It is said that "the righteous path is one foot high, but the evil path is ten feet high," but clearly, today's "evil path" is more than ten feet high!

Liu Jinghong's sudden words completely negated Jing Zhe's joking reply.

Seeing his hesitation, Liu Jinghong crossed her arms and sneered repeatedly.

I want to hear how you're going to answer that!

If I don't answer well, I'll... I'll... I'll...

Liu Jinghong was stunned, then thought angrily: "Hmph, you can't answer badly!"

"Tell me quickly, am I prettier, or are they prettier!"

At this moment, Jing Zhe finally raised his head.

His gaze was gentle yet profound as he quietly looked at Liu Jinghong, giving her goosebumps.

Then suddenly he reached out a hand towards Liu Jinghong. Liu Jinghong subconsciously tried to block it, but found that his hand did not touch her at all. Instead, it landed on the side of her head, slightly above it.

So I simply stayed still and watched what he would do.

After Jing Zhe's hand froze there, it began to move towards her, and in an instant, his face was pressed against Liu Jinghong's.

Liu Jinghong was questioning him, so she certainly wouldn't joke around or flirt with him at this point; she could only back away.

She took a step back, and Jing Zhe took a step forward while keeping one hand on her shoulder.

Take a step back, then take a step forward.

Take one step back, then take one step forward.

As a result, Liu Jinghong finally retreated to the base of the wall, unable to retreat any further. Jing Zhe then stepped forward to prevent her from escaping, and his raised hand was already pressed against the wall next to her head.

At this point, the "wall slam" (壁咚) has been completed.

No woman can't be won over with a wall slam; if one can't, then make it even more emotional!

Then, Jing Zhe looked intently at Liu Jinghong, his eyes burning with a flame.

"There was once a beautiful woman in front of me, but I didn't cherish her. When I lost her, I regretted it deeply."

Nothing in this world is more painful than this.

If God could give me another chance, I would say three words to that girl: I love you. If I had to put a time limit on this love, I hope it would be… ten thousand years.

When Jing Zhe recited this particularly classic line from his past life in his time with deep emotion, he felt the effect was fantastic, especially when he said "I love you." He even stared intently into Liu Jinghong's eyes, hoping to penetrate her gaze and strike her heart.

Liu Jinghong was pinned against the wall by Jing Zhe and couldn't move. After hearing this confession, her gaze softened. Although her expression remained unchanged, her heart had already melted and her inner knot had been completely untied.

She clenched her fist slightly, which strengthened her resolve.

At this moment, Jing Zhe added, "Fifth Sister, are you touched?"

"I dare not move."

"Um?"

Jing Zhe was stunned. Such a clever move would move even a stone to tears. Besides, the change in his eyes when he looked at Liu Jinghong didn't seem like he wasn't moved at all!

Then, she asked suspiciously, "Fifth Sister, are you lying to me? Why aren't you moved?"

"because…"

At this moment, Liu Jinghong stretched out her hand and pointed downwards: "You stepped on my foot, didn't you feel it? Of course I dare not move!"

"..."

...

Although the confession failed due to a slight mishap, Jing Zhe was already quite satisfied that Liu Jinghong had returned to her previous self.

At the dinner table, Jing Zhe asked, "Fifth Sister, now that we have defeated the heavy cavalry regiment and there will be no more fighting in Liangzhou, shouldn't we return to Jingzhou?"

Liu Jinghong finished the porridge in the spoon, pursed her lips, glanced at him, and said softly, "Alright, it's time to go back..."

"When are we leaving?"

It's been over a month since we left Jingzhou. To be honest, Jing Zhe really misses his second sister Zhu Xinning, as well as Su Mochen, Yu Xiangrong, and Zhang Xiaoyu. He can't wait to go back to Jingzhou.

Of course, bringing Liu Jinghong back made him even more excited. He had already eaten the master-disciple rice bowl, and if he could eat the sisterly rice bowl with Liu Jinghong and Zhu Xinning when she returned, it would be especially delicious.

I was so excited just thinking about it that I quickly asked Liu Jinghong about the time I would be going back.

Liu Jinghong put down her soup spoon, wiped her mouth with a handkerchief, and then said, "The curfew will be lifted for three days. During these three days, the city will be like it's celebrating the New Year early. Didn't Zhe'er promise Fifth Sister before coming to Liangzhou that he wanted to see the city where Fifth Sister lives and experience Fifth Sister's daily life? Then let's wait until the curfew is lifted!"

Let's take advantage of these two days and not think about or do any work. Zhe'er, accompany Fifth Sister and enjoy sightseeing in the city! The last time I could go to an annual meeting with Zhe'er was more than ten years ago!

By the end, his eyes were full of longing.

Yesterday was the first day the curfew was lifted, and today is the second day, which means they will be able to leave the day after tomorrow morning!

Jing Zhe rubbed his hands together and laughed, "Okay, I'll accompany Fifth Sister to shop around these next few days! But look how impatient Fifth Sister is! There are less than twenty days left until the New Year. Once we get back to Jingzhou, I'll accompany Fifth Sister to the New Year's fair every day! That'll be just like when we were kids!"

"Yes, the New Year is less than twenty days away, and it's been a long time since I've celebrated it in Jingzhou..."

At this point, Liu Jinghong's tone became somewhat sorrowful.

Jing Zhe didn't think much of it, because in his opinion, Liu Jinghong had been grieving because the Western Barbarians would invade every winter for so many years, and she had to stay in Liangzhou and couldn't leave for a moment, so she couldn't return to Jingzhou!

Then she smiled and said, "Fifth Sister, let's eat quickly, and then we'll go shopping!"

"Um."

Liu Jinghong gave a casual reply, then looked at Jing Zhe, who had just picked up an egg, and said, "I'm done eating, let's go!"

"Fifth Sister... I just started eating!"

Jing Zhe said somewhat discontentedly that he had been so busy talking to Liu Jinghong that he hadn't had time to eat. Liu Jinghong had spent most of the time listening to him while she ate her own meal and drank her porridge. By the time Jing Zhe finished speaking, she had already finished eating.

And he hadn't even finished peeling the eggs in his hands yet!

"But...I've already finished eating!"

At this moment, Liu Jinghong stood up and walked to Jing Zhe's side: "Let's go!"

"Fifth Sister, don't rush! Let me finish eating first! I can't guarantee anything else, but I can eat very quickly!"

Jing Zhe patted his chest and assured him.

"I haven't tried it, how would I know if you're fast or slow when doing other things?"

"..."

After Liu Jinghong finished speaking softly, she took out a purplish-red vest from behind her, the same color as the Liuxian dress she was wearing, and handed it to Jing Zhe.

"It's cold outside, hurry up and put these on, let's go out!"

"Fifth Sister, I'm not eating, I'm hungry!"

"It's okay, there'll be everything at the company's annual party, you won't starve!"

"..."

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