He peeled away his hard and sharp armor layer by layer, immersing himself in the bygone days.
The bright red firelight shone on him, but it seemed unable to warm him.
Guan Yuxi held his head and sincerely apologized, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have mentioned her."
She felt guilty for her recklessness.
Leng Lie hugged her tightly, as if he could draw endless warmth and strength from her.
He pulled her to sit on his lap, his eyes filled with a smile, "Xiaoxi, I'm so happy."
Because only when you truly accept your own identity will you consider mediating the conflict between her and me.
The past is gone, time flows on like a river.
He had no desire to dwell on the past.
I don't want to have much contact with Li Chunhua anymore.
All he wanted to do was hold her tightly, to embrace the happiness of the rest of his life.
This was the first time the two had faced each other in this position.
Guan Yuxi was a little embarrassed.
Her smooth, fair oval face turned completely red, whether from embarrassment or from the firelight.
She lowered her eyes and tugged at his collar. "We've been husband and wife for a long time."
What's with all this talk about approval or disapproval?
His warm, large hands gently caressed her smooth, alabaster-like face, and he chuckled foolishly.
"What are you laughing at?"
Guan Yuxi looked up and gave him a reproachful look.
Leng Lie lowered his head, his chin rubbing against her forehead in an intimate and warm gesture.
Only occasionally could one hear the crackling sound of firewood burning in the stove.
"Holding you in my arms, I just want to keep smiling."
His stern face indeed broke into an extremely bright smile.
Guan Yuxi reached out and stroked his handsome face.
White fingers traced across the rounded jawline, the thin, slightly cool lips, and the defined nostrils...
Suddenly, I felt inexplicably like to cry.
My past life experiences kept resurfacing in my mind.
He was beaten and scolded, locked in a pigsty, trapped by hypocrisy, committed countless evil deeds, and endured endless scorn...
Those humiliations that were too painful to recall have finally been completely put to rest.
Guan Yuxi sniffed, leaned on his shoulder, and bit his neck hard.
The salty, fishy taste enters the mouth.
She finally caught her breath and gasped for air.
"What's wrong?"
Leng Lie stiffened; he could sense the intensity of her emotional fluctuations.
He could only hold her tighter, offering her warmth and comfort.
"I'm sorry, I bit you."
Guan Yuxi regretted her willfulness and got up to get him some cotton swabs.
But Leng Lie held her tightly in his arms, saying, "It's alright."
Seeing that she was still in a low mood, he leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Why don't you plant a few more strawberries for me?"
Guan Yuxi: "......"
Leng Lie smoothed her disheveled hair.
"Didn't you say it was on Bai Qin's neck, that it was obvious at a glance?"
If his neck were also covered in them.
And if anyone makes sarcastic remarks, he'll just show them the truth and make them incredibly envious!
The man's slender neck was deliberately exposed to his collarbone.
Her rounded Adam's apple rolled around like beads from time to time, making her look sexy and alluring.
Guan Yuxi swallowed hard and hurriedly looked away.
"This is probably going to be difficult for you."
"Why?"
Leng Lie was puzzled.
Guan Yuxi showed him her fair and tender elbows.
Leng Lie was somewhat frustrated.
"Next summer, I'll wear a straw hat when I'm working so I won't get so tanned."
"You can bite it like you did before, and once it bleeds and scabs over, you'll be able to see it."
Guan Yuxi looked at him speechlessly.
"What's wrong? I'm not afraid of pain."
This little injury is like a mosquito bite to me, come on.
Leng Lie's face was alluring, his eyes fixed on her like hooks.
Guan Yuxi broke free from his embrace, rolled her eyes at him, and said, "I'm not a vampire."
Even a small, non-bleeding cut on her hand makes her want to cry from the pain.
If there is bleeding, that would be even worse.
If she doesn't cry for half a day, the situation won't end.
To judge others by one's own standards.
She could never satisfy his peculiar fetish!
Leng Lie clicked his tongue in regret.
Forget it, if it doesn't work this time, there's always next time.
***
"Have you heard? The old revolutionary's job to take over has been approved."
"Do you think Xiaoxi will dump Leng Lie? It's so embarrassing for a government employee to date a peasant."
"Bullshit, we all earn our living through hard work, what's shameful about that? Your thinking has been corrupted by capitalism."
"If I were Leng Lie, I would definitely coax Xiao Xi into letting me cover her shift. It's such a good opportunity..."
As Grandpa Guan burned paper money for the "Seven Seventh Day" memorial service.
The rumors about Guan Yuxi filling in for someone else are becoming increasingly widespread.
There were even some busybodies.
I don't know if it's out of genuine kindness or just that they can't stand seeing others doing well.
Every day, I see cases of cold, sarcastic, and unfriendly old widowers who have been abandoned by women.
They even made it sound so convincing.
It was as if Leng Lie had become one of those old widowers in his stories.
Coldness doesn't matter.
Guan Yuxi, however, couldn't hold back any longer.
"Leng Da Chou, you should get married first."
"Otherwise, you won't even qualify to be a widower; you'll be a bachelor until you die!"
"Chen Ergou, your wife ran away because you're lazy, ugly, and you even hit women."
"My Leng Lie is not only handsome, but also incredibly hardworking. He treats me better than your mother treats you. Why would I run away?"
"You people, do you have nothing better to do all day long?"
"Even the pigs in the pen know to root around in the pen after they've eaten their fill, but all you do all day is gossip about this family and that family."
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