The implication is self-evident.
Liu Liwen was speechless and her face turned red, but she couldn't utter a word in rebuttal.
She looked at Zhang Ruichen for help, but saw that Zhang Ruichen was frowning and his eyes flickered. It was obvious that he didn't want to get involved in this conflict that was obviously disadvantageous to him.
Lin Jianxue was too lazy to even look at them. It would be a waste of time to pay any more attention to such jumping clowns.
She turned around and, almost subconsciously, reached out and grabbed Fu Zhawei's slightly cold wrist.
"Let's go."
Fu Zhewei seemed stunned for a moment, looked down at the wrist that she was holding, then looked up at her tense profile, and finally said nothing, but just took a step forward obediently.
Lin Jianxue pulled Fu Zhewei and walked a long way in one breath, until the unpleasant gazes from behind them completely disappeared, and there was only the whistling sound of the wind and the two people's slightly hurried footsteps around them. She seemed to have exhausted all her strength and slowly stopped.
On both sides of the dirt road are bare poplar trees, their branches stretching out under the gray sky, exuding a sense of desolation.
She let go of Fu Zhewei's wrist, lowered her eyelids, and looked at the frozen soil in front of her toes, her heart filled with annoyance and frustration.
"I'm sorry..." Her voice was a little muffled. "It's all my fault. I had to drag you out to buy things, so people saw us and misunderstood our relationship. They even said those nasty things..."
"It doesn't matter."
From above his head came Fu Zhewei's low and calm voice.
Lin Jianxue raised her head suddenly and met his deep, dark eyes.
His expression was as indifferent as ever, showing no emotion, as if the farce just now had no effect on him at all.
He looked at her and continued in his flat tone, "Besides, part of what they said is true. My family situation is indeed like that. You don't have to be angry about it."
"No!"
She interrupted him eagerly.
Fu Zhewei was slightly stunned, as if he had not expected her to react so strongly.
Lin Jianxue bit her lower lip, her delicate brows knitted tightly together, and glared at Fu Zhewei:
"I don't like people saying that about you! I don't like you saying that about yourself either!"
"Fu Zhewei, listen to me," she took a deep breath and looked at him seriously. "Your parents, Uncle Fu, and Aunt Dong are all very good people, worthy of respect! They are innocent! What those people said is all nonsense, groundless! I believe that sooner or later, the truth will come out! It will!"
She just stood there in the cold wind, her little face slightly flushed with excitement, her eyes surprisingly bright as she looked at him stubbornly.
Fu Zhewei looked at her quietly, at her serious little face, and at her eyes that were full of seriousness.
The Adam's apple rolled up and down imperceptibly.
Something extremely bright seemed to flash quickly across his eyes, which were always calm and deep.
After a long while, he finally responded softly:
"good."
Just one word, yet so gentle.
She shifted her gaze somewhat uncomfortably, avoiding his overly focused gaze, and coughed lightly:
"Fu Zhewei... let's go back."
On the way back, neither of them spoke much.
Lin Jianxue lowered her head and looked at the hard soil under her feet.
She felt very confused.
The impulse of the slap just now has passed, and now only a slight regret remains.
It’s not that I regret hitting Liu Liwen. I just hit that kind of person who talks too much.
But... in front of Fu Zhewei, he still lost his composure.
She secretly raised her eyes and quickly glanced at the man beside her.
Fu Zhawei was still as silent as ever, staring straight ahead with his jawline drawn tight, revealing no emotion.
When he was almost at the educated youth dormitory, Fu Zhewei stopped.
"Let's stop here." He paused, his voice still low and unmoved, "I won't go any further."
He put the things in his hand on the ground and looked at Lin Jianxue, "If you can't carry these things, just take them twice. I'll help you watch them here."
Lin Jianxue was stunned.
The dormitory building is right in front of us, just a few steps away.
"What's wrong?" She retorted subconsciously, "You carried it for me all the way, you must be tired. Come in and sit down. I'll pour you a cup of hot water to warm you up."
Fu Zhewei shook his head and looked at the dormitory building not far away.
"I'm not a good person." He said calmly, "If I go in with you, people will gossip about me."
Lin Jianxue pursed her lips.
It's this sentence again.
"Bad identity."
Lin Jianxue felt a slight pang in her heart.
She pursed her lips: "Let them talk! I don't care!"
She really didn't care. From the moment she decided to divorce, resign, and move to the countryside, she had been prepared to face all the rumors.
Lin Jianxue has lived two lives. Is she still going to be bound by these gossips?
Fu Zhewei's gaze moved away from the dormitory building and fell back on her face.
Looking at her clear and stubborn eyes, he was silent for a few seconds, then whispered almost inaudibly:
"...But I am..."
He wondered if she would be involved in more rumors and gossip for herself, and be pointed at by people with ulterior motives.
His voice was so soft that it was almost blown away by the howling north wind.
Lin Jianxue was thinking about how to refute his "bad status" when she was slightly stunned and didn't hear clearly: "What did you say?"
Fu Zhewei shook his head and avoided her gaze: "Nothing."
He bent down and rearranged the things on the ground. His tone was calm and unperturbed: "There are quite a few things. You take the light ones in first. I'll take care of the rest."
Lin Jianxue looked at him.
Looking at the cuffs of his old clothes that had turned a little white from washing, looking at his hands that seemed a little rough from long-term labor, and then looking at his silent and stern face.
She knew there was no point in talking any further.
Moreover, she really didn't want to make it more difficult for him because of her insistence.
"Okay." She compromised, but felt a little depressed.
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