Chapter 238

Su Ruo and them left together with Song Jingyu's army, but seeing the villagers seeing them off, they felt no happiness at all.

Because, their most respected Old Dean remained forever here.

Su Ruo also, after being separated for so long, for the first time saw her master and senior brothers, because the disaster area was too large, they were not assigned to the same place for rescue.

Master reached out and rubbed Su Ruo's hair: "Not bad, my disciple has grown up, can now stand on one's own."

Su Ruo's eyes instantly reddened; only now did she realize that she was not as strong as she imagined, and in front of her master she was always like a child.

"Alright, you're all grown up and still crying, people will laugh if they see it." Master said in an indulgent tone.

This time meeting again, Su Ruo clearly felt that her master had aged a lot, his expression also showing an exhaustion never seen before.

Although the master didn't say it, Su Ruo still felt his sorrow, after all he and the Old Dean were lifelong friends and comrades-in-arms; the Old Dean just left like that, how could the master not be sorrowful?

The car drove for two days and two nights before returning to Jingda, because the school considered their rescue efforts hard and gave them a week off.

Only then could Su Ruo go back to see An'an and Li Zhaodi and them.

An'an and Qin Xiao were still at school, participating in closed training and not at home; these two little rascals seemed even busier than Su Ruo, making it really hard to see them.

What surprised Su Ruo was that Li Zhaodi had actually started dating.

The other party is nineteen this year, one year younger than Li Zhaodi, and is a truck driver at the factory.

It also happened to be that when Su Ruo returned, she just happened to see that boy sending Li Zhaodi back; the two got off the truck, hand in hand, reluctantly parting, and upon seeing Su Ruo, they quickly separated.

Su Ruo looked up at the sun overhead and thought it strange—was the sun rising from the west in broad daylight?

Even a woman who always claimed to be anti-marriage, a strong woman, has now started dating; or perhaps it's really that spring has come…

Li Zhaodi quickly waved her hand to let the boy go; the boy nodded at Su Ruo, then drove the truck away.

Su Ruo walked up to Li Zhaodi and said: "Tell me, what's going on with this little boy?"

Li Zhaodi initially refused to admit, her face flushed as she said there was nothing between them, asking Su Ruo not to misunderstand.

If Li Zhaodi weren't smiling with a lovestruck look, a blatant giveaway, Su Ruo might have believed her.

Seeing Su Ruo still silent, just scrutinizing her with her gaze, Li Zhaodi finally couldn't hold back and told the whole story of how they got together.

The boy's name is Yu Pengfei; he knows Li Zhaodi, and it's a very cliché hero-saving-the-beauty story—Li Zhaodi got off work late that night, and on her way home she encountered a few petty thugs.

Just then Yu Pengfei happened to pass by, he recklessly rushed forward and saved Li Zhaodi.

Originally, with Li Zhaodi's skills, those few petty thugs couldn't even get near her, but seeing Yu Pengfei get beaten up, nose swollen and face bruised, for her sake, Li Zhaodi was still deeply moved.

After driving those people away, Yu Pengfei didn't even tend to his own injuries, rushing to Li Zhaodi's side to ask if she was alright.

At that moment, Li Zhaodi's heart, once frozen over and unbreakable, seemed to melt in an instant.

Li Zhaodi always thought she was strong, believing that as long as she had money she needed nothing else, but at this moment she truly felt that she too could get tired and need care.

Later, although Yu Pengfei insisted he was fine, since he got injured saving her, Li Zhaodi still insisted on sending him to the hospital.

Later still, when visiting Yu Pengfei, she also met his family; Yu Pengfei has three older sisters.

During her interactions with Yu Pengfei, Li Zhaodi learned about his family situation; actually his family's conditions are not good.

When they were very young, their father died; it was their mother who, by sewing clothes for others, painstakingly raised the several children.

Although Yu Pengfei has three older sisters, their family is not like Li Zhaodi's family, which favors males over females.

Yu Pengfei did not receive preferential treatment just because he was the only boy in the family; like his sisters, he started helping with household chores from a young age.

On the contrary, because he is a boy, from his early teens he began bearing the family's heavy physical labor, and was taught that he is the family's only real man, responsible for caring for and protecting his sisters.

Li Zhaodi said with a happy face: Yu Pengfei's cooking skills are excellent, his food is delicious; because Li Zhaodi often gets busy and forgets to eat, Yu Pengfei proactively brings her meals.

Moreover, he also helps Li Zhaodi clean; a big guy doing chores can be even more meticulous than a girl.

Yu Pengfei will clean Li Zhaodi's office until it's spotless, completely dust-free.

Unlike other drivers, whose vehicles and bodies reek of sweat, Yu Pengfei truly loves cleanliness; after each delivery he cleans the vehicle thoroughly, and his clothes are always neat, with a hint of soapberry fragrance.

He also remembers my preferences; every time he returns after delivering goods, he brings me the pastries or snacks I like.

When Li Zhaodi spoke, her eyes were full of sweet smiles; Su Ruo could feel that Li Zhaodi really likes Yu Pengfei.

Although Yu Pengfei's family conditions are not good, he nevertheless gives Li Zhaodi abundant emotional value—care and love—and this is what Li Zhaodi needs most now.

Moreover, there is one more important point: in Yu Pengfei's family, Li Zhaodi has obtained what she had long yearned for but never had.

An unbiased mother, a harmonious family environment, a brother who loves and protects his sisters, holding up a sky for them.

A meticulous, gentle, thoughtful man would be more lethal to Li Zhaodi than any successful man.

After Li Zhaodi finished speaking, she looked at Su Ruo with anticipation and said: "Master, what do you think of him?"

Although Li Zhaodi really likes Yu Pengfei, if the master does not agree, she will also seriously consider this relationship.

Su Ruo looked at Li Zhaodi, who wore a serious and tense expression, and smiled: "Since you like him, then don't have any worries, properly enjoy your love, don't mind what others say, as long as you yourself feel happy and joyful."

But I have only one request of you: dating is fine, but marriage must be approached with caution.

Never rush into a flash marriage in the heat of the moment; before you thoroughly understand whether the person before you is human or ghost, never casually enter the hall of marriage.

Su Ruo's past-life experience tells her how great the harm a failed marriage can cause a woman, possibly even leading to death.