Gu Yuanshan was a little absent-minded when he thought about what happened on New Year's Eve. How could he send her a telegram after such an incident?
"Yuanshan, what's wrong?" Jin Changqing was a little angry when she saw that Gu Yuanshan was absent-minded and not listening to her seriously. "We finally got together, and this is how you treat me?"
Gu Yuanshan looked pained and then told Jin Changqing what had happened on New Year's Eve, because he didn't want Jin Changqing to be deceived by Zhu Ying.
She trusted Zhu Ying too much to hand over the house key to her. They had only known each other for a short time. What if Zhu Ying approached her on purpose to steal some secrets? What would happen to Jin Changqing then?
"Gu Yuanshan, what did you say? You slept with Zhu Ying?" Jin Changqing was furious and stood up abruptly. "No wonder your attitude towards me has changed. It turns out you have another woman!"
“Changqing, listen to me, it’s not what you think.” Gu Yuanshan pulled Jin Changqing aside. “I came back late at night without turning on the lights, and in my mind, you should be waiting for me at home. I really didn’t know that the person in our house was an outsider. When I found out, I immediately came out and didn’t continue. Really, I’m in so much pain. I didn’t know how to tell you about this, which is why I didn’t send you a telegram. Otherwise, I would have rushed back to find you. I’ve been covering shifts for others these past few days, just trying to forget all this…”
Gu Yuanshan held Jin Changqing's hand and said, "I'm afraid she'll make a big fuss, and I'm also afraid you'll leave me. I really don't know what to do. If I have any ulterior motives towards you, if I do this on purpose, may I be struck by lightning."
Jin Changqing sat blankly on the edge of the bed, burying her face in her hands in anguish. She had trusted Zhu Ying so much, considering her her best friend. She had only asked Zhu Ying to help feed the chickens, but Zhu Ying had unexpectedly barged into their home, entered their bedroom, slept in her bed, and even slept with her husband…
Jin Changqing was filled with regret. If she had known, she would have killed the chicken, stewed it, and eaten it. Her family wouldn't have ended up like this. Moreover, the initiative was now in Zhu Ying's hands. It depended on whether Zhu Ying made a scene or not. If Zhu Ying chose to make a scene, she would really ruin Gu Yuanshan's life and ruin her own life as well.
"Really just that one time?" Jin Changqing stared at Gu Yuanshan with red eyes.
Gu Yuanshan nodded repeatedly, "I never saw her again after that."
Jin Changqing closed her eyes in despair, and after a while said, "Get out, I don't want to see you right now."
What was supposed to be a heartwarming moment for the couple to reunite turned into something quite unexpected. Jin Changqing began to suspect that Zhu Ying had deliberately approached her from the very beginning.
Thinking of this, Jin Changqing hurriedly took out paper and pen and began to write letters. She quickly wrote two letters, one to Wen Xi and the other to Jin Changfeng. She didn't know where Jin Changfeng was, so she could only ask Wen Xi to help forward them.
Although she wasn't familiar with Wen Xi, she thought Wen Xi was a nice person and would be willing to help with such a small favor.
Pei Jingzhou stayed at home until the fifth day of the Lunar New Year before setting off. Ever since Wenrou and Yang Lianghui divorced, the atmosphere at home had been strained, and with Wenxi not at home, he was too lazy to stay there.
Although Wenxi is his sister, he has taken care of her since she was just a few days old, so it's no different from raising a daughter. Therefore, he values Wenxi even more.
After several days and nights of arduous travel, Pei Jingzhou finally arrived at his destination. In fact, he had not been able to get leave. He had discussed with the leaders at the construction site that if anyone found him missing, they should say that he had secretly run away and that he would take responsibility if anything happened. This way, he could go back home. Otherwise, everyone would be making a fuss about going home for the New Year.
As soon as Pei Jingzhou returned to his tent, his roommate complained to him that he had run away, causing him to be schemed against by that woman and forced to marry her.
Pei Jingzhou couldn't help but feel fortunate. If he hadn't gone home for the New Year, he would have really been tricked by that woman. Who says that country folk are simple and honest?
This country woman is incredibly bold and also extremely vicious.
"Then what are you doing here? Why aren't you with your wife?" Pei Jingzhou asked.
"We're waiting for them to set up the tents. Once they're up, we'll move in with her," her roommate said, pointing at Pei Jingzhou. "I'm taking the blame for all of this, you know that?"
People thought he was Pei Jingzhou, so they climbed into his bed in the middle of the night to plot against him.
"Don't act innocent after getting a good deal. You took off your pants yourself. You probably just thought it was free meat delivered to your door, so why not take it? But you didn't expect that after you took it, she would make you take responsibility, right? Your family has been urging you to get married, and now you've gotten a wife for free. You don't have to be pressured by your family anymore. You should be secretly happy!" Pei Jingzhou smiled.
He could have been outmaneuvered by others, but he could have also made them fail. In the end, he was outmaneuvered, which ultimately led to this outcome because he didn't refuse. So he has no one to blame but himself.
The only ones to blame are the woman who schemed against him and himself for not paying attention to himself.
His roommate's face darkened slightly after hearing what Pei Jingzhou said; he hadn't expected Pei Jingzhou to see through him so clearly.
"You don't need to wait for the tents anymore, just stay here. I'll move to someone else's place to squeeze in." If he's living here alone from now on, won't any woman be able to sneak into his tent?
He can increase his safety by squeezing into someone else's tent.
Pei Jingzhou packed his things and went straight to find an acquaintance. If they investigated him for sneaking home, he would quit his job there; if they didn't, he would stay and work there for a while longer.
Working here is inconvenient, there's nowhere to buy things, so he's saving money. He wants to save as much money as possible so that his sister can live a life of shopping in the future, and even after she gets married, she won't have to worry about money.
After squeezing into someone else's tent, Pei Jingzhou sat down to write a letter to Wen Xi, telling her that he had arrived at his destination.
Since He Chen'an went to the countryside to provide medical support, he hasn't written to Wenxi anymore, because he goes to Wenxi's place for late-night snacks and doesn't need to write letters.
As for whether he wrote letters in private, Wenxi didn't know.
That noon, the postman appeared outside Wenxi's house again, but this time he brought her two letters and a package. Wenxi was surprised. Why would so many people write to her?
Wen Xi signed for the letters and quickly returned to her room to check. The two letters were from Jin Changqing and Pei Jingzhou, respectively, and the package was from Jin Changfeng.
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