The Sway and Slide of Love by Jean Song

Chapter 756

Irene owned a plot of land in the village. She used to grow corn on it, but in the past two years, a contractor from the neighboring village had come by, so she switched to growing strawberries instead.

It was now the season for planting seedlings. After the morning's commotion, Noelle had convinced Irene to rest at home and took over the planting work herself.

The task wasn't particularly strenuous, but bending over for long periods was exhausting. Noelle squatted down, but after a while, she started feeling dizzy. She closed her eyes, preparing to take a short break, when somebody suddenly yanked her up.

Hendrix frowned at her and asked, "What are you doing?"

Noelle was startled for a moment, then clumsily pushed his hand away. Only after taking several steps back to put a safe distance between them did she finally ask, "What are you doing here?"

Hendrix's frown deepened at her reaction. "Are you afraid of me?"

"No," Noelle quickly denied it. Her flustered expression made it seem like she was worried he might misunderstand or feel hurt. "It's just my mom doesn't want me to be around you. She'll get angry if she finds out about this."

Hendrix looked at her, then suddenly smiled and took a couple of steps closer to her. "Why? Does she think I'm a bad person?"

"Yes."

"But you know I'm not, right?" he said slowly. "Since you already know that, why listen to her?"

It was as if she didn't understand the logic in his words, or perhaps she was

tell her, how would she know?"

"Wouldn't that be lying?"

not lying. You're just not

had no

the subject. "What are you doing

her task

again. "Who said you could do

before. He didn't mind staying here with her, because

here to do farm work. There was no way he was

had carefully cared for to be

down, and when he saw the dirt on Noelle's hands,

me." As soon as he finished

off his hand. "Let me

won't allow you

do it, my mom will have to. And she's getting old, so I really

and bear it? Hendrix didn't argue with her. Instead, he took a deep breath and said, "Is planting

"Yes."

"Fine. Wait here."