Why say something that anyone who heard it would find disgusting?
Perhaps it was because the young man could see the desire in the woman’s eyes.
Nanxi wasn’t some blockhead who didn’t understand desire; he could understand what others thought of him.
Aside from the two Zhang sisters and his master, Nanxi quite disliked other women.
The way they looked at him was filled with desire—a very bad kind of desire.
Women rarely showed him any pity; more often, they just wanted to defile him to satisfy their pent-up lust.
Except for those simple women, the young man usually didn’t give others a good face.
Having a good-looking face was a blessing, but it wasn’t entirely a good thing.
With this face, the young man could gain many unexpected benefits.
Without this face, the young man wouldn’t attract so many women.
This matter was too complicated, so even the young man himself couldn’t figure out if he liked this face or not.
But one thing was certain: aside from his master, other women were at most friends to Nanxi.
So, regarding Huang Muzhi’s feelings for him, the young man would tactfully express his rejection.
Aside from not liking her, there was also a practical point—as the young man had said before, he couldn’t possibly stay in this small fishing village.
Nanxi understood the woman’s longing for him right in front of him; this wasn’t a good thing.
The two of them weren’t from the same world.
They didn’t match.
To say something harsh, Huang Muzhi might never leave this fishing village until she died, but the young man was different.
Ever since the young man came into this world, he had never known stability.
His background forced him to pursue secrets, even if it wasn’t what he wished or wanted in his heart.
Moreover, the young man had the woman he loved, so he couldn’t love another person.
Therefore, Nanxi had to tell the truth, so that the person in front of him could give up on this idea.
Even if this person had done him a favor, Nanxi would still say it.
In Nanxi’s view, even without Huang Muzhi, he couldn’t have died on that beach.
The acquired realm wasn’t so easy to die in; to Nanxi, Huang Muzhi only had the grace of sheltering him, and that grace could be settled with gold and silver.
Reality wasn’t like storybooks; saving a beauty rarely led to pledging oneself in marriage.
Not to mention that Huang Muzhi was penniless and could only make a living by fishing.
In this world, she didn’t even count as a commoner—she could only be considered a lowly person.
Once his injury healed, Nanxi would leave this place.
This was an unchangeable fact.
…………………………
Ever since the young man said the word “wife,” Huang Muzhi—this already insecure and taciturn person—fell into an even deeper silence.
For several days in a row, she didn’t speak to Nanxi again.
Even when the young man called her to eat, Huang Muzhi would only respond with a hum and by turning her head away.
Then, she would wait until the grilled fish cooled to the point where the fishy smell permeated everywhere before revealing an extremely reluctant expression and eating it.
The woman now had the mentality of a young child, hoping to throw a tantrum to gain a parent’s gentleness.
Of course, Huang Muzhi hadn’t realized what she was doing; after all, she had no mother, and her father was a kind figure.
Her family environment hadn’t let her experience such things.
But Nanxi realized it, because two years ago, he had done the same thing.
It could be considered one of his rare experiences.
Unfortunately, Nanxi wasn’t Huang Muzhi’s father; he had no responsibility to comfort her, nor did he have the inclination.
In his view, in another two or three days, this child would drop her pride.
But today, the time seemed a bit too late.
Seeing that the sky was almost completely dark, Huang Muzhi still hadn’t shown up.
Usually, she would return with her catch at dusk.
Truly cold-faced but warm-hearted, huh? Me.
“Why are you lively now? Can you fix my leg for me?”
No, the punishment is to make me remember. If it doesn’t hurt, it has no effect.
“Pah, how cheap.”
Nanxi spat on the ground; his face was now full of displeasure.
Unfortunately, he had no way to deal with the existence inside him.
Yes, it’s because I’m so mouthy that my leg is broken.
Hurry up and go check— that little girl needs your help now.
That voice existing in his heart was endlessly cheap, its tone always carrying an overwhelmingly big sense of amusement.
“How do you know?”
Heaven’s secrets cannot be revealed.
“Tsk……”
It was that riddle-speak again.
Want to know how I know?
As long as you listen to me finish saying who I am……
Before the words were finished, Nanxi directly interrupted that cheap person inside with his own ill-tempered words.
“Shut up, not interested.”
Don’t resist anymore.
I— there will come a day.
At that time, whether you want to or not, you’ll know.
“Not today, scram. I have no interest in chatting with you.”
After that, that cheap person made no more noise.
And Nanxi took the crutch by the bed—one he had made himself when he was too idle—and hopped out of this rundown thatched hut, limping along.
Following his intuition, the young man headed toward the beach.
Huang Muzhi had no boat, and lately no one was willing to let her hitch a ride; she could only be at the coast, and the nearest coast nearby was the beach where she had picked him up.
The young man hurried there with all his strength.
Clearly a cripple, but at this moment, he ran several times faster than an adult woman.
Really, trying to play the villain but can’t follow through.
“Shut up!”
He arrived—at the beach, four or five female figures were surrounding the robust woman familiar to the young man.
Huang Muzhi was being humiliated like a dog; the women beside her were spewing unbearable filthy words while throwing pebbles from the beach at her.
And the one being humiliated was hugging her head, her whole body trembling, faintly letting out some tiny whimpering sounds.
She was crying, but didn’t dare to cry.
Clearly, with her build, knocking down these few women who weren’t even as strong as Nanxi would be effortless.
“Strong in body but weak in courage, huh.”
Such a troublesome coward, huh?
Let’s just ignore her and watch the show from the side.
Nanxi was already too lazy to pay attention to this cheap person in his heart; he was bending down to pick up the pebbles beside him.
Suddenly, at this moment, the woman’s whimpering stopped.
Because she saw that young man—the young man she thought about day and night.
The women bullying her felt puzzled by Huang Muzhi’s crying stopping; they looked toward the source that made the woman stop crying.
Everyone’s gaze stopped on this crippled young man.
“Boss, it’s a man!”
The trash beside her shouted loudly.
“Ow!”
That leading trash fiercely knocked the shouting trash on the head.
“I’m not blind, you old hag! Hey, I was wondering why this motherless one hasn’t left this rundown house lately—turns out she found a male dog! I want to…… hmm?”
Huang Muzhi grabbed that leading trash’s leg and roared at her.
“Don’t get close to him……”
“You dog bastard, you dare resist!”
With that, that leading trash was about to fiercely kick Huang Muzhi in the head.
This kick didn’t go out.
Because faster than the foot was the pebble thrown by the young man.
That leading trash’s head, like an overripe peach falling to the ground, became a lump of juicy rotten flesh.