Xue Fu looked down at his wound, and after a while, she mustered her courage and gently touched it. Although her tone was still sullen and angry, she couldn't hide her heartache.

Why did you keep it a secret?

Gu Chong replied in a low voice, "I was afraid you would worry."

Xue Fu stubbornly replied, "I'm not worried at all."

Gu Chong skillfully soothed her: "Yes, I was just being presumptuous, I was overthinking things, I'm scared."

Xue Fu's words were cut off.

"..."

Xue Fu: "You're so annoying."

She complained, but her movements were very gentle, afraid of hurting him.

Gu Chong felt that her fingertips were softer than a feather gliding on his skin, and more itchy than new flesh growing on a wound.

He instinctively wanted to grab her hand to stop her from moving around or touching him.

But her body actually enjoyed the comfort she was giving her at that moment.

Xue Fu: "Your stitches aren't removed properly yet. I'll go with you to see Doctor Chen in a bit."

Gu Chong had suffered both major and minor injuries in the past, and was quite experienced in treating wounds.

He was telling the truth; his wound only looked scary, it was actually nothing serious. The wound has scabbed over now, and in a couple of days the scab will fall off, and the wound will be completely healed.

Seeing the deep worry in her eyes, he didn't say anything that would spoil the mood.

Okay. I'll go in a bit.

Xue Fu was relieved.

Under the sun, Xue Fu's forehead hair became slightly damp in just a short while. Gu Chong noticed this with his sharp eyes and was about to help Xue Fu up when she thought of another problem.

"So how did you get injured?" she asked, getting straight to the point.

Gu Chong has become mute again.

Xue Fu took a breath and began to speculate.

"The injury you sustained while you were away? The one you were away for seven days."

She immediately saw through the key point, but Gu Chong was very good at managing his expressions, so she couldn't see anything unusual about him.

Xue Fu continued, "Was this cut with a knife?"

"Is it because of the business you've been doing? Is that what caused the argument?"

Gu Chong remained outwardly calm, but inwardly he sighed, thinking how perceptive Xue Fu truly was.

To describe it as a dispute would be to greatly diminish and belittle the actual situation at the time.

The situation was already tense. If Gu Chong hadn't been prepared for this trip south and hadn't brought his own weapons to guard against these 'roadblocks' on the way, they might not have been able to bring back those things and would have lost both their money and their people.

Seeing that Gu Chong remained silent, Xue Fu gritted her teeth: "Is this how you got this watch from me?"

If Gu Chong was injured because of this gift, how could Xue Fu accept it?

After she finished speaking, her gaze remained fixed on Gu Chong.

His breathing suddenly quickened, and he stared at her nervously, his usually calm and deep black eyes now churning with intense emotion.

He shook his head: "No. Xue Fu, this gift has nothing to do with the injury."

"I bought this with my own money." Gu Chong took her small hand that was resting on his arm and squeezed it tightly. "I won't get hurt next time, okay? Don't be angry anymore."

“Gu Chong, it’s not about the injury, it’s about you not telling me, not telling Gu Fei.”

Xue Fu lowered her eyes, but after a few seconds, her words changed: "It's okay if you don't tell me, Xiao Fei... I understand that you're worried about him."

Gu Chongzhen panicked.

"No, I definitely had to tell you, really. It's very related to you."

He was self-taught and demonstrated his loyalty.

"This time it was my fault, it was my fault."

Gu Chong even had an epiphany and learned to play the victim.

“You know, I’m the only adult in the family, there are no elders, and Xiao Fei is still a child. I’m used to keeping to myself, but I will definitely change.”

Xue Fu, who was still heartbroken: ?

Seeing that he was about to continue talking about his 'sad things' and mention that his younger brother was all alone and his family consisted of only two people, Xue Fu immediately perked up and waved her hand to move on from the matter: "Okay, okay, I know, I won't say anymore."

She really couldn't resist playing the victim.

Moreover, Gu Chong's words were indeed very sincere. They had known each other for so long, and he knew her personality inside and out. He could coax her every time.

After he apologized and made several promises, Xue Fu softened.

Xue Fu pouted and finally said, "Only the squeaky wheel gets the grease. You need to understand that. You can't keep it to yourself."

Gu Chong truly agreed with this statement at that moment.

The truth. He understood.

Xue Fu is such a soft-hearted girl.

After attending classes for a few days, Gu Fei showed some reluctance on his face on the first day when I took him to class. In the following days, he happily picked up his schoolbag and left home without needing to be reminded.

At school, Gu Fei had friends of the same age to play with, and he enjoyed reading immensely.

Xue Fu finished work around the same time that the village primary school let out of school.

However, the fishpond was closer to the Gu family's house, so Xue Fu would usually wait at the village entrance for a few minutes for Gu Fei to go back together.

Today, when they finally met Gu Fei, the child's face was filled with an irrepressible desire to share.

Xue Fu glanced at it and skillfully picked up the conversation: "What's wrong? Something interesting happened?"

Just a few days ago, on the way home, Gu Fei would share with her the fun things that happened at school.

After starting school, Gu Fei became more cheerful, which was evident in her increased talkativeness.

"Something big is happening today!"

"Oh?" Xue Fu perked up; gossiping always brought her joy. "What? What?"

Gu Fei glanced around. It was time to get off work, and everyone was heading home in a bustling manner.

Gu Fei shook her head, as if she had something to worry about: "Sister, I'll tell you when I get back, and I'll tell brother too!"

At this point, Xue Fu's curiosity was truly piqued.

What's the juicy gossip? The fact that they only told half the story is really pissing us off.

One wanted to gossip, and the other wanted to hear gossip, so they both quickened their pace to get home.

"elder brother!"

As soon as he entered the door, Gu Fei called out to Gu Chong, who was busy in the kitchen, indicating that he was home.

Gu Chong peeked out from the doorway and, seeing that both of them had arrived home safely, looked away and focused on chopping vegetables.

Gu Fei went to put down his schoolbag, and Xue Fu followed behind the child, reminding him, "Xiao Fei, what were you about to say?"

Gu Fei put down his schoolbag, the two looked at each other, and then turned around and went to the kitchen together.

"Brother, do you know?" Gu Fei asked, and Xue Fu perked up her ears. Gu Chong stopped his sword and looked over.

"Um?"

Gu Fei created the atmosphere perfectly. He took a breath and then excitedly said, "Our teacher is getting married! They're giving us wedding candy next week!"

Xue Fu's eyes widened in surprise, and she immediately asked, "Which teacher are you?"

Gu Fei: "Teacher Li Jing!"

Xue Fu: "!!!"

Has it really progressed to this point? They jumped to marriage in the blink of an eye?

She muttered to herself, "How could it be so fast?"

Gu Chong wiped his hands beside her and glanced at her without letting her notice.

Gu Fei was very excited because this was big gossip.

"I know the reason! Xiao Gang said it's because an aunt forgot to bring in the laundry, and when she went out at night, she saw Teacher Li and the secretary's son kissing!"

As soon as Gu Fei finished speaking, his brother slapped him across the mouth with his large hand.

"Children should focus on their studies, ignore this, and go do your homework."

Gu Fei, whose mouth was covered, nodded resignedly.

Xue Fu was still immersed in this big news.

She was quite excited too.

The original novel's main plot, which ends with the male and female protagonists getting married, has already deviated from the storyline.

Xue Fu hopes that Li Jing and He Luosheng can live a sweet and harmonious life together, ignoring and forgetting about her, a mere cannon fodder!

Xue Fu felt completely safe, and the story was finally over.

She relaxed, her eyes crinkling into a smile.

Gu Chong kept his eyes on her face, silently observing her reaction.

He was terrified of seeing a negative, incredulous expression on her face.

Fortunately, he didn't see any resistance from her. On the contrary, she accepted the fact quite happily and didn't care about the difference in status between educated youth and rural people.

Gu Chong couldn't contain his joy, as if a magpie was chirping happily.

As he continued cooking, he quietly hummed a few lines of a recently popular revolutionary song.