Qian Rushan staggered away in a disheveled state. Yang Xi coldly sheathed his blade and looked at Xiao Qi, "Go and tally up everyone's losses. Settle everything for Qian Rushan, one by one. If he dares to renege on his debts, then let him come find me!"
With his master's words, Xiao Qi instantly regained his confidence, "Yes, Master."
Seeing that they had finished dealing with the matter, Zhou Chenyu pushed away Baoyu's support and prepared to walk over there.
Seeing that his sister was unsteady on her feet, Baoyu followed closely behind to protect her: "Sister, let me help you across, I'm afraid you'll fall."
"Don't follow me, I don't want a third wheel." Zhou Chenyu refused ruthlessly, giving him no chance.
Baoyu stood there, looking both aggrieved and confused: "Sister, what is a light bulb?"
"Um, a light bulb is such a superfluous thing. I was talking to Yang Bantou, and when you appeared, you were just superfluous, weren't you?" Zhou Chenyu gently patted his cheek. Baoyu impatiently pried his sister's hand away, wishing she would go far away and be out of sight.
Zhou Chenyu wasn't annoyed. She lifted her long skirt, limped towards Yang Xi, and said with a graceful smile, "Squad Leader Yang, you're really something. As soon as you made a move, Qian Rushan didn't dare to act recklessly anymore. You saved me again."
Upon hearing the sound, Yang Xi turned around, lifted his eyelids to look at Zhou Chenyu's expression, which remained completely calm. He then walked straight into the depths of the market.
Why?
Why isn't he saying a word?
Did he find out that she was faking her limp yesterday?
No...no way?
Zhou Chenyu hurriedly chased after him, ignoring the wound on her ankle, and asked with a wronged expression, "Squad Leader Yang, did I do something wrong again? Tell me, I will definitely change, just don't stop talking to me."
Yang Xi was getting a headache from hearing her voice constantly ringing in his ears.
He stopped in his tracks and turned around with a cold expression.
Zhou Chenyu saw his tall figure standing there and almost bumped into him.
She looked up like an innocent little rabbit, meeting the man's icy gaze.
Yang Xi's face was stern, his eyes as sharp and piercing as ever. "When you were hiding from Qian Rushan and the others just now, weren't you running incredibly fast with both legs intact, Miss Zhou? How come you're acting like a sickly beauty now?"
Zhou Chenyu blinked, desperately trying to deny it, "I didn't..."
Yang Xi's face darkened further. "Zhou Chenyu, you've already lied to me once, and I will never allow it to happen again!"
Zhou Chenyu was filled with remorse after she had been caught. "Squad Leader Yang, I know I was wrong. Please give me a chance to start over. Please forgive me."
Yang Xi smiled coldly and mockingly, "Forgive you?"
Zhou Chenyu's cheeks burned under his gaze. She lowered her eyes, not daring to look directly at him, and cautiously stepped forward, her eyes glistening with tears. "I was running too fast just now and didn't notice the big pothole under my feet, so I twisted my ankle. This time it's real, my foot really hurts, you can see for yourself."
Yang Xi glanced at her feet, his smile vanishing in an instant. "I'm not interested. Whether you live or die is none of my business!"
Zhou Chenyu felt as if she had been struck by lightning; she was doomed...
She really went too far.
Watching the man leave without looking back, Zhou Chenyu's tears, which had been welling up in her eyes, suddenly fell.
Seeing this, Baoyu rushed over to comfort her, "Sister, why are you crying?"
He had overheard most of her conversation with Yang Bantou. Baoyu took out his sleeve and wiped away Zhou Chenyu's tears. "Sister, there are plenty of men in the world. If Yang Bantou isn't good enough, we can find someone else. Don't be sad, sister."
Zhou Chenyu instantly held back her tears, slapped open his dirty sleeve, and grimaced as she cursed, "Who said I was sad? My legs are killing me! My legs are killing me, that damned bastard Qian Rushan!"
Baoyu looked completely bewildered. "Huh?"
Zhou Chenyu hooked her arm around his shoulder and put all her weight on him. "You brat, you know he's gone, why don't you come and help me? Don't you know I have a bruised foot?"
Hearing his sister's powerful scolding, Baoyu swallowed all his worries and quickly found a place to sit.
Zhou Chenyu lifted her skirt to look at her feet, which were indeed swollen like pig's trotters. "Oh no, am I really going to have to have my bones scraped for surgery this time?!"
Zhou Chenyu was taken by Baoyu and Wanqiu to a famous doctor in Qingshui Town. After a whole afternoon of treatment, her bone cracked and she screamed in pain. Without anesthesia and with the delay, the pain was so intense that she felt like she was half dead.
After seeing the doctor, they returned to the market.
After some tidying up, everyone packed their things and got ready to go home.
Everything in the dessert shop was overturned on the ground, the tables and chairs were smashed to pieces, and even the copper coins earned at noon were nowhere to be found. It was unknown whether they were taken by Qian Rushan or stolen by someone else.
They spent the whole day working, but not only did they not earn any money, they also damaged everything and suffered a foot injury.
Zhou Chenyu stood there, leaning on his wooden stick, filled with regret.
If she hadn't suggested setting up a stall here, none of this would have happened.
It's over, it's all over.
It was almost dark that day.
By this time of day, Zhou Chenyu and Baoyu would definitely be home.
Li Xiuju waited and waited for her two children to return, but they never came back. So she cooked all the food and put it on the stove to keep warm, but she couldn't eat a single bite herself.
She waited and waited at the gate of the courtyard, her heart filled with anxiety, but no one came.
Fearing something might happen, Li Xiuju quickly went back inside, lit an oil lamp, and prepared to go out to the street to look for it herself.
She carried the oil lamp to the door, and just as she was about to lock it, she heard the sound of a cart turning. She quickly went out and saw Zhou Chenyu sitting on the cart, with Baoyu pushing it with difficulty.
Li Xiuju breathed a sigh of relief, but when she got closer and saw Zhou Chenyu's feet wrapped in cloth, her heart jumped into her throat again: "What happened to your feet? Are you injured?"
Zhou Chenyu wanted to speak, but Li Xiuju stopped her, saying, "You must be feeling uncomfortable sitting in the car. Let's talk at home first."
Zhou Chenyu was helped home by Li Xiuju. Huangdou, with its tail as short as a mouse, came forward to greet her. She sat down on a chair in front of the main room. Li Xiuju then hurriedly went outside to help Baoyu carry the remaining usable items into the house.
Li Xiuju touched the broken porcelain basin and bowl, saying nothing else, but carefully picked up the porcelain basin, touching the pattern with a missing corner, her eyes filled with sadness, "This one is broken too, what a pity."
Zhou Chenyu knew that the porcelain basin was something Li Xiuju and Zhou Wenbin bought when they got married. Zhou Wenbin had already passed away, and even the last thing they had left was lost.
Zhou Chenyu stepped forward, leaning on her cane, and said remorsefully, "Grandma, I'm sorry, it's all my fault."
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