After eating, An Wan and Lu Zhili went back to Yunping's bedroom for a nap.
They went hunting in the morning and then helped cook lunch; they were really exhausted.
An Wan slept for an unknown amount of time, and in her half-asleep state, she heard voices coming from outside the window.
"Jingxing, please accept these shoes! You'll be going to school soon, and you'll need new shoes. This is a token of my appreciation, you must accept it. Jingxing, aren't we friends? We've been playing together since we were kids."
The girl's voice was sweet and shy.
"I'm sorry, I can't accept your gift." The boy's voice was cool and indifferent, carrying a cold rejection.
"Don't go! Jingxing—"
"Go back! Don't come looking for me."
Upon hearing Lu Jingxing's voice, An Wan suddenly opened her eyes, did a graceful somersault, and quickly got up to walk to the bedside near the window.
As she peered out the window, she indeed saw Lu Jingxing and a girl standing on the left side of the outer wall of the courtyard.
Are there girls pursuing him?
Otherwise, why would I give him shoes?
Unsolicited kindness is either a sign of malice or theft.
She definitely likes him.
Who is that girl? From the village?
Just as An Wan was lost in thought, she saw Lu Jingxing reject the girl and close the wooden gate to the courtyard.
She thought the girl would be disappointed and leave the Lu family, but she didn't expect that after Lu Jingxing returned to the house, someone ran out of the house.
He even opened the courtyard gate, sneaked out, and called out to the girl who was about to turn and leave.
"He Lijuan, wait a minute!"
"Huh?" Her voice held a hint of surprise, but the next second, upon seeing the boy who had chased after her, her voice turned indifferent.
"Lu Jingming, it's you! Why did you call me? Is something the matter?"
An Wan, who was eavesdropping by the window, was very surprised to see that the boy was actually Lu Jingming.
Why did he come out and stop that girl?
What do you want to do?
Humiliate someone?
An Wan continued to listen quietly, but their voices were too soft for her to hear clearly.
Sensing something was wrong, she quickly jumped out of bed, put on her slippers, opened the door, and sneaked out.
Hiding under the left wall, I eavesdropped on the conversation between the two people outside.
"It's nothing. Are you going to give my older brother something?"
"Yes, that's right! But he refused the shoes I gave him."
"No, he didn't refuse. He was just embarrassed and asked me to come out and get it."
"Huh? Shoes... Jingxing, he..."
"Give me the shoes! I'll take them to him for you." Lu Jingming lowered his eyes, his expression unreadable.
Only a slender, handsome face could be vaguely seen, flushed with a blush.
His purpose in seeking out He Lijuan this time was impure; he did indeed have ulterior motives. He thought that his shoes had holes, and even if he mended them, they would look ugly. If he wore them to school tomorrow, his classmates would definitely laugh at him.
Since it was the older brother who didn't want those shoes, it's perfectly normal for him to want them!
Even if using his older brother's name might cause some trouble, he really needs new shoes. At worst, he can pay his older brother back when he has the money.
An Wan, who was eavesdropping from the corner of the wall, suddenly felt a sharp pain in her heart, as if she had been grabbed tightly by a pair of hands.
It was so heavy it made it hard for her to breathe.
Lu Jingming actually used Lu Jingxing's name to "steal" the new shoes that He Lijuan had given to her older brother.
An Wan was stunned for a long time. When she came to her senses and rushed outside the courtyard, she saw that the girl named He Lijuan had already walked away.
Lu Jingming held the shoes and grinned foolishly.
"Third Brother!"
An Wan was furious. How could he do that?
For a new pair of shoes, they've become so shameless, even resorting to lying.
The sudden sound startled Lu Jingming, who was lost in his own world. He shuddered, and his hand trembled, causing a pair of new dark blue shoes to fall onto the dirt path, their surfaces dusty.
Looking at his now-dirty new shoes, Lu Jingming roared in anger, "Ah—"
Looking up, I realized that the person who had scared me was An Wan herself.
"An Wan, why did you suddenly run out and scare me? Are you crazy?!"
Why did she come out?
Did you hear something? Did you see something?
The thought that she had overheard his conversation with He Lijuan made Lu Jingming feel somewhat nervous and scared.
At this moment, a surge of negative emotions welled up, including deep feelings of inferiority, guilt towards Lu Jingxing, and shame for doing something wrong.
Make him struggle, make him suffer.
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