Ming Shu stayed one more day at the hospital before she got discharged. Jian Shu had been with her for many days so he needed to leave for work the moment he sent Ming Shu back.
However, Mother Jian stayed behind to take care of Ming Shu personally.
Ye West Wind stayed too.
Li Meng saw them coming back. She didnât recognize the young man, but from his attire and aura, he was not a normal person, either.
âBrother Jian Shu.â
Li Meng was curious why Jian Xi beat her up but she didnât dare to approach her.
She waited for Jian Shu to come out and called him.
Ming Shu had said that she was not her friend so Jian Shuâs attitude toward her changed. He became cold and distant. âMiss Li, what is the matter?â
Li Meng looked worried. âHow is Little Xi?â
Jian Shu replied, âSheâs fine.â
Li Meng was even more puzzled. âBrother Jian Shu, was Jian Xi in a bad mood that day? I... did I say something that provoked her?â
âMiss Li, if you have nothing else, I will leave first.â
Jian Shu nodded to her and walked around her.
The man walked with an upright posture. Even from the back, you could be enchanted by him.
This man belonged to Li Le last time. This time...
Li Meng looked at the house. She wanted to knock on the door but decided against it. She didnât know what was happening now so it was better to observe first.
Maybe she was just throwing a tantrum.
...
âSister, come, let me bring you to catch some birds.â
Ye West Wind took out the catapult that he just made and invited Ming Shu to come to the window.
âCan I eat them?â
â...â
The air in the village was good. All kinds of animals lived in the mountain. As more people walked up the mountain, a path was formed.
Ye West Wind didnât dare to take Ming Shu into the depths of the mountain. He could only bring her to the foot of the mountain.
When Jian Shu left, he warned him that if anything happened to his sister, he would kill him.
Ye West Wind was a rowdy person, but he knew when to behave.
âSister, look, there are fish here.â Ye West Wind looked at the stream flowing down the mountain. He took off his shoes and went into the stream to catch some fish.
Ming Shu found a place to sit down.
Ye West Wind was good at catching fish. After a while, he managed to catch two.
After he caught them, the two people stared at each other. Ye West Wind knew how to catch fish but he didnât know how to cook them.
Ming Shu was disappointed at this cook. She thought that she would be able to eat something, but he didnât know how to cook! Why did you catch fish when you donât know how to cook them!
âLittle Xi.â
Li Meng popped out from somewhere. She was smiling gently.
âIs this your friend?â Ye West Wind sat on the ground comfortably. He pulled up his sleeve and pant legs, revealing his fair elbows and legs. His face was attractive too.
Last time, Li Meng just saw this young man from afar. She didnât expect him to be so handsome.
She felt envy toward Ming Shu. She had everything. Even the people around her were good-looking.
âNo.â Ming Shu shook her head. Li Mengâs smile froze. Ming Shu continued, âI donât have this kind of friend.â
Ye West Wind sized up Li Meng. Li Meng knew what this look meant.
This was how the people in the city looked at the people from villages.
They were not looking down on them. It was just a natural sense of superiority.
âThatâs true.â
Ye West Wind misunderstood what Ming Shu meant.
âLittle Xi... what happened to you?â Little Xi walked forward. âAre you still angry at me because of what I did that time? I really didnât do it on purpose. I just wanted to make you happy...â
She spoke so sincerely.
âI really treated you as a friend.â
If there were outsiders here, they might think that Ming Shu was a rich, arrogant young miss who was bullying an honest and kind girl from the village.
âDid I not hit you hard enough the other time? Shall I hit you again?â
Little Xi took half a step back. She was frightened. âLittle Xi, you...â
That time when she got hit, it was not that painful actually. Ming Shu didnât use much strength so although Li Meng was angry, she didnât hate her.
Ming Shu stood up slowly.
The flowing sound of the stream pierced right into Li Mengâs heart.
She grabbed her clothes involuntarily and kept retreating.
When Ming Shu raised her leg, Li Meng turned and ran away. However, she slipped and fell into the stream.
The girl laughed silently. Her smile was like a knife. It pierced right into Li Mengâs heart.
Humiliation and anger exploded in her heart.
Li Meng climbed up pitifully and left in a flurry.
âIs that someone from the village?â Ye West Wind bit a piece of straw as he asked Ming Shu.
âYes.â Ming Shu looked at the fish on the ground. âYou donât know how to grill a fish?â
Ye West Wind shook his head. âSister, I have never entered a kitchen before. I donât know how to cook a fish. I can only eat.â
Ming Shu: â...â
âYou donât like her?â
âI like her.â I like to hit her.
âHuh?â
Why do you treat her so badly if you like her?
Ye West Wind was puzzled.
...
Ye West Wind hit a few birds but since he didnât know how to cook them, they could only take the animals back and ask Little Li to cook.
They needed to pass by a portion of the village when they came down the mountain.
In this portion was Li Mengâs house.
There were many people gathered outside the Li familyâs house.
âLi Le, you little bitch, how dare you hit my son. You useless and unlucky person. How dare you hit my son. I will beat you to death.â
There were no walls surrounding the houses so anyone could see what was happening inside.
A woman was taking a broom and hitting a little girl. The little girl moved around nimbly. The woman couldnât even hit her clothes.
However, the little girl screamed and ran around like she was in pain.
âKill her! Kill her!â
A 14-year-old boy was standing at the side and clapping his hands happily.
Li Meng was also standing under the shelter. She had changed to a clean set of clothes. She just watched and didnât do anything.
The woman was so angry she wielded her broom even harder. Li Le suddenly tripped and everyone gasped. The womanâs broom landed on Li Leâs back.
Li Le fell to the ground.
âLele!â
A big man pushed through the crowd and held Li Le up.
âFather.â Li Leâs voice was choked. Her face was pale. She looked totally different from just now.
âYou came back at the right time. Look at what you daughter did to my son.â The woman saw Father Li and got even fiercer. She grabbed the boy that was clapping and lifted his clothes. The boyâs back was revealed. âLook, this is what your daughter did.â
Father Li looked at the boyâs back, There was only a faint red mark on the back. Even if his daughter did hit him, she just slapped his back lightly.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
However, he saw the woman hitting his daughter with the broom forcefully.
Even just looking at it, he could feel the pain.
âMiss, even if Lele did something wrong, you should not have hit her.â Father Li helped Li Le up. âIâm not dead yet. I know how to educate her. I donât need you to educate her for me.â