Pampered by the Toughest Man After Divorce
Chapter 1296 - 1118: Xiao’ai, Dabao, Xiaobei

Chapter 1296: Chapter 1118: Xiao’ai, Dabao, Xiaobei

Xia Dabao followed Ye Ge out of the door and took one last deep look at Tian Xiaobei, who also stood up, her eyes similarly brimming with reluctance.

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Ye Ge had ridden over on horseback.

He knew Xia Dabao must have hardly eaten anything, so he bought her two sesame seed cakes from the roadside and asked her to move to the back to sit.

Xia Dabao had no appetite for sesame seed cakes, thinking about the events of the past couple of days, it felt as if she had gone through a nightmare.

Memories appeared one by one before her: the young man she first met, cool and stubborn; the young man she cut fish grass with by the river; the young man she went with to buy lychees, and to the mountains to pick pig medicine grass; the young man who had said he would marry her someday...

But to her astonishment, in just over two short months, everything had changed. He had become the Young Master, and she had become a despised little village girl whose presence caused chaos in another’s household.

Fortunately, she had her father.

She moved forward a bit, wrapped her arms around Ye Ge’s back, and the tears inevitably started flowing down, unstoppable.

Ye Ge didn’t speak, just kept on driving.

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When she returned to the courtyard, Xia Dabao jumped down from the horse carriage. Their little black dog rushed out and joyfully leapt around her, then started biting her trouser leg. She petted the grass, then asked, "Where’s Axian?"

After coming back from the Provincial City, she found her home infinitely dear.

Axian was helping wash vegetables in the yard. Hearing Xia Dabao outside, he rushed out and grasped her hand, "Sister, you’re finally back. Was it fun outside?"

The thing about going to find Tian Xiaobei, neither Ye Ge nor Nan Feng mentioned it to anyone; if asked, they said she had gone to visit relatives.

"It wasn’t fun at all outside, Peach Blossom Village is much more fun, because it has Axian," Xia Dabao stroked Axian’s head.

For some reason, she felt as if she had grown up a lot overnight.

Nan Feng heard the commotion outside and also came out. Seeing Xia Dabao, she immediately called her into the room.

"Mother, I was wrong. I shouldn’t have gone to find Xiaobei," Xia Dabao admitted her mistake on her own initiative.

But Nan Feng wasn’t looking to blame her, only asking her, "Did you get any results from this trip?"

Xia Dabao shook her head, then told the whole story of her experience in the Provincial City, including how she was nearly ambushed on the way, the attitude of Xiaobei’s parents towards her, and finally speaking about Ye Ge, she said, "Luckily, dad came. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have known what to do. Dad said he’d give Xiaobei two months. If Xiaobei has an idea by then, he will come to Peach Blossom Village to find me."

Nan Feng couldn’t help shaking her head, "Even if he persuades his parents, in their eyes, you’ll still be the barrier that prevents Xiaobei from pursuing an official career. The path you’ll have to take in the future, the grievances you’ll have to bear, are still long."

"Mother, I really didn’t consider all this before I went. Now, even if Xiaobei comes to find me, I wouldn’t dare to marry into their family," Xia Dabao couldn’t help but hug Nan Feng tightly.

Nan Feng patted Xia Dabao’s shoulder, "Well then, just wait another two months. If you really want to marry Xiaobei, we won’t stop you. But you must think it through. This mess is of your own making. If Xiaobei really gives up his promising official career for you, then whether you marry him or not, you must marry."

At that moment, Xia Dabao’s heart suddenly panicked.

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