Chapter 476: Chapter 476

Wan Chu’er immediately called Chen Ke. When Jiang Kechu left, he left Chen Ke behind, saying to find Chen Ke if there was anything needed.

After calling Chen Ke, Wan Chu’er didn’t delay for a second. She left the two kids who were playing, pulled open the door, and walked outside quickly, soon arriving at Liu Yufang’s door upstairs and knocked on it.

"Legendary Mother, what..."

Liu Yufang didn’t finish her question when Wan Chu’er interrupted her, "Please do me a favor. I have to go out for a bit. Chuanqi and Hunter are at home. Could you please take your daughter to my house and help look after them? Thanks."

"Ah? Oh, okay." Liu Yufang quickly agreed.

Wan Chu’er turned around and left, and soon there were sounds of a car starting and revving below, followed by the car driving away.

"What happened? Why such a hurry?" Liu Yufang muttered, hurriedly went back to pick up her child and headed downstairs to Wan Chu’er’s house.

In the sorghum field, Mai Qiqi’s hair was already a mess, her face dirty with sweat, dust, and the green juice of leaves. She had long since thrown away her shoes, her eyes wide open, nerves taut.

Not far in front of her, Zhang Gouzi was still spewing vulgarities, trying to provoke her to come out while looking for her tracks.

Mai Qiqi’s mouth was dry, her heartbeat like thunder, nervously guarding against Zhang Gouzi and carefully moving backward without making a sound, all the while praying for Wan Chu’er to hurry up and save her.

"Qiqi, sweetie, if you come with me, we can be a pair of blithely joyful mandarin ducks."

"Stop playing hide-and-seek with me, sis. I’ve already seen you, come on out."

"It’s no use hiding, don’t worry, I’ll be gentle in a moment."

Zhang Gouzi became more and more excited as he spoke, thinking if he really got Mai Qiqi, a city girl, and got her in the bag, her car and money would be all his.

He didn’t believe that Mai Qiqi’s family was that powerful; if they were, would they let such a beautiful young lady suffer in these mountain trenches?

Lao Hei was right; this was the one and only chance given by the heavens for him to rise to the top. Seize it, and he wouldn’t have to suffer in these poor mountains and waters anymore.

Zhang Gouzi swung his stick, knocking down pieces of sorghum. Suddenly, he stepped on something, stumbled, and lurched forward a few steps. Looking down, he saw a shoe— the girl’s shoe.

Huh, the lass named Mai took off her shoes?

Zhang Gouzi looked down, licked his lips with his tongue, and understood her intention.

Heh, this girl is really something. Took off her shoes so there would be no trace? And thankfully she reminded him, saving him the trouble of searching blindly like a headless fly.

So Zhang Gouzi bent down and started a careful inspection of the ground prints. The ground was earthy, and even without shoes, a person walking would leave footprints.

Zhang Gouzi quickly found Mai Qiqi’s footprints. Yo, this girl’s feet aren’t big, even smaller than his shabby wife’s.

Zhang Gouzi snickered and quietly followed the footprints on the ground.

Mai Qiqi in the sorghum field was like an electrified statue, suddenly frozen. She stared intently at the sorghum ahead, and the sounds of Zhang Gouzi’s approach grew closer, his hand first appearing in her line of sight.

"Ah!" Mai Qiqi couldn’t hold it in anymore, she screamed, turned around, and ran as fast as she could.

"Sis, don’t run," Zhang Gouzi yelled, chasing even more eagerly from behind.

Mai Qiqi, gasping for air, felt the fear in her heart spread throughout her body, her feet felt weak as she desperately ran forward, with only one thought in her mind: Run! Keep running! Run fast!

But the faster she wanted to run, the heavier her steps felt, and even with all her strength, the sounds behind her grew ever closer.

Suddenly, her body lunged forward through the air, tripped by the fallen stalks of sorghum.

Mai Qiqi hit the ground hard, flattening a swath of sorghum stalks, as rage, unwillingness, and despair overwhelmed her.

"Hahaha...." Zhang Gouzi quickly caught up from behind, and on seeing Mai Qiqi prone on the ground, he laughed triumphantly. Standing and catching his breath, he said, "Look at you, girl, why run? Relax, I’ll treat you well."

Suddenly a sticky hand grabbed her ankle, "Ah—Ah—Ah—" Mai Qiqi couldn’t help it and screamed out loud, frantically and forcefully kicking her legs, trying to shake off that disgusting thing.

Zhang Gouzi, caught off-guard, took a kick straight to the solar plexus, causing him to reel backward and sit down hard on the ground.

All the while, Mai Qiqi screamed in terror, "Get away! Get away! I’ll kill you, I will kill you!"

Rubbing his chest, Zhang Gouzi cursed harshly, "You damn bitch, don’t know what’s good for you!"

Saying that, he stood up and lunged toward Mai Qiqi with a menacing laugh.

Mai Qiqi’s eyes widenswith panic as she tried to scoot backward to avoid Zhang Gouzi.

Just as Zhang Gouzi was about to pounce on her, in this critical moment, a foot fell from the sky.

It was a fierce kick that squarely hit Zhang Gouzi’s chest with a dull thud. Then like a kite with its string cut, Zhang Gouzi flew far away.

Soon, a sound of something heavy falling was heard in the distance; Zhang Gouzi lay unconscious and spitting blood on the ground.

She hadn’t been touched by Zhang Gouzi, that disgusting thing.

With a vacant stare and no longer any strength in her body, Mai Qiqi fell limply to the ground, shaking uncontrollably.

Chen Ke, seeing Mai Qiqi’s wretched face and trembling body, paused for a moment, then slowly squatted down in front of her, softening his voice.

"Mai Qiqi, you’re safe now."

Mai Qiqi had no reaction, still in a daze, like a soulless puppet.

Chen Ke paused, then said, "Mai Qiqi, Zhang Gouzi has been kicked unconscious by me, no one can hurt you now, Wan Chu’er will arrive soon."

Hearing the name ’Wan Chu’er’, Mai Qiqi’s eyes moved, turning to look at Chen Ke.

When she saw Chen Ke, she instinctively cringed.

Chen Ke stepped back and said, "Don’t worry, I won’t touch you."

Whether it was because she finally saw clearly that the person in front of her was the reliable Chen Ke, or she was stirred by his words, tears suddenly started streaming down Mai Qiqi’s face, and she began to sob.

Chen Ke stood there in a daze, somewhat at a loss as he was not adept at handling situations .

"Men are all bastards," Mai Qiqi sobbed while cursing, "Either beasts in human clothing, or scumbags... sob sob sob..."

Chen Ke: Was he being included in her curses too? Was the girl truly frightened, or was she seizing the moment to lash out?

After crying for a while, tears poured like rain, which was Chen Ke’s estimation. Mai Qiqi’s heart finally returned to its rightful place, and she slowly calmed down.