I heard that she almost couldn't be saved, but she survived in the end.
The news about her in the village has spread, and now she doesn't want to go out anymore. Even Axiu doesn't want to play with her anymore.
It was half a month later that I heard from her again.
I heard from my aunt that she is getting married, and the other party is from the next village.
"Short and thin, he is already twenty years old. He has some farmland at home, so he should be able to live a good life."
Aunt Chang muttered in a low voice and looked at Chu Yan again. Thinking of the way she hit someone so hard last time, even though it looked terrifying, and thinking that she did everything for Chang Zhe, she actually accepted it.
.
Chu Yan was busy with the things at hand and accidentally asked, "Why haven't you married a wife at the age of twenty?"
"Why aren't you married? I was married before, but he drove her away. No one in the same village dared to marry him, even Chu Hong. Now her parents are eager to marry her off as soon as possible."
"..."
Chu Yan pursed her lips.
She thought of Ah Qi again.
Ah Qi told her that in her world, girls can have many opportunities to choose. Even after getting married, they can divorce, choose the life they want, and make a lot of money.
Why do girls in her world have to suffer this?
She couldn't understand.
Chu Hong came to Changzhe's house the day before her wedding.
Her face looked very gloomy, her cheeks were sunken, and her whole body became listless, as if she had some serious illness.
At that time, Chu Yan was reading in the room, and she stood at the door of the yard, staring blankly.
Chu Yan was startled by her as soon as she raised her head.
The aunt thought she was here to fight again, so she scolded, "What do you want to do?"
Chu Hong was stunned for a moment, then came back to her senses, lowered her eyes and whispered, "I want to talk to Chu Yan."
At the end, he added, "Don't worry, aunt, I won't do anything like that again."
The aunt subconsciously looked towards Chu Yan. Before she could speak, Chu Yan had already nodded, "Let her come in."
Chu Hong's whole state was different from before. She stood awkwardly at the door, looking around the room, her eyes flashed, and she refused to go any further.
Chu Yan poured tea for her, nuzzled into the chair beside her, "Sit down first."
The other party raised his head suddenly as if he was frightened.
"I won't hit you either."
She said something like a joke. Chu Hong was stunned for a moment, then he forced a weak smile on his lips, walked to the side and sat down.
After closing the door to the room, Chu Yan returned to his seat.
"Are you reading a book?"
Chu Hong asked softly.
"Um."
She added, "I envy you very much."
"Why do you envy me?"
"Chang Zhe likes you."
Chu Yan smiled, and for some reason, there was a hint of coolness and sarcasm in her smile. Chu Hong thought she was dazzled.
Immediately afterwards, she heard the other party say softly, "The most useless thing in the world is liking."
Chu Hong was puzzled. She wanted a man to treat her well, like her, and hope that she could be cared for, just like Chang Zhe did to Chu Yan.
So she was envious, jealous, and crazy.
But even if she goes crazy, that person will not belong to her in the end.
"I'm getting married."
She sighed, there was no expectation in her voice, it was more like resignation.
Chu Yan's heart was touched for a moment, but she quickly suppressed her emotions and nodded, indicating that she already understood.
Chu Hong added, "After I was beaten by you last time, I originally wanted to live a good life, but I found that I couldn't."
"Everyone started to avoid me, always reminding me of the mistakes I made. I know I shouldn't have treated you like that, and this is my retribution. But they didn't give me a chance to change."
she cried.
In the whole village, she didn't know who she could talk to about this matter.
She vaguely felt that maybe only Chu Yan could understand her.
After hesitating for a long time, she mustered up the courage to come here.
"You don't need others to give you the chance to change."
Chu Yan said lightly.
Perhaps because she has experienced a lot, she is now very cold-hearted, but also very soft-hearted.
She could understand Chu Hong's feelings at this time, the helplessness of being unable to turn back after taking the wrong path. She felt regret at the last moment of her life and throughout the long time in the painting.
Chu Hong stared at her blankly.
The confusion, shock, and pain in those eyes had nowhere to hide.
She is only fifteen years old.
Ah Qi always said that it is too cruel for a fifteen-year-old girl to get married and have children.
Yes, she was only fourteen years old. She met Chang Zhe, and then fell in love with Chang Zhe. Later, she was abandoned and fell in love with someone else... She was only in her twenties when she died in her previous life. This was what Ah Qi said was the most beautiful thing in her life.
At a brilliant age, he died as disheartened as an old man.
"Chu Yan...you seem to have become different."
Chu Hong stared at her and said something faintly, with confusion on her face.
"You now seem... like an outsider, very ethereal."
"It's funny. Although you hit me very much, I don't hate you anymore."
"You are right, opportunities are not given by others."
She murmured and talked a lot, her eyes fixed on Chu Yan, "I want to ask you another question."
"you say."
"Will you be with Chang Zhe?"
"Don't worry, I won't hinder you anymore."
She added another sentence.
Chu Yan smiled.
She always smiled distantly like this, as if she was staying out of the situation.
"Whether he and I will be together has never had anything to do with you. It is just a matter between me and him. Moreover, I should not be with him."
She gave Chu Hong a very surprising answer.
This made Chu Hong stunned.
After a long time, she came back to her senses and looked at Chu Yan strangely.
In Chu Hong's eyes, Chang Zhe is the best man she can get in touch with. She can't understand why Chu Yan doesn't like him, or is the man she wants better and richer than Chang Zhe?
But no matter how good-looking Chu Yan was, even if she really married into the town, she might not be able to meet Chang Zhe who was so kind to her.
If she had a full stomach, she would have wanted to persuade Chu Yan.
But for some reason she couldn't get the words out of her mouth. Her intuition told her that a woman like Chu Yan didn't need her guidance.
"I understand, thank you."
Chu Hong stood up to leave.
She put her hand on the door, and behind her, Chu Yan's long and leisurely voice came, with a bit of emotion.
"It's good to be alive, isn't it?"
Chu Hong was stunned for a moment. She had a crazy idea in her mind, had Chu Yan died?
But soon she felt that her idea was too ridiculous,
So she nodded, "Yes, it's good to be alive."
"Brother Chang?"
Outside the door, Chu Hong exclaimed, and then explained, "I was just chatting with her. Don't get me wrong. It was my fault before, I'm sorry."
After finishing speaking, Chu Yan saw Chu Hong's figure running away in a hurry at the window.
Chang Zhe stood at the door for a long time, looking unhappy.