When Wang Yanan saw Li Susu carrying a basket full of eggs while Lu Yuanxing had a large backpack basket strapped to his back, the two of them looked just like a married couple who had gone out shopping together.
The sight was incredibly irritating to her.
When Li Susu saw the way Wang Yanan was looking at her—as if a wife had caught her husband cheating with his mistress—she immediately felt displeased.
Li Susu was just about to speak when Wang Yanan suddenly shrieked.
“Li Susu, you’re really vicious! Don’t tell me you knew I was coming to my uncle’s house and deliberately followed me here?”
Li Susu rolled her eyes speechlessly. She was practically stunned by the wild imagination inside Wang Yanan’s head.
Then, as if Wang Yanan had suddenly thought of something, her expression became bashful.
Her voice also lost its earlier shrillness as she looked sweetly at Lu Yuanxing.
“Yuanxing, could it be that you already knew I was coming to my uncle’s house, so you came here ahead of time to wait for me?”
Li Susu looked at Wang Yanan, who had been furious just moments ago but was now as gentle and soft as water, and sighed inwardly.
Love really does make people lose their heads.
Lu Yuanxing curled his lips.
“I had no idea you were coming here. We came here to buy things!”
Only then did Wang Yanan notice the large backpack basket on his back, which was packed to the brim.
They had come here to buy things?
Could it be that they had bought an entire basket of pork?
That would cost quite a lot of money!
The Lu family had been sent down to the countryside for so many years. Where could they have gotten the money?
Could it be that they had secretly hidden some money away before they were sent down?
I knew it!
She had always wondered how the Lu family had managed to become so successful so quickly after returning to the city in her previous life.
They must have been keeping some resources hidden all along.
Thinking of this, Wang Yanan’s face lit up with excitement.
“Yuanxing, what did you buy?”
Lu Yuanxing’s eyes darkened. He answered impatiently, “Nothing much.”
Li Susu glanced at Lu Yuanxing’s extremely impatient expression before putting on a shy look and saying, “I’m pregnant, after all, so Yuanxing bought me some meat and eggs to help me get enough nutrition.”
As soon as she said this, Lu Yuanxing’s expression softened considerably.
All these things had actually been bought with Li Susu’s own money, yet she had deliberately given him the credit.
Could it be that he had misunderstood Li Susu all along?
Had he simply never really understood her before?
Seeing that Li Susu was trying to save his face, Lu Yuanxing also didn’t want to remain there arguing with Wang Yanan. He simply said, “It’s getting late. Susu and I need to head back to the village. Comrade Wang, please move aside.”
When Wang Yanan heard Lu Yuanxing call Li Susu “Susu,” she immediately felt even more unhappy.
“So what if she’s pregnant? She’s just a shameless woman. What makes her so precious that she needs to eat so many nutritious foods? Even if that shameless woman is pregnant, the child will be just as shameless. It’s nothing special!”
The moment those words left her mouth, the atmosphere around Lu Yuanxing changed.
He stared coldly at Wang Yanan, his voice icy as he asked, word by word,
“What did you say?”
Seeing Lu Yuanxing looking as though he might tear her apart, Wang Yanan was furious inside, but she still didn’t dare confront him head-on.
She lowered her head and softly said, “I’m sorry, Yuanxing. I didn’t mean anything else. It’s just that Li Susu treated you so terribly before and even caused trouble for your entire family. Even if she’s pregnant, how can you be sure the child is yours?”
As soon as Wang Yanan said this, Lu Yuanxing’s expression became even darker.
Li Susu’s alarm bells immediately went off.
Good grief! Wang Yanan really is vicious!
Wasn’t she deliberately trying to drive a wedge between her and Lu Yuanxing?
Well, although she and Lu Yuanxing didn’t actually have any feelings for each other, and she might not even really be pregnant, if Wang Yanan claimed that the child wasn’t Lu Yuanxing’s, then what awaited her…
Either being sent to a farm in the far northwest—or death!
Wang Yanan’s move was truly ruthless!
At this point, the only thing she could do was act pitiful and weak.
Li Susu put on an aggrieved expression, tears filling her eyes.
“Lu Yuanxing, you know that apart from you, I don’t like anyone else. How could this child possibly belong to another man?”
As soon as she finished speaking, large tears rolled down her cheeks.
She looked utterly pitiful and wronged.
Lu Yuanxing recalled that night. Although his mind had been somewhat hazy at the time, there was one thing he could never deny—the smear of red on the bedsheet.
“Wang Yanan, I’m warning you one last time. If you dare bring up my child again, don’t blame me for turning against you!”
Wang Yanan stared at the fierce-looking Lu Yuanxing as though she were seeing him for the first time.
Her Yuanxing had once been such a bright and cheerful person, and he had always treated her so well.
How had he changed so completely after only three years apart?
How could he treat her like this?
Wang Yanan was so heartbroken that she could barely speak.
“Yuanxing… how can you treat me like this? Sob… sob… Have you forgotten how I ran around everywhere in the city trying to help your family?”
The moment he heard this, Lu Yuanxing felt even more uncomfortable.
Wang Yanan had said those words countless times before.
Previously, because they had grown up together, he had been willing to overlook it and not expose her.
But the person who deserved the credit for the Lu family’s rehabilitation was clearly Uncle Zhang, his father’s former superior.
Yet Wang Yanan kept bringing up her supposed contribution again and again, trying to make them feel indebted to her.
Even the most patient person had a limit!
Lu Yuanxing stared directly into Wang Yanan’s eyes and questioned her.
“You ran around everywhere for my family? In other words, are you saying that the reason my family was rehabilitated was because of you?”
A trace of guilt flashed through Wang Yanan’s eyes. She didn’t dare meet Lu Yuanxing’s gaze and weakly said, “Although your family’s rehabilitation wasn’t entirely because of me, I really did make sacrifices for your family! You don’t know how much I…”
Before she could finish, Li Susu interrupted her.
“Wang Yanan, why are you saying this again? How about this? Although the Lu family has been rehabilitated, they still can’t return to the city for now. Why don’t you go and pull some strings to help them return to the city sooner? That way, the Lu family will definitely treat you as their great benefactor!”
The moment Li Susu said this, Wang Yanan’s face turned pale.
Where would she have such connections?
If she really had that kind of influence, she wouldn’t have fallen out with her own family and ended up staying at her uncle’s house—the one who worked as a butcher.
Seeing that Wang Yanan remained silent, Li Susu deliberately put on a surprised expression.
“Oh? Could it be that Comrade Wang can’t even manage that? Then how could you keep saying that you’ve been running around everywhere for the Lu family? Don’t tell me you were only putting on an act?”
When Lu Yuanxing heard this, his eyes filled with approval.
He really hadn’t expected Li Susu to become this clever!
The way she spoke and handled things was completely different from the Li Susu he had known before.
Wang Yanan was rendered speechless by Li Susu’s words. And at that moment, Lu Yuanxing was looking at her suspiciously, making her feel as though she had nowhere to hide.
She glared resentfully at Li Susu.
This wretched woman! How dare she say something like that about me!
She stiffened her neck and said, “Who said I was only putting on an act? It’s just that I’ve fallen out with my family, so I can’t help Yuanxing right now. If I can return to the city, I’ll definitely find a way to help him!”
Li Susu looked at Wang Yanan like this and gave a faint smile.
“If Comrade Wang couldn’t actually help much before, and you can’t help now either, then please stop constantly saying that you’ve been running around everywhere for the Lu family! If you want to take credit for a favor, you have to have actually done a favor first, right?”
As soon as she said this, Wang Yanan’s face flushed bright red with embarrassment and anger!