Village Belle Chapter 156
Translated by Digitalian (ko-fi)
Chapter 156: Xie Yuntang, I Hate You
The physician looked at Su Tao again. "Girl, let me take your pulse."
Su Tao felt the physician was being too polite, so she quickly stretched out her hand. After a while, the physician was still reading her pulse.
She was startled. Could it be that she had some serious illness? She cautiously asked, "Physician, I should be fine, right?"
After a while, the physician withdrew his hand and nodded. "You’re fine." He frowned slightly as he spoke.
Su Tao didn't see it and breathed a sigh of relief. "I was so scared. I thought I had some terminal illness."
"Sister Taozi, don't talk nonsense." Xie Yuntang's handsome face was tense.
Mrs. Xie-Qin smiled, then thought of something. "Taozi, come with me to the village entrance to buy some things."
"Okay."
Su Tao thought Xie Yuntang had something to ask the physician, so she nodded sensibly.
Before leaving, she glanced at Xie Yuntang and mouthed, ‘Don't be afraid.’
After the two left, Xie Yuntang asked anxiously, "Physician, how is Sister Taozi?"
"She seems fine, but I can't detect the kind of condition you described through her pulse."
The physician shook his head and added, "I've encountered a patient before who talked nonsense all day, but it wasn't this serious. She didn’t ask someone else to kill her."
"However, that girl seems normal. Since it only happens occasionally, it shouldn't be too serious. If it does happen, try to distract her like you did before."
"You said she went crazy from being beaten, so she must have deep resentment. If you can help her vent her anger, her condition should improve."
"I'll prescribe some calming and restorative medicine later. Give it to her for two months. If she doesn’t act up, continue to give her the medication for another six months, and it shouldn't be a big problem."
"If the problem persists, then we need to observe her closely."
Xie Yuntang pursed his lips. The physician couldn't figure out Sister Taozi's illness either. What if it worsened and she tried to kill herself?
Su Tao hadn't expected to overhear these words while returning to put something away. "…"
It turned out this physician was specifically invited to treat her.
In the end, Xie Yuntang just thought she was crazy.
All these years of her trying to convince him had been wasted.
A mix of emotions overwhelmed her, making her furious. "Xie Yuntang, you're the one who's crazy instead!" With that, she turned and ran away.
The more she thought about it, the angrier she became, feeling that all these years she'd spent were a complete waste.
Everything she'd done was utterly pointless.
Xie Yuntang's expression changed drastically. He rushed out to catch up with her. "Sister Taozi, I..."
Su Tao was still angry and shoved him. "I hate you! Get away from me!"
Xie Yuntang's eyes reddened at those words, and he chased after her again. "Sister Taozi, don't be angry. I just wanted to have a physician check on you."
"You just think I'm crazy. Yes, I'm crazy. I'm seriously crazy. I'm a lunatic."
Su Tao continued walking, then quickly added, "Don't follow me. I told you I hate you!" With that, she ran off.
Although she knew Xie Yuntang meant well, she couldn't accept that he’d been thinking that she was crazy.
She'd hung out with him for six years, after all.
He should have believed her even a little bit.
Xie Yuntang's eyes were red, and he stood there at a loss. He was just worried about Sister Taozi.
Xie Qing and Mrs. Xie-Qin caught up and, seeing Xie Yuntang's state, knew Su Tao had said something unpleasant.
However, neither of them blamed Su Tao. That child had a hard life.
Xie Qing patted Xie Yuntang's back, comforting him, "Yuntang, let Taozi be alone for a while. She’s upset right now."
"Dad, will Sister Taozi not talk to me anymore?" Xie Yuntang's voice trembled slightly.
He was afraid that Sister Taozi would ignore him.
Xie Qing shook his head firmly. "No, Taozi is usually reasonable. She'll be fine once she calms down."
"It's all my fault. I didn't stop Taozi from going in." Mrs. Xie-Qin felt indescribably guilty.
Xie Yuntang shook his head. "It's not Mom's fault. I should’ve talked to Sister Taozi first."
……
Su Tao rushed into the house, slamming the door shut, startling Lin Sanzhu and the others.
Su Fu had no work in the afternoon and was making stools at home. "What's wrong with our daughter? Dear, go ask her."
Lin Sanzhu nodded quickly and knocked on the door. "Wretched girl, open the door."
"Don't talk to me. Let me have some peace and quiet." Inside, Su Tao was buried under the covers, wiping away tears.
She was so angry.
Really angry.
Why did Milksop think she was sick?
She wasn't sick.
But she couldn't explain it.
She couldn't explain it to Xie Yuntang.
She couldn't go home. She couldn't go home.
A deep sense of powerlessness weighed on her, making it hard to breathe.
If she were an orphan, she would stay here peacefully for the rest of her life. But she wasn't. She had a family and her own studies.
……
Xie Yuntang and Su Tao hadn't seen each other for several days, and Lin Sanzhu naturally sensed something was wrong. That day, after Su Tao finished teaching at noon, she pulled Su Tao to her room.
"What happened between you and Yuntang?"
"Nothing," Su Tao said dejectedly.
"Nothing?"
Lin Sanzhu clearly didn't believe her, and said again, "Do I look like an idiot? You and Yuntang never go several days without seeing each other. Did you have a fight? Why did you fight? What did you fight about?"
"Mom, don’t you have anything better to do?"
Su Tao didn't want to talk about her relationship with Xie Yuntang, and she couldn't.
Actually, she calmed down the next day.
But Xie Yuntang didn't come to see her. He must have been hurt by her words.
Thinking of the "system" between them, she didn't go to see him.
Lin Sanzhu glared at her. "Wretched girl, just keep it to yourself, keep it to yourself! Yuntang is such a good boy. If you drive him away, who else will put up with you?"
"I'm your mother. What can't you tell me? Wretched girl, you've learned to hide things from me. If you don't want to tell me, fine. I couldn’t be bothered with you."
"That’d suit my wish just fine."
Su Tao turned and left. When she returned to her room, she saw the bronze mirror. It was a gift from Milksop. She turned and saw the chair, which was also a gift from Milksop.
Most of the things in her room were gifts from Milksop.
She pursed her lips, wondering if she should apologize to him.
Forget it. Being nice to him wouldn't help anyway.
However...
She missed Milksop. She felt uneasy without him around these past few days, as if something was missing.
Anyone would feel uneasy. After all, they'd been hanging out together for a long time.
“Jin Guihua! You get out here right now, or I'll have Su He divorce you!” Mrs. Su-Qian's voice was like a bomb, making Su Tao annoyed.
Lin Sanzhu was terrified when Mrs. Su-Qian barged in, her face turning pale. Mrs. Su-Jin was about the same.
All the men in the house were out, and only Su Dou was around.
Both of them felt they were in for a beating. The next moment, Su Tao ran out and slapped Mrs. Su-Qian across the face, yelling, “Wretched old woman, you're f**king crazy!”
Then she started hitting Mrs. Su-Qian wildly, making the previously aggressive Mrs. Su-Qian cry out in pain.
Despite her loud voice, she was getting old and not as nimble as she used to be.
Su Tao pinned her to the ground and beat her.
