0049 Riding Together

Yesterday, when they were kissing, Xiang Nan couldn't resist taking a video and posting it on her WeChat Moments. Although she deleted it quickly, quite a few people still noticed, which led to Dong Lijun even sending her a message later to ask her about it.

"Taiqing, your mom texted me asking what to say?"

Tantai Qing glanced at the screenshot that Xiang Nan Nan had sent.

"Have her come and ask me."

Fearing that she might not be able to handle her meticulous mother and that saying too much would only lead to more mistakes, Tantai Qing decided to deal with it herself.

"Taiqing, Mom heard you have a girlfriend?" Dong Lijun quickly called, tentatively probing.

Tantai Qing said so.

Dong Lijun was delighted to hear this, "Then bring it back for me and your dad to see sometime?"

He glanced at Jiang Jifan's retreating figure and replied calmly, "It's still early."

Then, feigning exaggeration, he said, "Don't be too hasty, or I'm afraid I'll scare her away."

No one knows a son better than his mother. Dong Lijun understood that he didn't want her to get involved. Although she was somewhat displeased, she still pretended to agree: "Okay, okay, Mom's not in a hurry, but you still have to..."

She started rambling on again. Tantai Qing silently raised an eyebrow and sighed softly.

"By the way, what about that girl's family background?"

Sure enough, we've finally arrived at the central theme.

Tantai Qing seemed to have expected this, and truthfully replied, "She comes from an ordinary family."

Upon hearing this, Dong Lijun's interest waned considerably, but he couldn't show it too obviously. He thought to himself that perhaps his girlfriend was just a casual fling, so he made an excuse not to bother him anymore.

"What's wrong?" Jiang Jifan asked as she walked over, holding a bag of potato chips and eating them.

Recalling Dong Lijun's sudden disappearance of joy, Tantai Qing decided not to tell her about it, shaking her head and smiling, "It's nothing, just some work-related stuff."

Jiang Jifan nodded as if he understood, and naturally picked up a potato chip and fed it to him.

Tantai Qing didn't like these puffed snacks. She instinctively wanted to refuse, but not wanting to disappoint her, she finally opened her mouth and ate them anyway.

There was a horse farm near the villa, which Jiang Jifan only later learned was owned by Xiang Nannan.

Apart from Jiang Jifan, the rest of them had all practiced horseback riding since childhood, so riding horses was a piece of cake for them, as simple as eating or taking a bath.

Tantai Qing originally intended to teach her step by step, but he did not expect that she already knew how to ride a horse. Although she was not as skilled as them, she was still able to do some basic mounting and dismounting, as well as simple riding.

"I originally wanted to teach you myself."

He seemed a little disappointed. Jiang Jifan chuckled lightly and teased him, "It's okay, you can treat me like a complete beginner now."

Tantai Qing quickly seized the opportunity she offered, took advantage of it, mounted his horse, and rode with her.

Seeing him about to jump the hurdle, Jiang Jifan became a little scared, frowning as he looked at the obstacle in front of him. "If the two of us go together, won't the horse throw us off?"

Tantai Qing wouldn't do anything without being sure of success. Hearing this, she chuckled softly and comforted him gently, "Don't be afraid, I will protect you."

"If you're scared, you can hold on to me."

That's what they said, but Jiang Jifan didn't dare to influence him and could only hold tightly to the mane on the horse's back.

Before attempting the hurdle, she hesitated to look, closing her eyes beforehand and imagining various scenarios of herself falling off the horse and what she needed to do to protect herself.

The horse beneath him sped up faster and faster, until Jiang Jifan could only feel his body being lifted into the air for a moment before landing steadily.

She opened her eyes, looked back, and saw that the obstacle course was already far behind them.

"See, are you alright?" the man whispered in his ear.

Jiang Jifan was somewhat incredulous, and also regretful that he hadn't opened his eyes to see that surprising scene.

"I had already planned out how I was going to fall," she said with a laugh. "I didn't expect you to be so good at it."

Tantai Qing neither confirmed nor denied it, but said that he had won an award in an equestrian competition back then.

Jiang Jifan already knew how talented her boyfriend was, so she wasn't surprised to hear this. Remembering her regret from earlier, she urged him to take her to experience it again.

So he took her out to play a few more times.

The agile white horse leaped into the air, cleared a one-meter obstacle, and landed safely.

Jiang Jifan was having a great time and was even eager to try it himself, but Tantai Qing shook his head and said, "Crossing the hurdle is still very risky for you at the moment."

"Practice more, Ji Fan. I'll watch you pass next time."

She knew she wasn't a good horsewoman and that she had just acted on impulse. Life is precious, and she didn't want to risk her safety.

"I won't come out with you guys next time," Xiang Nannan said with a pout, looking at them riding together so sweetly.

Tantai Qing smiled without saying a word, pulled on the reins to stop the horse, patted the horse's back, looked up at her and said, "You ride it by yourself first."

Jiang Jifan nodded, and after he dismounted, he rode around the horse farm himself.

Xiang Nannan rode up to her side and said in surprise, "I didn't expect you could ride a horse too."

Jiang Jifan knew she meant no harm, and upon hearing this, he subconsciously said, "Because there was a time when..."

Because someone had taught her before...

Before she could blurt it out, something occurred to her, and the smile froze on her lips. After a moment, she quietly said, "I've studied it."

Xiang Nannan didn't think too much about it and was still immersed in her envy. "That's great. I also want someone to play with me."

Jiang Jifan knew she was referring to him and Tantai Qing, then glanced in Song Yuchang's direction and hinted, "You can go find them too."

She just pursed her lips and said, "That's different. It's no fun looking for them."

Friends and lovers are two different concepts.

Just as she finished speaking, Song Yuchang suddenly rode over, startling Xiang Nannan, who hurriedly pulled on the reins and turned the horse around.

"Song Yuchang, are you crazy?!"

Jiang Jifan withdrew his gaze, shook his head and smiled, then spurred his horse towards Tantai Qing's direction.