Chapter 96
Lu Chen stood behind her and noticed Meng Yinyin's defensive look. He took two steps back without saying a word.
Then he lowered his head to meet her gaze, moved his lips, but ultimately said nothing, just shook his head silently.
Fortunately, thanks to Dou Zhengrong's explanation before, Meng Yinyin also had some understanding of Lu Chen's taciturn personality.
Besides, if he hadn't quickly grabbed her, she might have fallen off the small cliff next to her and wouldn't be able to get up.
"Anyway...thank you."
Although she didn't know what his shaking head meant, Meng Yinyin still thanked him politely.
It was just because I had been crying before, so the crying tone was very obvious in my voice.
She heard it herself and lowered her head hastily, feeling very embarrassed.
It was precisely because of this that she did not notice the dark flash in Lu Chen's eyes when he heard her crying voice.
In fact, what he didn't tell Meng Yinyin was that his appearance here was not accidental, but he had been following her since she left the educated youth dormitory.
Thinking of the dirty words he heard outside the educated youth site, Lu Chen pursed his lips and felt even more disgusted.
No one understands better than him the feeling of being rejected by the whole world and looked down upon by everyone.
He had been living in such a situation since he was a child, and had long been accustomed to similar looks, or had forced himself not to care.
But it was obvious that Meng Yinyin, who was facing the same situation as him, could not be as calm as him.
It was Dou Zhengrong who told him that people outside were gossiping about Meng Yinyin during this period, and that she was young and might not be able to bear it, or that she had encountered trouble, and that if he was free, he could help her, in a requesting tone.
Dou Zhengrong felt a little guilty towards Meng Yinyin because he was actually responsible for causing such gossip. However, no matter how he explained to others, no one believed him and some even thought he was protecting her.
But he already has two children, and he has a good relationship with Lin Xiuzhi. How could he have anything to do with a little girl like Meng Yinyin?
In his eyes, she was just a little girl, and the sister of his comrade-in-arms. How could he be such a beast!
It’s a pity that once outsiders have made up their minds, it is difficult to change them.
He actually wanted to go out and help Meng Yinyin himself, and fight back if someone scolded or bullied her. Unfortunately, his legs and feet were really inconvenient, so he could only ask Lu Chen to help keep an eye on things.
He knew that his request was too abrupt, but he didn't expect that he just mentioned it to Lu Chen and Lu Chen nodded in agreement.
Dou Zhengrong just thought that he was kind-hearted, and perhaps because he was reminded of his past self, he could only sigh.
But what he didn't know was that there were many more reasons why Lu Chen was willing to help.
After Meng Yinyin lowered her head in shame for a while, a cool breeze blew and she couldn't help but hug her arms tightly.
It's so cold.
But she still didn't want to go back, because no one there welcomed her, and she didn't want to see those people's hateful faces.
But if she didn't go back to the educated youth dormitory, where else could she go?
The world is so big, but Meng Yinyin suddenly realized that there is no place in this world where she can settle down.
She couldn't go back home now, her parents' situation was unclear, and her brother's troops would never let her stay.
She actually had nowhere to go.
An unprecedented feeling of loneliness and fear swept over her body. Meng Yinyin felt a lump in her throat and started crying.
After she couldn't hold back her tears, Meng Yinyin was almost ashamed to death when she thought about Lu Chen standing in front of her.
"You, why haven't you gone home yet... Wuwuwu, it's so late, you should go home first..."
Now that he's gone, no one will see me crying here.
Just when Meng Yinyin thought that Lu Chen would choose to leave under her urging, she suddenly heard a hoarse and low male voice.
"Well, what about you?"
Meng Yinyin's crying stopped instantly.
She raised her head and looked at Lu Chen in shock, but saw that Lu Chen pursed his lips, his eyes flickered, and there was a hint of discomfort on his face.
Was that him speaking just now?
His voice and tone are so strange.
But inexplicably, it attracted Meng Yinyin's attention and made her stop crying successfully.
Lu Chen felt increasingly uncomfortable being stared at by her. He avoided her gaze but spoke despite the discomfort.
"Do you want to come home with me?"
"Follow, follow, follow you home?!"
Meng Yinyin was so frightened by his words that she woke up immediately and looked at him warily with her eyes wide open.
"Why do you want to take me home? We are not related at all, this is not a good idea."
Although she was grateful to Lu Chen for rescuing her just now, she always remembered the principle of physical contact between men and women. Moreover, she knew very little about Lu Chen, so how could she go to his house so easily?
Lu Chen obviously guessed that Meng Yinyin would not agree, so he lowered his eyelashes and did not speak again. He just hummed heavily and turned around to leave.
Meng Yinyin was still waiting for his explanation, but she saw him just turn around and leave.
Although she was the one who rejected Lu Chen just now, she couldn't hide her panic when she saw him leave like this.
"Hey, don't go, explain yourself clearly!"
She quickly chased after him, and she couldn't understand why she had to ask Lu Chen to give her a reasonable explanation.
It was not until a long time later that she realized that she was just looking for a reason to go with him naturally.
She felt so insecure and helpless at that time. Lu Chen was the only person who showed kindness to her at that time. She didn't want to let him leave like that.
Blocked by Meng Yinyin's small body, Lu Chen could clearly walk past her and leave, but he still stopped.
He was used to keeping silent in the crowd, but he also learned how to keenly identify other people's emotions.
So at this moment, he could almost see at a glance the fear hidden behind Meng Yinyin's defensive eyes.
She wanted a place where she could stay.
He felt helpless, and finally faced her eyes that were filled with mist and seemed about to burst into tears in the next second, and opened his lips again in an unskilled manner.
"Don't worry, I just feel sorry for you."
Look how pitiful she is!
How can she be pitiful?
Meng Yinyin, who has always been concerned about her reputation, did not want to admit that she was pitiful, but she said very honestly: "Are you telling the truth? Swear that you are definitely not lying to me and you don't have any bad intentions!"
Meng Yinyin also knew that her behavior might be criticized as being too much, but she still insisted and refused to give in.
She just wanted a place to stay so badly, but she was also so scared.
Although Dou Zhengrong told her that Lu Chen was a good person, she was still a little worried.
Lu Chen looked at her in silence, as if he was looking at a kitten that was baring its fangs and claws but had no intimidation at all.
Just when Meng Yinyin was worried that he might start scolding her the next second, she heard a familiar hoarse and strange voice.
"I swear, I have never lied to you, and I will never bully you."
Although many people think that promises are just words and have no effect.
But looking at Lu Chen's determined expression, Meng Yinyin's heart instantly calmed down.
She believed him.
Just like that, Meng Yinyin followed Lu Chen to his home.
Fortunately, it was dark at this moment and there was no one outside. Although Lu Chen's yard was a little old, it had several rooms beyond her expectations.
After bringing her home, Lu Chen asked her to sit in the main room for a while, and then turned around and left.
It was Meng Yinyin's first time to come to his house, and she was somewhat nervous, but she didn't want Lu Chen to notice her uneasiness, so she had to sit in the main room feeling very uneasy, and at the same time she was suspicious of what Lu Chen was doing.
It was not until a while later, when Lu Chen brought over a bowl of fragrant noodles, that she knew what he had done while he was away.
After placing the noodles on the table in front of Meng Yinyin, Lu Chen left again.
He didn't say a word the whole time, but his actions and eyes showed that he wanted Meng Yinyin to eat.
Meng Yinyin looked at the bowl of hot noodle soup. The soft white noodles were dotted with a few green onions, and the aroma was fragrant.
She struggled for a long time, but finally succumbed to hunger.
It doesn't matter. When she sees her parents or her brother in the future, she will definitely find a way to repay Lu Chen's kindness. She can predict it in advance now!
After comforting herself in this way, she picked up her chopsticks directly. What she didn't expect was that there were actually a few slices of meat under the noodles!
Meng Yinyin's eyes lit up instantly, and she picked up her chopsticks faster unconsciously.
As I ate, the moment my stomach felt satisfied, heat welled up in my eyes uncontrollably.
No one else believed her, blamed her, and insulted her, but in the end it was Lu Chen, the taciturn man with a strange temper, who showed her the greatest kindness.
He is a really nice person.
After expressing her feelings, Meng Yinyin looked up at the dark yard outside, and suddenly she felt unprecedented confusion and even fear about her future.
Can she really bear the cold eyes and ridicule from other people in the outside world?
Meng Yinyin's body shuddered when she thought of everything she had been through recently. She thought she could handle that feeling of being on edge, but now she realized that she had overestimated her ability to endure.
After what happened today, she didn't even want to meet other people. She just wanted to find a quiet place to stay away from everyone.
However, she was just an educated youth who came to work in the countryside. She had no relationship with Lu Chen. Could she continue to live in his house?
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