My Scheming Little Devil

"Ah, that won’t do." Mei pressed his hand and provocatively raised her chin, "Whoever should drink must drink, no substitutions are allowed."

Ling Kong’s gaze suddenly turned fierce, and Ye Lu quickly pressed him down, signaling him not to act impulsively.

"I’ll drink." She held the bowl, a trace of gloom flashing in her eyes.

"Wait a moment." Xie Wen, who was chatting with the village elders on the side, suddenly turned his head, his sharp and forceful voice immediately overpowered the noise, frowning as he stared at the bowl of alcohol in Ye Lu’s hands and commanded, "Pregnant women should drink less alcohol. If something goes wrong, there are no doctors in these mountains. We are all men here, there’s no need to trouble a young woman like her."

After he spoke up, his calm and commanding voice instantly subdued the whole scene, and no one else felt it was appropriate to speak out.

Ye Lu conveniently put down the bowl, but a hint of confusion arose in her heart as she looked at him.

However, he had already turned back, continuing to chat with the elders as if nothing had happened.

Mei’s pretty face became even more displeased as she looked at her husband turning away and then at Ye Lu, feeling extremely aggrieved inside, as he had clearly just intervened to help this woman and suppressed the hostility others held towards her.

She bit her lower lip and stamped her foot, greatly dissatisfied.

Looking again at Ye Lu, although she was pregnant and slightly fuller, under the dim light, her face, fairer and smoother than those of the village women, appeared so delicate and stunningly beautiful, and even her melancholy had its charm.

And the noble demeanor and calm elegance she displayed, made Mei feel even more aggrieved.

Because even if she didn’t want to admit it, she felt this woman was prettier, more cultured, and had the kind of temperament that easily attracted men’s gaze.

Wouldn’t he be tempted by this woman?

No, she would absolutely not allow it.

This damned woman, unable to find a husband herself, now wants to steal hers, she must be dreaming. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

As the drinks went around three times, many people started to get tipsy, and it was getting late. The villagers were helping each other out, each returning to their homes.

"Let’s go back too," Ling Kong said as he pulled Ye Lu.

However, Ye Lu looked at that couple not far from them, Mei was intimately assisting her somewhat drunken husband, joyfully heading to their room, even turning her head back to defiantly glare at Ye Lu, her expression extremely smug.

Ye Lu felt slightly uncomfortable and also thought it was ridiculously absurd.

Whatever that couple did in their room, what did it have to do with her anyway?

Even if he resembles Jun Huang, he could never be him. If it were him, he would not even spare her a glance, so cold and indifferent.

After spending a night at Aunt Li’s, early the next morning, Ye Lu could hardly wait to get up.

Today, surprisingly, dozens of people had come to help her search for Third Young Master Jun’s whereabouts; for the past three days, there had only been a few enthusiastic ones, leaving Ye Lu astonished.

Aunt Li smiled and explained that this was ordered by the village chief who was influenced by what Xie Wen had said.

Aunt Li also mentioned that Xie Wen was quite welcomed by the village elders these days, offering continuous strategies and solving many of the village’s tough problems thanks to his education.

"This Xie Wen used to be a bookish nerd, quite the introvert, but I didn’t expect that after running around outside for half a year, he would come back completely transformed."

Ye Lu was stunned, but she was too anxious to care about what had changed with Xie Wen, she was eager to find Jun Huang!

A large group set out, entering the forest and splitting into four teams, each going in different directions to search, significantly speeding up the pace of the search,