Chapter 1089: Return to Mang Village (1)
She drove very quickly and used the highway the entire time. It would normally take six hours for her to drive to Mang Village but she only took five hours today.
She set off in the afternoon, so it was past 7 PM by the time she arrived.
The sun had already set and the sky was dark. The lights in many houses were already turned on. This village was sparsely populated and at one glance, one would not be able to see many households. She spotted the house that she used to live with Jiahang; the mud house that had been painted with a coat of white paint. The lights in this mud house were also on, so she knew that Jiahang was definitely inside.
She quietly parked her car on a grass patch that was slightly more than 600 meters away from the mud house.
As the night grew deeper, many villagers who had worked hard in the fields all day were all heading home. This was the season for harvesting the early-maturing grain and sowing the late-maturing grain, so many villagers were kept busy all day and only returned home late at night. Those who had finished their meals would head out with their electric torches to continue sowing.
He Xiyan immediately bumped into two villagers whom she recognized, Uncle Li from the Li family and his wife, Aunty Chen.
“Hey…Chen Yan, what brings you back?” Uncle Li and Aunty Chen looked very surprised. They had not seen Jiahang’s wife in a long time and heard rumors that she had run away with her ex-husband. In any case, they heard that she had gone to Ye City, so what was she doing back here at Mang Village?
“Aunty Chen, Uncle Li,” He Xiyan said and nodded as she greeted them with a smile. She felt very comforted to see them and that feeling was just as though she had returned to her hometown.
“I knew it, Jiahang is such a great man, so why would his wife run away?” Aunty Chen said with a bright smile.
Then, she walked over and patted He Xiyan’s shoulder.
He Xiyan froze and a flash of embarrassment crossed her eyes. Soon, she smiled awkwardly at them.
“Chen Yan, don’t do anything foolish. Jiahang has recovered the use of his voice and he has become so clever. He’s also very handsome, so he’s very popular with the girls. We heard that you ran away to Ye City, so there are many people eager to introduce him to the girls in town,” Aunty Chen said. She heard rumors that Jiahang’s wife had run away and she had initially believed them but now it seemed as though those were unfounded rumors.
He Xiyan pursed her lips and continued smiling awkwardly at Aunty Chen.
She didn’t know how to respond.
Uncle Li walked over and said, “Exactly, don’t be fooled by the charming words of those city boys. They are probably just toying with your feelings and they aren’t trustworthy at all.”
He Xiyan was dumbfounded.
She truly didn’t know how to respond to them so she could only continue smiling politely at them.
They parted ways when they reached a crossroads. Uncle Li and Aunty Chen headed left while He Xiyan took the small pathway on the right.
She waved goodbye to them and Aunty Chen said politely, “You should come over for a meal one day, Chen Yan.”
He Xiyan nodded and accepted the invitation. However, she knew that she would never step into Aunty Chen’s house for a meal.
She was now slightly more than 200 meters away from the house.
She suddenly felt as though her feet were weighed down by lead balls and each step she took felt extremely heavy.
She stopped after walking several dozens meters.
She wondered what Jiahang was doing right at this moment and how he would react when she suddenly showed up at his doorstep.