Transmigrated Leftover Woman in Rural Style

I thought that person was long forgotten. I had buried that relationship deep within myself, making it a taboo. But today, everything about that person suddenly resurfaced in my mind.

That afternoon, in that square, in front of that flowerbed. That tall, slender figure, that petite, sunny girl, they embraced and kissed. That day was the afternoon Li Nuan was diagnosed with leukemia.

And she went to break up with that person.

However, everything was too coincidental. So, she let it go and left with a broken heart. From then on, everything about that person was excluded from her life. All channels for obtaining information about that person were deliberately shut down by Li Nuan.

To this day, Li Nuan has never touched that wound. But today, she has no choice but to face it. That person also has that resolute face. Thick, sword-like eyebrows, large, spirited eyes, and every time he looks at her, he is full of smiles.

Those lips, already curved upwards even when not smiling, always seemed to smile at her. The slight tremor that accompanied each hand-holding was Li Nuan's deepest secret. But her senior said that person was unreliable.

But Li Nuan didn't listen and fell in love without hesitation. The man readily accepted her and doted on her excessively. However, during the two years they were together, apart from holding hands, they never had any other intimate contact.

Her senior advised her that the man didn't love her. But Li Nuan wouldn't listen, and with a burning heart, she threw herself into his arms without hesitation. It wasn't until the day she woke up after fainting that she realized something was wrong when he called to say he was too busy to get away.

After repeatedly scrutinizing every detail of their relationship and considering her senior's analysis, Li Nuan finally realized how foolish she had been. However, she was unwilling to give up so easily. Finally, after receiving the diagnosis, Li Nuan admitted her emotional failure.

When she arranged to meet him, Li Nuan could hear the impatience in his voice on the other end of the phone. If it were before, Li Nuan would have comforted herself by saying it was because he was too busy.

Five years have passed, and Li Nuan thought she had forgotten. Unfortunately, encountering it again still brings pain.

The past struck Li Xiaonuan's senses like a thunderbolt, so much so that she didn't even realize she had walked to the edge of the ditch. Just as she was about to fall onto the overgrown embankment, Xiaoyang and Xiaogang both cried out in alarm.

Li Xiaonuan snapped out of her daze, watching her face getting closer and closer to the sharpened blade of grass. She closed her eyes in despair, hoping the pain would lessen. Everything happened in that instant; Li Xiaonuan regained her balance. A force pulled her up and lifted her out of the water.

Standing upright again, leaning on her crutches, Li Xiaonuan calmed her racing heart and said to the man who had helped her up, "Thank you so much, um... this brother."

Seeing that Li Xiaonuan had regained her footing, the tall, thin man quickly released his grip on her hands and awkwardly took a step back. Hearing Li Xiaonuan's words, he said somewhat embarrassedly, "You're welcome."

When Li Xiaonuan saw the person in front of her clearly, she sighed inwardly: It's not him, he doesn't look like him at all.

Xiao Gang brought over the rabbit and asked nervously, "Sis, how could you be so careless? Look, this is the rabbit that Brother Liu Fei caught for us. He said we caught a rabbit with our traps before, but we didn't come to check, and it got away again."

Xiao Yang put Xiao Jun down from his shoulder and helped Li Xiao Nuan onto the embankment. Xiao Gang, holding Xiao Jun's hand, introduced him naturally: "Sister, this is Zhou Liulang's grandson from the other side of the village. He's said to be Grandma Yu's nephew, and he's been staying at the village ancestral hall these past few days."

Zhou Liulang was Granny Yu's younger brother-in-law. Thirteen years ago, their only son was killed by bandits on a trade route. When Zhou Liulang and his wife heard the news, they collapsed on the spot. That very night, Granny Yu followed her son in death.

After the funeral rites for his wife and children were over, Zhou Liulang handed over all his property and land to his nine-year-old grandson and then passed away. While the clansmen were helping with Zhou Liulang's funeral, Zhou Liufei's mother was forcibly taken away by her family and forced to remarry.

At that time, Zhou Liufeng, only nine years old, was truly helpless. After completing his grandfather's funeral with the help of his relatives, he went to his maternal grandparents' house to look for his mother. Unfortunately, his maternal grandparents told him that Liufeng's mother had run away the very night she returned home.

In his desperate search for his only remaining relative, young Liu Fei begged the clan chief to help him report the matter to the authorities. However, a year passed without any news. By then, Liu Fei had nearly exhausted his family's wealth. Finally, he entrusted all his land to the clan chief and embarked alone on a long and arduous journey to find his mother.

At the time, Liu Fei had left secretly, so the clansmen gave up after searching for several days. More than ten years had passed, and everyone thought Liu Fei was dead and would never return. Unexpectedly, he reappeared.

Back when Li Xiaonuan followed Zhao Wangchuan around, she was often bullied by him. Now that she's grown into a young man, she's become quite shy. Li Xiaonuan greeted him with amusement, "Brother Liu Fei, you're back?"

Liu Fei gave an awkward smile, scratched his head, and said, "Hey, you're back. You guys came to see the beans, right? The ones over there are bitten more badly." He then pointed in a direction.

Li Xiaonuan nodded and thanked him, "Thank you, Brother Liu Fei, for helping us take the rabbit back. Why didn't you say anything last night? My mother said she wanted to thank you."

Xiao Yang chimed in, "Yes, yes, I was planning to go to the village later and ask who helped our family catch rabbits."

Liu Fei waved his hands awkwardly, saying, "No need to thank me, no need to thank me, I just did it on a whim. A few days ago, I saw a rabbit in the snare. I was going to come to your house to let you know, but you were busy at the time, so I didn't say anything."

Xiao Gang grabbed Xiao Jun's hand and made him touch the rabbit's ears. Hearing Liu Fei say this, he asked, "Brother Liu Fei, when did you come back? We've been setting traps in the field for a while now, and apart from catching three at the beginning, we haven't seen a single one since."

Liu Fei smiled as he watched Xiao Gang patiently guide Xiao Jun to catch the rabbit, and replied, "I've been back for almost ten days. You guys caught rabbits in your field before, and I looked at the footprints and thought you came to take them back."

Xiao Yang asked in surprise, "You mean, the rabbit was taken away?"

Liu Fei nodded, looking at Xiao Yang with a puzzled expression, not understanding why he asked that. Xiao Gang pouted and explained, "Brother Liu Fei, someone picked up the rabbits from our field and ate them."

Liu Fei stared blankly, mouth agape, and said, "Ah, so that's how it is."

Li Xiaonuan found it somewhat amusing to see such a grown man acting so adorably clueless. After scrutinizing Liu Fei's features more closely, Li Xiaonuan sighed softly. This person bore absolutely no resemblance to that person.

Needless to say, their appearances are completely unrecognizable; there's absolutely no connection whatsoever. Their expressions and demeanor are worlds apart. Why, then, did I involuntarily think of that other person the moment I saw him?

Li Xiaonuan couldn't help but laugh at herself: Isn't this a case of "when you're well-fed and clothed, you start thinking about sex"? She'd just resolved the family conflict, and she'd already become so lax. This attitude is unacceptable!