Chapter 53: I’m glad that nothing happened to you when we met.

Because An An was still in Chenzhou City, Chen Lianxiu had to rush back before nightfall, so he couldn't stay in Baixi Village for long and quickly left Luo Wuniang's house.

Chen Lianxiu went home to get some more money. Even if she would be back tomorrow, she would still need money to go out. When she went out, she happened to meet someone from the village who was going to the city, so she took a donkey cart so that she could get there faster.

I hurried back to the inn. The sun was already setting. An An was still sleeping soundly in bed. On the table were some pastries that Shen Lianxiu had left for her as lunch. In order to appease An An, she bought all of her favorite foods. It could be seen that An An ate quite a bit.

Seeing An An, Shen Lianxiu still felt distressed. If there was no other way, she would not have the heart to leave a four-year-old child here alone. Not only could she not even have hot food to eat, it was also very dangerous. Fortunately, An An was obedient. She told her not to run away, and she stayed here obediently.

She walked over gently, sat down on the edge of the bed, and gently picked up An An and put him in her arms. An An moaned, rubbed against her arms twice, and continued to sleep.

Chen Lianxiu stroked her forehead and thought of Zhou Linjin again. What should she do if he really wanted to take An An away?

Less than a day after leaving An An, she couldn't stand it anymore. If he was really that cruel, she was afraid she would go crazy.

As she thought about it, as if afraid of losing An An, Chen Lianxiu held her more tightly. An An felt uncomfortable, twisted a few times, rubbed her eyes, and woke up in a daze.

When An An saw Chen Lianxiu with sleepy eyes, she burst into tears.

After Chen Lianxiu left, she was actually very scared and missed Chen Lianxiu very much. She could bear it when she was alone, but once she saw her mother, all the grievances burst out.

Chen Lianxiu felt even more sorry for An An and was afraid of losing her. Her eyes became sore and tears fell. The mother and daughter cried together for a while before Chen Lianxiu began to coax her.

But as long as Chen Lianxiu was around, An An was easy to coax and would soon stop crying.

Chen Lianxiu washed her face and combed her hair again. Seeing that it was getting late, she said, "An An, if you want something to eat, I'll buy it for you."

The Pei family is already like this, and Zhou Linjin has already discovered her. Chen Lianxiu no longer has to worry about being caught by the Pei family on the street, and she doesn't have to hide anymore.

An An thought for a moment, but couldn't think of what to eat, so she just said, "I want to go out and play."

Chen Lianxiu thought that An An had been staying here with her for the past few days and had not gone out, and she really could not be locked up any longer, so she agreed.

Unlike the Chinese Valentine's Day, the streets of Chenzhou today are far less lively than that day, but there are still many people.

An An saw that the wonton shop had the most people, so she said that she wanted to eat wontons and sweet porridge at the same time. However, there were two shops not far apart, so Chen Lianxiu could only discuss with her to pick one to eat first and then go to the other one after that.

An An thought for a long time and finally decided to eat wontons, but she also made a request, that she wanted to buy some candied fruits first.

Under normal circumstances, Chen Lianxiu would not give her the opportunity to bargain constantly or even press her limits, but today was different. Wanting to make up for it but fearing losing, Chen Lianxiu readily agreed.

When An An brought a package of kumquat cakes filled with syrup and honey, and pointed at the sugar paintings across the street and said she wanted more, Shen Lianxiu finally frowned.

Chen Lianxiu also had a bag of candies in her hand. They were what An An wanted to buy but couldn't hold, so Chen Lianxiu had to hold them for her.

She squatted down and said in a deeper tone, "An An, isn't today enough?"

"It's not enough. An An wants to eat more." An An bit a piece of kumquat cake and blinked her big grape-like eyes at Shen Lianxiu. The shape of her eyes vaguely resembled her biological father. "I want to eat it today."

Chen Lianxiu patiently held her up in one hand and said word by word, "No, we can't finish all the food we buy. Let's go eat wontons first, and then have some sugar porridge."

An An pouted, but knew it was her fault, so she held back her tears.

There were a lot of people coming and going near the wonton stall, and the mother and daughter quickly got lost in the crowd.

And the tone of Chen Lianxiu's warning just now was not low, and it was heard on the other side before being drowned out by the noise.

Zhou Linjin suddenly looked up and looked around.

After just a few days, he quickly became thinner and even his eyes looked a little depressed.

Every morning he would go to Baixi Village to find her, and would not return to Chenzhou City until noon. After returning, he would interrogate the Pei family and others until night. If it was early, he could close his eyes and take a short nap, but if it was late at night, there was no need to rest, and he had to rush to Baixi Village again.

But Zhou Linjin didn't feel tired at all. He wasn't even sleepy. His whole body was like a taut string.

He wanted to find Shen Lianxiu, he didn't believe she was killed by Pei Qian.

If she didn't return to Baixi Village, she must be in Chenzhou City.

Today ended early, and Bi Cha advised him to have a good sleep, otherwise he might not be able to hold on any longer. However, Zhou Linjin did not agree.

He asked Bi Cha to rest and went to the street himself.

Strange faces passed by, and Zhou Linjin was unable to recall her appearance.

He had only met her twice, and he was afraid that he would forget what she looked like and would not recognize her.

When passing by a busy street market, Zhou Linjin did not squeeze in, but stood alone on the street in silence.

He heard her voice again from the surging crowd.

However, when he looked up again, Zhou Linjin couldn't find her among the crowd.

Zhou Linjin pushed aside people one after another like a madman. He asked the street vendors: "Have you seen a woman..."

He thought of her face and described her appearance in a trembling voice.

She had an oval face the size of a palm, with thin, curved eyebrows that were very clean. Her beautiful and tranquil almond-shaped eyes would sometimes droop, causing her butterfly-like eyelashes to tremble slightly. Below that was a small, straight nose, and two diamond-shaped lips with a faint pink hue. She was slender but not weak, like a beautiful lotus.

With every word he spoke, his heart palpitated.

The vendor was also a little surprised to see his pale face, but after listening, he pointed forward and said, "It's over there, look for it yourself."

Zhou Linjin just said thank you and then disappeared.

Crowds of people came and went, and Zhou Linjin struggled upstream, his eyes constantly searching around.

Until I saw her.

It was a busy wonton stall with many people eating wontons. It was crowded and noisy.

She sat with her back to him, and the lanterns hanging from the stalls cast a faint, hazy light on her side, making her look so unreal.

Zhou Linjin's heart trembled, as if a bell was constantly ringing in his ears, making his ears buzz and his vision go dark.

He suddenly stopped.

The person behind him bumped into him unexpectedly and cursed: "You are really sick!"

Then they all walked around him, and when they passed by, they were either angry or looked at the person who suddenly stopped in surprise, and some would continue to curse.

After a while, Zhou Linjin remembered that he was standing on the street.

But he just moved to the side so that he was no longer blocking the road, and still did not move forward.

The person I have been thinking about so much is now so close to me, it is just like a dream.

Sometimes she lowered her fair and slender neck, and it was obvious that she was eating seriously. Sometimes she turned around slightly to feed a wonton to the child sitting next to her, or wipe the dirty place for her.

Zhou Linjin's eyes were sore, his throat was choked, and he bit the piece of tender meat in his mouth hard.

No one knew how long it had been like this before Chen Lianxiu put a few coins on the table and called the vendor to come and collect them. Then he stood up and pulled An An to let her jump off the stool.

With a turn, Shen Lianxiu was about to walk out of the wonton stall, but when he looked up, he accidentally bumped into a pair of eyes as dark as the night.

Shen Lianxiu was stunned.

He took two steps toward her.

She subconsciously wanted to step back, but there were stools and tables behind her, and she had nowhere to retreat. She could only take a step forward and block An An behind her.

When did Zhou Linjin come? How long has he been watching here?

Chen Lianxiu's mind was in turmoil, and in the end she could only sigh. Since Zhou Linjin had been going to Baixi Village to find her every day, it was only a matter of time before they met. What was meant to come would come, and there was no way to avoid it.

But she originally thought that she still had one night to think about what to do, but Zhou Linjin came too quickly and didn't even give her time to think.

She could only face it without any preparation.

Just like when he heard one side of the story, he directly kicked her out of the Duke Cheng's Mansion, leaving her no time to prepare.

Shen Lianxiu took a deep breath quietly, and when she looked at him again, her eyes were as calm as well water.

She said nothing, waiting for him to come forward.

Zhou Linjin really didn't wait any longer. He walked up to her and looked down at the little head with a small tuft of hair sticking out from behind her.

He thought she would turn and run, but she didn't.

Even though he had thought about what to say when he saw her thousands of times, when the moment came, Zhou Linjin's mind was still blank, as if all the books he had read and the beautiful articles he had written in the past were burned to ashes, and he was just an ignorant country bumpkin.

He pursed his dry lips and spoke in a hoarse voice: "I'm glad you're okay."

Pei Qian told him that he had killed Chen Lianxiu and her daughter. Zhou Linjin did not believe it, but that did not mean he did not care about Pei Qian's words. On the contrary, as he went to Baixi Village day after day, she never showed up, and his heart gradually collapsed.

In addition, he had always thought that she was dead all these years. He knew that she should hate him, but once a person is gone, the hatred will dissipate. Sometimes late at night, he would lie on the bed in Zhuoxinzhai over and over again thinking about her and every little thing about their past. In the end, he had only one thought: he would rather she still hated him.

If he knew that she was not dead, but was killed by Pei Qian almost under his nose, he would probably not be able to bear such a loss and recovery.

Chen Lianxiu lowered her eyes for a moment again. She ignored Zhou Linjin's words and said lightly, "I have something to tell you."

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