Chapter 24 - Was There Any Bad Guy? (1/2)

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Xiao Baoshan’s mates saw the whole scene and they started to make a fuss.

“Ya’er treated Baoshan differently from us.”

“Her younger brother used to give out food to us but she was the only one who comes recently.”

“But our Baoshan already has a wife, don’t you? Your little bride who sold cold jelly in east town days ago?”

“Baoshan, do you have a wife or not? Or, do you fancy Ya’er?”

“…”

No matter how others teased him, Xiao Baoshan didn’t answer. Neither did he acknowledge nor deny but only kept eating his shortbread like there was nothing to do with him.

Ye Xiaoxian felt so sulky by seeing all of these.

Ye Xiaoxian’s sulkiness somehow gradually had been replaced by laughter.

It was she who was to blame by bearing all such wistful thinking. She thought they were real husband and wife after sleeping together but Xiao Baosha obviously didn’t buy it. He never took her as his wife, or he wouldn’t sleep in a separate bed at night and he never called her “sweetheart” at all.

So it turned out that Xiao Baoshan was not a dope. He was just not into her.

Ye Xiaoxian simply didn’t want to speak to Xiao Baoshan at all so she bought two pancakes around and carried them, going back hurriedly.

…

“Little Ye, do you see Baoshan?” asked Li Hongmei excitedly once she saw little Ye came back.

“No,” said Ye Xiaoxian plainly.

“Little Ye, what’s wrong? You didn’t quite look well?” Li Hongmei had been working in “sales department” once, so she could take one’s cue from their words and facial expressions so she just by one look could she tell that Ye Xiaoxian must be upset.

“Nothing. It’s just the weather is so hot so I’m kind of not very high-spirited.” Ye Xiaoxian wiped her sweat and pa.s.sed the pancake to Li Hongmei, “Ma, eat the pancake first.”