"Sorry! My family already has a maid, so you should find another house," Lin Yifan flatly rejected.

It's not that he didn't want to help, he simply couldn't.

"Wuu wuu wuu!"

Seeing his apparent cold-heartedness, the victimized woman broke down and cried uncontrollably, acting as if Lin Yifan owed her something.

At that moment, several beams of light shone into the alley, and the nearby residents who heard the noises came to help.

Seeing a woman in tattered clothes sobbing on the ground, everyone assumed that Lin Yifan was the perpetrator, and as they approached angrily, they cursed, "Bastard! How dare you molest a decent girl in broad daylight, pretending we don't exist?"

"..." Lin Yifan was at a loss for words.

Dammit, I'm supposed to be rescuing her, right? Accusing without understanding the situation, really uncivilized.

However, he couldn't really blame the enthusiastic crowd, as anyone who saw the scene would assume that the person standing in front of this distressed woman was at fault.

Trying to calm down, he hurried to explain, "Folks, please don't misunderstand, I'm the one who saved her, not the one who assaulted her."

"Still dare to talk back! The girl is already crying like this, you must be the molester! Take this broom from me!"

Before Lin Yifan could explain, angry residents raised their weapons and attacked him.

Lin Yifan dodged left and right while pleading, "Neighbors, calm down, I'm truly not the molester! If you don't believe me, you can ask that lady!"

"No need for excuses anymore! Today, I'm going to kill you, you lawless bastard!"

The enraged residents had lost their reason, believing their perception was the absolute truth. It's tragic when a good deed ends up harming an innocent person, who might then bear legal consequences.

Fortunately, Lin Yifan was a Cultivator and wasn't afraid of being mobbed.

Fed up with the crowd's blind aggression while dodging, Lin Yifan roared, "Enough! Stop fighting, will you listen to my explanation or not?"

Since his voice was powered by Inner Strength, carrying a hint of Cultivation Power, akin to the legendary Lion's Roar Skill, the attacking crowd was forced back, struggling to keep their balance.

After he finished talking, the Cultivation Power dissipated, and only then did the crowd steady themselves.

Shaken by the eerie incident, the residents were frightened and uneasy, realizing that Lin Yifan was no ordinary person, likely possessing special powers, and thus not to be provoked.

Accordingly, they calmed themselves and inquired, "What do you want to explain?"

"I am not the person trying to assault her. I was, like all of you, here to rescue her," Lin Yifan answered.

"Then why is she crying?" the residents questioned.

"Because... because I refused to shelter her, and then she just started crying inexplicably," Lin Yifan responded.

"Liar, why would a fine girl need your shelter?" the residents didn't believe his absurd explanation.

"Big sister! If you don't believe me, you can ask her yourself!" Lin Yifan couldn't be bothered to explain further; now only the victimized woman could clear his name.

Seeing this situation, the neighbors thought it was best to ask, just in case they had really made a mistake.

So, they came to the victim's side and gently asked, "Young lady, is what he said true?"

Chun Yan shook her head and responded, "No!"

At this moment, the neighbors immediately became furious again and wanted to confront Lin Yifan for an explanation, but just then, Chun Yan quickly stopped them, "Uncle, Auntie! Don't be impulsive, he is my boyfriend. It was him who helped me chase away those criminals just now, please don't misunderstand him."

"He is your boyfriend? Then why didn't you stop us just now? That seems a bit unreasonable! Young lady, tell your uncle and auntie honestly, who is he really?"

"He really is my boyfriend. Just now, he and I had a quarrel at a restaurant, and then I left alone, heartbroken. When I was passing this alley, a few criminals suddenly rushed out from the alley and dragged me in, intending to rape me. I desperately called out, and unexpectedly, my boyfriend hadn't left me but had been following me; so he quickly arrived at the scene and drove those criminals away.

The reason I didn't stop you just now was that I was still angry; so uncle, auntie, please don't blame him!" Chun Yan answered.

After hearing the explanation, the neighbors suddenly realized that it had all been a misunderstanding.

Then they turned around and scolded Lin Yifan, "Don't quarrel with your girlfriend anymore, okay? It's very dangerous for her to be alone on the streets."

Lin Yifan was already dumbfounded. He had never expected that the victim could lie so well; she didn't seem at all like someone who had just been frightened, which was truly shocking.

However, to avoid unnecessary trouble, he foolishly replied, "Understood, understood."

After hearing his response, the neighbors finally calmed their anger and turned to leave.

Once all the neighbors had left, Lin Yifan also quickly left the alley.

That woman was too terrifying, framing him like that, unforgivable.

Seeing Lin Yifan pass by with an expressionless face, Chun Yan became scared and quickly ran over to hug his legs, explaining, "Benefactor! Don't go! I had no choice but to say that just now."

"You had no choice? Hmph! Ridiculous, who forced you?" Lin Yifan coldly questioned, finding her explanation absurd.

"Life! Family!" Chun Yan answered tearfully, filled with sorrow.

This response was somewhat unexpected for Lin Yifan; thus, he suddenly softened and asked, "How did life and family force you?"

"Benefactor! Do you know why I left my hometown and travelled all the way to Yanjing to work?"

Lin Yifan shook his head, indicating he didn't know.

"There are five people in my family, my parents are farmers, but my mother is disabled, she can only do some handcrafts and can't do heavy work; hence, my father bears all the burdens alone.

Life could have been bearable, but two weeks ago, my youngest brother was diagnosed with leukemia, so all the savings that the family had accumulated over the years were spent, and now we also owe a lot of money to our relatives and friends.

Since my father genuinely couldn't bear the heavy debt and medical expenses, I had no choice but to drop out of school and come to Yanjing alone to work, hoping to help alleviate some of the debt for my family.

But in Yanjing, being unfamiliar with the place and having no academic qualifications, it's hard to find a job; I saw that your shoes were shiny, and thought you must be a wealthy person, so I harbored wicked thoughts, intending to extort from you, hoping you could give me a job that would earn me some money."

Victim Chun Yan answered in full detail, emotionally and sorrowfully.

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