The Delicate Darling with Her Rough Man

You couldn’t blame Fang Ziyin for misunderstanding.

She had just arrived in the countryside and happened to run into Jiang Baishu as he was getting off work. Jiang Baishu walked straight toward Leng Yuan’s house.

He only noticed Fang Ziyin just as he was about to go inside.

Afraid of interrupting Leng Yuan and Gu Jiaojiao, he led her to the backyard.

So, Fang Ziyin assumed Leng Yuan’s house was Jiang Baishu’s. Later, she saw Gu Jiaojiao picking vegetables in the backyard, and Jiang Baishu naturally took the basket from her.

Plus the way Jiang Baishu was protective of Gu Jiaojiao.

And so, Fang Ziyin completely misunderstood.

Believing Gu Jiaojiao to be Jiang Baishu’s fiancée, yet seeing her act so intimately with Leng Yuan, Fang Ziyin couldn’t bear to see Jiang Baishu kept in the dark and decided to offer a tactful hint.

”Haven’t you noticed that something’s off? The two of them go into the kitchen to cook, while you’re left out in the yard to pluck a chicken?”

Fang Ziyin had also just observed that the relationship between Jiang Baishu and Leng Yuan seemed rather ambiguous, and her mind instantly concocted all sorts of scenarios.

The conclusion she reached was this: Jiang Baishu and Gu Jiaojiao were engaged, but he had been away from home for many years. Gu Jiaojiao, a young woman on her own, was struggling to get by with two little ones, and just then, Leng Yuan appeared.

Over time, the two of them developed feelings for each other. But then, just when they least expected it, Jiang Baishu returned.

After thinking it over for a long time, Fang Ziyin still felt that Jiang Baishu ought to know the truth.

She racked her brain for ways to hint at it to Jiang Baishu.

But Jiang Baishu’s mind went in a completely different direction. ”You have a point. This really isn’t right. I can’t just be a freeloader. Once I’m done with the chicken, I’ll go help in the kitchen, too.”

’I’m doing so little work, yet I get to eat all this delicious food. It really isn’t right.’

’Women really are more perceptive. I never noticed this issue before.’

’Ever since I got back, every time I come home from the fields, Gu Jiaojiao already has a meal ready. I just eat without thinking about any of this.’

’Thinking about it now, that was so inconsiderate of me.’

Fang Ziyin: ”...”

She was absolutely fuming.

’I used to think Jiang Baishu was just unromantic, but now I see he’s a complete blockhead. How can anyone be so dense!’

So, she decided to be blunt.

”Jiang Baishu, haven’t you noticed? Leng Yuan and Gu Jiaojiao are far too close.”

This time, Jiang Baishu finally looked up. He saw the indignant expression on Fang Ziyin’s face and found it strange.

”They’re a married couple. Isn’t it perfectly normal for them to be a little close?”

”What? A married couple? Isn’t she your fiancée?”

Fang Ziyin’s voice shot up several octaves.

Jiang Baishu jumped. If his hands weren’t covered in chicken feathers, he would have slapped one over Fang Ziyin’s mouth.

”Keep your voice down.”

”You can’t just say things like that! That’s Brother Leng’s wife! What nonsense are you talking about?!”

After he spoke, Jiang Baishu shot a cautious glance toward the kitchen. He was terrified that Leng Yuan might have heard and would come out to beat him up.

’It was a bit embarrassing, but it was true—he couldn’t win a fight against Brother Leng.’

He then shot a warning glance at Fang Ziyin. ’What on earth is going on inside this woman’s head?’ he wondered. ’How could she possibly think Gu Jiaojiao is my fiancée?’

This time, however, Fang Ziyin wasn’t the least bit angry. On the contrary, she spoke with a beaming smile.

”Oh, so they’re a married couple! No wonder, no wonder.”

”I was just about to say, they look so... well-matched.”

Mhm.

’A handsome man and a beautiful woman—that’s what a well-matched couple is.’

Jiang Baishu let out a breath and warned Fang Ziyin, ”This is Brother Leng’s house, and Gu Jiaojiao is my sister-in-law. Don’t say anything foolish later. My family had some problems, and my younger brother and sister were saved by Brother Leng and my sister-in-law. If it wasn’t for them, I probably wouldn’t have any family left.”

Fang Ziyin’s heart ached as if it had been stabbed with a knife.