In his absence these past few days, he had been looking for a place to live in order to work without disturbance. Now, he had found a place. Hence, he had no choice but to leave. He couldn't let this woman harbor any more feelings for him as he knew it would only hurt her in the end.
"You're leaving?" Fang'er's mother was taken aback by this news.
"Yes, I have completed my duties, so I have to go," the man replied with as detached as he was when they first met. However, she knew that his heart was warm. He would help her chop firewood and fetch water, and her feelings for him had deepened over time. She thought that the efforts he had put into her home indicated some affection towards her.
Because of this, she had openly called him her man to the villagers. Yes, there was a selfish motive behind it. She hoped to have the moral upper hand and get him to accept her. However, she hadn't expected to hear such heartbreaking words from him in the end.
