Making a living in Dongguan, her fiery red lips offer me tenderness.

After eating,

"Jingyi, let me take you for a walk in the back mountain. We live in a mountainous area, so we don't have much else, but the scenery is quite nice."

"OK!"

Ding Yang took Chen Jingyi's hand, and the two went to the back mountain.

"Jingyi, are you in your safe period these past few days?"

"Ah... I can't remember."

"It would be troublesome if I won the bid; there aren't even raincoats available in the countryside."

"It's okay, if I get pregnant, I'll have the baby for you."

"Don't scare me, I'm still a child myself."

"Isn't your good friend David about to become a father? You can be a father too, isn't that great?"

"Sigh, I'm different from him. He's more content with his lot, while I'm not so easily satisfied with the status quo."

"Jingyi, I never dreamed that you would come to my shabby place. I'm really touched, but I really can't take responsibility. I don't know how to face you in the future."

"Ding Yang, it's okay. I like you. No matter what the outcome is, I'm content with having had you. If you don't try, you'll never know what the future holds. Even if you abandon me in the future, I'll still have a wonderful memory."

"Sigh, I really don't know what the best thing to do is. To be honest, you've come all this way to see me, and if I don't touch you, I feel like I'm not manly enough."

"Hmph, you're willing to touch me? You're a real man, and you're pretty good too."

"Hehe, you've seen it, haven't you? Pretty impressive, huh?"

"Ugh! Grandpa and Grandma probably already know. The way I looked at Grandma just now was weird."

"It's alright, so what if Grandpa and Grandma find out? What does it matter?"

"Then I'll sleep with you tonight. I don't want to sleep in the guest room."

"OK!"

"Come on, let's go over there. There's a big rock there. Let's sit down for a while."

"Um!"

"Jingyi, you and Xiulian live in the same neighborhood, right?"

"Yes, she is a family planning specialist, unlike me. Xiulian is doing a good job and may become the women's director."

"You work in the same community as her now, so if you leave, she'll definitely find out, right?"

"I told my colleague I was in Guangzhou on business, but I didn't mention I was in Hunan, so she probably didn't know."

"Jingyi, Xiulian is very smart. You probably can't hide it from her. She might not suspect anything on the phone, but once you go back, your eyes will likely betray you, and you'll feel guilty."

"I'm not afraid. You don't have anything going on with her, right? You're not her boyfriend."

"But I do admire you; you ran away even after she took off her pants."

"I had no choice. I almost lost control. Her parents have been very good to me. If I really slept with her, I would be irresponsible, and I wouldn't be able to face her parents."

"Sometimes love is like this. If it's just between two people, they can do whatever they want. But once family is involved, they become anxious and insecure."

"Love should be a two-way street, free and unrestrained, but humans are not animals after all. A sense of responsibility, worldly views, and many other things weigh on us."

"Xiaoyang, Xiulian is very sad. A girl took off her pants on her own initiative, and you didn't even touch her. This is a blow to you."

"Well, there's nothing I can do about it. It's better than being irresponsible, right?"

"Time can fade everything. It won't be that profound. She'll forget it after a while. I'm not that important. I won't be etched in her mind."

"Xiaoyang, how will you face my parents after this?"

"Sigh, I'm worried too, I'm quite scared too."

"I'll try to go to Chang'an less often in the future, so it won't be so awkward if I don't see them."

"So, which school will you be attending?"

"It's not decided yet. I'll let you know once the school is decided."

"Then I'll come to the school to find you."

"You don't need to come to school. I don't rent a place; I live in the dorm. I'll come see you when I have time."

"Jingyi, are you living alone now?"

"Yes, it's the old building where you were picking sand. It was originally four stories, but three more were added. This building belongs to me now. My dad said it's part of my dowry."

"The renovation is all done now. I live in one room myself, and the rest are rented out. I can earn more than 1 yuan a month in rent."

"Xiaoyang, you can come find me after school. I'll give you a key, and you can just go upstairs."

"Sigh, sneaking around like a thief makes me feel so suffocated."

"What do you mean by sneaking around? I don't have a boyfriend, you can be open about it, it doesn't matter if my parents see it."

"We'll see when the time comes."

Just then, my phone rang.

Ding Yang took it and looked at it.

"Jingyi, it's Xiulian calling. She might be asking about you."

"Then you answer it?"

How can I tell her?

"Just say whatever you want."

"Hey! Xiulian!"

"Ding Yang, what are you doing? Why did it take you so long to answer the phone?"

"Oh, I was in the pigsty when my phone rang. My grandma told me, so I came to answer it."

"You feed pigs at home?"

"Now that I'm back, I definitely need to help Grandpa feed the pigs."

"Ding Yang, did Jingyi go to see you?"

"What? Jingyi wants to see me? What does she want?"

"Hmph, she took a few days off, saying she had something to do in Guangzhou. She doesn't have any relatives or friends in Guangzhou, what would she be doing there?"

"Xiulian, maybe she's going to see her boyfriend. How would I know?"

"Hmph, she doesn't have a boyfriend. I suspect she went to see you."

Ding Yang glanced at Jing Yi.

"What do you want from me? Do you want me to have your baby?"

"asshole!"

"Xiulian, aren't you overthinking this?"

"Hmph, Jingyi and I are best friends. She tells me everything, except for this matter with you. So I suspect she went to see you."

"Xiulian, I don't have that much charm, why would she come looking for me?"

"Xiaoyang, you are the worst scumbag in the world. You tricked me into going to take a shower and then ran away."

"Xiulian, I don't want to hurt you. There are plenty of good men out there. Go find another one."

"I'm not looking for you anymore."

"Xiaoyang, when are you coming back to Dongguan?"

"It might take a few more days. I'll go back to Dongguan after Grandpa sells the pig."

"Xiulian, I told you that day that I won't be going back to Dongguan to help out at the shop. I'm going to study, and it might be two or three years from now."

"We're already good friends, please don't ruin it, okay? I hope that next time we meet, we can still be friends."

"Xiaoyang, I'm so reluctant to leave, and I'm also a little unwilling. When you lived in our house, I felt like you were mine, but now you're nothing to me."

"Xiulian, love is about fate, and I will cherish our friendship."

"Xiaoyang, Jingyi likes you too. Will you be with her?"

Ding Yang looked at Chen Jingyi and saw that her eyes were full of expectation.

"Xiulian, your question has left me a bit stumped. Anything is possible. I don't know how to answer you right now. Maybe she doesn't like me?"

"Xiaoyang, I want to cry. My heart is breaking. I don't want to talk to you anymore."

"Xiulian, what's wrong?"