Chapter 57

This scene left Wang Guizhi feeling utterly humiliated.

She had just said that any girl who would fancy Xiao Fei must be blind, and now she saw her own daughter walking out of Xiao Fei's backyard, one after the other.

She felt as if her plump face had been slapped repeatedly.

She was utterly embarrassed!

Mother and daughter stared at each other, the tension lingering for a while.

Wang Guizhi then seemed to remember something, pointing at Liu Xinmei and asking in disbelief, "Xinmei, what are you doing here? Why are you with Xiao Fei?"

"Mom! Are you overstepping your bounds? I can be with whoever I want, what's it got to do with you? Let's go, hurry up and leave! Don't embarrass yourself here!" Liu Xinmei shouted in anger, her voice low.

As she spoke, she tried to push her mother, wanting to push her out of Xiao Fei's yard.

Unfortunately, the difference in their sizes was too great; she couldn't budge her mother at all.

"Xinmei, don't push me. No, we can't leave until this is sorted out today!" Wang Guizhi said, thinking it was abnormal, too abnormal. Could it be that her daughter was really dating Xiao Fei?

It must be that Xiao Fei was seducing Xinmei!

Yes! It must be so!

He saw that Xinmei had been accepted into a prestigious university, so he wanted to climb the social ladder and set his sights on her daughter! The thought made her furious.

Wang Guizhi had forgotten her original purpose for coming to Xiao Fei's house and started shouting at him again:

"Xiao Fei, you'd better stay away from my Xinmei. She's destined for a noble life, and you don't deserve her! Don't say I didn't warn you. If I see you纠缠 (harassing) Xinmei again, watch out for your dog legs!"

Xiao Fei touched his nose, thinking, "This is just turning the tables, isn't it?"

It was your daughter who came to seduce me, how did it become me harassing Liu Xinmei?

And now she's threatening me.

He chuckled, laughing in spite of his anger, "Aunt Guizhi, don't overthink it. I really don't have the time to pursue your daughter."

Liu Xinmei, hearing her mother shouting at Xiao Fei again, her face turned pale. She thought, "Why is this turning into such a mess today?"

She said, both angry and anxious, "Mom, it's not what you think, stop talking nonsense! You have no shame, but I do! What are you shouting about? Look, so many people are watching!"

Indeed, Wang Guizhi's loud voice had attracted many villagers, who were now whispering and gossiping with interest.

Xiao Fei's mother was a bit scared, grabbing his arm and asking repeatedly, "Fei, what's going on? What's the deal with you and Xinmei?"

"Mom, it's nothing, don't worry," Xiao Fei reassured her with a smile.

"Not what I think? Then what is it? Why were you alone with Xiao Fei? What were you doing?" Wang Guizhi questioned her daughter, "Do you have any shame? Being with a scoundrel, don't you feel it's beneath you? And you're shouting at me? Did I raise you to give me attitude?"

Liu Xinmei, in a hurry, said, "Xiao Fei and I are classmates, can't we just talk? What's the big deal?"

"Hmph! You're still defending him! I don't know what kind of spell that boy has cast on you, but I warn you, you're not allowed to see Xiao Fei!"

"I have my freedom! What right do you have to control me?"

"What right? The right of being your mother! You ungrateful girl, I'd rather marry you off to a cat or a dog than let you be with Xiao Fei!"

"Unreasonable! This was nothing, but you've made the whole village know about it. I don't have a mother like you!"

The mother and daughter argued for a few more sentences, and Liu Xinmei, covering her face in anger, ran away.

Xiao Fei watched from the side, finding the scene increasingly amusing. This fat woman was truly bizarre, born for battle, even arguing with her daughter in public.

Wang Guizhi, seeing her daughter run away in tears, felt a bit deflated.

Only then did her fighting spirit cool down a bit, and she realized something was off: Wasn't that a family scandal just now? How did I end up arguing with my daughter in front of so many villagers?

That's not right at all!

She slapped her forehead in frustration.

"You wait and see!" Wang Guizhi pointed at Xiao Fei and his mother, "You'll see what's coming! Hmph! A toad dreaming of eating a swan, dream on! Pah!"

With that, the fat woman walked away with a proud gait, her head held high.

As Wang Guizhi walked away, the onlookers burst into laughter.

Wang Guizhi, hearing this, turned around and threatened fiercely, "Damn it! What are you laughing at? If anyone dares to spread rumors, I'll make you pay!"

The laughter only grew louder, as if mocking her.

Wang Guizhi stomped her foot and fled in embarrassment.

"Xiao Fei, you've got guts! You actually managed to get the village chief's daughter, impressive!"

"What did you do to Liu Xinmei, Xiao Fei, to make Wang Guizhi so angry?"

"Were you caught in the act by her mom?"

The villagers chattered for a while and then dispersed.

Xiao Fei, seeing his mother looking worried, muttered, "What are we going to do now that we've offended the village chief's family?"

"Mom, don't worry! Liu Zhenhai isn't a tiger, he won't eat us," Xiao Fei said with a smile.

"I'm asking you, did something happen between you and Xinmei?" his mother pressed, her eyes filled with fear.

"I don't fancy her!" Xiao Fei said calmly.

"Then what were you doing in the backyard?" his mother asked.

"Nothing much, just some idle talk." Xiao Fei didn't want to tell his mother about Liu Xinmei's confession and his rejection of it.

"That's good, that's good. I hope Xinmei will explain to her mother and clear up any misunderstandings," his mother sighed in relief.

At Liu Xinmei's house.

Liu Xinmei locked herself in her room, sobbing uncontrollably.

Was she wronged?

She felt extremely wronged. A girl who considered herself extraordinary and had some reason to be proud, had taken the initiative to confess to a boy who was currently not as good as her.

And she was rejected.

Rejected without any hesitation, without even a shred of face-saving. Was she really that unworthy?

It was so embarrassing.

Even more embarrassing was that her mother had added salt to the wound, arguing with her in public, making the whole village know about it.

How could she face anyone now?

"Xinmei, open the door, open it!"

"Xinmei, stop being silly, open the door and let Mom in. Mom was wrong, I shouldn't have spoken without thinking. Can you forgive me this time?"

"Xinmei, if you don't come out, Mom will kneel down to you."

Outside the room, Wang Guizhi was at a loss.

The Liu family was also at a loss.

Liu Xinmei had always been pampered in the Liu family, and now that she had been accepted into university, she was seen as the hope for the family's rise to prominence, and was cherished even more.

Liu Zhenhai had also heard about his wife's disgraceful behavior at the Xiao family's house and was so angry that he kicked her a few times, scolding her for disgracing the whole family.

He didn't know what his daughter was doing at Xiao Fei's, but he knew she had always been independent and knew what to do and what not to do.

If his daughter really liked Xiao Fei, it wouldn't be a bad thing. That boy had a promising future.

This foolish woman, meddling recklessly, had made things unmanageable, which was truly infuriating.