He quickly walked to the bedside and crouched down. He grabbed Su Xiaoxiao's feet and helped her put on her shoes. Without waiting for her to stand up, he quickly backed away. He was afraid that even a second longer holding her foot would make him unable to resist kissing it.
However, this brief touch ignited Su Xiaoxiao's desire. She stretched out her foot, trying to rub against him. But Jiang Yexun had retracted his large hand, leaving her hanging. She could only let out a soft, disappointed hum.
"You're my wife now. Do you still need to do such things by yourself?" Jiang Yexun said in a stern tone, not giving Su Xiaoxiao a chance to speak. Then, without waiting for her response, he turned and left the room.
Su Xiaoxiao watched him close the door and went forward to lock the door. She then took out some clean clothes from her wardrobe.
Jiang Yexun had always had excellent hearing and vision. Even when she was wetting the towel in the basin, the splashing water sounded distinctly in his ears.
The crazy pounding and teasing were all like a torment to his sensitive nerves. After a while, the door was finally pulled open from the inside. He immediately turned around, and a small hand poked his abdominal muscles. His mind buzzed.
"What are you doing?" He quickly grabbed the hand that was about to cause trouble, struggling to maintain his composure. He couldn't do anything now. Even though the people in the educated youth dormitory were afraid of him and didn't dare to approach him, there were still so many people watching him. If they got too intimate, it would harm his little educated youth’s reputation.
"I just wanted to poke your waist. You turned too fast," Su Xiaoxiao retorted defiantly. She wasn't really that bold, and she knew that doing something like that in front of so many people was not appropriate. She had been daring, but she wouldn't go as far as touching his abdominal muscles in front of everyone.
Biting her lip, she withdrew her hand from his grasp and went to pick up the quilt on the bed. The quilt was thick and heavy, almost like it was to crush her. Jiang Yexun hurriedly stepped forward and took the quilt from her.
"What are you doing?" he asked sternly.
"I'm going to sun it. It got wet earlier," Su Xiaoxiao replied with a hint of coquettishness in her eyes as she looked at him.
"In the future, if you want to do anything, just tell me," Jiang Yexun said with a stern expression, taking the quilt outside to hang it on a bamboo pole. He patted it flat before returning to the room.
Su Xiaoxiao had already put a clean quilt on the bed. "I told you I would do it. You had fallen into the river earlier, so just lie down and rest," Jiang Yexun said as he walked over, pulling the quilt over her.
Su Xiaoxiao's hair was wrapped in a dry towel, making her small face appear even more delicate. Her exquisite features had an even more striking beauty.
She blinked her eyes, staring intently at Jiang Yexun, who was still busy. He felt as if there were needles in his back, almost losing coordination in his actions.
After disposing of the dirty water in the basin and washing the basin carefully, Jiang Yexun brought it back to the room. Finally, he went to the riverside to fetch water.
Seeing Jiang Yexun's determined demeanor, the educated youths in the room knew that he would be back soon. None of them dared to approach Su Xiaoxiao or ask any questions.
When Jiang Yexun had filled the water container and gone to the female educated youths' room to collect the laundry, Su Xiaoxiao thought he would say something to her. However, all she heard were his departing footsteps.
She quickly turned around, but she couldn't even see his back. "Run, run! You'll be mine sooner or later," she muttered to herself.
Su Xiaoxiao sat up and realized that her basin of dirty laundry was missing. Her face turned red. This man had sharp eyes. She had hidden her personal clothes under another basin, but he had still found them.
Thinking about her intimate garments being in his hands, Su Xiaoxiao quickly put on her shoes and was about to go after him. However, the other educated youths, who were sure Jiang Yexun wouldn't return, rushed into the room.
"Educated Youth Su, are you okay? How did you fall into the river today?" they asked with concern.
Su Xiaoxiao suppressed the cloying sweetness in her heart. Her jet-black eyes suddenly turned icy and shot a sharp gaze at Dong Jiaxuan, who was standing in the front.
Su Xiaoxiao wondered if Dong Jiaxuan was the one who pushed her into the water. Originally, Dong Jiaxuan, who had been suppressing her excitement and eagerly waiting for the show to unfold, was startled. Her heart was about to leap out of her throat.
In fact, Su Xiaoxiao had never seen who pushed her into the river, in both her previous and current lives. If it weren't for Jiang Yexun investigating the cause of her death in her previous life and discovering that Dong Jiaxuan and Pan Yongsheng had been in a relationship long before, he wouldn't have found another lover for Pan Yongsheng to sow discord in their relationship, and these vile villains wouldn't have brought up this incident while tearing into each other.
However, Dong Jiaxuan had left no evidence behind, so if Su Xiaoxiao claimed she had been pushed, no one would suspect her, and instead, they might think she was intentionally stirring things up just because she didn’t want to marry the rural folk. Even if someone believed her, they would only doubt Jiang Yexun, who happened to be at the riverbank at that time. After all, such a coincidence was hard to believe. Jiang Yexun had just appeared by the river and had saved her.
However, the lack of evidence didn't mean that Su Xiaoxiao would swallow her anger. She didn't need justice; all she wanted was for anyone who had wronged her to pay dearly. As for the method of revenge... as long as it wasn't illegal, it was fair game. After all, Pan Yongsheng and Dong Jiaxuan, these vile villains, were bound to continue their self-destructive behavior.
"Why are you looking at me like that, Xiaoxiao?" Dong Jiaxuan asked nervously when she noticed that Su Xiaoxiao had been staring at her without saying a word. The strange looks from the others made her even more uneasy, so she quickly asked, feeling guilty.
"What are you afraid of? Do you think my falling into the water has something to do with you?" Su Xiaoxiao asked coldly, a hint of a mocking smile on her lips.
"How could it be!" Dong Jiaxuan's voice quivered nervously, and she even raised her volume by two notches.
Realizing that her reaction had been overly agitated, she quickly collected herself and said with a tone of grievance and sadness, "Xiaoxiao, I know you're upset because of falling into the water and getting involved in a blurry relationship with that rural guy for no reason. But even though we're good friends, it's not right to take it out on me like this. If you're really upset, I'll talk to Jiang Yexun for you and ask him not to bother you anymore."
"What do you mean, 'a blurry relationship'? Jiang Yexun and I will get married soon. Stop tarnishing our reputation. If I hear you say anything bad about him again, I'll tear your mouth apart."
Su Xiaoxiao's already dark eyes suddenly turned as cold as ice-cold steel needles, piercing Dong Jiaxuan fiercely. Dong Jiaxuan was so frightened that her face turned several shades paler. She wanted to say something more but Pan Yongsheng, who finally managed to break free from the aunties' entanglement, stormed in with anger.
"Xiaoxiao, what do you mean? Do you really want to marry that rube?!" He stared at Su Xiaoxiao, demanding answers.
Su Xiaoxiao raised her head, and the teacup in her hand was suddenly thrown towards his head with great force.