Old Mrs. Wu kindly pointed in a direction for him, and sure enough, he immediately saw Miao Fengying running towards him!

What's she doing here? Wasn't she married? How, how...?

Huang Xiaofu looked terrified. His gaze followed her to Miao's mother and luggage behind her. It was like a bolt from the blue. He was so frightened that he immediately hid behind Wu's mother.

Could they be here to see him?

Miao Fengying ran up to Huang Xiaofu with a joyful expression, but seeing him hiding behind an old woman, she immediately became displeased. "Xiaofu! What are you doing? I'm looking for you, why are you hiding?"

"And who is she?!"

Just as he was about to glare at Old Lady Wu, he suddenly froze, "You, you, you're not...?"

Grandma Wu laughed heartily, "It's me, it's me."

Miao Fengying suddenly remembered who she was, her eyes narrowed, she looked around, and when she saw that no one was there, she breathed a sigh of relief.

Didn't this old woman go to propose marriage with Qiao Zhenjun's mother? How come she's involved with Huang Xiaofu now?

"you?"

"With him?"

Seeing her acting like she'd caught him cheating earlier, Huang Xiaofu was already angry. Now, hearing her question, he blurted out in a fit of rage, "This is my boyfriend, so what? What's it to you?"

Old Mrs. Wu was struck dumb, her face turning ashen instantly.

Miao Fengying looked at Old Lady Wu in disbelief, then at Huang Xiaofu nestled beside her, as if struck by lightning.

"Huang Xiaofu!"

"You are sick!"

"Find an old woman!"

Huang Xiaofu suddenly got excited, jumped out, and raised his chin, "What's it to you! Do you live by the sea? Why are you being so nosy?"

"You!" Miao Fengying lowered her face, her expression sad, but there was no sadness in her eyes. She gently placed her hand on her lower abdomen, a thought swirling in her mind.

"It's none of my business? You're the father of my child! Why shouldn't I have a say in this?"

What?! What are you saying?

Did he hear it right?

Huang Xiaofu picked at his ear. "Speak properly. What do you mean the child is mine?"

"I didn't even touch you, okay?"

"It's yours, I'm pregnant with your child!"

A roar attracted the attention of passersby.

When Huang Xiaofu saw that there were more and more people, he couldn't help but panic. It was just like walking on the road and getting hit by bird droppings.

"You're pregnant with someone else's child, and now you're trying to pin this on me? What? Do you think I'm some kind of unlucky father?"

"I haven't even touched a single hair on your head, don't slander an innocent person."

Miao Fengying wiped her eyes, tears welling up instantly. She looked exactly like a naive young girl who had been deceived, taken advantage of, and then abandoned.

Passersby pointed and whispered, implying that Huang Xiaofu was a scoundrel who got a girl pregnant and wouldn't admit it.

This is a huge mistake!

Huang Xiaofu was furious. "You got pregnant out of wedlock with someone else, and you're already married. Why are you still trying to ruin my life? What are you trying to do?"

What!

This girl is already married?

The passersby looked shocked.

Miao Fengying continued, following Huang Xiaofu's words, "Yes, I'm carrying your child. What can I do? You refuse to acknowledge it. What can a girl like me do? I can't let the child be born without a father, can I?"

Huang Xiaofu wanted to say something more, but Old Lady Wu pushed him away with a look of disgust, saying he was useless and let the other person continue talking.

When Miao Fengying saw Old Lady Wu step forward, her expression tightened. "You mistress, don't even think about interfering in my relationship with Xiaofu. He is the father of my child. There is no way you and him can be together."

Grandma Wu chuckled softly, "First of all, let me clarify, he is my son! Don't misunderstand."

Before Miao Fengying could recover from her shock, he continued, "Secondly, you say the child in your belly is his, what evidence do you have? You can't just make baseless accusations and pin this on him without any proof, can you?"

Miao Fengying was startled. "We know each other, and we're from the same place."

"This doesn't prove anything," Old Mrs. Wu said, pulling Huang Xiaofu out from behind her. "There are plenty of girls in this area, and plenty of women, aunties, and grandmas. You can't just claim that every pregnant woman is his, can you?"

"Yeah yeah."

Passersby also felt that what Grandma Wu said made sense, and they all chimed in to agree.

Miao Fengying involuntarily took a step back, stammering, "I, I..."

What are you going to say now? Stop being so dense, think of something!

Grandma Wu took another step forward, "You haven't gotten your marriage certificate yet, have you?"

"How did you know?" Miao Fengying covered her mouth. "No, it was me."

Grandma Wu stroked her chin, as if she was considering her feelings in every way. "You must have held a wedding banquet. Now that you've run away, aren't you worried about not being able to go back? You know that family is quite well-off."

"Hmph! They treat me like a thief; I'll only suffer if I go back."

Grandma Wu said, "Oh, I see. So you can guarantee you'll find someone better while you're heavily pregnant?"

Seeing Miao Fengying staring at Huang Xiaofu, Old Lady Wu shook her head and smiled, "You've got your eye on him?"

"Even putting aside the possibility that he's unwilling, let's assume, hypothetically, that he is willing!"

Huang Xiaofu was startled and quickly pulled Wu Laotai away, but he was unwilling a thousand times over.

Miao Fengying's expression darkened when she saw that he was more like a snake than she was.

"Even if he says he's willing, he's living with me in the village now, renting someone else's yard and living with other people. He has to farm during the day and cook at night. Are you sure you want to be with him?"

Miao Fengying shook her head slightly. No, she came to Huang Xiaofu to enjoy a life of comfort, not to become a peasant woman.

"I......"

Grandma Wu grabbed Miao Fengying's hand and said, "Go back while you can still do it and get away with it. If you go too late, you'll really lose everything."

Watching Miao Fengying turn back to look at her repeatedly, Huang Xiaofu looked at Old Lady Wu and exclaimed, "Mom, you sent her away with just a few simple words?"

"What?" Old Mrs. Wu glanced at him. "How about I call her back, and you and she can rekindle your romance and you become her unwitting father?"

Huang Xiaofu grabbed Wu Laotai's hand, saying, "No!" He was genuinely afraid that Wu Laotai would do what she said, so he held on tightly, not daring to let go.

"I was just praising you for being so capable."

Seeing Miao Fengying about to turn back, Miao's mother sighed and complained, "If you knew you were going to come back, why did you come out at all? This is just pointless."

"Ha, go back? Who said we were going back to the Qiao family?"

"You're not going back to the Qiao family? Then what happened just now?"

Miao Fengying gave a bitter smile. After exchanging a few words with Huang Xiaofu's biological mother, she knew that even if she relied on Huang Xiaofu, her future would not be any better than when she was in the Qiao family.

If that's the case, then why does she still want to stay? She chose to escape the Qiao family in the first place for a better life, so giving up Huang Xiaofu now is also for the sake of the future.

After waiting for a long time, before she could speak, Miao's mother bounced Da Bao on her back, who was following poorly with Miao Fengying.

The mother and daughter were already in the same boat; she could live without him, but he couldn't live without Miao Fengying...

Thinking of the miserable and lonely future he would face, he followed closely behind Miao Fengying, not daring to fall behind.