Chapter 31: Know Your Own Heart

She hadn't come up with an answer the whole night and was in no mood to eat. She took small steps back to the sofa, fell into the soft quilt, and took out her cell phone.

Although she didn't get an answer, she still planned to call He Ji first.

She was always uneasy in this stalemate.

She found He Ji's number and called him, but the other party didn't answer. After three consecutive failures, her courage was almost gone.

Holding her phone tightly, she remembered that she had uninstalled WeChat and downloaded and installed it again.

As soon as I logged into my account, messages flooded in like crazy and my phone kept ringing, as if it would never stop.

After waiting for a few minutes, it stopped. Su Yan clicked on it and found thousands of messages and missed calls, all from the same person.

The last message was sent on the day he went to pick her up. Judging from the time, he should have been in town at that time.

"Little girl, when I find you, I'll break your legs first and see if you can run away again."

Su Yan murmured and tapped the screen. Imagining his gritted teeth as he typed these words, the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl up.

Leaning on the sofa, she read the messages sent by He Ji from beginning to end, imagining his different mentality when sending each message.

There were more than a dozen of his selfies in between. When she glanced at a few of them, her face turned red instantly and she quickly slid the photos over.

This person actually dared to post such a photo. He really has no shame at all.

Su Yan looked at the words that changed from anger to anxiety and then back to anger, and her heart was filled with mixed feelings.

She really didn't expect that He Ji would be so patient and send her messages every day, even if she never replied.

She had been thinking of sending him a message, but after reading all the messages, Su Yan's courage, which she had left to begin with, disappeared in an instant.

She put down her phone and buried her face in her arms, thinking that it would be the same if she told him in person when he came back.

But she didn't expect that she had been waiting for half a month and still couldn't wait for He Ji to come back.

As night fell, Su Yan's legs became numb after sitting at the door for a long time. She bit her lower lip, moved her legs, and slowly walked around the room.

She felt uncomfortable, and He Ji, who was working at the construction site outside, felt uncomfortable too. He hadn't seen her for half a month, and he had even broken several pieces of wood.

Lin Er and Chen Jun sat in the corner, looking at He Ji, who had thrown a pile of cigarette butts at his feet, and sighed.

"Tell me, is Brother He stupid? There are so many women out there that he doesn't want, but he has to hang himself on a rope."

"He's rich and capable. If he were with another woman, he would be worshipped. But this woman treats him like a monkey."

Chen Jun retracted his gaze and slapped him on the head, "What nonsense are you talking about? Can the women out there compare to the ones Brother He can pick?"

"You're chasing after those things, do you know whether it's good or bad? If I really marry her, would you be happy?"

Lin Er touched the place where he was hit and shook his head silently. It was impossible for him to marry her. Although he was not very picky, he still wanted to marry a good girl.

I don’t know what the matchmaker was thinking. The women she introduced to them were all after money. Love is there as long as there is money. Once you say you have no money, your face changes faster than anything else.

"Since Brother He has decided to marry her, why has he stayed here for so long? What if she runs away again?"

"She's a girl, even if there's a conflict, He Ge is such a grown man, he should give in to her. There's no such thing as a little girl who doesn't need to be coaxed."

Chen Jun: ...

"What the hell are you talking to me about? If you know so much, go talk to Brother He."

Lin Er: ...

"If I dare to go, can I talk to your cat here in secret?"

Chen Jun glanced at him with disdain, "Look at your lack of ability, no wonder even an old woman can ride on your head."

"You know shit, that's because I'm willing. If I wasn't willing, I wouldn't even look at her."

"Don't call me 'I' all the time' in front of me." Chen Jun kicked him away.

"Hey, you little bastard, you must have eaten some explosives today. You're so hot-tempered that you're already kicking me before I even say a few words."

"Who are you calling a little bastard?"

"I'm talking about you."

"Say it again if you dare..."

"What's wrong with saying it once? I'm going to say it more than once, little bastard, little bastard, royal bastard, you're just an asshole, oh my god, are you serious?"

After being kicked again, Lin Er wiped his face, spitted, and pounced on Chen Jun. "You bastard, if I don't give you a good beating today, you won't know who is the boss."

The two of them rushed at each other, neither of them willing to give in, and they punched and kicked each other like enemies.

He Ji was already annoyed, and his quarrel made him even more angry. He threw the cigarettes on the ground, crushed them with his foot, walked over, picked up one in each hand, picked them up and kicked them out the door.

After falling flat on his face, Lin Er turned around and saw Chen Jun in the same position, and burst out laughing.

"Grandson, now you know you are wrong!"

Chen Jun made a sound of "Pooh" and ignored him.

We were all kicked out by others. Who is nobler than who? There is no point in being proud.

Lin Er got up, dusted himself off, turned around and peeked inside through the crack in the door.

He had just stood still when the door was forcefully opened, and Lin Er, who was lying on the door, was kicked out again.

Lying on the ground, he looked at the dark night sky and waved his hand, "Grandson, why are there so many stars tonight? My eyes are dazzled."

Chen Jun: ...

You are a grandson, and your whole family are grandsons.

He Ji strode out and kicked Lin Er's leg as he passed by him. "Go and bring back a few boxes of wine. I'll treat you tonight's supper."

Hearing this, Lin Er stopped pretending to be faint, jumped up, grabbed Chen Jun and ran out.

"Hahaha, dear grandson, come and go shopping with grandpa. Grandpa wants to drink to death with you tonight."

Chen Jun staggered and pulled his hand away, "Stop touching me, I don't like you."

Lin Er: ...

You talk as if I like you.

I am a real straight man and I only like women.

He Ji looked at the lit phone, the corners of his mouth raised, and he couldn't hide his smile.

It had been half a month, and he thought he had lost the bet, but he didn't expect that she still couldn't help it.

He knew that if he didn't push her once, she wouldn't be able to recognize his place in her heart.

Now the girl has re-downloaded WeChat and sent him messages again, which means she has come to her senses.

He endured for so long, and it was right in the end.

After washing his face at the faucet and changing into clean clothes, he rode his motorcycle at the maximum speed limit towards the old town.

Su Yan squatted at the door, her eyes wide open, looking at the message on her phone, her lips tightly pursed.

Almost an hour has passed since the message was sent, but there is still no response.

She now understood how He Ji felt when he sent her a message but received no response.