Chapter 176 I'll kill you, you bastard!

As she walked, Qin Xiaoxiao forgot that the educated youth compound was shaped like the Chinese character "回" (hui). She groped along the wall for a while, but not only did she fail to find her way back to the house, she also circled the courtyard three times without finding the way.

After being exposed to the cold wind for twenty minutes, Qin Xiaoxiao sobered up a bit and finally realized something was wrong. She stood still in the yard, looked left and right, and continued walking after figuring out the direction.

Before he could take more than a few steps, the effects of the alcohol kicked in again. He didn't realize that instead of going back to the house, he had headed towards the front yard, followed the front wall to the gate, opened it, and left the yard.

Su Lu left after the New Year on the fifth day of the lunar new year. He was gone for three days and only returned today. Just as he was thinking of climbing over the back wall into the yard without disturbing his family, he saw a figure moving in front of him.

Su Lu shook his head with amusement, "I wonder which man has drunk too much and hasn't come home yet. If his wife catches him, he can forget about getting into bed tonight."

By the moonlight, Su Lu looked up several times and thought, "He's quite thin and short. Looks like he's an old drunkard."

Su Lu looked up at the sky and suddenly thought of Qin Xiaoxiao.

He first met her late at night. He had just returned from the county town and initially thought she was a human trafficker.

What did she say? Oh, right, she invited him to go for a walk.

Hahaha... I have no idea what this girl is thinking. Who invites someone to go for a walk in the middle of the night? Especially a man, and she's not afraid he's a bad guy.

Su Lu shook his head and chuckled, his steps becoming much lighter again.

As Su Lu walked, he walked up behind the person in front of him, then took two quick steps, suppressing the smell of alcohol, and quickly passed the person to stand in front of him.

After taking two more steps, Su Lu heard a loud thud behind him. He immediately sensed something was wrong and turned around to see the drunkard lying on the ground.

Su Lu sighed and turned back.

They lived in the same village, and he met him there. It was the dead of winter, and he couldn't just abandon him, or he would surely freeze to death.

After taking two steps, Su Lu looked down and saw that it was still a woman.

Su Lu decisively turned away, deciding to ignore it to avoid getting involved in trouble and getting herself into a mess.

After taking two steps, Su Lu suddenly realized something was wrong. "It looks so familiar, it seems like..."

Su Lu quickly went back down to look carefully, but couldn't see the face clearly. The person was half-lying down, face down. He thought for a moment, then reached out and turned the person over, pulling the two long braids aside to reveal a handsome face.

Su Lu didn't even need to look closely to know it was Qin Xiaoxiao. There was no way around it; she was the only person in the village who caught his eye, and he was too familiar with her appearance.

"Little one, little one..."

Upon seeing that it was Qin Xiaoxiao, Su Lu became anxious, but dared not call out to her loudly for fear of attracting attention. He could only shake her shoulders while calling out to people in a low voice.

Despite calling her several times, Qin Xiaoxiao did not wake up. Helpless, Su Lu looked around and, finding no one there, quickly picked her up and rushed towards the educated youth compound.

The gate to the educated youth compound was not closed. Su Lu carried Qin Xiaoxiao into the compound smoothly. After running two steps forward, Su Lu suddenly stopped, put Qin Xiaoxiao on the ground first, and quietly closed the gate before carrying Qin Xiaoxiao to the backyard.

When they arrived at the backyard, Qin Xiaoxiao's door was locked. Su Lu didn't have the key and couldn't get in, so he had to put her back on the ground. He reached out to touch her pocket, but stopped halfway.

If he touches it, things could easily get messy.

She already liked him, and if she found out...

He wasn't ready to get married, nor had he decided whether he wanted to spend his life with her. Did he... like her?

Su Lu thought about it haphazardly for a while, then quickly shook his mind out of it. He took out a wire from his pocket, poked at the lock a few times, and successfully opened the door. Then he turned around and hugged Qin Xiaoxiao.

After placing Qin Xiaoxiao on the kang (a heated brick bed), Su Lu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He then covered her with the quilt on the kang and turned to check the fire in the stove.

The fire was almost extinguished, so Su Lu added two more pieces of firewood and a shovelful of coal. He opened the window a crack to prevent Qin Xiaoxiao from getting carbon monoxide poisoning.

Feeling that it was about time, Su Lu prepared to leave.

As soon as I opened the door, I heard Qin Xiaoxiao calling for someone.

"I want water, I want to drink water."

The soft, meowing sounds, like a kitten's, made Su Lu turn around and approach Qin Xiaoxiao to listen to her.

"I need water."

Su Lu got up and poured water for Qin Xiaoxiao. He tested the temperature and found it was just right. So, holding the water tank in one hand and helping her up with the other, he half-embraced Qin Xiaoxiao and pressed the water cup to the corner of her lips.

Qin Xiaoxiao subconsciously opened her mouth, and Su Lu took the opportunity to slowly pour the water from the water tank into her mouth.

Qin Xiaoxiao got her water and felt much better. She felt someone hugging her and thought it was Su Yun, so without opening her eyes, she hugged the person and kissed her, saying, "Thank you, sister."

Su Lu was stunned and looked down in disbelief at Qin Xiaoxiao, who was about to faint again.

She, she, she actually dared to flirt with him!

She kissed him, didn't she? Yes.

Damn! This is the first time in his life he's been kissed by a little girl.

That won't do! This has to be...

Su Lu was thinking about how to make up for it when he was momentarily stunned. He didn't notice that the little girl he was half-holding had opened her eyes and was glaring at him fiercely.

Su Lu was afraid that someone would discover him in Qin Xiaoxiao's hut, so he didn't turn on the lights after entering the house. He added firewood and coal to the stove and poured water for Qin Xiaoxiao in the dark, so the house was very dark. In addition, Qin Xiaoxiao was not fully sober, so even though they were so close, she did not recognize Su Lu.

Although she didn't recognize who was holding her, she knew it was a man, so Qin Xiaoxiao acted decisively immediately.

"Bang"

With a single punch, Su Lu's eye went black instantly.

Su Lu released his grip, covered his eyes, and looked at Qin Xiaoxiao, "You..."

"You little thief, how dare you come into my house! I'll kill you!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Qin Xiaoxiao threw a second punch, and Su Lu immediately retreated to dodge it.

"Listen to me..."

"Shut up. I don't care who you are. You're just trying to get away with coming into my room in the middle of the night. Take this!"

Qin Xiaoxiao was quite skilled; every punch and kick she made was methodical. This surprised Su Lu, who had always thought Qin Xiaoxiao was weak, and he had to deal with her carefully.

After exchanging blows for three to five rounds, Su Lu was secretly shocked by Qin Xiaoxiao's skills and was also preparing to call a halt to this pointless fight.

"It's me, Su Lu."

Qin Xiaoxiao was stunned when she heard it was Su Lu, and her outstretched fist was caught in Su Lu's hand.

"Su...Su Lu?"

Seeing that Qin Xiaoxiao seemed to have regained consciousness, Su Lu breathed a sigh of relief. "It's me. Are you awake now?"

Qin Xiaoxiao blinked, then rubbed her other eye. "Is it really you? Su Lu?"

Su Lu sighed, "It really is me."

"What are you doing in my room? In the middle of the night, what do you want?"

Su Lu thought Qin Xiaoxiao had come to her senses and realized it was a misunderstanding, but Qin Xiaoxiao suddenly said something that almost made Su Lu so angry he almost twisted his nose out.

(End of this chapter)