Male Lead's Canon Fodder Wife - Chapter 848

Chapter 848: The Real Reason ( 1 )
Xiao Li was stunned when he was suddenly slapped by Liu Piao. Feeling a sting on his cheek, he lowered his head and said, “Cousin, I’m sorry.”

Liu Piao clenched her painful palm and said, “Do you know that a belated apology is useless? Why didn’t you come earlier? Why should Ah Hua and Ah Xi suffer because of you?”

Xiao Li clenched his fists and said nothing. He knew he deserved this slap. That night, no matter how vague his consciousness was, his consciousness was still there and he heard Liu Hua’s voice.

He shouldn’t act like a coward and should have tried to clarify this with her. Even if he eventually finds out she is not the woman that night, he should take responsibility and marry the woman he slept with, not behaving like a scumbag.

Seeing that her cousin had misunderstood her husband, Liu Hua said, “Sister, this is not Ah Li’s fault. It was me who hid the truth from him and everyone. You should blame me. If I had been braver and chosen to tell Ah Li everything, we wouldn’t have to waste so much time. Ah Xi also didn’t need to suffer for a long time.”

After listening to her cousin’s words, Liu Piao understood that it was not just Xiao Li who was wrong. The situation today was also caused by her cousin. She is very stubborn and only sticks to her own path which caused the misunderstanding.

Liu Piao sighed and said, “Since my sister was also at fault and she has chosen to forgive you, I will not embarrass you. This slap is the payment for what my sister and nephew have endured in the past two years.”

“If you dare to bully them in the future, I won’t let you go,” she added with narrowed eyes.

When Xiao Li heard this, he nodded and said, “Cousin, I understand.”

Seeing that her cousin’s attitude had softened, Liu Hua hurriedly walked up to her husband and said, “Ah Xi, this is your father. Won’t you say hello to him?”

Xiao Xi raised his head and looked at this man who looked so similar to himself for a long time.

While his son was observing him, Xiao Li stretched out his hand and asked, “Ah Xi, can Father give you a hug?”

After a minute that seemed like forever, Xiao Xi finally reached out to his father and asked, “Father, hug.”

Hearing these two words, tears shed from the corners of Xiao Li’s eyes.

He took his son into his arms, hugged him tightly, and said, “Ah Xi, it’s because Father didn’t protect you and your mom that you have to live far from home. From now on, Father promises to protect you two. Let’s go home, okay?”

Although Xiao Xi didn’t quite understand his father’s words, he felt very safe in his father’s arms. This was the first time he had been hugged by a grown man. His father’s broad shoulders and strong muscles made him feel protected.

He nodded and agreed, “Okay.”

Due to the long distance, Xiao Li borrowed Zhang Ermu’s bullock cart to pick up his son and his wife’s cousin. It took them several hours to reach Xie Village.

It was already afternoon when they arrived. When they were on their way to Xiao Li’s house, the villagers looked at Liu Piao and Xiao Xi curiously.

When they turned at the intersection, a villager suddenly asked, “Isn’t that Liu Piao?”

Hearing this, an aunt looked at her and asked, “Sister-in-law, are you sure that person is Liu Piao?”

The old woman nodded and said, “I’m sure. I clearly remember the day she ran away from home. I didn’t expect that she would come back after so many years.”

Hearing her words, a young woman asked, “Auntie, what do you mean? Has she been expelled from the family?”

The old woman waved her hand and said, “Her family did not expel her from the family, but she ran away from home. At that time, everyone in the village was shocked because she left on her wedding day. The man who was supposed to marry her was heartbroken and fell ill after she left.”

“Oh my God, what happened to that person?” another aunt asked curiously.

“I heard that he went into the city to chase her when he recovered from his illness. He never came back since he left, and I don’t know if he found her.”

The young woman was startled by her words and asked, “Auntie, that Liu Piao is not as beautiful as Lu Jueyu. So, why is that man willing to go to a distant city to look for her?”

“Although she is not as beautiful as Lu Jueyu, she is very smart and has good craftsmanship. The clothes she sews are very beautiful. At that time, many villagers went to her to make clothes,” the old woman explained while recalling the past.

“Sister-in-law, how old is she? I just saw her bringing a boy back.”

The old woman thought for a moment and said, “She was only 18 when she left. Six years have passed since then. So, she would be twenty-four now.”

“Then that boy should be her son,” the young woman nodded.

“I wonder if that man married her after chasing her to the city,” the old woman said.

After hearing this, everyone’s eyes lit up and they began to discuss all the possibilities regarding Liu Piao and her abandoned fiancé.

Noticing the gazes of the villagers, Liu Hua looked at her cousin and asked, “Sister, are you okay?”

Liu Piao smiled at her and said, “Don’t worry about me. Now that I decided to come back, I was ready to face rumors and rejection from everyone.”

Liu Hua hesitated and asked, “Sister, have you seen that man?”

Thinking of that person, Liu Piao nodded and said, “I accidentally met him a year after I went to the city. At that time, there were already two more people beside him.”