CHAPTER 108: CHAPTER 108: IT FEELS LIKE IT SHOULD BE HIM

As soon as Chunya finished speaking, she caught a glimpse of a figure not far away, their arms around each other’s shoulders.

She thought she was hallucinating, rubbed her eyes, and looked again. The person was still there, with one hand resting on the shoulder of the person next to him, and the other pointing at the stall they were at.

The two were whispering something, and she saw the girl beside him playfully punch his chest with her small, pink fist.

Lin Xiang felt Chunya trembling beside her and asked, "Chunya, what’s wrong?"

"I think... I saw my fiancé."

"Where?" Lin Xiang was curious as she had never met Chunya’s fiancé before.

Chunya trembled as she extended her right hand and pointed northwest.

Lin Xiang followed her gaze and only saw two people with their arms around each other, no lone man in sight.

Considering Chunya’s reaction, Lin Xiang tentatively asked, "The one with his arm around the girl, is that your fiancé?"

Chunya bit her lip hard, "I think it should be him."

Lin Xiang: ?

"Think?"

"I’ve only met him a few times. It’s been more than a month since we last met. He seems to have gotten a haircut or maybe not; the distance makes it hard to see clearly."

Chunya clutched Lin Xiang’s arm, "Girl, come with me to take a closer look. I need to be sure."

"...Alright."

When Chunya got closer, she looked carefully and, sure enough, it was Zhao Chunshui with whom she had an engagement!

"Zhao Chunshui!" Chunya shouted from a few meters away, "Didn’t you say you were coming to town with your brother to find work? Who is this woman? Why are you so close to her? Shouldn’t you give me a reasonable explanation?"

Zhao Chunshui spotted Chunya, a flash of panic in his eyes, but it disappeared in an instant.

With his neck stiff, he shouted louder than Chunya, "Who are you? Do we know each other?"

Chunya pointed at her own nose, "You say you don’t know me?"

Zhao Chunshui’s female companion gently tugged at his sleeve and quietly asked, "Brother Chunshui, who is this person? Do you really not know her?"

Zhao Chunshui glared at Chunya, his eyes full of menace, "I don’t know her, she’s not from our village at all!"

Chunya almost laughed out of anger at Zhao Chunshui’s words.

She huffily took out a photo from her crossbody bag.

It was a black and white group photo. Although there was enough space between them for another person, it was undoubtedly a photo of Zhao Chunshui and Chunya.

"I’ve met your elder brother and the third brother, and they don’t look like the photo. Why don’t you explain to this lady why you have this photo if you don’t know me?"

Zhao Chunshui’s eyes were looking everywhere but at Chunya and her photo.

"How would I know where that photo came from? What if there’s someone in the world who looks exactly like me?"

Without photo-editing technology, it was impossible to place two unrelated people in the same photograph.

So, this photo was enough to prove that Zhao Chunshui’s words were absolutely baseless!

However, in this world, there are many people who are blinded by love, and the lady beside Zhao Chunshui was one of them.

She politely smiled at Chunya and said softly, "Comrade, I don’t know why you brought out that photo to frame Brother Chunshui, but he and I are already seeing each other. I hope you won’t disrupt his life anymore."

The lady’s voice was gentle, and her tone was flatly narrating the situation without any intent to look down on Chunya.

Even if Chunya was angry, she wouldn’t direct it at her.

"Zhao Chunshui, you and this lady are dating? Then what about me? What about our agreed engagement?"

The lady pulled Zhao Chunshui over, "You’re engaged to her?"

Zhao Chunshui hurriedly explained, "Nothing of the sort, nothing at all. I don’t know her at all, don’t believe her nonsense! You are the only one in my eyes and heart! Qiqi, let’s take a walk over there. I promised to buy you a gift; I’ll make sure you get something you like."

Afraid that Chunya might say more, Zhao Chunshui hurriedly dragged the woman away.

No matter how love-blinded the lady named Qiqi was, she still retained a thread of rationality and felt something was amiss.

Moreover, Zhao Chunshui’s reaction was a bit off.

She tossed away Zhao Chunshui’s hand and demanded, "What’s really going on? Zhao Chunshui, you owe me an explanation! This woman can’t just falsely accuse you for no reason. You keep saying you don’t know her, yet she can produce a photo with you and can accurately call your name!"

"If you don’t clarify things today, our relationship will end here!"

"Qiqi, listen to me..."

Seeing the two start to argue, Lin Xiang waved at a child in the crowd, pulled out a White Rabbit Creamy Candy, and gave it to him, "Go to the stall on the east side that sells spicy noodles, find a man named Lin Wu, and tell him his daughter is being bullied. Tell him to come quickly. After you bring him over, I’ll give you two more candies."

The little one saluted sloppily, "Mission guaranteed to succeed!"

Meanwhile, Fifth Uncle was diligently washing dishes.

After Lin Xiang and Chunya left, several waves of customers came in. Though it wasn’t as busy as peak dining times, they still sold more than ten bowls, leaving the washing to Fifth Uncle.

"Old Five, take a break. I’ll wash these dishes," Mrs. Lin said, feeling a bit embarrassed.

Fifth Uncle laughed, "It’s just a few dishes, not tiring at all. Before I left this morning, Gui Fen reminded me to help out as much as I can. Sister-in-law, you and the girl work so hard, doing my share helps lighten your load a bit."

Mrs. Lin couldn’t help but sigh; the seven dollars the girl spent sure was worth it!

At first, when Lin Xiang gave Old Wu’s wife money, she had silently complained. But Old Wu’s family was honest, helping them a lot. Not to mention the meat and sausages they brought yesterday, which alone were worth nearly seven dollars, and they never took advantage of their single-mother family.

Fifth Uncle had just finished washing the dishes when a little guy ran up.

"Is there a Lin Wu here?"

Fifth Uncle paused before responding, "What do you need him for?"

"A sister gave me a White Rabbit Candy to come to the spicy noodle stall and find a man named Lin Wu, and tell him his daughter is being bullied."

"The girl is being bullied?" Mrs. Lin was the first to react.

Fifth Uncle shook his head, "It must be Chunya. With the girl’s personality, if someone bullied her, she would definitely fight back! Second Sister-in-law, you stay here and watch; I’ll hurry over and check things out."