Chapter 405: Seventies: The Mature Husband 5

Although Tang Wan was still not entirely reassured by Little Cutie's guarantee, in order to get close to Xue Xingtong, she had no choice but to use the same trick again.

It would have been better if he hadn't been carrying manure buckets, though.

Sigh!

Forget it!

For my Tongtong, what's a little smell?

So the next moment, Tang Wan stepped onto the field ridge. Her foot slipped, and her body immediately tumbled forward.

“Ah!” Tang Wan let out a scream.

Her scream instantly caught Xue Xingtong's attention. He immediately looked in Tang Wan's direction.

After hesitating for a moment, he temporarily put down the manure buckets in his hands and walked over.

……

When he saw Tang Wan, Xue Xingtong froze for a moment, and his heart involuntarily skipped a beat.

He had seen this girl just now. When everyone else had retreated far away after seeing him carrying the manure buckets over, she had foolishly stood there, waiting to be overwhelmed by the smell.

But she seemed to have injured herself. Everyone had already gone back to eat at this hour, and if he simply left her here, something might happen.

So, with the tips of his ears growing warm, he asked, “Are you all right?”

Hearing this, Tang Wan immediately raised her tear-filled eyes to look at him. “Comrade, I twisted my ankle. Could you help me back?”

Xue Xingtong's expression clearly showed a moment of astonishment. Did she not know about his reputation in the village? How could she actually dare to ask him to help her back?

The next moment, he politely declined. “How about I go get someone else to come over?”

She was a young woman. If someone saw him helping her back, who knew what kind of gossip they would spread?

……

Tang Wan hadn't expected Xue Xingtong to refuse her, and for a moment, she was speechless.

But she quickly continued with reddened eyes, “But it really hurts right now! Am I going to end up crippled?”

Hearing this, Xue Xingtong couldn't help feeling both amused and helpless.

It was only a sprained ankle. How could she possibly become crippled?

Still, he walked over to Tang Wan and said, “You won't become crippled. I just finished carrying manure, so I'm filthy. Are you really sure you want me to help you back?”

Tang Wan nodded without hesitation.

Seeing this, Xue Xingtong finally bent down and helped her up.

……

Xue Xingtong's body was very thin, but when he helped her up, Tang Wan discovered that his arm was extraordinarily strong. He pulled her up from the field in one swift motion.

“Sit here by the field ridge for a moment. Let me see whether it needs to be set,” Xue Xingtong said.

“Mm.” Tang Wan obediently nodded, then sat down by the field ridge.

The next moment, Xue Xingtong bent down, took Tang Wan's injured foot, and placed it on his knee. After saying, “Excuse me,” he removed her shoe and sock.

Then he saw that Tang Wan's ankle was severely swollen.

“It's dislocated. I'll set the bone for you,” Xue Xingtong said.

Hearing this, Tang Wan immediately tensed up. “Will it hurt a lot?”

“Crack!”

The moment she finished speaking, Xue Xingtong's rough palm had already set her bone back into place in one swift motion. At the same time, he said, “Yes.”

Tang Wan's tears instantly welled up again.

If it was going to hurt, why the hell did you suddenly do it like that?!

Waaaah!

……

As Tang Wan glared at him resentfully with her tear-filled, clear eyes, a strange sense of delight rose in Xue Xingtong's heart, as though this way, he could make Tang Wan remember him.

“All right. Rub some safflower oil on it for a few days when you get back, and it'll be fine.” Xue Xingtong stood up.

“Oh, what's your name? I'm Tang Wan.” Taking advantage of the opportunity, Tang Wan introduced herself.

Xue Xingtong replied, “My name is Xue Xingtong.”

“Xue Xingtong, I'll remember that. Thank you.” Tang Wan smiled.

Looking at her bright, radiant smile, Xue Xingtong's eyes seemed to be scorched by it, and he instinctively shifted his gaze away.

He thought bitterly: If she knew about my reputation in the village, would she still smile at me like this?