Sweetie, sleep with me tonight.

He Zhuo looked at her seriously: "Jiang Youxi, I feel like you've changed recently."

"? I've changed again?!"

"Um."

"What's changed?" Jiang Youxi looked down at herself. "I'm not Sun Wukong, I don't have seventy-two transformations!"

"You've become more and more of a flirt," he said seriously, "especially with me."

"What? I didn't?"

"Why isn't it there?"

Jiang Youxi retorted, "Fine, then give me an example!"

"Isn't this it?" He Zhuo tapped her ear. "It's small and soft, and feels wonderful to the touch."

"?"

"And her eyes," her fingertip landed on her eyes again, "her eyes are round and bright, a delight to behold."

"??"

"The nose too," he continued, his finger moving down to her nose, flicking it lightly with his finger, "It's high and straight, smooth and easy to scrape."

"???"

Hey.

You even wrote a review, right?

"And this little dimple," he gently poked at it with his finger, "is warm and sweet, so heartwarming."

"????"

You think you're picking fruit?

"The most important thing is this little mouth..." He placed his fingertip on her lower lip, caressing it intimately, and smiled, "It's so soft and pink, so easy to kiss."

"..."

He concluded, "Jiang Youxi, you are completely unaware of the charm that emanates from every part of your body."

“…………”

Here we go again.

That bastard is back again, wielding his signature phrase, "You know nothing about your charm," and wreaking havoc on everyone.

Jiang Youxi's expression: "He Zhuo, if you put that sentence in your graduation thesis, the plagiarism rate would definitely be as high as 99.99%."

He Zhuo: "..."

-

The two went out into the street with the more than 1,000 yuan in cash that Meng Lan had given them.

The town is five kilometers away from Yuzhong Village. Compared to the village, the town is more densely populated and bustling.

However, this place is relatively underdeveloped, mostly inhabited by elderly people and children left behind. Even in the town, development is much slower than in her hometown, Lüyang Township.

Yuzhong Village is a small town. He Zhuo held Jiang Youxi's hand and led her around shopping as they went.

Perhaps it was due to old age and illness, but Meng Lan longed for He Zhuo's company.

During her hospital stay, Meng Lan's condition recovered so quickly thanks to He Zhuo's company.

He Zhuo clearly sensed this as well, so he immediately canceled his work and planned to stay in Yuzhong Village to accompany Meng Lan until her condition was completely stable.

Today, besides buying a birthday cake and some household necessities, I mostly bought things that Jiang Youxi personally likes.

Especially when it came to local specialties and snacks, He Zhuo acted as the payer the whole time, while Jiang Youxi was responsible for eating as they strolled around.

But she has a small appetite, and sometimes she can't finish what she buys, so He Zhuo is responsible for eating the rest.

Jiang Youxi was full before she had even finished exploring the market.

Seeing that they had bought almost everything they needed, He Zhuo took her to the cake shop to pick up the cake they had ordered in advance.

The two returned to the cake shop to pick up the cake, and a couple next to them were quite surprised to see He Zhuo.

"Isn't that Chi Kuo?" The boy walked around, took a closer look, and exclaimed in surprise, "Holy crap, Chi Kuo, it really is you! What brings you back?"

He Zhuo glanced at him, his expression indifferent.

"It really is him!" The man's girlfriend was also shocked. "My God, Chi Kuo, you actually dared to come back? Aren't you afraid the Zhao brothers will come after you?"

"You don't know, because of you, Fish Village was banned from fishing for more than three years. The fishermen in the village who relied on the sea for their livelihood lost their source of income and were eventually forced to resort to robbery and plunder, which led to a major riot and several deaths!"

Perhaps the couple was too loud, because they soon attracted the attention of other passersby.

Fish Village is not a large village, so if something happens to any family, it quickly spreads throughout the town and becomes the talk of the town.

"Exactly! Chi Kuo, do you know the enormity of the sins you committed back then? It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that the entire Yuzhong Village underwent a complete overhaul because of you!"

"Yes! That's him!" one of the men in black shouted, pointing at He Zhuo. "He's the culprit who changed the entire Yuzhong Village back then. If it weren't for him, and that happened, we wouldn't be facing restrictions on going out to sea now, causing our income to plummet! We wouldn't be barely making ends meet!"

Because of everyone's voices, more and more people gathered at the cake shop entrance.

Everyone started chatting away, each contributing their own thoughts.

Some people went even further, directly shoving He Zhuo and saying, "Chi Kuo, you dare to come back? Aren't you afraid the Zhao family will see you and cause you trouble?"

"Exactly! The person he wronged the most is Zhao Yuan, the eldest son of the Zhao family! If he hadn't taken him out to play, which led to his kidnapping, Zhao Yuan wouldn't have had his hands and feet chopped off by those drug lords, and wouldn't be a cripple for the rest of his life, lying in bed and living on welfare!"

"Chi Kuo, how dare you come back?!"

"What sins did Zhao Yuan commit to deserve such an undeserved calamity!" a woman exclaimed indignantly. "I'm really curious, all these years, have you had nightmares every night? Have you ever felt guilty?!"

Someone in the crowd scoffed, "How could he possibly feel remorse? Judging by his clothes, he's obviously been living a life of luxury since his rich father took him back. Why would he think about the friends he hurt and the decline of Fish Village because of him!"

They grew increasingly angry as they spoke, each sentence a condemnation of He Zhuo.

He Zhuo stood in the middle, his face calm, completely ignoring everything and remaining unmoved.

But his hand holding the bag gradually clenched into a fist.

Jiang Youxi couldn't stand it anymore and growled, "Shut up, all of you!"

The cacophony subsided for a moment, and everyone stared at her in shock.

Then another group became enraged.

"Who are you? You little brat, you don't know anything, what are you yelling about here for?"

"That's right, you're not from Yuzhong Village. You have no idea how much pain and impact that incident had on our entire village back then!"

"Judging from her coming with Chi Kuo, they're obviously a couple. How could she not protect her own?"

Jiang Youxi immediately launched into a tirade: "You! You look like a gorilla, and you still have the nerve to talk about others like that? You might as well go back and drown yourself in your own pee!"

"You—" A woman whose face was so dark it was almost unrecognizable roared in anger and embarrassment, "Where are you from? What kind of upbringing did your parents give you? How dare you talk back to your elders like this?!"

"Where am I from?" Jiang Youxi sneered. "I'm the Black and White Impermanence, here specifically to collect you scourges!"

"This little brat is so quick-witted, she doesn't act like a girl at all!"

"I'm a woman, and I act like a girl no matter what I do, unlike you, who's neither male nor female, with dead fish eyes, like a fish that's been dead for days. Just looking at you is bad luck!"

"You—" The man, who looked like a transvestite, turned pale with anger and couldn't utter a single word.

Others also stepped forward to fight back, and Jiang Youxi retorted to each one, not letting a single one get away.

"What do you mean, 'I'?! You can't even speak properly and you're trying to swear? Go back and practice your pinyin, or your son and grandson will be just like you, only knowing 'I, I, I' and nothing else, pshaw!"

"And you! Your face is sallow, your eyes are dark-rimmed, you look like you have kidney deficiency," Jiang Youxi pointed at one of them angrily, "Get back to sleep now, or you'll die suddenly on the street and no one will be there to collect your body!"

"You! How can you talk so rudely?!"

"Yes, I can be rude, so you guys better not mess with me!" Jiang Youxi readily admitted. "Let me tell you, I'm a mad dog. Whoever pushes me too far, I'll be the first to bite them to death!"

Jiang Youxi rolled up her sleeves, put her hands on her hips, and took on the challenge of attacking anyone who came at her. She seized the initiative and verbally abused them mercilessly, leaving them no chance to retaliate.

The group of people were furious, their faces turning a deep purplish-red, and the older ones clutching their chests, gasping for breath.

No one expected that this little girl would be so quick-witted, sharp-tongued, and capable of launching a devastating attack with the power of a missile, capable of taking on ten opponents at once and leaving them speechless.

One of them, enraged, stepped forward and yelled, "Damn it, I'll beat you to death, you filthy bitch!"

He raised his hand to swing, but He Zhuo quickly grabbed his wrist and kicked him in the chest.

The man collapsed to the ground, his face contorted in pain.

The crowd erupted in uproar, shouting that someone had been assaulted.

The scene was chaotic, and Jiang Youxi took the opportunity to pull He Zhuo away and run.

The two ran for a while until they got tired and stopped.

Jiang Youxi rested for a while and was about to say something when she saw out of the corner of her eye that the group of people were chasing after her.

Startled, she looked around and saw a small alley behind her. She immediately grabbed He Zhuo and ran.

He Zhuo held her hand firmly in his grasp, remaining completely still.

Jiang Youxi was pulled back, looking puzzled: "What's wrong?"

He Zhuo stared intently at the bottomless alleyway, without uttering a word.

Jiang Youxi was puzzled and about to ask when she noticed his hands starting to tremble violently.

"He Zhuo, what's wrong with you...?"

His knees buckled, and he collapsed to his knees.

"He Zhuo!" Jiang Youxi was startled and quickly supported him. "What's wrong? Say something!"

He Zhuo stared intently at the alley, his forehead beaded with cold sweat, his face deathly pale, as if he were gripped by extreme fear.

He experienced a ringing in his ears, and the girl's voice gradually faded into the distance until he could no longer hear it.

He Zhuo clutched his chest, gasping for breath, trying to suppress the pain and fear, but no matter what he did or how he struggled, he couldn't break free.

He felt dizzy, his vision gradually became unfocused, until he was completely plunged into darkness.

"Congratulations!!"