"Scared?"
Lai Wei looked into his eyes, shook her head, then nodded, and imdiately shook her head again, "Not entirely, just not used to it, feels strange, and it’s not appropriate to do this now."
"Wrong place?" Hai En raised an eyebrow, asking with keen interest.
Lai Wei’s face grew even redder, she reached out to push Hai En’s intrusive face, "Just drive, don’t ask anymore."
"But I want to know."
Lai Wei, "I think adults dating should have the self-discipline to choose to go further, but in this matter, call old-fashioned, I think at least we should be engaged."
Hai En was still smiling, whenever Lai Wei spoke earnestly about these things, she always appeared particularly innocent, particularly gentle.
He really liked it.
He ruffled her hair, "Alright, then after we’re engaged, it won’t be long anyway."
Lai Wei didn’t respond, nor did she intend to speak, she didn’t want to continue discussing this topic with him; her face wasn’t as thick-skinned as his.
She had no choice.
Today, because they were going to have dinner with Hai Ling, Hai En drove a very flashy car, a Ferrari supercar, and as soon as its engine roared into the alley, it attracted a lot of attention because of the warm weather, everyone was cooling off in the narrow streets.
The dazzling red supercar was eye-catching, attracting attention, making everyone frequently turn their heads.
The alleyway had tight parking spots, but fortunately, with money, they could park in, albeit at a higher cost. Hai En originally intended to buy so gifts, but Lai Wei said it wasn’t necessary.
Hai En got out of the car and waited for Lai Wei at the passenger side. When Lai Wei got out, many people in the alley recognized her—not only recognized her but were amazed.
The well-dressed Lai Wei always had an aura of soone stepping out of the ordinary, feeling out of place with the residents of the alley, as if this place could not highlight her as the Phoenix flying out.
Previously, there was gossip in the alley, saying that studying was good, she also made a lot of wealthy friends, not only that, Lai Wei rose in status; since she and her mother moved into the alley, the gossip never stopped, it seed like many didn’t like them.
Even Lai Wei’s good grades were seen as a sin.
Small-town malice sotis cos inexplicably, even if you’re wronged, there’s nowhere to argue.
"Weiwei is back? With her boyfriend?"
Soone spoke, glancing up and down at the tall and handso Hai En. Such a child obviously wasn’t raised in a humble household. Hai En smiled politely, greeting everyone with a hello.
Walking a little further, they heard others speaking maliciously.
"Does Weiwei look like she’s going back to study again? She’s just like her mother, a seductive vixen, probably went to college to catch a rich husband, see, she already snagged one."
"Exactly, climbing up the social ladder, how can it suit us small-town folks? Everything’s mismatched, eventually played around for a while, then dumped."
"Isn’t it so, I heard back then, the reason why they, a widow and orphan, ended up here was because her mother was a mistress."
"..."
Voices filled with malice kept coming.
Hai En felt the hand he was holding stiffen and tremble, seemingly suppressing its own anger.
"Weiwei."
He understood the crab ntality, sotis people at the bottom are the ones who won’t let each other go.
But he didn’t expect the malice to be so intense, knowing full well that Weiwei would hear it, yet desperately saying these bad things.
He tightened his grip on Lai Wei’s hand uneasily, "Weiwei, don’t be afraid."
Lai Wei’s eyes imdiately reddened, and as she turned her head, Hai En saw her completely bloodshot eyes, feeling heartache. Before he could wipe away the tears at the corner of her eyes, he heard Lai Wei saying, "It’s not like what they’re saying."
"I know, I only believe you."
Lai Wei gave a bitter laugh, she had heard such gossip for many years, thinking she had long gotten used to it. Unexpectedly, the festering wound that was temporarily bandaged up burst open in front of soone she could confide in, and she realized that the sore wasn’t healed, still festering.
"Hai En, my father died in an accident, and the compensation money from the family was taken away by my father’s relatives. My mom and I were kicked out, this was my grandparents’ little house, left to my mom after they passed away, but after marrying my dad, she never returned.
Since there were no relatives here, it was lonely to co back, so my mom never ca back. It seems people here forgot about her because she had left for so many years.
When my mom and I first ca, there was a hooligan who was hostile toward my mom. Once soone broke into our house, intending to harm my mom, but no one ca to help.
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