As Hua Kai led Ye Yifan toward the edge of the village, she said, "Why are you two so hostile towards Gu Yan? He just sees me as a relative, and his feelings are more about the friendship we had when we were kids. That's why he's worried I'll be deceived."
Ye Yifan said, "He said that, but he's not really related to you. Who knows if he has other intentions?"
Hua Kai couldn't explain it away, so she could only say to Ye Yifan, "Don't you know that I only have you in my heart?"
That was quite effective. Ye Yifan said, "I know that, but I just can't stand seeing other men so close to you."
Hua Kai laughed and said, "Then how come you don't have female colleagues at work? How come I don't have male classmates at school?"
“It’s different. Gu Yan is too good to you. I’m afraid…” Ye Yifan’s voice trailed off. It wasn’t that he didn’t trust her, but that he was genuinely scared.
"Gu Yan is just trying to annoy you. He likes the kind of girl who can be taken care of and who admires him. I like a mature and steady man like you. He and I are like two parallel lines that will never intersect in this life. If he really had other intentions, I would have avoided him long ago." Hua Kai looked at Ye Yifan's nervousness and was actually quite happy because it showed that he cared about her.
"Actually, I understand everything, but I just can't help but overthink things."
"Silly girl, if it weren't for the fact that the New Year is just a few days away, I would really like to make our relationship public right now, so that you, this jealous pot, won't worry about everyone else."
"Hua Kai, do you think I'm stingy..." Ye Yifan stopped and looked at Hua Kai to ask.
Hua Kai smiled and shook her head: "How could that be? I'd be scared if you didn't care about me."
Just then, Hua Lin and Wang Shengli were on their way to Hua Wanhe's house when the four of them ran into each other.
Wang Shengli was once again amazed when he saw Hua Kai. Hua Kai was truly beautiful, and becoming more and more beautiful. She wore a light purple cotton coat with a white fur collar, which made her small face look so tender and lovely.
Wang Shengli then looked at Hua Lin beside him. She was wearing a blue cotton-padded jacket, carrying a basket, and had a dark red woolen scarf wrapped around her head. She looked like a typical village wife. Especially in the last two months, her complexion had been poor, sallow and pale, making her look gloomy.
But Wang Shengli also knew that Hua Kai was not meant for him. If it were the old Hua Kai, he might have had a chance, but now, he couldn't reach her.
Furthermore, Wang Shengli is a sycophant by nature. He knows that Huakai is making a lot of money now, and he also knows Ye Yifan's abilities, so he doesn't dare to have any other ideas.
He quickly stepped forward to greet them: "Aren't these Hua Kai and Captain Ye? Where are you headed?"
Hua Kai said, "Let's just take a walk."
Looking at Hua Kai and Ye Yifan, Hua Lin felt a sharp pain in her heart, as if someone was twisting and stabbing her.
She said sarcastically, "It's almost dark, what good could possibly happen between a lone man and woman wandering the streets like this?"
Hua Kai smiled and looked at Hua Lin, saying, "You don't need to worry about anything that happens to us. Just take care of yourself."
Hua Lin used to think that Hua Kai was lucky to have met Ye Yifan, but now, looking at Hua Kai, she couldn't help but admit that Hua Kai was too beautiful.
She looked at Hua Kai with jealousy and said, "You're only pretty because you're young and beautiful, but you should know that being young and pretty is an asset. In a few years, when there are even prettier girls ahead of you, will you still be as successful as you are now?"
Ye Yifan frowned and looked at Hua Lin: "You really have a dirty mind and are short-sighted. Kai Kai's inner qualities far exceed her appearance. Of course, no one can compare to her appearance either, so Kai Kai is someone you can never dream of being."
Hua Lin knew she couldn't change Ye Yifan's mind, so she stopped trying to provoke him as before. Instead, she said, "I want to see if you'll still say that in a few years? Or even a decade or more?"
Ye Yifan laughed: "I would dare to say that even if it were decades or centuries ago."
Wang Shengli sensed that Ye Yifan's tone was unfriendly, so he quickly yelled at Hua Lin, "You spendthrift old woman, what are you saying? Captain Ye isn't going to stoop to your level, but you're still pushing your luck, aren't you asking for a beating?"
Hua Lin could endure being beaten by Wang Shengli at home, but now, being spoken to like this by Wang Shengli in front of Hua Kai, she couldn't bear it anymore. This feeling was worse than death.
She glared at Wang Shengli and said fiercely, "Wang Shengli, don't think I don't know what you're thinking. You like Huakai, but you don't have the ability to get her. So why are you trying to show off in front of Huakai now? Want to hit me? Come on! Today I'll fight you to the death and let Huakai see what kind of trash you are."
Wang Shengli was also angered by Hua Lin. He just didn't want to cause trouble with Hua Kai and Ye Yifan, thinking that he might benefit from Hua Kai's influence in the future. He never expected that Hua Lin, this tiger woman, would say such hurtful things.
He slapped Hua Lin across the face: "If I don't hit you, do you think you're above the law? If you keep talking nonsense, I'll skin you alive."
Hua Lin was now burning with anger. She dropped the basket in her hand and rushed towards Wang Shengli.
The basket contained eggs, which were now scattered all over the ground. Many eggs broke and spilled onto the snow, creating a mess.
Hua Kai said to Ye Yifan, "Let's go home, there's nothing to see here."
Ye Yifan nodded: "Okay, let's go."
The two ignored the two people who were having a huge argument and went straight home.
Watching Hua Kai and Ye Yifan leave, Wang Shengli punched Hua Lin, shoving her to the ground: "Are you sick? They're gone, what are you going to do? You're such a clueless piece of trash. Do you think you can mess with their status now? Can't you even think about trying to curry favor? Haven't you heard that Li Jing only worked there for a few months and already got a thousand yuan bonus at the end of the year? If we could curry favor with them, wouldn't it be better to make money too? Why do you have to make things so complicated that we're at odds with them?"
Hua Lin sat down on the ground: "What is Hua Kai? In this life, I can be the one to suppress her, not the other way around. Even if I have to beg for food, I will never beg her. She will go bankrupt one day and have nothing."
Wang Shengli glared at Hua Lin: "You're so cheap." After saying that, he turned around and walked home. The eggs were all broken, so he couldn't go to his father-in-law's house. He should go home.
At this moment, Hua Lin felt a sharp pain in her lower abdomen, and some fluid flowed out from her lower body. When she touched it, her hand was covered in blood. She cried out, "Wang Shengli, come back quickly, I'm bleeding!"
Wang Shengli thought her card was broken, so he shouted, "You have the body of a maid but the life of a young lady, get up quickly."
Hua Lin had a miscarriage once, and her period was delayed this month. She was unsure if she was pregnant, but the feeling she had now was the same as after the miscarriage, unlike menstruation.
She cried out to Wang Shengli, "Wang Shengli, I think I've miscarried."
Upon hearing this, Wang Shengli rushed back and glared viciously at Hua Lin: "Whose bastard are you carrying?"
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