Looking at the Moon in the Well to Seek the Phantom (10)
"Why are you hiding?" He kissed her again, stood up and chuckled.
Because of the intense movement, Li Zhaoyue's originally loose inner garment slipped off her shoulders, exposing most of her skin.
Xu Xing's eyes darkened and he kissed her deeper and more urgently.
He panted, untied the hairband on her head, tied her hands eagerly, then held the back of her head firmly with his hands and kissed her more eagerly. The girl's strength to struggle gradually weakened, and finally she even hooked her arms around his neck and took the initiative to respond.
His head buzzed and his blood suddenly boiled.
hot.
It's so hot.
Only the girl in my arms is the antidote to this heat.
When Xu Xing woke up, he was drenched in sweat. A cool breeze blew in from the open window, blowing away the sweat-soaked hair on his forehead.
After a while of enjoying the cool breeze, he sat down at the table again and took several long gulps of cold tea. The tea in the pot was almost gone, but his hand holding the teacup was still burning.
"Li Zhaoyue..."
The night wind blew past the windowsill. Xu Xing lowered his eyes, and the loose hair on his forehead fluttered in the wind. After a long time, he exhaled a breath and closed his eyes unbearably.
*
The Feng Shui Institute was closed today, so Li Zhaoyue, contrary to her usual habit, got up early and dressed in front of the mirror. This was her first time going out with her master for a full day, so she was so excited that she even had more gold hairpins in her hair.
She chose her favorite goose-yellow gauze dress and applied the latest lipstick, giving her lips and teeth a rosy glow. The gold hairpin in her hair, the gold bracelet on her wrist, the gold jade pendant at her waist, and the gold longevity lock around her neck—these accessories didn't make her look tacky; instead, they accentuated her vibrant energy.
She was like a yellow butterfly, jumping around at the door.
Zhu Ming smiled and shook his head, saying, "I'll be waiting for you at the gate of Yiziyuan. Go call Xu Xing and your senior brother first."
Li Zhaoyue nodded. Xie Feng and Xu Xing both lived in Lixiangyuan. She walked along the path.
It was early morning. Li Zhaoyue had just walked to the gate of Lixiangyuan when he saw Xu Xing.
She was delighted and was about to go up to talk to him when she found that there was another person standing in front of him, a woman.
It’s Lou Yao.
She seemed very happy, her eyes curved with laughter. Li Zhaoyue suppressed the strange feeling in her heart and called out, "Xu Xing!"
Xu Xing turned around, a smile still on his face. But for some reason, when he saw Li Zhaoyue, he quickly looked away and the smile faded.
"Ayue, what do you want to talk to me about?" His tone was a little cold.
Xu Xing had always been gentle in front of Li Zhaoyue, so his sudden coldness was quite strange. Li Zhaoyue recalled the smile Xu Xing had given Lou Yao just now, and suddenly a surge of anger rose in her heart.
She said in a bad tone: "I came to ask you to go out and play. Master and Afeng are both going, so I came to ask you something."
She didn't look angry. Her cheeks were puffy and her eyes were round. She spoke a little faster than usual. Her deliberately wide eyes did not give Xu Xing a sense of oppression. Instead, she made him feel even more adorable.
Xu Xing stared at her for a long time before he was willing to look away. But in Li Zhaoyue's eyes, this meant that he had hesitated for a long time.
Li Zhaoyue turned around angrily with a burst of anger coming from nowhere and shouted, "Since you don't want to go, I'll go find Ah Feng first."
A gentle force wrapped around his wrist, and Xu Xing's voice, with a smile and a hint of teasing, rang in his ear: "I didn't say I wouldn't go."
After he finished speaking, he paused and explained to her, "I just asked Junior Sister Lou what you did at the medical school yesterday. I didn't say anything else."
This explanation is a bit deliberate.
The moment this thought popped into his mind, Li Zhaoyue felt like he was burned by fire and abruptly looked away.
Xu Xing followed her eyes and raised his eyebrows.
She avoided his gaze, lowered her head and stuttered for a long time, finally squeezing out an "oh".
Xu Xing's smile deepened. He tugged at her sleeve and said, "Let's go."
At this moment, Lou Yao, who had been standing silently nearby, suddenly stepped forward, stared at Li Zhaoyue sincerely, and said, "You two... want to go out and play together?"
Li Zhaoyue didn't know what she meant, but nodded anyway.
"Can you take me with you? I don't have many friends in Yiziyuan." Lou Yao's voice became lower and lower, but in the end, her head was almost buried in her collar.
If it were someone else, the always lively Li Zhaoyue might have agreed. But...
She recalled how Lou Yao and Xu Xing had just talked, and the look she gave Xu Xing, and for no reason she felt a little irritated in her heart.
At this moment, Xie Feng's voice came from behind: "It's just right, I'll bring someone with me."
Li Zhaoyue looked in the direction of the voice and saw Xie Feng with an indifferent expression, followed by a woman in red.
There was a golden bell hanging around his waist, and he looked like he wanted to tear Xie Feng into pieces. It was definitely Song Shiyu.
Her face turned pale as she reluctantly followed Xie Feng, occasionally giving him the finger in defiance. Xie Feng ignored her movements, stood in front of Li Zhaoyue, and said, "The Lou family matter is not over yet. Song Shiyu still needs to stay in Yiziyuan. She is so naughty and cunning. I have to keep her by my side and watch over her."
Li Zhaoyue looked at this woman who her senior brother described as extremely cunning, her eyes curved, and she said happily, "It's great that beautiful sister is here too."
Being called "beautiful sister" made her feel relaxed all over. The gloom on her face was swept away. She looked at Li Zhaoyue with admiration and said, "You have good taste."
"Hey, why are you here too?" Song Shiyu turned his gaze and saw Lou Yao beside him and asked curiously.
"I..." Lou Yao looked up timidly and said only one word before being interrupted by Xie Feng.
He glanced at her calmly and said, "Let's go together."
Lou Yao's eyes widened immediately, her face filled with surprise. She hurriedly saluted Xie Feng and said, "Thank you, Senior Brother!"
"No need." Xie Feng turned around.
Looking at the pure joy on Lou Yao's face, Li Zhaoyue couldn't help but feel ashamed of his dark thoughts just now, so he took the initiative to step forward, took Lou Yao's arm affectionately, and started talking to her.
Therefore, the number of people originally scheduled to go out was expanded from three to five. Zhu Ming didn't say anything, but just reminded Li Zhaoyue not to be alone.
Li Zhaoyue nodded.
The last time I went out was during a festival, the streets were bustling and there were many activities. Although it was not a festival this time, it was evening and the weather was cool, so more and more people came.
Li Zhaoyue particularly liked the sweet-scented osmanthus candy from a shop on the street, so she dragged Xu Xing to buy some. Xie Feng followed them silently, his expression gloomy.
Song Shiyu loved to find fault with him, so seeing this, he deliberately said, "Going out to play is supposed to be a very happy thing, but some people always have a stern face. No wonder they are not liked."
Xie Fengbai glared at her, but Song Shiyu was not afraid at all. Instead, she quickly ran to Li Zhaoyue, pushed Xu Xing aside, and took her arm.
"Huh? What's the matter?" Li Zhaoyue asked with curved eyes.
Song Shiyu glanced at the cold smile on Xu Xing's face, then looked at Xie Feng's gloomy expression, feeling very satisfied, so he said: "I also want to eat osmanthus candy, so I came to find you to go together."
"Do you like candy, too?"
"Yes, yes, I also know a place here that has delicious preserved fruits."
“I love candied fruit, too!”
"I'll take you there later."
Song Shiyu had originally taken Xu Xing's place, forcing him to fall behind and walk with Xie Feng. Xie Feng squinted at him and sneered, "What? Weren't you very happy just now?"
Although Xu Xing was unhappy, he smiled when he saw Xie Feng's expression and said, "No matter how bad my mood is, it's not as bad as you, Senior Brother. You have a stern face all day long, I don't know who you are showing it to."
Hearing this, Xie Feng sneered and turned away. Although Xu Xing still had a smiling face, his eyes turned cold.
Although the two walked side by side, neither of them gave way to the other.
Lou Yao followed behind Xu Xing and pursed her lips sadly as she watched Xu Xing looking at Li Zhaoyue's back.
She remembered what Lou Daoye had said to her, gritted her teeth, and quickly ran to Li Zhaoyue's side. She bravely faced Song Shiyu's gaze and whispered, "I want to eat osmanthus candy, too. Can I walk with you?"
Her cautious look was so touching that Li Zhaoyue's eyes curved and he warmly took her hand. The three of them walked forward happily.
Zhu Ming walked at the back, looked at Lou Yao and Xu Xing, and then went to look at the small shops on the road, thinking of buying some small things for Li Zhaoyue.
As the sky darkened, the streets became increasingly crowded. Zhu Ming only had time to buy a candy figurine before she lost sight of Li Zhaoyue. She mentally complained to Li Zhaoyue about his mischief, then gently turned her right hand and walked forward, following the aura of the longevity lock.
Sure enough, after a while, Li Zhaoyue and his group were found by the bridge.
"Why are you leaving so fast? You've disappeared in the time it takes your master to buy a candy man." Zhu Ming walked up to her, looked at the bright smile on her face, and said angrily.
Li Zhaoyue was picking out red ribbons for praying. Hearing this, he chuckled and took the candy figurine handed to him by Zhu Ming. He said coquettishly, "I haven't been out for a long time. I accidentally got mesmerized by it this time. Master, please don't blame me."
Zhu Ming touched her hair lovingly and said helplessly, "That being said, when have I ever blamed you?"
Li Zhaoyue chuckled, pinched the sugar man and went to look at the new thing again.
Lou Yao next to her looked at the sugar man in her hand with envy and a dim look in her eyes.
"Which ribbon do you like?" Li Zhaoyue turned to ask Lou Yao. She was still heartbroken, and when suddenly addressed, she couldn't hide her sadness and gave a stiff smile.
Seeing that she was staring at the candy figure in his hand, Li Zhaoyue handed it to her and said, "This is for you!"
Lou Yao was flattered and took it, then hesitated, "This candy figure was given to you by your master. It's not good for me to take it like this..."
"It's okay," Li Zhaoyue said casually, picking up a red cloth. "Master often buys me these little things. It's nothing serious. I saw you staring at it, so I guess you liked it, so I gave it to you."
Lou Yao was originally very happy, but when she heard this, her face turned pale and she thanked him tremblingly.
Li Zhaoyue felt strange and said, "This is a small matter. There's no need to thank me. You're a friend I know. Giving gifts to each other is a very normal thing among friends."
Lou Yao said yes repeatedly.
Yes, only someone like Li Zhaoyue, who is the center of attention, can take other people's gifts for granted.
Lou Yao tightly gripped the stick of the candy man, feeling a surge of bitterness in her heart.
So, what are these ordinary people like them?
Li Zhaoyue's casual charity was worth her bowing down to express her gratitude.
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