Hearing the people around him mutter insults, Mo Xie frowned slightly, though he could understand why.
When a beautiful, poised young woman had every man in the village infatuated with her, she was bound to draw the jealousy and anger of countless women. It was a tale as old as time.
Yu Shishi hated the insults and suspicions, but after so many years, she had grown used to them. She showed no reaction.
But when she saw the interest on Mo Xie's face, her expression darkened. She turned to him and hurried to explain.
"Don't listen to their nonsense. That drunk tried to take liberties with me while he was drinking. I'm not the kind of woman they say I am!"
She did not usually care much about what others thought, but if she was going to join Mo Xie's forces, she needed to make a good impression.
"Don't worry. I'm not the sort of person who lets gossip sway me."
Mo Xie shrugged. Glancing at the neighbors still watching nearby, he stepped forward under Yu Shishi's startled gaze and said with a smile,
"From now on, Shishi is my woman. She'll live with me in a Villa, ride in luxury cars, and enjoy a life of wealth. You can all be jealous."
Then, under everyone's stunned gaze, Mo Xie took Yu Shishi by the hand and led her back inside.
Only when the door closed did the neighbors finally react. The women in particular were consumed by envy and jealousy.
Why did they have to spend their whole lives living here while that little girl got a Villa, luxury cars, and a handsome man who adored her? It was completely unfair!
Yu Shishi entered the room still looking dazed. She stared at the domineering young man before her in