After being abandoned, Tofu Xishi broke off the relationship

"Ruanruan, it's all in the past. I'll be with you in the future. After we get married, I'll treat you well and take care of you."

Su Runrun smiled bitterly, there were some things she couldn't say.

However, she did not think that the original owner had done anything wrong, as she was weak in character and lived in such a society.

For herself, her mother and her brother to survive, she had to put herself in a difficult position, doing laundry, cleaning, chopping wood, picking vegetables and feeding livestock for those women and children who had no one to take care of them or the elderly bachelors and widowers who were unable to move, to earn some money to support the family, and sometimes she would be sexually assaulted...

Whenever it was late at night and everyone was asleep, the original owner would hide in a deserted place and cry. But after crying, she would think of her seriously ill mother and skinny brother, and could only grit her teeth and continue...

However, the ridicule and abuse from the villagers still reached the ears of my mother who had been bedridden for a long time, and was even exaggerated by her second aunt.

The poor mother finally became exhausted and passed away with her breath held.

Leaving behind only a weak-willed daughter and a young son.

It was precisely because of her bad reputation of being "shameless" that no one came to propose marriage to her even when she was about to reach marriage age.

When picking wild vegetables in the forest, she was bullied by a widower from the same village. The original owner resisted to the death. In order to maintain her innocence, she bit the widower hard and then hit her head against a tree and died.

And then...she came.

Su Ruanruan sighed deeply, "In short, I am not a good woman. I am not worthy of you. If you don't believe me, go to Maoshan Village and ask. I'm leaving first."

Mu Bai stood there in a daze, unable to digest what she said.

What does it mean to be not a good woman?

Su Ruanruan just opened the door, but saw a young man who looked like a scholar standing at the door. When he saw Su Ruanruan, he immediately took a few steps back, as if he had seen some monster.

Su Ruanruan was not surprised and left without looking back.

"Ruanruan, your legs are not in good condition, I'll take you there."

Mu Bai reacted and ran out of the door, but was pulled back by someone.

This person was Mu Bai’s classmate at Tianhong Academy and also his good friend Fang Ru.

"Please sit in the room for a while. I'll go and take Ruanruan away."

Seeing that Mu Bai wanted to leave again, Fang Ru immediately blocked the door.

"Brother Fang, what do you mean? Why don't you let me go out and send Ruanruan off?"

"Ruanruan, Ruanruan... don't let her fool you. Why on earth would you fall for a woman like her who is ignorant and has a vulgar appearance?

Brother Mu, are you also fascinated by her slender waist like everyone else?"

When Mu Bai heard him say that about Ruanruan, his fair face instantly turned red with anger. "What did you say? I don't allow you to say that about Ruanruan. You are a scholar, but you slander a girl like this. Where are your morals and ethics?"

"Wake up, Brother Mu, I treat you as my friend, so I risk being insulted by you to open my heart to you.

Even though what I said may not be polite, every word of it is for your own good.

Do you know that the news has spread all over the academy that you have fallen in love with a woman of bad moral character? Not to mention that the woman was kidnapped by a flower thief and lost her innocence, her daily behavior has long been notorious in their village. "

"What did you say? Who framed Ruanruan? I'll go to the academy to reason with him."

Fang Ru held him back again, "Don't worry about who spread this story, but he did not lie. It just so happens that Su Ran and she are from the same village. I also asked him quietly, and he acquiesced.

You know what kind of person Su Ran is. He never gossips about others. If he says there is, then it must be correct.

If you really don't believe it, how about we take a day off tomorrow and go to their village in person?"

Mu Bai had already lost his mind, but the words Ruanruan said before they parted were still in his mind.

Every word and every sentence pierced his heart.

He knew how difficult it was for a woman who was weak and had no other means of making a living to survive in this world.

Back then, didn’t his mother also live in dire straits and escape from the cage with him?

However, life was really difficult for an orphan and a widow. The mother washed clothes for others during the day and embroidered by candlelight at night.

A pair of delicate hands, kept in contact with the icy water all day long, became as rough as tree bark within a few months, and those bright eyes full of stars also became dim.

But after a few years, my mother became emaciated and finally fell ill.

I took her to see many doctors, but in the end, they failed to save my mother's life.

He understood Ruanruan, and if she had to, she would not have brought disgrace upon herself like this.

"Step aside."

Fang Ru was startled by his sharp eyes. He had known him for a long time but had never seen him like this.

Seeing that he was indifferent, Mu Bai simply pulled him away and strode away.

By the time they reached the city gate, they were already out of breath. They saw a few people on an ox cart going farther and farther away in the afterglow of the setting sun.

A soft shadow can still be vaguely seen.

Mu Bai said to himself, "Ruanruan, whether you have lost your innocence or not, I don't care, I only want you."

Others might not have heard this, but Huo Yan, who had excellent hearing, was sitting at the city gate drinking tea. Upon hearing this, he looked towards Mu Bai's departing back, with a complex look in his eyes.

Is this Su Ruanruan’s sweetheart?

They don't match at all, one is in heaven and the other is in hell.

But why do I feel so guilty for no apparent reason?

Su Ruanruan's innocence was destroyed by her own hands, what does it have to do with him?

Thinking of this, he picked up the teapot and poured himself another cup.

The constable who was looking for gems outside has also returned. He didn't find anything yesterday, so he left the city early this morning to continue searching.

After listening to their report, Jin Yu waved his hand and let them leave.

He sighed and strode towards Huo Yan.

"Brother, we still haven't found it. If I remember correctly, the one that fell was only the size of a soybean. It's really hard to find. If it fell into the river, it would have been washed away long ago."

But Huo Yan just drank his tea quietly, without any trace of his previous rage.

I don't know if he took his words to heart.

But after an incense stick of time, a constable who had fallen behind came back on horseback. He quickly dismounted and rushed over with a smile on his face.

"Found it." As he said that, he took out a piece of cloth from his arms, and inside it lay a gem the size of a soybean.

Jin Yu patted his shoulder and said, "Good boy, where did you find it?"

“I went to relieve myself under a tree and heard the crows calling, and then I discovered a hidden bird’s nest.

I didn’t find it before, and it almost slipped through the net!”

Jin Yu took the gem and waved his hand, "You've worked hard. Go back and let's drink together tonight."

Watching the man walk away, Jin Yu handed the gem to Huo Yan, who was sitting at the table drinking tea.

"Brother, you also heard that this gem was found in the Crow's Nest. That girl named Su... Ruanruan was so delicate and weak that it was impossible for her to hide this thing in the tree.

You misunderstood her. The gem may have been lost by her accidentally, but it was she who reminded me that I asked my brothers to pay attention to the tree today. Look, it was really taken away by a bird."

He glanced at Huo Yan again, "Fortunately, Big Brother didn't hurt her much. The scratches on her body should heal in a few days. But, I'm a little curious, how did she know that the thing was in the bird's nest?"

Huo Yan rubbed his brows and felt upset in his chest. They didn't know why he let her go.

But only he knew what that woman had paid.

Huo Yan drank his tea silently without saying a word, so Jin Yu could only shut up in disappointment.

My brother is really strange. He is not happy even though he found the thing.