Although he found Xia Wan's question somewhat baffling, Li Chengjun still mustered his courage and gave her a brief introduction to his family's basic situation.

However, Xia Wan's focus at this moment was entirely on their residence: "What? Don't your parents and brothers live in Huaihua Brigade?"

You should know that in the first few days after she arrived in the countryside, she had met the male protagonist's family!

After all, we were all in the same brigade, so we would hear news about each other on weekdays and inevitably bump into each other when we went to work.

But now this man actually said that he lived in the county! This made Xia Wan feel like her head was filled with countless big question marks, and she couldn't help but wonder: Could it be that I mistook him for someone else?

Just as Li Chengjun was taken aback by her sudden question, before he could even offer an explanation, he heard the girl in front of him say again, as if she wanted to confirm, "Aren't you called Li Chengjun?"

"Yes, Cheng as in promise, Jun as in soldier, what's wrong?" Li Chengjun nodded firmly, completely unaware that they were referring to two different names.

Xia Wan's face instantly stiffened, as if a crack had suddenly appeared in a meticulously painted artwork.

She inwardly groaned, how could she have made such a basic mistake? She had definitely mistaken the person for someone else!

Hearing the same name, one would assume without hesitation that the other person is the one they know, never expecting that even the characters are different.

But you can't really blame her, can you? For someone who has read the novel, it's understandable that she would mistake someone with the same name as the male lead.

After all, both of them worked at the steel plant, and when he mentioned that someone from the Huaihua brigade had talked about him, the man seemed to understand.

So it's not her fault, it really isn't his fault, Xia Wan, feeling awkward, could only comfort herself with this thought.

Thinking of this, Xia Wan couldn't help but feel a sense of relief. Fortunately, she had learned about the relevant information by reading books. If she had chosen to listen to the audiobook instead, she might have continued this misunderstanding without realizing it.

At this moment, she could only offer a slightly embarrassed smile in an attempt to defuse the awkward situation.

Xia Wan cleared her throat and slowly said, "Um... I'm really sorry, I mistook you for someone else. There's another person in our Huaihua Brigade named Li Chengjun, who is also a worker at the steel factory."

After saying that, she nervously observed the other person's expression, and in her heart, she felt that this explanation made sense.

Fortunately, Xia Wan didn't show her dislike for the male lead too much on her face; otherwise, if she had completely offended him, she probably wouldn't have been able to do business with him in the future.

In that case, I would be even more wronged than Dou E!

Just then, after a brief moment of surprise, Li Chengjun, with his quick wit, quickly came to his senses and seemed to have understood the whole story.

Therefore, the inexplicable disgust and hostility that the girl showed towards her was not actually directed at her, but at someone else.

This discovery left him with mixed feelings; on one hand, he felt annoyed, and on the other hand, he found it somewhat ridiculous. He never imagined that he would be dragged into this mess by a complete stranger with whom he had no connection whatsoever!

"Um... I really didn't mean it, it's just that your two names... are just too similar."

Xia Wan stared blankly at the man standing there in front of her, silent. For some reason, a sense of unease rose in her heart, and her voice gradually lowered.

At this moment, Li Chengjun slightly curled the corners of his mouth, revealing a faint smile. He seemed unaffected by the incident; on the contrary, his mood was even better than before.

Xia Wan felt a little confused, but she was still relieved, as long as it didn't interfere with her making money.

"Alright, alright, it's freezing cold outside, you should hurry home." After all, there was nothing he could do about this girl.

Are you really going to argue with her and get angry?

Doing that would likely not only bring no benefit in the end, but might also cause the little girl to lose any remaining sense of remorse.

"Okay, I'll go now. You should get some rest and stay safe."

Hearing Li Chengjun say this, Xia Wan nodded repeatedly as if she had been granted a pardon.

Before he finished speaking, he turned and ran away hurriedly, as if afraid that the other party might suddenly change his mind.

Under the cool moonlight that fell like water, Li Chengjun's gaze followed the petite figure in front of him.

The little girl's steps were slightly unsteady, which made her look quite adorable.

Seeing this, Li Chengjun's lips curled up slightly, and an indescribable sense of relief welled up in his heart.

“Well, this is a good thing,” he murmured. “At least she’s not as indifferent as before.”

Thinking of this, Li Chengjun gently shook his head, then turned around and walked away slowly with firm steps.

Meanwhile, after realizing that Li Chengjun had walked far away, Xia Wan quickly turned around and let out a long sigh of relief to ease the awkwardness she had just felt.

For her, it was the best thing that Li Chengjun wasn't the male lead.

In this way, she can avoid having too much interaction with the main characters, since the Xia family is described very little in the original work.

Back in her room, Xia Wan collapsed onto the bed, her thoughts surging like a tidal wave.

She began to carefully sort through and summarize all the information she had gathered over this period of time, afraid that she might have missed or forgotten anything.

Just to be on the safe side, she reached for the pen and paper beside her bed while thinking and wrote down the important clues and key points one by one.

After careful consideration, Xia Wan felt that there were two most urgent and crucial tasks at present: first, to be constantly vigilant against the possibility that Wu Sangui might harm her father; and second, to find out as soon as possible about the person named A Yue in the cave.

As far as she knew, the things these two people were secretly plotting seemed to be related to her father and Xia Jianlin.

As for the specific nature of the connection, and what benefits they want to gain from Lao Xia, Xia Wan is not yet fully certain.

Therefore, for now, we can only refer to it as a "benefit" in general terms.

She emphasized the names of A Yue and Wu Sangui, as these two were even more mysterious than Old Man Xia and his wife.