The Reborn Girl Wants to Kill Me

"I said I would support you because Ji was still alive and could go out and make money. Now he's dead, and you still want to rely on me? Are you still a human being?"

"So what if he died? Didn't you find another one? If all else fails, you can find a few more. You'll always be able to support us."

The woman's voice inside gradually faded away, but the two were still whispering about something.

Ji Yanli had a blank expression on his face, but the people around him were filled with indignation.

One of them kicked the door open and pointed at the couple gathered in the yard and started cursing: "Fuck him, I'm going to explode. What kind of a bitch is this little white face? How dare he bully Brother Ji like this?"

"Where are your hands, pretty boy? Take them out!"

Du Yue and Cheng Mingqi looked at the people who suddenly appeared in shock, especially Ji Yanli who was standing behind. They had already thought that Ji Yanli had died a long time ago, and now the dead person appeared in front of them alive and well, how could they not be shocked!

Du Yue stood up hurriedly, "Ji, you're back."

Cheng Mingqi also quickly took his hand out of Du Yue's clothes. The touch of her delicate skin still remained on his fingertips, but he felt cold all over.

Caught in adultery.

He is not from Xiayan Village. If this matter gets out, he and Du Yue will be drowned in the pond together!

The man Du Yue had an affair with before doesn't count. They are both adulterers and no one would tell anyone about it, but Ji Yanli is Du Yue's husband.

"Yue'er, take a look now, is the bug still there?"

He made up an excuse.

Du Yue reacted and pretended to look at his body.

"Cousin, the bug is gone, thanks to you. It was a really big bug."

Ji Yanli twitched his lips and said, "Stop pretending. Do you think I'm a fool?"

Cheng Mingqi hid behind Du Yue guiltily.

It was always like this. Whenever the original owner made accusations or expressed dissatisfaction, Cheng Mingqi would hide and let Du Yue quarrel with the original owner.

This time is no exception.

Du Yue blurted out habitually: "Alright, what are you angry about? I didn't even ask you why you were missing for so long. Have you ever considered how I'm going to survive at home?"

"It was my fault for disappearing so suddenly, but not long after, I sent you a letter and banknotes. Unfortunately, when they arrived at your house, they found you...

Du Yue, I don't think I've done anything wrong to you. Even if I'm not here, our family can still make ends meet. But what about you?"

Ji Yanli pointed the finger directly at Cheng Mingqi, "Tell me the truth, is he your cousin? If so, why doesn't he live with your mother's family? Why don't you take him to your mother's family and ask him what kind of cousin he is to you?"

"Du Yue, if you tell me the truth, I might be able to divorce you. Otherwise, I'll have to write you a divorce letter and send you back to your parents' home."

Ji Yanli's tone was firm and indifferent, which in the eyes of the people who came with him was a sign of giving up after being completely disheartened. They didn't think Ji Yanli did anything wrong. They thought that the bastards should both be thrown into the pond and drowned. Brother Ji was still too soft-hearted.

Only then did Du Yue realize that there was something wrong with Ji Yanli's clothes. They were too good. There was no better silk material in the whole town.

Her heart moved.

"Husband," she changed her address, "I was just scared when you suddenly disappeared. There's really nothing going on between my cousin and me. Believe me."

She suspected that Ji Yanli had gotten rich by some stroke of luck, and she didn't want to divorce him at this time.

All of Ji Yanli's things belong to her. He promised to support her and treat her well for the rest of her life when she married him.

Ji Yanli shook his head. This woman really won’t cry until she sees the Yellow River.

He asked everyone to sit down and went to heat up some water for everyone. Du Yue saw this and went to work, thinking that it would be the same as before, just a few words and then it would be over. She gave Cheng Mingqi a look, and Cheng Mingqi tactfully went back inside.

They made so much noise that some people from the same village came to watch the fun, while others wentssiped about them in whispers.

"I was saying there was something fishy going on between Du Yue and her cousin. They were alone, so it would be strange if there wasn't something fishy going on."

"Isn't it? My husband and I came home one night and... they made a lot of noise."

"Ji Yanli is dressed so elegantly, has he gone out to make a fortune?"

"Ah, getting promoted and getting rich but having a dead wife, I don't think that's a good thing either."

The chattering was like the buzzing of flies, but no one came closer to take a look. It would bring bad luck if they talked too much about the couple's affairs.

Until the county magistrate's sedan chair stopped at the door of Ji's house.

The mighty yamen runners stood in a row and the voices stopped.

The county magistrate got off the sedan chair and stepped inside.

"Master Ji."

Someone from above had made arrangements for him. Ji Yanli's official position was higher than his, as he was the third-rank director of the Imperial Medical Service, and he was also a favorite of the emperor. He was willing to go in person to handle Lord Ji's affairs.

Ji Yanli also returned the greeting to the county magistrate.

Du Yue was shocked by the way the county magistrate addressed Ji Yanli.

Master Ji?

She widened her eyes, unable to connect this name with Ji Yanli.

Wasn't he just an honest farmer who was fooled by her? At most, his ancestors had some medical skills, which gave him an extra ability to rely on. How did he become the "Master Ji" in the county magistrate's words?

Someone outside has already run to call the village chief.

The county magistrate's gaze paused on Du Yue for a moment, and she was so nervous that she forgot what to do with her hands and feet.

"Where is Cheng Mingqi?"

Wu Xin, whose cousin was married to Xiayan Village, walked into the house and dragged Cheng Mingqi out. Cheng Mingqi's legs were shaking and he fell to his knees with a thud.

"Master, I, I am Cheng Mingqi."

The county magistrate took out the household registration book from his sleeve, turned to one of the pages, and carefully compared the features on it.

He sneered: "Bold Cheng Mingqi, you are clearly a scoundrel from Yi Nan Lane in the town, yet you actually lied and said you were the cousin of Master Ji's wife. You adulterer, arrest them!"

The yamen runners stepped forward and held Du Yue and Cheng Mingqi down. Du Yue struggled frantically, but the strength was too great. She looked at Ji Yanli with tears in her eyes: "My husband, no, I really didn't commit adultery. Please believe me."

Ji Yanli walked over to her and squatted down. "No? You said I was missing, and I did leave without saying goodbye, but I asked His Majesty to bring you a letter and a banknote. Guess what His Majesty's men saw when they arrived?"

Du Yue suddenly remembered the sound coming from the doorway when she was making love with Cheng Mingqi and Liu Zhuang in the house a few years ago. At that time, she thought it was someone coming to visit, so she just suppressed the sound of panting, but Cheng Mingqi and Liu Zhuang became even more excited...

Ji Yanli's eyes were filled with disgust: "You should have expected this day to come when you lied to me that Cheng Mingqi was your cousin!"

He stood up and stopped looking at the two people who were begging.

The village chief came in quickly and bowed deeply to the county magistrate. The county magistrate said, "This is Mr. Ji, the director of the Imperial Hospital."

The village chief looked stunned, but he quickly saluted Ji Yanli again.

When he arrived, he already knew the situation. In their village, women who committed adultery would be drowned in a pond!

"I wonder how the two adults plan to deal with them?"