50. You are not wrong

Xu Wenqiang and Xiao Cheng came out of the villa without saying a word. They rode their motorcycle aimlessly for a long distance, and when they saw a beach, Xiao Cheng stopped.

"Would you like to sit for a while?" Xiao Cheng asked.

"Sit down for a while." Xu Wenqiang said.

The two of them sat down on a bench by the roadside.

Because on weekends, the beach is full of tourists holding cameras, children chasing and playing, and couples walking hand in hand...

Xu Wenqiang was no stranger to the sea, but the sea she remembered was the one she saw with Xu Yanmei every morning in the wee hours of the morning. The sun hadn't risen yet, and the sea was still pitch black, like a sleeping beast.

But the sea before him was a turquoise blue, sparkling, calm and beautiful, it looked fake.

It was awkward for both of them to remain silent.

Xiao Cheng was about to say something when he heard Xu Wenqiang say with some melancholy, "Xiao Cheng, I messed up Xing Jiaqi's birthday party. I guess I won't be able to do business with her anymore."

Xiao Cheng glanced at her and was already thinking about her business, and it seemed that everything was fine.

"But what happened just now was really melodramatic, especially the part where you blocked that slap for Chen Mengyao at the end. You were like a hero saving a damsel in distress." Xu Wenqiang said with a sigh.

"Xu Wenqiang, you really are—"

Stimulated by the words "hero saves beauty", Xiao Cheng raised his hand and flicked Xu Wenqiang's forehead. After that, he felt that his hands were itching and pinched Xu Wenqiang's face again.

"Xiao Cheng, it hurts! It hurts! It hurts!" Xu Wenqiang shouted hurriedly.

Xiao Cheng loosened his grip, but didn't let go. The touch of his fingertips was too soft and smooth, and he was reluctant to let go.

Xu Wenqiang noticed Xiao Cheng's loosening and quickly pulled his hands away from her face, "How dare you touch me in broad daylight?"

Looking at Xu Wenqiang muttering to herself, Xiao Cheng said, "I didn't block that slap for Chen Mengyao entirely for her. After all, you were so aggressive, and Chen Mengyao was powerless to fight back. Everyone present didn't know the real situation and would just think you were bullying her."

Xu Wenqiang hummed, and it seemed that he was still meddling in her affairs.

However, Xiao Cheng meddled in so many of her affairs but never asked her why.

Why did Chen Yang always cause trouble for her? Why did Chen Mengyao talk nonsense...

"Why didn't you ask me why?" Xu Wenqiang felt that she might really have a talent for tongue twisters.

Fortunately, Xiao Cheng understood as always. He looked at the endless sponge and whispered, "Because I'm not like Su Xiaoshan. I grew up with you and have such a long friendship that I can help you generously. We are not related at all. We are just ordinary classmates. If I want to meddle in other people's affairs without being disliked by you, there is no other way except to pretend to be deaf and dumb."

I still feel aggrieved to some extent.

Xu Wenqiang looked at the sea and said abruptly, "Xiao Cheng, I chose you as the squad leader."

The sea breeze from afar brought the sound of waves, and Xiao Cheng turned to look at Xu Wenqiang.

Xu Wenqiang also turned to look at Xiao Cheng, then smiled brightly, "So, stop playing the victim, as if I were bullying you."

Xiao Cheng looked at Xu Wenqiang's smiling eyes and fair cheeks, and his heart and hands itched. The touch on his fingertips just now had already made him want to taste it.

But just as he had the idea in his mind, Xu Wenqiang had already taken the initiative and pinched his face.

"This is the real way to bully you!" Xu Wenqiang laughed proudly three times, "Haha, haha, haha..."

Xiao Cheng watched the sea breeze blow Xu Wenqiang's short hair into a mess, and reached out to rub it a few times. Otherwise, what could he do to her?

After laughing and making a fuss, Xiao Cheng asked Xu Wenqiang, "Since you don't let me play the victim, then why does Chen Yang keep bothering you? Can you tell me?"

Although he had heard most of the story at the farmers' market, the complete past should still be in her heart.

Xu Wenqiang didn't tell him immediately, but she didn't reject him either.

After a while, she said, "It's nothing, just another bunch of nonsense."

Xu Wenqiang said that her mother Xu Yanmei and Chen Yang's mother Lu Xue came to Qingshi City from their hometown to work together.

The two young women had just arrived in the city, had no one to rely on, and were not well educated. Naturally, their initial journey wasn't easy, and they endured a great deal of hardship. So, when they were at home, their relationship wasn't particularly close. However, after leaving the city, they constantly supported and cared for each other, becoming true sisters.

Later, Xu Yanmei found a partner and moved out of the house they rented together, and their relationship gradually faded. Later, Lu Xue married Chen Long, who sold braised food at the Qingshi Farmers' Market. When she wanted to notify Xu Yanmei, she found that they had lost contact long ago.

The next time the two met, Xu Yanmei brought Xu Wenqiang to the farmers' market to set up a stall selling seafood.

When the former sisters meet again, everything has changed.

Lu Xue married Chen Long and had a son, Chen Yang, so she no longer had to worry about making a living. But Xu Yanmei, on the other hand, raised Xu Wenqiang alone, rising early and going to bed late every day, working in the wind and rain, but life was still difficult.

Remembering their past friendship, Lü Xue took great care of Xu Yanmei and her daughter. During holidays, she would invite them to her home for meals. Chen Yang and Xu Wenqiang were the same age, so when Lü Xue bought clothes and shoes for Chen Yang, she would also buy some for Xu Wenqiang. This was especially true at the market. Whenever Xu Yanmei encountered trouble, Lü Xue would speak up for her.

Of course, Xu Yanmei was not just waiting for Lu Xue's help.

Lu Xue's health was poor, perhaps due to the hardships she endured in her youth. She hadn't reached middle age, but she'd already developed high blood pressure and heart disease. Therefore, Xu Yanmei would help with Lu Xue's heavy housework. Whenever Lu Xue bought clothes, shoes, and socks for Xu Wenqiang, Xu Yanmei would buy a small toy for Chen Yang. Lu Xue was shy, and when they'd get into arguments at the market, Xu Yanmei would fight back on her behalf.

"The years when Aunt Lu was alive were the best years," said Xu Wenqiang.

"What happened next?" Xiao Cheng asked.

"Later, Aunt Lu died," said Xu Wenqiang.

I don’t know when or where it started, but the news that “Xu Yanmei and Chen Long are having an affair” seemed to have grown legs and started spreading all over the market.

The human heart cannot withstand the slightest harm, and before long, Lu Xue and Xu Yanmei stopped communicating with each other.

Xu Wenqiang and Chen Yang were heartless at the time, but they still played together. Especially Xu Wenqiang, who always missed Aunt Lu's kindness. Whenever she was wronged by Xu Yanmei, she would shamelessly go to Aunt Lu for comfort.

Although Lu Xue had severed ties with Xu Yanmei due to market gossip, she remained loyal to Xu Wenqiang. Whenever she met with Xu Wenqiang, she would always end by saying, "Wenqiang, study hard and don't regret it like Aunt Lu."

At that time, Xu Wenqiang was very playful, and everyone around her was playing except Su Xiaoshan who was studying hard, so she ignored Lu Xue's advice and didn't take it seriously.

Until one day, Xu Wenqiang went to the market after school as usual, and found that people in the market had circled Xu Yanmei's stall several times.

She struggled to push her way through the crowd and squeezed in to find Aunt Lu arguing with Xu Yanmei over a woman's bra.

"Xu Yanmei, do you have any shame? You stole my man, had an affair with me, and even left your clothes at our house. Do you still have a conscience?"

"Lü Xue, stop spitting blood at me. What does your man's affair have to do with me? You come and scold me with a woman's dress. How can you be sure that the dress is mine?"

"We bought this dress together. You and I each have one. Even if I were blind, I wouldn't make a mistake."

"There are so many clothes that look exactly like this. Can't others buy them?"

"Xu Yanmei, you bitch, I'm going to fight you!"

"Lü Xue, you stinky bitch, who's afraid of who?"

…

When Lu Xue rushed up, he had a knife in his hand that came from nowhere. Xu Yanmei's eyes turned red and she wrestled with Lu Xue.

Xu Wenqiang watched the sharp knife swinging between Xu Yanmei and Lu Xue. Fearing that blood would be shed sooner or later if the situation dragged on, she seized the opportunity to rush between the two people and forcefully pushed Lu Xue, who was holding the knife, out.

Lu Xue was pushed to the ground by Xu Wenqiang. Xu Wenqiang went to help her but was pushed away harshly.

Lu Xue covered her heart and ran her trembling fingers across Xu Yanmei and Xu Wenqiang's faces, "How ruthless..."

After saying these four words, Lu Xue fainted.

"Murder, murder, murder..."

Everyone in the market was shouting and yelling for Xu Wenqiang to kill Lu Xue.

But Lu Xue did not die at that time, but died on the way to the hospital.

Because this incident caused such a stir, it was finally settled after the police intervened.

Because Lu Xue was armed with a weapon, Xu Yanmei and her daughter acted in self-defense. Furthermore, since Lu Xue's death was caused by a heart attack, Xu Yanmei and her daughter were not held responsible.

"However, Chen Yang always believed that if I hadn't pushed Aunt Lu, she wouldn't have died. So, he felt that I was wrong and that I had killed Aunt Lu."

"This is the grudge between Chen Yang and me. I'm done."

The sounds of children playing and cheering happily could be heard in the distance, and Xu Wenqiang's face was full of self-mockery and helplessness.

Xiao Cheng slowly approached and held Xu Wenqiang in his arms.

Xu Wenqiang wanted to struggle, but she heard Xiao Cheng say to her: "Xu Wenqiang, listen carefully, you are not wrong, you did a good job."

Xu Wenqiang didn't move, letting the tears flow all over her face.

Finally someone said this to her, Xu Wenqiang, you are right.