After having a child late in life, Qiu Mingxia was spoiled rotten.
Her elders turned a blind eye to however badly she treated Rao Mu at home.
"They're just kids fooling around. Xiaxia only acts like that because she likes him."
After hearing that so often, Qiu Mingxia became more and more unreasonable.
At first, she made him carry her schoolbag and bring her breakfast.
Later, she made him keep watch while she went on dates in the woods, and take the blame whenever she got into trouble. She treated him terribly.
At last, when her family arranged a marriage for her, she finally let him go. "You're free now."
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Rao Mu was a distant relative of Qiu Mingxia's, so distant that they were barely related.
His parents were both dead, and before Qiu Mingxia's grandfather took him in, he thought he might not survive the year.
Rao Mu didn't think Qiu Mingxia treated him badly. Compared to his old life in a small town, he was already living in paradise.
Taking care of her, treating her well, and putting up with her scolding were only right. He thought she was adorable.
He was the last to learn that Qiu Mingxia was getting married. When he rushed back, travel-worn, she was trying on her wedding dress. She said this might be the last time they saw each other.
"Does that man out there take good care of you?"
For the first time, he was this angry. He gritted his teeth, wishing he could tear apart her well-mannered fiance sitting outside.
"He treats me very well."
"What a load of crap. I never let anyone else take care of you all these years. Does he know you need me to coax you to sleep every night? Does he know who's been washing your underwear all this time?"
"Rao Mu!" she cried in exasperation.
Instead of getting angry, he laughed. "Do you still want me to feed you tonight?"
Theme: An inspiring life.
