Instead, with a flip, he pinned Hu Jing underneath him. Then, he reached out and effortlessly pinned both of her hands with just one of his.

"Sigh, it seems I'll really have to pull down your pants and spank you before you learn your lesson," he said. "Just struggling like this won't teach you anything!"

As he spoke, Liu Ergou unceremoniously reached out his other hand and ripped her short-sleeved shirt right off, exposing the underwear beneath.

Hu Jing was wearing a cartoon-print bra today. Seeing this, Liu Ergou couldn't resist teasing her. "Tsk tsk, I never would have thought, Hu Jing. You're quite the kid at heart, wearing something like this!"

Liu Ergou's words made Hu Jing's face flush scarlet. "Bastard!" she cried. "What I wear is none of your business! You'd better—MMH!"

Before Hu Jing could finish, Liu Ergou leaned down and silenced her with a kiss. At first, she struggled fiercely, trying to push him away. But after just a few minutes, she quieted down, her resistance ceasing as she submitted to him.

Seeing that Hu Jing was no longer resisting, Liu Ergou felt very satisfied. His hands stealthily moved to her back, and taking advantage of her distraction, he deftly unhooked her bra. Her eyes flew open, and she stared at him in disbelief. But Liu Ergou acted as if he hadn't noticed, continuing as he pleased as one of his hands slid back around to her front and began to wander.

The sudden development made Hu Jing start struggling again. Unfortunately for her, she simply didn't have the strength. After a few more minutes of futile resistance, she gave up, resigned to her fate, and let Liu Ergou do as he pleased.

An unknown amount of time passed before Liu Ergou finally let her go, still feeling unsatisfied. As for Hu Jing, her face was redder than it had ever been. She looked at Liu Ergou without anger and simply lay down on the bed in resignation.

She spoke in a voice as soft as a mosquito's buzz, "Er Gou... you... you can go ahead... Do whatever you want with me."

Seeing Hu Jing like this, Liu Ergou didn't immediately pounce on her. Instead, he just smirked. "Hahaha, Hu Jing, you weren't like this a moment ago. You were putting up quite a fight!"

"How did you suddenly become so docile? To be honest, I preferred the unruly you from before!"

His words provoked the frustrated Hu Jing, who shot up from her position on the bed and punched Liu Ergou hard. Unfortunately, with her strength, the blow had no effect at all. It only made Liu Ergou laugh even more heartily.

Watching him laugh so happily, Hu Jing snapped irritably, "Stop laughing! What's so funny?"

"Hmph. You have the gall to ask why I stopped struggling? What good would it do? From what I can tell, my struggling only makes you more excited!"

Hearing this, Liu Ergou reached out and gently stroked her head. "You and your little brain... Why is it filled with such a jumble of nonsense? What do you mean, 'my struggling only makes me more excited'?"

Hu Jing immediately rolled her eyes. "As if it isn't true!"

Faced with her accusation, Liu Ergou pretended not to hear. He cleared his throat and said seriously, "Ahem. Let's put that topic aside for now. The pressing matter is dealing with your land."

"Once your land is sorted out, there will be plenty of time for me to deal with you."

Without waiting for a response, Liu Ergou pulled her out of bed. The two of them then went outside the office.

Looking at her devastated cornfield, Hu Jing's heart ached. I was counting on this land to make a fortune, to finally turn the tables and wipe that smug look off Liu Ergou's face. But now... Sigh, the sight is just horrific. It looks like I'm facing a total crop failure. The thought alone makes me want to commit seppuku!

Suppressing her emotions, Hu Jing asked, "Er Gou, what should we do next?"

Liu Ergou thought for a moment before offering a solution. "Given the situation, it's not as bad as it looks. Forget about these corn seedlings. Just uproot them all. We have plenty of time."

"Then, shovel away this top layer of soil. Go get some other soil from somewhere else, but there's one rule: no yellow mud or sand. Once you've spread the new soil on your land, you can plant new corn seedlings!"

Hearing his solution, Hu Jing couldn't help but frown. "What? Are you serious, Er Gou? Your plan sounds like a huge hassle. Isn't there a simpler way?"

Liu Ergou retorted irritably, "Sure there is. Just get a different plot of land!"

His words left Hu Jing speechless.

Seeing her with nothing to say, Liu Ergou said no more. He strode into the field and, in a flash, uprooted the last two corn seedlings.

He then took out his phone and made a call. After hanging up, he returned to Hu Jing's side. "It's a good thing I haven't officially planted my medicinal herbs yet," he said. "Otherwise, this wouldn't be so easy."

"I've hired an excavator. We'll have it dig deep and completely turn over the soil on this plot. After that, the problem will be solved."

Finished, Liu Ergou turned to look at Hu Jing earnestly. "Hu Jing, let me make this clear. After I fix this for you, I don't want the same problem happening a second time."

"If you're short on money, you can borrow from me. Don't try to be a hero. You've seen the consequences of that."

"After this, go hire people from the village. Don't try to do everything by yourself. Understood?"

This time, Hu Jing actually took his words to heart, nodding vigorously. "Mm! I get it, Er Gou! Don't worry, the same issue won't happen again."

Having received her promise, Liu Ergou led her back into the temporary office to wait for the excavator.

「A few hours later.」

The excavator arrived at the barren plot. Under Liu Ergou's direction, all of Hu Jing's land was thoroughly excavated. The contaminated topsoil was all buried deep underground.

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