Courtyard House: My System - Artificial Human

Tie Dan sighed.

If he had known, he wouldn't have insisted so much. He could have risked his future and used his years of achievements to speak up for Tian Zao!

But in the end... it was too late!

Seeing Tian Zao being affectionate with another man, revealing unprecedentedly delicate emotions, Tie Dan felt as if his heart was being torn apart!

Naturally, she hated the man in front of her to the core.

He composed himself, stepped forward, and extended his hand, intending to use his advantages to teach the other party a lesson.

Unexpectedly, when their hands were clasped together, it was as if he was holding an iron clamp. Let alone teaching the other person a lesson, the fact that he could hold back his words was already an amazing testament to his willpower!

Lin Weidong smiled and maintained a certain level of strength in his struggle with Tie Dan.

Seeing Chen Liang approach, Lin Weidong took the opportunity to let go and pretended to shake his hand.

"Officer Chen, is this how your police force shakes hands? Isn't this a bit bullying? Look at how he squeezed me! My hand is practically unresponsive! Officer Chen, you be the judge, what did I do to offend him?"

Chen Liang knew Lin Weidong's style of doing things, and immediately cooperated with a reluctant expression.

"Well... this might be because you've been getting a bit too close to Comrade Tian Zao, but I'm not really in a position to say that! Comrade Sun works in the bureau, while I only work in one institute, and he even has bureau leaders standing behind him! If you ask me, let's just forget about it!"

Chen Liang's last words were clearly addressed to Lin Weidong, but his voice was so loud that everyone around could hear them.

Whispers immediately broke out.

"Fine! So it was my fault after all?" Lin Weidong's face showed disbelief, and he complained with resentment.

"I thought these things should be fair competition, right? If you can't win, you should improve yourself! Why is this guy bullying me? Turns out he has connections!"

Lin Weidong's sigh echoed in the courtyard, and everyone's gaze toward Tiedan became complicated.

Most of them sympathized with Tiedan's plight, but looked down on his behavior.

They were childhood sweethearts, so why don't they just talk things out if there's a misunderstanding?

Tian Zao is stubborn, but Tie Dan is too careless. He only comes to see Tian Zao every few days. He doesn't know how to speak properly, and he doesn't even know how to buy something for Tian Zao to coax him.

Many people in the compound were worried about him, but he seemed indifferent and continued to do as he pleased.

Now that he saw that Tian Zao had someone with her, he got anxious! He wanted to teach her a lesson, but shouldn't you at least do this in private?

Everyone knew that Tie Dan had been practicing wrestling since childhood and was exceptionally skilled, so no one doubted Lin Weidong's words at this moment.

They felt that Tie Dan was incompetent and had been ridiculed and mocked, so they couldn't bring themselves to speak up to help.

Tie Dan's face was red with a hint of purple, half from holding back his anger.

But he couldn't explain it at all, because he originally intended to teach the other party a lesson, but he lost the fight. Not only that, he was also accused of bullying others. If this got back to his superiors, they would not know how they would view him.

He clenched his fist, his gaze sweeping across the faces of the crowd with their varied expressions, finally settling on Tian Zao's face.

In contrast to the mostly regretful and helpless expressions on the faces of the people in the courtyard.

Tian Zao, one of the parties involved, remained calm and composed. Or rather, at this moment, Tie Dan was just a familiar stranger to her, not someone worth showing too much emotion about.

This indifferent attitude was hurtful invisibly, and Tie Dan's heart was stung with resentment and doubt. Was Tian Zao really so heartless?

Tie Dan was hurt, his hands ached, and he felt utterly humiliated. Without a word, he ran out of the hospital.

"Brother Tiedan! Why are you running? Talk to Zao'er properly..." Li Xiulan hurriedly chased after him and called out, but Tiedan ran too fast and she couldn't even finish her sentence.

"Zao'er! What's going on between you two? How come you've already..." Li Xiulan turned back to persuade Tian Zao, but realized she had gone too far halfway through her accusations.

Li Xiulan was young and at this age, she was longing for love. At this moment, she watched helplessly as a couple who were in love walked away from each other. She couldn't accept it and felt that Tian Zao was too willful and casual.

It's not just her; everyone else in the courtyard feels it's a pity.

However, who can explain matters of the heart? Besides, both sides were at fault, and it's not entirely Tian Zao's fault.

Now that things have come to this, as neighbors, all they can do is offer their blessings.

Tian Zao didn't explain, nor did she feel the need to. She smiled at everyone as a farewell and walked out of the courtyard.

Lin Weidong also left with a smile, but among the many "regret" and "blessing" entries in the courtyard, he glanced at Li Xiulan one more time.

Because Li Xiulan's state was "indignant", and her feelings of goodwill towards Lin Weidong were negative, namely "resentment".

This is utterly upside down!

Lin Weidong was furious. This was the "good sister" Tian Zao had been talking about? No way!

She rescued her best friend from a tumultuous emotional vortex, prevented Tianzao and Tiedan from hurting each other due to misunderstandings and suspicions, and even led Tianzao to a life of plenty with meat at every meal and joy every night...

How could Li Xiulan be so ungrateful!

If it weren't for her looks, Lin Weidong would have definitely made her understand why Tian Zao chose him.

On the way to No. 13 Courtyard with Tian Zao on his bicycle, Lin Weidong asked Tian Zao about Tie Dan's workplace.

"Don't be angry, there's really nothing between him and me! It's mostly the neighbors stirring things up. I didn't understand either. It wasn't until I was with you that I understood what feelings are. I... now I miss you terribly if I don't see you for a day!"

Tian Zao was afraid that Lin Weidong would be angry and misunderstand, so she kept explaining.

"Don't worry, I'm not angry! I love you so much!"

Lin Weidong patted her hands that were wrapped around his waist to comfort her, and said sweet words that even he himself did not believe.

In his dictionary, there was no love in either of his two lifetimes combined; it was purely lust at first sight.

However, after ten or twenty years, it will automatically evolve into kinship.

This is also a characteristic of this era: between men and women, there is rarely a love that is unforgettable; most relationships start as strangers and grow into family, supporting each other through ups and downs.

In the end, Lin Weidong still managed to get the information about Tie Dan's workplace from Tian Zao.

Tie Dan harbored hatred towards him, so Lin Weidong had to be wary.

First, plant a seed, then find an opportunity to get rid of it.

Anyway, the rewards have already been claimed, and Tie Dan can't provide him with the same entertainment as the people in the courtyard.

Nighttime, No. 13 Suoyi Hutong.

Tian Zao struggled through the final round, her body trembling as she cast a resentful glance at Lin Weidong, weakly complaining.

"You...you said you weren't angry!"

Lin Weidong, with a cigarette dangling from his mouth, was helping her wash with one arm around her waist when he heard her voice and slapped her across the face.

"Are you even being reasonable? If I were angry, would I be loving you this much? Can't you feel how much I love you? You have no conscience!"

"..."

Tian Zao had no rebuttal, but she made up her mind to go and learn from Sister Chunxi tomorrow.

Let's see if there's any way to subdue Lin Weidong! Otherwise, she'll die on this bed sooner or later.

After the lights were turned off, Tian Zao tentatively asked for leave.

Lin Weidong touched her increasingly smooth skin with a pang of reluctance. She already had a boyfriend, why was she still alone in an empty room? Wasn't that ridiculous?