Everyone returned to the village chief's house, and the villagers carried on with their work.
"Miss Xiang, aside from arresting the criminals, my main purpose here is to escort you back. What are your arrangements?" Zheng Hui asked.
"Uncle Zheng, I'm almost done here. I'll go back with you tomorrow."
Huo Xiao, who had just entered the house, heard what she said. She was still holding her luggage.
Seeing him enter, Xiang Wan felt a bit guilty and avoided looking up.
She had completely forgotten about her engagement; she hoped this wouldn't anger him.
"Is everything settled? Let's go back!" Huo Xiao said nothing else and calmly asked her if she was coming home.
"Uncle Zheng, I'll take my leave now." Xiang Wan bid farewell to Zheng Hui and Wu Feng before heading back with Huo Xiao.
The two walked back in silence.
"Let's talk!" Xiang Wan said when they got home.
"Alright." Huo Xiao put the luggage into the house. When he turned around, she was already waiting for him in the yard.
"I'm going to boil water, so it's ready later," Huo Xiao seemed reluctant to sit down, as he kept finding things to do for himself.
"There's still time. Please sit down." She interrupted him and urged him to take a seat.
"I've achieved my purpose of coming here to find you, so I plan to go back with Uncle Zheng tomorrow." She reiterated her plan.
That had been her original plan. After finding him to complete the mission, she would return.
However, she didn't expect so many things to happen, nor did she anticipate getting involved with Huo Xiao.
Now, things have complicated…
"Alright, once I receive my acceptance letter, I'll come to find you in the city," Huo Xiao had already thought this through. He couldn't let her continue living in such a poor life with him— she didn't belong here.
He had already planned it out. Once the acceptance letter arrived, he would distribute his responsibilities in the commune. After taking care of everything, he would move to the city for development.
"You'll come to find me?" She didn't expect him to say that.
She had been pondering how to persuade him to leave with her, as she couldn't bear the thought of a long-distance relationship right after getting together. But she hadn't expected him to propose it himself.
However, she clearly remembered from the original story that he was supposed to head to the capital for further development after the college entrance exam.
"Didn't you want to go to the capital to develop?"
"Who told you that I wanted to go to the capital?" Huo Xiao looked at her with an ambiguous expression.
He did want to go to the capital directly to develop his career, but that was in the past. However, he did not share this with anyone, so how did she know?
"I guessed it! Your grades are so good, it would be a waste not to go to the capital!" She laughed nervously, attempting to divert the conversation.
"Xiang Jiang is good too. Both places suit me." Huo Xiao did not probe further. Everyone had their secrets.
Xiang Wan thought about it and realized that indeed, wherever a person with great potential went, they would excel – that was something that wouldn't change.
Moreover, going to Xiang Jiang was a good idea! Going there meant he wouldn't encounter the male and female protagonists mentioned in the original novel. He might even have a smooth-sailing life.
"Alright! I'll wait for you in Xiang Jiang." She smiled.
After their conversation, Huo Xiao went to boil water.
She quickly ran to the bedroom to pack her luggage.
She couldn't possibly keep any of the items in the luggage. She couldn't accept using clothes and items that those people had touched.
She even took the time to check if there were any new missions in the system. Unfortunately, there were none.
Looking at the extra 50,000 yuan in her account, she was in a good mood.
However, she wondered when the quest would refresh. If Huo Xiao was the focus of the quest, what if she left tomorrow and had to come back?
She shook off her thoughts and decided to take advantage of Huo Xiao's absence to quickly purchase some daily necessities and a few sets of clothes from the virtual shop.
"The water is ready! Would you like to take a shower?" Huo Xiao's voice came from outside.
"Alright! I'm coming!" She was startled. Indeed, it was easy to feel guilty when doing something sneaky!
She opened the door, and he was outside, waiting for her.
"I've cleaned the wooden bucket. You can use it with confidence," Huo Xiao carried the wooden bucket into the room and poured hot water into it.
"I've placed cold water on the floor. If it's not enough, just let me know." After saying that, he left.
She saw that the amount of hot water in the bucket was enough for her to take a bath. In addition, she had her clothes ready, so she did not worry.
"Ah~" She lay in the hot water and sighed contentedly.