The Returning Ex

Besides, if she agreed with John’s plans to take the villagers with them, she would have a hard time parting ways with John. Since the villagers assumed that they were married as they knew nothing of their long-standing feud, Sophia understood herself well enough to know that she might continue to associate herself with John to some extent in order to cover up the lie.

Glancing at Sophia, John said, “Why don’t you give it some thought? My opinion is that the young men wouldn’t be making anything of themselves if they were to spend their whole lives in the village, so they should venture out.”

It wasn’t until a while later that Sophia gave her reply. “Let me think about this. But I have to say, they might not want to leave. Maybe they like the lifestyle here.”

John didn’t press on. “Think about it. If you think my suggestion sounds good, you should ask them.”

Letting out a grunt, Sophia said nothing else. Both of them walked on hand-in-hand, each in their own minds, but it was still a sight to behold for the villagers. Coming out to put some trash away, a villager made fun of Sophia as soon as he saw her. “Sophia, when are you planning on having a child? You two seem to get along well, so it’s about time you get one.”

wasn’t sure how to answer that, so John replied flatteringly,

few more children when you’re still young so that

pregnancy, so she couldn’t imagine going through the process a couple more times. When they

worked clumsily. It would be a lie to say that she wasn’t touched at all. In fact, she was shocked that he came all the way to find her. She knew full well how remote her village was, so it must have

own vegetable garden that they cultivated on their own. She asked around for some veggies, and

seemed like he knew what he was doing. Later on, Sophia left for the store to buy some rice that was being sold in small amounts. She then had John step aside before she began cooking, which she made quick work of while suppressing

hugged her while saying, “I