"Of course not. A woman only takes the initiative with men she likes. You're the only man I've liked and wanted to get to know since I came back, which is why I'm being so proactive," Zhang Ya explained earnestly.

"Really? But I don't think I'm that charming, otherwise I wouldn't have had a girlfriend in four years of college," Ye Yun said.

Zhang Ya smiled calmly and said, "That's normal. Girls in college are all pursued, and most of them have poor taste. They like rich men who are good at sweet talk. It's normal for a low-key guy like you who doesn't take the initiative to be single."

"Oh, you know a lot about this!"

"Of course I understand, because it's about me!"

"Huh?" Ye Yun was stunned.

"Okay, I'll stop chatting with you now, I'm going to work." With that, Zhang Ya rode away on her bicycle.

Watching the other person's departing figure, Ye Yun shrugged and continued running.

Running back home, Ye Yun went to the water fountain in the yard and poured cold water on himself, just like yesterday.

Lin Shuyue then came out of the inner room and stretched in front of Ye Yun. Her proud figure made Ye Yun take a second look.

"Sister Shuyue is awake. How did you sleep last night?"

"Hmm, not bad." Lin Shuyue washed her face in front of the water bottle, and then started brushing her teeth.

Ye Yun took off her wet shirt and hung it on the clothesline in the yard, completely unaware that Lin Shuyue was brushing her teeth and watching her.

Back inside, after changing into dry clothes, Ye Yun took out the new clothes.

"Put it down and let me wash it!" Lin Shuyue said after brushing her teeth.

"This...isn't that a bad idea? I have my..."

"What's wrong with it? It's just a few clothes..." Lin Shuyue snatched the clothes from Ye Yun's hands, only to notice that his underwear was inside.

In an instant, she recalled the scene she had witnessed last night, and her heart pounded wildly.

Seeing Lin Shuyue lower her head and remain silent, Ye Yun assumed she was embarrassed and quickly reached out, saying, "Let me wash her!"

Lin Shuyue, however, shielded the clothes behind her back and calmly said, "It's just a few pieces of clothing. I can handle this. You can go about your business!"

After saying that, Lin Shuyue took the clothes and left.

Seeing this, Ye Yun didn't say anything more. Sister Shuyue was already fragile, and if he said a few more words, she might start overthinking again.

"Alright, then Sister Shuyue, you go do the laundry, and I'll cook!" After saying that, Ye Yun walked towards the kitchen.

And so, the two had a clear division of labor, each doing their own job. Ye Yun boiled water and cooked porridge in the kitchen, while Lin Shuyue filled a basin with water and washed clothes.

As she was washing, Ye Yun's underwear appeared before her eyes, arousing Lin Shuyue's restlessness.

What she saw last night gave her too much stimulation. It could be said that this was the first time in her life she had felt that kind of urge, that desire for a member of the opposite sex.

"Ye Yun... could he still be a virgin?" Lin Shuyue suddenly had this thought.

In her memory, Ye Kang's descriptions of Ye Yun always focused on things like fighting, cooking, and being mischievous; he never mentioned anything about Ye Yun's romantic relationships. Furthermore, Ye Yun himself had said that he hadn't had a relationship in college, so thinking about it that way…

"Pah, pah, pah, what am I thinking? That's Xiaoyun." Lin Shuyue felt ashamed and embarrassed for having such thoughts.

After washing the clothes, dinner was ready. Ye Yun brought the food out and placed it on the table in the yard, then helped Lin Shuyue hang up her clothes.

After doing all that, the two sat down at the table and ate breakfast.

"Xiaoyun, what did the village chief talk to you about last night?" Lin Shuyue asked.

"It's nothing, they just invited me over for drinks and food since I just got back. They also gave me some money and told me to take good care of you, Sister Shuyue," Ye Yun said.

"That's all? Nothing else?"

"Nothing else."

Lin Shuyue breathed a sigh of relief, nodded and said, "That's good, as long as there's nothing else."

"Sister Shuyue, aren't you curious about how much money the village chief gave me?" Ye Yun asked.

Lin Shuyue smiled faintly and said, "The money is for you. How much you give is your business. I don't need to know."

"They gave me 20,000," Ye Yun said proactively.

"Twenty thousand?" Lin Shuyue was taken aback.

"How could they give so much? Your brother's compensation was only a little over 30,000!"

Ye Yun snorted coldly and said, "He's just feeling guilty. He didn't actually give more than 30,000. I beat Gou Sheng up like that, partly to avenge you, and partly to make an example of him."

Lin Shuyue suddenly realized, "So that's how it is. No wonder you whispered so much to Gou Sheng after you hit him yesterday. So that's what you were after."

“If it were in the past, I would have kicked down the village chief’s door as soon as I got back. But now we’re all grown up and adults, so we try to avoid violence if possible. The village chief is a smart man, which is why he invited me over for dinner tonight.”

Listening to Ye Yun's words, Lin Shuyue looked at him with admiration and a dreamy gaze, "Xiao Yun, you did the right thing, this is the best way."

"Only someone like me can do this. If it were someone else, let alone making an example of someone, they might not even be able to kill Gou Sheng (the dog)." Ye Yun said with considerable pride.

"Yes, yesterday really surprised Sister Shuyue. Gousheng usually acts all high and mighty in the village, but when he sees you, he's like a mouse meeting a cat, only able to get beaten up," Lin Shuyue said with a smile.

Ye Yun said something, and Lin Shuyue echoed it. This strange atmosphere surprised Ye Yun, since the atmosphere of the cold war had been there from noon to afternoon yesterday.

"Sister Shuyue seems to be in a good mood this morning. Is something good happening?" Ye Yun asked curiously.

"What good thing could there be?" Lin Shuyue rested her chin on her hand and looked at Ye Yun, saying, "For Sister Shuyue, the best thing is that you're back. Actually, what I said to you yesterday at noon was just a momentary impulse, and I regretted it as soon as I got back to my room. I thought about it all night and realized that what I said was too selfish. You don't belong to me; you only belong to yourself. Whether you stay or leave, and for how long, is your own choice, and Sister Shuyue can't interfere, nor does she have the right to interfere."

"Sister Shuyue..."

Lin Shuyue took a deep breath, pretended to be calm, and said with a smile, "Let's eat, let's not talk about these unhappy things."

"Um."

After dinner, Lin Shuyue volunteered to wash the dishes. Ye Yun returned to his room and had just lain down when he suddenly remembered something. He found a jewelry box in the drawer; it contained the necklace he had bought yesterday. He had given one to Lu Xiaoqing and had completely forgotten about this one.