Xu Yunjie had already promised a colleague that he would pay off some of his debts every month.
Hence, Xu Yunjie hesitated whether he should buy this pair of shoes for Xiumei…
At this moment, a familiar voice came from not far away.
"Bring me those flat black leather shoes so that I can take a look at them. Also, bring over the white men's sneakers on the other shelf."
Although they hadn't seen each other for a month, Xu Yunjie immediately recognized Lan Shu's voice!
Turning his head in the direction of the voice, Xu Yunjie saw a woman wearing a loose red long-sleeved top and black wide-legged pants. She had braided pigtails too. Her back was facing him, and she was picking out shoes at another shop.
"How much are these shoes?"
Although the woman's voice sounded exactly the same as Lan Shu's, Xu Yunjie was certain that the other party was not Lan Shu just by looking at her figure.
"I can give you a cheaper price if you get two pairs. How about 30 dollars?"
The woman bargained with the staff, then turned to say something to a tall man beside her.
At this moment, Xu Yunjie saw Lan Shu's and Xiao Bai's side profiles!
Originally, Xu Yunjie had already determined that it was definitely not Lan Shu!
But now, looking at the other party's appearance and those familiar facial features…
Although she had lost a lot of weight and looked like a completely different person at first glance, Xu Yunjie still recognized her as Lan Shu!
Xu Yunjie didn't know how Lan Shu managed to lose so much weight in a month that he almost couldn't recognize her.
But now, when he found out that Lan Shu did not return to the countryside but came to the county, Xu Yunjie's first reaction was, 'What is she planning to do?!'
Could it be that she knew that he was with Xiumei, so she wanted to destroy the relationship between him and Xiumei?
Wait, something was not right!
Lan Shu was actually buying shoes for an unfamiliar young man. He… Was that her kept man?
Xu Yunjie suddenly remembered that some time ago, his second sister came to the county for something and mentioned that the Lan family was going to recruit a son-in-law for Lan Shu.
At that time, Xu Yunjie didn't care at all. He didn't think that anyone would be willing to marry an unsightly fat woman who was even divorced.
But now, Lan Shu had slimmed down, and the tall and handsome man beside her didn't look at her in a hateful way!
Xu Yunjie's chauvinistic thinking was extremely serious. When he thought of Lan Shu, the woman he was once married to but had now divorced, finding another man, he felt himself turning green!
The anger in his heart rose as he clenched his fists tightly. He wished he could go forward and question Lan Shu for being so shameless!
A divorced woman actually shamelessly went to find a man?!
At this moment, Li Xiumei, who was beside him, saw how he was staring at others.
Initially, Li Xiumei was still waiting for Xu Yunjie to buy the pair of low-heeled leather shoes for her, but she didn't hear Xu Yunjie tell the staff to get the bill.
Then, she saw her boyfriend staring at another woman!
That woman even had a man standing beside her!
Xu Yunjie already had a girlfriend like her, yet he still wanted to look at other women. This was such hooligan behavior!
Just as Li Xiumei was about to warn her boyfriend, she saw a tall man dressed in shabby clothes beside the slightly plump woman. The side profile of his face was so good-looking that she couldn't take her eyes off him!
Before Li Xiumei could come back to her senses from the other party's handsome appearance, she realized that her boyfriend, Xu Yunjie, was walking toward the other party aggressively!
"If you can't afford it, don't buy it. Isn't it embarrassing to bargain here?!"
Lan Shu didn't know that Xu Yunjie was nearby. When she heard Xu Yunjie's voice, she turned around and saw Xu Yunjie glaring at her with an unfriendly expression.
Lan Shu: "?"
Was the Xu family's habit of meddling in other people's business inherited?
"It's none of your business whether I bargain or not!"
She had said the same thing to Xu Yunjie's mother, and the same thing was happening again now.
Xu Yunjie choked on the rudeness in Lan Shu's words. Then, he became even angrier!
This anger was caused by Lan Shu asking for 700 yuan from him, which made him angry about his debt. Lan Shu was indiscreet and even looked for other men after the divorce!
At the side, Xiao Bai saw a strange man who suddenly walked toward them and mocked and provoked them. He instinctively took half a step forward and shielded Sister Lan behind him.
Xiao Bai frowned.
From the other party's tone, it was not difficult to tell that the person's relationship with Sister Lan was not ordinary. They were enemies!
Who was this man?
Xiao Bai could only think of one man who knew Sister Lan and was in the county.
The man from the Xu family that Sister Lan was previously married to!
This made Xiao Bai protect Sister Lan even more carefully.
The other party had already hurt Sister Lan once. Xiao Bai could not let Sister Lan be hurt again!
Lan Shu took note of Xiao Bai's protection. Although she was grateful, she was no longer the kind of weakling who needed to hide behind others and seek protection.
Facing a scumbag like Xu Yunjie, she could stand on the moral high ground at any moment.
Moreover, even if they fought, Xu Yunjie might not be a match for her considering his fragile body. He had not eaten many full meals since he was young!
Hence, Lan Shu took the initiative to walk out from behind Xiao Bai. She glanced indifferently at the woman who was walking over with Xu Yunjie.
The woman was not tall. She was thin and shriveled. There was not much flesh on her face. Her chin was sharp, and her cheekbones were slightly high. At a glance, she looked a little mean.
Lan Shu thought about it…
It was mentioned later in the novel that the reason why Xu Yunjie divorced the real daughter was not only because the real daughter was fat and lazy, but also because he wanted to rekindle his old relationship with his girlfriend from university!
So now, Xu Yunjie had just gotten a divorce and was back together with his ex-girlfriend?
"Heh…" Lan Shu smiled coldly and shifted her gaze. "Xu Yunjie, long time no see. You've just gotten a divorce and you already have a new lover, huh?"
As Lan Shu spoke, she glanced at Li Xiumei meaningfully.
Hearing Lan Shu's words, Li Xiumei, who had just walked to Xu Yunjie's side, was stunned.
"Divorce?" She looked at Xu Yunjie in disbelief.
"W-When did you get married?!"
Hearing his girlfriend's words, Xu Yunjie finally realized that he had forgotten that Xiumei was still by his side.
He had yet to tell Xiumei about his divorce. He had originally planned to confess after a few months when his relationship with Xiumei became more stable.
But now, Xiumei had unexpectedly found out in advance!
Xu Yunjie panicked. What if Xiumei refused to accept his divorce and wanted to break up with him?
It was not easy to get a wife now, and he was a divorcee.
Moreover, he didn't want to lose Xiumei as his girlfriend, nor did he want to lose contact with Xiumei's father, who worked in the municipal unit!
"Xiumei, let me explain. I…"
Before Xu Yunjie could finish speaking, Lan Shu interrupted him.
"Xu Yunjie, don't tell me your girlfriend doesn't know that you're a divorcee?"