country bumpkin

Su Ze's older sister, Su Qing, knew that this boy was after Kong Xiufang and repeatedly tried to persuade him not to get involved in Deng Yiyao and Kong Xiufang's affairs. But no matter what she said, he wouldn't listen, so Su Qing got angry and gave up.

This Sunday, Kong Xiufang and Lin Junhui made plans to go shopping at the mall together, buy books together, and watch a movie together in the evening.

Su Ze was very resentful after learning about Kong Xiufang and Lin Junhui's date plans. He decided to secretly follow them.

That day, Kong Xiufang dressed up carefully and went out. She wore a plaid pinafore dress, and her two long braids swayed with her steps, exuding youthful vitality.

Lin Junhui was already waiting at the agreed location, and his eyes lit up when he saw Kong Xiufang. The two walked side by side, hand in hand, towards the mall, laughing and chatting all the way.

Su Ze followed secretly behind like a shadow, his eyes filled with jealousy.

When they entered the bookstore to select books, Su Ze took advantage of the crowd to deliberately push past Lin Junhui and approach Kong Xiufang to speak casually.

"Oh! What a coincidence, Xiufang, you're here to buy books too?"

Kong Xiufang was startled, and frowned when she saw it was Su Ze. She gave a perfunctory reply and turned to walk away.

Lin Junhui rushed over to separate Su Ze and warned him to stay away. Su Ze, however, looked at him defiantly.

When watching the movie that night, Su Ze secretly bought a ticket for the next room and went in.

In the darkness, he glanced at Kong Xiufang every now and then, plotting how to sabotage their relationship. An undercurrent was quietly unfolding in the movie theater.

The two sat close together. Lin Junhui held Kong Xiufang's small hand tightly in his.

Her small, soft, and cool hands were enveloped by Lin Junhui's warm, moist hands, and a wave of warmth washed over her.

Kong Xiufang blushed slightly with shyness, her face as alluring as a ripe peach.

On the surface, Lin Junhui appeared calm and composed, but inside, his heart was pounding like oil in boiling water, as if it were about to leap out of his throat.

Looking at Kong Xiufang's rosy face, Lin Junhui was captivated.

Suddenly, Su Ze stood up abruptly and shouted, "Kong Xiufang, how could you two-time like this?"

The sudden shout broke the silence of the theater, and everyone turned to look at them.

Kong Xiufang was both shocked and angry. Her face turned bright red, and she retorted angrily, "What nonsense are you talking about!"

Lin Junhui also stood up, glaring at Su Ze, "If you cause any more trouble, I won't be so polite!"

Su Ze sneered, took out a black and white photo and held it up. It showed Kong Xiufang and another boy chatting together, but it was just a normal conversation between colleagues.

Lin Junhui glanced at the photo, calmed down, and came to Kong Xiufang's rescue. "This is just ordinary interaction between colleagues, don't make malicious assumptions."

The surrounding audience then understood the situation and began to criticize Su Ze.

Seeing that things were going badly, Su Ze slunk away. Lin Junhui sat down again and gently stroked Kong Xiufang's hair to comfort her.

Kong Xiufang leaned on Lin Junhui's shoulder and whispered, "It's good that you believed in me." At this moment, the movie was still playing, but their hearts were even closer than before.

Su Ze returned empty-handed, filled with anger, jealousy, and resentment. Why could that penniless man chat and laugh with Kong Xiufang? Why could he, with his wealth and good looks, not hold onto that woman's heart?

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, but the more setbacks he encountered, the more determined he became. "No way, Kong Xiufang, you wait, I will definitely find a way to get you."

Su Ze returned home, locked himself in his room, covered himself with the blanket, and felt completely confused.

He planned to create a misunderstanding between the two, making Lin Junhui believe that Kong Xiufang was a promiscuous woman. This would create a rift in their relationship, giving him an opportunity to take advantage of the situation.

Unexpectedly, Lin Junhui wasn't buying it. He'd have to think of another way. Lying in bed, his mind was filled with images of Kong Xiufang and Lin Junhui holding hands; his jealousy was driving him mad.

He suddenly sat up and ran like a madman to Deng Yiyao's house to discuss countermeasures with her.

After the movie ended, Lin Junhui held Kong Xiufang's soft little hand and walked down the street. He was going to take her back to her dormitory.

Lin Junhui and Kong Xiufang chatted and laughed on the way, discussing the interesting plot of the movie they had just watched.

Kong Xiufang was frequently amused by Lin Junhui's humorous remarks, her eyes crinkling into crescent moons.

Meanwhile, Su Ze arrived at Deng Yiyao's house. After hearing Su Ze's purpose, Deng Yiyao's eyes lit up, and a plan came to her mind.

"We can find someone to pretend to be a thug and scare her, then you can be the hero and rescue her." Su Ze nodded repeatedly. After saying that, the two of them quickly started to act.

As Lin Junhui and Kong Xiufang reached the entrance of a small alley, a burly man suddenly jumped out and made a move to grope Kong Xiufang.

Kong Xiufang pretended to be frightened and hid behind Lin Junhui. Although Lin Junhui was scared, he still pretended to be calm and was preparing to fight back.

Just at this critical moment, a patrolling policeman passed by, and the big man quickly slipped away upon seeing this.

Su Ze and Deng Yiyao, hiding to the side, were extremely frustrated to see their plan fail. Lin Junhui and Kong Xiufang breathed a sigh of relief and smiled at each other.

Lin Junhui held Kong Xiufang's hand tightly and said firmly, "Don't be afraid, I'm here, no one can hurt you."

Kong Xiufang was deeply moved and continued walking towards the dormitory, leaning against Lin Junhui.

Su Ze and Deng Yiyao returned home disappointed, and the two began to discuss how to break up the young couple next.

Kong Xiufang and Lin Junhui walked until they reached the factory gate. They stopped and looked into each other's eyes, their eyes filled with each other's reflection.

Kong Xiufang slowly moved closer to Lin Junhui and kissed his cheek with lightning speed.

Then, blushing, she lowered her head and looked at her toes. Their hands were still clasped together.

Lin Junhui's breath hitched, his heart pounded, and his mind went blank for a moment.

When I realized it, my heart was almost smothered with sweetness, so incredibly sweet. Like the vibrant, colorful blooming flowers of spring.

He stared at Kong Xiufang with a mixture of surprise and shyness, and stammered, "Xiaofang, you're so kind."

Kong Xiufang smiled at him and said, "What's wrong? Hehe, are you embarrassed?"

Lin Junhui smiled shyly, "Hehe, just a little bit." Kong Xiufang looked at his silly expression, and her heart felt as sweet as honey.

The two chatted for a while longer and agreed to go to the older sister's house together next Sunday. It was already very late, and the dormitory gate was about to close, so Lin Junhui left reluctantly.

Kong Xiufang watched the departing figure with reluctance in her heart, then turned and went back to her dormitory.

After washing up, she lay in bed thinking that if her older sister knew she was dating Lin Junhui, she would definitely approve.

I drifted off to sleep while thinking about it.

After parting ways with her, Lin Junhui walked home, his mind filled with images of Kong Xiufang the whole way.

Thinking of her voice, her little hands, and that unexpected kiss, Lin Junhui's breathing became erratic.

He felt he was obsessed, completely infatuated, thinking about Kong Xiufang every minute and not wanting to be apart from her for even a moment.

He also hated himself for being so useless, wondering if his obsession would frighten Kong Xiufang. If he scared away the girl he loved, he would go crazy.

He stopped, calmed himself, composed himself, and walked towards his home.

When he got home, it was already 11 p.m. and his mother was already asleep. He quickly washed up, ran to his bedroom, and climbed into bed to sleep.

I tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep. Every time I closed my eyes, all I could see was Kong Xiufang's face.

He himself didn't know why he cared so much about someone; it was a feeling he had never experienced before.

He had already started missing Kong Xiufang even after they had just separated.

"What should I do? I have to go to work tomorrow. I can't sleep, what should I do? Could it be that I'm lovesick?" He muttered to himself, but there was nothing he could do. He couldn't control his heart; he missed her so much.

Caught between the pain and sweetness of longing, I drifted off to sleep.

He had a dream where he had a beloved girl, married her, had children, and grew old together with her.