She Lives without Regret in This Life

Chapter 470: Chapter 483: Being Followed

”Alright! This task is going to be tough for you.”

”President, that’s what I should do!”, Xu Qigang suggested, ”Why not let me join in on this mission? Get lost, get lost, get lost...”, Shen Feihu turned his face away to dismiss them; this damn kid was always looking for an opportunity to take on a mission.

His only son was already going on a mission, and he couldn’t afford to send another valuable assistant.

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Shixi Town

Sheng An had been selling bean sprouts all morning, her little face red and frozen. All the village donkey carts had gone home, and she had to walk back to the village with her basket.

After she closed the stall today, she went to the post office to send thirty yuan to her sister, so she was delayed.

Mom and Dad were worried that Sister would be short of money at the General Association, and she had heard about it too. The General Union Song and Dance Troupe had many beautiful girls; although her sister was good-looking, she couldn’t compare with those in the city who loved beauty and knew how to dress up!

It’s easy to stay home for a thousand days, but hard to be out for even a moment. Life without money was not easy to endure outside.

Now, selling bean sprouts every day, she had saved up quite a bit of money in the past few months! This year, they would be able to have a prosperous New Year.

Plus, Dad had been much more stable since that bad man left. He no longer sat by the door and smoked silently for hours like he used to.

The atmosphere at home wasn’t oppressive anymore, and the smiles on Mom and Dad’s faces grew more frequent, giving her much relief.

As Sheng An walked along, thinking of her family, the smile on her face became even more prominent.

Her features were of the kind that had a strong sense of three-dimensionality: profound, with defined contours. Although in the 1980s countryside, such a face would be looked down upon, considered tough and hard to get along with, in modern times, it would surely twist women’s hearts and turn men’s heads.

Dressed up, she’d be a true supermodel material.

Qin Yue leaned against a withered poplar tree, thinking she looked good no matter how he saw her, every bit pleasing to the eye.

She was much more beautiful than those Southern girls, one after another!

Along the way, Sheng An always felt like someone was following her, which made her hair stand on end, so she quickened her step. Even though it was the middle of the day, walking alone without a village in front or a shop at the back was genuinely frightening.

Passing a reservoir, her unease grew stronger. She had heard about someone drowning in the reservoir the summer before last.

Qin Yue strolled casually behind her, and even with a broken rib, he still walked with ease. When he noticed Sheng An’s pace getting faster, he couldn’t help but raise his eyebrows.

Was the girl in such a hurry to get home for lunch, he wondered?

Crossing by the reservoir, Sheng An finally caught sight in the corner of her eye of where that creepy feeling came from!

She turned around angrily to confront the ruffian-looking man standing behind her, and quickly approached him.

”Who are you? Why are you following me?” She was nearly driven mad by this man; she had been scared to death, and it turned out he was stealthily stalking her.

Had she known earlier it was a person following, she wouldn’t have been terrified out of her wits!

”Your man!” Qin Yue replied with a ruffian-like answer.

Fuck! Sheng An’s temper flared upon hearing that; who was this shameless jerk? He dared to take advantage of her without even bothering to inquire about her in the ten miles and eight villages!

”Try calling that again, you filthy hobo!”

”Little wife!” Qin Yue smirked provocatively. His reputation as a bad boy didn’t come for nothing; every nickname had a profound significance.

If he didn’t act like a rogue upon seeing a woman he fancied, he wouldn’t live up to his nickname of little ruffian.

”Bastard!” Sheng An exploded with rage and raised her hand to greet Qin Yue’s face.