei, who hadn't intended to fight Wang Daniu to begin with, was taken aback by his plea.

However, at that moment, Wang Daniu limped desperately down the hill.

Ye Fei reacted, hurriedly chasing after him.

He hadn't run far when suddenly a scream echoed from behind him.

"Ah! A snake!"

Ye Fei was startled, weighing the situation as he was just steps away from catching Wang Daniu, he gritted his teeth, turned around, and ran back.

Xie Chunmei sat collapsed by a rock beside the stream, her face deathly pale, trembling as she spoke to Ye Fei.

"Little Fei, I…I've been bitten by a snake."

Ye Fei's eyebrows furrowed, and he asked urgently.

"Sister Chun Mei, by what kind of snake were you bitten?"

Xie Chunmei's face was stricken with pain and fear as she glanced down.

"You better come and see for yourself; it seems to think of me as a snake den and is crawling inside!"