I have to say that Kaiyang is a person who knows how to keep a sense of proportion.
In fact, in rural mountain villages like Huaxi Village, there is basically no strict separation between men and women - for example, Tian Xing'er and others could openly discuss how likable Mu Xingzhi was on the side of the road and publicly express their admiration for a man.
For example, in the fields of the village, if there are young men and women who are in love, even if they are not engaged, as long as they have a good impression of each other, they will hold hands and give each other gifts. Su Qingluan has seen it several times.
So even if Su Qingluan walked with a young man early in the morning, it would not make people feel too awkward. At most, she would occasionally meet one or two curious people who would cast gossipy glances at her or ask her some questions.
As long as Su Qingluan explains it clearly, people won't think too much about it.
However, even under such a "relaxed" premise, Kaiyang did not show any casualness or disrespect in his behavior. He respectfully let Su Qingluan walk in front of him, while he himself was one step away from Su Qingluan, and then took two steps back, standing diagonally behind her.
This distance allowed Su Qingluan to speak to Kaiyang at a normal volume without any obstacles, while also avoiding any possibility of ambiguous gossip.
However, Su Qingluan felt that this kind of "respectfulness" seemed to contain something more than just "observing etiquette." But she didn't understand what it was.
Could it be... being cautious?
As soon as this thought crossed her mind, she immediately dismissed it: Don't be ridiculous! He's a master of the secret guards, someone who's done everything from murder to poisoning! How could someone like that be afraid of a little girl like me? He's just overthinking it!
But maybe it was because of the other party's identity, Su Qingluan felt very uncomfortable - she always felt that Kaiyang was looking at her silently from behind, with that kind of particularly oppressive look!
In order to confirm whether she was being overly suspicious, Su Qingluan turned her head and looked diagonally behind her when she felt that she was being stared at.
"What's the matter, Madam Su?" Kaiyang asked.
"No...it's okay..." Su Qingluan scratched the back of her head: Was it her illusion?
After that one time, Su Qingluan couldn't look back so casually again - after all, maybe that feeling of "being stared at" was just a simple illusion. Staring at someone frequently for such a suspicion without any evidence or motive would make both herself and the other person feel embarrassed, right?
Su Qingluan was so upset that she almost wanted to cry: But the feeling of being stared at from the back of the head was so obvious that she could hardly control her instinct to look back frantically!
This naughty little body has its own thoughts!
As the saying goes, the more you try to restrain yourself from doing something, the more you will want to do it. Su Qingluan is in this state now.
In order to prevent herself from making any strange moves, Su Qingluan smiled and said to Kaiyang, "My dear, I'm not used to walking in front of others. How about you take a few quick steps and I walk behind you?"
Kaiyang looked at Su Qingluan. This time, Su Qingluan felt that it was not her illusion. The other party really seemed to have something to say to her.
However, in the end, Kaiyang just hesitated for a moment and said nothing. Tina just nodded and walked diagonally in front of her as Su Qingluan requested.
But before he turned around, he gave Su Qingluan a piece of advice: "If you want to call me, just say it directly. Don't reach out and pat my shoulder from behind or pull my sleeve."
"I didn't realize you were still so wary of the strict rules between men and women - but please rest assured, we Huaxi villagers are simple and honest, there won't be so many people staring at you, and I won't be so tactless." Su Qingluan explained helplessly.
Why? Did she look like the demon from Pansi Cave? Was it necessary to be so vigilant? Su Qingluan suppressed the urge to roll her eyes.
"That's not the question." Kaiyang still had that expressionless face and a casual tone - although what he said had nothing to do with the word "casual" at all.
"If you approach me from behind, my instinct will be to mistake you for a sneak attacker. I'll directly remove your jaw and arms, and then dismantle your internal organs with a single blow. But for a weak woman like you, who can't even lift a finger, you'll probably die of internal shattered blood."
Having said that, he turned around and continued walking forward, leaving Su Qingluan broken out in a sweat with fright.
“…” Sorry for interrupting.
I originally thought that this person was overly self-aware, but it turned out that he was giving me a safety warning. Most importantly, he spoke the whole thing in a calm tone, which means that this person did not exaggerate the facts at all, but was just telling the truth!
...Thinking about it this way makes her even more scared, okay? Especially in this situation, for convenience, if the other party ignores her when she speaks, she will naturally take action - after all, this is how she treated friends, classmates, colleagues, and so on in her previous life.
It was too dangerous. Did she almost reopen it on the spot?
So Su Qingluan moved her steps slightly away from Li Yang without leaving any trace, as if she would be safer this way.
Next, she planned to keep her eyes and noses on the road, after all, the place she was about to go was Mu Xingzhi's residence. When she thought of the rice cakes she had given Mu Xingzhi before, Su Qing felt as if she was walking to her own judgment seat.
...The truth is, it was clearly the other party who started it, so why am I the only one feeling guilty? Su Qingluan thought indignantly.
Perhaps the expression on her face was too heavy, and the resentment emanating from it was almost condensed into a physical form. Even though Su Qingluan didn't look at Kaiyang's back in front of her, he seemed to have sensed something and turned around.
...Then he saw Su Qingluan's face, which looked like she was going to a grave.
Kaiyang's expression was instantly indescribable. His features were still that ordinary and featureless, and even when he frowned slightly, the expression was so subtle that it gave people the feeling of "clearly showing an expression but worse than facial paralysis."
He kept looking back and staring at Su Qingluan for two or three breaths. However, Su Qingluan was already immersed in the awkward situation of meeting Mu Xingzhi later and couldn't extricate herself. She wished she could build a rocket right on the spot and leave this world!
Because she was too absorbed in her thoughts, Su Qingluan didn't notice the strange gazes falling on her, nor did she realize how concerning the expression on her face, as if she was suffering from severe constipation, was.
Finally, this strange state lasted for about a cup of tea. Seeing the conspicuous bamboos in Mu Xingzhi's yard not far ahead, Kaiyang seemed to have finally made up his mind and asked, "Madam Su, do you have any grudge against my master... the Dong family?"
...Huh? Su Qingluan was stunned by this question.
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