Male Lead's Canon Fodder Wife novel Chapter 1183

Along the way to the county town, Zhang Ermu felt the gaze from behind him and knew it was Liu Piao staring at him. He wanted to ask how she had been all these years but held back. With so many people around, it wasn’t the right time.

Sitting behind him, Liu Piao leaned against the cart, intentionally choosing her spot to be closer to him. All these years, she had never once forgotten him.

She missed him so much that she had gone to his house several times after she returned. But each time, she lacked the courage to knock on the door and leave even before stepping into the Zhang family’s house.

Even though he still resented her, at least she could be close to him now. She was content with this and didn’t dare ask for more. When the cart jolted, her body shook, and she accidentally bumped into his broad back.

The moment she leaned against him, she felt his body stiffen. Though she wanted to stay like this, she didn’t dare cross the line. Reluctantly, she straightened her back and no longer leaned against the cart.

Sitting in the driver’s seat, Zhang Ermu felt a pang of disappointment when the weight against his back disappeared.

’Did I make her feel so disgusted that she doesn’t even want to touch me?’ he thought bitterly.

While the two of them were drowning in their misunderstandings, Lin Muai noticed everything and sighed inwardly. In this world, love entanglements were the hardest problems to solve.

Her gaze drifted to Liu Pan’s back at this thought, and her chest tightened. The two of them would never have a chance. Maybe it was time to let go of her wishful thinking.

The obstacle in front of her wasn’t just their age gap. His marriage status alone would make her family oppose their relationship.

Rather than ruining the good feelings between them, it was better to maintain the status quo. As for the life-saving grace she owed him, she resolved to repay it to his children.

With that thought, she stopped looking at him and closed her eyes instead.

Sitting beside her, Wang Muyang clenched his fists. He had always wondered why Lin Muai treated him so distantly. Now he knew—she already had someone in her heart.

If that someone had been better than him, he might have accepted it. But that person was a divorcee with two children. He was uneducated, poor, old, and not even better-looking than him. Losing to someone like that filled him with unwillingness.

In order to spend more time with Liu Piao, Zhang Ermu drove the cart slower than usual, taking nearly two hours to reach the county town’s hospital.

After parking the cart, Liu Pan climbed down and helped his cousin. Then, he reached out to assist Lin Muai, expecting her to take his hand. To his surprise, she didn’t.

Instead, Lin Muai held onto the cart herself and carefully climbed down. Seeing her struggle, Liu Piao stepped in to help her down, then glanced at her cousin, who stood dazed on the side.

"Thank you, Sister Liu," Lin Muai said as they walked toward the hospital lobby.