Chapter 4 : Come and comfort me!

Fang Xiaoluo and Shen Zheng had just exited the guesthouse when a figure rushed toward them.

“Xiaoluo!”

Fang Xiaoluo turned to see that it was none other than her original self’s fiancé, Zhou Yanwen.

Wait, didn’t Zhao Lihong just say that Xu Yaqiu should marry Zhou Yanwen?

So Xu Yaqiu’s goal was Zhou Yanwen?

Come to think of it, after Zhou Yanwen found out that Fang Xiaoluo wasn’t the biological daughter of the Xu family, he only appeared on the first day, then seemed to vanish for the past few days.

But the original owner had seen Zhou Yanwen secretly meeting with Xu Yaqiu.

The original owner had been completely in love with Zhou Yanwen, so much so that when his allowance wasn’t enough, she would help him out.

She spent nearly all her own money on him.

Yet Zhou Yanwen went off to meet with Xu Yaqiu, clearly still fond of the Xu family’s daughter, thinking that a country girl like the original owner wasn’t worthy of him.

Upon discovering that Zhou Yanwen was meeting with Xu Yaqiu, the original owner had almost fallen into depression.

She stayed at the Xu family’s home, unwilling to return to the countryside, because the original owner thought if she stayed, there was a chance to win Zhou Yanwen back.

Zhou Yanwen rushed over and immediately felt that something was different about the Fang Xiaoluo in front of him.

The sunlight shone down, and she seemed to have a golden glow around her.

She walked out of the guesthouse, like a fairy descending to earth.

Zhou Yanwen glanced at Shen Zheng standing beside her, his face full of hostility.

Then, in an angry tone, he said to Fang Xiaoluo, “Xiaoluo, how could you sneak off to a blind date without telling me? This is completely unacceptable! How are we supposed to move forward if you act like this?”

Zhou Yanwen knew that the woman in front of him was afraid of separating from him.

She was madly in love with him.

In the past, whenever he got angry, it was always Xu Xiaoluo no, now it was Fang Xiaoluo, who would come to coax him.

He proudly stared at Shen Zheng, waiting for Fang Xiaoluo to appease him.

Fang Xiaoluo looked at Zhou Yanwen as if he were an idiot. “First of all, I’m not here for a blind date. Your new girlfriend, Xu Yaqiu, asked me to deliver a message. Didn’t your new girlfriend tell you she’s going on a blind date today? Secondly, you’ve already found a new girlfriend, so why would we continue anything?”

Zhou Yanwen hadn’t expected Fang Xiaoluo to react like this. Why wasn’t she trying to coax him?

As for Xu Yaqiu…

Ever since he found out that Fang Xiaoluo wasn’t the Xu family’s biological daughter five days ago, he had been actively avoiding her.

If Fang Xiaoluo were from the Fang family, a country girl like her could never be worthy of his status.

Although Xu Yaqiu wasn’t as good-looking as Fang Xiaoluo, she was more tactful and knew how to flatter him. Plus, she was the biological daughter of the Xu family, and that status was important.

So, in the past few days, he deliberately hadn’t gone to find Fang Xiaoluo, hoping she would hurry up and go back to the countryside, making it easier for him to avoid the conversation.

But when he heard that Fang Xiaoluo had come for a blind date, he couldn’t sit still anymore.

He hadn’t even broken up with her yet, and she was already going on blind dates with other men. That was completely unacceptable.

Now, seeing Fang Xiaoluo, he changed his mind. After a few days of not seeing her, she had become even more beautiful.

Since Fang Xiaoluo loved him so much, once he married Xu Yaqiu and became the Xu family’s son-in-law, he could still make Fang Xiaoluo wait for him.

That way, he could have both women.

Now that Fang Xiaoluo had openly exposed his lie, Zhou Yanwen couldn’t maintain his face. “What new girlfriend? Xu Yaqiu and I aren’t anything. I just thought she was new to the Xu family and unfamiliar with the place, so I spoke to her a few times.”

“Oh.” Fang Xiaoluo replied disinterestedly. “Alright, I understand.”

Fang Xiaoluo was thinking to herself that she could no longer continue with Zhou Yanwen.

But the breakup issue was entirely between Zhou Yanwen and Xu Yaqiu, two despicable people, and she needed to figure out a way to extract herself from the situation.

What did “I understand” mean?

Zhou Yanwen, burning with anger, suppressed his fury and said, “Fang Xiaoluo, don’t you have anything to explain to me?”

Fang Xiaoluo rolled her eyes at Zhou Yanwen, not wanting to deal with him at all.

She turned to Shen Zheng and said, “Captain Shen, you don’t need to escort me. I’ll go back now.”

Shen Zheng asked, “Are you going back to Honghe Village now?”

“I’ll stop by Xu’s house first to pack up my things, then I’ll head back to Honghe Village.”

According to the original owner’s memory, Fang Xiaoluo knew that it was 1985 in Jiangcheng, and public transportation was fairly convenient. Moreover, Honghe Village was only ten kilometers away, so there should be a bus to Honghe Village in the afternoon.

Shen Zheng was a bit concerned about Fang Xiaoluo going back to the Xu family, but he didn’t have a good reason to accompany her. If he went, there would be even more gossip, which would harm her reputation.

As if sensing Shen Zheng’s concerns, Fang Xiaoluo smiled and said, “Don’t worry, I’m just going to grab my own things.”

“Okay.”

Zhou Yanwen looked at them, first at Fang Xiaoluo, then at Shen Zheng, and angrily shouted, “Fang Xiaoluo, are you ignoring me? Are you deaf?”

Fang Xiaoluo glanced at him, “I don’t argue with fools.”

“Who’s the fool?” Zhou Yanwen snapped.

“Whoever jumps the highest and shouts the loudest is the fool.”

Zhou Yanwen was so angry that he almost jumped up. “Fang Xiaoluo, you think you’re so special now, huh? Playing hard to get? Fine, you’ve got some skills now. There will be a day when you regret this!”

Zhou Yanwen told himself that as long as he didn’t go after Fang Xiaoluo, she would be heartbroken and eventually come crawling back to him, begging him to take her back.

How could Fang Xiaoluo ever leave him?

Fang Xiaoluo looked at Zhou Yanwen, truly thinking he was just another average guy.

Did he think she was still the love-struck girl from before?

After getting on the bus and riding for five stops, Fang Xiaoluo got off and quickly arrived at the Xu family’s house.

The door was wide open, and a four or five-year-old child saw Fang Xiaoluo and immediately ran inside, shouting, “The fake daughter’s back, the fake daughter’s back!”

This child was the Xu family’s eldest grandson, spoiled beyond measure, a little brat.

The door was wide open, and in the living room, everyone except for Xu Chengwu and Xu Xiaojie, who were still studying, was there.

Xu Zhigang was holding a large stick in his hand.

Seeing Fang Xiaoluo step into the house, Xu Zhigang angrily shouted, “Kneel down!”

Fang Xiaoluo walked straight to her room. “You don’t need to try to intimidate me or give me a show of force. I’m just going to grab my things and leave. I won’t be in your way. But if you make a move, I’ll stay here and make things difficult for you. If I’m unhappy, I’ll make your lives a mess. You can figure it out yourselves!”

Xu Yaqiu was anxious, Fang Xiaoluo couldn’t just stay.

Xu Zhigang raised the stick and let it drop again, frustrated.

Zhao Lihong chased after her and said with a sneer, “Your things? What things do you have? Everything you have was provided by the Xu family!”

Fang Xiaoluo didn’t actually plan to take much, but she did want to take the three qipaos she had brought back from the Jiangcheng Embroidery Factory, or else she wouldn’t be able to complete her orders.

The original owner was skilled at embroidery, and although she didn’t pass the college entrance exam last year, she had taken on a lot of private work from the factory and made quite a bit of money on the side.

The silk was expensive, and if it wasn’t returned, she would have to pay a lot in compensation.

Zhao Lihong looked at Fang Xiaoluo as if she were a thief, making sure she didn’t take anything else from the Xu family.

Fang Xiaoluo neatly packed up the three qipaos and then took another look around the room.

Everyone thought she might take something else, like the bracelets or earrings, but she didn’t. She walked out without any lingering attachment.

“Xiaoluo…”

As Fang Xiaoluo reached the door, Zhao Lihong couldn’t help but call out.

Fang Xiaoluo turned around. “Uncle, Aunt, thank you for taking care of me all these years, but my parents raised Xu Yaqiu for many years as well. Even though my parents aren’t wealthy, they gave Xu Yaqiu the best of what they had. From now on, let’s part ways each to their own, and I hope we never meet again.”

After saying that, Fang Xiaoluo disappeared outside the door.

Zhao Lihong’s eyes turned red. “How could she… say such things?”

Xu Yaqiu secretly felt pleased but still spoke gently, “Mom, Xiaoluo must be upset. She’ll come back to see you in a few days.”

Xu Zhigang snorted. “I think she’s an ungrateful wolf! It’s better if she doesn’t come back. Who cares!”