The two borrowed an oxcart and drove it happily out of the village, just in time to run into the educated youth returning from work.
As Gu Sinian drove his oxcart past, Qiao Xiyan chased after him, shouting as she ran.
"Si Nian, wait! Wait! I have something to tell you!"
Gu Sinian was annoyed whenever he saw this woman, and he ignored Qiao Xiyan's calls as if he were deaf and couldn't hear them at all.
Su Ying couldn't keep up the act any longer. After all, many educated youths had seen Qiao Xiyan running alongside the oxcart. She tugged at Gu Sinian, who was pretending to be deaf.
"Wouldn't this be a bad idea? Even if you pretend to be deaf, it won't help. She's already catching up. Stop the car right away."
Forced to stop the oxcart, Gu Sinian glared at the newcomer with a face full of resentment.
"What are you doing? Can't you see we have important things to do?"
"What are you busy with? Where are you going? It's almost lunchtime, Si Nian, aren't you going home for dinner? Auntie asked me to tell you that we..."
Gu Sinian's eyes were fierce, and he spoke in a very impatient tone, "Do I need to report to you what I'm busy with? Even my mother doesn't have that right. May I ask who you are? Are we that close?"
"We are unmarried..."
Gu Sinian immediately interrupted her. This woman was definitely doing it on purpose, revealing their past engagement in public.
He had no desire to have anything to do with her whatsoever.
There was never any relationship between him and Qiao Xiyan. From beginning to end, all he showed was his disgust for Qiao Xiyan, but his mother pretended not to see it.
It was his mother who insisted on arranging the marriage, causing so much trouble. Just thinking about the past gives me a headache.
The fact that Qiao Xiyan was his former fiancée made him feel inferior to Su Ying, and he felt a little sorry for her.
They clearly have nothing between them, yet they're being forced to discuss it together; he's tired of hearing it.
It was just an engagement party organized by his mother, which lasted only a year. The news spread everywhere, so we could only choose to ignore it.
He didn't believe that Qiao Xiyan had nothing to do with this; it must have been her doing. The speed at which she spread the news was truly astonishing.
“Qiao, you should think before you speak. Don’t bring up those shameful past events again. It’s pointless to bring them up.”
Gu Sinian looked at Qiao Xiyan with a forced smile, and said through gritted teeth, "Isn't that right, Qiao Zhiqing?"
Qiao Xiyan reluctantly shook her head and nodded. If she wasn't afraid of angering Gu Sinian, she would definitely announce their former engagement in public.
Do you hate me that much?
"It's good that you know. There's no need to ask again and again. I'm tired of answering even if you're not annoyed. Let me give you a final warning, Qiao Zhiqing: so what if the engagement from a year ago comes out? I was never involved in the engagement from beginning to end. It was all my mother and you who made it happen."
“I will not acknowledge this marriage. If Qiao Zhiqing has not lost her memory, she should know that our Gu family returned all the tokens and annulled the engagement before being sent down to the countryside. The annulment document is still kept by my grandfather.”
"Qiao, you'd better think twice before you act. I have no feelings or relationship with you. If I hear any inappropriate remarks, don't blame me for not showing any mercy."
"If you dare to publicly reveal our ridiculous engagement party, I won't give you any face. You'd better watch yourself. That's all I have to say. I hope you'll take my advice to heart and not do anything that's thankless."
Qiao Xiyan bit her lip, nervously fidgeting with the hem of her dress. She looked at Gu Sinian and then at Su Ying. Could they be dating?
His eagerness to sever ties with her inexplicably angered her.
Gu Sinian had never looked at her with such gentle eyes before; he always treated her with that imperious and impatient attitude.
On what grounds?
She gave up everything in Beijing, including everyone in the Qiao family. Now she has nothing left...
The imagined happiness never came; all that remained was Gu Sinian's eyes, filled with utter disgust.
She was too impatient back then. Before she could gain Gu Sinian's approval, she teamed up with Aunt Ya Xian to frame him.
When Gu Sinian learned the truth, she lied and said she had an urgent mission and could not attend the engagement banquet. She and Aunt Ya Xian came up with the idea of using a rooster to replace the person.
When Gu Sinian learned the whole truth, he showed no pity for her whatsoever; instead, he felt only endless disgust and impatience.
He wouldn't even say a word to her, even though they'd been engaged for over a year and hadn't spoken as much as he had today.
Do you hate me that much?
Gu Sinian gave her another look, sighed helplessly, and looked away before replying to her.
"You know perfectly well what I'm asking. Does Qiao Zhiqing's behavior deserve even the slightest bit of admiration from others?"
"You can't force what doesn't belong to you. I've said this at least ten times. Did Qiao Zhiqing listen?"
"I...I...It was wrong of us to conspire with Aunt Ya-xian to deceive you, but I just love you so much...I love you so much...that's why I did so many wrong things. Can't you forgive me just this once?"
Gu Sinian sighed. What was he wasting his time on someone who wouldn't listen to a word of advice? It was utterly boring.
He always says he loves her, but only Qiao Xiyan knows whether she truly loves him.
"If there's nothing else, please move aside, Qiao Zhiqing. We're in a hurry to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy things."
"If you go to the supply and marketing cooperative now, you won't be working this afternoon?"
"This is not Qiao Zhiqing's business. Please make way, we are in a hurry."
Qiao Xiyan not only refused to move aside, but also began her lecturing mode: "There aren't many men in the Gu family to begin with. You are the only male in the eldest branch. If you don't work and earn work points, how will the Gu family make a living? Will you rely on Uncle Gu alone?"
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