"Chief, my daughter's fate is at your discretion! How can she possibly get married now? So many villagers know what happened already..."

Du Wenjin frowned. This incident had surely left a stain on Li Chunmei's reputation.

"Considering what happened, surely Ye Ling has to bear responsibility. I'm going with you," Du Wenjin said obligingly.

He went with them mainly because he had to confirm with Ye Ling too. A single-sided story could not be taken word for word. He knew this much, at least!

He got up, tidied his clothes, and led the way.

Chunmei's mother dragged her along after him.

A smile curled up on Li Chunmei's face as she trailed behind. With the chief on their side, she believed that things were more likely to work out in her favor!

She also thought, Mo, even if you won't marry me, I want to be as close to you as I can! Liu Duo, I'm not done with you yet, just you wait!

Along the way, villagers who knew what had happened saw the mother-and-daughter duo as well as Du Wenjin, the village chief, passing by, making their way to Liu Duo's house. Out of curiosity, the onlookers followed the trip from a distance.

They wondered how the short-fused Ye Mo would react when the scene unfolded. They wanted to watch with their own eyes.

Anyway, this was Du Wenjin's first visit to Liu Duo's house. He looked at the four-story building located in the bamboo forest not so far away, and was quite impressed by its construction. Not only was it a novelty to behold, but he felt that life within the walls must be quite fun.

They had to stop when they reached the entrance, for Hei Xiaomeng had started barking at the door. It had never seen Du Wenjin before so it bore its fangs at him.

Li Chunmei spoke to the dog, "Xiaomeng, stop it. The chief's not a bad person."

She made it look as though Hei Xiaomeng and her were on friendly terms!

The members of the household could hear Hei Xiaomeng from the kitchen, so they stepped out to take a look.

Only to find Li Chunmei and her mother, and that they had brought along the chief.

When Mrs. Li saw Ye Liu and Ye Mo, she shouted at them, "Ye Liu! Ye Mo! Quick, tie up your brute before it bites the chief!"

Ye Mo frowned and roared back at her angrily, "Say that again! I dare you to call my black furball a brute one more time and see what happens!"

He might not like dogs, and he might not like the black furball very much, but he would never allow outsiders to call it that! Liu Duo treated it like it was a precious treasure, so of course he would love whatever she loved, at least in front of others.

Du Wenjin could hear the ferocity in his tone and wondered how this man who already had a wife could still be as rough as he used to be in the past.

Mrs. Li, on the other hand, was stunned by his reaction. Had she said anything wrong?

The dog was a brute, wasn't it?

Despite knowing what they came here for, Ye Liu did not show it. Bearing a smile, he called for Hei Xiaomeng, "Xiaomeng, come over here."

And then he smiled at Du Wenjin too, pretending he did not know a thing. "Chief, what brings you here so suddenly? You're a rare visitor."

Ye Liu stepped forward to welcome him.

Ye Yang heard shouting from Mrs. Li and then another fiercer one from his brother. He exited the house and saw Li Chunmei, her mother, and the village chief. He knew they came with bad intentions. His expressionless face went cold, and then he walked over to stand with Ye Mo.

Upstairs, the couple who was having a lovely time in the bed also heard the high-pitched screams coming from Mrs. Li and Ye Mo.

Ye Ling was kissing Liu Duo when he recognized Mrs. Li's shrill cry. He abruptly stopped.

"Ling, we should continue. Your kissing has improved so much." Liu Duo linked her arms around his neck, slightly exerting some strength, so that he would not be distracted.