Zhao Tingting, recovering from her initial amazement, sighed and said, "Aunt Zhou said she saw you lying in bed with a man in the room."

Shen Chumo was shocked. "What?"

Shen Chumo took a step back, her face pale, and looked at Zhou Fang in disbelief, saying, "Aunt Zhou, what grudge do you have against me? Why are you slandering my innocence like this?"

Shen Chumo's eyes welled up with tears, making her look incredibly pitiful. "You say you saw me in bed with a man? Then tell me, who was that man? What did he look like?"

Zhou Fang stammered, unable to speak. Everyone's hearts had already begun to waver the moment they saw Shen Chumo, and they whispered among themselves.

"They say someone is having an affair in the house, but the person is standing right here. Zhou Fang, she never tells the truth."

"That is to say, Chu Mo is such a beautiful girl, I don't think she's that kind of person."

"Speaking of which, we're all from the same village, so how come Shen Chumo is so beautiful? She looks like someone from a painting. No wonder the young men in the village can't help but look at her."

"Oh my, you know what, her face is so fair and delicate, I even want my son to marry her and make her my daughter-in-law."

Shen Yuan gritted her teeth. These fair-weather friends, who used to criticize Shen Chumo for looking like a vixen, are now praising her? So what if she's a little good-looking?

"Mom!" Shen Chumo buried her head in Li Yi's arms and choked out, "My life is so bitter. I'm only seventeen years old, and my reputation has been tarnished like this. I might as well jump into the river and end it all."

Li Yi hugged Shen Chumo and cried loudly, "My dear daughter, I might as well go with you, so that you won't be bullied in this village."

The onlookers felt a pang of sympathy when they saw Shen Chumo crying. Her glistening tears slid down her cheeks, like broken hearts.

Aunt Wang from next door couldn't stand it anymore and jumped out, pointing at Zhou Fang and saying, "Zhou Fang, you heartless bastard! Chu Mo is only so young, and you're already saying she's having an affair. You, this shameless old woman, are always harassing the young men in the village. Those young men run away as soon as they see you, and you still have the nerve to talk about Chu Mo here."

Another aunt, Wu, chimed in, "That's right. Chu Mo is still a high school student with excellent grades. She'll be a college student in the future. How could Chu Mo be so foolish as to date a man from the village?"

With everyone chiming in, Zhou Fang's face turned green; they almost spilled the beans about what was going on in her pants pocket.

Zhou Fang quickly said to Shen Chumo, "Chumo, it's all my fault. I was blind. I apologize to you."

Shen Chumo raised her head and gently wiped away her tears, saying, "Since we're all from the same village, and Aunt Zhou Fang watched me grow up, let's just let it go this time." Zhou Fang breathed a sigh of relief.

Shen Chumo then addressed the other onlookers, saying, "Thank you all, uncles and aunties, for speaking up for me today. Otherwise, I wouldn't have..."

Sighing, Shen Chumo bit her lip and continued, "I will remember everyone's help today and will repay you in the future."

The others chimed in, "It's nothing, Chu Mo, don't take it to heart. We just couldn't stand Zhou Fang bullying people like that. Focus on your studies; a bright future is more important than anything else."

Seeing that Shen Chumo had managed to evade the matter, Shen Yuan felt a deep sense of resentment. She looked at the closed room and had a premonition that Wang Dazhi might still be hiding inside.

Shen Yuan's eyes flickered, and she stepped forward to hold Shen Chumo's hand, saying, "Cousin, I was really scared today. Aunt refused to open the door, and I couldn't even help you prove your innocence."

She then looked at Li Yi and said, "Auntie, you too, next time you can just open the door and everything will be clear."

Doesn't this imply that Li Yi is hiding something and therefore unwilling to open the door?

Shen Chumo looked at Shen Yuan, her tone aggrieved, "By the way, cousin, I was clearly having dinner with you before, but you insisted on making me drink. I felt a little dizzy, so I went out to the river to get some fresh air. Why didn't you explain for me?"

"Is that so?" All eyes turned to Shen Yuan. Shen Yuan stiffened, a hint of panic in her eyes.

He then explained, "I...I don't know. After you left, I didn't know where you went. Maybe you felt dizzy and went back to your room to rest."

Zhou Fang's eyes darted around, then she pointed at Shen Yuan and said, "It's her! I was just doing my chores at home when..."

Shen Yuan suddenly came to my house saying that Shen Chumo was drunk and asked to borrow some honey to be delivered to your house, so I came to your house but accidentally mistook her for someone else.

Zhou Fang became more and more confident as she spoke: "You little vixen, you're so cunning at such a young age, you even dare to scheme against your elders."

Everyone was surprised and doubtful. Could it be? Shen Yuan is a well-known good girl.

Shen Chuyang pointed at Shen Yuan and angrily rebuked him: "Shen Yuan, you knew my sister couldn't drink, yet you still forced her to drink? And then, by sheer coincidence, Aunt Zhou suddenly came to my house and saw someone in my sister's room? Shen Yuan, is this related to you?!"

Shen Yuan harbored resentment towards Zhou Fang for ruining things, but her face was filled with disbelief as she cried out in grievance, "Big brother, do you mean I'm going to harm my cousin? Is that how you see me?"

Then Shen Yuan looked at Shen Zhiguo, "Uncle, you've watched me grow up, don't you know what kind of person I am? Besides, would I need to harm my own family? I only asked Zhou Fang for honey because my cousin wasn't feeling well, is that wrong?"

Shen Zhiguo also hesitated. Indeed, Shen Yuan had always been a well-behaved child and would never do something so heinous.

Shen Chumo suddenly said, "Cousin, what you're saying is strange. We have honey at home, why do you insist on borrowing it from outsiders?"

Shen Yuan wiped away her tears and said, "I don't know if your family has honey. Such a precious thing, my family doesn't have any."

Shen Yuan is clever enough to completely absolve herself of responsibility. In the end, she only drank some wine with Shen Chumo and then kindly asked Zhou Fang to borrow some honey. There's no way to blame her.

Seeing the situation deadlocked, village chief Shen Ping stepped in to mediate, saying, "Alright, today's incident is a case of Chu Mo being wronged. Zhou Fang, you shouldn't have made such accusations and ruined someone's reputation without even seeing the situation clearly."

Zhou Fang chuckled awkwardly and slapped her own mouth with her hand, "Yes, yes, it's my fault."

Shen Pingkai: "In that case, I'll make the decision. Zhou Fang will compensate the Shen family with ten yuan and twenty eggs, is that alright?"

Zhou Fang's face turned green upon hearing this. Ten yuan! Twenty eggs! They were going to draw her blood! Zhou Fang's lips moved a few times, but seeing the village chief's expression, she didn't dare to object and could only obediently nod.

Shen Pingkai then looked at Shen Yuan and said, "Shen Yuan, you too, you're still a student, how could you drag Chu Mo into drinking? A girl shouldn't be like this, you're just dragging Chu Mo down with you."

Shen Yuan realized the situation was hopeless and knew that it was no use saying anything now, so she obediently admitted her mistake, "I was wrong, Uncle Village Chief, I was just curious for a moment."

After Shen Pingkai finished speaking, he said to Shen Chumo, "Good child, you were wronged today. If anyone bullies you again in the future, come and find Uncle Village Chief."

Shen Chumo smiled sweetly, "Okay, thank you, Uncle Village Chief."

Shen Ping waved his hand, "Alright, stop looking, everyone disperse, the kids at home are hungry."

As the crowd gradually dispersed, Shen Yuan wanted to say something more, but Shen Chuyang waved his hand dismissively, "Shen Yuan, what are you still doing here? I haven't settled the score with you for dragging my sister into drinking yet."

Shen Yuan said in a low voice, "Big brother, I know you have misunderstood me, I don't blame you." Then she looked at Shen Chumo and said, "Cousin, it was my fault for not explaining things to you in time today. I apologize to you, and we can still be good sisters from now on."

Tuanzi jumped up angrily: "Wow, I can't stand it anymore! This Shen Yuan is so shameless! Momo, quickly scold him back!"

Shen Chumo comforted her, "Don't be angry. The best way to deal with this kind of person is to ignore her."

Shen Yuan is extremely cunning and fearless; no matter how much you hit or scold her, she'll always find a way to take advantage of the situation. So there's no need to waste your breath arguing with her.

To strike a snake at its vital point, the best way to deal with Shen Yuan is, of course, to destroy what is most important to her.

Shen Chumo glanced at Shen Yuan and took Li Yi's hand, saying, "Mom, let's go inside. You need to apply medicine to your injury right away."

The group went back to the house together, ignoring Shen Yuan. Shen Yuan's face immediately darkened. Shen Chumo, you're lucky this time.

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