Chapter 17 You're So Pretty
Pei Zhouwu looked around to see if she was there. As you can imagine, the disappointment in his eyes was the result.
The panic came up again in a hurry.
He hurried ashore, praying that she was still in the mountains so that there was still hope of finding her.
But if she had already gone down the mountain, then there was nothing he could do.
But this forest is interconnected and there are paths everywhere. Which one is the direction for her to leave?
Just as I was feeling anxious, I suddenly saw a stumbling figure in the woods.
That figure, especially the goose yellow color, made Pei Zhouwu feel extremely familiar. The clothes that had been dried for a long time last night were exactly goose yellow in color.
He walked quickly into the woods.
When Liu Fuying saw him, he was also shocked.
Pei Zhouwu, who was approaching from afar, looked at him aggressively. She stepped back and fell down because she couldn't stand firmly.
Seeing this, Pei Zhouwu's expression changed again.
He quickened his pace and came over, squatting in front of her, "Where are you hurt?"
From her staggering steps just now, it can be seen that she must be injured.
As for where she went, it was just as he had first guessed, she went to the trap to look for prey, as could be seen from the two hares she was holding in her hands.
"You...how did you..."
"Why did I get out?" Pei Zhouwu frowned and stared at her with a sharp gaze, "Why did you go out without telling me? Don't you think I would be worried at all? If I had known this, I would rather not have saved you at that time."
It didn’t matter whether she felt it before or not, but now she knows.
Pei Zhouwu's concern for her has exceeded her original expectations.
For her, he actually came out from underwater.
It was different from last time. Last time he just sent her out and went back soon.
But today, he came out specifically to find her, and how would he know where to find her? If it took too long, he would be discovered by the guards.
Pei Zhouwu has always been indifferent, speaking indifferently, with a calm expression, and acting steadily and properly.
I never thought that once he got excited, he would be so...
"I'm sorry, I didn't see you when I woke up in the morning. I thought you were sleeping in the front room, and I didn't dare to go over there, let alone call you for fear of being discovered by the guards. The weather is hot now, and if you don't process the prey quickly after catching it, it will rot and stink, and then you can't eat it, so..."
"sorry."
She bowed her head and apologized softly, her self-blame dispelling Pei Zhouwu's anger caused by worry.
He took the rabbit with a sigh and smelled it, it didn't smell bad yet.
"Did you place the trap outside the two mountains?" In order to ease the atmosphere, he deliberately spoke in a teasing tone.
“No, no.”
Liu Fuying raised her eyes and glanced at him secretly, then quickly lowered her eyes again.
That pitiful look really makes people feel soft-hearted.
"It's not outside the two mountains. It's not far from the forest."
"Then why didn't you come back for so long?"
Liu Fuying spoke softly, as if she didn't want to make him angry again, and said softly: "The trap was not far away, but the wild onions and vegetables used for seasoning are not easy to find. I accidentally slipped and twisted my foot while looking for seasoning herbs."
As she spoke, she pulled up her skirt to cover her sprained ankle.
"I feel much better now. Before, it hurt so much that I couldn't even walk a step. I was so angry at myself that I cried for a while."
When Pei Zhouwu heard her say that he made her cry, the remaining severity in his expression faded away.
I'm not angry, but I can't laugh either.
Yes, there is only helplessness.
"I am a grown man, but I have fallen to the point where I need you to go out hunting to feed me."
Liu Fuying could clearly hear his teasing tone but pretended not to understand. She tugged at his sleeve and spoke pleading words softly and timidly with tearful eyes.
"Don't be angry, I know I was wrong."
Who can be angry with her in this state?
Pei Zhouwu turned his back and said, "No more talking, let's go back first."
Judging from the way he looked, he seemed to be going to carry her on his back.
"Can you move?" he asked again.
"Yes, it can move."
Liu Fuying sat up and rushed over. She had just pretended to sprain her ankle. She heard the sound of water in the woods just now and guessed that Pei Zhouwu had come out, so she pretended to sprain her ankle on a whim.
She carefully and considerately took the hare from Pei Zhouwu's hands.
"This is inconvenient for you, I'll just take it."
Then, she lay on his back, holding the hare in one hand and hugging his neck with the other.
Pei Zhouwu had an iron chain on her hand, luckily it was long enough for him to hook her legs with both hands, otherwise she would fall.
Then he stood up and walked back the same way.
Liu Fuying's attention was all on Pei Zhouwu's hair, or to be more precise, on his hairpin.
The firefly wood hairpin she gave me.
He actually used this hairpin. This was not the one he was wearing last night.
She smiled secretly. It turned out that the quality of a hairpin depended on the person who wore it. Even if it was an ordinary wooden hairpin, it looked extraordinary when worn in Pei Zhouwu's hair.
Still some distance away from the pond, Liu Fuying's gaze moved from the hairpin on his head to his neck.
The pulsating blood vessels beat again and again, and Liu Fuying's heart also followed the rhythm in response.
“It’s really beautiful.”
She murmured something, causing Pei Zhouwu to be puzzled.
"What's good-looking?"
"The hairpin is beautiful, and the person is even more beautiful."
Pei Zhouwu was startled for a moment, then he remembered the wooden hairpin that he had put on in the morning after much hesitation.
Although it had been given to him a long time ago, this was the first time he wore it.
Considering that she was troubled by her troubles and felt uneasy all day, I wore this wooden hairpin in an attempt to give her some comfort and make her happier.
And listening to her tone at this moment, she was indeed relaxed and happy.
He couldn't help but secretly curl the corners of his lips.
"Since it was you who gave it to me, why didn't you tell me last time? I thought you dropped it by accident."
"It's not dropped." Liu Fuying smiled, smelling the clear mountain spring scent on him and said, "I made it specially for you. I just... I was afraid that you would dislike it and not want it, so I was embarrassed to say it directly."
"Now that I'm in this situation, and you don't despise me, how can I despise you?"
"That's not how it's said. You're not allowed to say that about yourself."
Liu Fuying used a little more force in her arms around his neck, which showed that she was excited and didn't want him to belittle herself like this.
"You were originally a dazzling and dignified child of destiny. Those were all false accusations against you. They don't count. But I am not like that. I was born humble. I would never meet someone like you in my entire life. I am not worthy of you."
Pei Zhouwu continued walking forward, but remained silent for a long time.
Obviously, he didn't like Liu Fuying saying such things either.
"Next time you say that, you won't have to come again."
"No." Liu Fuying hugged her tighter and said hastily, "I was wrong. I won't say it again."
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