Chapter 712 - Chapter 712: Chapter 679: The Troublesome Cousin

Chapter 712: Chapter 679: The Troublesome Cousin

Noon time.

A luxury SUV drove out of Dachang City towards a nearby small town.

Behind the wheel, Yang Jian supported his head with one hand on the steering wheel, watching the familiar road fly past while also pondering some matters.

Next to him in the passenger seat, Jiang Yan wore light makeup, dressed youthfully and beautifully with a faint smile on her lips, a stark contrast to her desperate, suicidal demeanor that morning. Although they hadn’t spoken much on the road, her gaze kept stealing glances at Yang Jian now and then.

She felt that after today, her relationship with Yang Jian had taken a step closer, a milestone leap.

Soon.

Yang Jian arrived in the county town.

The car slowed down due to the number of vehicles and pedestrians on the roads of the county town.

“Are we home yet?” Jiang Yan asked eagerly.

“Not yet, there’s a village past the county town, that’s my hometown. It’s just that I rarely go back there, only during the New Year, so you don’t need to worry too much, it’s just a formality,” said Yang Jian.

Jiang Yan giggled, “I know, but I still take this visit very seriously. What do you think about my look today? I went for a very young and cute style, do you like it?”

After speaking, she threw him a coquettish glance, pretending to be cute and obedient.

Yang Jian was unmoved, “What look of yours haven’t I seen? It’s good enough as it is; there’s no important person to meet after all. My father passed away early, and you’ve already met my mother many times.”

“Then what does Auntie think of me? Is she satisfied?” Jiang Yan’s expression changed, asking expectantly.

“Not good at all, her impression of you is terrible, saying you’re lazy, eat a lot, and often show up late for work. So, my mom has a better impression of Zhang Liqin, this time she wanted me to bring Zhang Liqin over,” Yang Jian said.

“What?”

Jiang Yan’s complexion collapsed instantly.

She had not expected her impression in her aunt’s eyes to be so terrible. No wonder her aunt didn’t talk much to her on regular days and often sat in front of the TV chatting with Zhang Liqin instead.

“Then why didn’t you bring Elder Sister Qin?” Jiang Yan pouted.

“You’re more suitable,” Yang Jian said, and without warning, he pressed the brake and brought the car to a halt.

Jiang Yan jolted, hastily asking, “What’s wrong, there isn’t any car ahead, why did you brake suddenly?”

“I saw someone,” Yang Jian’s gaze shifted as he looked out the car window towards the nearby street.

Down the street, a group of very young lads were chasing after two girls around fifteen or sixteen years old, running towards them, seemingly involved in some conflict or dispute. Yang Jian didn’t recognize these spirited young men; he didn’t have acquaintances around here.

The only slightly familiar figure was the girl in the lead.

Not very tall, a bit dark-skinned, not particularly fair, but cute. At the moment, she was running and letting out a somewhat neurotic giggle, seemingly not afraid at all of the group of guys chasing her.

“Damn it, you hit someone and you think you can run? Don’t think I won’t hit you just because you’re a girl. If you don’t compensate and apologize, we’re not letting this go today,” said one of the young lads furiously.

“Her?” Yang Jian paused for a while before remembering in his mind.

No wonder she looked a bit familiar.

“Who? A relative?” Jiang Yan curiously peered out, but she didn’t know whom Yang Jian was referring to.

“It’s my cousin. Although we rarely meet, if I’m not mistaken, her name is… Liang Yuan. But I used to call her Xiao Yuan. You park the car. I’m going to check it out.” As Yang Jian spoke, he had already gotten out of the car and started walking briskly towards them.

“I’m so tired, I can’t run anymore, I’m going to die from exhaustion,” breathed Xiao Yuan’s companion, also a girl, who was at her physical limit and couldn’t run away anymore.

“Really, how can you give up so soon? I can still run for quite a distance. Since you can’t run anymore, then I won’t run either.” Xiao Yuan laughed as she stopped and waited for her friend to catch her breath and rest.

As they stopped, the group of lads chasing after them closed in.

“Riding a bike without looking where you’re going, ramming straight into our group, are you blind? Now that I’ve caught you, how are you going to settle this?” The young lad who was hit pointed to his foot where a clear tire mark was visible.

It was still faintly painful.

Xiao Yuan continued to smile, “Then I apologize.”

“Just an apology and that’s it? Without compensating us for the mental anguish, don’t even think about leaving,” the lad gripped her wrist tightly, not letting go.

“But I have no money, and when I was riding my bike earlier, I did it with my eyes closed. I wanted to see if I could hit you with my eyes closed… and you guys are really dumb, not knowing to dodge. If I’d been driving a car, all of you would’ve been dead by now,” Xiaoyuan still giggled as she spoke, but her words carried a frightening earnestness.

It gave off a chilling feeling, as if she really would have driven into them with her eyes closed if she had been in a car.

Is this girl crazy?

Or perhaps a bit neurotic?

The lad was stunned for a moment, clearly not expecting her to say something like that, and he immediately got annoyed.

“I don’t care, you have to pay today, I don’t believe you don’t have any money on you,” he said as he prepared to frisk her.

Xiao Yuan still giggled and said, “My mom told me a girl’s body shouldn’t be casually touched by boys. When going out, I have to learn to protect myself. If you do that, I won’t be polite to you,”

As she spoke, she somehow produced a sharp scalpel from nowhere and, without any hesitation, plunged it directly at the boy in front of her.

Swift and precise, as if she had practised repeatedly.

“Xiao Yuan, what are you doing?” A cold voice suddenly echoed around, suggesting they hadn’t noticed someone had approached suddenly.

A gloved hand swiftly grabbed the wrist holding the knife, halting Xiao Yuan’s crazed act.

Xiao Yuan paused, then looked at Yang Jian, becoming very excited and happy; “Cousin, is that you? When did you come back?”

As she spoke, the scalpel carelessly fell to the ground.

At the same time, that neurotic smile on her face also disappeared, replaced by a normal girl’s sweet smile.

“She… something isn’t right about her,” Yang Jian watched Xiao Yuan intently.

This cousin he hadn’t seen for a year hadn’t changed in personality, but just then, it was as if she was a completely different person—extremely unfamiliar, and that aggressive stance from before was incredibly fierce, resembling a cold-blooded assassin eliminating a target right before her eyes.

This was unbelievable for an ordinary girl.

“Xiao Yuan, have you had any troubles lately?” Yang Jian asked directly.

“No, I came to town today to go shopping with friends and had a great time, no problems,” Xiao Yuan said, puzzled; “Why, cousin, why are you asking this?”

She seemed oblivious to what she had just done.

“Then why did you just try to stab someone with a knife?” asked Yang Jian.

“Isn’t that normal? If they bully me, I’ll fight back. That’s what you taught me, right? A girl can’t be bullied when she’s out,” Xiao Yuan replied.

“….”

Yang Jian swore he had never taught her such a thing.

“Let’s put that aside for now,” he said, then turned to look at the young man before him.

He had understood a bit of what just happened—it seemed that Xiao Yuan was at fault. She had closed her eyes and deliberately ran into someone on her bike, though it was unclear whether she had gone crazy or was under some influence.

“Sorry, I’m her cousin. I will take responsibility for this matter. Xiao Yuan was at fault just now, how would you like to settle this?” Yang Jian said.

“Settle this? Of course, you’ve got to pay,” the young man said, looking at Yang Jian and for some reason feeling a bit guilty.

Even though the man before him seemed quite polite and amiable, why was he feeling nervous?

Yang Jian nodded and said, “Of course, then tell me how much.”

“A thousand yuan.”

“Okay, no problem, take out your phone, I’ll transfer it to you,” Yang Jian said, agreeing to the amount without any fuss.

“Next time tell your cousin to be more careful. If it happens again, we won’t let you off so easily,” the young man, seeing Yang Jian’s straightforward attitude, didn’t linger, took the money, and walked away, planning to treat his friends to a good time with it.

However, he hadn’t gone far.

Suddenly, Xiao Yuan giggled again, “He’s really unlucky, he’s about to die.”

“What did you say?” Yang Jian turned to look at her again.

“Nothing, cousin, my bike is broken, you have to take me home, but before that, I’d like to eat something, you’re treating, how about it?” Xiao Yuan smiled again, pulling at Yang Jian’s arm.

Yang Jian said, “Sure, is this your friend? Come join us.”

“I’m a bit embarrassed,” the girl said, seeming very shy and hesitant.

“No worries, consider this my apology on behalf of Xiao Yuan for her recklessness just now,” Yang Jian said, openly acknowledging her mistake.

“Well, then, thank you,” the girl replied.

“Let’s go.”

Xiao Yuan, still cheerful, tugged at Yang Jian and her friend and headed towards a nearby street.

At that moment, Yang Jian glanced down.

He noticed that Xiao Yuan’s originally fair and delicate arms now had patches of bruising, similar to cadaveric spots, as if they had been pinched by something.

“Definitely a problem,” Yang Jian’s heart sank slightly.

This was no illusion; through these details and changes, he was certain of it.

Could it be that near his old home, there existed some incomprehensible, eerie presence? Or had Xiao Yuan encountered a so-called supernatural event at some point and was thus influenced by it?

Regardless, he had to investigate thoroughly.

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