Oh no! His rural wife is sweeter than a peach!

This call also attracted the attention of Lu Ming.

"roll!"

He kicked him, temporarily letting the blond-haired pup go.

With his face covered in blood, the blond-haired man dared not linger any longer; he was courting death.

He was so frightened that he scrambled away like a cowardly mouse.

"Hey, are you alright?"

Lu Mingshi squatted down in front of Ying Sangrou with concern.

The young man's face was full of arrogance, and a red swelling on his cheek seemed to be the highest honor he had achieved by saving a damsel in distress.

Compared to the blond guy who had threatened her earlier, his lemon-yellow hair inexplicably gave her a sense of security.

"...My left foot hurts..."

Ying Sangrou spoke softly, but her tightly furrowed brows betrayed her current pain.

Upon hearing this, Lu Mingshi pulled up her left trouser leg.

I noticed that her ankles were slightly red.

"Does it hurt a lot? You vomited so much just now, should we go to the hospital?"

He was a little scared when he saw her vomiting.

They thought she had some incurable disease.

Ying Sangrou shrank back, her body still trembling, and lowered her head, shaking it to hide her unease from him.

I didn't want him to notice anything... odd about me.

"Need not?"

He frowned as he called out.

She nodded again.

"No, no need..."

The sound was as faint as a mosquito's buzz, so faint that it was almost inaudible.

Lu Mingshi increasingly felt that her courage was truly like that of a mouse.

However, he quickly came to terms with it.

Well, what can I do? She's a girl.

So be it if it's weak.

"It'll be ready in a minute..."

Listen to him, he sounds so weak and listless when he speaks.

Old Ye said she eats very little.

No wonder he's so thin.

His sister eats two bowls of rice at every meal.

"Weren't you at home? Why are you out?"

Luckily she ran into him, otherwise, what would she have done?

And so timid, he didn't even dare to make a sound.

Honestly, he'll have to train her courage next time.

"Buy, buy courses, buy extracurricular books..."

She's been out for several hours.

She found a good book of essays, so she stayed in the bookstore a little longer than usual, since it usually doesn't take her more than two hours to go out and come back.

Lu Mingshi picked at his ear, listening to her speak was truly torturous.

Lukewarm and timid.

A rich heiress is a rich heiress.

Lu Mingshi was also very decisive. He turned around and squatted down in front of her with his thin back facing her.

"Get on, I'll carry you. Look how thin you are, you could be blown away by a gust of wind. Besides, your feet will probably hurt for a while. Where do you want to go? I'll carry you there."

My older sister said I should take care of her.

He doesn't have many strengths; he just loves to listen to his older sister.

He... he's going to carry me on his back?

Another wave of fear washed over Ying Sangrou, who quickly shook her head, "No, no need..."

As if to prove that she was really good, she struggled to get up from the ground.

Before she could even stand up properly, the slightest touch of her left foot to the ground caused her to wince in pain.

She bit her lower lip, feeling angry, anxious, and scared.

Just as she was about to fall again, Lu Mingshi, with his sharp eyes, managed to get up and catch her in time.

"Are you girls really that stubborn?"

Under the sunlight, the boy's thin face looked somewhat annoyed.

"I already told you I carried you, why are you still being stubborn? Do you think I like carrying people? In all my life, I've only ever carried my grandma and my sister."

He turned his back to her again, bending his slender waist slightly, revealing his own stubbornness.

"Hurry up, I won't leave you behind. I need to find my way back to my sister. She asked me to come out and buy lunchboxes. If I don't go back soon, she'll twist my ears until they're swollen."

Just kidding.

His older sister would only hit him a few times at most; she wouldn't actually be that violent.

Not wanting her to remain so lukewarm, he simply grabbed one of her hands and placed it on his shoulder.

He wasn't wearing many layers; he wore a thin T-shirt underneath and a slightly worn, thick hooded sweatshirt over it.

But she still managed to touch those...bones on his body.

She stared with a pair of bewildered, lifeless eyes.

Can he carry her on his back?

What if it falls down halfway?

"Hey, look, you're spacing out again."

His voice brought her back to her senses, and a slight blush rose to her cheeks. She stammered in a flustered voice, "I, I need to pick up the books..."

Lu Mingshi also noticed the brand-new, unopened books scattered on the ground.

He wouldn't let her move, bent down twice to pick up the books, and stuffed them back into her slightly dirty canvas bag.

Unfortunately, the phone screen was smashed and shattered into a spiderweb pattern.

"No, it's okay, I'll ask Lao Ye to buy me a new one."

He sighed inwardly as he listened to the deer's cry.

Young ladies from wealthy families are so lucky.

You can buy whatever you want anytime.

Unlike him, who doesn't even have a half-broken cell phone.

After picking up the books and giving her the phone, Lu Mingshi stuffed the two lunch boxes that were in the corner into her hands.

"Hold this for me, don't drop it."

He put it here just before the fight started.

Just kidding, this is their dinner, he can't bear to throw it away, it's all money.

"Come on up."

He once again displayed his slender back to her.

She stared, her heart conflicted and hesitant. Under his increasingly impatient urging, considering her current situation, she finally chose to succumb to her cowardice.

Ying Sangrou nervously and uneasily leaned against his thin back.

A canvas bag hung around his neck, and she carried two lunchboxes in her hands. Lu Mingshi easily carried her on his back.

He walked out of the alley as he spoke.

"How come you're as light as a feather?"

The boy's back was somewhat thin, but not frail.

Every step I take is powerful.

It was the first time Ying Sangrou had ever been carried on a boy's back. Her heart pounded, and her body stiffened. She tried her best not to touch him.

When she didn't respond, he yelled again, "Hey, I'm talking to you, why aren't you answering me?"

She stammered, "I, I'm thin..."

"Then eat more rice."

Lu Ming weighed her legs in his hand.

Tsk tsk, it looks like a little bird's leg.

Looking behind her, Ying Sangrou saw the redness and swelling on his cheek.

Although he had the upper hand in the fight, he still took several punches.

The redness and swelling on his cheeks were from the beating he had just received.

She felt a surge of guilt.

"Does your face hurt?"

She asked him in a soft voice.

"It doesn't hurt. This little bit of pain is nothing. You shouldn't be so timid next time. Those blond guys like to bully girls like you who look timid. If you hadn't run into me this time, what would you have done?"

Yes, what would she have done if she hadn't run into him?

Ying Sangrou lowered her head and smiled bitterly to herself.

I also hate this timid, introverted, and cowardly version of myself.

But she was really scared; even the slightest fright would trigger a stress response, making her feel unwell. She also didn't like going out; Jiang Shishi even said she was like a little shut-in…

"Hey, Ying..."

His words brought her back to her senses.

There were still so many pedestrians on the road, hurrying past them.

The sounds of cars and people.

The blinding sunlight made her squint, and then she heard him speak to her again in his nonchalant voice.

"Want to eat a grilled sausage to calm your nerves?"

"Grilled sausage?"

"Yeah, my sister sells sausages over there. Come on, it's my treat."

Her eyes widened in surprise. "Huh?"

Selling grilled sausages?