Chapter 330: We'll continue until you're no longer angry.
Chapter 330: We'll continue until you're no longer angry.
If this scene had occurred in the past, Lu Yun would have chuckled and rushed straight in, regardless of everything. But now, all Yang Yanping offers him is confusion. This is the textual content of Chapter 330 of "Rural Beauty."
"Yanping姐, don't cry..." Lu Yun felt his head expand—this woman's crying truly was a nightmare!
"What's wrong? I have something to complain about, yet you won't let me cry?" Yang Yanping said with a touch of unreasonable stubbornness. The more Lu Yun tried to stop her from crying, the more vigorously she cried. Yet strangely, when she cried, she rarely made any sound—only occasional sniffles—while her tears flowed steadily, like pearls dropped from a string, unbroken and continuous.
Lu Yun immediately felt uneasy. She could try to persuade, but it felt more like she was hesitating than truly trying—Yang Yanping was absolutely right. She had indeed treated him well, even if not quite on par with Tie Xinlan. Yet, the events of today simply couldn’t be brushed off as if they never happened. "Then go ahead and cry," Lu Yun said, "I'm feeling tired. If there's nothing else, I'd like to go back to bed." After thinking it over, this was the only way she could think of to see if she could finally stop Yang Yanping's tears.
Yang Yanping paused, then broke into a smile, wiping away her tears. "I knew you wouldn't be so cold-hearted as to ignore me entirely. My feet are aching—could you please massage them for me?" Lu Yun was completely speechless. What a person! She must be a bit too self-absorbed, but once she gave the order, there was no choice but to comply. Sitting on the bed, Lu Yun looked at Yang Yanping's swollen ankle and thought, "It's been several days now—by now it should have subsided. Could it be that I accidentally injured her ankle again when I came to fetch the remedy?" With that thought, she immediately began gently massaging the swollen area. "A little lighter, please..." Yang Yanping murmured softly from behind.
Lu Yun was gently massaging Yang Yanping’s wrist as she couldn’t help asking, “Yanping姐, what exactly is the grudge between you and Xinlan姐? I just can’t understand—what kind of resentment would make you come up with such a cruel plan against her? Do you know that if it hadn’t been for my chance encounter tonight, Xinlan would have been harmed by that Wang family member?”
Lu Yun blushed, and Yang Yanping was indeed right—he had indeed gone to check whether Tie Xinlan was asleep. If she wasn’t, he would have poured out all his feelings then and there. Yet Yang Yanping hadn’t expected that Lu Yun’s original intention hadn’t been to have a romantic encounter with Tie Xinlan at all. Instead, he had specifically planned to go during the night and smash the glass of the Education Commission director’s office—only to happen upon the director and the female teacher from the Zhang family engaged in something intimate. To protect his younger brother from any embarrassment, only after breaking the glass did Lu Yun decide to go find Tie Xinlan, and thus, unintentionally, he had saved her once. Lu Yun deliberately avoided the rest of Yang Yanping’s remarks and gently asked, “Sister Yanping, when I pinched you, you could have just given me a solid slap and ended it. Why did you have to make yourself suffer?”
Yang Yanping hummed, saying, "I don't mean to be unkind, but I have to act sometimes—after all, I can't be like you. You're so ungrateful, so heartless, treating me like a pig or a dog. When you think of me, you go all out, fussing and turning me over and over, but when you turn cold, you'd rather choke me to death. Do you know how long I've had to suffer after each time you've done that? You just relax, pat yourself on the back, and walk away, while I'm left to endure all on my own, never once have you shown me a bit of care. I haven't even thought about killing Tie Xinlan yet, and you treat me this way. If one day I truly do kill her, will you then glare at me with bloodshot eyes, tearing me to pieces?" The way Yang Yanping spoke was profoundly moving, her voice trembling with emotion, so touching that listeners couldn't help but feel pity.
Lu Yun, this young man no exception, grew flushed under Yang Yanping's stream of words. Reflecting on what she had said, he realized that indeed, he had only been pursuing her, never once asking about her feelings. Could it be that every woman he had pursued felt pain? If that were true, then why did they all appear so utterly comfortable during the pursuit? "You and Xinlan sister—couldn't you put aside your differences and become good friends? After all, you both teach at the same school, seeing each other every day, constantly calculating and maneuvering—this isn't sustainable. And I'm always in the middle..." Without realizing it, Lu Yun's earlier surge of resentment was completely worn down by Yang Yanping's few words. As for the tone of his voice, it had lost that sharp sense of anger. Yang Yanping noticed the shift and, with a slight pout, interrupted him, giving a soft, complaining sigh: "What's wrong with me being in the middle? You're a heartless one—aren't you simultaneously pursuing two well-known beauties in the school? Isn't that enough to make you feel uncomfortable?"
"No, I just wanted to—"
Seeing Lu Yun silent, Yang Yanping smiled gently at the corner of her lips, saying, "Don't rub anymore—the ankle isn't hurting anymore, but the neck is..." Lu Yun felt a bit frustrated; this was clearly a shift in focus—both spots were due to him, and now he truly was in for it! ... Rural Beauty 330, Main Text 330. Until you're satisfied with me, no updates will be made! Done!