Chapter 21: Victory

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

“My legs are numb from sitting too long,” Yi Ke said lightly.

Yu Heng was about to be forced to death by her. How could she be so delicate? “If you don’t stand up, I’ll leave myself.”

“Go on ahead. Pay me 30,000 yuan then.” Yi Ke glared at him and threatened.

Yu Heng stepped forward and pulled her. “Yes, yes, yes. I was wrong, Miss.”

Yu Heng stretched out his hand. Originally, he just wanted to pull Yi Ke up. However, Yi Ke used the momentum to stand up and pounced forward, knocking into Yu Heng.

“Little Hengzi, leave quickly! Go home with me!” Yu Heng subconsciously reached out to protect Yi Ke when she pounced on him. When he touched the girl’s soft waist, he hurriedly retracted his hand. In the next second, Yi Ke brought him home.

“Let’s go, let’s go. It’s so hot…” Yi Ke urged. She even glanced at Yi Shi from the corner of her eye. Seeing that Yi Shi was no longer as smug as before, Yi Ke was in a good mood.

Sure enough, when you see someone you hate suffer, you can obtain happiness.

Yu Heng only reacted after she took a few steps. They seemed to have left Yi Shi in the field. He turned around and saw Yi Shi staring at their backs with a resentful expression.

“Yu Heng, why aren’t you leaving? Hurry up, let’s go to the village chief’s house to get lunch!” Yi Ke kept urging Yu Heng. Yi Shi didn’t stand still. She picked up the basket and took a few steps to catch up with the two of them. “If you don’t mind, let’s go together.”

Yu Heng nodded. Yi Ke didn’t say anything, but she rolled her eyes at her. Then, she jumped onto Yu Heng’s back. “Let’s go! Let’s go quickly.”

Yu Heng staggered under her weight and said in a low voice, “I’m covered in sweat. Go down quickly. I can’t afford to dirty your clothes.”

“You don’t need to compensate me! Let’s go, let’s go!” Yi Ke didn’t care so much and only used Yu Heng as a horse.

Yu Heng couldn’t dissuade him, so he could only carry her on his back. Yi Shi followed them from a distance.

“Yu Heng, do you like Yi Shi?” After leaving the field, Yi Ke whispered into Yu Heng’s ear.

The girl was fragrant and soft. When she spoke, her breath brushed past him. Yu Heng’s ears itched and he tilted his head to dodge.

“Don’t spout nonsense,” Yu Heng berated.

“If you like her, I advise you to give up as soon as possible. The two of you aren’t compatible.” Yi Je leaned on his back and analyzed. “Look, Yi Shi is the most beautiful person in your village. Won’t there be many people wooing her in the future? The betrothal gift requires money, you have to have a banquet, a change-of-address fee, and a red packet for your first official visit. You know your family’s conditions better than me, right? Two big burdens and two small burdens. You can’t even support your family, let alone get a wife.”

“They’re not a burden.” Yu Heng could only retort after a long time.

Yi Ke was right. His family’s situation was indeed like this. If he married a girl, no matter what, it would delay her.

Yi Shi listened from behind. She wanted to find an opportunity to interrupt, but since the two of them were talking about something related to her, she couldn’t answer. When she finally had time, she hurriedly interrupted, “It’s been so long, but I still don’t know what your name is, Miss.”

Yi Ke was silent. How could anyone change the subject so stiffly? But she answered out of politeness. “My name is Yi Ke. What about you?”

Yi Shi felt that this name was very familiar. She carefully recalled and then realized—wasn’t this the female cannon fodder in the novel? She was used by Yu Heng and had no value, she would die miserably in the future.

Thinking of this, Yi Shi was overjoyed. She added, “What a coincidence. My surname is Yi too. My name is Yi Shi! We were family thousands of years ago!”

“Oh, it might have been a family thousands of years ago, but we have different lives now.” Yi Ke turned to smile sweetly at Yi Shi and lay on Yu Heng’s back, urging him to walk faster.

Yi Shi’s smile froze on her face, but she quickly adjusted her expression. According to the original plot, the more willful Yi Ke was now, the more advantageous it was for her. Yu Heng would hate Yi Ke during this period of time and take revenge on her in the future!

Yi Shi stood rooted to the ground and watched the two of them leave. She thought that there was still a long way to go. Their lives would indeed be different in the future.