The Peasant Wife: The Prime Minister's Beloved

"Your brother-in-law's friend will be coming from Beijing tomorrow, so we need to prepare a guest room for him in advance." Chen Xi explained patiently.

Chen Rong nodded sensibly, clearly curious about the incoming guests.

After telling the children to rest early, Chen Xi and Xie Tianyi quietly left and returned to their cozy little nest.

As soon as the door closed, Xie Tianyi naturally hugged Chen Xi into his arms, leaning his back against the wall. His warm breath gently brushed Chen Xi's ears, bringing a tingling sensation. Her little face suddenly turned red, and even the tips of her ears were dyed pink.

Chen Xi was too shy to look directly into Xie Tianyi's eyes. She lowered her head almost into her chest, and her long eyelashes trembled slightly.

Xie Tianyi's eyes were gentle and affectionate. He gazed at this seemingly weak but often heartbreakingly strong woman, knowing that she would never easily reveal her fragility and bitterness to anyone.

His head slowly lowered, and Chen Xi's cheeks turned a deeper red. Thinking that an intimate action was about to take place, he closed his eyes shyly. However, at this moment, Xie Tianyi suddenly laughed softly, breaking the ambiguous atmosphere for the moment.

"What do you think I'm going to do?" He smiled, his eyes gleaming with a playful light.

Chen Xi opened his eyes suddenly, a trace of panic flashing in his eyes, but it was quickly replaced by a feigned calmness.

Her voice was trembling a little, but she tried to keep it steady as she said, "No, don't be so self-indulgent."

At the same time, her fingers gently rested on the back of his hand, as if she had received an electric shock, and then she quickly pulled away and turned to walk towards the closet.

There, she pretended to sort out her clothes, her shoulders slightly shaking, revealing her inner discomfort.

Xie Tianyi's eyes followed Chen Xi's figure closely, and he approached her with firm steps.

His voice was low and serious as he explained word by word the rumors between him and Xu Jing, emphasizing that he had no interest in those rumors, his eyes full of sincerity.

Chen Xi simply responded with an "Oh". Her voice was as calm as the surface of an autumn lake, without any ripples, making it difficult to guess her true thoughts and emotions.

Xie Tianyi frowned slightly and asked cautiously, "Are you angry?"

His tone was gentle, but mixed with a bit of trepidation, fearing that it would touch Chen Xi's sensitive nerves.

Chen Xi turned around, with a helpless but slightly angry smile on his face, and replied: "Angry? I'm not that petty. How can I be angry when there are delicious pastries to enjoy?"

Her tone was deliberately relaxed, but there was a barely perceptible sadness in her eyes.

Hearing this, Xie Tianyi raised a gentle smile and promised: "Okay, to make you happy, I will try to take a detour when I see her next time."

Chen Xi's heart warmed up, and he smiled secretly with his back to him.

Xie Tianyi caught the faint smile coming from behind Chen Xi, and the worry in his eyes instantly dissipated, replaced by genuine joy.

"As long as you are happy, what I fear most is that you are unhappy." His voice was gentle.

Chen Xi turned around and smiled generously.

"If I were so easily angered, I would have died of anger from all the injustices in this world." Her words contained a hint of self-mockery, but also revealed an optimistic attitude.

"Okay, go to bed early. You have to get up early tomorrow."

"Okay." Xie Tianyi replied softly, took off his coat, and the two lay side by side.

The next morning, before it was completely light, Chen Xi had already gotten up and started taking care of the poultry in the yard.

Because the school was on vacation, she carefully arranged for her younger brother Chen Rong to take care of Xiaoyang and Xiaochen, and promised to go to the river together to catch crayfish in the afternoon. This simple plan made Chen Rong excited and looking forward to it.

After everything was arranged, they boarded a creaking ox cart and set off for Xiaohe Town.

The road was filled with morning mist.

Chen Xi's destination was the clinic, while Xie Tianyi went to the busy market to buy ingredients. Xie Tianyi especially reminded him to buy more fresh meat because their family was about to welcome friends from afar and they had to prepare a sumptuous banquet.

In the afternoon, Xie Tianyi walked into the clinic carrying a basket full of vegetables.

His action was undoubtedly to reduce Chen Xi's burden and prevent her from having to work too hard.

As soon as Chen Xi sat down, he keenly felt Hu Quanwen's malicious eyes, staring at him with a fierce look.

Chen Xi took a deep breath and focused all his attention on the pulse of the patient in front of him, ignoring Hu Quanwen's prying eyes.

And he, as if attracted by something, continued to look at her intently, his eyes greedy and rude.

It was not until the last patient left with satisfaction and there were only the two of them left in the clinic that Hu Quanwen shamelessly sat down, raised a wicked smile at the corner of his mouth, and asked frivolously: "How about it, have you thought it through? Do you want to be my concubine?"

Chen Xi laughed secretly in his heart when he heard this, and couldn't help but wonder if this person really had problems with his comprehension.

I had clearly rejected him last time, but he still dared to bring up the past and make such a ridiculous proposal.

Apparently, the last warning did not deter him enough, leaving him with enough leisure to indulge in his wild thoughts.

Chen Xi secretly decided in his heart that he must let this "lesson" completely shatter his delusion and leave him no time to think about these nonsense.

Seeing Chen Xi's silence, Hu Quanwen misinterpreted this silence, thinking that she was hesitant, so he pushed even further: "Think slowly, don't rush, tell me when you've made up your mind, and I'll come to marry you in person."

Chen Xi seemed to wake up from a dream. She suddenly raised her head, her eyes burning with anger, and her voice was cold: "Who? When did I say I would marry you? Even if there were only you and a pig left in the world, I would choose the pig without hesitation, and not someone like you. You don't even reflect on yourself. At your age, you would be too old to be my father. Why do you think you are qualified to say such things to me?"

This series of questions, every word was like a sharp knife, accurately cutting through Hu Quanwen's hypocritical mask, making Chen Xi feel unprecedentedly refreshed.

For a long time, the cowardice of the original owner made Chen Xi rarely have the opportunity to fight back so directly. This feeling was both strange and exciting.

Hu Quanwen's face turned from red to white, and finally turned stiff and blue.

He clenched his teeth, anger boiling inside him, but he tried his best to suppress it and not let it show.

However, that fragile restraint eventually broke.

"Chen Xi, don't be shameless! I, Hu Quanwen, have plenty of money, what kind of beauty can't I get? Do you think I would care about someone like you?"

The last bit of pretended kindness disappeared from his words, exposing his true ugliness and selfishness.

Facing Hu Quanwen's arrogance, Chen Xi's response was somewhat mysterious, "I still advise you to be more restrained. Even if you have a lot of money, it may not be able to buy you the blessings you can afford."