"Get out!" Liu shouted upon hearing Wang Xu's explanation.In her eyes, Wang Xu was an outright scoundrel.
"Why should I get out? This is my home. But let me ask you, why did you come to my house to take a bath?" Wang Xu shrugged and asked.
"What? This is your home?" Liu Li was stunned by Wang Xu's words.She had come to Lihua Village for work. The village elementary school didn't have teacher dormitories. After discussions between the chairman and the manager, they arranged for her to stay at Wang's place temporarily.Neither the chairman nor the manager told her the details about the house's owner.After all, the owner was dead and the occupant was imprisoned; they worried a city girl might be scared.
"Of course, I've been living here for twenty years."
"Hmph, I don't believe you! How can you prove this is your home?" Liu thought Wang Xu was picking a fight.
"How to prove it? Very simple. In the northeast corner of the yard there's an evergreen potted plant.The cooking pot is painted with the characters for 'Wang Xu.' On the windowsill at the west end of the house, 'Wang Xu' is also carved.Also, on the left wall of the old toilet, I carved the word 'Konstantin' with a knife when I was a kid. Of course, the easiest and most reliable way is to ask the neighbors next door."Wang Xu crossed his legs and said confidently.
Liu Li listened and was taken aback. How could she have known about those details?She had lived in the house less than a month.But Liu still went to check those places Wang Xu mentioned carefully, and found that he was telling the truth!
"Even if this is your home, someone is bathing in the bathroom, and you can't just lift the curtain without a word!" Although Liu Li had lowered most of her defenses, she was still angry that this guy had seen her.
"Well, I… I thought it was Li Mei."
"Who's Li Mei?"
"She's my stepmother."
"Ah? Your stepmother is bathing, and you… you actually dared to do that? And you say you're not a pervert?! Not only a scoundrel but a pervert!"
Disgust and revulsion immediately appeared in Liu Li's eyes.
"Yeah, don't get the wrong idea! It's not like what you think. Li Mei and I are not on the same side. Anyway, I can't tell you more." Wang Xu's anger flared up at the mention of Li Mei.
Liu Li didn't quite believe Wang Xu, but since it was his home, she naturally couldn't just kick him out.
"By the way, why are you staying at my house?" Wang Xu asked again.
"Didn't Hu Zhang tell you when he'd be back? I'm staying here temporarily; the school doesn't have dormitories." Liu Li answered.
But she was confused now. If this really was Wang Xu's home, would she have to live with him in the future?Who knew what this punk pervert might do to her?Suddenly she felt a strong sense of insecurity.
"I see. Well, anyway, my house is big, you can stay. By the way, did you go to the hospital for a checkup today? Am I right?" Wang Xu suddenly asked again.
"I… didn't check. Actually, I already knew I had a terminal illness. Anyway, your medical skills are really great. But no matter how good your medicine is, it can't cover your gangster nature! Sigh!"
Liu Li still didn't let down her guard towards Wang Xu.
Hearing Liu say she knew she had a terminal illness, Wang Xu's heart trembled slightly.A city girl with a terminal illness coming to work in such a poor mountain village — in today's materialistic society, such girls are really rare!This only strengthened Wang Xu's determination to save Liu Li.
"Alright, I'll put up with it tonight. Tomorrow I'll tell the chairman to move out. But I warn you, if you dare to have any bad intentions, I'll call the police immediately!"
Liu Li finally put down her rake, gave Wang Xu a warning, and slammed the door to her room.To this beautiful girl, Wang Xu had become a gangster pervert — he couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time.
However, he didn't want to explain too much. Hearing that Liu said she wanted to move out, he felt a little lost.Though Wang Xu hadn't developed any improper thoughts toward this girl, having a beautiful girl living under the same roof was quite pleasant.Moreover, if Liu lived here, it would be much easier for Wang Xu to treat her illness.
"So… Liu Li, can you not move out?" Wang Xu couldn't help but ask from outside her room.
"Hmph! I don't have the courage to live with a thug!" Liu Li sobbed.
"Then why do you insist on thinking I'm a thug? Liu Li, I don't mean anything else, but if you live here, I can help you heal, right?"
Wang Xu's words were somewhat contradictory. Did he have no improper thoughts about this pretty girl?He didn't even believe that himself.
"You're a thug! Don't give me any fancy excuses! I don't doubt you know how to use needles and medical skills, but I have a terminal illness. Can it be cured? Do you take me for a three-year-old?"
"Fine, I'm a scoundrel, it doesn't matter. But I really can cure your illness. Maybe I'm the only one in this world who can. And this illness can't be delayed any longer, or it really will be hopeless."
Wang Xu continued patiently persuading her.
"Believe that if you want! I'm going to sleep! One last warning: if you bully me again, I'll make sure you're back in prison tomorrow!"
Liu Li didn't believe Wang Xu could cure a terminal illness. After shouting her warning, she ignored him.
Wang Xu helplessly whistled and returned to his room.
Seeing the house was clean everywhere, it didn't look like it hadn't been lived in for years.No need to ask, Liu Li had definitely tidied up.In such a big house, she only lived in one room but kept all the rooms, including the yard, clean and tidy.This proved Liu Li was a kind, hardworking, and pure girl.She was so beautiful, so hardworking and kind, yet had a terminal illness.God, how could her eyes be like that?
Wang Xu lay on the kang (heated brick bed) and sighed.But he felt that since he had met her, it meant God's eyes were not completely blind.He could not let such a good girl be taken away by disease.
The next day, Wang Xu didn't wake up until the sun was high.Liu Li had already gone to class, and Wang Xu suddenly remembered it was Monday.After a night's sleep, his mind was clearer. He thought: if yesterday he had gone to settle accounts with Li Mei in a fit of rage, perhaps his life would have entered the next tragedy.Impulsiveness is the devil.No matter Li Qiang or Li Mei, this grudge must be repaid — but not with stupidity. It's not worth risking Wang Xu's life for the likes of Li Qiang and Li Mei.
Wang Xu did a quick wash and, without eating, left the village and headed to the county seat.Lihua Village was actually not far from Deqingbei County.After leaving the mountain road, there was a rural-urban shuttle bus on the highway. It took about 20 minutes to get to the county seat.Wang Xu went to the town mainly to apply for a bank card and buy some things.