1987 My Era

Chapter 571, Marry! The Ruthlessness of Song Yu and Zhou Shihe
Some surprises.

Upon entering the restaurant, Li Heng immediately spotted the wonton shop across the street.

Isn't this the owner of Qian Yuejin Wonton Shop at Qianzhen Shimen Station?

I didn't expect her to end up here. She's got a huge belly; she really does seem to be pregnant.

Seeing him peering intently across the street through the glass, the three women couldn't resist teasing him: "A still-attractive pregnant woman, Li Heng, what are you looking at? You haven't fallen for her, have you?"

Li Heng was speechless.

He said, "I know that person."

Sun Manning asked, "Who is it?"

Li Heng said, "She's from our town. A group of us used to love going to her shop for wontons. They were so delicious. I never expected to run into her today."

Sun Manning scoffed: "Are you sure it's the wontons that are delicious? Or is it because the proprietress has big breasts and a perky butt?"

Damn, this girl is shameless, trying to smear me in front of Song Yu and Mai Sui.

You'll regret this later.

Li Heng had no choice but to say, "She's a stepmother who's a bit dim-witted, or rather, she can't be called a stepmother, she's Lao Yong's father's mistress."

Upon hearing this, Song Yu and Mai Sui both looked in the direction he was looking.

Sun Manning led the proprietress around for a long time, then nudged him with her elbow and asked with great interest, "Tell me, tell me! I love hearing stories about other people having affairs."

Li Heng: "..."

Song Yu: "..."

Wheat Ear: "....."

Seeing that the three women were curious, Li Heng then recounted the whole story.

After listening, Sun Manning rolled up her sleeves and indignantly cursed on behalf of the dimwit: "I'll f*** you! I'll f*** you! Damn it, if I were dimwitted, I would have grabbed a kitchen knife and chopped those adulterers to pieces. Zhang Zhiyong is so useless, he can't even handle this little thing, and he always brags that he can take on three people at once. Bah! What a coward."

Upon hearing this, Song Yu glanced at the person beside her without making a sound.

Just then, Li Heng caught Song Yu's meaningful look.

Oh dear! It was so embarrassing! Damn it, Sun Manning, you big idiot, can you please not bring this up again?

Is this even possible?

Are we even going to eat?
Li Heng subtly kicked Sun Manning.

This silly girl reacted very strongly, jumping up and confronting Li Heng: "Why did you kick me? I was cursing that big idiot over there, what's it to you?"

Li Heng winked at her, then winked again.

Sun Manning said, "Stop blinking, I saw it. I didn't call you a womanizer. Can't I even call someone else a womanizer? Why are you being so nosy?"

That's fucking amazing!

He understood; this silly girl was doing it on purpose.

He was helping me out earlier, and I was so touched, but I never expected this idiot to turn around and mock me from afar.

Damn it, this is intolerable! Li Heng, whose temper was flaring up, almost couldn't hold back and pressed a finger down on her.

Li Heng said to Song Yu and Mai Sui, "Help us manage this; they're completely out of control."

Song Yu smiled but remained silent.

Mai Sui was even more straightforward, pretending not to hear and looking out the window.

Left with no other option, Li Heng turned to threaten Sun Manning: "If you keep acting so arrogant, you'll have to pay for this meal."

"Pah! I have no money, you can kill me and I still won't have any." Hearing that she had to pay, Sun Manning immediately wilted. She grabbed Song Yu's arm with her left hand and Mai Sui's arm with her right, grinning wickedly and trying to please her in every way. Her words were all about getting something for free and not paying a cent.

We chatted and joked around, and the meal lasted for about an hour before we left.

Li Heng wanted to pay the bill, but Song Yu wouldn't let him.

It took him a while to realize that this meal, though ostensibly an invitation to him, was actually Song Yu's treat to Mai Sui, with him and Sun Manning joining in.

As for the ins and outs, only Song Yu and Mai Sui knew the truth.

As they left the restaurant, Li Heng asked Mai Sui, "Where are you going tonight?"

Before Mai Sui could reply, Song Yu said, "Mai Sui, I'm leaving tomorrow morning. Come to my house tonight."

Hearing this, Mai Sui agreed.

Li Heng stopped and asked Song Yu, "So soon? Leaving tomorrow morning?"

Song Yu explained, "An elder in my family is celebrating their 70th birthday, and my parents and I have to rush back."

70th birthday?

Song Yu's grandparents don't seem to be that old yet, so he immediately stopped asking.

They took a detour through the teachers' college and arrived at the Song family's door.

After a moment of contemplation, Song Yu asked Li Heng, "Would you like to come to my house for a visit?"

Li Heng hesitated for a moment: "I came in a hurry and didn't buy any gifts."

Song Yu smiled beautifully, reached out and took Li Heng's wrist, leading him home.

Li Heng was a little stunned, then his happiness overwhelmed him, and he excitedly followed.

Sun Manning was dumbfounded.

The wheat ears weren't much better off; they were equally dumbfounded.

Watching the man and woman slowly walking up the stone steps, Sun Manning cursed, "Damn! Li Heng is such a lucky bastard. This is the first time I've ever seen Song Yu so proactive."

The wheat ears remained silent.

Sun Manning asked, "Are you feeling a little sad?"

"No," said the wheat ear.

Sun Manning asked, puzzled, "Why would she do that? Is she doing it for you?"

Mai Sui remained silent, a sentence echoing in her mind: Song Yu said, "I am trying to convince myself to accept him."

"Accepting him" means wanting to marry him.

Sun Manning asked, "What did you and Song Yu talk about today?"

Mai Sui said, "She didn't say anything."

Sun Manning pouted: "As expected! As expected, the three of you are the real family. I, Sun Manning, am just an outsider. This is the most pathetic way to treat someone who crosses the river and then discards them."

Mai Sui smiled and reached out to take her arm. "Alright, stop complaining. Song Yu is waiting for us."

Song Yu was indeed waiting for the two women. After leading Li Heng up to the platform, she released Li Heng's wrist and turned to look at the two women below the steps.

The steps are long and high, with a total of more than 80 stone steps.

While waiting for Mai Sui and Sun Manning, Song Yu suddenly asked, "Did you go to the Xiao family today?"

Li Heng was shocked and began to reflect on where he had gone wrong.
Where did things go wrong?

Did Song Yu notice?
As if she could read his mind, Song Yu said in a calm and collected manner, "Since you know that I met with Mai Sui today, Mai Sui must have told you beforehand."

But you didn't stop us right away; instead, you rushed over in the afternoon. I think you must have had something more important to do that you couldn't refuse, so you had to let us meet.

"Now, in Qianzhen, Zijing isn't home, so only Xiaohan could make you act this way. Considering that Xiaohan's mother once visited Lushan Village near Fudan University, this isn't too hard to guess, am I right?"

After she finished speaking, she quietly stared into his eyes.

Li Heng opened his mouth, but in the end, he kept his promise to her and did not lie: "Yes."

Their eyes met for a long time before Song Yu looked away, gazing at the darkening horizon, and asked, "Then, can you still marry me?"

When she said this, it was as if she were recounting something that had nothing to do with her, without any joy or sorrow.

After speaking, they waited in silence.

Without any hesitation, Li Heng said decisively, "I will marry you!"

Song Yu seemed not to hear him, and after a long while, she softly said, "Okay."

Being as clever as she was, she didn't press Li Heng for details about his visit to the Xiao family.

There's no need to pursue it further.

He is a grown man, and an extraordinary man whose personality is already set in stone. She has no reason to pressure him, no reason to deprive him of his freedom and the right to breathe.

Sometimes it's better to turn a blind eye than to be aggressive.

Song Yu only wanted one result: that his will remained unchanged, his original intention remained the same, and that he still wanted to marry her. That was enough.

She asked, "Aren't you going to ask me if I made things difficult for Mai Sui today?"

Li Heng said, "You are the kind-hearted Song Yu, you wouldn't."

Upon hearing this, Song Yu smiled beautifully, but her eyes became unfocused after a while: "You're just taking advantage of my kind heart, constantly bullying me, and always finding me friends outside. Aren't you afraid that one day I'll get angry and leave you?"

Li Heng said succinctly, "No matter where you go, I will spend my whole life chasing after you and bringing you back."

Song Yu asked, "Aren't we just going to leave them alone?"

“I can control you, but you are Song Yu,” Li Heng said.

Song Yu withdrew her wandering gaze, her eyes lingering on him for a while. In the end, she said nothing, only saying, "Tonight you, Mai Sui, and Manning can sleep at my house."

Li Heng asked worriedly, "Will there be enough room for so many people?"

Song Yu said, "My mother and I prepared your bed this morning."

"what?"

Li Heng exclaimed and turned around abruptly, "You...you guessed I would come?"

With a smile in her eyes, Song Yu met his gaze without blinking and calmly uttered three words: "Is it difficult?"

Li Heng was trembling all over. At this moment, he felt like he had become transparent, his whole body a transparent hole, with nowhere to hide in front of her.

He slapped his forehead with his right hand. "This is the kind of ability that gets you into Peking University. Being too smart isn't a good thing."

Song Yu smiled, her smile stretching across a long shot in the twilight.

Mai Sui and Sun Manning finally climbed up.

As soon as she got a foothold, Sun Manning complained incessantly, "Song Yu, these stone steps are too difficult to walk on. I hope your husband can come up with a way to use money to build a road to heaven."

Song Yu automatically filtered out certain words and said calmly, "We're moving next year."

The wheat ear asked, "Where are we moving to?"

Song Yu said, "Let's go to Changshi."

Mai Sui asked, "Is Uncle's job being transferred?"

"Yes, let's go to Hubei University," Song Yu told them.

Li Heng was not surprised at all that his future father-in-law was going to Hunan University, and he also knew that his aunt, Song Shuyu, had helped a lot in the process.

He figured he needed to buy a few properties near Hubei University, which would be convenient for Song Yu's family as well as for himself.

The four of them entered the courtyard chatting and laughing, and immediately saw Song Shi and Jiang Yue peeling sugarcane at the doorway.

Hearing the noise, the couple turned their heads at the same time.

When Jiang Yue saw Li Heng in the crowd, she understood why her daughter had made her own bed that morning; it was for Li Heng.

"Uncle, Auntie," Li Heng greeted them sweetly as he approached.

"Oh, you've arrived." Song Shi nodded with a smile.

Jiang Yue put down the sugarcane she was holding and ran into the house to pour tea for the group. "Have you all had dinner yet?"

“We’ve already eaten, Auntie, you don’t need to worry about it,” Li Heng said, taking the tea.

Li Heng then spent the rest of the time chatting with the couple.

Seeing that her daughter was sitting next to Li Heng the whole time, Jiang Yue asked him a lot of questions about his family and his new book, unlike before.

For example, what about the health conditions of his parents and grandmother?

For example, the newspapers might mention the progress of his new book.
However, what interested Jiang Yue the most was his old profession of music. She asked Li Heng, "The newspapers say you've been featured in Time magazine and that they'll be doing an exclusive interview with you. Is that true?"

Li Heng nodded: "Yes, I will be performing in the Netherlands at the end of February, and I will also be giving an interview to Time magazine there."

Jiang Yue was somewhat moved, clearly aware of the prestige and global influence of Time magazine. Those who could grace the cover of such a magazine and receive exclusive interviews were all leaders and big names in their respective fields.

She asked curiously, "Besides the flute, erhu, and ocarina, I heard you're also quite good at the piano?"

"Well, it's alright, but after all, the practice period is short, so it might not be up to par," Li Heng said modestly.

He was being very modest; he felt he played the piano quite well, at least as well as his mother-in-law.

It's even a tiny bit better!

Otherwise, how could Chen Siya, who made a living by running a piano training institution, be so amazed by his piano talent?
Although his piano talent was cheated, it was the result of decades of accumulation in his previous life, but his level was indeed not bad.

Jiang Yue glanced at her daughter and suddenly said to Li Heng, "Auntie really likes 'Rain Imprint,' but I always feel like I can't capture the mood of your album. Could you play it for me?"

Li Heng felt ashamed.

That wasn't his work; the piano in the instrumental album was played by Zhou Shihe.

Compared to Miss Zhou's level, he's a complete novice, nothing at all.

Song Yu came to his rescue: "Mom, 'The Imprint of Rain' is mainly based on the piano, and Zhou Shihe plays the piano."

“I know, Mom just suddenly wanted to see Li Heng play live.” Jiang Yue has spent the first half of her life dealing with music. When she first heard the world-renowned instrumental album, she treasured it like a precious gem, and after listening to it again, she became almost obsessed.

So, she had a selfish motive today: she wanted to see Li Heng perform for free.

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Li Heng.

Having said all that, Li Heng had no choice but to stand up and ask, "Auntie, at this hour, won't this disturb the neighbors?"

Jiang Yue said, "Most of the people living around here are teachers. After the winter vacation, they mostly go back to their hometowns for the Spring Festival, so don't worry."

"Eh."

The group arrived at the music room.

Li Heng, shameless as ever, ignored the stares of several pairs of eyes, sat down at the piano and got into his own world. Before long, melodious piano music filled the music room.

Looking at the man in front of the black and white keys, Song Yu's eyes shone brighter than ever before. She personally loved the piano, but unfortunately, she had limited talent and could only play, but not brilliantly.

Now, listening to Li Heng's "Rain's Imprint," Song Yu appeared somewhat serene; this feeling of tranquility was a first for her.

As Mai Sui looked at Li Heng, she couldn't help but think of her other best friend, Zhou Shihe, who was also extremely talented at playing the piano.

Does he really have a romantic relationship with Shihe?

Just as Xiao Han said, he only loves beautiful women, and has he really fallen deeply in love with Shi He?

Even now, Mai Sui still doesn't believe it. She believes that Li Heng and Shi He are completely innocent.

Hearing piano music that was even better than her own, Jiang Yue was initially pleased, but then felt a little regretful.

It's a pity that Li Heng came from a poor background; otherwise, with his talent and ability developed in such a short time, he might have gone much further on the path of piano playing.

But then, thinking about Li Heng's achievements in literature and other musical instruments, Jiang Yue felt relieved. Life is full of choices, and if Li Heng hadn't experienced hardship in his childhood, perhaps there wouldn't be the talented Li Heng we know today.

It seems that everything is predetermined.

After the piece was finished, Jiang Yue smiled and said, "You played very well. Auntie was inspired. Please come to my house to play the piano more often in the future."

Jiang Yue's words were quite meaningful, making Li Heng's eyebrows practically twitch with joy.

He quickly replied with two "yes" sounds, agreeing.

In truth, Jiang Yue didn't want to say this.

But she had been secretly observing her daughter's expression. Seeing how much her daughter favored Li Heng, and recalling that her daughter had asked her to prepare her own bed this morning, she sighed inwardly. In her happiness, she had finally granted her daughter's wish.

For the next few minutes, Sun Manning complained that it wasn't fun and suggested playing cards to pass the time.

Since the TV show wasn't interesting anyway, the group agreed.

When it came to drawing cards, Li Heng had a bad run of luck and drew the same card as Sun Manning.

The two of them immediately objected, so they touched each other again.

This time, Li Heng and Song Yu were on one side, while Sun Manning and Mai Sui were on the other.

Mai Sui didn't quite understand and asked Manning, "Li Heng always has good luck, why don't you side with him?"

Sun Manning pouted: "Good luck, but better than Shihe...?"

Before she could finish speaking, a foot suddenly stuck out from under the table and kicked her.

Sun Manning immediately bared her teeth, wanting to yell at Li Heng next to her, but then she noticed out of the corner of her eye that the culprit was actually Sui Sui. She immediately backed down with a puzzled look. In other words, "Besides, Mai Sui, are you out of your mind? Li Heng and Song Yu are a couple. Why would I go and interfere with them? Do you have nothing better to do?"

The phrase "Li Heng and Song Yu are a couple," followed by "they are husband and wife," left Song Shi and Jiang Yue, who were standing nearby, looking at each other in bewilderment.

After carefully observing his daughter for a while, Song Shi saw that her face was calm and expressionless, as if she had already accepted the way she was addressed. He quietly pulled down his wife's sleeve and said, "I ate a bit too much for dinner. Come with me for a walk."

"Okay." Jiang Yue set off to follow.

After the elderly couple left, Sun Manning winked and gave Li Heng a few meaningful glances, as if to say: "I've been good to you, haven't I? I'll treat you to dinner later."

Li Heng blinked, meaning: No problem.

Song Yu saw their subtle interactions, smiled faintly, and remained silent.

Once outside, Song Shi took out a cigarette, lit it, took a couple of puffs, and asked, "What do you think?"

"Sigh, I don't need to look any further. Daughters are beyond their mothers' control once they grow up. My daughter probably already has a plan," Jiang Yue replied with a worried expression.

Song Shi nodded. "It seems so. This time, Yu Bao seems more determined than before. It seems... it seems..."

He couldn't continue speaking halfway through his sentence; he felt a tightness in his chest.

After walking silently for about a hundred meters, Jiang Yue said thankfully, "Luckily, we had already prepared for the worst."

Upon hearing this, Song Shi looked back at the home he had lived in for almost 20 years and said, "I'm leaving, and suddenly I feel a little reluctant."

Jiang Yue said, "It's hard to leave one's homeland, so I'll do it for my daughter's sake."

It's truly hard to leave one's homeland.

After graduation, the two were assigned to work here, and 20 years have passed in the blink of an eye. The couple had long regarded this place as their hometown, but unexpectedly, plans could not keep up with changes, and they had to leave.

Of course, they had thought about working in Changshi before, but at that time it was only a fleeting thought. After all, their network of connections was all there, and the couple, who didn't have much ambition, were ultimately unwilling to leave.

However, as their daughter's relationship with Li Heng became clearer, the couple had to bring up their postponed trip to Changsha again during the summer vacation.

After six months of hard work and pulling strings, they were finally transferred to Changsha and assigned to positions at Hunan University.

Around 9 p.m., the couple returned home and started preparing a late-night snack in the kitchen.

Around 10 p.m., the couple, who had prepared a late-night snack, came to the card table to watch the game.

Jiang Yue liked Mai Sui very much. Seeing her husband sitting next to their daughter, she simply sat down next to Mai Sui and watched her play cards.

Seeing this, Sun Manning almost burst out laughing inside, thinking to herself: See, see! Every time I come to your house with Sui Sui, Auntie, you always fawn over Mai Sui, but you just leave me to my own devices, humph! Now look what's happened, you've raised a rival for your daughter's affections! Oh hahaha…!
Sun Manning's inner monologue is very rich, so rich that it is revealed even in the corners of her eyes.

Li Heng looked up and asked, "Manning, why are you so excited? Did you get a really good hand?" "Mind your own business. I'll get excited if I want to, and I'll do whatever I want. A King." Sun Manning casually played her card.

Seeing this, Mai Sui was a little confused. "Manning, you're on my side, why are you betting against me? You should clear your points."

"Oh? Is that so?"

Sun Manning was dumbfounded. She looked down, wanting to back out, but Song Yu's glance made her give up. Then she took out two cards from her hand and put them on the table with a show of it: "I'll bet once, I'll bet once. I still have two Kings in my hand. It's okay, I can play them however I want. I'm betting this round!"

However, before he could finish his boast, Li Heng slapped him in the face. After several tractors were thrown down, no amount of Wang could help.

Sun Manning and Mai Sui could only watch helplessly as others leveled up.

Sun Manning cursed, "Holy crap! What the hell? Li Heng, how come you have so many tractors? You're not cheating, are you? I lost even with three kings???"

Li Heng didn't say anything, he just rolled his eyes twice.

From this hand onward, Sun Manning started having a run of bad luck, and even Mai Sui (the wheat stalk) suffered misfortune. In the end, she was so angry that she yelled:
"What a load of rubbish! Sui Sui, your luck is terrible! If Shi He were here, she would have carried me to victory long ago, and she would have beaten them both to a pulp..."

This idiot's shamelessness made Jiang Yue and Song Shi, who were watching, laugh.

Mai Sui wanted to subtly remind Sun Manning not to mention Shi He, but with Aunt Jiang Yue nearby, she had to give up.

After the game, the six of them appeared at the dining table, drinking and eating late-night snacks, creating a very pleasant atmosphere.

After midnight, Sun Manning, having finished washing up, found Mai Sui alone and asked, "Why did you kick me earlier? Did I say something wrong?"

Mai Sui changed her mind, thinking that "the matter between Shi He and Li Heng" was just Xiao Han's suspicion and shouldn't be taken seriously, so she said, "I accidentally kicked you when I raised my foot back then."

"Oh, I see. I thought I said something wrong. I thought about it for a long time but I still couldn't figure out where I went wrong." Sun Manning yawned and didn't think much of it.

Before leaving, Sun Manning whispered in her best friend's ear: "You'd better sleep with Song Yu tonight, otherwise Li Heng might come looking for Song Yu in the middle of the night."

Mai Sui was both amused and exasperated: "This is the Song family, so don't get any ideas."

"Tch! You'll regret it if you don't listen to the elders. They slept in the same bed at the Dongting Lake Inn. Don't underestimate Li Heng's shamelessness. Otherwise, would he dare to be so arrogant as to juggle multiple relationships?" Sun Manning rambled on.

Just then, Song Yu arrived.

Sun Manning immediately shut up. To be fair, it wasn't that she favored Mai Sui, but rather that she felt Li Heng was showing too much favoritism towards Song Yu, which was why she was standing up for her.

After taking a shower, Song Yu, dressed in a plain white nightgown, said to Mai Sui, "Mai Sui, sleep with me tonight."

The wheat ears responded well.

Sun Manning was jealous: "Why didn't you call me?"

Song Yu stared at her meaningfully for a while, until Sun Manning felt her scalp tingle and ran away.

She had no choice but to run away; she felt that Song Yu could see right through her, and this feeling was particularly unpleasant.

This is also why Sun Manning sometimes feels intimidated when facing Song Yu and Zhou Shihe.

After everyone left, Song Yu asked, "Zhou Shihe always has a good luck at cards?"

Mai Sui thought to herself, "This is bad. If Shi He and Li Heng don't have any emotional entanglements, that's fine. But if Xiao Han guesses right, then something terrible will happen."

In her opinion, her best friend Song Yu had clearly expressed her feelings today, wanting to marry Li Heng and to let him marry her openly and legitimately. If Shi He and Li Heng had developed feelings for each other, given Shi He's personality, she would absolutely not allow it to happen, and there would definitely be a fierce battle in the future.

hope…!
Hopefully, Li Heng won't mess with Shi He in the future.

Mai Sui could hardly bear to think about that terrifying scene, the scene of Li Heng dragging Shi He into the water.

However, she still felt that Shihe and he were innocent.

Even if Li Heng were to fall deeply in love with Shi He, given Shi He's rationality and self-respect, she wouldn't get involved in this mess.

Mai Sui replied, "Shi He does have better luck, but his card skills are even better."

Her answer was quite tactful.

Because Shihe's luck is sometimes so incredible that it turns a four-person game into a one-man show for the other, leaving even teammates with little enjoyment. Who understands that feeling?

Song Yu didn't ask any more questions and went into the bedroom.

The wheat ears followed.

...

the other side.

Having been scared away by Song Yu, Sun Manning pushed open Li Heng's room door and poked her head in, asking, "Hey! Handsome guy, have you finished showering yet?"

Li Heng glanced back and said, "Are your eyes just for show? Can't you see for yourself? Didn't you see I'm in my pajamas and drying my wet hair?"

Sun Manning squeezed half her body in: "Hey handsome, do you need someone to warm your bed tonight?"

Li Heng stopped what he was doing, turned halfway around and looked her over for a moment: "You?"

“What’s wrong with me? I also have a C cup!” Sun Manning spread her hands out and squeezed them together to show how big they were.

Li Heng's eyelids twitched, and he said irritably, "Take it easy. This isn't a school, this is Song Yu's house. It's not good if people hear this."

“Oh, right, with Song Yu around, all the other women are just ordinary beauties, you definitely wouldn’t look down on them. Then when we get back to Lushan Village, let’s continue playing around, my shapeshifting ability is so much fun.” Sun Manning leaned against the door frame, telling jokes as always.

Li Heng was impressed, rolled his eyes and said, "Manning, you're a top student from Fudan University, can't you be a little more mindful of your image? You still have to get married in the future."

"Get married? Don't worry about that. At worst, whoever marries me will be unlucky." Sun Manning continued to speak without restraint.

Li Heng stumbled, laughing so hard he almost fell over. Before leaving, he gave her a big thumbs up: "Amazing! I feel like since you and Ye Ning got together, you two have encouraged each other and evolved amazingly in the world of dirty jokes."

"Hehe, you flatter me!"

Sun Manning walked in with a smile on her face and closed the door behind her.

Li Heng was speechless. He walked over and opened the door: "Get to the point. Don't close the door."

Sun Manning asked smugly, "What are you afraid of?"

"What are you afraid of? I don't want my father-in-law and mother-in-law to misunderstand," Li Heng said.

"Tch! If I were you, I'd do something more exciting." Sun Manning vented all the grievances she had suffered at Song Yu's hands on Li Heng, finding it incredibly satisfying.

Li Heng didn't want to continue this conversation with this girl, otherwise it would never end. "So, what do you want?"

Sun Manning explained her purpose: "What exactly is the situation between Song Yu and Mai Sui now? Why haven't they started fighting?"

Li Heng asked, "Do you want them to fight?"

"Of course! I'll be there to break up a fight, so it shows I'm a loyal friend and that I'm more important," Sun Manning said matter-of-factly.

Li Heng's temper suddenly flared up, and he pushed her out of the room.

Sun Manning pouted, "Stop pushing me, I have something to tell you."

Li Heng stared at her intently, his face full of disbelief.

Sun Manning lowered her voice and asked, "I feel that Song Yu did this on purpose today. She asked you to stay overnight because she probably didn't want you to go back to No. 1 Middle School to Teacher Wang's house."

Li Heng paused for a moment, then gradually calmed down.

Actually, he had already thought about this issue in his mind. He still remembered that back in Beijing, Song Yu had suspected his relationship with Teacher Wang, saying that Teacher Wang had accompanied him on tours across most of China, and that he had a criminal record, with Teacher Yu being a precedent.

At that time, he was speechless and unable to defend himself.

Seeing his silence, Sun Manning became unusually serious: "Really? You really dared to lay a hand on Teacher Wang?"

Li Heng countered, "Do you think that's possible?"

Sun Manning circled around him, then gestured with her fingers: "You're my idol, I'll trust you one more time. If you ask me, if you ever really have a physical reaction to Teacher Wang, that's normal. Teacher Wang is indeed too flirtatious, uh, maybe 'flirtatious' isn't the right word."

"Well, that's the gist of it—Teacher Wang is incredibly sexy, you couldn't measure her with a ruler. But I think, instead of eating Teacher Wang, you might as well eat Ye Zhanyan, or even Wu Siyao. They're all beauties, and sneaking around with them is the most satisfying."

Li Heng was furious. He raised his hand and gave her two sharp raps on the head, making a loud thud. Then he turned around, went back into the house, closed the door, and locked it.

Sun Manning clutched her head and muttered curses under her breath at the door: "I haven't even suggested you eat Shihe yet, because you'd never get to. Pah! You really think you're invincible? Forget about the ultimate beauty, Shihe, you can only ever look on with envy at my C-cup! What a load of crap! Ouch! That hurt so much!"

Lying in bed, Li Heng carefully reviewed Song Yu and Mai Sui's every move today and finally came to the conclusion that it was very beneficial. He immediately rolled around on the bed with great joy, then closed his eyes and prepared to sleep.

He's been running around all day, and it's late at night now; he must be really tired.

That night, Li Heng had two dreams.

First dream: He dreamed that he entered the next bedroom, with Song Yu on his left and Mai Sui on his right, the three of them sleeping in one bed. Just as he was feeling very happy, the dream suddenly changed.

He was now lying in a black coffin, a knife stuck in his left heart and another in his lower abdomen. Outside the coffin, Song Yu, dressed in mourning clothes, sat slumped on the ground burning paper money for him.

Mai Sui, holding a kitchen knife, peered inside and asked Song Yu, "Sister, where should we stick the third knife?"

Song Yu thought for a moment and said, "Let's put in our eyes. If we go blind, we won't be able to see other women, and we'll only be good to the two of us."

Mai Sui glanced at the knife in her hand. "There are two eyes, so we're still missing a knife. I'll go get it now."

As she spoke, she actually ran to the kitchen and grabbed another knife.

Then, two sharp "splat" sounds were heard, and a knife pierced each of his eyes.

After finishing all this, Mai Sui clapped her hands and asked, "How much longer will the paper money be burned?"

Song Yu said, "You go in first, I'll be right there."

“Okay,” Wheat responded, then climbed into the coffin.

A short while later, Song Yu also came in and somehow managed to close the coffin lid.

The two women lay on his left and right sides respectively.

The coffin plunged into darkness, and from the night came Maisui's alluring voice: "Sister, why isn't he moving?"

Song Yu said calmly, "If it's dead, how can it move?"

The dream abruptly ended here!

Li Heng woke up, drenched in a cold sweat.

He believed that the two gentlest and kindest women had conspired to kill him and stabbed him four times.

The problem is, they even chose to be buried with them!

For a moment, he was overwhelmed with mixed feelings and his emotions were extremely complicated.

He woke up for about three hours, then got sleepy again and fell asleep.

Then came the second dream.

In his dream, he was bound hand and foot and placed on a chopping board. Song Yu and Zhou Shihe stood on either side of him, each holding a pig-slaughtering knife, their eyes fixed on a constantly shaking die.

Once the dice stopped rolling, Zhou Shihe said gently, "5 points, an odd number, you go first."

Song Yu didn't stand on ceremony. With a swift movement, she ripped out his heart: "I only want his heart; the rest is yours."

Zhou Shihe frowned, "The heart can't be the same. The heart must be shared by both of us, otherwise what use is this body to me?"

Hearing the two women's words, Li Heng was in so much pain that he couldn't breathe, yet he couldn't speak. What was even more miraculous was that even though his heart was gone, he was still alive.
Song Yu said, "I'm willing to accept the consequences of my bet."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Shihe pouted slightly: "If he doesn't share half his heart with me, then I'll feed his body to the dogs."

Song Yu stared intently at her with her beautiful eyes: "He is your man."

“You say you’re willing to accept the consequences of a bet, then I have the right to control his body, and you have no right to interfere.” Zhou Shihe stood firm, displaying a ruthless and unyielding attitude.

After a long standoff, Song Yu placed the heart she was holding on the cutting board, saying, "The heart and body are symmetrical, one half for each person."

“Okay,” Zhou Shihe agreed.

The subsequent events were too brutal, yet he couldn't speak, but he didn't die. The pain of being cut by the knife made him unable to distinguish between reality and fantasy.
Li Heng was startled awake again, drenched in sweat.

Is this the terrifying power of a King-level being?

In both his past and present lives, the two most beautiful women he encountered appeared in his dreams. In reality, these two kind and understanding women were so ruthless in his dreams—it was terrifying! So bloody!

This!
Is there no justice left? Is there no law left?

Suddenly, he remembered a saying from Zhang Wuji's mother: "The more beautiful a woman is, the more likely she is to deceive people."

Aren't Song Yu and Zhou Shihe the most beautiful women in his mind, without exception? Even Xiao Han, Teacher Yu, and the great actress are a notch below them.

Mai Sui, Wei Xiaozhu, Ye Zhanyan, Zi Jin, and Liu Yue were even less impressive.

Wu Siyao is the closest to Xiao Wang.

As for the other girls, there's even less to say.

But these two stunningly beautiful women were so ferocious in his dream that they chopped him up without even blinking!
"Boom boom boom!"

"Boom boom boom!"

Just as his thoughts were drifting, there was a knock on the door, accompanied by Song Yu's voice: "Li Heng, are you awake?"

Li Heng turned his head and felt a chill run down his spine when he heard the voice.

Just then, Sun Manning's loud voice rang out: "Li Heng, hurry up and get up and eat breakfast, Song Yu and the others need to catch the train later."

Upon hearing this, Li Heng instantly snapped out of his daze and replied with difficulty, "Yes, right away."

When he got dressed and got out of bed, he opened the door and saw Song Yu outside.

The silly girl was gone by then; she had wisely run away.

Song Yu asked with concern, "Why are you covered in sweat? Are you feeling unwell?"

Li Heng shook his head, looking at her strangely.

The woman before me, Song Yu, was breathtakingly beautiful, possessing an innate elegance. Her demeanor was relaxed and graceful, her words as delicate as an orchid in bloom, exuding an indescribable gentleness and charm, as if she had stepped out of an ancient painting. In ancient times, even the Four Beauties of ancient China would have been at most this level.

How could she be so cold-blooded and bloodthirsty in my dream? She could just cut off anything she wanted!

Song Yu touched his forehead with her right hand, her face showing concern: "You don't have a fever, so why are you sweating so much in the middle of winter?"

Li Heng held her hand. "I'm fine, I just had a dream."

Song Yu glanced at their hands, but didn't pull her hand away from his: "What dream?"

Li Heng said, "In my dream, you and others dismembered me."

Song Yu was surprised, then asked calmly, "How many people?"

Li Heng said, "You, and there's another one, so there are two of us in total."

Song Yu asked, "Who is that person?"

Upon hearing this, Li Heng broke out in a cold sweat. How could she always be so perceptive? How could she always hit the nail on the head?
After staring at him silently for a long time, Song Yu asked, "Was that person Xiao Han?"

Li Heng shook his head.

Song Yu asked, "Teacher Yu?"

Li Heng: "..."

He still shook his head.

Song Yu remained silent, a figure playing the piano, Zhou Shihe, appearing in her mind.

But she didn't ask any more questions.

She didn't ask Mai Sui either, because she trusted Mai Sui.

She didn't ask Zijing either, because she felt that Zijing was being dragged down by the Chen family and would have a hard time fighting against Xiao Han.

Song Yu even thought that if the Chen family were as magnanimous as the Xiao family, she and Xiao Han would probably have had nothing to do with each other. If Zijing hadn't left in her senior year of high school, they would have been stuck in a silent crush for the rest of their lives.

Fearing she might overthink things, Li Heng quickly changed the subject: "Where are the Wheat Ear people?"

Song Yu pointed to the bathroom: "They're brushing their teeth and rinsing their mouths."

Then she said, "You're all sweaty, go take a shower, and I'll find you a change of clothes."

Li Heng asked, "Wearing Uncle's?"

Song Yu lowered her eyelids: "I bought it for you."

"Huh?" Li Heng looked pleasantly surprised.

Seeing him acting like a child, Song Yu smiled sweetly, turned around and went into her own bedroom.

"My wife is the best," Li Heng thought to himself, "she's thought of everything and prepared everything in advance." He walked toward the shower room with a smug look on his face.

"Good morning, Comrade Mai Sui." As soon as he entered the door, he saw Mai Sui washing her face.

"Good morning." Mai Sui smiled sweetly, then habitually squeezed toothpaste and prepared water for him to wash his face.

Sun Manning, who was standing next to her, couldn't stand it anymore and reminded her, "Sui Sui, are you crazy! This is Song Yu's house, be careful someone sees us."

Mai Sui glanced instinctively at the door, but there was no one outside, so she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Heng smiled as he took the toothbrush and rinsed his mouth.

After her gaze lingered on him for two seconds, Mai Sui asked, "Did you have a nightmare last night?"

"Mmm," Li Heng replied.

I thought to myself, "My dear wheat ear, you were also a murderer last night. You were one of those who tormented me."

Mai Sui wanted to show him more concern, but when she heard footsteps outside the door, she shut her mouth and said nothing more.

Song Yu entered. Upon seeing this, Mai Sui and Sun Manning finished washing up and slipped away, leaving space for the two of them.

Li Heng asked, "What time is your train?"

Song Yu said, "10:20."

Li Heng asked, "Should we go straight back to Yueyang?"

“No, I need to go to Taojiang in Yiyang first to visit my maternal grandparents,” Song Yu replied.

After washing his face, Li Heng suddenly felt very reluctant to part with her, staring at her blankly, motionless.

After looking at each other for a while, Song Yu said reservedly, "You can come and see me at the end of the year if you have time."

This was a comforting remark, but both of them understood that the New Year was just around the corner, and the weather was about to change, with the possibility of heavy snow that would block the roads and ruin everything.

Seeing that he was still staring blankly at her, Song Yu smiled, walked over and hugged him, whispering in his ear, "Don't worry about what you're doing, I won't run away."

Li Heng wrapped his arms around her tightly and remained silent for a long time.

At this moment, silence speaks louder than words. The two of them, face to face, embraced each other as if they were holding the whole world in their arms.

Footsteps sounded again outside the door. Song Yu said, "It's Mom."

Li Heng hurriedly let go of her, "I'm going to take a shower."

Song Yu agreed.

Just as he entered the shower room, Jiang Yue appeared outside the door. "Yu Bao, your phone."

"Who?"

"It was Chen Xiaoyu who called."

The mother and daughter then left one after the other.

P.S.: I updated a total of 286,700 words this month. Uh, I've been feeling unwell, so that's all I can manage. Sorry I couldn't reach 10,000 words a day (actually, I really wanted to reach 10,000 words a day this March).
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