Chapter 57: How Could She Be Like This?

Zhao Xueling thought, what a fool!

I’m creating opportunities for her, and she can’t see it? Putting on a show of being bullied, for whom??

Right! She was just saying she likes Wei Tianhong, wasn’t she? Right??

Her face flushed with embarrassment as she awkwardly glanced at Wei Tianhong and quickly explained, “Li, how can you talk nonsense! I don’t like Brother Tianhong at all! We grew up together; we just get along well!”

However, this was really hard to explain, and the more she tried, the worse it got.

Wei Tianhong frowned, his expression indifferent, deliberately keeping a distance from Zhao Xueling, which made Zhao Xueling feel increasingly stifled and frustrated.

He was someone who cared deeply about his reputation and had a strong sense of self-esteem. With Xia Li saying that, he felt completely helpless.

Moreover, there was Zhao Xueling, who had feelings for him, present.

In the end, he gritted his teeth and fished out three pieces of money from various pockets, including a few coins, and handed them all to Xia Li.

He also apologized to her with kind words, blaming himself for being careless and causing trouble. He reassured her not to be too upset.

How much could that pile of rough pottery bowls be worth?? Originally, a few bucks would have sufficed, but now he had to compensate so much! It was almost equivalent to his monthly salary!

He felt frustrated and resentful as he shot a glance at Zhao Xueling.

If it weren’t for her liking him and wanting to show off in front of him by saying those words, Xia Li wouldn’t have felt wronged, and he wouldn’t have to dig out so much money!

This whole thing felt like a joke; he didn’t find any treasure but ended up losing money—what kind of bad luck was that?!

After this incident, Zhao Xueling realized that Xia Li had truly changed.

Her previously submissive personality had become a bit spoiled, easily getting angry.

Wei Tianhong was indeed generous, actually pulling out so much money to appease her!

Was it a change in Xia Li’s original personality, or… was it because of the people around her? Did they change her?

Zhao Xueling thought of that tall, cold-faced man who seemed hard to approach.

She noticed at first glance that he was surrounded by a layer of luck and fortune, and it wasn’t faint. It seemed that even if he didn’t achieve great success in the future, he would still have a decent future.

Thinking this way, how could Xia Li be so lucky?!

All three men around her had good fortune and promising futures!

Zhao Xueling felt quite sour about it, but thinking that at least Zhou Zhengbin was fated to have nothing to do with Xia Li in this lifetime, and that he would belong to her in the future, made her feel a bit better. She went home to carefully plan how to quickly establish a relationship with Zhou Zhengbin.

Two days later.

Xia Li noticed that the wounds on the man’s body had healed a lot, and the injury on the back of his head had completely scabbed over. She chose a warm, sunny morning to have him move to the thatched cottage.

Jiang Chenyi was very unhappy, casting a resentful glance at his little wife, sulking in silence while carrying a pile of things behind her.

On the way, they ran into the young sister-in-law who had seen them before. She came over with a hoe to greet Xia Li and talk, knowing that the young man was difficult to approach, so she didn’t go over to greet him.

She only casually commented in front of Xia Li, “Li, your young man is really strong; he must be a good worker.”

Xia Li followed her gaze and looked over.

Under the warm, sunny day, the man was very tall and well-built.

It was clear he had been well taken care of, unlike when he first came to the village looking scruffy.

His short black hair and heavy brows gave him a stern look, and his arms, holding a pile of things, were visibly strong. His tanned skin had a wild and rugged charm in the bright sunlight.

He stood straight, and the thin shirt clung to his back, subtly highlighting his muscle lines, tapering down to his slim waist.

Standing a few steps away, he pressed his thin lips together, looking rather displeased.

When he noticed her looking over, his deep-set eyes quickly flickered down, appearing to sulk but not daring to truly show it.

Xia Li couldn’t help but smile lightly, finding it quite amusing; it was obvious he was very reluctant to move over.