"No! Someone will be here soon, let's go!"
Every word Cheng Tao spoke was accompanied by the sound of a loudspeaker from outside.
She closed her eyes in despair, then rushed to open the door.
But she found the door was locked from the outside, and wouldn't budge.
At this moment, Zhao Yunlin also realized what was happening. He tried to pull open the window, only to find it was also locked.
"Who is it? Who locked the door!"
Although everyone had already heard their conversation, Cheng Tao still held onto a shred of hope.
As long as she wasn't caught red-handed, she still had a chance to turn things around.
Suddenly, Zhao Yunlin heard the loudspeaker being turned off.
Their voices were no longer transmitted outside.
"There's someone outside the door, the switch is on the outside! Cheng Tao, who told you to come?"
"Didn't you tell me to come?"
Zhao Yunlin shouted in exasperation, "I never told you to come, who said you should? Who told you?"
Cheng Tao was stunned for a moment, "It's..."
Her eyes suddenly sharpened. It was Cheng Wenyu!
Could it be that Cheng Wenyu had set her up?
Yes, he had been deliberately trying to please her these past few days, making her think he was on her side.
In fact, Cheng Tao had let her guard down.
To the point where she overlooked the fact that Cheng Wenyu, that scoundrel, was Cheng You's biological brother!
Why would he harm his own sister for the sake of his stepmother's daughter?
Cheng Tao's anger boiled over, and she gritted her teeth, closing her eyes.
"Cheng Wenyu! It must be Cheng Wenyu!"
As soon as she spoke, she heard a voice from the window.
Cheng Wenyu's face appeared outside the window, a smile on his lips. Though young, it carried a hint of ruthlessness.
"You can still guess, which means you're not entirely stupid."
He was still holding the switch for the loudspeaker. So, that whole charade was his doing!
Cheng Tao had originally asked him to deliberately lure Cheng You up the mountain today because she had calculated Qi Chengyan's routine for going up the mountain these past few days. The trap he had set was only in one place, and anyone going up the mountain would check it.
As long as the two met, Song Yulian could then take people to expose them.
This would naturally solidify Cheng You and Qi Chengyan's reputation for sneaking around in the woods.
Thinking about it now, if Cheng Wenyu could come up with this plan, then Cheng You's side must have failed too.
"Cheng Wenyu, I'm going to kill you! You wait, I will never let you go!"
Cheng Wenyu sneered, "Who cares if you let me go? Your sister doesn't care about scum like Zhao Yunlin. If you like picking up trash, go ahead. But you two, a dog and a bitch, having an affair is one thing, but trying to frame my sister for it? That's not happening!"
Even with Zhao Yunlin's good temper, he couldn't stand being insulted like this.
He stepped forward in a rage, grabbing the window frame and shaking it violently.
"It was you! You gave me that note too! You wait, I'm going to expose your conspiracy to the villagers!"
Cheng Wenyu looked utterly disdainful. "Conspiracy? What conspiracy? Can you provide any evidence?"
Zhao Yunlin froze. No wonder the note had told him to destroy it and leave no trace.
He had not only torn it up but thrown it into the river.
"You! Did your sister tell you to do this? Did she!"
Facing his questioning, Cheng Wenyu couldn't help but spit.
"You're allowed to scheme against others, but others aren't allowed to fight back? So, you expect to have all the good things in the world?"
Zhao Yunlin's face changed, and his anger swelled within him, twisting his insides.
But facing Cheng Wenyu's words, he felt like he had a stone stuck in his throat, unable to speak.
Cheng Tao fiercely ran her hand through her hair, her face contorted in a vicious glare at Cheng Wenyu.
Even Zhao Yunlin was startled by her appearance.
"I didn't scheme against Cheng You! Auntie Wang doesn't like her at all. Yunlin Gege and I are in love, why can't we be together just because she has a betrothal? Her personality is so spoiled, she can't do anything, she's not worthy of Yunlin Gege at all!"
Almost as soon as she spoke, Cheng Wenyu pressed the loudspeaker switch.
The loudspeaker, after a few seconds delay, repeated what she had said.
Cheng Tao screamed in despair, "Cheng Wenyu, turn off the loudspeaker!"
Cheng Wenyu coldly sneered, "You've done such a shameful thing, why are you afraid to tell others? I'll tell you again, my sister doesn't care about Zhao Yunlin at all. She wouldn't care if he married a pig or a dog. The only thing is, why do you want to smear my sister's name? You clearly broke your engagement and went back on your word, yet you have no sense of responsibility!"
"If you clearly said you liked someone else and wanted to break the engagement, did you think my sister would still keep you? Someone like you, if the engagement were broken, our family would be beating drums and gongs to send you off!"
Zhao Yunlin's face turned ashen, and he said fiercely, "I didn't intend to break the engagement, but your sister... she was too unreasonable. The reason I chose Cheng Tao is because she is more suitable for our family than Cheng You."
"Pah! Did your old Zhao family's ancestors smoke up the chimney for you to be picking and choosing among our Cheng family daughters? You have a mouth, and if you truly liked Cheng Tao, why didn't you say so openly, but instead had an affair with Cheng Tao in secret? Your behavior is disrespectful to my father and my sister!"
Cheng Wenyu's rapid-fire words left Zhao Yunlin and Cheng Tao speechless.
Why didn't Zhao Yunlin speak up?
Of course, he wanted to keep a retreat for himself.
He couldn't let go of Cheng You in his heart. What if he could still marry her in the end?
Why marry Cheng Tao when he could marry a more beautiful girl?
Cheng Tao was overwhelmed with shame and anger, covering her face and crying uncontrollably, not daring to speak again.
It was ruined, her reputation was completely ruined!
Zhao Yunlin suppressed his anger and looked at Cheng Wenyu coldly, "Open the door first, we need to go out."
Cheng Wenyu snorted, "We'll talk when my dad gets here. Who knows if you'll beat me."
Zhao Yunlin: "..." You know your actions are beatable!
Cheng Wenyu refused to open it and only did so when someone arrived.
The first person was Cheng Tianhua, his face contorted with rage, as if he wanted to devour Cheng Wenyu.
Cheng Wenyu acted as if he didn't see him and rushed towards Cheng Tianhua.
"Dad, you're finally here! I caught these two dogs, a man and a woman, having an affair here. Dad, you're the production team leader, you'll definitely handle this fairly and justly, right? Why don't we send them to the commune? Fornicating is a serious crime."
Cheng Tianhua had intended to reprimand him, but before he could speak, Cheng Wenyu had already shut him down.
In front of so many people, his face turned the color of a pig's liver, and he stood there awkwardly.
Zhang Yunmei gloated from the side, "I told you Cheng Tao and Zhao Yunlin were up to something, didn't I!"
The others chimed in.
"So they were having an affair, but they wanted to frame Cheng You before divorcing her? That's too wicked!"
"Simply wicked to the bone. A young lady, her reputation was almost ruined by him!"
"Wang Hongxia was even going around cursing Cheng You. People like them should be struck by lightning."