Chapter 661 Qing'er is here
Xiao Qing'er's expression darkened slightly. He had always known that Mianmian had a guard named Aruo by her side.
They were still people from the southern barbarians.
Bo Wenjun replied, "Mianmian, the people who kidnapped you were from the Southern Barbarians. They should have already taken Aruo away."
Mianmian shook her head. "Impossible. Aruo has always wanted to stay in Xuan Yue Kingdom and doesn't want to leave at all, unless they force her."
Bo Wenjun quickly replied, "No, when we arrived, we only saw Qing'er here; Aruo had already left with them."
Mianmian's face immediately filled with disappointment.
After thinking it over carefully, she realized that with Aruo's personality, she probably wouldn't be able to take him away by force.
He left willingly.
So he abandoned her.
Mianmian's face was immediately filled with sadness. The two of them had grown up together, and even though there was no romantic relationship between them, they had a deep bond.
Her eyes immediately turned red.
Xiao Qing'er walked to her side and comforted her, saying, "He is the prince of Nanyi, and he will eventually go back. Don't worry. With his status, no one should dare to hurt him like they used to."
Mianmian wiped away her tears and smiled, "Yes, since it was his choice, I will respect it."
Although she said that, her face still looked very forlorn.
Xiao Qing'er didn't say much. After a while, she took out the doll that Mianmian used to like and handed it to her.
"This was your favorite doll. You gave it to me when I left, and now that I'm back, I brought it with me."
When Mianmian saw the doll he handed her, her thoughts gradually drifted back to the past, and she thought of the scene when Xiao Qing'er left her.
Looking at Qing'er, who had grown into a young woman, sitting beside him, a belated feeling of reunion welled up in his heart.
As Xiao Qing'er watched the expression gradually appear on her face, the heavy weight in her heart slowly lifted.
Fortunately, he arrived in time; otherwise, he really didn't know if he could still use their childhood memories to make up for the regret that person left in her heart.
Aruo will never come back, but there is Xiao Qing'er.
Mianmian gradually grew tired, leaned on Qing'er's shoulder, closed her eyes, and slowly said, "The uncle who sells candied hawthorns on South Street is still here, Brother Qing'er, I want two skewers like before."
Xiao Qing'er replied softly, "Okay, I'll go buy some later, and I'll also buy some peanut brittle that you like."
Mianmian leaned on his shoulder, her eyes closed, looking very tired. She nodded slightly, as if she was about to fall into a deep sleep at any moment.
Xiao Qing'er and Bo Wenjun both thought she was just tired.
Only Zhouzhou noticed that tears were still clinging to her long eyelashes.
Soon the carriage arrived at the Zhou family's door.
When Aunt Zhou saw them return home, she hurried to the gate of the mansion to greet them.
Mianmian and Xiaoqing didn't want Aunt Zhou to worry too much, so they didn't tell her about encountering the assassin.
All she knew was that Zhouzhou had been kidnapped.
"Zhouzhou, let me see, did they hurt you?" Aunt Zhou pulled her up and down, looking her over carefully, afraid that she might be hurt somewhere.
Zhouzhou was very well-behaved and sensible. She smiled slowly and said, "Mom, I'm fine. They didn't hurt me. This time, it's all thanks to Mianmian. It was Mianmian who rescued us."
As she spoke, she walked to Mianmian's side and took her hand.
Mianmian smiled and said, "Grandmother, that Master Luo has sent people to chase after us. They'll probably be here soon."
Aunt Zhou looked towards the door, clutching her handkerchief tightly, and said solemnly, "He even dared to tie up my daughter, just wait and see how I deal with them!"
As she spoke, she sent someone to take Zhouzhou and the others away, and also invited Doctor Xu to come and treat Zhouzhou and Bo Wenjun's injuries.
Mianmian's restless and dejected appearance was noticed by Aunt Zhou.
She called Mianmian aside and asked softly with concern, "Mianmian, where's Aruo? I remember he went out with you."
Mianmian raised her eyes slightly and said directly, "He left and returned to the Southern Barbarian Kingdom."
"They're leaving already? Without even saying goodbye?" Aunt Zhou looked surprised.
Her long, soft eyelashes drooped slowly. "Yes, there wasn't even a goodbye..."
Aunt Zhou held her hand and said, "Don't worry, maybe he'll come back in a while."
Mianmian smiled and nodded, "I understand, Grandmother. Don't worry, I'm fine."
Aunt Zhou thought for a moment and said, "Since Xiao Qing'er is here, why don't we have him take you out for a walk tomorrow?"
Although Mianmian smiled, it was obvious that her eyes lacked their usual sparkle, and she hesitated to reply.
Aunt Zhou looked up at the sky and said, "Go fly kites, you love it the most."
When Mianmian was little, she loved flying kites, but Du Wanchun was always afraid that she would be too naughty, so she didn't let her go often. Several times, Xiao Qing'er secretly took her there.
She was somewhat tempted by her grandmother's suggestion.
Seeing that her mood had improved considerably, Aunt Zhou smiled and said, "Why don't we go tomorrow? It's been sunny these past few days."
Mianmian smiled and agreed, "Okay, Grandma."
As the sun set, Aunt Zhou began to prepare dinner.
Mianmian and Qing'er sat at the same table.
Qing'er placed the pastries she had just bought in her hands, saying, "The uncle who sells candied hawthorns isn't here today, I'll go buy you some more tomorrow."
Mianmian looked down at the box of pastries in her arms, and her heart warmed instantly. "Brother Qing'er, why did you suddenly come to Cheng'an County?"
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