Rebirth: Splendid Marriage in the 80s

Chapter 2229: Chapter 2165: Am I Really This Popular?

Xie Landi looked blankly at Chiang Xiao. She had heard about Chiang Xiao’s background but hadn’t expected it to be so harsh.

"So, if I care so much about what others think, if I get insulted, should I have already gone looking for a way out?"

"Of course not!" Xie Landi said urgently, "If you had done that earlier, how could you be as good as you are now?"

Chiang Xiao pursed her lips into a smile, looked at her, and said, "Yeah, if you die now, how would you know your future wouldn’t be good?"

"Chiang Xiao, I..." Xie Landi hadn’t expected Chiang Xiao to know she had thoughts of ending her life just now.

"Xie Landi, do you think you’re worse than everyone else? You’re not. You have to know that many kids in poor mountain villages don’t even have the means to go to school. Your village must have some like that, right?"

Xie Landi nodded.

"But think about it, you’ve already gone to college! And in Capital City, in the Academy of Fine Arts! If you study hard now, how do you know you won’t become someone admired for great painting skills and intelligence, someone everyone likes?"

"I, how could I..." Xie Landi instinctively touched her face.

"Isn’t it just a little skin issue? Do you believe that in the future, manufacturers will produce very effective cosmetics, and just with some makeup, you can be as beautiful as you want. Besides, start taking care of your skin actively now, wash your face well, do some cleansing, apply cucumber slices occasionally, and your skin will improve over time. And because you’re not lazy, quite diligent, your body is well-proportioned, and once you wear better-fitting clothes, you’ll be very pretty. So, don’t think you’re worthless, and don’t always compare yourself to others. Isn’t it better to live a bit more relaxed?"

Chiang Xiao’s words left Xie Landi in a daze.

But she hadn’t finished speaking.

"As for that old man from Deng Qingjiang’s private city who harassed you, don’t worry, this thing won’t get out. The principal and the teachers aren’t gossipy. Ye Wanqing has already been expelled, and it was for such moral reasons. Do you think anyone would believe what she said?"

Xie Landi suddenly covered her face and started crying.

"But what she said is true!"

She cried and said, "That man harassed me. I did resist, and I said I wanted to report him to the police. But I wasn’t strong enough; he threatened me, saying if I went to the police, he would badmouth me at school, and it’s best I avoid him, or who knows what he’d do next. He said if I didn’t report him or tell the boss, he wouldn’t bother me again and even gave me fifty yuan..."

What a scumbag old man.

Chiang Xiao felt a burning anger.

Xie Landi cried with trembling shoulders, "I really needed money and was scared, so I took his money. But after taking it, he asked me to accompany him. If I didn’t agree, he’d shout everywhere that I sleep with men for fifty yuan a time."

Chiang Xiao’s face turned dark, walked closer, gently patted her shoulder, sighed, and said, "That’s the old bastard’s fault, not yours! It’s okay; no one will know about this, and even if someone does, I’ll stand by you. Didn’t you say the teachers and classmates all like me? They’ll believe what I say."

"Really?" Xie Landi looked up, her eyes swollen and sore, gazing at Chiang Xiao.

"Of course, it’s true."

Xie Landi couldn’t help but hug Chiang Xiao and cried loudly.