The Sweetness of the Seventies
Chapter 662 - 631: Knowing the Difficulty and Retreating, Dazed_1

Chapter 662: Chapter 631: Knowing the Difficulty and Retreating, Dazed_1

School life was busy yet fulfilling.

Family life, trivial yet warm.

He Tiantian and Huo Yingjie were a bit tired every day, but they felt truly joyful in their hearts.

Everything was going smoothly, and their family members were healthy, which was better than anything else!

However, smooth sailing in life was not easy. There would always be people who threw stones into the lake, stirring up ripples and bringing some waves into the calm life.

Wang Bing had been trying to get close to Huo Yingjie, but Yingjie was very cautious, never isolating himself, nor talking to female students alone. He didn’t participate much in school activities, and even when he did, they were always group activities, with a large crowd together.

Wang Bing had no chance to approach Yingjie.

In March, as spring returned to the earth and the weather warmed.

The academy also began to turn green everywhere.

In a secluded corner, a woman asked in a low voice, "Why haven’t you made your move? Have you forgotten your promise?"

The man leaned against the wall, calm and unhurried, and said, "I’ve tried my best, but there’s never been a chance."

"If you want to pursue a career in public service, then diligently help me," the woman said. "Once you’ve completed the task, you could become a civil servant in one of the counties under Nan City, and moreover, one with actual power in your hands."

"Heh," the man chuckled. "I didn’t know their identities before, but now I realize my mistake, I have to say, you’ve set me up..."

"Set you up?" The woman sneered. "Aren’t you the one who was infatuated with that girl?"

"That was true before, but now I wouldn’t dare think of it," the man said. "You deceived me first, so I’m not absolutely bound to my promise."

"Not bound?" Wang Bing narrowed her eyes. "Don’t you want to stay in Nan City? You know, I can make it so that you have nowhere to turn in Nan City..."

"I know!" the man said. "But I equally know that if I do as you ask, whether I succeed or not, I won’t be able to stay in Nan City, and I won’t be able to stay anywhere in Huaxia Country. Let’s end it here, I won’t be crazy with you anymore."

The man had some self-awareness and knew what was worth pursuing and what was not.

"No, you made a promise to me, so you must continue. If you don’t agree, I will tell Yingjie that you have designs on He Tiantian..." the woman threatened, though her reasons sounded somewhat childish.

The man glanced sidelong at the woman and sneered, "Wang Bing, go ahead if you dare. After all, you’re the one who has improper intentions towards Yingjie, and you’ve even acted on them. I’m merely appreciating a beautiful lady from a distance, a gentleman’s rightful pursuit, and haven’t taken any action. Even if Yingjie finds out, what can he do to me? On the contrary, if Yingjie were to learn of your actions, what he would do to you is quite clear!"

After saying this, the man turned and left.

His retreating figure walked down the path, getting farther and farther away, until he disappeared around the corner.

"Damn it!" Wang Bing was furious. She couldn’t make a move on Yingjie, so she got someone to target He Tiantian.

But Yuan Chengcai, that useless man, was too scared to do anything once he heard about the identities of He Tiantian and Huo Yingjie.

Nearly half a year had passed, and she had achieved nothing. It was all in vain!

Now that she had calmed down, Wang Bing also knew that those threatening words she said to Yuan Chengcai couldn’t be mentioned to Huo Yingjie and He Tiantian.

What should she do now?

Yingjie was a man, and subduing him would be difficult, but He Tiantian was a woman, and that was different.

If there was a chance, she could resort to desperate measures!

Wang Bing’s eyes were cold. She had grown a year older, and she didn’t have so many youthful years to waste.

She must resolve the issue with He Tiantian as soon as possible, then she would have a chance.

It’s not about the theft, it’s the obsessing over it that’s frightening.

He Tiantian went back and forth between school and home every day, completely unaware of the malice in the outside world.

Huo Yingjie had been feeling a bit twitchy these past few days, unsettled with an indiscernible premonition, yet he couldn’t reach any conclusion, which left him somewhat puzzled.

"Tiantian, Cui Ying and I are going shopping this weekend. Do you want to come?" Huang Jingli said. He Tiantian was always at home and seldom had time to go out, so Huang Jingli would always let her know when going out, wanting to take He Tiantian along for a stroll.

In the past, He Tiantian always declined.

But this time, thinking that her grandmother-in-law’s birthday was coming up, she wanted to choose a gift for her as a birthday present.

"Sure, I’ll go with you guys this weekend," He Tiantian accepted. "It’s just about time for my granny’s birthday, and I need to buy her a gift."

"Great, we’ll go together then," Huang Jingli said. She wanted to buy a shirt for Wu Youliang.

Cui Ying, on the other hand, wanted to buy a sweater to wear in the spring.

When the weekend arrived, He Tiantian said, "Brother Yingjie, Granny’s birthday is soon, and I’d like to buy some gifts for her."

"Sure, I’ll go with you," Huo Yingjie said, feeling more at ease when accompanying He Tiantian.

"No need, I can go by myself. I’ve made arrangements with Jingli and Cui Ying to shop together. You should stay at home and spend some quality time with the kids; after all, we hardly have enough time to be with them because of school."

"Okay then, just be careful," Huo Yingjie responded, sending a wisp of Divine Sense to the Rotating Turtle dozing in the yard, instructing it to invisibly follow He Tiantian.

After tidying up at home and grabbing her bag, He Tiantian rode her bicycle to meet up with Huang Jingli and Cui Ying.

With Little Rotating Turtle following her, Huo Yingjie wasn’t worried.

So, in close vicinity to He Tiantian, Little Rotating Turtle stealthily tagged along.

The three met at the agreed spot and headed for the supply and marketing cooperative together.

Wang Bing, who had been keeping tabs on He Tiantian, also learned that she was going out shopping.

Thus, Wang Bing secretly arranged for five or six thugs to trail behind He Tiantian and the others.

They only awaited the moment He Tiantian was alone to take her away, which would earn them five hundred yuan.

One of the thugs hesitated, "Boss, the woman we’re supposed to grab looks well-dressed. She must be from a rich or powerful family. Is it worth the risk for just five hundred yuan?"

The lead thug, eyeing He Tiantian laughing and chatting with the two women nearby, also hesitated. However, he had something hanging over his head held by that woman.

If he didn’t comply, he would end up in prison.

That was no place for a person to be, and the thug boss didn’t want to go there.

"If you’re afraid, then don’t go," the boss said with a frown of displeasure, "But you must pay back the twenty yuan you borrowed from me. Otherwise..."

The reluctant thug quickly changed his tune, "Boss, I’ll follow your lead in everything."

The money the thug had borrowed was long spent, and he didn’t have any to repay the boss!

The group continued to follow.

Little Rotating Turtle, concealed in the void, glanced back several times, curious about what those people behind were up to!

While shopping, Cui Ying vaguely felt as if someone were watching her. She looked around several times in the void, but never saw anything amiss, which made her distracted.

Little Rotating Turtle retracted its Divine Sense, keeping a discreet distance while following them.

Thus, without sensing that presence, Cui Ying felt a bit disillusioned, but with her friends by her side, she couldn’t afford to be distracted all the time.