Chapter 417 [It Can No Longer Be Concealed]
At noon, when Ou Xiuhua finished her early shift, Hou Changwei insisted on walking her to the entrance of the residential compound. After some polite refusals, Ou Xiuhua finally managed to send him away.
She thought for a moment, then decided not to enter the compound. Instead, she turned and walked south along the street towards the farmer's market.
She had sent Hou Changwei away to avoid attracting too much attention. If he knew she still needed to buy groceries, she feared he might insist on accompanying her.
Ou Xiuhua had begun to notice that her neighbors and the proprietress of the small convenience store at the compound entrance occasionally teased her about the situation when they met.
Although these remarks were not malicious and were mostly friendly banter, they made Ou Xiuhua somewhat uncomfortable.
Truthfully, she hadn't yet overcome the hurdle in her own heart.
