CH 112

Cui Dingchen was as handsome and serious as always, but the moment his eyes met with Xu Zhao’s, gentleness filled them. He strode to Xu Zhao, stopped in front of him, and asked in a gentle tone, “Have you eaten yet?”

It was very clear that Xu Zhao had always liked this gentle Cui Dingchen, but at this time, he wanted to avoid him. He lowered his gaze and replied, “Not yet. My parents are cooking food now.”

Cui Dingchen continued to ask, “Mn, then what about Xu Fan? Is he still sick?”

Xu Zhao replied, “He’s better now.”

“Where is he?”

“He’s playing with Da Zhuang over there.”

Xu Zhao raised his hand and pointed behind him.

Cui Dingchen looked at the direction Xu Zhao pointed at and saw Xu Fan. Xu Fan seemed to be asking Da Zhuang for food. His small mouth was moving non stop as he spoke. Da Zhuang wasn’t willing to give Xu Fan anything to eat.

Cui Dingchen walked up to Xu Fan with a smile and squatted beside him. He checked Xu Fan’s body and found that Xu Fan really had gotten thinner during this time period. Children really couldn’t afford to get sick. Xu Fan’s face was now even a bit yellow. It looked like the sickness wasn’t completely cured yet.

However, seeing that Xu Fan was in good spirits as always, Cui Dingchen knew that Xu Fan would gain weight again within a few days. He reached out to touch Xu’s small fleshy face before turning to Xu Zhao. He noticed that Xu Zhao was off to the side, dazed, so he called curiously, “Xu Zhao.”

Xu Zhao quickly returned to his senses.

Cui Dingchen walked up to him and asked, “What are you thinking about?”

Xu Zhao was startled and looked at Cui Dingchen.

Cui Dingchen had noticed something these past few days and felt that something was off with Xu Zhao. At first, he thought it was because of Xu Fan, but now he knew it was something else. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have run over during such a busy period. So he directly asked, “Do you need to talk to me about something?”

Cui Dingchen had always been this frank, and Xu Zhao admitted that he indeed had something he wanted to talk to Cui Dingchen about but never had time recently. Since Cui Dingchen brought it up, he wanted to use this chance to clear things up, so he nodded. “Yes.”

Cui Dingchen asked, “Where should we go?”

Xu Zhao replied, “Let’s go to Greenhouse no. 1.” Going to a different greenhouse would be too far. If they stayed in the village, it would be too easy for others to disturb them.

Cui Dingchen nodded. “Let’s go.”

“Let me tell my mom first.” Xu Zhao turned around and walked to the kitchen to tell Mother and Father Xu that he was heading to Greenhouse no. 1 and asked the two elders to watch Xu Fan. He told them not to allow Xu Fan any pickled plum powder, Tang Seng Meat, and other things of the like so that he wouldn’t get sick again.

Afterward, Xu Zhao and Cui Dingchen went to Greenhouse no. 1. All the vegetables in Greenhouse no. 1 had already been sold, but there were still seedlings there. The inside was filled with mashed colors of greens and yellows, making it look very good.

“After confirming that I could have a future with you and Xu Fan, I cleared things up with Shen Jiayang again and compensated him in another way. After that happened, I confessed my heart to you. This is my entire past with Shen Jiayang. Besides that one time five years ago, nothing happened between us.

“If you must ask who I like, besides you, there hasn’t been anyone else.”

Hearing this, Xu Zhao was surprised and felt a bit guilty.

But in Cui Dingchen’s eyes, it looked like he (XZ) was “rejecting” him. Painful tingles stung Cui Dingchen’s heart. He tried to calm down as he asked, “Do you mind what I did to Shen Jiayang?”

Xu Zhao looked at Cui Dingchen, stunned.

Cui Dingchen also looked back at Xu Zhao, “Do you mind?”

What right did he have to mind it? Compared to Cui Dingchen’s drunken mistake, wasn’t he worse? He’d even given birth to a child. Xu Zhao didn’t speak.

Cui Dingchen slightly bowed his head.

Xu Zhao slowly reached out and grabbed two of Cui Dingchen’s fingers.