Transmigrated as Cannon Fodder — I Rise to Female Lead Through Hard Work-Chapter 110: True Love

"Where is everyone?" Anmin also came out, Yi Roujing now had company, she pointed towards indoors, and then the two sat down together.

Inside, Xia Xingchen hung her head slightly, very silent. Gu Shizhao sighed, "Is there nothing you want to ask me?"

"Ask what?" Xia Xingchen raised her head, eyes full of complexity, "Ask if you know my stepmother’s plans, or ask if you have a hand in them?"

"You should know my feelings." Gu Shizhao looked directly at Xia Xingchen, for the first time so blunt and candid, "Back in Jing City, I never got along with Gu Yiyi, but whenever the Gu Family needed anything from her, I found ways to go personally, can’t you see that?"

Xia Xingchen twisted her hands, feeling very uneasy, "I understand what? People say you do it just to make her unhappy, always hanging around her."

"But after going many times, Gu Yiyi has become closer to me. Regardless, I am her real nephew, otherwise why would you think she approached me for the kidnapping incident before?" Gu Shizhao said helplessly.

"That’s because you’re close to me, and also in the countryside." Xia Xingchen vowed.

"So why do you think I also went to the countryside?" Gu Shizhao pressed a step forward and asked. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

"I, how would I know." Every time Xia Xingchen saw Gu Shizhao she was somewhat scared, he looked at her undisguisedly, so she didn’t dare to meet his eyes.

However, Gu Shizhao misunderstood, the scar on his face was actually a reason he didn’t dare to act recklessly.

"When the news came that Gu Yiyi’s biological daughter Xia Qingwen was going to the countryside, I immediately started looking for a place for myself, because I knew, in the end, the one to go would definitely be you, this fool." Gu Shizhao sighed, unable to resist rubbing Xia Xingchen’s head.

Xia Xingchen was stunned, "You, you, you..."

Gu Shizhao feared scaring her too much and didn’t linger for long, but the next words were even more shocking.

"If I leave the Gu Family, and have no relation to them, if we have none of that so-called kinship, would you consider me?" Gu Shizhao asked directly.

Xia Xingchen was taken aback, Gu Shizhao smiled helplessly, "Think about it carefully, I’ll come back in a few days."

Considering Xia Xingchen’s reputation, Gu Shizhao couldn’t talk to her for too long in the room, so after five minutes he opened the door and left.

The consequence of their conversation meant that during dinner, Xia Xingchen was absent-minded, relying on Anmin and Yi Roujing to feed her, preventing herself from burying her face in the rice.

Today Ding Weihuo and Li Hongying were delighted upon learning that Yi Roujing and Ding Anguo had secured formal jobs, paying no attention to other matters.

"Xingchen, what do you think?" After washing up, Xia Xingchen was sitting on the bed in a daze, just as when Anmin went out, and still the same when she returned.

"Huh?" Xia Xingchen was a beat slow, "Think what?"

"About Gu, didn’t he talk about being fond of you, otherwise why are you acting lost?" Anmin replied.

Xia Xingchen’s face instantly turned red, eyes filled with panic, her hands twisting unconsciously, all of it seen clearly by Anmin.

"You clearly care about Gu, otherwise you wouldn’t be so deep in thought." Anmin remarked, a bit of relief in her smile; she believed Gu Shizhao could protect Xia Xingchen.

Xia Xingchen turned pale at Anmin’s words, the so-called clarity of outsiders.

"Xingchen, I’ve never dated anyone, so I can’t give you advice. Why not ask sister-in-law?" Anmin herself likely didn’t realize how much she trusted Yi Roujing now.

Then Anmin dragged her to knock on Yi Roujing’s room door.

Ha, two love novices seeking advice from another novice, what advice could she possibly give, she had no experience herself, okay?

"You like my big brother so much, share that feeling with Xingchen. My big brother is good to you, right? That’s what makes him a good man; share that standard with Xingchen so she can assess Gu." Anmin said, appearing seasoned.

Yi Roujing twitched the corners of her mouth, she had only met Ding Ancheng a few times, hadn’t really dated, though they shared a bed and were "mutual in adversity," she hadn’t determined if this was true love; she had to rely on past experiences.

"Actually, to see if a man truly likes or loves you, look at how much he is willing to sacrifice for you." Yi Roujing pretended to be profound.

"What has Gu done for you, tell us." Yi Roujing indicated for Xia Xingchen to speak boldly.

"He just, just said he went to the countryside for me." Xia Xingchen hesitated, "And he said, if he leaves the Gu Family, would I consider him without the kinship?"

Yi Roujing’s eyes widened, filled with envy, "Wow, that is true love."

"Actually, I think you can see how much Gu cares for Xingchen from his defiance against his aunt." Anmin honestly said.

"Fearing you wouldn’t believe him, he took that course of action. Honestly, it’s excessive, but causes awareness."

"Maybe he’s just pretending." Yi Roujing contradicted, earning a glare from Anmin.

"Gu is not someone who pretends." Xia Xingchen murmured, drawing Yi Roujing to raise an eyebrow, is this mutual affection?

"Xingchen, have you thought about the type of person you want to marry?" Anmin asked.

Xia Xingchen shook her head, she never considered it, "I always thought my elders would introduce someone, and we would meet and decide like that."

"And you?" Yi Roujing asked looking at Anmin.

"What about me?" Anmin asked, puzzled.

"What kind of person do you want to marry?" Yi Roujing asked seriously.

"I, of course, want to marry someone good, decent-looking, even if not as handsome as big brother, should at least be like second brother, best if their family is simple, not many relatives, or I’d be exhausted with too many siblings." Anmin complained.

Yi Roujing now felt sure that the Lee Ronggen Anmin ended up marrying from the book was certainly not who she wanted.

The Ding family’s happy news spread quickly by word of mouth, within days it was known by nearby teams and even heard in Huaixi County. Wen Chaokuan was one of them, but he only learned of it after a call from Li Xipei, asking when he’d take action.

Wen Chaokuan knew he couldn’t delay any longer, immediately giving a firm response.

The result was that someone had already delivered Lingzhi, Wen didn’t care, wondering who was trying to connect through Deputy Director Dai to the county party secretary.

But learning from his father, Deputy Director Dai was inquiring about a young intellectual from Dingping Production Team named Xia Xingchen, seeking ways to bring her to the county town.