She is the Side Character! — Watch Her Change her fate!-Chapter 114: The Groom Ran Away on the Wedding Night (Part 25)

Chapter 114: Chapter 114: The Groom Ran Away on the Wedding Night (Part 25)

It feels too unfamiliar.

Ten years have passed, and has my hometown really changed so much? What exactly did I miss? Shen Chi felt a bit flustered, his weathered face full of bewilderment and confusion.

He was carrying a red and blue woven bag, seemingly out of place here. Compared to when he went to Guangcheng back then, now he looked more like a rustic bumpkin in a new countryside.

Shuifeng Village had changed significantly.

But there were still some familiar places; after all, the general terrain hadn’t changed, and some villagers’ houses were still the same as before. However, more had changed. Some were built bigger and prettier, some had even become small Western-style houses, and some had even turned into villas like those on TV.

Why did it turn out this way?

Has the family developed so well?

Previously, sitting on the coach, he dozed off and didn’t pay attention outside at all.

When he arrived at the town and got off, he asked several times if this was Dengtong Town. People answered impatiently. He didn’t linger in the town, hurriedly taking the bus from town to Shuifeng Village.

Indeed, it’s surprising that now there’s a bus from Dengtong Town to Shuifeng Village, something he didn’t expect.

Even if it’s only been a few years, it’s hard to believe.

Just ten years.

How did it develop like this?

If he had known earlier that his hometown had such opportunities, why did he toil so hard to go to Guangcheng?

He was no longer that ignorant rural person. He knew for his hometown to develop to this extent, there must be industries, and quite a few of them.

Walking on the paved concrete roads in the village, he felt uneasy as if he were dreaming.

Getting closer and closer to home, stepping on the smooth concrete road, he felt every step was incredibly difficult.

It wasn’t like the old bumpy road, where a step on a rainy day would leave you covered in mud, at least you could feel grounded.

Shen Chi hoped in his heart, perhaps this wasn’t the Shuifeng Village he knew.

But this was just self-deception, he could already see the location of his home.

Ten years ago, his family’s condition in Shuifeng Village was still good. Because his second brother had a job, plus their father worked everywhere, they saved up some money to build a building, and at that time, they were quite grand in the village.

What met his eyes was still the familiar building; because it was occupied and regularly maintained, it didn’t appear dilapidated.

It just looked a bit old, especially compared to the newly built houses in the village, it really seemed outdated.

Shen Chi had already arrived at the door, taking a deep breath.

The door wasn’t locked, a gentle push and he could enter.

But he reached out his hand and couldn’t make the push for a long time.

"Old Three?"

He didn’t know how long he had been standing at the door, but he didn’t notice when someone appeared beside him. A sudden call of "Old Three" made Shen Chi turn his head and meet the face of his second brother, Shen Xun.

His second brother also looked a lot older; in his thirties, although he hadn’t grown gray hair, he didn’t look as spirited as before. The two brothers were considered handsome, and back in the day, the girls in the village always liked to look at them.

"Old Three, is it really you?" Shen Xun dropped what he was holding and rushed up to Shen Chi, hugging him tightly with a smile, "You’ve finally come back."

He seemed to remember something and immediately punched Shen Chi’s shoulder, although not hard, just slightly shaking him. After ten years, from initially resenting Old Three, now they were worried about whether Old Three was still alive.

After all, he was his biological brother.

"Second Brother, it’s me." Shen Chi finally managed to speak with difficulty, his voice a bit hoarse.

"It’s good you’ve come back, we’ve all been hoping you’d return." Shen Xun’s eyes were slightly red, picking up the things on the ground and pulling Shen Chi inside, "Let’s go in, if mom knew you came back she’d definitely be happy."

"By the way, your sister-in-law is still waiting for you." Shen Xun added, his expression complex.

Indeed, she was waiting for Old Three, but these years it was like a bone stuck in their throat.

She didn’t do anything wrong, leaving them with nothing to criticize, and mom didn’t want to pay to free her.

Almost every year he would suggest returning the money and convincing her to go back, but mom always nagged and got upset about it in private, why insist on keeping her.

Speaking of which, the twenty-eight-year-old Lv Chen was still pretty, not aging a bit. However, he didn’t have any thoughts towards her.

"Is she still waiting for me?" Shen Chi found it hard to believe, suddenly feeling alive again.

Back then, he took off with her dowry money, and she was still waiting for him?

He suddenly felt sorry, perhaps he really should settle down, live well with her, and stop thinking about things he shouldn’t, all the past should be completely buried.

"I wonder how she’s been all these years..." Shen Chi muttered to himself.

Shen Xun had a peculiar look in his eyes, "Very well."

Living better than anyone in the Shen family.

Who wouldn’t express envy when they saw it?

As he thought, Shen Xun went in and saw someone sitting in the yard, basking in the sun, drinking tea, and reading a book. He pulled Shen Chi, "Isn’t that her?"

Ah Chen had heard the commotion outside for a while but didn’t disturb the two brothers, she was very understanding.

Shen Chi was indeed shocked when he saw Ah Chen, she was wearing fashionable clothes, radiantly glowing, does she really live well?

She was even wearing jewelry, shining brightly. He didn’t know much about jewelry, but the ones on her appeared expensive.

If he didn’t know who she was, he’d think she was some rich family daughter from somewhere.

He looked at his second brother beside him, except for the clothing style different from ten years ago, his appearance was plain.

Lv Chen seemed to be from a completely different world than him.

Shen Xun looked complex, he thought his mom was a bit naive, even if Old Three returned, could Lv Chen really stay?

Would a person like Lv Chen suffer losses?

Can Old Three in his current state attract Lv Chen?

With Lv Chen’s family background, what kind of man couldn’t she find?

If she didn’t live at the Shen Family, who knows how many suitors would have come knocking.

"Lv Chen?" Shen Chi called, though he couldn’t bring himself to say the words "you’ve suffered all these years."

She didn’t look like someone who had suffered.

Ah Chen stood up and walked toward him.

Shen Chi, in a panic, finally spoke: "I’m sorry about back then."

Actually, comparing them, he found Lv Chen even more attractive than Mei Li.

Remembering Mei Li, a pang of pain came to his eyes, she was the woman he loved the most. Even when he learned she had gone to Hong Kong with the boss, he still couldn’t let go inside.

He tried searching, but sadly, there were no leads, living in a haze for two to three years. Later, it turned into both the pain of an unachievable Mei Li and the resentment of betrayal.

Smack—

Ah Chen slapped Shen Chi across the face, making him stagger, nearly falling over.

Shen Xun quickly supported him, but didn’t dare to intervene.

Back then, what Old Three did was indeed wrong, he sighed silently in his heart.

"I’m sorry." Shen Chi repeated again.

Lv Chen was willing to wait for him, he was very touched, intending to live well with her from now on.

"Shen Chi, pay back the money!" Ah Chen said.