Chen Lixiang said with a chuckle, "Um, Sun Zhiqing, I heard you were looking for this book. I happen to have a set here. You can use it first. I won't be using it for the time being."
When Sun Yuqi heard Chen Lixiang say this, she glanced down at the book in his hand. Only then did she realize what book he was talking about. To be honest, she was very tempted. She had always regretted not being able to find all the books in this set. A few days ago, she had asked Lin Muran and Lu Yao to help find them. She didn't expect Chen Lixiang to have this set of books. But how could she accept his books?
"Chen Zhiqing, thank you, but I can't accept it. This book is very precious. Besides, I have a few copies on hand, which is enough for me for now."
When Chen Lixiang heard that she was unwilling to accept it, he became anxious and said hurriedly, "Sun Zhiqing, don't be embarrassed. I have another set at home. I have two sets in total. You can use it and return it to me when the time comes."
After saying this, Chen Lixiang placed the book on Sun Yuqi's desk, turned around, and ran back. Sun Yuqi, who was known for her speed, exclaimed, "Could this guy be a martial artist? Otherwise, how could he be so fast?"
Sun Yuqi didn't know the truth about herself. The martial arts Chen Lixiang had learned were ancient martial arts, incomparable to modern external martial arts. This was why Chen Lixiang had stalked Sun Yuqi time and time again, yet she never noticed. It was all internal martial arts, clear and silent. How could Sun Yuqi easily detect someone following her? This meant that Chen Lixiang liked her and had no ill will towards her.
Sun Yuqi looked helplessly at the set of books on the desk. Just as she was about to put them away, she heard Lin Muran say, "Oh, so he's starting to pursue you. Starting with giving you books?"
Sun Yuqi looked at Lin Muran helplessly and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? Chen Zhiqing probably knew I was looking for this set of books, so he sent them to me. Tell me, did you and Yaoyao tell others about it?"
"Please, Yaoyao and I are with you every day, how can we have the time to tell Chen Zhiqing?"
Lin Muren cried out in injustice. She glanced at Sun Yuqi and said, "Yuqi, what do you think of Chen Zhiqing? I feel like he likes you. Look, he's been here for such a long time, but he's never been close to that female educated youth. He's only been paying attention to you this whole time."
Sun Yuqi shook her head. "No way? How come I didn't know he liked me? Besides, Chen Zhiqing is probably a quiet person, so he rarely talks to anyone."
Lin Muren said no more. She had long noticed that Chen Lixiang was interested in Sun Yuqi, but it was not easy for her to say it out loud about this relationship. It would be better for her to let the two of them develop their relationship on their own. After saying a few words, she went back.
Sun Yuqi was not in the mood to read anymore. She turned off the oil lamp and lay in bed, unable to fall asleep. Her mind was full of what Lin Muren said and the expression on Chen Lixiang's face when he gave her the book just now. Only then did she realize that Chen Lixiang seemed to, perhaps really liked her, but why didn't she feel it? Was he being very subtle, or was she too thick-skinned to notice it?
Lying in bed, Sun Yuqi was speechless, wondering what it was about her that attracted Chen Lixiang. She couldn't figure it out, thinking over and over again. "Forget it, forget it. Things will work out when the time comes. We'll talk about it later! If he's really a good person, someone I can trust for life, then I can accept him. After all, I don't hate him, right?"
Sun Yuqi's view of love comes from the fact that during the apocalypse in her previous life, humanity's moral bottom line was truly limitless. She saw many couples sacrifice their bodies for a living space in order to survive. Back then, many couples turned on each other just to survive. While there were some who sacrificed themselves for their partners, they were rare.
As for Chen Lixiang, Sun Yuqi thought that since he liked her, she could try to have a relationship with him. If it was suitable, marriage was not impossible. Even if the married life was unhappy, she could accept it. The worst that could happen was divorce. So she thought about giving Chen Lixiang a chance.
Chen Lixiang was also tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep. All he could see were Sun Yuqi's clear eyes, which kept flashing in his mind, making it impossible for him to fall asleep. He knew that he liked Sun Yuqi very much, but when he thought about the look in her eyes tonight, there was no trace of him at all. Her eyes were very calm, without any joy, but only surprise and confusion.
What does this mean? It means that she has never liked him from the beginning, and only treated him as an educated youth who came to the countryside with her. Thinking of this, Chen Lixiang scratched his head in annoyance. How can he make Sun Yuqi like him?
Sun Yuqi woke up early the next morning. She didn't know when she fell asleep last night. Anyway, she fell asleep while thinking about things. After getting up and washing up, she started to make breakfast. For breakfast today, Sun Yuqi took out the buns she bought from a state-owned restaurant, heated them up, and cooked some corn porridge.
There is not much work to do today, so Sun Yuqi plans to go to the next commune and then visit Sister Cheng's house. Sister Cheng asked her to buy some meat for her some time ago, and she has been doing it a lot during this period, so she went to take a look.
When she arrived at the village entrance, she saw an ox cart waiting there. Sun Yuqi walked over quickly. As soon as she sat on the ox cart, she heard a cold snort. Sun Yuqi knew who it was without turning her head, but she was too lazy to pay attention to her, so she didn't say anything. She just sat there and talked to a sister-in-law next to her.
"Some people are just shameless. They flirt with other women outside, and they still have the nerve to go out?"
After hearing this, Sun Yuqi's face darkened and she glanced at Aunt Lian. "Haha, Aunt Lian, this might be more appropriate for you!"
The biggest reason why Aunt Lian has a grudge against Sun Yuqi is that some time ago, Sun Yuqi encountered a group of gangsters on the way back from the commune on a bicycle. Those gangsters were sent to the police station by Sun Yuqi, and finally Zheng Dashuan was also arrested. Because this incident was caused by him, Zheng Dashuan was now sent to a labor camp for reform for two years. This is why Aunt Lian is so sarcastic towards Sun Yuqi.
Sun Yuqi's bicycle was borrowed by the team leader's youngest son yesterday, so she took a ox cart to the commune today, otherwise she would not have taken a ox cart.
Sun Yuqi's words made Aunt Lian's face turn pale. She was shocked. Who on earth had leaked this matter? She glanced at Sun Yuqi, trying to read her expression, but she was disappointed. Sun Yuqi's words just now were really just casual remarks. How could she know such things? But Aunt Lian couldn't help feeling guilty!
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