Seventies Sweetheart: From Breakup to Billionaire-Chapter 157: You Don’t Like Me

Secretary Wang obviously also thought of this, and simply handed over the bicycle usage rights to Lin Xiang.

"You ride the bike home, otherwise walking alone at night would be too dangerous."

"Anyway, I live just in town, once I’ve picked up the papers, it’s just a few steps to home."

Seeing Lin Xiang still dazed, Secretary Wang urged, "If you don’t go home now, it’ll be even later."

After weighing her options, Lin Xiang finally accepted Secretary Wang’s kindness, "I’ll return the bike to you tomorrow morning. Don’t worry, I definitely won’t smash it up."

"Alright."

After bidding farewell to Secretary Wang, Lin Xiang rode the bike back home.

Her biking skills weren’t great, she couldn’t ride with one hand while holding an umbrella, and the raincoat didn’t fit well. By the time Lin Xiang reached Fifth Uncle’s house, her clothes were more than half soaked.

Mrs. Lin was pacing back and forth under the eaves, and hearing the door open, she went out with an umbrella, "Why are you back so late? Why are your clothes all wet? Whose bike are you pushing?"

Mrs. Lin started with a trio of questions, and Lin Xiang could only say helplessly, "Mom, can you ask one question at a time?"

"There’s nothing to ask, quickly go inside and change into dry clothes, make sure you don’t catch a cold!"

Fifth Aunt heard the commotion outside and had already found dry clothes for Lin Xiang, urging her to change before handing her a dry towel to dry her hair.

"Sit next to the fire pit and dry your hair before you go to sleep, otherwise with wet hair, you’ll easily get sick."

"Fifth Aunt, I can do it myself."

Fifth Aunt avoided Lin Xiang’s hand, "Feel your hands yourself, they’ve already turned into ice blocks, hurry up and warm up by the fire."

Dong Sheng brought a basin of hot water, along with Lin Xiang’s cotton slippers, "Sister Niu, soak your feet in hot water, it’ll help warm you up."

"Thank you, Dong Sheng." Lin Xiang didn’t refuse, taking off her shoes and socks.

When her icy feet entered the hot water, Lin Xiang felt like she had come back to life.

Chunya brought a bowl of noodles, with an egg nestled on top, "You’ve been running around outside all day, haven’t even had time for a meal, have a bite first."

"Thank you, Chunya?"

"Bang—"

Fifth Aunt knocked Lin Xiang’s head forcefully, "We’re all one family, if you keep being so polite, you might as well not stay at my house."

Lin Xiang pulled a corner of her mouth, showing a forced smile, and gobbled down the bowl of noodles.

At night, she tossed and turned in bed.

The same was true for Mrs. Lin.

She held back again and again, but ultimately couldn’t hold back.

"Girl, how likely do you think it is that your cousin harmed Smartie Huang?"

Lin Xiang turned over to lie flat, and spoke lightly, "It’s hard to say. Without solid evidence, nobody can confidently say anything. Let’s wait and see what the police investigation reveals."

"Sigh!" Mrs. Lin let out a heavy sigh, "Whether or not Yu Yuan is the culprit, your feud with your aunt’s family is now deeply rooted."

Lin Xiang: "Even without this matter, our relationship wasn’t great."

"It’s different." Mrs. Lin retorted, "If Yu Yuan really killed someone, and you reported him, to your aunt’s family, it would be you who caused Yu Yuan to face the death penalty. If it’s not Yu Yuan, your aunt would think you framed him. Anyway, originally, this matter shouldn’t have involved you."

Mrs. Lin just couldn’t understand, since Zhu Zhu suspected Yu Yuan, why didn’t he go to the police himself, instead of involving her daughter?

If it were an ordinary person, it would be different, but the suspect is the daughter’s cousin. Whether guilty or not, this familial tie is severed.

Lin Xiang remained silent.

After a long pause, she slowly spoke, "Mom, do you also think I did something wrong?"

This time, it was Mrs. Lin who fell silent.

Perhaps she didn’t know how to answer Lin Xiang’s question, she let out a low sigh and turned away from Lin Xiang, "Sleep. You’ve been busy all day and got caught in the rain, you must be exhausted. Rest early, don’t dwell on it."

But neither mother nor daughter slept well that night.

The wooden bed creaked nonstop due to their constant turning.

Early the next morning, Fifth Aunt looked at the matching dark circles under both their eyes and said nothing, just silently prepared breakfast.

"Who knows how long this rain will last, we can’t set up the stall." Chunya muttered as she watched the incessant drizzle outside.

Not being able to set up the stall meant losing a lot of money.

With the New Year around the corner, there aren’t many days left to set up the stall. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

"Can’t blame the weather, nobody can do anything about it. Let’s take these days as a chance to rest. Everyone’s been worn out with all the hustle lately." Fifth Aunt consoled.

"Setting up the stall isn’t the important thing, the problem is that if the rain keeps going, Second Sister-in-law and Lin Xiang won’t know when they can move into the new house."

Lin Xiang drank a bowl of porridge without tasting it, washed the bowl in the kitchen, "I borrowed Secretary Wang’s bike last night, I need to return it now."

Lin Xiang rode the bike back to town, encountering a few police officers on the way, including one who had taken her statement the day before.

They were clearly visiting Li Hua Team for the first time, asking villagers for directions.

A hundred meters away, Lin Xiang saw the directions pointed by the villagers, leading directly to Lin’s house.

Only when she saw the officers heading towards Lin’s house did Lin Xiang pedal her way to town.

Outside the town government, Secretary Wang was talking with a young female colleague. Their conversation didn’t seem pleasant, as the female colleague couldn’t help but shove Secretary Wang.

"Don’t make a fuss, I’ve said it before, we’re not suitable."

"Why not suitable? I don’t mind you’re just a secretary and still willing to date you, I’ve already sacrificed a lot, why are you still unwilling?"

Secretary Wang avoided the woman’s hand and spoke helplessly, "I really appreciate your admiration, but I don’t plan to date anyone in the short term, I want to focus on my career while I’m still young."

"Dating doesn’t conflict with your career goals. If you marry me, my father, my uncle can assist you to rise smoothly, much easier than going it alone. Why choose the hard path when there’s an easy one available?"

Secretary Wang pressed his lips tight, remaining silent.

The young woman speaking didn’t hear a response from Secretary Wang for quite a while, and finally said defiantly, "You don’t like me?"

Secretary Wang lowered his gaze, his tone filled with apology, "Sorry."

The young woman rolled her eyes, "If you didn’t like me, you should’ve said so earlier!"