"Li Ying, now, besides me, no one else will want you!" Lu Xingzhou said confidently.
Li Ying laughed, her eyes full of disdain: "Lu Xingzhou, there are some men in this world who are clearly very ordinary, yet they are incredibly confident. Just because no one else wants me, does that mean I have to marry you?"
Lu Xingzhou panicked. He saw disdain and indifference in Li Ying's eyes.
Back then, Li Ying gave up her status as a wealthy heiress to elope with him, but now she can treat those three years as something insignificant.
"Li Ying, are you really this heartless?"
Li Ying sighed, "The most tragic thing in this world is never seeing a person's true nature. The most tragic thing is not being able to see your own flaws, but always righteously blaming others."
"Li Ying, do you really not love me at all?" Lu Xingzhou couldn't believe Li Ying would do this.
Her marriage to Ye Jingchi was merely a marriage of convenience, devoid of any affection. But it was different with him; they shared a bond forged through elopement and three years of waiting together.
"Love?" Li Ying sneered. "Lu Xingzhou, how dare you utter that word? Back then, when I was young, I believed your lies and thought your feigned affection was love. But after I went back to the Lu family with you, you stopped pretending altogether. You refused to come back to see me for three years, treating me like a stray dog you picked up on the street. Three years later, you came back with Rong Ning and your child, and when I was at my most vulnerable, you forced me out of my life. Is this your so-called love? Do you think I'm stupid enough to still have love for you after all the things you've done to hurt me?"
Lu Xingzhou tried to explain, but Li Ying ignored him and said to Zhou Qi, "Show them out! Don't let people like that into our house again!"
"Yes, Miss Ying."
Zhou Qi gestured for the guest to leave.
Lu Xingzhou's eyes suddenly darkened, and he clenched his fists.
He humbled himself so much to apologize to Li Ying, but he never expected that this woman would still be so heartless.
Just wait, wait until he makes something of himself one day, and he'll make Li Ying cry and beg for his forgiveness on her knees.
Shi Bai rested and took Diudiu to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy things.
"Brother Shi Bai, how come you have time to go shopping with me today?" Diudiu asked softly.
Shi Bai smiled憨厚ly: "I've been too busy lately and haven't had time for you. Everyone is tired, so let's take a rest."
“I heard you say that you have a competition at the end of the year. With such a tight schedule, is it possible to make it?” Diudiu asked very sensibly.
"There's still time. We've already verified most of the data, and only some minor details remain. We'll succeed soon," Shi Bai said without reservation.
Diudiu was very happy and took Shi Bai's arm, saying, "Brother Shi Bai, you're amazing!"
Looking at the fair fingers that were wrapped around his arm, Shi Bai thought of Chuan Miao's bright red blood, and his guilt deepened. He became even kinder to Diu Diu.
They bought a lot of things before returning to the courtyard house.
"Dr. Shi, Miss Ying wants you to come to her study."
"good."
Diudiu carried the things she bought back to her room.
Shi Bai went straight to the study.
Pushing open the door, I saw Li Ying organizing a set of data.
"Second Brother, you're back?"
"I took Diudiu to buy some things today. Junior sister, these are for you."
Shi Bai even bought a Buddha statue for Li Ying.
“I know you don’t believe in this, and neither do I, but jade is said to nourish the body. Although this piece of jade is cheap, it is indeed a piece of Hetian jade.”
Li Ying took the jade pendant and nodded, "Thank you, Second Senior Brother."
"No need to thank me. To me, you are my only family now," Shi Bai said from the bottom of his heart.
"Second Brother, I'm entrusting these data to you for safekeeping. I also want you to copy down the remaining experimental data, as I'm feeling increasingly unwell."
Shi Bai took the file bag and solemnly assured him, "Don't worry, I will do my best."
After Shi Bai left, Zhou Qi went into the study. Li Ying thought for a moment, took out some paper, wrote a letter, and handed it to Zhou Qi: "Go to the police station and find Tong Danian. Give him this letter and tell him that I need his help."
"yes!"
Zhou Qi turned and left the room.
Li Ying sat down, opened the drawer, and picked up another file folder. In order to find out Diudiu's identity, she had no other choice but to resort to this tactic.
Recently, Li Ying's legs have been a little swollen, so Aunt Yang brewed some medicinal soup. In the evening, her mother, Yang Mei, supervised Li Ying as she soaked her feet.
"Yingying, you still need to rest a lot lately, don't overwork yourself." Yang Mei felt sorry for her daughter.
"Mom, I'm not that delicate. I've grown up a lot during my three years in the countryside, and I'm no longer a pampered young lady."
Although those three years were wasted, Li Ying did learn a lot in the countryside and master many survival skills.
"Mom would rather you be a carefree young lady for the rest of your life and not have to go through all this trouble."
No mother wants her daughter to be in such a situation.
First she encountered a scumbag, then she was forced into a marriage of convenience; her daughter's life has truly been full of hardships.
"Mom, whatever a person goes through is what she's meant to go through. Setbacks are experiences, and happiness is a reward. I don't regret my choice at all!"
The only thing she regretted was being too cold to Ye Jingchi.
Yang Mei took a new towel to wipe Li Ying's feet when she heard a commotion outside.
Li Ying quickly put on her shoes and went out of the room.
In the courtyard, Zhou Qi was tugging at Diudiu.
"Tell me, what are you doing out so late?"
Shi Bai stepped forward and pushed Zhou Qi aside, protecting Diudiu.
"Zhou Qi, what are you doing? Diudiu said she wanted to go out for some fresh air, why are you stopping her?"
"Get some fresh air? This yard is so big, isn't that enough for her to get some fresh air? I think she's hiding something!" Zhou Qi pointed at Diudiu's nose.
Diudiu hid behind Shi Bai, her eyes brimming with tears: "Brother Shi, I was wrong. I shouldn't have said I wanted to go out for some fresh air. It's all my fault, it's my fault."
Shi Bai's face darkened instantly. He turned to Zhou Qi and said, "What right do you have to stop Diudiu? She just went out for some fresh air!"
"I told you, I'm responsible for the security of the yard, and no one can go out after six o'clock." Zhou Qi's businesslike attitude left Shi Bai at a loss.
"Zhou Qi!" Li Ying feigned reproach, "What do you mean we can't go out after six o'clock? That's too harsh!"
“Miss Ying, you don’t know, a lot of strange things have happened lately. Several girls have gone missing in the city and haven’t been found yet. I’m worried about her safety. Besides, I promised Commander Ye that I would protect the safety of our compound and that nothing could go wrong!”
Zhou Qi stretched out his arm, refusing to let Diudiu go out no matter what.
Shi Bai's face turned ashen with anger: "Zhou Qi, what kind of rule is this!"
Diudiu tugged at Shi Bai's wrist: "Brother Shi, don't be angry with Zhou Qi, he meant well. I'm not going out."
Shi Bai glared at Zhou Qi, then grabbed Diudiu and said, "Come on, I'll go out with you."
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