Reborn before the famine, kicking away the scumbag's family and living a carefree life.

An, who is career-minded, was pressured into agreeing to get engaged first and then get married two years later after graduation, due to the pressure of the situation.

So, in the absence of Yuan Wenjie and An Ran, Luo Xingguo and An Xin got engaged.

The Luo family naturally all liked An Xin.

Especially for Liu Yi and her husband, and their grandparents, the relationship is even closer, which they see as a double blessing.

The Luo family was Su Jinru's husband's family, and now they have become her daughter's husband's family.

Su Jinru naturally knew that the Luo family was a military family, upright and honest, with a united and harmonious family. An Xin would not suffer any grievances in the future with such a family.

Moreover, with An Xin and Xing Guo together, Yuan Wenjie's relationship with the Luo family has become even closer.

In short, Su Jinru was satisfied with her daughter's marriage.

Monkey and Taozi know about An Xin and Luo Xingguo's engagement.

The two men invited Luo Xingguo out for drinks, and after drinking, they beat him up.

Monkey: "Luo Xingguo, have you no shame? Didn't you say An Xin was your sister? It turns out you've never had good intentions towards her."

Taozi: "Yeah! Before, Monkey and I both liked Anxin, and you even passed on a message to us saying that Anxin didn't like either of us. I suspect you were up to something behind our backs."

Monkey: "Yeah! You returned the letter I gave to An Xin unopened. You even said that if we could still be friends like before, I shouldn't have those kinds of thoughts about An Xin anymore, otherwise we wouldn't even be friends anymore. Did An Xin say that, or did you make it up yourself?"

“It really was An Xin who said it. You two don’t believe me? Should I call An Xin out so we can confront her?”

"What's there to confront? She's already engaged to you, so naturally she'll only side with you."

Monkey: "If it were a fair competition, I believe An Xin wouldn't choose you."

"Now let her choose again and see who she chooses."

The monkey punched Luo Xingguo.

"Let her choose now? Don't try to play innocent after getting the benefit. She has already made her choice. Given An Xin's character, did she have any other choice?"

Luo Xingguo: "I swear, I really didn't do anything underhanded. An Xin chose me; it was her own choice. No one forced her to do anything."

"Who believes your nonsense? An Xin is clearly not your third uncle's biological daughter, but you've been giving us the illusion that she is."

"Yes! If we had known earlier that An Xin wasn't your third uncle's biological daughter, we would have seen through your scheme much sooner."

"What conspiracy? I really didn't do anything. An Xin likes me, is that my fault? All three of us like her, but she only has one person, she can only choose one. She still considers you all her friends, what more do you want?"

“Anxin chose you not because you are better than us, but because she was in a good position and had the advantage of being close to you. It’s because Anxin used to live at your house.”

"Alright, alright, whatever you say goes!"

In the end, Luo Xingguo returned home with a bruised and swollen face that day.

He was too embarrassed to go back to his school dormitory, and he didn't dare go back to his grandmother's house, for fear of scaring his grandparents.

Luo Xingguo returned to his home.

At home, my parents are almost never home.

He called Anxin and asked her to ask the school for a few days of sick leave for him.

An Xin found it strange that Luo Xingguo, who was as strong as an ox, would get sick and take three days off.

Luo Xingguo was afraid that An Xin would visit him, so he lied and said, "Actually, I just wanted to skip class and rest at home for a few days. I'm not sick. You know, people like us who study history can totally study on our own. Listening to the teacher's lectures is really boring."

"Okay! I'll ask for three days off for you."

Luo Xingguo had someone help him get leave, so he stayed at home with a clear conscience.

He knew An Xin was quite busy and wouldn't have time to visit someone who had skipped class without a reason.

But as luck would have it, when Liu Yi returned home from her day off that day, she found her son's face swollen like a pig's head.

Liu Yi was shocked.

"Son, what happened to you? Who hit you?"

"I tripped and fell."

"I don't believe it at all! How could someone fall and get like this? It's obvious they were beaten up."

Luo Xingguo knew that although Monkey and Taozi had beaten him, they were brothers who had grown up together since childhood. Despite their fights and joking around, they would still be brothers.

If Mom finds out that the two of them hit him because of Anxin, not only will Mom have a problem with the two friends, but she will also feel bad about Anxin.

Therefore, Luo Xingguo refused to admit it to the death.

"Mom, your son is well-liked, how could I possibly get beaten up?"

Unable to get any information from her son, Liu Yi called Su Jinru.

"Aru, Xingguo's face is bruised and swollen. I don't know who hit him. Does Anxin know what happened?"

“I haven’t heard An Xin mention anything about this! I’ll ask her when she gets back.”

That very night, An Xin returned home, and Su Jinru told her about Liu Yi's phone call.

An Xin was surprised, and after thinking for a moment, she said, "I know who hit him."

"Do you know who it is?"

“Yesterday afternoon, Monkey and Taozi invited him out for drinks. They used to invite me when they went out to eat together, but yesterday, Luo Xingguo said that Monkey and Taozi specifically told him not to take me, because they wanted to have a good talk.”

Su Jinru asked in surprise, "Weren't the three of them quite close? How did they end up fighting? That can't be right."

“I’m absolutely certain it was those two who did it, because I ran into Monkey and Taozi at school today. When I greeted them, they were obviously a bit guilty, their eyes were darting around. I was puzzled at the time, but now I’m not surprised at all. It’s because they did something wrong. Also, Xingguo called me and asked me to help him ask for leave. He would only ask Monkey and Taozi for help with this kind of thing before. And Xingguo’s reasons for asking for leave and his explanations were very far-fetched.”

Su Jinru: "After all that talk, you haven't gotten to the point. Why did those two attack Xingguo?"

"because I."

"Because of you? I don't understand!"

“Because Xingguo and I got engaged, they thought that I chose Xingguo instead of them because Xingguo was behind it.”

Su Jinru suddenly realized.

"You mean, Monkey and Taozi also liked you, but you ultimately chose Xingguo, so they attacked Xingguo?"

An Xin nodded.

"How could this happen? It's your right to choose whoever you want, and it's not Xingguo's fault. Because of you, three good brothers have fallen out, and you're just an innocent bystander caught in the crossfire."

"It's okay, they can fight all they want, it won't affect their relationship, and it has nothing to do with me."

“Anxin, pretend you don’t know anything about this. Don’t go to visit Xingguo. He’s a man! Give him some face. I’ll tell Liu Yi that you haven’t been home for a while. That way, if you don’t know and don’t visit him, no one will blame you for being inconsiderate. In particular, don’t let Liu Yi know that Xingguo was beaten because of you.”

An Xin nodded: "Mom, I know, I'll just pretend I don't know anything."