Mu Ye smiled foolishly again. "You can never be too careful. Besides, I really saw someone acting sneaky outside your door. Just now, he disappeared nearby. So you still need to be careful."

Ever since Lan Xiaoling invited him for a meal that day, Mu Ye had personally brought things over every now and then, and he could always get a meal out of it each time.

Lan Xiaoling was excellent at cooking. She could make delicious dishes even with simple ingredients. Mu Ye never expected that such a girl could know so much and even be able to cook so many kinds of food.

He wanted to know more about Lan Xiaoling, so he also became a teacher and personally gave the children geography lessons.

In this way, the two of them met more often.

The more he got to know her, the more Mu Ye learned that Lan Xiaoling used to live in Central Africa and had a sister. But later, some things happened, and she separated from her sister.

However, when it came to the children, Lan Xiaoling avoided talking about it.

Mu Ye knew that this might be a wound in Lan Xiaoling's heart. So since she didn't want to talk about it, he didn't force her and just stayed by her side quietly.

Mu Ye also found that he had an increasing affection for this girl and even had the thought of marrying her.

He wanted to share her burdens and help her take care of the two children.

But he knew that they had just met not long ago. If he said this, it would be too abrupt and might scare Lan Xiaoling.

Unexpectedly, Lan Xiaoling was amused by his words. "Could the person you're talking about be the village chief?"

Since she came to the village, the village chief had always been very concerned about her situation. At first, he was worried that she wouldn't get used to the environment here and that she would be scared living in this old house with two children. So he would come to patrol at night.

When Mu Ye said that, Lan Xiaoling's first reaction was the village chief.

Mu Ye shook his head. "It doesn't look like the village chief. The village chief is a bit hunched over, but this person has a straight posture. They are clearly two different people."

Mu Ye said with certainty.

Lan Xiaoling couldn't figure it out. After thinking for a while, she said, "Whoever it is, I still need to thank you for always protecting us, mother and children, at night."

"You're welcome!"

Mu Ye couldn't stand it when Lan Xiaoling said thank you. Every time, his heart would race and his face would turn red.

Mu Ye had a high starting point. He was recommended for overseas study in university. But because he was fully committed to research and had a falling-out with his parents, he resolutely came to this remote place to do research.

He had been here for a year.

In this year, Mu Ye's life was rather dull. Besides doing research, the only people he saw were those in the village. But he felt content.

He actually planned to move to another place after a while. Unexpectedly, Lan Xiaoling appeared at this time, which made Mu Ye suddenly give up this idea and decide to stay here.

Now that he had gotten to know Lan Xiaoling better, Mu Ye was determined to live here for the rest of his life.

"All right, it's getting late. There are still classes tomorrow. Go back and rest early!"

Lan Xiaoling yawned and waved her hand.

Mu Ye nodded. It really wasn't appropriate for a man and a woman to be together in the middle of the night. After all, the village was relatively feudal and conservative, and if they were seen, people would inevitably gossip!

Mu Ye left soon.

Lan Xiaoling also went back to her room to sleep. As she left, there was an empty space in the middle, and the two children hugged each other.

Looking at the two sleeping faces that were like conjoined twins, Lan Xiaoling's heart warmed. She kissed each child on the face, said goodnight, and then lay down beside them.

But as soon as she lay down, she clearly felt something was wrong.

There seemed to be someone under the bed!

Realizing this, all the pores on Lan Xiaoling's body stood up.

Even cold sweat broke out on her palms!

It turned out that the figure Mu Ye saw had really sneaked into her house without her knowing.

And she was completely unaware!

The key was that she had just run out, leaving the two children exposed to danger.

Lan Xiaoling's body stiffened, and she didn't dare to move. She wanted to call for help but was afraid of provoking the man.

This village was extremely backward, and there was no signal at all. Even if she had a mobile phone, she couldn't make a call.

Lan Xiaoling felt as if she was about to collapse.

But she quickly calmed down and forced herself to think of a solution.

In a panic, she found a pair of scissors on the bedside table and held it tightly in her hand, waiting for the man under the bed to show up so she could give him a hard blow.

Moments later, the person under the bed apparently thought she had fallen asleep and started to make a move.

Lan Xiaoling felt so nervous that her heart was about to jump out of her chest, but she kept forcing herself to stay calm. She closed her eyes and vaguely felt a foul smell spreading.

Then, a rough hand groped up and started touching her face randomly.

Lan Xiaoling endured the foul smell. When the man's hand was about to move down, she suddenly opened her eyes and stabbed the scissors in her hand towards the man.

In the darkness, the man let out a cry of pain.

Lan Xiaoling protected the two children behind her and waved the scissors to warn the man, "Don't come any closer. If you do, I'll kill you!"

Because it was too dark, Lan Xiaoling couldn't see the man's face clearly.

But from the man's body odor, he was a man who had been doing farm work for a long time, as there were thick calluses on his palms.

In addition, there was the smell of tobacco on his fingers, indicating that he was clearly a heavy smoker.

Moreover, his bad breath was very strong, obviously showing that he had excessive liver fire!

Lan Xiaoling didn't have the energy to guess the man's identity. She just stared at his shadow, ready to fight back at any time when he made a move.

The man let out a lewd laugh in the dark. "With your strength, you want to kill me? That's impossible!"

After saying that, the man rushed at her impatiently.

Lan Xiaoling tried to fight back, but the scissors were snatched away by the man and thrown to the ground, making a clear sound.

And as the man pressed down, Yuanman was awakened.

Seeing someone bullying his mommy, Yuanman instinctively clenched his small fist and punched the man in the back.

But he was only a few years old and too weak. That punch was clearly just like tickling.

The man thought he was too much in the way and threw Yuanman onto the bed.

Ah!

Pain struck, and Yuanman burst into tears!

"Manman!"

Seeing the child thrown to the ground, Lan Xiaoling was heartbroken.

She struggled desperately and cried out pleadingly, "Don't hurt my child."

"If you don't want me to touch them, behave yourself!"

The man threatened viciously.

At this moment, Lan Xiaoling was filled with despair.

This was a strong and healthy man. Moreover, in this village where the night was dark and there was no one to help, she, a weak woman with two children, was no match for the man at all.

Just as Lan Xiaoling was about to sacrifice herself to protect the children, Yuanman, who had been crying on the ground just now, suddenly got up, grabbed the scissors in his hand, and stabbed at the man with a fierce look on his face.