Men should only report good news and not bad news, creating the feeling that "I didn't want you to worry, but I couldn't hide it from you."

Upon receiving Su Ziying's message, Li Xiuyuan told the rest of the guidance group to go back first, while he went to Su Ziying's dormitory.

Su Ziying had just returned to her dormitory after class and was absentmindedly grading assignments. It wasn't until she was in class in the afternoon that she learned about the incident from other teachers. Apparently, Li Xiuyuan's window had been smashed last night, and a dead dog had been thrown into the room.

Although she had gone for a run with Li Xiuyuan in the morning and knew that Li Xiuyuan was alright, she still couldn't help but worry and sent him a message as soon as get out of class ended.

Hearing the noise at the door, Su Ziying immediately came to her senses, stood up and looked at Li Xiuyuan.

"Ziying".

"Xiuyuan, I heard that the noise last night was from a broken window in your room. Are you alright? Were you not hurt?" Su Ziying looked at Li Xiuyuan with concern.

Li Xiuyuan smiled and shook his head: "It's okay, didn't I see it this morning? It's alright, it didn't hit me."

"In the morning, you wouldn't say anything when I asked you anything." Su Ziying pouted, waiting for Li Xiuyuan to give her an explanation.

Li Xiuyuan didn't answer, but pursed his lips and said, "I've been in a meeting for half a day, and my mouth is really dry. Could you get me a glass of water?"

"Hmph." Su Ziying gave a soft snort, but still got up to pour Li Xiuyuan a glass of water and placed it in front of him.

After taking a sip of water, Li Xiuyuan looked at Su Ziying and said, "I didn't say much this morning because I didn't want you to worry. You teachers have only just arrived in Meilin Village and then this happened. What if the villagers of Meilin are too fierce and don't want to stay, and they make a fuss about going back?"

"This isn't just a sign of unruly people, it's downright lawless! Smashing windows in the middle of the night, throwing dead dogs around—I feel so sorry for you," Su Ziying couldn't help but say.

Upon hearing this, Li Xiuyuan smiled and said, "Thank you, Ziying."

Upon hearing this, Su Ziying realized that her words had been somewhat explicit, and felt wronged for Li Xiuyuan. What was she to Li Xiuyuan?

"Tell me, what exactly happened? The glass broke last night, where were you sleeping?" Su Ziying pressed.

Li Xiuyuan didn't hide anything at this point and explained the whole story in detail. Su Ziying looked at Li Xiuyuan with heartache in her eyes. She didn't know how scared she would be if she were in his shoes. She was doing it for the villagers' own good, but they didn't appreciate it and climbed over the wall in the middle of the night, smashing windows and throwing dead dogs at her. She felt so wronged.

But Li Xiuyuan didn't utter a word at the time. He started calling the police and is now able to repair the window glass himself and continue to push forward the demolition work.

Don't you feel wronged?

"Feeling wronged?" Li Xiuyuan was taken aback.

"Hmm, you've done so much in Meilin Village, and this is how you're treated. Don't you feel wronged?" Su Ziying asked Li Xiuyuan earnestly.

Li Xiuyuan was silent for a while after hearing this, and then slowly said, "I feel wronged, maybe a little, but who doesn't feel wronged when they do their job? Those who smashed the windows can't represent all the villagers of Meilin Village. It's just the behavior of a few individuals. Most of the villagers of Meilin Village are very good and actively cooperate with the work... Everyone can see what I've done in Meilin Village."