Volume One, Chapter 14: Xiaoxu, Your Mind Has Truly Returned to Normal

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Shen Yulian felt a deep sense of injustice for Lin Manru! Not only had she been betrayed by a scoundrel, but as the victim, Lin Manru was now being expelled and ordered to pay a thousand yuan in emotional damages!

Life had not been easy for Lin Manru either. Her father was disabled in both legs and unable to work. In recent years, he had developed serious complications, and the monthly expenses for hospital visits, injections, and medication consumed more than half of Lin Manru’s salary.

What truly unsettled Shen Yulian, however, was what Xiao Xu said: he planned to build a three-story villa even more luxurious than Wu Deshun’s, and he intended to make her the lady of the house!

And what kind of guava was it that Mr. Song was willing to pay thirty yuan per jin for?

Shen Yulian didn’t press for details. She absentmindedly stroked the brand-new three-wheeled motorcycle.

Xiao Xu’s motorcycle was the third in Taoyuan Village, following those of Wu Deshun and Lin Manru.

“Xiao Xu, have you lost your mind?” she asked.

“Heh, I slipped and fell while picking guavas on the mountain this morning. When I came to, I found that my mind was finally clear,” Xiao Xu replied.

He knew he could no longer pretend to be foolish.

So he made up a simple excuse to fool Shen Yulian.

What?!

Xiao Xu’s mind had returned to normal?

Shen Yulian rubbed her full chest in alarm.

This was bad!

If Xiao Xu’s mind had truly recovered, would he remember everything from last night? The two times she had kissed him that morning? And even earlier, when she had secretly watched him relieve himself and helped clean him?

Just thinking of these things made Shen Yulian’s face flush crimson!

She glanced furtively at Xiao Xu and noticed no change in him. Only then did she breathe a slight sigh of relief.

“Enough talk. Come in and eat,” she said, covering her hot, reddened face with both hands as she hurried into the kitchen.

She took out the scrambled eggs with chives that she had been keeping warm for Xiao Xu in the big iron pot, along with three large steamed buns leftover from breakfast and a small dish of homemade pickled radish.

She placed everything neatly on the square table in the main room.

Meanwhile, Xiao Xu efficiently secured the wooden door with a bolt.

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Xiao Xu was so hungry his chest felt like it was pressed against his back.

He grabbed one of the large steamed buns and bit into it.

Holding the bun in his hand, Xiao Xu suddenly remembered that he and Shen Yulian hadn’t eaten meat for two or three months.

During the four years he had been feebleminded, Shen Yulian had faithfully brought him hot meals every day, washed his clothes, and even helped clean him after using the bathroom.

Without her, this helpless, mentally incapacitated man could never have survived.

That was why, when Zhao Daming deceitfully tried to marry Shen Yulian off to him in exchange for his eight acres of land, he had signed the land transfer agreement so decisively.

In the mind of the foolish Xiao Xu, Shen Yulian was more precious than life itself.

An old tungsten filament bulb embedded in the mud-brick wall cast a gentle yellow glow across the small ten-square-meter main room.

A few moths flitted happily around the old bulb.

Beneath the light sat Shen Yulian, her face pale and sallow from malnutrition, her lips faintly colorless.

Even the clothes she wore had lost their original hue and were fraying at the collar.

Still, despite this, her breasts and hips remained full and rounded, a testament to her natural beauty.

In truth, Shen Yulian was quite beautiful, with delicate features and an excellent figure, and she was still young.

She could easily remarry a wealthy man and live a good life.

Yet she had not done so. Instead, she willingly stayed by Xiao Xu’s side, bound by the absurd agreement that Zhao Daming had sold her to him as a wife.

But throughout dinner, Xiao Xu’s appetite was absent.

...

“Xiao Xu, come here,” Shen Yulian called as he stepped out of the shower room in the backyard.

After a moment’s hesitation, Xiao Xu entered her room.

There, clad in a white floral cotton pajama set, Shen Yulian lay on her side, her curves like a gourd, her posture enticing.

The room seemed filled with the boundless bloom of spring.

Xiao Xu...

“Xiao Xu, why are you just standing there feeding the mosquitoes at the door? Come here!” Shen Yulian teased, blushing.

Her words, like a spell, compelled Xiao Xu’s legs to obey as he moved to the bedside.

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Suddenly, Shen Yulian grabbed Xiao Xu’s hand and pressed it against her body.

In that instant, Xiao Xu’s pupils contracted sharply, and he nearly bounced off the bed’s edge in shock!

He hadn’t expected Shen Yulian to be so bold.

“Xiao Xu, am I pretty?” she asked.

“Yes, pretty,” he replied.

“That useless gambler Zhao Daming was born feeble. Though I was married before, I am still pure.

You were once admitted to a prestigious university, a favored son of heaven, and now your mind is clear again.

I know I’m not worthy of you, but I only ask to stay by your side. I don’t need any formal status.

Can you grant me this request?”

Shen Yulian grabbed his other hand and pressed it against herself again.

In truth, her boldness was not about desiring Xiao Xu’s body but to test whether his mind had truly recovered.

And also to claim a prime position before others could.

With his mind restored, Xiao Xu would surely attract many admirers.

Would there still be a place for her then?

Her request was not unreasonable—just to stay close to him without hindering his pursuit of other women.

If this were ancient times, she would be nothing more than a concubine.

Shen Yulian knew how humble and undignified her position was, but she was born with severe flaws and could not even be considered a normal woman. She had to cling to this lifeline that was Xiao Xu.

“Oh?”

Xiao Xu frowned deeply, his handsome face stern, upon hearing that Zhao Daming was impotent and that Shen Yulian had been a virgin when they married.

Caught in this passionate moment, Xiao Xu was utterly lost to himself!

The room’s temperature rose inexplicably, and Shen Yulian broke into a fragrant sweat, crimson blooming on her cheeks.

Weak, she collapsed into Xiao Xu’s embrace.

“Xiao Xu, your mind really has recovered! Sister-in-law, sister-in-law is so happy! How about we stay together tonight?”