Ji Xia subconsciously stared into his eyes; this man treated women as playthings from the bottom of his heart.
How could she have fallen for a man like that in her past life?
"You're talking nonsense. It's clearly your lecherousness that caused the mistake, don't blame it on other men."
As soon as Lin Haodong finished speaking, a young couple on a date and shopping nearby heard this and immediately cursed angrily. Then, they subconsciously explained to their female companion, "Don't listen to him. He's the one who's lecherous and despicable, but he's blaming other men."
"Exactly, exactly! Why should another man bear the blame for the mistakes he made?"
Among the onlookers were men, who, upon hearing this, began to condemn Lin Haodong, saying he had disgraced all men and was now blaming others.
Lin Haodong then realized that there were so many spectators gathered not far behind him, and his expression changed drastically.
When he arrived at the supply and marketing cooperative, he and Ji Xia were clearly in a corner, far away from the others.
Why are all these people surrounding him?
Ji Xia stared at his face expressionlessly for a while before letting out a disdainful sneer:
"Your so-called small mistake has ruined two women. One has been disgraced by you and is so thin-skinned that she would have hanged herself; while the other is heartbroken and in pain, unable to believe in men. Lin Haodong, I never thought you were this kind of person?"
"I'm so glad I saw through your true colors before we got married, so I didn't fall into a fire pit. If you have any shame, don't show your face in front of me again and disgust me, or I'll beat you every time I see you. I'll have my second brother beat you up. Get out of here!"
"No, Xia, I didn't mean it. Chen Jing framed me. He colluded with Liu Zhiqing. You are the only one I've ever considered as my wife—"
Ji Xia was disgusted by him, and with a cold face, she grabbed the water glass next to her and splashed it in Lin Haodong's face.
The water in this cup was just poured with boiling water, and it was set aside to cool down because it was too hot. It's probably still around 70 or 80 degrees Celsius.
Lin Haodong was splashed with hot water and couldn't help but cover his face and scream. Ji Xia, on the other hand, took the warehouse notebook with an arrogant expression, gave He Qiuying some instructions, and went to the warehouse.
When the people around saw Lin Haodong get splashed with hot water, they not only didn't scold him, but also applauded and cheered.
Someone shouted excitedly, "Good job! This kind of disgusting man should be beaten every time we see him!"
Ji Xia smiled slightly at the few customers who cheered her on, then turned and went into the warehouse. She couldn't be bothered to stay outside and be stared at like a monkey!
In his previous life, he had also coaxed her to resolve this matter and when they got married, he had said that Liu Pianran could only be a concubine in ancient times, a lowly thing, and that she was the wife he had in mind.
Haha, no matter how nicely they put it, the mother and son are just treating her like a sucker, marrying her to stay at home to earn money and take care of their mother, maximizing her value.
With Lin's mother dead, Ji Xia demanded to move to the city to live with her. Since her value was gone, she should naturally leave with nothing.
She sorted through the food she was responsible for in the warehouse. After working for two or three hours, she came out to find the supply and marketing cooperative quiet.
Liu Hongju finally calmed down, and seeing Ji Xia, she asked in a rare hoarse voice, "Are you alright?"
"It's okay, I'm fine!"
Ji Xia shook her head with a faint smile. Liu Hongju muttered to He Qiuying, "You said you had nothing to do, but since you started work today, all you've done is move goods around in the warehouse and on the shelves. You're just looking for something to do."
He Qiuying advised in a low voice, "Say less, you know she's in a bad mood right now."
Liu Hongju was sometimes a little jealous of Ji Xia because Ji Xia not only had doting parents and brothers, but also a fiancé who was about to become a college student.
But after Lin Haodong's incident, she felt a sense of balance and even felt sympathy for him.
Seeing that Ji Xia was still busy, she comforted her, "Actually, it's not bad to know his character beforehand. It's better than finding out he's not like that after marriage."
Ji Xia looked up and smiled at the two of them. She didn't get along well with Liu Hongju because she thought Liu was too gossipy.
Actually, she wasn't a bad person at heart. After her divorce in her previous life, these two former colleagues even lent her a helping hand.
As for Lin Haodong, everyone was worried that she would be sad, but she wasn't really sad.
Her love for Lin Haodong had been chilled by his mother's torment after she married him in her previous life. She felt only resentment and bitterness towards Lin Haodong, and there was absolutely no love left for him.
Thinking of this, Ji Xia smiled faintly: "Actually, I'm not really sad. When I fell for him, I thought he was a cultured and well-mannered gentleman."
"Now I realize that he was not a gentleman at all, but a wolf in sheep's clothing who became arrogant after gaining power. Now that I see through his true nature, I am no longer saddened."
He Qiuying glanced at her in surprise.
Liu Hongju breathed a sigh of relief: "It's good that you think that way. I thought you were annoyed by my gossip!"
"How could that be? I just love how talkative you are today. I'll treat you guys to dinner after get off work to celebrate my escape from this hellhole."
Upon hearing this, Liu Hongju excitedly agreed. He Hongying declined, but after Liu Hongju's earnest persuasion, she finally agreed.
The supply and marketing cooperative closes at six o'clock. The three of them take stock of the day's incoming and outgoing goods, collect all kinds of receipts and money, lock them up, and then close the shop and lock it up together.
On the way to the restaurant, Liu Hongju suddenly asked, "Xia, haven't you wasted all the money you spent on him this year?"
“I got the money back, but all the effort and time I spent on them this past year was wasted.”
"It would be good if we could get the money back; at least we wouldn't lose everything."
The three of them went to a state-run restaurant. It was lunchtime, and the restaurant was quite crowded.
Ji Xia had just recovered two hundred yuan, and last night she counted her original savings again, which amounted to about three hundred yuan. She was generous today.
With food coupons and money, they bought three bowls of white rice, half a roast chicken, a serving of braised pork, and a serving of green vegetables. The two meat dishes and one vegetable dish immediately made their two colleagues say that it was not necessary to spend too much money.
Halfway through their meal, the three of them were surprised to see Lin Haodong, with a flushed face, accompanied by his mother and Liu Pianran to the state-run restaurant.
Upon seeing Lin Haodong and his two companions, Liu Hongju subconsciously sized up Liu Pianran: "Isn't that the seductive vixen next to him?"
"Yes, it's her, the female educated youth who went to the countryside two years ago."
Ji Xia glanced back and saw the undisguised joy on Liu Pianran's face. She guessed that her wish had finally come true and she had registered her marriage with Lin Haodong.
She curled her lips into a smile. Smile all you want, let's see if she can still smile after Lin Haodong leaves.
Just then, Liu Hongju suddenly chuckled and said, "How stingy! Three people and you only bought three servings of vegetarian noodles? This little vixen seduced a man, and now she can't even afford a decent meal."
He Qiuying whispered a reminder: "You didn't see clearly, the woman paid just now."
"Haha! She even had to pay for the scumbag and his mother to eat noodles. How pathetic."
Regardless of how disdainful Ji Xia and the other two were, Liu Pianran was still in a good mood.
After returning from the supply and marketing cooperative, Lin Haodong already knew that Ji Xia would never come back.
Without Ji Xia, he could only cling to Liu Pianran, whom he could still hold onto.
So after returning to the hospital, while Lin's mother was taking a nap, he took Liu Pianran to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get their marriage certificate and then to the militia headquarters to cancel the record before telling Lin's mother about it.
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