Chapter 26: Lin Huaizhi, What Madness Possesses You
Lin Huaizhi walked out of the Village Chief’s house holding two cotton quilts. Sister-in-law Wu had a bad impression of Fang Mo, but her impression of Lin Huaizhi was okay. Learning that Lin Huaizhi and Huo Chen lived in a broken mud house without quilts to cover them, she immediately offered to lend him two.
Lin Huaizhi followed Sister-in-law Wu to move the quilts, but who knew that as soon as he came out, he would hear Fang Mo talking nonsense.
Fang Mo was a hard person to evaluate.
Specifically hard to evaluate in the sense that the novel described him as a pure white lotus, steadfast against the casting couch. Yet regarding Huo Chen, he flirted knowing it was impossible, coaxing Huo Chen into unwavering devotion with a little warmth, only to choose Chu Xiaoran without hesitation in front of Huo Chen when faced with a choice between the two.
If asked, the answer was always: I only think of you as a friend.
But the next time he fought with Chu Xiaoran and felt aggrieved, he would turn around and find Huo Chen, crying about Chu Xiaoran’s faults. When Huo Chen told him to leave, he would say—conflict is normal between couples; he argues with me because he loves me, how can I leave him?
Then, the same old tune.
Chu Xiaoran would come to pick him up, and he would happily go back with Chu Xiaoran. On the way back, he would argue with Chu Xiaoran again, arguing back and forth until finally, he promised in front of Chu Xiaoran never to contact Huo Chen again.
But after the next fight, he would still look for Huo Chen.
He would still give Huo Chen illusory hope, stringing Huo Chen along, not giving him despair but not giving too much hope either. If there was trouble, it was “Brother Chen”; if not, it was “Huo Chen.” Saying they were impossible, yet accepting all the good Huo Chen gave him.
He was Chu Xiaoran’s “delicate wife.”
He was the executioner who sliced Huo Chen with a thousand cuts and drove him to a dead end.
Huo Chen was Fang Mo’s tool, and he, Lin Huaizhi, was Chu Xiaoran’s tool. Every time Chu Xiaoran was angry because of Fang Mo, he would drag Lin Huaizhi out to stimulate Fang Mo, using him as the catalyst and lubricant for their love.
In the end, he died miserably, and his entire fortune fell into Chu Xiaoran’s hands.
And Huo Chen continued to be his tool. Amidst Fang Mo’s intentional or unintentional complaints and recounting, he attacked Chu Xiaoran several times. Finally, when he wanted to put Chu Xiaoran to death, he was backstabbed by Fang Mo.
He jumped off a building and died.
Huo Chen fell into the sea and died.
Their lives served Chu Xiaoran and Fang Mo. The flower of these two people’s love sprouted from their bones and blood, absorbed their nutrients, and finally bloomed perfectly on their corpses.
To be honest, the “delicate wife” novel was written well, but it just lacked brains.
Chu Xiaoran wasn’t his dish. He wouldn’t give away his fortune and life for the grace of a broken, moldy bread.
“Thank you for the concern. I asked for Huo Chen’s opinion in advance. He thinks the same as me; we don’t really want to waste time and energy switching rooms.”
Seeing Lin Huaizhi, a trace of guilt flashed in Fang Mo’s eyes.
“Why are you here…”
Lin Huaizhi had absolutely no intention of answering him: “Huo Chen and I didn’t earn much money. Although Grandma Caiju’s mud house is broken, it wins in affordability. It’s only forty. Switching to a tent would cost another forty. Not cost-effective.”
Fang Mo picked at his fingers, his voice not very loud: “Oh…”
Thinking of the “don’t care” Huo Chen just said, Lin Huaizhi’s smile deepened: “Then regarding the relationship issue between Huo Chen and me. You also said love is free. Whether Huo Chen accepts me or not is his business. You should worry a little less.”
Fang Mo’s face turned white, his mouth moving for a long time before mumbling: “I was just worried about Huo Chen. You don’t have to be so aggressive.”
Lin Huaizhi curved his lips: “I wasn’t aggressive. I was simply expressing my meaning. Besides, you and Su Rui should still need to find a place to pitch the tent. Huo Chen and I won’t delay you.”
Lin Huaizhi stuffed the quilts into Huo Chen’s arms.
“Let’s go.”
Huo Chen looked at the two quilts in his arms, then at Lin Huaizhi, who was smiling at Fang Mo one second and turning a cold face to him the next, flipping his face like flipping a book. He said nothing and followed directly.
“What did that mean?”
Lin Huaizhi had just walked to the door. Hearing Huo Chen’s voice, he stopped immediately. He turned his head, his expression carrying a bit of gloom, his voice also somewhat cold.
“What do you mean, ‘what did that mean’?”
Huo Chen seemed not to see his emotion and lifted the two cotton quilts in his hands: “I carry all of them?”
Lin Huaizhi was expressionless: “I’m tired from carrying water, is that not allowed?”
Huo Chen: “We carried the same amount.”
Lin Huaizhi almost laughed out of anger, “Then I shouted until I was tired when selling tofu, is that acceptable?”
Lin Huaizhi was prepared for an argument, but who knew that upon hearing these words, Huo Chen actually nodded seriously: “Acceptable. I’ll carry them.”
Lin Huaizhi: “…”
The feeling of punching cotton made him very frustrated, but he really couldn’t find a reason to argue, so he could only suppress that fire.
The cotton quilts Mrs. Wu gave were very thick. With one to cover and one to pad, two people could sleep very comfortably. However, Lin Huaizhi, who had been committed to getting handsy with Huo Chen the previous two days, insisted on separate covers.
Huo Chen didn’t say anything and just let him be.
The bamboo bed board wasn’t wide. Mrs. Wu’s quilts were thick, but to cover one side and pad the other, it wasn’t quite enough. Thus, Lin Huaizhi, willful for once after a long time, successfully caught a cold the next day.
Jinzhai Village was a Miao village.
A girl in the village was getting married in three days. Miao girls wore traditional costumes when marrying, and Miao silver ornaments were a unique cultural aesthetic of the Miao people. During major festivals, girls generally wore silver hats and various silver ornaments.
It was the same for weddings.
The guests’ current task was to make silver hats.
Of course, Miao silver hats were incredibly complex, with numerous tiny parts. Creating a silver hat from scratch was impossible without spending months.
Moreover, the guests had no experience making silver hats. Asking them to create one from nothing was pure fantasy.
So their task was merely to make some parts for the silver hat under the guidance of silver ornament experts in the village, and group up to assemble those parts one by one.
According to the drawing of lots, Lin Huaizhi and Fang Mo’s group were drawn together.
This was not a simple job. To not delay the girl’s wedding time, the program team adopted the lot-drawing method this time, letting two pairs of dating guests form a team to complete this tedious and complex task together.
In Lin Huaizhi’s group, Huo Chen drew the lot.
Opening it, the four large characters “Fang Mo Su Rui” were arranged neatly and boldly on the paper.
Lin Huaizhi sneered: “Looks like Heaven heard someone’s ‘don’t care,’ so it granted his wish to reunite with Fang Mo.”
The young man looked up at the man, his hoarse voice unable to hide the sarcasm in his tone.
“Really, congratulations.”
“Mr. Huo, whose charm is so radiant that he can’t forget teaming up with Fang Mo once.”
Huo Chen successfully frowned, “What madness possesses you.”
Lin Huaizhi wasn’t mad. He just felt uncomfortable all over thinking about that “don’t care” Huo Chen said to Fang Mo, and he just wanted to make Huo Chen uncomfortable too.
This mindset was childish and graceless, but human jealousy is never reasonable.
He knew deep down he shouldn’t be sarcastic. Just as he was about to speak, Fang Mo’s soft and concerned voice cut in: “Don’t fight because of me. Huo Chen, did you make President Lin angry somewhere? Then apologize quickly. President Lin is magnanimous and definitely won’t hold it against you!”
Fang Mo looked at Lin Huaizhi, his face full of innocence.
“President Lin, even if you like Huo Chen, you shouldn’t talk to him like that. He didn’t do anything wrong.”
Lin Huaizhi’s temples throbbed heavily.
His head was already a bit dizzy. Fang Mo’s expression fell into his eyes, and everything he dreamed began to switch frantically with reality. Before his eyes floated scenes of Chu Xiaoran using him as a catalyst to stimulate Fang Mo. He saw Fang Mo held in Chu Xiaoran’s arms, screaming accusations—You just like him! You just like him! Otherwise, why did you accept his flowers and watch a movie with him!
Chu Xiaoran comforted him: I don’t like him. I wouldn’t like a simp like him. I just wanted to use him to stimulate you. Who asked you to always be with Huo Chen.
Fang Mo continued to scream: That’s because you don’t care about me at all! You always want to control me! And the gap between you and me is so big! How can you make me believe that you truly love me and not Lin Huaizhi!
Chu Xiaoran held him in his arms, kissing his forehead gently: Of course I love you. How could I look at a cheap simp like Lin Huaizhi who throws himself at me? You don’t believe I love you, then I’ll destroy him. You should believe me then, right?
Fang Mo grabbed Chu Xiaoran’s collar, lying in his arms crying bitterly: You said it, you said it yourself! Destroy Lin Huaizhi and I’ll believe you love me! Destroy Lin Huaizhi and I’ll make Huo Chen disappear! Then we’ll be together forever! No one can ever separate us again!
Finally, Fang Mo stood on the rooftop, looking down at the person with broken limbs lying dead on the ground, crying while being embraced by Chu Xiaoran: How could we do this to Lin Huaizhi? He clearly didn’t do anything wrong.
Chu Xiaoran held Fang Mo, comforting softly: He did wrong. Daring to stand between us was wrong. He doesn’t deserve to like me; only you deserve it. We will be together forever.
Someone was kissing passionately on the roof.
Blood exploded like flowers downstairs.
Screams rose and fell, but they were the happiness sonata of the two chosen ones on the roof.
Stimulated by those fragments, Lin Huaizhi’s eyes turned crimson. Thoughts full of malice sprang up from the bottom of his heart one after another.
Finally, amidst bursts of sharp tinnitus, he roared with a hoarse voice: “All of you, shut up!!”
The scene fell instantly silent.
Everyone looked at him with surprise. Those pairs of eyes seemed like they wanted to drag him into the abyss.
Huo Chen wanted to speak, but Chu Xiaoran’s rebuking voice rang out directly: “Lin Huaizhi, are you crazy! If you want to be crazy, go be crazy outside, okay!”
Lin Huaizhi took a deep breath. Cold wind poured into his dry, hoarse throat, stinging his internal organs with pain. For the first time, he didn’t retort to Chu Xiaoran. He only revealed a smile full of apology to everyone.
“Sorry, I lost my composure.”
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