"Regret what?"
Zi Xi responded groggily, her eyes still closed, her voice heavy with sleepiness.
"Marry me...someone like me."
Ji Yanchen's voice was even lower, tinged with barely perceptible timidity.
Zi Xi's sleepiness vanished instantly.
She opened her eyes and saw Ji Yanchen's furrowed brows. She reached out and gently smoothed out the wrinkles: "You are very good, better than anyone else."
Ji Yanchen suddenly grabbed her hand and pressed it against his chest.
Beneath the thin undergarment, a heart was pounding violently, as if trying to break free of the confinement of the ribs.
"This place... used to be empty, now it only contains you."
His voice was so hoarse it was unrecognizable.
Zi Xi felt his burning body temperature and his rapid, powerful heartbeat through her fingertips.
She suddenly flipped over and braced herself on top of him, her long hair falling down and brushing against his cheek.
"Then let me check it carefully... to see if it's really full."
Her lips gently pressed against his chest.
Ji Yanchen's breathing suddenly quickened. He rolled over and pinned the other person beneath him, carefully supporting his weight with his arms.
"Xixi...mine..."
His kiss landed on her brow, trembling with reverence.
Clothes slipped down with a soft rustling sound, and a captivating sound filled the room.
*
Li Xiaorou quietly returned to Liushugou Brigade.
She crouched down and hid under the old locust tree behind the educated youth settlement, the withered yellow leaves making a soft cracking sound under her feet.
He stared intently in the direction of Zi Xi and the others' new house, watching Ji Yanchen carry a hoe to work.
That once gloomy madman now walks with a much more upright posture.
Li Xiaorou's fingernails dug deep into the tree bark. Half an hour later, Lin Zixi finally went out carrying her vegetable basket.
Under the light, the female educated youth's skin was dazzlingly white, and her jet-black braids hung down in front of her chest. Even though she was wearing simple blue cloth clothes, she couldn't hide her city girl temperament.
Li Xiaorou unconsciously touched her rough cheeks, which were still rough despite using a lot of face cream, and a sour feeling welled up in her throat.
She prided herself on her outstanding looks, but always felt she couldn't compare to this new female educated youth.
"And why should I..."
She murmured silently.
In her previous life, she went to great lengths to please Ji Yanchen, but ended up in such a state.
And this Lin Zixi, instead of having a bright future, actually married that madman?
Li Xiaorou secretly followed Zixi to the supply and marketing cooperative, hiding behind the shelves and listening intently.
"Hello, I'd like to take two more pounds of fruit candy; I'll distribute it to the children in the village when I get married."
Zi Xi's voice was clear and pleasant.
While packing candy, the saleswoman gossiped, "Lin Zhiqing is so generous! Is Ji boy good to you? Did he give you a bride price?"
“I don’t need a bride price. I sold my house in my hometown when I went to the countryside. I have money.”
Zi Xi smiled and pulled out a few ten-yuan bills from her bulging wallet.
Li Xiaorou's eyes were fixed on the wallet.
What about selling houses?
It must be the Ji family's gold!
She was about to rush out and confront this scheming woman, exposing her lies, when someone grabbed her arm.
"You brat! You dare come back?!"
Li Xiaorou froze, turning to face her father Li Youcai's ashen face.
Without saying a word, Li Youcai grabbed her ear and dragged her home, attracting the attention of many villagers along the way.
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