Indeed, she had succeeded, not only in having Zhou Weimin and the Kang Family break off their engagement but also in gaining the Zhou Family's approval; all that was left was to wait for the end of the year, when everyone had some free time, to set up two tables for a wedding banquet.
What she didn't expect was that Zhou Weimin would secretly meet his former fiancée this morning, nor did she anticipate that this involved his former fiancée's close friend, Xu Chunxia.
How could she not get angry about this?
Setting aside whether Zhou Weimin might rekindle his relationship with his former fiancée, Xu Chunxia was someone she had to guard against.
Compared to the naïve and simple former fiancée of Zhou Weimin from the Team Leader's House, who lacked any sort of guile, Xu Chunxia was full of schemes.
And she was not as foolish as Zhou Weimin's former fiancée, who mistakenly took a wolf for a friend and failed to see that Xu Chunxia was like a smiling tiger, discreetly wielding a hoe, trying to steal a good friend's corner.
Because of this, and based on her observations of Xu Chunxia, she naturally had to guard against her, to prevent being taken advantage of. By offering to go to the Kang Family to see Zhou Weimin's former fiancée, she wanted the Kang Family to know that Zhou Weimin's current partner was her, hoping they would control their daughter not to interfere with her relationship with Zhou Weimin. On the other hand, she also wanted the villagers to know that she was the future daughter-in-law of the Zhou Family, so it would be best if they stopped gossiping about her.
However, Zhou Weimin disagreed with her going, and she understood his reasoning; he simply feared she would upset his former fiancée, but unfortunately for him, she was no pushover. What was hers was hers, and she had to assert her authority.
It would also serve as a signal to Xu Chunxia, this village girl with deep-seated intentions who had just bumped into them, to back off and recognize that she was not the naive girl from the Kang Family who couldn't see people for who they truly were!
Suddenly, Xu Chunxia's voice rang out with surprise, "Li Bao!"
Su Qing was undoubtedly brought back to her thoughts as she looked up following Xu Chunxia's gaze, along with Zhou Weimin, and saw Captain Kang riding a bicycle with his daughter Kang Li coming from another village path.
"Li Bao, you're all right now, that's great!"
Seeing Xu Chunxia running over with a basket on her back, Captain Kang didn't want to stop, but he had to squeeze the brakes and turned his head to watch his precious daughter hop off the back seat.
"Dad, you go on ahead, I'll make my own way back later."
Kang Li spoke sweetly to her father and watched Captain Kang ride away before finally turning her gaze to Xu Chunxia and Zhou Weimin who were approaching.
"Is there something you need?"
Her expression was indifferent as she finally settled her gaze on Xu Chunxia, who felt like she was looking at a stranger, unsure of what to say.
"Li Bao, I'm glad you woke up, but I still have to say, for your own sake, don't marry that old man and become a stepmother to someone else's children."
This was Zhou Weimin's voice, and his face wore an expression that seemed to say it was for her own good, but it disgusted Kang Li.
"Comrade Zhou Weimin, I believe I've already told you this morning that I don't need you to manage my affairs. Didn't you hear me, or do you think you're somebody to me and that I must listen to you?"
In Kang Li's fox-like eyes, indifference was clear, yet to Zhou Weimin, this indifference seemed alienating and cold, as if they were completely unrelated strangers, no, even less familiar than strangers.
Why had it come to this?
Zhou Weimin felt puzzled and hurt at the same time, saying, "Li Bao, I truly am only looking out for your best interest. Even if you find me intrusive and annoying, I'm still going to advise you not to throw your life away on a grudge against me."
"Yeah, Li Bao, just listen to Brother Weimin, don't be so hard on yourself!"