"Wait, Xiaowei!"
Just as Zhang Xiaowei was about to get to the point, Li Hongmei called out in alarm.
Seeing that he was so close to succeeding, Zhang Xiaowei really didn't want to miss this opportunity.
Fearing that Li Hongmei would refuse, he was prepared to ignore her obstruction.
But just as this thought crossed his mind, he saw the terror in Li Hongmei's eyes, and ultimately he couldn't bear to do it.
"Hongmei, what's wrong?"
Li Hongmei's face flushed as she timidly looked up and whispered nervously, "Xiaowei, I'm scared."
Confronted with Li Hongmei's plea, Zhang Xiaowei too started to calm down.
He nodded seriously and said, "Don't be scared, Hongmei, it's okay."
With reassurance, Zhang Xiaowei was no longer so impulsive.
He began to distract Li Hongmei, so she wouldn't be scared anymore.
Feeling it was about the right time, Zhang Xiaowei once again entertained the thought he'd had before.
Suddenly, Zhang Xiaowei was shocked and looked at Li Hongmei in front of him, who had her eyes tightly closed in surprise.
How could this be?
Hadn't Hongmei already married Dawei?
Could it be that theirs was an arranged marriage, and they hadn't met until their wedding day?
The more Zhang Xiaowei thought about it, the more excited he became, nearly beside himself with joy.
Seizing the moment when Li Hongmei was not paying attention, Zhang Xiaowei hesitated no longer.
Li Hongmei's complexion changed drastically, her brows furrowed tightly together.
Boom!
In that instant, a loud noise suddenly came from outside the house.
Zhang Xiaowei and Li Hongmei were both startled.
"Xiaowei, get up quickly."
Li Hongmei was the first to react, urgently urging him on.
Zhang Xiaowei, at this point, couldn't care less about anything else; even if the house was collapsing, he didn't want to go out.
Li Hongmei's instinctive dodge had foiled his success just then.
Such an opportunity today, if missed, he didn't know when there would be another chance.
Immediately, Zhang Xiaowei prepared to try again.
"Xiaowei, it's Zhao Hu coming to demolish our houses. Let's deal with what's happening outside first," she said.
Seeing that Zhang Xiaowei didn't react, Li Hongmei quickly explained the situation.
Zhang Xiaowei, whose mind was set on seizing the opportunity tonight, felt his heart lurch when he heard this.
He hurriedly went out to intervene.
Indeed, when he arrived outside, he found that the wall near his house had already fallen.
Beyond the collapsed wall, an excavator was rotating its arm, still demolishing his yard.
Zhang Xiaowei cursed under his breath and rushed over.
"Stop it!"
With an angry shout, the excavator immediately halted.
Several figures quickly rushed over from behind the excavator.
"Damn it, Zhang Xiaowei. Your family's already extinct; what the hell are you doing back in Kaoshan Village!"
The leader, a fat man, recognized Zhang Xiaowei in the light of the excavator and swore angrily at him.
"You're the one whose family is extinct, Zhao Hu! Who gave you the right to demolish my house?"
Zhang Xiaowei had never gotten along with Zhao Hu, and now, seeing him demolishing his old family home, his anger was uncontrollable.
Zhao Hu was not the least bit intimidated, glaring coldly at Zhang Xiaowei as he cursed, "I represent the entire Kaoshan Village in demolishing your house. Get the hell out of my way, or I'll ruin you too!"
Zhang Xiaowei raised an eyebrow, looking at Zhao Hu with disdain and cursed, "Try demolishing it one more time!"
"Damn it, what are you waiting for? Flatten him!"
Zhao Hu was fired up too, shouting directly at the excavator driver.
The driver was clearly hesitant, obviously not daring to do so.
Seeing his lack of reaction, Zhao Hu was hopping mad, leaping onto the excavator and yanking the driver out.
"Useless trash, I'll do it myself!"
With that, Zhao Hu began to operate the machine.
The mechanical arm slowly rotated, and the huge bucket smashed down directly towards Zhang Xiaowei's head!