Free Web NovelChapter 403: Chapter 403: Wronged Guo Xiangxiang
"Guo Xiangxiang, huh? She doesn’t seem familiar to me." Dai Zhenhua said, trying to recall. She had studied economics, after all.
Dai Zhenyan was a bit surprised, looking at Yi Roujing with astonishment, "Guo Xiangxiang is a friend of our cousin-in-law."
"You know her?" Dai Zhenhua raised her eyebrows, looking at her third brother, while Yi Roujing also turned her curious gaze over.
"Erqiang, my roommate, is dating someone from Guo Xiangxiang’s dorm. Although Guo Xiangxiang doesn’t live in the dorm, she was still assigned one. We’ve eaten together before," Dai Zhenyan explained.
"Cousin-in-law, did your friend not go home? It’s the holidays, isn’t it?" Dai Zhenhua asked.
"She’s not going back; she mentioned it to me when we were corresponding earlier." Yi Roujing replied.
"Neither is my roommate Erqiang and his girlfriend. Although we don’t know where Guo Xiangxiang lives, Erqiang’s girlfriend surely does." Dai Zhenyan took on the role of liaison. When the four of them got off the car, he led the way to find Zhang Erqiang.
Dai Zhenyan had a kind demeanor and did well academically, and was generous, so everyone in his dorm liked him. As soon as he asked Zhang Erqiang, Zhang Erqiang promptly led Yi Roujing and the group to the girls’ dormitory, getting acquainted along the way.
Although Zhang Erqiang and the others knew Dai Zhenyan had a younger sister, they were seeing her for the first time. After all, Dai Zhenyan rarely stayed in the dormitory, so seeing them today, they realized the two were twins and both quite handsome. Even more so was Yi Roujing, and the child she was holding was the most beautiful they’d ever seen. This family’s genes were truly remarkable. ƒreewebηoveℓ.com
Zhang Erqiang was a frequent visitor to the girls’ dormitory, and the dorm supervisor knew him. He was sweet and often brought her some sunflower seeds or candies, so when he spoke, the supervisor eagerly went to call them.
Zhang Erqiang’s girlfriend was named Wu Cuihua. They both came from the same place, being educated youth from there. They had a mutual affection for each other and now attended the same university. They were planning to get married this New Year.
Wu Cuihua and Guo Xiangxiang were bunkmates and had a good relationship. When she heard Yi Roujing was a friend of Guo Xiangxiang, she gladly volunteered to lead them to Guo Xiangxiang’s rental place, with Zhang Erqiang also being pulled along by Dai Zhenyan.
Guo Xiangxiang’s rental place wasn’t far from East Province University, which was located in the suburbs surrounded by factories. Walking a bit further, you’d reach a village, and it was in Daoxiang Village where Guo Xiangxiang rented.
"When Xiangxiang just rented the place, everyone in our dorm came over to help warm up the house, but we haven’t been back since," Wu Cuihua confessed, slightly embarrassed. "We couldn’t bother Xiangxiang’s grandma to cook for us at her old age."
"Oh right, there it is... eh, why are there so many people at the door?" Wu Cuihua asked in bewilderment.
Wu Cuihua pointed towards a compound with three mud-brick houses and a surrounding wall, but now surrounded by what seemed like villagers of all ages, peeking in through the gate.
The group hastened their steps and heard voices from the courtyard as they approached.
"You’ve been carried by my son and still refuse to marry him. You shameless slut, and a university student at that. Pah, I’ll go and report you to your school tomorrow."
"Our school is on break now."
This voice was Guo Xiangxiang’s. Listening to the woman’s voice just now, Yi Roujing frowned immediately, quickening her pace and pushing through the villagers to open the front gate forcefully.
"Bam—" The gate rebounded a little after being pushed to its limit, making a loud noise that drew all eyes inside and outside towards Yi Roujing.
Standing in the courtyard in military green attire was Guo Xiangxiang, who looked in disbelief at Yi Roujing’s entrance, her jaw dropping and eyes slightly red.
"Rou, Roujing." Guo Xiangxiang’s hard resolve broke upon seeing Yi Roujing. She quickly stepped forward, embracing Yi Roujing, her tears immediately falling.
Yi Roujing gently patted Guo Xiangxiang’s back, her sharp eyes scanning the people in the courtyard. A stout woman, tall and heavy, with a floral cloth wrapped around her hair, revealing a face as broad as a basin, a flat nose, and small eyes barely larger than slits, clothed in brown homespun attire.
Behind the woman stood a man, sharing her features but less heavy, making him look shorter. Appearing in his thirties, his squinting eyes shifted between Yi Roujing, Guo Xiangxiang in her arms, and Dai Zhenhua behind. fгeewebnovёl.com
"Xiangxiang, are you okay? Where’s grandma?" Yi Roujing asked with concern, not seeing Old Mrs. Guo in the courtyard.
"She’s so upset she’s bedridden. I wanted to take grandma to the hospital today, but these people insisted on blocking my way." Guo Xiangxiang’s voice was thick with grievance, almost choking.
"Xiangxiang, let’s check on grandma first." Yi Roujing half-hugged Guo Xiangxiang and led her into the house.
Old Mrs. Guo was half-lying in bed, breathing heavily, evidently not lightly angered, but her eyes brightened upon seeing Yi Roujing. "Is it, is it Roujing?"
"Grandma."
"Ah." Old Mrs. Guo felt much better seeing Yi Roujing, noticing the youths outside who were clearly not from the village, probably Yi Roujing’s companions, and let out a sigh of relief.
Yi Roujing took Old Mrs. Guo’s pulse.
"Grandma, don’t get worked up. It’s not worth hurting yourself over them. Why bother with those folks?" Yi Roujing advised. "Xiangxiang, stay and look after grandma. I’ll handle things outside."
"They’re shameless." Guo Xiangxiang explained the situation.
It wasn’t even a hug. That man wanted to date Guo Xiangxiang. She found him unworthy and declined outright. Unexpectedly, the shameless man and his family claimed the two were dating after an incident where he blocked her path yesterday, causing her to fall off her bike. He tried to help her, but she pushed him away. This scene was observed by villagers, and the man and his family fabricated the relationship.
Guo Xiangxiang denied it, yet today they had the audacity to confront her at her place.
"We’ve only met three times, all because he approached me. I can barely remember his name." Guo Xiangxiang scoffed.
"Alright, I understand. You both stay inside."
Yi Roujing stepped outside, closing the door behind her.
"Zhenhua, call the police." Yi Roujing’s first words outside.
"Call the police, for what?" The woman wasn’t intimidated by Yi Roujing’s presence. "To report that shameless woman? By all means, go ahead."
The woman pointed at the closed door, a smile spreading across her face.
"Trespassing in someone else’s home, what’s your intent - theft or something worse? Slandering a university student’s reputation, thinking she’s easy to bully? Going around proclaiming your son has touched her—are you a hooligan?" Yi Roujing’s lips curved into a cold smile as she approached the woman menacingly.
