Early on, when Su Chen was helping her, she was already willing to give herself to Su Chen, but Su Chen rejected her.
Su Chen's self-assessnt is, "I might not be a good person, but I absolutely don't want to take advantage of soone in distress."
The old residential house, although it was habitable, was already approaching what could be called a dangerous building.
It's hard to imagine that He Li, whose monthly inco is nearly twenty thousand, would live in such a place.
"Su Chen, wait a mont for ."
He Li changed from the high heels on her feet into the flat shoes she carried in her handbag.
"Let's go." After tidying her appearance, He Li naturally took Su Chen's arm and walked towards the rows of residential houses.
Along the way, people occasionally greeted He Li, and she responded with a smile. It was apparent that He Li had lived here for quite a while.
Otherwise, she wouldn't recognize so many people.
"Oh, Lili, brought your boyfriend back?" Soone saw Su Chen being held by He Li and couldn't help but tease.
He Li responded with a shy smile and did not refute, which was considered as acknowledging Su Chen's identity.
Su Chen also politely smiled at them, knowing that sotis silence was better than speaking.
But the elderly woman who spoke suddenly showed a peculiar expression, looking between Su Chen and He Li.
She seed to be hesitating whether to say sothing to them.
"Aunt Rong, is there sothing you want to say?" After many encounters in her work, He Li was not soone who couldn't read expressions at all.
She clearly noticed the unusual behavior of 'Aunt Rong', which led to her question.
"Little Li, Auntie has a few words to say to you. Can you..." She glanced at Su Chen embarrassedly, indicating that she wanted to speak away from him.
He Li looked back at Su Chen, who generously said, "It's okay, you two go ahead and talk. I'll look around."
"Then wait a little, I'll be back after talking to Aunt Rong."
Aunt Rong mysteriously pulled He Li aside.
In fact, it was only about ten ters away from Su Chen. Normally, people whispering at this distance wouldn't worry about being overheard.
But Su Chen is not an ordinary person. Not to ntion ten ters, even if thirty ters away, his freakish hearing could still catch a few words.
At this distance, even more so; it was like they were speaking right by Su Chen's ear.
"Little Li, hasn't your mom told you?" Aunt Rong tentatively asked.
"Aunt Rong, what are you talking about? What should my mom be telling ?" He Li looked puzzled.
"It's about your marriage proposal." Aunt Rong hinted discreetly.
"Aunt Rong, I'm still dating my boyfriend for now..."
"It's not him." Aunt Rong secretively glanced at Su Chen before speaking.
"It's your family's landlord and his son, probably still at your ho." Aunt Rong said softly.
But all these words were heard by Su Chen, whose abnormal hearing made it really difficult not to hear.
However, hearing Aunt Rong's words, Su Chen showed no extre reaction.
From his perspective, he and He Li likely have no future, but now soone is proposing to He Li, which is good for her, rather than bad.
Therefore, Su Chen even entertained the idea of leaving, though he hadn't yet found an excuse.
The conversation between Aunt Rong and He Li continued: "Aunt Rong, when did this happen?"
He Li's brow furrowed suddenly, as if not very pleased with the matter, and even sowhat resistant.
"About an hour ago, so I ntioned they might not have left. If you go ho now, you might run into them..." Aunt Rong's voice grew smaller until she didn't want to say more.
"Thank you, Aunt Rong. I will handle this matter."
"Yes, don't act impulsively. After all, your mom's illness just recovered, if..."
Aunt Rong glanced at Su Chen and stopped speaking, feeling she had reached her neighborly limit with He Li.
He Li's landlord, similarly her landlord, although that family was unpleasant in conduct, it was, after all, their territory.
To rent one's house ans enduring their temperant and everything else.
Su Chen naturally detected the discontent in their conversation, growing curious about those people.
What kinds of persons were the landlord and his son visiting He Li's ho like?
"Su Chen." He Li walked over toward Su Chen after separating from Aunt Rong.
"Hmm?" Su Chen responded after a mont of daze.
"Well, today might not be convenient at my ho. How about you head back first?" He Li cautiously suggested.
She knew Su Chen was a very domineering person, not wanting to displease or oppose him.
However, she hadn't expected Su Chen to agree so readily today.
Su Chen smiled at her: "Sure, then I won't go today, I have sothing to attend to. I'll visit another day when convenient."
"Uh...alright, then I won't see you out. Outside... take care on your way back." A hint of gloom flashed in He Li's eyes.
Apparently, she held no presence in Su Chen's mind, who thoughtlessly accepted her words without question.
Not even asking why things weren't convenient.
If Su Chen questioned her, maybe she'd find an excuse, but since he didn't, her feelings slightly differed.
Su Chen turned away without a trace of reluctance.
He Li stood still for a long ti, rely staring blankly in the direction Su Chen left, until a trace of disappointnt appeared on her face, as she finally walked towards ho.
Her ho was still lit.
But her mother wasn't alone.
In the He Family.
Her mother, not yet fifty but with gray hair, struggled alone to handle two n.
Before her mother on the couch sat a bald man.
He seed around fifty, bald, with a beer belly, exuding an oily middle-aged man's sleaze.
This man was Sun Fuxiang, the owner of He Mother's apartnt and the surrounding residential area.
The house rented by the He Family was his.
Beside him stood a short youth with green-dyed hair.
His face dotted with marks and pockmarks, appearing quite unpleasant.
"Mr. Sun, we've paid the rent consistently these months, and you know I'm sick. The household relies solely on my daughter's job to cover dical expenses. We truly can't afford increased rent..." He Mother pleaded tearfully.
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