[Gudong walked past his brother, who looked dejected, picked up the ring that fell to the ground, and looked at that taller figure. He opened his mouth but ultimately didn't chase after him.
He came to the tavern, handed the ring to the tavern owner, and smiled bitterly, asking, "Please give it to Gudong. I've always felt sorry for what I did to him back then... Sorry to trouble you."
After Gudong's brother left, Ning Zhu looked at the ring in the tavern owner's hand, snatched it, and said, "Isn't this the ring I gave to a young vegetable seller as a reward for finding my pet? I didn't like it because the color was unattractive... So it was Gudong."
Realizing this, Ning Zhu immediately ran out, found Gudong lying under the shade of a tree, and tried to slip the ring onto his finger. But because his fingers were too thick, she couldn't put it on, which woke Gudong.
"What are you doing?"
