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Black Treasure tilted its round head and stared at Yezhi for a long time, feeling that this scene was very familiar. Suddenly, it realized something and jumped onto the edge of the bed, snatching the bundle that Yezhi had packed, hugging it tightly to its chest and turning its back to Yezhi.
“Black Treasure, quickly return the bundle to your sister,” Yezhi often mentioned her sister lately, trying hard to guide Black Treasure not to call her “Mama Bear” anymore, as it sounded too unpleasant.
Black Treasure didn’t care. Thinking about how “Mama Bear” would be leaving for a long time made it feel very upset. It didn’t want to behave; it didn’t want “Mama Bear” to go. Black Treasure kept its back turned to her, but when Yezhi pressed the “Pet Communicator,” she still heard Black Treasure's thoughts, and her heart softened completely.
“Bao'er, you’ve grown up; you need to be a good and obedient child! I’ll be back soon…!” Yezhi realized she couldn’t continue. What good child? She used to hate when adults said that!
Yezhi kicked Black Treasure, which was facing away from her with its round backside. “Black Treasure, you are a man; why are you being so stubborn? Give me back the bundle, right now!” Black Treasure was knocked down by Yezhi. It curled up tightly, using all four limbs to hold onto the bundle, stubbornly refusing to let go of Yezhi.
After hitting its backside a few times, Black Treasure finally released the bundle with tear-filled eyes, letting out a low growl and lying there with its shoulders slumped in infinite grievance.
“What’s going on?” Aunt Zhou walked into the house holding Niu Niu, looking worried when she saw Yenba's Black Treasure.
“It’s nothing; this little guy is being stubborn, and I dealt with it!” Aunt Zhou shot a glare at Yezhi, wondering why her Black Treasure, who was usually so obedient, was being handled like this!
Comforted by “Granny Bear,” Black Treasure started crying uncontrollably. In anger, Aunt Zhou pretended to hit Yezhi, while Black Treasure hugged Aunt Zhou, panting heavily and making sounds like “ow” and “oh.” The feedback from the “Pet Communicator” was: “Mama Bear is bad; I won’t pay attention to her anymore!”
Rolling her eyes, Yezhi felt even angrier. Every time she left, it turned into such an emotional scene. To take care of Black Treasure’s fragile feelings, after negotiating with Niu Niu, they decided to leave it behind while she set off alone.
Upon returning to the county town, the already gloomy sky grew darker, the air became murky, and the wind howled. Having figured out some patterns, Yezhi knew snow was coming soon. She pushed herself harder and quickly returned to the Lin family.
The house was quiet. The bright red “Winter Beauty” in the small courtyard quietly exuded fragrance. After placing down her bundle, Yezhi went to the kitchen. The stove was cold; the dumplings preserved with freezing spray hadn’t been touched at all. Feeling frustrated, she wondered what this Xiaobinzi was doing by not eating.
At that moment, the courtyard door opened, and Lin Haitao walked in with his bicycle. With hands on her hips and a fierce look in her eyes, Yezhi glared at him as he hoarsely said, “You’re back!”
Under the orange-red light, Lin Haitao looked weary; his stubbly beard added a touch of masculinity to him—both decadent and sexy. Yezhi found herself captivated; he was exactly her type. “Xiao Fang, quickly take a picture!”
"Yezi!" Lin Haitao looked at Yezi in a daze and lightly patted her. Standing face to face with Xiaobinzi, Yezhi finally noticed the dark circles under his eyes. "Xiaobinzi, where have you been these past few days? You're almost rivaling a panda!"
"On duty!" The People's Police have it tough; while others are celebrating the holiday, they must maintain public order as usual.
"Xiaobinzi, I'm about to make dumplings. Eat and then sleep!"
Lin Haitao watched the busy figure at the stove and no longer felt that the house was suffocatingly quiet. In fact, he could have taken the day off, but after seeing the note left by Yezhi, he changed his mind.
"Come eat!" Yezhi placed two steaming plates of dumplings on the table.
Both were hungry, and the 50 dumplings were quickly devoured. Yezhi took the bowl and chopsticks from Xiaobinzi's hands and urged him to go rest.
After Yezhi tidied up the kitchen and boiled some hot water, she noticed that Xiaobinzi's room light was still on. She called for him to get up and take a shower. Xiaobinzi thanked Yezhi, who felt he was being overly polite and said something that could easily be misunderstood, "Who are we to each other!" Lin Haitao's ears instantly turned red, and with a "bang," he closed the wooden door of the bathroom.
"Master, do you have a crush on Xiaobinzi?" Xiao Fang asked playfully.
"No, he's handsome; I just appreciate him!" Yezhi replied candidly.
"Then what you just said can easily be misunderstood; even Xiao Fang misunderstood!"
"Xiao Fang, why has your thinking become so impure? Xiaobinzi and I are just good friends!" Xiao Fang weakly countered, "Master, there's an old saying... that there is no such thing as pure friendship between men and women."
"Who said that? That's too narrow-minded!" Yezhi retorted, feeling guilty. She used to think that way too, but in this simple era, she began to believe in the existence of pure friendship.
However, just a few days later, Yezhi's friendship faced unprecedented rumors. The main characters of these rumors included her, Xiaobinzi, Zhang Dou, and Xiao Cheng. What started as two pairs turned into a love triangle, then a love square... Eventually, she was labeled as fickle, a seductress, a promiscuous woman, a fallen flower... Sigh! There were all sorts of ugly names.
The most rampant version of the rumor claimed that she had tried every means to hook up with Teacher Xiao while in the countryside. After being introduced by Teacher Xiao to the city, she met Zhang Dou, the son of a cadre family. She then abandoned Teacher Xiao to pursue Zhang Dou and successfully stayed in the city. Later on, she met Zhang Dou's colleague Xiaobinzi and was drawn to his good looks, insisting on staying at Jiajia's place under the pretense of renting it when in reality she was trying to get close to him.
Yezhi listened as Xiao Fang vividly described the various rumors about her, laughing heartily while slapping the table. She was so good at spinning tales, making Yezhi sound like a femme fatale. "Master!! How can they fabricate such nonsense!" Xiao Fang retracted her exploratory gaze, tears shimmering in her eyes. Her master was being slandered, and she wanted nothing more than to knock those gossiping aunts to the ground.
"Xiao Fang, we can't control what others say; besides, this is quite strange. Why have rumors suddenly started circulating?"
To be precise, it was two days after Yezhi returned home that the people in this alley began to look at her with disdain, often whispering behind her back. At school, Lu Xiaoli led the gossip. Yezhi didn't take it seriously and continued living well, but today, Zhang Ling got into a fight with Lu Xiaoli, forcing Yezhi to confront the issue. Of course, she first needed to hear what rumors were being spread.
"Hai Tao, what did Yezhi do to deserve this kind of treatment?" Zhang Dou asked angrily. Lin Haitao remained silent, thinking about how Yezhi had always been the same, with sharp eyes softened.
"Xiaobinzi, say something! Yezhi is almost being described as a promiscuous woman!" Zhang Dou couldn't bring himself to say it outright and slammed his fist on the table in frustration.
Lin Haitao replied seriously, "No matter what others say, it doesn't affect me!" Zhang Dou scoffed, saying that of course he could be indifferent; after all, Yezhi was a girl, and the impact of such comments was immeasurable.
"Xiaobinzi, I won't be coming over to your place for a while to avoid putting Yezhi in a difficult position!" Zhang Dou reluctantly bid farewell to various delicious foods.
Lin Haitao gently advised, "Zhang Dou, things are still the same as usual!" But Zhang Dou was lost in thoughts about finding the source of the trouble and didn't hear him.
That evening, as Lin Haitao returned home from work, he saw a crowd gathered in front of his house from a distance. Yezhi stood at the door with fiery eyes and hands on her hips. "Who the hell is making trouble in front of my house!" At that moment, she was furious. She didn't care about verbal slander—really! But when she heard a sudden splash from the door and saw that everything was wet and reeking, all rationality left her; she began shouting like a shrew.
"Who the hell did this despicable act? How dare you do something shameful and not take responsibility? Coward! You think I don't know what you timid mice are saying behind my back? I usually don't care about entertaining the public, but now I will settle this! Whoever is spreading rumors about me will end up in jail with me for an explanation!"
"Oh! Who doesn't know? You have someone in the police station—your wild man is a cop! Clearly a pair of dogs in heat acting like they've suffered some great injustice."
At that moment, Yezhi could fully understand why Zhang Ling wanted to tear apart Lu Xiaoli. She felt like rushing forward to tear apart Zhao Yueying's mouth; however, she was stopped by Lin Haitao.
"Xiaobinzi!" Yezhi felt too embarrassed to face him. If she could just endure it for now and return to Zhoujiatun in two days, the rumors would gradually fade away. By causing such a scene now, she only provided new topics for gossip.
"Comrade Zhao, I stand tall and proud; I’m not afraid of what you say. Yezhi, go back inside." With that, she silently walked back into her house. Lin Haitao turned towards the crowd and coldly stated, "I won't pursue this matter this time; however, there better not be a next time! I doubt anyone wants to apologize to me from inside a detention center." Instantly, Zhao Yueying's face turned pale.
Yezhi walked into her room and packed her belongings. Soon, she appeared in front of Lin Haitao, who was wiping the door with a cloth.
"What's wrong?" Lin Haitao glanced at her and calmly continued wiping the front door.
Yezhi looked at Xiaobinzi, feeling puzzled: Was he genuinely calm or just pretending? "Xiaobinzi, it seems I've caused you some trouble. I can't control what others say, and after today, it might get even worse. You've really been dragged down with me."
Lin Haitao chuckled lightly, "Who told you to care about others? Once you leave, they won't say anything!"
"They will still talk. But as I walk away, I'll say: I was driven away after you saw my true self!" Lin Haitao looked up in surprise, "Why... don't you care about yourself?"
Yezhi laughed in disbelief, "Those people are irrelevant to me. Why should I care?" Lin Haitao paused for a moment and then picked up the cloth to continue wiping the door. "Those people have nothing to do with me either. Why are you leaving?"
Yezhi didn't want to leave; she would be going back to the village in two days to find more trouble. "Xiaobinzi, are you serious?" Lin Haitao nodded. "Xiaobinzi, you're truly a good buddy of mine. I actually don't want to leave; I'm just waiting for you to keep me here!" Yezhi said playfully as she snatched the cloth from Xiaobinzi's hand.
"I'll do it! This matter started because of me!"
Lin Haitao laughed, "You go put your things away!" Holding a bundle in one hand and a cloth in the other wasn't very convenient. Yezhi cheerfully replied, "Understood!"
"And then cook!"
"Understood, understood!"
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