The Beautiful County Magistrate
Chapter 533: Oops, got the wrong person!

Chapter 533: Chapter 533: Oops, got the wrong person!

Ye Qing instantly turned into a drama queen and started sobbing dramatically, snuggling into Ding Meixin’s embrace and rubbing her cheek against Ding Meixin’s ample bosom, thinking to herself, "Wow, those are so big."

Ding Meixin, unsuspecting of any deception, hugged Ye Qing tightly and patted her back.

"You’re Ye Qing, right? Don’t be scared, everything’s fine now. I’ve got your back, he won’t dare to mess with you again."

"Director Xu, you too, how could you take advantage of Ye Qing just because she’s pretty?"

"Is a girl’s face something you can just kiss?"

"You’re cousins, perhaps you used to kiss each other’s cheeks as kids, but now that you’ve grown up, that’s no longer appropriate. You mustn’t do that anymore, understood?"

Ding Meixin scolded Xu Qianli, her fondness for her cousin evident.

Wei Lin quickly interjected, "I think he’s just lecherous, wanting to take advantage of Ye Qing. Kissing her cheek? I bet he even wanted to kiss her on the lips, maybe even with his tongue!"

Ye Qing said, "Sis, you’re so smart. My cousin did want to kiss me on the lips, saying ’why let someone else have what’s mine?’ and wanted to see if my lips were sweet. He was really scary just now, almost looked like he wanted to devour me. I was so frightened."

Hearing this, Wei Lin grew even more enraged, her hands trembling as she yelled at Xu Qianli.

"Xu Qianli, apologize now!"

"I used to think you were just a bit naughty, but this is outrageous, even wanting to taste your own cousin’s lips. You’re absolutely despicable!"

"If you don’t give a proper explanation today, I’ll never forgive you. I’ll make Meixin break up with you!"

Outraged, Wei Lin couldn’t believe she ever thought Xu Qianli was a good guy, realizing her judgment was incredibly flawed.

This guy was bullying his own young cousin, a complete and utter jerk.

Ding Meixin intervened, "Wei Lin, why are you so worked up? At least let him explain himself."

Wei Lin retorted, "What’s there to explain now? It can’t be that Ye Qing is lying, right? How could such a pretty and adorable girl lie?"

Ye Qing nodded vigorously, agreeing that someone as pretty and cute as her couldn’t possibly lie.

Seeing Ye Qing continue her theatrics, Xu Qianli reached over, pulled her out of Ding Meixin’s embrace, and slapped her pert bottom with a loud smack.

"Alright, cousin, stop making a scene."

"If you keep this up, I’ll agree to my aunt’s request and marry you."

"You look decent enough to make a passable concubine."

Ye Qing, stunned by the slap, shivered all over, her bones going soft as she collapsed into Xu Qianli’s arms.

With that comment from Xu Qianli, Wei Lin’s eyes widened as she quickly spoke, "What did you just say? You want to marry Ye Qing? Xu Qianli, wow, you’d even marry your own cousin? Aren’t you afraid of having a foolish son?"

Xu Qianli explained, "She’s not my close cousin; we’re distantly related. Our families have had a good relationship since we were kids, and my aunt has always wanted me to marry her. In fact, she came to Suyun Province’s capital city specifically to find me and pressed me to marry her. She even tried to kiss me just now; I pushed her away because I didn’t agree."

Wei Lin responded, "So that’s what happened, then why did she say you were bullying her?"

Xu Qianli said, "She can’t just say she wanted to kiss me and got pushed away by me, right? That would be too embarrassing. So she tricked you all to try and gloss over the incident, only to have Wei Lin refusing to let it go. So I might as well come clean. Cousin, am I right?"

Ye Qing raised her eyebrows and quickly retorted, "Not at all."

Suddenly, Xu Qianli planted a kiss on Ye Qing’s cheek, effortlessly interrupting her, and said with a mischievous smile, "Cousin, there’s no need to pretend. You don’t have to. Here, let me introduce you, this is Ding Meixin, your sister-in-law. And this is her close friend, Wei Lin. They’re not strangers, so there’s no need for pretense. I know you’ve liked me since you were a child and have always wanted to marry me, but we’re really not a good match. You should head home now and stop clinging to me."

Ye Qing pointed to her own nose, "What do you mean I like you and I’m clinging to you? Who’s clinging to you?"

"The best thing is for you not to cling to me. Go home now, so you don’t worry your aunt."

"Alright, we’ve got other things to handle. Goodbye."

Having said his piece, Xu Qianli grabbed Ding Meixin’s hand, waved to Wei Lin, and prepared to leave.

Ye Qing refused to let him just walk away and hurried after him, "You’re not leaving! Don’t forget I’m coming with you to Qingshan Town!"

Hearing this, Ding Meixin and Wei Lin thought to themselves that Xu Qianli was indeed right; Ye Qing was indeed clinging to him.

Look, she’s even insisting on running off to Qingshan Town. Clearly, she has no intention of letting go.

At her young age, she really can pester.

Xu Qianli and others quickly met up with Lin Monong and Xu Li, rushing back to Jinkou County.

Xu Qianli had drunk quite a bit by noon, so Ye Qing volunteered to drive.

With his hands free, Xu Qianli sat in the back, flanked by Ding Meixin and Wei Lin.

Soon after the car started, Xu Qianli fell into a deep sleep. He had drunk too much and finally passed out.

Ding Meixin and Wei Lin were very curious about Ye Qing, the cousin Xu Qianli suddenly mentioned. They kept asking about their relationship and little details, and they even asked specifically about Xu Qianli’s parents.

Ye Qing didn’t know these things.

She was only pretending to be Xu Qianli’s cousin; she didn’t know anything about Xu Qianli’s parents and had no childhood memories with him, so she could only respond vaguely.

Seeing her vague responses, Ding Meixin and Wei Lin thought she didn’t want to talk and stopped asking, quickly shifting their focus back onto Xu Qianli.

Both of them had been intimate with Xu Qianli before. Snuggled next to him, feeling the warmth of his arms and his strong masculine scent, their heart rates gradually increased. However, they pretended as if nothing was happening.

As the car took a curve, the sleeping Xu Qianli lost his balance and leaned toward one side, collapsing into Wei Lin’s arms and inadvertently grabbing something soft.

Wei Lin let out a low cry, extremely embarrassed, and glanced at Ding Meixin, worried she’d misunderstand.

Ding Meixin, seeing what had happened, quickly gave Wei Lin an apologetic look, pulled Xu Qianli to lie against her and whispered, "Sorry, Wei Lin. Don’t be mad. He’s just too drunk; it wasn’t intentional. Please don’t take it to heart."

"No, it’s fine."

Wei Lin casually responded, her mind in turmoil. You bullied someone last night, and now in front of Ding Meixin, you do it again, even if you are drunk, it’s annoying and shameless.

As Wei Lin’s thoughts ran wild, Xu Qianli, who was lying in Ding Meixin’s arms, felt uncomfortable just lying there and stretched his legs toward her, resting his legs on hers, accidentally hitting a button. The back seats of the car quickly transformed and flattened into a bed.