As the woman suddenly appeared at the door, both Zhang Xiaoshan and Tao Qian were stunned.
It was actually Wu Xiaoru.
At the moment she walked forward with her head down, blushing, stepping slowly, her legs as if lead balls were tied to them, extremely heavy.
"Hehe, your first love has come to find you."
Tao Qian smirked teasingly.
"Cut it out, just go, don’t let her notice anything." Zhang Xiaoshan’s feelings were a bit complicated at this moment.
Tao Qian lowered her voice and whispered to Zhang Xiaoshan.
"Lately Wu Biao has been going out to play cards every night. My period just ended last night; you can come see me, and I’ll take good care of you."
Zhang Xiaoshan had experienced Tao Qian’s skills before—she was absolutely a pro.
After Zhang Xiaoshan nodded, Tao Qian left with light steps.
When passing by Wu Xiaoru, their gazes met for a moment.
Wu Xiaoru paused, seemingly questioning why Tao Qian would come out of the health office. She felt a bit of jealous displeasure, so her eyes carried a hint of annoyance. Tao Qian, however, did not indulge her and glared back sharply and unapologetically.
At this time, silence spoke louder than words.
As if to say "You’re the one who betrayed Zhang Xiaoshan. What business is it of yours what I do with him?"
After receiving Tao Qian’s challenging and humiliating look, Wu Xiaoru, feeling guilty, immediately cast her head down low, wilting like a deflated eggplant.
Then Tao Qian swaggered off with swing in her hips.
At a nearby crossroad, Wu Biao, with a bandaged arm, was growing impatient. Seeing Tao Qian approaching, he started cursing loudly.
"I sent you to get cigarettes, why did it take so long? Did you hook up with Zhang Xiaoshan behind my back or something shameful?"
"You damn vixen, I’ve long realized you’re no good."
Wu Biao’s mouth was like a wild boar’s backside, relentlessly spitting out filth, cursing as vulgarily as possible.
Tao Qian was a bit overwhelmed by the insults.
"I was gone for just two or three minutes. How could I have done anything with Zhang Xiaoshan? Do you think everyone is like you, finishing in just a few seconds?"
This remark infuriated Wu Biao.
"You dare to talk back to me? I’ll beat you to death."
Wu Biao once again raised his hand against Tao Qian. ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩✶𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚✶𝕟𝕖𝕥
Frightened, Tao Qian’s complexion turned pale. She stepped back nervously, trembling as she spoke.
"You, you, you’ve forgotten what Zhang Xiaoshan just told you? He told you to calm down and not to overexert yourself."
Hearing this, Wu Biao lowered the fist he had raised.
"You lousy wretch, I suspect you’re in cahoots with Zhang Xiaoshan, deliberately deceiving me. Just you wait, once I’m better, I’ll hammer you to death."
Wu Biao cursed a couple more times in frustration, turned, and walked away. Tao Qian snickered secretly and followed him.
As they left, she looked back towards the direction of the health office.
"I wonder what that woman came to find Zhang Xiaoshan for?"
"When he comes to see me tonight, I’ll definitely have to ask him properly."
Tao Qian was already looking forward to it.
Inside the health office,
Wu Xiaoru walked in, standing in the middle with her head down, not saying a word, as if waiting for Zhang Xiaoshan to ask her something.
Zhang Xiaoshan clearly saw Wu Xiaoru but still pretended not to notice her, busying himself with cleaning up and arranging the medicine.
Eventually, Wu Xiaoru couldn’t resist and spoke first.
When she called Zhang Xiaoshan’s name, there was a trace of miserable sentiment in her voice.
"Oh, what are you doing here?"
Only then did Zhang Xiaoshan lift his eyelids, glancing at Wu Xiaoru before digging at her with an unapologetically mocking tone.
"I’m not dead yet, no need for such a sad call. Besides, aren’t you Wang Xiaolong’s girl now? If you’re going to mourn, you should be at the county detention center’s gate."
Hearing this, Wu Xiaoru was overwhelmed with regret and shame.
"Little Shan, I—I know I was wrong. Stop mocking me. About our breakup, it was all my fault. I apologize to you, I—I was wrong."
Since her betrayal, Wu Xiaoru finally apologized to Zhang Xiaoshan face to face for the first time.