At the foot of the mountain, in the shimmering grove, after noon, the sun's rays slanted in...

"Didn't I tell you to go back first? Why are you still waiting here?"

"What do you mean by 'waiting here'? Am I not waiting for you? And I saw He Jiang was also looking for you. It seems that he has something to tell you."

Ye Shaoqing, who was sitting on a flat stone, heard his friend's slightly disgusted tone and retorted dissatisfiedly.

She turned and looked at his empty hands, her eyes widening slightly in surprise, and asked, "You've been in the mountains for almost two hours, right? How come you came back empty-handed? Didn't you catch any prey?"

Xie Mingchi glanced at his startled expression and ignored it. Instead, he looked at He Jiang who was standing beside him with a puzzled look.

He Jiang coughed, and obviously noticed his empty hands. He scratched his head and said a little embarrassedly,

"It's not a big deal. I went back to the village to collect prey today. At the village entrance, I ran into He Guaizi's daughter. She said she hadn't seen you for a few days, so she told me that she saw you and asked you to come to her house for a visit."

When He Jiang said this, he was always paying attention to the expression on Xie Mingchi's face. Seeing that his expression did not change, he continued speaking.

He saw that He Guaizi's daughter was interested in his brother. How could he not know from the shy look on her face, wanting to speak but shy? It was just...

"...Brother Mingchi, do you want to go over and take a look?" He Jiang coughed again and asked.

Xie Mingchi's expression became a little confused. "Did she say what it was?"

He Jiang looked at Xie Mingchi, who showed no sign of coming to his senses, and subconsciously turned his head to look at the third person sitting on the stone.

Ye Shaoqing noticed his gaze and gave him a puzzled look, "What's wrong? Is it something that can't be heard by others?"

He Jiang thought about it. There were many rumors in the village about his brother and the daughter of He Guaizi. Even though his brother was stubborn and didn't take it seriously, it was nothing that couldn't be said.

Thinking of the girl's blushing and embarrassed look, He Jiang thought he should remind his brother.

"Brother Mingchi, didn't you notice anything wrong?"

Xie Mingchi waited for a while before hearing this riddle. His brows furrowed. "What are you talking about, kid? You're hesitating like a little girl. Did something big happen?"

"Oh! It's He Guaizi's daughter who likes you. Can't you see it?"

He Jiang closed his eyes and shouted at the top of his voice with a desperate look.

Xie Mingchi was stunned.

Ye Shaoqing opened his eyes wide, turned his face towards Xie Mingchi with a gossipy look, and cast a curious glance at him.

"You little bastard, what nonsense are you talking about! How can you say such nonsense? Aren't you afraid of ruining the girl's reputation?" Xie Mingchi raised his hand and slapped He Jiang on the back of the head.

He Jiang covered his head and smiled awkwardly, "Brother, I'm telling the truth. I just think that if you don't have that kind of feelings towards the girl, then..."

"Okay, don't say that." Xie Mingchi frowned and interrupted what He Jiang was about to say.

He Jiang laughed and said no more, and he made his point clear.

He Guaizi's daughter is average-looking and speaks softly, but she's blind. She's already 20 years old, and matchmakers have tried to arrange marriages for her several times, but none of them worked out because they all disliked her because she was blind...

Although his surname was also He and he was of the same clan as He Guaizi, he still did not agree with his brother marrying a blind woman out of courtesy.

If his brother also had that intention and the two of them were in love, he wouldn't have to say anything. He would just make it clear, which would be a win-win situation for both parties.

If he didn't mean it that way, his brother would automatically distance himself if he knew about it, and there would be no contact, which wouldn't delay either party...

He Jiang’s idea was very simple, and it was worth it for him to wait here for more than an hour.

"Okay, you go back, I have to go back too."

Xie Mingchi waved his hand, trying to send the two away.

Seeing that he was unwilling to say more, Ye Shaoqing sighed and suddenly remembered what he had asked. He had not replied yet.

"By the way, why did you come back empty-handed? Didn't you go hunting in the mountains?"

Xie Mingchi looked at him and said calmly, "Who told you I went into the mountains to hunt? I went in to look for someone. Besides, there's no such thing as absolute certainty in this world. Hunters can also make mistakes, and returning empty-handed is normal."

"Looking for someone? Who are you looking for? Who could be here in this desolate mountain?"

Ye Shaoqing immediately grasped the key point of his words and asked several questions in a row out of curiosity.

Xie Mingchi frowned and was about to interrupt his endless questioning impatiently when he suddenly heard a rustling sound of footsteps behind him...

Hua Shi was walking in front. He had just pushed aside the weeds that blocked his view when he looked up and saw three guys gathered in a woods on one side of the mountain path, seemingly talking.

Huh...

Hua Shi stopped, his pupils slightly dilated, and looked at Xie Mingchi in surprise.

Xie Mingchi turned his head and met her wide-open eyes, their eyes meeting.

When I was spending time with Hua, I felt inexplicably embarrassed as if my feet were digging into the floor.

They met twice in one day, but they were not very familiar with each other, and the other seemed to have a not-so-good prejudice against him.

In such a meeting, it is inevitable that there will be some awkwardness, as it is neither right to say hello nor not to say hello.

Hua Yu, who was a few steps behind, frowned as he looked at Hua Shi who was standing in front of him and suddenly stopped moving. He turned around and saw Xie Mingchi not far away.

There was a strange and silent atmosphere, but when Ye Shaoqing followed Xie Mingchi's gaze and saw Hua Shi, he grinned.

Breaking the overly quiet atmosphere, "Hey, Miss Hua! We are so destined to meet again!"

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