Chapter One: What the Eye Sees is False

  On a narrow cement road, a Range Rover was driving extremely smoothly. The villagers on both sides saw the Range Rover and stood aside on the outside of the cement road to let it pass. These villagers couldn't recognize what kind of car this was, but they could sense that the people sitting in this car were definitely not ordinary.

  For Donghe Village, if it weren't for the village-to-village road construction project, this narrow cement road wouldn't exist.

  The Land Rover stopped more than 100 meters outside the village of Donghe, and the driver carefully parked it on a raised patch of wasteland just off the cement road.

  The driver stopped the car and quickly got out of the car, opening the rear door. Two girls walked out from inside the back seat.

  The first to get off the bus was a girl wearing a light blue floral skirt, with her hair casually tied up and falling on her back shoulder. The long skirt that reached below her knees set off her slender figure and pale skin.

  She was standing casually by the roadside, yet seemed to have merged with the entire field, as if she had walked out of a painting, transcending the mundane.

  Following her was a girl wearing blue jeans and a white butterfly shirt. The slightly faded jeans wrapped around her slender waist and plump buttocks, making them even more eye-catching, and with that short hair, she exuded an aura of youthfulness. If it weren't for the fact that her lips were slightly thin, this would be a stunning beauty who could not look away from. Even so, she was still an extremely beautiful girl.

  The short-haired girl who got off the bus glanced at the green-skirted girl standing by the road, her absolutely beautiful face flashing a hint of jealousy that was almost imperceptible.

  "Qingyun, is this Donghe Village?" The blue-robed girl looked at the distant messy and unplanned tile houses, and some single-family buildings and asked.

  That short-haired girl named Xi Yun chuckled, "Of course, absolutely no mistake, I've been here once before. Let's go, Mu Wan, I'll take you to Ning Xiao Cheng's house to take a look. By the way, standing here can also be seen, do you see that earthen tile house in the farthest corner of the east? That is Ning Xiao Cheng's home."

  Tian Muwan followed Xi Yun's pointing direction and looked over, when she saw a low and small earthen house, she immediately frowned. The village didn't look wealthy, but it was rare to see an earthen house, even the worst ones were green brick houses. She furrowed her brow not because Ning Xiaocheng's house was made of earth, but because Ning Xiaocheng's family was so poor, yet he was too generous.

  "Let's go take a look, Mu Wan." said Xi Yun, seeing Tian Mu Wan frowning.

  Tian Muwan nodded and turned back to the driver, saying, "Uncle Meng, you just wait for us here."

  "Yes." The driver replied extremely respectfully.

  ……

  The earth house looked still decent from a distance, but when Tian Muwan approached, he realized how dilapidated the dwelling was. Two broken wooden doors were locked with a bicycle chain, and with a slight push, a large gap would appear, through which one could squeeze in if they were thin enough. Such a large gap allowed one to clearly see into the house from outside.

  If you were standing far away, you couldn't clearly understand the poverty of this family. Now Mu Wan is standing at the gate of this house and only now does she realize how poor this family really is. Except for a few old farm tools, there's only one broken small wooden table in the house, and the kitchen is just a mud stove built in the corner.

  "Is this Ning Xiaocheng's home?" Tian Mowan asked again in a trembling voice.

  Jingyun nodded, "Yes, he also has a younger sister. His sister should be working in the fields now. I heard that Ning Xiaocheng's tuition is provided by his sister. I've been there once, or I can take you to see his sister?"

  Tian Muwan seemed to have not heard Xi Yun's words at all, and in her mind, she recalled Ning Xiao Cheng's sincere and natural smile. And also Ning Xiao Cheng's grand gesture of saying "I'll treat you to dinner today".

  If it weren't for Ning Xiaocheng, Tian Mowan would never go to that kind of run-down restaurant to eat. Because she was afraid to go to a better restaurant to eat, Ning Xiaocheng couldn't afford it. For a man, not being able to pay the bill when eating with a woman is extremely embarrassing. Since she was with Ning Xiaocheng, she didn't want Ning Xiaocheng to lose face.

  But she could never have imagined that Ning Xiaocheng's family was so poor, and there was even a younger sister at home doing farm work to support Ning Xiaocheng's studies.

  She suddenly felt a surge of anger, her own sister toiling at home to support him in his studies, and yet he dared to squander money like this. Behind Ning Xiaocheng's sunny smile, she was hiding such a shameless heart.

  Thinking again about the bits and pieces of time spent with Ning Xiaocheng, Ning Xiaocheng's sincere emotions and care for her, Tian Muzhen felt a pang of heartache. She didn't want the person she liked to be such a selfish person, someone who treated his own sister this way, how could he treat her well in the future? Everything from before was all false.

  "Go back, I don't want to see it anymore." Tian Muwan reacted to Xi Yun's words and suddenly felt a loss of interest in her heart.

  At this moment, she only has a deep sadness, and doesn't know if it's for Ning Xiaocheng or for herself. She seems to still not dare to believe that the person she likes is like this. Until now, she finally understands why her family would oppose her being with Ning Xiaocheng, or maybe she was wrong all along.

  ……

  In a cloud of grey dust, Ning Xiaocheng sped up and rushed out, behind him the concrete mixer was still screaming hysterically.

  Although his whole body was covered with a layer of dust and mud, Ning Xiaocheng's mood was extremely happy. Today was the day he received his wages, and he had already agreed with Master Fei that as soon as he finished work today, he could receive half a month's wages.

  Wang Tou Fei was pretty good to the new guy. Today wasn't even payday, but Ning Xiao Cheng still received 1,300 yuan. Most of this money came from skipping class and working on weekends at the construction site.

  With over a thousand yuan in hand, Ning Xiaocheng hastily returned to school, then rushed into the bathroom to take a quick cold shower, changed into a clean set of clothes and rushed out of the school again.

  He went to see his younger sister Ning Ruolan. In this world, Ning Ruolan was the only relative he had. Ruolan was two years younger than him but much smarter, not only did she attend a better school, but also when he was in his third year of university, his little sister was already in her fourth year.

  The only thing that makes him feel like a brother is that he can take care of his little sister's living expenses and tuition fees.

  "Brother..."

  Ning Xiaocheng had just gotten off the bus and was standing at the entrance of Jiangzhou Foreign Language Academy when a girl rushed over excitedly.

  "Yolanda, how did you know I'd be coming today?" Ning Xiaocheng asked in surprise, seeing his little sister waiting at the school gate.

  "I originally wanted to go find you, before that I called Uncle Fei and heard from him that you had already received your salary and left. So I guessed you would definitely come here. Wait a minute, you didn't even wash your face after taking a bath...” Ning Ruo Lan chattered excitedly, seeing her brother Ning Xiao Cheng, she was as happy as a little bird.

  Ning Ruolan said, and had already taken out a handkerchief to wipe away the dust that hadn't been washed off from Ning Xiaocheng's nose. Like Ning Xiaocheng, she didn't see a Range Rover passing by from the side at all.

  "It's Ning Xiaocheng..." Xīyún said this when she already knew that Tian Mùwán had also seen Ning Xiaocheng.

  Tian Muwan didn't say a word, she looked at Ning Ruolan intimately stroking Ning Xiao Cheng's face, her entire heart felt as if it had been torn apart. Even though she was already extremely disappointed in Ning Xiao Cheng, she still hadn't expected that the Ning Xiao Cheng who relied on his own sister to read books would not only be extravagant but also have a foot in two boats.

  Moreover, the girl who was being affectionate with Ning Xiao Cheng was in no way inferior to her. She had long hair that fell over her shoulders and wore a light blue short-sleeved shirt that showcased her figure. Her pale face had a radiant smile, like the scorching sun of summer, when facing Ning Xiao Cheng.

  "Mu Wan, shall we go down and ask?" Xi Yun looked at Tian Mu Wan's pale face and asked.

  Tian Mowan shook her head and leaned back in the back seat, not saying another word. Some things can't be forgotten just by saying they're forgotten. For two years, all her happiness and joy were brought to her by Ning Xiaocheng. In the two years she spent with Ning Xiaocheng, she gained more happiness and bliss than she had in the previous decade or so. She gained countless moving moments and devotion, and she always believed that it was Ning Cheng who interpreted love for her.

  But today, she found that Ning Xiao Cheng wasn't like what she thought, also wearing a mask of hypocrisy, and even the most basic things were gone. She really wanted to say that these were all fake, but she knew they were true because she saw them with her own eyes.

  "These are for you." Ning Xiao Cheng didn't know that Tian Mu Wan had already seen him, and still happily took out 1,000 yuan to hand over to Ning Ruo Lan.

  Ning Ruo Lan pushed Ning Xiao Cheng's hand away, "Brother, I'm about to graduate soon, and the money on me is enough for use. Didn't you have a girlfriend? Buy something for her."

  Ning Xiaocheng didn't mind at all and handed the money back to Ning Ruolan, saying, "I still have some left, besides, Mu Wan's family is very rich, she's not with me for the money. When you graduate, I'll take you to meet Mu Wan, I haven't even mentioned you to her yet."

  "Uh-huh." Ning Ruolan didn't refuse this time, she knew what her brother meant. The reason why her brother didn't bring it up was that he was afraid that Mu Wan would secretly spend money on her.

  She never thought that her brother Ning Xiaocheng was not worthy of others, any excellent woman in this world, her brother was worthy. However, she knew that the woman who could fall in love with her brother must be someone who knew his excellence.

  Seeing Yulan put away the money, Ning Xiaocheng took out another snowflake-shaped pearl and handed it to her, saying, "This one is also for you. I bought two, one for you and one for Muzi."

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