Chapter 110 Arresting People "There are bodyguards here."

Chapter 110 Arresting People "There are bodyguards here."

The village didn't have streetlights yet; they relied entirely on the light of the moon and stars.

A winding path leads from the village entrance into the village, nestled between the land and the trees.

The faint starlight spilled into people's shadows.

Ye Hantao held a camera in one hand and linked arms with Gu Fanghao, who was waiting for her outside the car, with the other.

Cheng Zhao's gaze remained fixed on the figure in front of him, and for a long time, the corners of his mouth did not fall.

Ye Hantao, Su Yi'ang, and Wu Xia also whispered to each other, but none of them felt the same way!

[Let me say it again, I came to watch a variety show about classmates, not a dating show!]

[Hahahaha, is the third season of "A Perfect Match" about to start filming? Send Ye Hantao and Cheng Zhao over!]

[I heard that Fan Tang was invited to this episode of "A Perfect Match"?]

Wow, aren't she and Liao Jiayue best friends known throughout the internet?

[What best friend? She was the quickest to distance herself from Liao Jiayue after her family's troubles.]

Just before the group rounded the corner of the wall, Ye Hantao turned around without warning.

She held the camera she had borrowed from Cheng Zhao in both hands, with the lens pointed towards the entrance of the village.

Chen Xiaofeng quickly rushed back to Cheng Zhao's side, intending to steal the spotlight.

Cheng Zhao lifted his foot halfway, then worried that Tao Tao's camera wouldn't be able to keep up with him...

Ye Hantao pressed the shutter and took two more photos in a row, waved to them, and then walked hand in hand with Gu Fanghao into the corner, disappearing into the dark night.

"That's rare!" Chen Xiaofeng patted Cheng Zhao's arm and chuckled, "You actually didn't push me away."

Cheng Zhao glanced at him sideways but didn't say anything.

Chen Xiaofeng raised his hand to ruffle the tuft of hair at the back of his head and laughed loudly, "You could have had a solo photo, hahahahaha!"

Before he could finish speaking, he heard Cheng Zhao ask calmly, "Did you just add some lighting to your room?"

Fill light?

What kind of lighting should I use?

Cheng Zhao was too lazy to continue talking to Chen Xiaofeng.

He needed to figure out how to get Tao Tao to take another solo photo of him, no, a photo of him and Tao Tao together.

Jin Shiyue finished her overseas call by the car and was about to leave when she noticed Chen Xiaofeng. "He's really ruthless."

Chen Xiaofeng: "?"

He looked down sharply, and what came into view was his pure black T-shirt and his dark arms.

"..."

Depend on!

How could you possibly film him like that?

Hahahaha!

[Hopefully Ye Hantao will release that photo! Maybe she took a picture of Chen Xiaofeng!]

[Ye Hantao probably took the photos too quickly and didn't have time to adjust the settings. Plus, there are no streetlights here, so it's hard to say what Chen Xiaofeng will look like (laughs while covering mouth).]

[Is this why Cheng Zhao allowed him to be in the same frame? Hahahaha?]

[But I think Cheng Zhao didn't push him away, probably because he didn't want Ye Hantao to capture an unflattering side of him.]

[Holy crap! That makes sense! Cheng Zhao was about to leave when he stopped and put his hands in his pockets—he was clearly posing!]

Cheng Zhao shook off Chen Xiaofeng and walked ahead, glancing at Ren Lang in front of him with a cold gaze.

His phone buzzed in his pocket, and he unlocked it to look at the screen.

A message from Tao Tao just popped up in the chat box.

[Peach: (Cat scattering flowers.jpg)]

An emoji.

The message before that was a reply he received half an hour earlier on the bus: [TaoTao: OK, I won't do anything reckless.]

Cheng Zhao opened his collection of emojis, which had gradually accumulated in the last two months.

Just as I was about to choose a reply, my phone buzzed again.

[Peach: (image.jpg)]

As soon as Cheng Zhao saw it clearly, his heart began to pound uncontrollably.

It was a folded piece of white paper, folded in the same way as the piece of white paper on which he had written his name.

Cheng Zhao strode forward, a sudden gust of wind rising around him.

So, when everyone sat down at the table, Gu Fanghao sat to Ye Hantao's left, while Cheng Zhao took the seat to her right.

He came running, his breathing slightly heavy.

The group only ate lunch at school during the day, and they had dinner when they got back, which was noodles with soybean paste.

After dinner, the production team chose a number bomb game for them to play. After several rounds, it was exactly 9:30.

Ye Hantao saw that the program crew brought four number plates.

Director Wan shouted, "Distribute the hot water in the order in which you finished eating the noodles with soybean paste!"

The others: "?!!"

There are no water heaters in the village courtyards, so they have to boil water first when they get back.

The production team prepared hot water in advance, one large basin for each guest, to help them with a simple wash.

Jin Shiyue's brows were furrowed tightly. Why didn't the production team mention this rule earlier?!

In order, they are Su Yi'ang and Wu Xia, Yuan Kai and Ren Lang, Ye Hantao and Jin Shiyue, He Qiang and Gu Fanghao, and Cheng Zhao and Chen Xiaofeng.

Chen Xiaofeng was speechless. "If I had known, I wouldn't have taken that extra bowl!"

When Ye Hantao and Jin Shiyue returned home, they were surprised to find two large basins of hot water with wisps of steam rising from them placed at the door.

Looking at the house opposite Yuan Kai and Ren Lang, there was nothing in front of it.

Ye Hantao exclaimed in surprise, "They're the second group!"

Jin Shiyue frowned, "Did the production team give us the wrong thing?"

The staff member who had been standing guard in the courtyard explained, "This is hot water that Aunt Hua came over to help boil. She also said that if you don't have enough, she has more."

Ye Hantao beamed with joy, "Aunt Hua is such a kind person!"

After saying that, Ye Hantao and Jin Shiyue neatly carried both basins of water into the house.

Bang!

The door was closed.

Yuan Kai and Ren Lang, who returned at the same time: "..."

Why?! Didn't Ren Lang also clean out Aunt Hua's sheep pen?

[Because he looks down on poor people, right? (shrug.jpg)]

Please, have you forgotten that Ye Hantao was planning to donate 10 million?

[Leaving aside the 10 million yuan figure, even just the breakfast meal was heartwarming.]

At 10 p.m., the live stream ended on time. Ye Hantao finished washing up and sat in bed looking at the photos on her camera.

The last picture is of Cheng Zhao, who has just gotten out of the car and is standing alone.

In the second to last picture, there is a blurry figure next to Cheng Zhao.

Ye Hantao: "..."

I've never realized how dark-skinned he was so clearly before.

Let's flip back through the photos.

One picture of the forest view outside the car, she took three; one picture of the campus scenery, she took three; one picture of the classroom panorama, she took three.

"Are my eyelashes really that long? And my nose is quite upturned too." Ye Hantao chuckled softly, her eyelashes trembling slightly, and the under-eye bags under her eyes resembled two crescent moons.

Jin Shiyue observed Ye Hantao for a few minutes, and suddenly felt a sense of urgency and worry.

She took out her phone and opened a friend's chat window.

[You have a partnership with Dingxin Group, right? Do you usually see Cheng Zhao? What's he like in private?]

After recording the program for several days, Jin Shiyue has indeed come to recognize Cheng Zhao's character.

But because the show was being recorded and broadcast live, she wasn't sure if it was fake.

Yuan Kai's voice came through the door at that moment, "Tao Tao, a student is looking for you."

student?

Ye Hantao and Jin Shiyue looked at each other, then walked to the door and opened it.

The light slanted, illuminating the somewhat awkward boy at the doorway.

"Yin Jianghe? What brings you here?"

Yin Jianghe lowered his head slightly, looking at the shoes on his feet that were coming unglued, and said in a voice barely audible, "I...I have something I want to talk to Teacher Ye about alone."

Ye Hantao came out and asked, "Shall we talk in the yard?"

Yin Jianghe nodded and led Ye Hantao into the courtyard, while Jin Shiyue looked at them through the window.

"What brings you over so late at night?"

"My grandfather isn't feeling well, Teacher Ye, can you...?"

Yin Jianghe didn't raise his head, and it seemed that he used all his strength to say the last sentence, "Could you take a look at my grandfather?"

"I don't know medicine."

Upon hearing this, Yin Jianghe breathed a sigh of relief for some reason, "Yes."

He repeated in a low voice, "Teacher Ye, you don't know medicine."

Just as Yin Jianghe was hesitating about whether to leave, Ye Hantao suddenly spoke up, "However, I've learned some basic Chinese medicine from my great-aunt, so why don't I go with you to take a look?"

Yin Jianghe abruptly raised his head, but there was no trace of surprise on his face or in his eyes.

"Shall we go now?"

He heard Ye Hantao ask him that question.

Do you want it?

Yes, it is necessary.

Jin Shiyue watched the two people walk towards the courtyard gate, her gaze darkening. How could it be Yin Jianghe coming to find Tao Tao?

When Tao Tao told her about her plans for the evening, she probably didn't expect that the person would be Yin Jianghe.

Yin Jianghe walked in front, and Ye Hantao walked behind.

The night was dark and the wind was high; all was silent.

Ye Hantao looked at him, who was a meter away, and said, "Jiang He, I'm a few years older than you. You can talk to me about anything that happens to you."

Yin Jianghe kept walking, "Hmm."

“You’re still young. Don’t fall for anyone’s tricks,” Ye Hantao changed the subject. “It’s okay if you do fall for it, just stop it in time.”

Yin Jianghe slowed his pace.

The two walked for a while under the cover of night. The shadows of the trees on both sides stretched out, and the branches intertwined, as if weaving a large net.

Seeing Yin Jianghe still walking forward, Ye Hantao's heart sank. "Jianghe, according to the law, assisting others in committing crimes—"

After a half-second pause, Ye Hantao abandoned her explanation of laws and regulations and instead asked, "Were the red dates I gave you during the day sweet?"

Yin Jianghe suddenly stopped in his tracks. "It's sweet."

In the silence, only the bright moonlight enveloped the two of them.

Ye Hantao stood still. "Jiang He, I've seen your grades. You're in the top ten of the whole grade. Your grandfather must be very proud of you."

A sudden sob interrupted Ye Hantao's unfinished words.

Yin Jianghe turned around, his eyes red, and looked at her. "Teacher Ye, I'm sorry..."

I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

He seemed to have lost his ability to speak, only mechanically saying the three words "I'm sorry".

From mumbled murmurs to wailing.

Ye Hantao didn't press him about what he had apologized for, but simply asked, "Should we continue walking forward?"

Upon hearing this, Yin Jianghe finally burst into tears, "We can't leave, we can't leave! Teacher Ye, we can't go there!"

The boy's voice was full of confusion, panic, and guilt.

"Some people said they would give me 500,000 yuan to pay for my grandfather's medical treatment."

Yin Jianghe wiped his tears with his sleeve, but they wouldn't stop. The boy, whose voice was still going through puberty, said in a tearful voice, "He said that as long as I take you there, that's all that matters. I don't know what he's going to do, but... but..."

But that person didn't seem like a good person. If he were a good person, why would he be the one to deceive Teacher Ye?

He knew this all along, but he still did it.

He's not a good person either.

Seeing that Yin Jianghe had confessed everything, Ye Hantao finally felt relieved. She took two steps forward and handed a pack of tissues to Yin Jianghe.

"Wipe your tears."

"Teacher Ye, I'll take you home."

"Where did he tell you to take me?"

"...the village entrance."

It was still a three to five-minute walk from the village entrance, and Yin Jianghe naively thought that if he rushed back to the yard now, everything would be fine.

"ah!"

"ah!!"

Several high-decibel howls of pain exploded in the forest, startling the village dogs into barking.

Yin Jianghe was startled and quickly stepped in front of Ye Hantao.

He often chops firewood and breaks coal at home; he's very strong!

The flashlight beam shone brightly in this direction.

Yin Jianghe squinted from the light, when he suddenly heard Teacher Ye behind him ask with a laugh, "Did you catch them all?"

"There are only two, and they're both here." The lazy reply came along with the man.

Behind him, Yin Jianghe saw a person being restrained and kneeling on the ground by several men in black.

When Yin Jianghe saw the faces of the two people being restrained, he was filled with fear and trembling.

Why is this person here?!

Shouldn't they be at the village entrance?!

Yin Jianghe trembled. If Teacher Cheng and those men in black weren't there, could he protect Teacher Ye?

Ye Hantao walked past him and stopped in front of Cheng Zhao, scrutinizing him from all angles.

Once Ye Hantao was sure he wasn't injured and was about to look away, Cheng Zhao smiled and said, "There are bodyguards here."

Then came a series of hurried footsteps, and a group of people emerged from the woods.

...a group of people.

Ye Hantao was stunned for a moment.

Cheng Zhao said he would bring a few bodyguards, his uncle also said he would send a few bodyguards, and Shi Yue said she would borrow a few of her bodyguards.

Are there several?

These are dozens...

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Author's Note: Peach: This incredibly strong sense of security [glasses]