Chapter 37: No Need to Entangle Any Further

Cheng Dong tried to mediate, but Li Si still refused to let it go.

Lin Ruanruan reached out to push him away, but he ran back to stand in front of her.

With a furrowed brow, the usually reticent girl finally got angry.

"Get lost!" she shouted coldly.

This Li Si was really annoying.

"No way! Unless you pay me two taels of silver," Li Si insisted.

At this moment, Lin Ruanruan had murderous intent. This man was like sticky candy that couldn't be shaken off; she could only peel him off with his skin.

In her previous life as an assassin, countless people died by her hand. In this life, she wanted to live peacefully, but Li Si wouldn't allow it.

Since he didn't want peace, then let him be unpeaceful.

Unfortunately, she didn't have a handy weapon. The Ziwuyanlong Halberd she used most in her previous life hadn't come through with her...

"Li Si, are you testing my patience?" Cheng Dong, a longtime thug in Changping Town, couldn't tolerate this disrespect.

"I only collected fifty copper coins of protection money from you. Here, take it back. Today, you either leave or I'll beat you down."

Fuming, Cheng Dong threw the large black pot in his hand to the ground, accidentally hitting a sharp stone that broke the pot.

Hearing the sound, Lin Ruanruan turned and saw her recently used pot broken.

Her brow twitched, and she looked coldly at Cheng Dong.

"Uh, Sister-in-law Bai, it was an accident, believe me?"

"Sure," Lin Ruanruan nodded decisively.

Cheng Dong was touched to the point of tears: Such a kind person!

"Just… pay… pay for the damages." Lin Ruanruan added hesitantly.

Cheng Dong, half-touched, half-confused: ????

"Hey, stammering girl, do you think I'm dead?" Li Si, seeing them talking among themselves, reached out to grab Lin Ruanruan's clothes.

'Bang'

Two fists simultaneously hit Li Si.

The lighter punch was from Lin Ruanruan, directly hitting Li Si's right cheek and knocking out a tooth.

But Li Si didn't feel the pain of the lost tooth; his chest felt like a heavy stone crushed it, making him roll on the ground in pain.

The punch that sent him flying a yard away was naturally from Bai Cheng'an.

Retracting his fist, Bai Cheng'an didn't bother to look at him again, pulling Lin Ruanruan away.

"Pay… pay for the damages." Lin Ruanruan shouted back to Cheng Dong as she was pulled away.

"Don't worry, Sister-in-law Bai, I'll pay you!" Cheng Dong waved, shouting.

Lin Ruanruan was exasperated. He said he would pay, but when was he going to bring the money over?

"Boss, what about this guy?" Cheng Dong's follower looked at Li Si, feeling his pain even from a distance.

No wonder Cheng Dong didn't fight that tough guy earlier. That man was so strong!

If they had fought, they'd be the ones rolling on the ground now.

"This guy, hmph!" Cheng Dong sneered, picking up the iron pot.

Passing by Li Si, he pushed him aside with his foot.

His followers did the same, stepping on Li Si as they walked by.

Bai Cheng'an's punch was measured, leaving Li Si unable to stand.

Unable to stand up, yet his life was not in danger.

However, a few of them acted maliciously, stomping hard on his chest, with one even spitting on him after kicking him twice.

After this, they swaggered off behind Cheng Dong, none of them noticing that Li Si coughed up a large mouthful of blood.

Meanwhile, Lin Ruanruan had already left Changping Town, being led away by Bai Cheng'an.

On the path back to the wooden house, the strong man's iron hand showed no intention of letting go of her.

But considering her short legs, he did slow his pace.

Seeing his considerate behavior, Lin Ruanruan became even more irritated.

This man seemed honest, but he was also pretentious.

Acting concerned now, unlike when he disappeared without a word?

What could have been so important to vanish without a word? Even if he went to fight bandits, couldn't he have told her in advance?

She shook off his iron grip harshly, snorted coldly, and glared at the man with a face full of stubble before quickly walking ahead.

Bai Cheng'an, mindful that she was a girl, didn't hold her tightly.

Now, being shaken off, he was slightly taken aback.

Seeing her snort at him and walk away without looking back, he was even more puzzled.

Puzzled as he was, he didn't intend to let Lin Ruanruan return to the wooden house alone.

But just as he quickened his pace to catch up, she started running.

When he sped up a bit more, she went from running to sprinting.

Bai Cheng'an was amused and didn't dare chase further, fearing she might fall if she ran too fast.

All the way, Lin Ruanruan never looked back at him.

No matter how good-looking or capable someone who liked to disappear was, she didn't care anymore.

She simply didn't want to worry about such a person.

Bai Cheng'an didn't know why she was angry. After returning to the wooden house, he didn't say anything and busied himself with cooking a large pot of white rice.

With no meat at home, he made do with some vegetables Lin Ruanruan had previously prepared but hadn't cooked yet.

However, he seldom cooked these green vegetables, turning the vibrant leaves into a limp, discolored mess.

Seeing the dish he made, Lin Ruanruan's brow twitched again.

Despite her anger, she didn't want to risk her life eating it.

Re-doing the dish Bai Cheng'an made that even pigs would frown at, she prepared a full table of dishes.

All vegetarian, but she made garlic baby bok choy, spicy and sour shredded potatoes, braised eggplant...

Looking at the various vegetarian dishes, Bai Cheng'an couldn't help but smile.

"Who knew there were so many ways to cook vegetables? You're really talented."

Lin Ruanruan rolled her eyes at him, thinking he was just flattering her.

"I'll be taking up a post at the county office tomorrow. If you have nowhere to stay, you can continue living here. If it's too far, I can give you some money to rent a small courtyard in town."

He said casually while eating.

Her hand holding the chopsticks paused, and Lin Ruanruan glanced at him expressionlessly.

As expected, he returned this time just to retrieve the jade pendant.

She had hoped that her relentless flirting those days had left a different impression on him, thinking that once she returned the jade pendant, they could discuss living a good life together.

But now it seemed he wasn't interested in her flirting at all.

Leaving without a word for so long was likely because he was annoyed by her advances.

If that's the case, why should she cling to him?