It wasn't that Lu Chen thought it was dirty, but rather that men understand men best. Ye Zhiyu's naivety easily aroused men's instincts, and everyone in the village knew that her family was wealthy. Many men daydreamed that Ye Zhiyu would take a liking to them and they could rise to the top in one step.
The thought of Ye Zhiyu possibly meeting with misfortune filled Lu Chen with a murderous aura, and his face darkened.
Sensing danger, Ye Zhiyu straightened up abruptly and looked around.
Finally, his gaze settled on the man opposite him. Seeing that Lu Chen seemed to be emanating black energy, his muscles were tense, and he looked like he was about to fight someone at any moment, he shrank back in fear.
She was also a little worried, and asked cautiously, "Lu Chen, what's wrong?"
He's not angry that she stole his rabbit, is he? No way.
Lu Chen heard the girl's timid voice, looked up, and saw Ye Zhiyu shrinking back. She was clearly scared, but her eyes couldn't hide her worry for him. Lu Chen realized that he had frightened her and quickly adjusted his mindset.
He apologized in a deep voice: "I'm sorry, I was just thinking about some bad things."
Ye Zhiyu was immediately relieved to hear that it wasn't directed at her.
"Did someone bully you? Tell me, and I'll go beat him up for you." He paused, then added, "I might not be able to beat him, but I can yell at him for you."
She forgot that she was now just a helpless little girl.
Lu Chen smiled and looked down. Seeing that she had finished eating a rabbit leg and her little mouth was full of oil, he tore off the other one and gave it to her.
Ye Zhiyu took it subconsciously, then realized that the rabbit's front legs didn't have much meat, only the hind legs. She had already eaten one rabbit leg, and if she ate another one now, she would have eaten all the meat on the rabbit.
Although she was used to being offered food by others, things were different now; the people here valued food above all else.
She handed the rabbit leg back to Lu Chen, saying, "You can have it; I've already eaten one."
Lu Chen didn't take it. "You eat it. I'll just eat the other parts. There's still roast chicken."
Ye Zhiyu refused, saying that no other part of the rabbit could taste as good and have as much meat, and insisted on exchanging it for a chicken leg.
In the end, Lu Chen couldn't refuse her, so he had to take the chicken but left the two chicken legs and wings for her.
Ye Zhiyu ate until her belly was round and full, then lay down on a rock. It was hot, and her hair, which had dried before Lu Chen encountered her, was now spread out smoothly and evenly on the rock.
Ye Zhiyu's father is the Heavenly Dao, and she is naturally a part of the Heavenly Dao as well. At this moment, she closed her eyes, and the trees and flowers leaned towards her. A gentle breeze blew by to cool her down, and birds chirped above her.
Lu Chen stared blankly at this scene, his heart pounding, a seed planted deep within him.
Soon it was time to finish work, and Ye Zhiyu couldn't wait to cause trouble.
After saying goodbye to Lu Chen, she excitedly returned to the educated youth settlement. Instead of going straight back to her room to make a scene, she went to chat with Wu Wenwen in her room.
Wu Wenwen looked her up and down as soon as she saw her. Seeing that she was in good condition, she felt relieved. That's how the educated youth team leader was; he would care about anyone who was in trouble.
The same applies to the team leaders on the male educated youth side.
Wu Wenwen asked, "How was your day? Not tired, right?"
Lu Chen was still at work when he helped her gather pig feed and brought it down; no one in the village saw it, so they didn't know.
Ye Zhiyu looked relaxed. "I'm not tired."
Liu Shengnan snorted, "Cutting pig feed is a child's job. If you can't even do that, then you're really useless."
The door wasn't closed. Li Xi's room was next door. She happened to be passing by and overheard Liu Shengnan's words, so she came in and interrupted.
She said softly, "Liu Zhiqing, although Zhiyu was spoiled and had a nanny to take care of her before, you can't say she's useless."
After saying that, he seemed to realize that he had said something he shouldn't have, and looked at Ye Zhiyu with an apologetic expression.
Nanny? Wu Wenwen and Liu Shengnan exchanged a glance, both seeing shock in each other's eyes, but neither spoke. This was no joke.
Ye Zhiyu's eyes sharpened. Very well, I didn't bother you, but you've come to make things difficult for me.
"Li Xi, which eye of yours saw that my family has a nanny? So, my grandparents are germaphobes who clean the house every day to keep it clean, and in your eyes they are just nannies?"
Li Xi waved her hands nervously, "No, Zhiyu, I misspoke. You can scold me, or even hit me if you're still not satisfied."
Ye Zhiyu sneered, "Fine. You have a path to heaven but choose not to take it; you have no gate to hell but choose to barge in."
She slapped him hard, using all her strength, and Li Xi immediately saw stars, his left cheek visibly swelling up.
Li Xi was filled with boundless hatred. She never expected Ye Zhiyu to actually dare to hit her. Wu Wenwen and Liu Shengnan, who were standing next to her, had their mouths agape in disbelief.
Just as Li Xi was about to lose control and rush up to fight Ye Zhiyu, she caught a glimpse of Fu Tingshen walking towards her. Her expression changed instantly, and she swayed as if about to collapse, falling backward at the perfect moment.
She landed right in Fu Tingshen's arms, still putting on an act.
As if she had just noticed Fu Tingshen, her eyes were filled with panic. She raised her hand to cover her left cheek, turned her head to the side, revealing her vulnerable neck.
“Brother Tingshen, it’s not what you see. I made Zhiyu angry, so I hit myself.”
Fu Tingshen looked at the redness and swelling on her face that her hands couldn't cover, his face darkened. He raised his hand, grabbed Li Xi's chin, and forcefully turned her around. With his other hand, he pushed away her hand that was tightly covering her left cheek.
"Tell me, how did you slap yourself? The palm print is with your thumb pointing inwards. Don't tell me you slapped yourself with your backhand."
Li Xi opened her mouth, not knowing what to say, and tears fell one by one.
Fu Tingshen felt a pang of heartache at the sight, just then Ye Zhiyu's playful voice rang out.
"See that? Learn from this. If you get married in the future, use this method to win a man's heart. Don't keep whining all day long, or your old man will be snatched away by someone else."
These words were spoken to Liu Shengnan, and they were said in a sarcastic tone.
Liu Shengnan scoffed, "I won't learn. So what if he ran away? What good could someone be that could be kidnapped? It just means I was blind to have chosen him."
"So what if he ran away? Just don't let me see him on the street, or I'll beat him up every time I see him. I'll teach him a lesson about why flowers are so red, why the sun shines so brightly, and why the world is so beautiful."
These were Liu Shengnan's true feelings, and also meant for Ye Zhiyu. She knew that Ye Zhiyu and Fu Tingshen were childhood sweethearts, and that Ye Zhiyu had gone to the countryside for him. But in Liu Shengnan's eyes, Fu Tingshen was nothing but trash, except for his good looks and good family background.
I haven't seen him stand on Ye Zhiyu's side for over a month. Even if Ye Zhiyu is sometimes a little unreasonable, what does my mother look for a man for? Isn't it so that she has someone to back her up when she has a fight or feels wronged?
Regardless of whether I'm right or wrong, you should at least protect me and resolve the issue without harming me. If it's my fault, I apologize; if it's not my fault, you should seek justice for me.
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