10 kisses
◎Testing the stability of the mother's natural nose◎
If you hadn't said that, would I have been less likely to recklessly indulge myself?
Perhaps then I wouldn't be moved by the touch of body temperature, nor would I be caught in this dilemma, unable to break free.
"Do you know this is pure seduction?!"
Lin Xu reached out and touched his fingertips to Xu Huaihuai's pointing fingers. "So, did you succeed in seducing her?"
"It was quite successful, but... but..." It might have been the wrong soul that was taken.
Xu Huaihuai hesitated, unsure how to begin.
After all, Lin Xu's favorability should be towards the female lead, while she is only a temporary female lead!
The current situation is somewhat like she's just a newbie to the game who bought a pre-made speedrun account using cheats, and thus effortlessly obtained the resources on that account.
Of course, one can accept the mistake, but that seems no different from cheating, stealing, or usurping someone else's place.
Should I just tell Lin Xu that I'm Xu Huaihuai from another world, someone who just transmigrated into a book to experience the female lead's life?
Wouldn't that mean telling Lin Xu that the world he lives in is just a fictional world?
The colors here are merely the author's brushstrokes; even a vibrant life is actually just composed of bytes. A long life in a novel, when compressed, is only a few KB.
Lin Xu is not even the protagonist of this novel.
Isn't that a bit cruel?
But isn't it cruel to be kept in the dark all the time?
Many tragedies are caused by the failure to speak up when one should.
"What is it?" Lin Xu pinched his index finger and thumb into a circle and put it on Xu Huaihuai's finger.
"Lin Xu! Stop playing with my hand, I need to talk to you about serious matters." Although she said this, Xu Huaihuai didn't quite pull her hand away. "Isn't it possible that you've seduced the wrong person?"
"Huh? Aren't you Xu Huaihuai?"
"Yes." But this Huai River is not the same as that Huai River!
"So there's no mistake."
"No, no, no..."
"Sister Huai, you're like a bubble machine. If you don't go down soon, you might actually start blowing bubbles."
"What I meant was, Lin Xu, have you ever heard of a body with two souls? Or rather, a body with different personalities, but not in a primary/secondary relationship; these two personalities are completely independent. If I were to say..."
Lin Xu remained calm as he continued Xu Huaihuai's unfinished sentence, "You mean to say that you are actually another Xu Huaihuai, right?"
Xu Huaihuai looked at Lin Xu with some surprise at being able to solve the problem with limited known conditions, and sincerely exclaimed, "Grandma, your comprehension is too high!"
"But wasn't it you who touched my lips here that day?" Lin Xu pointed to the side of her neck with her finger. "Sister Huai, are you trying to deny it, trying to say that it was another Xu Huaihuai who did it?"
"...I admit it. I admit I have feelings for you, but..."
"Sister Huai, shall we test the stability of Ma Sheng's nose?"
At such close range, Xu Huaihuai's words came to an abrupt halt. Some beautiful people, even up close, have no flaws; you only feel their magnified beauty.
This person is unreasonable.
She seduced him again.
That's really going too far.
Xu Huaihuai pulled her hand away from Lin Xu's, and Lin Xu lowered her eyes in disappointment, looking at her empty palm.
Then Xu Huaihuai kissed his lips.
His pupils dilated in an instant, reflecting her trembling eyelashes.
It might have only been a few seconds, but just as Xu Huaihuai was about to back away, Lin Xu pressed down on her waist.
He caught up with her lips, which were just about to leave his grasp, and continued the fleeting kiss.
The taste of watermelon.
Xu Huaihuai's arms were wrapped around Lin Xu's shoulders and neck. Her reason, which was about to collapse due to high fever, finally found a chance during the kiss and was determined to save her lips. "Is it fun to eat saliva?"
"Hmm." Lin Xu was sparing with her words, simply because speaking would affect direct lip communication.
Well, they kissed again... Reason told their lips and tongue before collapsing: good luck to them.
Xu Huaihuai woke up the next day to the sound of firecrackers.
After washing up and having breakfast, Zhao Yuanyuan came to call her to go see the festivities. A newlywed couple was having a wedding banquet in the village, and it was currently the groom's turn to pick up his bride.
Xu Huaihuai hesitated a bit. Zhong Xuelu had just sent a message saying that she would arrive in about an hour.
"Come on, come on, Sister Xiao Huai~ Brother Xiao Lin is here too. He got up early and was taken away by Aunt Bai... oh no, I mean asked to go help. My mom also went to help out early this morning."
"Okay, I'll go."
The village was unusually lively today, as many people had returned home for the wedding banquet.
The bride's house was packed with invited guests.
The groomsmen sang and danced at the door, and only then did the bridesmaids inside relent and let the groom in to greet the bride.
Zhao Yuanyuan introduced the newlyweds to Xu Huaihuai, saying, "Sister Huaihuai, let me tell you, it's amazing! The bride is Aunt Fang's daughter, she's only about twenty, just a few years older than me. Aunt Fang is so open-minded. If I were twenty, my mom might not even allow me to date. The groom seems to be seven or eight years older than the bride. I overheard my mom and her friends talking, and they said the groom is almost thirty and is eager to have children. But I think the bride is only twenty, she's still a child herself."
The two squeezed into the crowd. Zhao Yuanyuan, being a child, was easily infected by the joyous atmosphere of the wedding. She exclaimed excitedly, "Sister Xiaohuai, look, the bride is coming out! She's so beautiful!"
The groom carried the bride, who was dressed in a traditional Chinese wedding gown, out of the house.
"Hmm." Compared to Zhao Yuanyuan's excitement, Xu Huaihuai, who had been ripped off by former colleagues and current colleagues many times, was much calmer. Her gaze only lingered on the newlyweds for a moment, as if she had a built-in aiming device, and accurately landed on Lin Xu, who was helping the newlyweds record the wedding in front of the tripod.
Across many unfamiliar yet joyful faces, their eyes met from afar. Lin Xu blinked, while Xu Huaihuai casually looked away.
Someone behind Zhao Yuanyuan overheard her words and chimed in, "Little sister, you don't know, do you? Isn't a woman's most beautiful moment in her life her wedding day?"
Zhao Yuanyuan turned to look at the male guest who was speaking, "Uncle, do you mean that you'll become ugly after getting married?"
"Oh dear, little sister, you're too young to understand. You'll understand when you get married."
"Tch. What a load of rubbish." Zhao Yuanyuan snorted. "I'd rather not get married than become ugly."
The sound of fireworks drowned out her voice. The male guest didn't hear Zhao Yuanyuan's words, but Xu Huaihuai did. Taking advantage of the crowd flowing out with the newlyweds, Xu Huaihuai stomped hard on the male guest's foot.
There were too many people, and the male guest who got his ingrown toenail irritated looked at everyone as if they were the culprits who stepped on him. But since it was someone else's wedding banquet, he couldn't let a single kick ruin the host's good time, so he had no choice but to awkwardly follow the crowd out.
Zhao Yuanyuan was overjoyed. She leaned close to Xu Huaihuai's ear and said, "Sister Huaihuai, that was a perfect shot, beautiful!"
"What does what Xu Huaihuai did have to do with me, Xu Huaihuai?"
"What's bad about it, I think is great!"
“We are going to a banquet now. Since the two families live very close to each other, the banquet is being held right in the village. The whole village is here.”
"Yuanyuan, you go in first. I'll give you my gift first."
"Sister Xiao Huai, don't give too much. Two hundred yuan is fine unless you're really close to her," Zhao Yuanyuan whispered before going to find a seat.
A "Minister of Rites" was sitting at the ceremonial table by the entrance. Judging from his attire, he was probably a best man. His hair was slicked back and shiny, but two strands stuck up like cockroach antennae.
Xu Huaihuai glanced at the gift registration forms on the table; they included amounts of one hundred, two hundred, five hundred, and one thousand.
Seemingly noticing Xu Huaihuai's hesitation, the best man pointed to the QR code for payment on the table, "Miss, cash or QR code is fine. The important thing is the sentiment!"
Xu Huaihuai glanced at the welcome sign standing on the ground.
The names of the newlyweds were written on it.
The man is Luo Lijin, and the woman is Zhao Yuexin.
The QR code is **gold.
Do you have the woman's payment QR code?
The best man said, "It's the same thing. You're cleaning my brother's clothes, and there's no difference between you and his wife's!"
"Do you have it?"
The best man muttered something and pulled another QR code from the drawer. "Here you go."
**Xin.
Xu Huaihuai scanned five hundred.
After scanning the QR code, the best man put the bride's QR code back into the table drawer.
"Please come in, beautiful lady, have a good meal and drinks."
Zhao Yuanyuan waved to a table, reserving a seat for Xu Huaihuai, "Sister Huaihuai, over here!"
On the table were cigarettes, alcohol, beverages, hot tea, and sunflower seeds and peanuts. The table was almost entirely filled with children, including Wei Mingxue. The two exchanged nods, a gesture of greeting.
Xu Huaihuai sat down in the empty seat. To her left sat Zhao Yuanyuan, and to her right sat a woman feeding a three- or four-year-old girl. The woman struck up a conversation with Xu Huaihuai, "Hey, are you from the bride's family? I've never seen you before."
"I came to Yuanyuan's house as a guest, and I just happened to be here, so I came to join in the fun."
"Sis, you usually live in the city, right?"
"Yes, my home is in the city."
"Are you married yet?"
"Aunt Wenju, please don't ask anymore. My sister Xiaohuai has a boyfriend."
"Why didn't you bring your partner along?"
“Who said my sister Xiao Huai didn’t bring one? Look over there, that young man who helped take pictures, Aunt Wenju, look, that’s my sister Xiao Huai’s boyfriend. When he stands there, everyone else becomes just another passerby.”
Xu Huaihuai lowered her voice, "Yuanyuan isn't..."
"Sister Xiaohuai, I saw you two kissing on the rooftop yesterday... Sister Xiaohuai, I didn't mean to. I just wanted to come up and ask if you wanted some late-night snacks. I really didn't know you were kissing."
"..." It's hard to explain.
Li Wenju didn't hear Zhao Yuanyuan's mutterings. She turned to look at Lin Xu, then back at Xu Huaihuai, "Oh my, you young people, this couple is really pretty. Hey sis, does your boyfriend have any brothers who are still single?"
"The food is here! Who's going to serve the braised pig's trotters?" The sound of the dishes being served interrupted the guests' conversation.
"Mommy, I want pig's feet, pig's feet!" The little girl stood up from her mother's arms to look at the food.
"Why are you standing up? Wait a minute..."
When there is a banquet in the village, fellow villagers usually help serve the dishes, and the guests take the dishes from the trays themselves, which are usually brought to the adults at each table.
There were only two adults at the table; besides the one holding the child, the only other person was Xu Huaihuai.
"I'll do it."
Xu Huaihuai was about to get up to serve the dishes when the little girl reached out and grabbed the tray. The tray tilted, and steaming braised pig's trotters splashed all over the little girl's face.
The person serving the dishes turned pale. He couldn't find his gloves and hadn't put them on. Little did he know the tray was oily. When the child tugged at it, he lost his grip. If the hot dish had spilled on the child's face, it would have been ruined.
[Author's Note]
It's born! [Lop-eared rabbit head]
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