Ultimately, Yu Duo wasn't important enough to him to insult his friend at will.

"How am I despicable? I know, you just look down on me, don't you? You're all powerful and wealthy second-generation heirs, and I'm just a common girl who's not good enough for you, Young Master Qiao. If that's the case, why did you bother me in the first place?"

Yu Duo took the initiative and said aggrievedly, her voice starting to choke up.

Anyone who didn't know better would think she had suffered some great injustice.

Tang Xiaoxiao hid behind a tree, wishing she could disappear on the spot.

Yu Duo's tactic always worked. Every time she showed such a resilient and unyielding attitude, Qiao Yang would give in.

But this time it obviously won't work.

Qiao Yang didn't try to comfort her at all. He simply said "incomprehensible" and turned to leave.

Yu Duo watched as Qiao Yang's figure turned several corners and disappeared into the woods. She stomped her foot and prepared to walk out of the woods.

Just then, Han Yunqi appeared out of nowhere, excitedly shouting, "Xiaoxiao! I picked so many mushrooms!"

Tang Xiaoxiao...

Han Yunqi had already jogged towards her, so she had no choice but to stand up and greet him. Han Yunqi hadn't heard the conversation between the two people earlier and was oblivious as he showed her his catch in his basket. Tang Xiaoxiao caught a glimpse of Yu Duo standing not far away, and sure enough, she was staring at her with a rather unfriendly look.

Tang Xiaoxiao found it ridiculous and looked back without backing down.

She didn't eavesdrop on purpose. They were arguing and she got caught in the crossfire. She's innocent, okay?

Upon meeting Tang Xiaoxiao's gaze, Yu Duo instantly lost her nerve and quickly turned away, heading towards the path leading out of the woods.

"Whose girlfriend is she again? Why is she alone? Is she going out?" Han Yunqi asked疑惑地.

"Don't worry about her," Tang Xiaoxiao replied casually.

Anyway, there's no danger in Hou Tang Village, so Qiao Yang doesn't care where she goes, so she's even less inclined to pay attention to him.

A mentally unstable woman from a poor background trying to cause trouble in front of her is too inexperienced.

More than an hour later, a group of people emerged from the woods, looking refreshed and not at all disheveled. They showed off their baskets, which contained little wild vegetables but mostly mushrooms.

That makes sense. Even if Tang Xiaoxiao provided them with a reference sample, in the eyes of these young people, all weeds look pretty much the same, making it too difficult for them to distinguish them in a short time.

Only Qiao Yang's basket was empty. He had been trying to appease Yu Duo because she was throwing a tantrum, but after she got angry and left, he lost all interest in picking anything.

Tang Xiaoxiao didn't ask him any more questions. Yu Duo didn't leave, but waited at the foot of the mountain, sitting alone on a big rock, looking rather pitiful. When everyone came down, they saw her back. She was thin and weak.

"What's wrong, Qiao Yang? What did you do to make her angry?" Yu Xiao raised her voice slightly and gestured to Qiao Yang with her eyes, meaning that he should go and coax her.

Qiao Yang didn't want his friends to know about the conflict between him and Yu Duo, so he took the opportunity to back down and put his arm around Yu Duo's shoulder: "Okay, okay, it's all my fault, sweetie, don't be angry."

Yu Duo didn't struggle and stood up obediently, lowering her head and letting Qiao Yang hug her.

In fact, her resentment was even stronger. She just knew that men valued their reputation the most. If she didn't give Qiao Yang face in front of so many people, the two of them would most likely break up completely, which was not the outcome she wanted.

That's why she compromised.