Ever since Zhao Si'en went through that incident, she had grown up a lot.
He was the most scheming person among the educated youth, never doing anything without gain.
Today, he suddenly came to the broken temple to help her fetch water. To say there's no plot or scheme in this, Zhao Si'en doesn't believe it.
So, when Old Man Qian and Old Man Zhou returned, Zhao Si'en told the two elders about this matter.
These two old men are very wise. Since Zhao Si'en began living here, she has learned a lot from them that she couldn't have learned before.
Gu Lingling also told her that no matter when, she must not lose knowledge and must not give up learning. She encouraged her to take advantage of living with Old Man Zhou to resume the learning she had interrupted before.
"That boy has such a shifty look, he's obviously no good," Old Man Qian scolded. "If he comes again, just go inside and don't come out."
They say they're here to help, but if they talk about it, it'll only make people feel guilty or unkind.
"I understand," Zhao Si'en said.
When she saw Gu Lingling, she didn't think twice before telling her about it.
In Zhao Si'en's heart, her Sister Lingling was omnipotent; as long as she was there, everything could be handled well, giving a great sense of security.
"Tao Zhiran?" Gu Lingling's lips curled slightly.
He used to look for Gu Juan, now he's pestering Zhao Si'en, but the target is only one—he wants to get close to her.
If it were before, Gu Lingling might have thought she was overthinking, but now she's pretty sure that Tao Zhiran is obviously aiming at her.
Remembering how he looked at her like a commodity from the first sight, Gu Lingling felt disgusted.
"I don't know what's wrong with him," Zhao Si'en said, "but I always feel his intentions are impure."
Before at the educated youth point, when she was bullied by Wei Yan Yan, Tao Zhiran never helped her. Now suddenly he's being attentive, and Zhao Si'en feels it's scary. "Could there be something I don't know?"
"Come over, I'll tell you," Gu Lingling beckoned Zhao Si'en over and whispered a few words in her ear.
"Would that work?" Zhao Si'en looked at Gu Lingling with sparkling eyes, only to see her nod seriously. "There's definitely no problem."
Two days later, just as Tao Zhiran stepped into the broken temple, he was startled by a voice.
He turned his head, surprised to find that the silly girl from the village was there as well.
Tao Zhiran broke out in a cold sweat and immediately wanted to turn around and leave. This silly girl was Zhao Tiantian, the only daughter of Zhao Qiang, the accountant, with four elder brothers.
Although she usually seemed clueless, she was very doted upon at the Zhao Family. Not only Zhao Qiang and his wife, but even her four brothers would fulfill every request she made.
Additionally, the Zhao Family was quite prominent in Nanshui Village, with many relatives and connections. Zhao Junfeng, the security director, was Zhao Tiantian's cousin.
Nobody knows when, but after seeing Tao Zhiran once, Zhao Tiantian became infatuated with him.
She often waited for him at the entrance of the educated youth point, forcing Tao Zhiran to climb walls or crawl through holes every time he returned, fearing being latched onto by Zhao Tiantian.
Tao Zhiran was relieved when he didn't see Zhao Tiantian when he left today.
But unexpectedly, he encountered her at the broken temple.