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Chapter 1400 You Don't Love Him That Much
night.

Everyone gathered in the canteen waiting for dinner. Ji Xiurong sat blankly at the table, her eyes red and silent.

As a result of her presence, the atmosphere in the restaurant became particularly somber, and no one else spoke loudly.

The problem is that their whispers sometimes seem more like they're discussing Ji Xiurong in private.

At this moment, Da Kui addressed the crowd:

"Alright, let's stop discussing Ji Xiurong and Yan Xiangli's matter. Let's just pretend that Yan Xiangli, that bastard, never came to Bashang. No one is allowed to mention him again!"

As he spoke, Da Kui came to Ji Xiurong's side and said:
"Ji Xiurong, I don't look down on you. It's all in the past. We can still be the same as before!"

Da Kui meant well, but his tone and expression were somewhat inarticulate.

Of course, it's also possible that it was intentional. In any case, the phrase "I don't mind you" made Ji Xiurong furious!

Ji Xiurong turned her head expressionlessly, looking at Da Kui as if he were a dead man. Da Kui, who was already feeling uneasy under her gaze, couldn't help but ask:
Why are you staring at me like that?!

Ji Xiurong stood up coldly, then approached Da Kui step by step, staring at him as she asked, "Da Kui, what did you say to Yan Xiangli?"

"I didn't say anything!" Da Kui instinctively stepped back.

"Impossible!" Ji Xiurong grabbed Da Kui by the collar and shouted angrily.

"He's so timid, you must have scared him, that's why he left!"

"I didn't say anything, am I that kind of person?" Da Kui said loudly, his face full of indignation and grievance.

"He dumped you, and you're still siding with him? Are you crazy?!"

Ji Xiurong and Na Da Kui grew up together, so she could naturally tell that Na Da Kui was not lying.

But sometimes, lies don't hurt; the truth is the sharpest knife.

"Really not?" Ji Xiurong's eyes welled up with tears.

"Really not!" Da Kui said earnestly.

Receiving the answer she least expected, Ji Xiurong visibly slumped down.

"I was just kidding!" Ji Xiurong forced a smile, wiping away her tears as she said, "So he had already planned to leave!"

"We were together the morning before yesterday to look at the room we're going to decorate for our wedding. I'm such an idiot!"

"What am I doing! Crying over a liar!" Ji Xiurong wiped away her tears, then took Da Kui's hand and said:
"Hey Da Kui, slap me twice to wake me up!"

"Sooyoung, you~!"

Before Da Kui could finish speaking, Ji Xiurong shouted, "Hit him harder!"

As a result, Da Kui not only didn't make a move, but subconsciously retreated. Seeing this, Ji Xiurong immediately said in a harsh voice:
“Da Kui, you're a coward, a useless piece of trash, hit him!”

"Slap slap slap~!" Seeing that Da Kui didn't move, Ji Xiurong slapped herself hard a few times.

After venting her anger for a while, Ji Xiurong sat down as if deflated, tears welling up in her eyes.

Seeing this, everyone couldn't help but feel sorry for Ji Xiurong, especially Shen Mengyin, who was even more gentle and couldn't help but wipe away her tears.

Seeing this, Lin Hao shook his head and said to everyone, "Alright, everyone disperse!"

"Let's eat! Everyone, let's eat! Old Wei is calling everyone to eat!"

After Lin Hao persuaded them to leave, everyone went to other tables, giving Ji Xiurong some space to calm down.

Then Lin Hao sat down next to Ji Xiurong and said in a deep and magnetic voice:
"Xiu Rong, the best way to forget someone is to start a new relationship!"

"Yes!" Da Kui suddenly exclaimed excitedly, pointing to himself.

"Xiu Rong, I'm willing to date you. Let's get married right away. Anyway, your mother has already prepared the dowry."

"Shut up!" Ji Xiurong shouted angrily, "Get out of my way!"

They had been together since childhood, and she had long understood Da Kui's fierce but cowardly nature, which was why she looked down on him. Even if she never married, she would never marry Da Kui.

The others also heard Lin Hao's words and began to eavesdrop.

"What I'm about to say might sound harsh, but it's absolutely from the bottom of my heart!" Seeing Ji Xiurong looking at him, Lin Hao didn't offer any comfort, but instead spoke rather bluntly:
"Your affair with Yan Xiangli didn't work out, so to outsiders it's not a big deal!"

"What are you doing in Bashang? Is it for planting trees, or are you here specifically to fall in love?"

"To put it bluntly, you yourself said that you were after Yan Xiangli's status as a college student, and Yan Xiangli was after you, because you were willing to do his laundry, cook for him, and take care of him. That's why he tacitly agreed to date you!"

"So what if things didn't work out? If Yan Xiangli didn't work out, we can just find other college students!"

"If the college students on the dam don't like it now, there will definitely be more college students coming to the dam in the future. We can just pick one at random then. Why make such a big fuss? Who are you trying to impress?"

Seeing Ji Xiurong's unpleasant expression, Lin Hao said nonchalantly:
"Of course, if you're really angry, I can ask the organization to help you get an explanation from Yan Xiangli and seek justice for you!"

Lin Hao's words directly exposed the true nature of the relationship between Ji Xiurong and Yan Xiangli.

As Lin Hao said, there was no love between them. One was after her education, and the other was after her ability to do laundry, cook, and take care of him.

Lin Hao saw this clearly from the very beginning. Yan Xiangli hadn't even agreed at the time; it was Ji Xiurong who unilaterally announced it.

However, to say that there was absolutely no affection between them would be an exaggeration, but it certainly wasn't that deep.

In Lin Hao's view, Ji Xiurong was more resentful that she had finally found someone who was a good match for her, but he ran away and abandoned her.

She was made to look like a clown, criticized and ridiculed by others, which is why she became so hysterical.

Of course, Yan Xiangli's passive, non-rejecting, and irresponsible attitude gave Lin Hao a familiar feeling.

Ji Xiurong, who was still heartbroken, was at a loss for words when she heard Lin Hao's outrageous remarks.

Ji Xiurong didn't say a word, but just ate the multigrain steamed bun in her hand in big bites to cover up the sadness, embarrassment and shame in her heart.

Indeed, Lin Hao's words were incredibly harsh, like stripping her naked and leaving her exposed to the scorching sun, with everyone watching.

The others were also stunned by Lin Hao's words, their minds reeling as if a storm was raging!

However, from Lin Hao's perspective, that's exactly how it is! Everyone quickly realized it.

In fact, just as Lin Hao said, Yan Xiangli running away is really not a big deal, and there's no need to make a big fuss about it here.

However, everyone also knows that Lin Hao deliberately said this to Ji Xiurong, which was somewhat like fighting fire with fire.

Judging from Ji Xiurong's expression, it seems the effect is quite good.

Seeing that Ji Xiurong had calmed down, Lin Hao continued, "What's your decision? Do you want me to step in and deal with him for you?" "No need!" After a long silence, Ji Xiurong looked at Lin Hao, her eyes filled with self-mockery, and murmured:

"Perhaps you're right. Yan Xiangli and I never had pure intentions. We both had our own ulterior motives. Maybe it's a good thing we're not together!"

"Actually, I should have realized it sooner. Yan Xiangli has never liked me. It's all been wishful thinking on my part all along!"

"Since he's already left, there's no point in looking for him anymore. It's better to part ways amicably and have nothing to do with him again!"

Ji Xiurong refused Lin Hao's offer to help her investigate Yan Xiangli, and then calmed down as if she had been relieved.

However, the tears streaming down Ji Xiurong's face showed that there were feelings between them, and things weren't as easy as she made them out to be.

However, Lin Hao knew that there were feelings between them, but not that many.

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For the next few days, Ji Xiurong acted as if nothing had happened, joining Lin Hao's winter seed storage project and learning about breeding and seedling cultivation.

On this morning in September, the north wind howled and a cold front swept south. Suddenly, as if a spring breeze had arrived overnight, thousands of pear trees burst into bloom.

Saihanba experienced its first snowfall of the year, covering the vast land with a layer of white gauze.

Before dawn, Lin Hao felt a chill creep into his bed, and then he went out fully armed.

Looking at the snow falling all around, Lin Hao picked up a shovel and cleared the snow from in front of the door.

"Expert Lin, you're up so early!" Just then, Zhao Tianshan's voice came from behind Lin Hao.

Lin Hao turned around and saw that it was Zhao Tianshan holding a shovel, indicating that he had been up for quite some time.

Lin Hao then said with a smile, "Judging from your appearance, you're probably here even earlier than me!"

Zhao Tianshan said with a smile, "When I woke up this morning, I found it was snowing heavily, and it almost blocked the door, so I cleaned it up!"

"I was just saying I'd help you clear the snow from the doorway, but I didn't expect you to be up so early!"

As he spoke, Zhao Tianshan helped Lin Hao clear the snow from the doorway, and soon everyone came out as well.

"It's snowing! It's snowing!" At this moment, Sui Zhichao came out of the dugout and looked at the white snow on the ground, and immediately became excited.

Then Sui Zhichao shouted towards the girls' dormitory:

"Ladies, it's snowing! It's snowing! Come out and have a snowball fight!"

When Sui Zhichao saw that it was snowing, he immediately thought of snowball fights, building snowmen, and many other things he could do in winter.

Before long, everyone came out of the dormitory. Watching the snowflakes slowly fall, everyone was excited. This was the first snow they had seen on the dam.

However, the most excited person was Shen Mengyin, who grew up in Shanghai and had rarely seen snow.

"It's snowing! It's snowing! Such heavy snow! I'm going to write a letter to my mother and tell her that I saw snow, I saw big, fluffy snowflakes!"

Shen Mengyin danced excitedly, catching the snowflakes falling from the sky with her hands.

Sui Zhichao was stunned when he saw the beautiful woman dancing gracefully in the snow. He was just like Zhu Bajie seeing Gao Cuilan, almost drooling.

"Sister, this is nothing! How could a real heavy snowfall be this light!"

Sui Zhichao squatted on the ground, rested his elbows on his knees, and supported his chin with his hands, then stared at Shen Mengyin like a lovesick fool.

"Sister, sister, how many times have I told you, am I that old? Stop spoiling my mood!"

Shen Mengyin looked at Sui Zhichao, who was staring at her like a madman, and heard him call her "sister." She immediately squatted down, grabbed a handful of snow, and threw it at Sui Zhichao.

"I'll make you call me sister, I'll make you call me sister!" Shen Mengyin muttered to herself.

However, whether intentionally or unintentionally, a snowball missed Sui Zhichao and instead flew towards Lin Hao, hitting him directly in the chest.

"Hey, a snowball fight? Come on!" Lin Hao squatted down, grabbed a handful of snow, kneaded it into a ball, and gently threw it at Shen Mengyin.

"Ahhh~~~!" Upon seeing this, Shen Mengyin quickly ran away, shouting loudly.

The snowball Lin Hao threw didn't hit Shen Mengyin, but instead hit Tang Qi, who was watching the show from the side.

"You actually hit me!" Seeing this, Tang Qi also started making snowballs and joined the melee without hesitation.

Good heavens, this is getting serious, a chaotic melee has started right away.

Seeing Shen Mengyin being chased by Lin Hao, Sui Zhichao also grabbed a snowball and joined in.

At this moment, Shen Mengyin hid behind Mengyue, while Qin Xuemei, who was watching the show from the side, was also eager to join in.

Ji Xiurong said with some melancholy, "With such thin snow, there's no point in having a snowball fight!"

Ji Xiurong's words made Shen Mengyin feel a little disappointed. Although she had seen snow when she was a child, it was always very small, and the largest snow was only as thin as a cookie.

Therefore, I always envied other people's snowball fights since I was a child, but I never expected that when it was my turn, I would be told that it wasn't fun.

However, since it was Ji Xiurong who said it, Shen Mengyin also looked at her.

"The snow scenery is so beautiful! My mom sent me a red dress, it's so pretty! Today is the perfect day, I'll wear it and dance for everyone, and you can take a picture of me!"

After Ji Xiurong finished speaking, without waiting for everyone's agreement, she ran back to the dormitory to change her clothes.

"What? Dancing in a skirt?"

Zhao Tianshan and Feng Cheng were stunned. Whose general was this, that he was so brave?
This is Saihanba, and with snow falling and temperatures below zero, wearing a skirt would probably freeze you to death!

"Team Leader Lin, this looks like something bad is going to happen?" Zhao Tianshan came up to Lin Hao and whispered to him.

"Don't worry, I'm here. At most, it'll just be a cold, nothing serious. Let's grant her wish!"

"She's holding back her anger. Once she lets it out, Yan Xiangli's matter will be over."

"But no matter what, you can't ruin your body." Zhao Tianshan looked at Lin Hao with some anxiety.

Da Kui couldn't stand it anymore and headed towards the dormitory.

Seeing Da Kui's gritted teeth and clenched fists, Lin Hao knew that he hadn't given up yet.

"It's alright. Everything has a cause and effect. Yesterday's cause is today's effect, and today's cause will be tomorrow's effect."

After Lin Hao finished speaking, Ji Xiurong had already changed her clothes. She was wearing a bright red dress, a smile on her face, and white sneakers. She was carrying the hem of her dress as she came out of the dormitory.

She walked to the middle of the crowd, then tiptoed and twirled gracefully.

It must be said that in this winter's icy and snowy landscape, a girl in red dancing gracefully in the snow is a truly beautiful sight.

This should have been Yan Xiangli's first appreciation, but now only Ji Xiurong is admiring it in solitude.