she moaned softly, sitting down on the ground.
She could clearly feel the changes within herself.
She knew what these changes meant.
She had always tried to use her assets to live a good life, and once, Zhang Xiaoshan humbly begged her over and over, trying to please her, only to be decisively rejected by her.
But today, she had ultimately given in to Zhang Xiaoshan.
However, the status and positions between the two had undergone a drastic change.
Today, it was she who begged to give.
And the process was so painful.
Wu Xiaoru looked at Zhang Xiaoshan with despair at this moment.
Zhang Xiaoshan took a deep breath.
At this moment, his face bore a hint of joy.
Because he felt that the qi inside him, which had been scattered, had actually condensed a bit.
It seemed that Wu Xiaoru, by keeping herself pure for so many years, had accumulated quite a bit of Qi.
Right now, it had all been utilized by him.
He got what he had always wanted.
And he gained quite a bit of Qi, leaving Zhang Xiaoshan in a very good mood.
He continued to mock Wu Xiaoru.
"Wasn’t it you who begged me? So shouldn’t I be the one asking you this question?"
"How about it, were you satisfied just now?"
Wu Xiaoru blushed with shame, feeling out of place.
"You, you, how did I not realize before that you are so thick-skinned?"
Wu Xiaoru’s tone carried a mix of melancholy and shyness.
But Zhang Xiaoshan was utterly disdainful as he said, ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs, ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴠɪsɪᴛ 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭•𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚•𝕟𝕖𝕥
"Aren’t I this way because of you?"
"Was I never innocent?"
"Thick-skinned? Let me show you what true thick-skinned means."
Saying so, Zhang Xiaoshan opened the small box he had brought.
He opened it right in front of Wu Xiaoru.
When she saw what was inside, Wu Xiaoru’s face turned red.
After all, she was a country girl, and even though she was quite scheming, how could she have ever encountered such things?
When the items from the suitcase were being used on her, one by one.
All her pride in front of Zhang Xiaoshan shattered.
She could hardly bear it.
Yet she didn’t dare to refuse.
"I’m sorry, I was wrong,"
"I truly have no strength left,"
But Zhang Xiaoshan was relentless.
"No problem, I’ll cheer you on."
Zhang Xiaoshan took out a syringe.
"No, Little Shan, please don’t do this to me."
Wu Xiaoru cried, tears streaming down her face.
But this couldn’t change anything.
"Zhang Xiaoshan, you are so cruel."
Wu Xiaoru, with her hair disheveled like a madwoman, gave Zhang Xiaoshan a look full of resentment.
Thinking of everything that had just happened, she felt conflicted.
Previously, Zhang Xiaoshan had been gentle towards her, so compliant.
But this time, Zhang Xiaoshan showed no intent of cherishing her gentleness.
"I’m cruel? I’m nothing compared to you and your mother,"
Zhang Xiaoshan took a deep breath, a strange feeling making him feel refreshed.
The obsession of many years was finally resolved.
The humiliation of that day, he had repaid Wu Xiaoru, this contemptible woman, several times over in front of the ancestors of the Wu family.
"Wu Xiaoru, listen clearly, from now on, you and I are through. As for your brother’s matter, I will give you an explanation,"
"Take care of yourself."
Having said that, Zhang Xiaoshan left with long strides.
He didn’t even spare Wu Xiaoru another glance.
"Zhang Xiaoshan, you, you bastard!"
Wu Xiaoru screamed miserably.
She had thought that tonight’s encounter with Zhang Xiaoshan would be harmonious, even leading to a reconciliation.
But the reality was vastly different from her imagination.
She had lost the most precious thing to her.
But what had she gained in return?
This was nothing but Zhang Xiaoshan’s revenge.
After a short rest, gathering her energy, she walked toward her home, her hair unkempt.
"Why hasn’t anyone come yet?"
"It’s already one o’clock."
In the village hall’s card room, Wei Bao, Wu Biao, Li Erniu, and others were all dozing off.
"Zhang Xiaoshan doesn’t have much skill, but he certainly puts on airs. It’s this late; can he pull it off or not? Li Erniu was dissatisfied."
Wei Bao was also yawning.
"Wang Goudan, are you pulling one over on us?"
Wang Goudan swore to the heavens.
"If I’m lying to you, I’ll never die a good death. Zhang Xiaoshan really said he would come tonight."
"Be patient, let’s wait a little longer."
"Zhang Xiaoshan has made it big now, became a boss, of course, he acts superior."
"You guys don’t know how it felt, holding that bag of money for Zhang Xiaoshan today."
"Does he really have that much money?" the crowd asked skeptically.