Li Chengjun narrowed his eyes slightly, glanced in Tian Hui's direction, coughed lightly, and then immediately took off after him without hesitation.

At the same time, without turning his head, he shouted, "I'll take her there. You all go back to the county town first, don't worry about me."

His back looked somewhat hurried and disheveled, like a frightened rabbit fleeing in a panic.

Even he himself hadn't expected that he would reveal his true thoughts so quickly, and that he would be completely unable to control the urge to catch up.

Xia Wan walked forward slowly, lost in thought. She had already walked quite a distance, but she could still clearly hear the footsteps behind her.

She turned around with a look of suspicion, staring directly at the man following behind her, her tone filled with confusion and questioning: "Why are you following me?"

If she remembered correctly, Lee Sung-joon's house was located in the opposite direction.

Seeing this, Li Chengjun quickened his pace and reached her side in just a few steps. With a slightly embarrassed but very sincere smile on his face, he said, "I was just worried about you, so I wanted to take you home safely. Do you often go up the mountain?"

Upon hearing this, Xia Wan waved her hand lightly, her pace quickening unconsciously. She replied, "It doesn't happen often, it's just that I was lucky today. Besides, we're almost home, I really don't need you to take me. You should go home now!"

Li Chengjun frowned, looking puzzled, and felt a little uncomfortable: "You seem to dislike me and are somewhat hostile towards me. Why?"

He couldn't understand this problem at all, because in his memory, when he first met this girl, she was staring at him intently, as if she liked his face quite a bit.

However, at this moment, he clearly sensed an inexplicable hostility from the girl towards him.

He racked his brains trying to recall every detail of the past, attempting to figure out exactly where he had offended her, but no matter how hard he thought, he couldn't find any clues.

They've only met a few times; surely they haven't completely offended each other?

Could it be, as I suspected, that my uncles were talking badly about me behind my back?

Even though he had some doubts, Li Chengjun was too embarrassed to explain directly.

After all, if such a matter is not handled properly, it could make the situation even more awkward and complicated. Therefore, this inexplicable hostility felt like a heavy stone pressing on his heart, making him feel particularly uncomfortable.

Upon hearing Li Chengjun's question, Xia Wan paused slightly, then gently shook her head and replied in a low voice, "How could I be hostile towards you? I just don't want to deal with you too much."

Although I have had several contacts with Li Chengjun and have not yet noticed anything wrong with him.

But Xia Wan knew perfectly well that, according to the book, the person in front of her was actually a highly skilled PUA master. Naturally, she wanted to avoid such a person as much as possible, lest she inadvertently fall into his carefully laid trap.

Li Chengjun stared at Xia Wan, remained silent for a moment, and then lowered his voice to say slowly, "If you need to conduct any transactions in the future, you can come directly to me. As for that house, try to avoid going there as much as possible. No one knows when a dangerous situation might arise there."

His gaze was deep and sincere, as if he wanted to convey some kind of concern through his words.

People in their line of work are constantly on the move, changing locations all the time, and it's impossible for them to always have a completely safe place to stay.

Who knows, she might be unlucky one day and someone might report her. Although she won't actually be arrested, it's still better for a young woman like her not to go.

Surprisingly, Xia Wan did not object to this situation.

Deep down, she thought that perhaps Li Chengjun had a closer relationship with her family, and if she were ever inconvenienced, she could entrust the Li family to deliver messages on her behalf.

“That works too. If there are any more trading opportunities in the future, I’ll let Er Ya know and have her pass on the message to you. That will make things much easier.”

Although we should try to minimize contact with each other, we can't be careless when it comes to making money.

After observing and interacting with this person several times, it seems there is nothing wrong with considering him as a business partner.

However, when she mentioned Er Ya, Li Chengjun looked completely bewildered.

He frowned, trying hard to recall everyone he knew, but he couldn't remember anyone named Er Ya.

So, he asked, puzzled, "Who is Er Ya?"

It sounded like a woman's name, but no matter how hard he racked his brains, he still couldn't find any information about this so-called "Er Ya" from the depths of his memory.

"It's your sister! I don't know Er Ya's name, but in the village, if you need someone to pass on a message, it's much easier to communicate with Er Ya than with anyone else."

After all, he was just a kid; he wouldn't say anything out of line or doubt anything.

As she spoke, Xia Wan's gaze fell on the distance ahead; her home was now very close. She stopped and turned to face the man who had been following closely behind.

However, the surrounding light was dim, and the moonlight alone was not enough to see the bewildered expression on the man's face.

Li Chengjun looked at him with a complicated expression and didn't know what to say. He didn't know if his maternal grandparents had a cousin named Er Ya, but he hadn't been in contact with those people for many years and didn't want to in the future.

Thinking this, he involuntarily opened his mouth and said, "I don't have a sister. Is the Er Ya you mentioned a member of the Wu family? I haven't had any contact with them for many years. And in my opinion, even if you ask them to help you pass on a message, they probably wouldn't be willing. They don't have a good relationship with my family."

Hearing this, Xia Wan frowned in confusion, looking at the man in front of her with a bewildered expression, wondering to herself why she couldn't understand what he was saying at all.

So she couldn't help but ask, "What are you talking about? What Wu family? Isn't Li Erya your own sister?"

Faced with Xia Wan's question, Li Chengjun was also puzzled, but he still patiently explained, "I really don't have a younger sister. I only have one older sister. And my older sister got married a long time ago and now lives in Beijing. I guess you two haven't met. Right now, besides me, only my parents still live in Yongmao County."