"Come on, I'll take you home."

Pei Shizhou said to Xia Yichu as they walked out of the bank after transferring the money from the land sale.

"No need, I'll take Yichu home."

Before Xia Yichu could speak, Xu Shaoyang refused on her behalf.

"Yichu, your grandparents asked me to check on you. I can't face them if I don't go to where you live and see them."

"Xu Shaoyang, aren't you going to return the car? You go ahead! Let Boss Pei take me home."

Xu Shaoyang thought for a moment before saying, "Okay, Zhijie, you go back with Yichu and the others. I'll go return the car, and then I need to go home."

Wang Zhijie glanced at Xu Shaoyang and then at Pei Shizhou. He could have simply taken a taxi home; he wasn't going the same way as Xia Yichu.

"Okay, let's go back together then. Boss Pei, you don't mind, do you?"

Xia Yichu didn't want to be alone with Pei Shizhou either; it would be less awkward with Wang Zhijie around.

"No, please get in the car."

Pei Shizhou opened the passenger door and let Xia Yichu get in first. Then he let Wang Zhijie get in as well, and told Song Qihang to take a taxi back to the company.

Xu Shaoyang watched them leave before driving off himself. He was a little excited; with the money from buying the land, he now had 650,000 yuan.

He and Xia Yichu jointly purchased the land in Luosha Village; the two million yuan worth of land owned by the two brothers belonged to Xia Yichu himself.

So he divided the money into 660,000 yuan, gave 10,000 yuan to Wang Zhijie, and said that everyone who sees it gets a share. Xia Yichu also gave him 10,000 yuan, saying that she was grateful to him for introducing her to buying land in the village.

My house is the third house when you go into that alley.

"You don't live at school?" Pei Shizhou said, frowning. Now that her cousin wasn't around, it wasn't safe for her to live alone outside.

"No"

Pei Shizhou drove the car directly to Xia Yichu's house. The dog in the house barked again when it heard the car.

"Zhijie, do you want to go back now or go inside and sit for a while?"

"I won't go in and sit down. I have something to do, so I'll leave now."

Wang Zhijie could tell that Pei Shizhou clearly didn't like him staying, and he felt that it was more dangerous for Xia Yichu to be with Xu Shaoyang than with Pei Shizhou.

Xu Shaoyang is carefree and irresponsible, but he's particularly good at charming girls; he's obviously unreliable. Boss Pei, on the other hand, is mature, steady, and knows how to handle things; there's nothing to worry about.

Carrying a bag containing 20,000 yuan, he decided to go home early. He was already surprised enough that Xu Shaoyang and Xia Yichu had taken him to sell land today, but he never expected to get paid extra.

He declined several times, but Xu Shaoyang became impatient and finally accepted it, feeling quite embarrassed.

"it is good"

After Wang Zhijie left, Xia Yichu took out her key to open the door. The puppy saw her and wagged its tail as it ran over. The kitten was a bit lazy and lay on the ground sleeping, not moving at all.

"Not bad, you even know to keep a dog to guard the house. You bought this house."

He heard from his uncle that Xia Yichu's uncle tricked her into transferring all of Xia's life savings, including the house, to her.

"Yes, would you like tea or water?"

"Water, thank you."

"Then please sit down first, I'll go get some water."

Xia Yichu went to the kitchen to get water and feed the cats and dogs. She left home at around 10 a.m. and it was almost 4 p.m. now. Luckily, she had left some food for them in the kitchen before she left.

"Here, have some water."

Pei Shizhou took the water, drank a sip, and then stopped drinking.

How are Grandpa Xia and Grandma Xia doing?

Xia Yichu remembered that at this time in her previous life, her grandmother was no longer alive, so she asked casually.

"Okay, everything is fine. They miss you a lot."

Just as Xia Yichu was wondering what to say, the puppy started barking incessantly outside. She had come in with the front door ajar, and she and Pei Shizhou stood up and went outside to check.

It turned out that Chen Shaoping was standing at the door, and the puppy kept barking at him.

"Chen Shaoping, what are you doing at my house? Mao Mao, don't call out, go play."

Xia Yichu petted it, and it walked away. Chen Shaoping stared intently at Pei Shizhou, wondering why there was a man here with Xia Yichu.

And why has Xia Yichu changed so much? The tall, fair-skinned person in front of him is actually Xia Yichu. He remembers that Xia Yichu used to be thin, had a bad complexion, and always looked worried.

Xia Yichu had no idea what he was thinking; if she did, she would definitely yell at him. Her previous worried expression stemmed from when Chen Shaoping told her he couldn't afford university and was exhausted from working in Pengcheng.

At home, her uncle and aunt doted on her, and Xiao Cheng also indulged her. What did she have to worry about? If others insulted or spoke ill of her, she would fight them if she disagreed. What did she have to worry about or suffer from?

"Xia Yichu, who is he?"

Chen Shaoping angrily pointed at Pei Shizhou, while Xia Yichu looked at him as if he were a lunatic.

"Chen Shaoping, are you drunk? Are you out of your mind? Get out of here, I hate seeing you."

Even from this distance, Xia Yichu could smell the alcohol on him. She covered her nose in disgust and took two steps back.

Xia Yichu

Seeing her movements, Chen Shaoping stormed over, but was stopped by Pei Shizhou before he reached Xia Yichu.

"Leave now!"

"I'm not leaving, what can you do to me?"

Pei Shizhou said no more, picked him up with one hand and threw him out. Chen Shaoping got up and tried to come back in, but Pei Shizhou kicked him away.

"Get out! If you dare come in again, don't blame me for being impolite."

Pei Shizhou glanced at the trees in the distance and closed the door. Chen Shaoping had been kicked quite hard and sat on the ground for a long time before getting up.

He lost too much money yesterday and just woke up. For some reason, he really wanted to come and see Xia Yichu.

The same thing happened last time; the casino people were chasing after her for debts, and Yang Mengru ran away again. Feeling particularly down, he went to find Xia Yichu, only to run into Zhou Shuyue begging her, saying she was rich.

Xia Yichu was a better fighter than most men since she was a child. He originally planned to steal some money from her house to tide him over. However, he hesitated because of her fighting skills, and Xu Shaoyang was also there.

So when Zhou Shuyue left, he chased after her without hesitation and told her to give him the money so he could take her to find Lin Xingcheng.

At the time, Zhou Shuyue said, "My money is in a passbook, and I can't go to the bank to withdraw it now because I'm afraid my mother will find out."

Then I discussed with Chen Shaoping about giving it to him tomorrow, and asked Chen Shaoping to tell him where Lin Xingcheng was now. He's not stupid, he definitely wouldn't agree.

"I'll tell you when you bring the money."

Chen Shaoping knew she didn't have any money on her, and left disappointed after saying that. Unexpectedly, Zhou Shuyue stopped him.

"Chen Shaoping, I have some jewelry that you can sell. You should be able to get a good amount of money from it. If so, I'll go home and get it for you now."

Chen Shaoping thought it was too good to be true. Tonight was the casino's last deadline for him, and he had to come up with some money, or else his hand would be chopped off.

So he told Zhou Shuyue to hurry home and get it, and he would wait for her in the woods behind the school. Just then, the rain stopped, and he went there to wait for her.

Zhou Shuyue went home to get her jewelry. She had just left when Song Wanying arrived home, and the two missed each other.

"Who is he? Drinking in broad daylight, you'd better watch out."

"It's alright, he won't be coming again. It's getting late, how about we have dinner here tonight?"

Xia Yichu swore she was just being polite. Pei Shizhou saw that Xia Yichu didn't want to say more and couldn't understand why she was so sure he wouldn't come again, so he didn't ask any further questions.

"Okay, I'll go buy groceries. You close the door and don't go out."

Pei Shizhou readily agreed, and then turned to leave.

"Hey, wait a minute, do you know where the farmers' market is?"

"I don't know, I can ask someone else."

Pei Shizhou closed the door, looked around, and left only after finding nothing wrong. Xia Yichu resignedly washed the rice and put it in to cook.

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