Chapter 122 Cute Village Girl VS Innocent Educated Youth (8)

"Why wouldn't there be?" Jiang Zhiyi continued to ask, her tone suggesting she genuinely didn't understand anything.

She moved her head and said, "My mom says I'm very healthy, so is it because you're not good enough?"

"My dad said that if something looks nice but is useless, then you can't take it!"

Cheng Jiahe didn't know how to react. He gently pressed his forehead and said helplessly, "I have no problem. What I mean is... um... I'll explain this to you slowly later. In short, there won't be any problems now."

"Oh," Jiang Zhiyi replied perfunctorily, emphasizing each word, "I understand, it's because you don't want to take responsibility that you're saying this."

Cheng Jiahe sighed and said, "I'm not... Don't worry, if I really am pregnant, I will definitely take responsibility. But all you need to know now is that what you were worried about won't happen."

"Oh, so you really are all looks and no substance!" Jiang Zhiyi exclaimed in surprise.

Cheng Jiahe was clearly provoked by her words, but he didn't know how to refute her.

His long eyelashes drooped, casting a shadow under his eyes. He remained silent, still organizing his thoughts in his mind.

Jiang Zhiyi found Cheng Jiahe's expression quite amusing, as it was rare for Cheng Jiahe to be at a disadvantage. She then said, "Sigh, I won't look down on you. At worst, I'll have a child with someone else and bring him back, then he can call you 'Dad'."

Cheng Jiahe felt that she was making things more and more outrageous. He pulled her off him and looked down at her face. Her face was full of smug smiles, which she couldn't hide.

She was definitely teasing him!

How could she do this?!

Cheng Jiahe's face darkened, his anger rising, and his voice was low and menacing: "You did this on purpose!"

Jiang Zhiyi composed herself, still unwilling to admit it: "What are you talking about? I don't understand."

Cheng Jiahe was somewhat embarrassed and angry. He frowned and stared at her intently.

"Alright, alright, I was just kidding." Jiang Zhiyi found his gaze a little scary, so she quickly changed the subject, "Cheng Jiahe, let me tell you a story, do you want to hear it?"

Jiang Zhiyi turned her head away, avoiding his direct gaze.

“My mother said that there used to be a girl in our village named Wang whose parents died a long time ago. She found a boyfriend, and they would often hide in the woods and kiss.”

"Later, the girl got pregnant, and her belly grew very big. She went to see the man, but he said exactly what you're saying now, that it was impossible for her to be pregnant, and then refused to take responsibility, kicking her out... Obviously, that was just his excuse."

"She's so pitiful. It's clearly not her fault, but everyone is just blaming her. It was raining heavily the day she gave birth, but nobody cared about her."

“She collapsed on the road. My dad saw her when he came back from work, and then took her home. My mom called a midwife to help her give birth. My mom said she lost a lot of blood, and her clothes were covered in it.”

"She gave birth to a baby girl, who was thin and small. My mother said she looked like a little monkey. My father helped her name the baby girl because the next day was a sunny day. My father said to name her Yangyang, hoping that she would be as warm as the sun."

"But Yangyang's health has never been good, so she took Yangyang to the county town for medical treatment, but they had no money at all, and the mother and daughter lived a very hard life..."

"Later, a kind-hearted steamed bun shop owner in the county town took them in, and they stayed there to work. Now the mother and daughter should be doing quite well, because every year around the time of the Spring Festival, they would ask someone to send meat and candy to our family."

Cheng Jia listened quietly to what she had to say.

"Cheng Jiahe, you can't treat me like this again, understand?" Jiang Zhiyi emphasized.

Jiang Zhiyi has already thought of two paths when they break up in the future—

If it's a peaceful breakup, she'll take advantage of Cheng Jiahe's guilt to ask for more money. If the breakup is unpleasant, she'll go to him and cause trouble, forcing Cheng Jiahe to give her more money.

In short, she wants a lot of money.

“I don’t know how,” Cheng Jiahe replied.

He wouldn't touch her if he wasn't planning to marry her, so those things were impossible. And the two of them probably wouldn't go down the path of marriage, since he was only staying there temporarily.

Not all relationships can lead to marriage. He hadn't actually thought their relationship would last...

Thinking of this, Cheng Jiahe felt a strange unease rising in his heart, and he tried his best to suppress these irritating emotions.

"Let's go, I'll take you home first. That's all for today." Cheng Jiahe glanced at his watch; the two of them had already been delayed for quite some time, and it was getting late.

"Take the toy car back to Jiadong. Since he likes it so much, let him play with it."

“Okay.” Jiang Zhiyi didn’t refuse, just as she was worried that Jiang Jiadong would make a fuss about coming over because of the car.

On the way, the two of them suddenly fell silent.

Jiang Zhiyi looked down at the road. She was exhausted and didn't want to talk to him. All she wanted to do was go home and sleep, back to her warm room and comfortable bed.

As for Cheng Jiahe, he walked behind her, watching her back. He didn't know why, but he felt depressed and down.

Cheng Jiahe looked up and saw many twinkling stars in the night sky, much like her free-spirited nature. He suddenly felt that being with her wasn't so bad after all.

"Have you... thought about going to the city?" Cheng Jiahe asked her.

If she went to the city, they might spend more time together, at least they wouldn't separate so quickly, and it would give him more time to consider whether they were suitable to be together forever.

"The city? What would I do there?" Jiang Zhiyi found his question a bit puzzling.

Cheng Jiahe walked to her side and stood beside her. He turned his head to look at her and said, "I will go back to the city in the future."

Jiang Zhiyi quickly realized—

It turned out he was implying to her that there was no future for the two of them, and that she shouldn't overthink it.

That's true. After what happened today, Cheng Jiahe probably thought I wanted to marry him and have children, so he's here to give me a warning now.

But by then it will be none of her business. Her mission will be over, and she will just need to stay here and live out the rest of her days.

After considering it for a moment, Jiang Zhiyi said, "If I could go, of course I would. But I have nowhere to stay there. After all, my home is in Xiaoshi Village, and I don't want to leave my home or my family."

Cheng Jiahe smiled but remained silent.

If she's willing, he can take her with him, along with her family. He can arrange jobs and accommodations for them; these aren't difficult problems.

After that, they just let things take their course.

Around noon the next day.

Cheng Jiahe went to the commune to make a phone call home. This was the first time he had taken the initiative to make a call back home since he had been sent to the countryside.

"Hello, Jiahe?" The call was answered quickly.

"Mom," he called out, his voice still a little hoarse, "I have something I want to tell you. I've recently started dating someone..."