After Su Xiaoxiao was taken away, the village chief waved his hand at the crowd and left with his pipe. The villagers dispersed and continued with their work. As Fu Wenwen prepared to leave with Lin An, Liu Zihua blocked her path, looking at her with a complicated expression.
"Does Educated Youth Liu have something to say?" Fu Wenwen asked with a cold tone.
This was the first time Fu Wenwen had looked directly at Liu Zihua. Undeniably, Liu Zihua possessed a handsome face, and it was no wonder the original host had been so infatuated with him.
No matter how good-looking Liu Zihua was, Fu Wenwen would never show him any kindness.
The harm he had inflicted on Fu Wenwen was far greater than Su Xiaoxiao's.
"I'm sorry, I didn't know she..." Liu Zihua didn't know how to apologize. He had never realized Su Xiaoxiao harbored such malicious intentions. In front of him, Su Xiaoxiao had always played the victim, while Fu Wenwen, with her usual aloof and dismissive attitude, would console her. In his eyes, it seemed as if Fu Wenwen had been holding Su Xiaoxiao hostage all along.
"You truly know nothing," Fu Wenwen glanced at Liu Zihua. "Because in your heart, Su Xiaoxiao is always right, and I am always wrong."
"It's not like that..." Liu Zihua wanted to argue, but Fu Wenwen had no interest in listening further.
"Liu Zihua, you were simply taking advantage of my past affection for you, that's why you were so arrogant and judged me so freely. Regardless of the truth, as long as you saw Su Xiaoxiao crying, then I was wrong," Fu Wenwen looked at Liu Zihua coldly, her eyes devoid of any past admiration or affection.
"You have repeatedly trampled on my dignity. How foolish was I to let you bully me like this?" Liu Zihua attempted to speak, but Fu Wenwen directly stopped him, asking him to shut up and listen.
"You don't need to say anything, and I don't want to hear any more of your explanations. It's no longer necessary. We never began, so there's no need for an end. This time, I'll do as you wish. I will never pester you again in this lifetime, you can be completely at ease! From now on, you walk your sunny road, and I'll cross my single-plank bridge." After speaking, Fu Wenwen, holding Lin An, turned and left.
Liu Zihua's mouth gaped open as he tried to call out to Fu Wenwen, but no sound came out.
Fu Wenwen had said she would never pester him again. He should have been happy to hear that, but as Liu Zihua watched Fu Wenwen's retreating back, he couldn't bring himself to smile.
After shaking off Liu Zihua, Fu Wenwen took Lin An to the village chief's house. The moment she knocked, the door was opened.
"Educated Youth Fu, what are you doing at my house?" A young girl raised an eyebrow, looking at Fu Wenwen with an unwelcoming expression.
"You are..." Fu Wenwen looked at the girl before her, seeming to have a vague impression but unable to recall her name.
"You don't even know my name! I'm Zhu Xi! My father is the village chief of Honghe Village!" Zhu Xi exclaimed, pointing at Fu Wenwen and scolding her.
She had always disliked Fu Wenwen and never given her a pleasant look, but Fu Wenwen's ignorance of her identity stung more than a slap in the face.
"Oh. I remember now, you're Sister Wu Fang's sister-in-law!" Fu Wenwen finally recalled that Zhu Xi was the sister-in-law Wu Fang often mentioned.
Zhu Xi became even more enraged.
"Xi'er, who is it? Why are you standing at the door and not inviting them in?" An auntie walked out and was startled upon seeing Fu Wenwen. Fu Wenwen offered the auntie a smile.
She had seen her that day when she went to get the letter.