Chapter 25: Inferiority Complex · Acting

Yu Qing was left alone. She sat on a patch of slanted grass, tucking in her legs, her chin perfectly resting on her knees. She bowed her head, lost in thought.

Ye Chen pondered for a moment, whether to approach her or not. After some thought, he decided to proceed.

"Oh, you're here? Are you reading?" Ye Chen asked, pretending to be surprised by the encounter.

Yu Qing raised her head to see who it was. It was him.

"Hmm, you're just coming back now?"

"Finished moving things, Zhan Ze said we have to prepare something for tomorrow, so I got held up until now." Ye Chen moved closer to her, asking, "What book are you reading?"

"Zhuangzi, have you read it?"

"No, I'm just a country bumpkin, rarely read books." Ye Chen replied.

"What's wrong with being from the countryside!" His words seemed to hold a different meaning, as if they were meant for herself. Just like her mother was a woman from a brothel, so what? She was unwilling to accept this.