Lin Yuxin keenly noticed that the woman at the door was looking at Li Xiaochen with a strange gaze, and she narrowed her eyes slightly!
[Wow, I didn't expect Li Xiaochen to have a mistress hidden away in this remote rural area! Look at those eyes, they're practically glued to him! Looks like they have a story. Hmph!]
Li Xiaochen's hand trembled as he chopped wood, and he almost chopped his own leg.
"Brother Xiao Chen, how are you? Are you hurt anywhere?"
Because Shufang had been staring at Li Xiaochen, she was the first to notice when he almost chopped her leg. As soon as she realized what was happening, she rushed forward, grabbed Li Xiaochen's hand, looked him up and down, and asked him with concern.
Li Xiaochen calmly withdrew his hand from her grasp and replied indifferently:
"I'm fine."
"Brother Xiao Chen! Long time no see! Are you leaving again now that you're back?"
Shufang felt a pang of pain in her heart when she saw Li Xiaochen's indifferent gaze, but she still pretended to be gentle and looked at Li Xiaochen with a dazed expression, asking him a question.
"Yes! It's been a long time. I came back this time with my wife to see Aunt Mu and the others. We'll be leaving in a few days!"
Li Xiaochen nodded, then, noticing a strong gaze behind him, he took a step back and said calmly.
We can't not keep our distance, my partner at home is watching, otherwise I'll be in big trouble if they don't let me in tonight.
He finally managed to fall asleep in her arms last night, experiencing the wonderful feeling of having a soft, beautiful woman in his embrace. He doesn't want to go back to sleeping alone!
I'll still sleep with that little brat, Xiao Hao!
"Wife? Brother Chen, you're married?"
Upon hearing the word "wife," Shufang's face paled. He had a wife? What about her? She had waited for him all these years? What did that mean?
Although she didn't know Xiao Chen's identity, she knew he was either rich or noble, and it would be an honor for him to be her wife. She thought he would marry her because of her kindness in taking care of her, but after five years apart, he secretly got married behind her back.
"Okay, Xin Xin, come here!"
Li Xiaochen noticed with keen eyes that Shufang's expression was off. He frowned slightly and then called Lin Yuxin over.
[Why call her? Hasn't she had enough of the show? This life-saving grace, repaying with her body? And it's a tale of a down-on-his-luck prince and a pretty village girl—it's quite a spectacle! And what about the wife? They're not even married yet! Is it not inappropriate to announce to the public that his wife is not good enough??]
Lin Yuxin didn't want to move; she was engrossed in watching the show. And hearing him call her "wife" made her even less inclined to move!
Upon hearing her true feelings, Li Xiaochen was so angry he nearly vomited blood! Wasn't this girl afraid of being snatched away by someone else? And she was actually watching his drama unfold? It seemed this girl still needed a lesson!
Li Xiaochen gritted his teeth, immediately turned his head, and glared at that heartless woman!
Shufang looked at Xiaochen's expression and followed his gaze to the side. She saw a dignified and beautiful woman sitting in the middle of the courtyard. Every smile and frown of hers exuded the temperament of a noble lady.
This alone made Shufang feel ashamed. Is this Xiao Chen's wife? She truly is a favored daughter of heaven! How could she possibly compare?
In that instant, Shufang felt inferior! But then she thought, that man didn't have three wives and four concubines. She couldn't be Xiao Chen's legal wife, but being a concubine was fine too!
Then her eyes lit up again, and her gaze toward Lin Yuxin began to show affection. Yes, this person will be her older sister from now on!
Seeing that the two men were looking at her, Lin Yuxin stood up, feeling bored, and walked over to Li Xiaochen. She stood next to him without saying a word, just looking at the woman in coarse clothes in front of her.
It's clear that although she's just an ordinary village girl, she has an inherent pride, which shows that she's a woman with high aspirations.
What does it have to do with her? As long as it doesn't cross her hands, she doesn't care if Shufang is jumping around in front of her.
Li Xiaochen held Lin Yuxin's hand and introduced her to Shufang:
"Her name is Lin Yuxin, she is my wife, you can call her Sister Yuxin."
Then he spoke softly to Lin Yuxin:
"She's the daughter of Aunt Mu's good friend. When I was recuperating at Aunt Mu's house, Shufang came to take care of me a few times!"
Li Xiaochen briefly explained that he didn't think those acts of care were inappropriate.
"Oh! Hello, Shufang, thank you for taking care of Achen before!"
Lin Yuxin thanked Shufang frankly, without any ulterior motives.
"No, you're welcome! It's what I should do. After all, Brother Chen was so badly injured and had no one by his side. How could I let him go like that? I thought we were all acquaintances, so I should help him if I could!"
"Besides, I was the one taking care of Xiao Chen back then. I just felt that Xiao Chen and I clicked!"
Shufang gritted her teeth and said in a feignedly humble and gentle tone, "..."
Lin Yuxin's composure made Shufang uncomfortable, and she began to feel jealous. "You're a woman who got lucky later, why should you thank her?"
If it weren't for her, Xiao Chen would have died long ago! So Xiao Chen will definitely marry her.
Some people are just too blindly confident, thinking that the world should revolve around them.
"Hehe, yes! Brother Chen should repay you! You two are quite destined to meet!"
Lin Yuxin chuckled twice, glanced at Li Xiaochen, and then remained silent.
[Li Xiaochen, deal with your own messy romantic entanglements, don't bother me. Or I'll poison her with a bottle of poison. Daring to play the green tea bitch in front of me? She's still too naive!]
Li Xiaochen held Lin Yuxin's hand tightly. Although he didn't know where this unwanted romantic interest came from, he could tell from the beginning that Shufang definitely had different feelings for him.
This was also the reason why he left without saying goodbye; he didn't want to make things difficult for Aunt Mu and the others.
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