Chapter 24: Recognize the True Face of Gold Diggers
Ye Qiaoqiao misunderstood, thinking that he disliked her for being delicate, and quickly reached out to grab his sleeve, anxiously explaining, "Brother Fu, I just have a more sensitive sense of pain. I'm not the kind of person who cries when I'm bumped into."
Fu Juechuan turned around and saw her coquettish look that could not be concealed by her arrogance.
"I want to find some ointment." Fu Juechuan couldn't help but darken his eyes when he saw her watery eyes and 'pitiful' look.
"No, it really doesn't hurt." Ye Qiaoqiao was afraid that he would misunderstand her, so she quickly handed him the shell necklace.
"Brother Fu, stop talking nonsense and help me put it around my neck." She said with her head down.
Fu Juechuan stroked the shell with his fingers, then easily took the rope with one hand and put it over her head.
The white neck in front of him, the snow-white skin made his eyes light up, and then he looked away, not daring to look down along her fair skin.
Ye Qiaoqiao didn't know what was going on.
As soon as she put on the shell necklace, she knew she was leaving.
"Brother Fu, can I write to you?" Ye Qiaoqiao actually wanted to ask Fu Juechuan if he could let her know he was safe.
But she felt embarrassed, so she changed her way of saying it.
Fu Juechuan thought of the letters that had not been sent. He looked at Ye Qiaoqiao with eyes filled with complex and bitter emotions. "I'm very happy that you... are willing to write to me."
"Then Brother Fu, remember to write me back." Ye Qiaoqiao felt that his words were a little strange, but she didn't think too much about it. She just quickly told him what she wanted. "I'll ask my dad to send you a letter. I'm afraid I can't get it to you."
This requires special channels and correspondence.
Fu Juechuan was in a visibly better mood.
He turned around and escorted Ye Qiaoqiao towards the truck. His uninjured hand was hanging a few centimeters away from Ye Qiaoqiao's back, neither offending her nor allowing him to protect her at any time before any accident happened.
However, Ye Qiaoqiao walked all the way to the front of the truck without slipping or causing any accidents, so she naturally didn't know that there was a hand protecting her the entire time.
"Brother Fu, remember to write me back."
After Ye Qiaoqiao climbed onto the passenger seat of the car and closed the door, she did not forget to stick her head out of the window to talk to him.
Fu Juechuan was tall, and even when sitting on the truck, Ye Qiaoqiao seemed to be able to feel his breath.
"Be careful on the road."
"I'll reply as soon as I receive your letter." Fu Juechuan said conservatively.
Ye Qiaoqiao felt itchy inside and wanted to say, "Brother Fu, you can reply even if you didn't receive my letter." But she was too shy to say it out loud. She could only look at his tall figure slowly shrinking in the rearview mirror with regret after the car drove away.
It was past nine o'clock in the evening when Ye Qiaoqiao returned home. She received a call from Xie Lin saying that Gu Jin would be discharged from the hospital early the next morning. Gu Jin had stomach erosion, but it had not yet developed into gastric cancer, which was good news.
Even so, Ye Qiaoqiao is ready to pick him up from the hospital tomorrow.
After cleaning up in the morning, Ye Qiaoqiao took some gifts to see Gu Jin.
Unexpectedly, as soon as I walked to the door of the ward, I saw a farce happening inside.
"Brother Gu, please marry me and save me. My family wants to sell me to an old bachelor in the village. That old bachelor has already beaten a wife to death. I don't want to die. Please, Brother Gu, save me because I saved you."
A woman in a dark grey cotton coat pulled Gu Jin's legs and made him kneel down in front of him. The ward was full of people watching the fun. Many of them felt sorry for the woman and tried to persuade Gu Jin to agree.
Gu Jin reached out to pull her up, "He Lian, get up first. I'll go back to your village with you and talk to your elders about your matter. This kind of thing is against the law."
"No, Brother Gu, they won't listen. If you don't marry me, I'll just die." He Lian said as she rammed into the wall.
This scene frightened everyone, and a female comrade standing nearby quickly stopped the person.
Xie Lin stood up and said, "I am Comrade Gu's fiancée. He would be betraying me if he married you. We have already given you money to repay you for saving our lives. Why do you have to ask for repayment? There are still many ways to help you, right?"
As soon as she said this, the people who had just followed her to persuade her suddenly felt too embarrassed to speak.
When Ye Qiaoqiao saw He Lian, she thought of this person. Wasn't she the "white moonlight" of her uncle who had pestered him in her previous life by relying on the grace of saving her life, and then ran away with his money after learning that he was sick?
The most important thing is that she had never done what she did today in her previous life. At least she had always been sensible and considerate in front of her uncle. The only difference between the two lives was Jiang Yao.
And the connection between Jiang Yao and He Lian...
Ye Qiaoqiao remembered that a girl named Jiang Lan from the same village as He Lian was Jiang Yao's half-sister.
It is not so strange that Jiang Yao found out about He Lian by investigating her and then her uncle.
"Comrade Xie, please give Brother Gu to me. If he liked you, he would have married you a long time ago. I'm already..." He Lian hadn't said anything yet to confirm the rumor that she had a relationship with Gu Jin.
Ye Qiaoqiao rushed in and covered her mouth.
He whispered coldly in her ear, "I know Jiang Yao called you here. You don't have to pretend. I know what you are thinking."
He Lian's pupils shrank, obviously she was guessed right.
She looked at Ye Qiaoqiao warily.
"Qiao Qiao, why are you here?" Gu Jin was puzzled and took the initiative to greet her.
Ye Qiaoqiao smiled and said, "Uncle, I am your dearest niece, how can I not come?"
"Look, as soon as I got here, I met someone who was looking for trouble with you."
Gu Jin subconsciously explained, "I know He Lian, she is..."
He Lian instantly felt aggrieved and moved closer to Gu Jin.
Ye Qiaoqiao grabbed her wrist and said with a fake smile, "Uncle, I also know He Lian. She and Jiang Yao are old acquaintances."
"You know Jiang Yao and you have a good relationship with her?" Gu Jin's expression changed instantly, and there was more scrutiny and displeasure in his eyes when he looked at He Lian.
He Lian's heart skipped a beat, and she subconsciously argued, "Brother Gu, I didn't...no..."
Before she could finish her words, Ye Qiaoqiao interrupted her, "Not only does she know you, she came to see you today because of Jiang Yao's advice."
"No! I didn't! Comrade, why are you accusing me?" He Lian was very emotional. She broke free from her grip and tried to scratch her face with her fingernails.
Ye Qiaoqiao was indeed caught. She took two steps back in pain and pretended to be He Lian with red eyes towards Gu Jin, "Uncle, look at her. She is so guilty that she wants to stop me from continuing."
"Qiao Qiao..." Gu Jin got angry the moment he saw Ye Qiao Qiao injured. He turned to He Lian and said angrily, "He Lian, who allowed you to hurt Qiao Qiao?"
He Lian looked at him in disbelief. She had never thought that Gu Jin would choose to protect another female comrade without hesitation. In the past, Xie Lin had never gotten anything good in front of him.
Ye Qiaoqiao took advantage of the situation and snorted, "Uncle, you probably don't know that not only is she close to Jiang Yao, but she also lied to you. Her family didn't force her to get married."
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