Xu Ruantang looked at the meat in the bowl, gritted her teeth, and ate it anyway.
After finishing his meal, he asked, "There's still so much food left, aren't you going to eat it?"
Chen Ji nodded. "Okay, you eat."
Xu Ruantang shook her head, "I can't eat anymore, I'm full."
From the very beginning, Chen Ji noticed that she didn't eat much meat and kept picking out cabbage to eat.
He assumed that since she was new to the area and, being a girl, was shy and reserved, she might be embarrassed.
"Don't be so polite with me. Now that you're here, this is your home."
Chen Ji's handsome face remained completely expressionless.
Xu Ruantang wondered how this man could speak such tender words with such a cold and aloof face.
She possesses a captivating charm that she doesn't even realize she's trying to seduce.
It's just... a pity!
Chen Ji watched as the girl's expression changed repeatedly, until finally she looked at him with pity.
Chen Ji was all too familiar with that look in his eyes.
When he first returned to the village, many villagers came to visit him. Chen Ji knew perfectly well that some of these people were using the guise of visiting to inquire about his true situation, while others were simply there to see him make a fool of himself.
He had seen those regretful and sympathetic looks countless times.
Some even went so far as to shout loudly as soon as they stepped out of their rooms, as if they wanted the whole world to know.
"Oh! Chen Ji is such a pitiful person! He's so young, how could something like this happen to him?"
"Yes, what are we going to do in the future? We can't live without a woman in the house."
"Shh, he's in that state, what woman would want to marry him? Keep your voice down!"
"I won't say anymore, we're all from the same village, I'll help you out in the future!"
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