Ten minutes later, He Jinxing opened the fence, and the black horse was completely exposed to view. Gou An found that it seemed taller than it looked inside the fence.

The long horse face stretched out and looked around, probably confirming that the obstruction was gone, and the black horse walked out slowly -

Then the target was very clear and he got close to Gou An.

Gou An felt like she was looking at a small mountain pressing down towards her steadily. She was so stunned that she stood there, not daring to move, until that prickly furry face came over and rubbed her face.

[Jiao Jiao: Is this considered cheating? ]

Gou An wiped his hairy face and said expressionlessly: Shut up, you don’t even have a single hair on you.

Gou An only dared to touch the horse's face and the tip of its ears. While she was interacting, He Jinxing stood by and observed for a while. After making sure that the black horse would not go crazy and suddenly bite her even if its ears were pulled, he leaned leisurely against the wooden pillar next to him and took out his cell phone to take a look.

He updated his Moments and raised his eyebrows when he saw the photo posted by He Yuan.

After turning off the phone screen, He Jinxing looked up at the little girl who was trying to poke the horse's nostrils with her hand, thought for a moment, and called out her name.

The person whose name was called turned around and asked, "What's wrong?"

He Jinxing thought about it, and finally felt that he had come to this day. He sighed secretly but still couldn't ask about the circle of friends. The words on his lips turned into: "Would you like to try riding it?"

"Oh," Gou An took two steps back and shook his head, "I've never ridden a horse."

"You can ride it." He Jin walked over and casually touched the horse. "It won't bite you even if you twist its ears, and it won't throw you off."

He Jinxing brought the saddle and put it on. Gou An was put on the horse's back in a daze, but he held the horse's neck and dared not move.

"Relax, don't hug its neck, the reins are not just for show." As he spoke, the man walked around to the front and looked her up and down, "Forget it, this is fine, do you want to take a picture?"

Gou An was still immersed in the fear of riding on the horse. She seemed to be able to feel every breath of the horse. Now the stomping of the black horse's feet could scare her to death. It took her a while to react to what the man was saying.

"No, forget it," Gou An said, "It's not important."

"important."

"ah?"

He Jinxing paused, raised his phone and pointed it at the person on horseback, quickly took a photo, and then put the phone into his pocket.

"This is the first time this horse has ridden a girl, it's worth commemorating...it has little to do with you personally."

Gou An really believed it.

Thinking about other people's pets, there is nothing wrong with others taking photos. She just happened to sit on the horse as one of the conditions. It doesn't mean anything.

"You keep using 'this horse' instead. Doesn't it have a name?"

“…”

He Jinxing was silent for a moment, and finally responded to the question with silence.

"Why aren't you talking? Is it because your ex-girlfriend gave you this name that you can't look directly at her?"

"There is no such thing."

"Name or ex-girlfriend?"

"Ex-girlfriend."

“It’s a lie.”

As Gou An spoke, she had already moved her head and hid it behind the horse's head, because she was not sure whether the expression on her face was appropriate enough.

After calming down for a while, the person in front of her didn't say anything. She stretched her head out again and asked to see the photos, but He Jinxing didn't let her. He pressed down on the pocket where her phone was placed. Gou An didn't dare to grab it, let alone ask him if this angle from bottom to top would capture her ugly double chin.

"The ugly photos are in He Jinxing's mobile phone." Just thinking about this proposition is suffocating.

An hour later.

Everyone stared in amazement as Gou An reached out and touched the face of the horse that He Yuan was riding.

"So can feeding pears really foster affection?" Zhou Yutong asked in shock, "Or is there a soft-hearted god in the stable?"

Another itinerary in the afternoon is a blueberry garden.

It was some distance from the gathering place, but driving was too far away. Fortunately, Gou An was not so resistant to horses now. When everyone suggested riding horses, she did not object at the first time. Instead, her eyes lit up and she reached out to touch the horse of He Yuan, who was closest to her.

The horse's personality was as good as its owner. When being touched, it immediately stretched its head over and wanted to cuddle with him.

Gou An smiled and touched him twice more. He Yuan then suggested, "Then I'll take my sister with me. It's definitely not possible for me to ride a horse by myself for the first time."

"Is it okay to ride a horse? An An is wearing safety pants under her skirt, right?" Tang Xinjiu said, "I'd better call a shuttle bus for you."

At this time, Gou An's stubbornness came back. He looked back at the bodyguard standing behind him and said, "You can call for a shuttle bus, but you have to send him back first. I want to ride a horse."

Ye Lang remained motionless, his face clearly showing resistance, Gou An frowned -

As I recall, the vicious female supporting character in the original novel liked to bring bodyguards with her wherever she went in the later period. At that time, she liked him so much that she probably felt that as long as she was with him, even if they were just sitting aside and watching a game they were not interested in, it was considered a date.

In other words, she was used to Ye Lang following him like a ghost.

Ever since the billiard war on the ship, she seldom made things difficult for him or did anything else. It was not because she forgot, but because she suddenly realized that it was pointless to make things difficult for someone who knew nothing.

Anyway, he is not the Ye Lang she likes.

Seeing that Ye Lang was reluctant to leave, she still had some patience to reason with him: "Look who has a bodyguard following him. What can happen to me when I'm with them? Even if I fall off the horse - you can't ride a horse anyway, it won't help here."

[Jiao Jiao: You have grown up. The female supporting character in the original novel was always walking around with a bodyguard, and her friends always complained about her, "Look who has a bodyguard following him." Now you are saying this yourself. 】

Gou An did not feel relieved, but only sad.

She turned to Zhou Yutong and said, "You should take me."

——Among these people, except He Yuan, she has been exposed to horse riding since childhood and has the best skills.

Zhou Yutong turned over and got off the horse, trying to help Gou An up, but she was not tall enough and not strong enough, and she couldn't figure it out after being instructed several times.

After finally hanging it up, Zhou Yutong's docile little brown horse, which had probably never carried two people before, staggered and stomped its feet, startling everyone -

Gou An quickly got off the horse, but she didn't stand firmly and took a few steps back, bumping into Ye Lang who was reaching out to catch her. He grabbed her waist and helped her stand firmly.

“——What are you doing?”

At this time, a laughing voice not far away interrupted them. Everyone turned around and saw He Jinxing standing not far away, leading his black horse and smiling.

The owner of the horse was smiling. The horse seemed like a magical creature that could tell its owner's ventriloquism. Its face looked cold and noble, almost as if it was about to speak. It glanced at the crowd of horses of various breeds, snorted disdainfully, and turned its head away.

Before anyone could react, the man holding the horse had already loosened the reins.

I don't know if this can be considered as uncivilized behavior, but the black horse came to Gou An the moment it was sent away, spit at He Yuan's horse that was approaching, then turned around and pushed Zhou Yutong's little brown horse away, and lay across Gou An.

He Jinxing also arrived, and the next second she heard the man say lightly, "Want to ride a horse? Ride mine," and then Ye Lang's hand that was originally on her waist was waved away calmly, and replaced by a pair of big hands on her waist. Before her hair stood up, her feet had already left the ground.

The next second, his foot touched the stirrup, and he stepped on it reflexively, turning over and lying on the horse's back.

Gou An: “?”

No one had time to react to what was happening.

Gou An was suddenly thrown onto the back of the horse of the man who appeared out of nowhere and was said to have a very bad temper (in fact, it seemed to be true) as if he were being bandited.

He Yuan, who was rejected at the very beginning, tilted his head while sitting on the horse, with surprise that was difficult to conceal on his face.

Ye Lang looked down at his hand that was suddenly free, and there was only a moment of confusion on his face.

During the whole process, only Zhou Yutong had time to make a choking sound "goose" and speak on behalf of the entire team.

He Jinxing climbed onto the horse and sat steadily behind Gou An. A lazy voice sounded behind her ears: "What are you waiting for? Hand me the reins."

Gou An tilted his head slightly and smelled the familiar light woody scent on the man's body. The mixed smell of tobacco in his memory disappeared without a trace, which made the woody scent more prominent.

She quickly turned her head back.

I didn't dare to look at the expressions on everyone's faces. I just heard Zhou Yutong shout in a dry voice, "Still watching a movie? Let's go." Then the sound of horse hooves could be heard one after another.

The aura of the people behind her was already suffocating, and now any of the silent group and the sound of horses' hooves seemed to be enough to kill her...

Gou An wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into. He stretched out his hand and pushed the person behind him, "What are you doing? Get down."

What I actually wanted to say was "let me go".

But no matter how I said it, it seemed like I didn't know how to appreciate it. I had originally prepared myself for a sarcastic remark or even a drop in friendship, but I didn't expect the person behind me to be so good-tempered. He stopped his horse and said, "Okay."

Gou An waited for him to throw him off the horse, but he unexpectedly rolled over and fell off by himself.

Before getting off the horse, he just used the force to support her waist, and then pinched her hard in retaliation.

When Gou An bent over like a shrimp in pain, the actions of the two men attracted the attention of the people walking in front of them who had forced themselves not to look at them.

Turning around, he saw Gou An sitting on the back of He Jinxing's notoriously aggressive black horse. The owner, who was supposed to be more difficult to deal with than the horse, was holding the reins and leading the way with his two legs in front.

Zhou Yutong swayed and almost fell off the horse.

The culprit ignored the strong regretful atmosphere of the people behind him and waved at the younger generations as if in a good mood: "She wouldn't let me come."

Gou An: “…”

Everyone: “…”

He Jinxing: "You guys go first, it's okay if you don't wait."

Everyone: “…”

Go first?

Right now I just want to pull over, pull out my phone and start gossiping with a group of people.

The things that have been feared for the past few decades are suddenly within reach today. For Gou An, this is like opening a new seal and opening up a new skill tree.

When she was at the dinner table, holding Gou Yu's arm and saying, "Dad, I also want to raise a horse. They all have one", (leaving aside the outrageous incident on the way to the blueberry garden), this day could be considered a fruitful day for her.

Little did she know that the He family was in chaos because of her.

The cause was the group of photos He Yuan posted on WeChat Moments today. In the eyes of most people, what is the difference between this and an official announcement? So as soon as He Jinxing sent Hou Yuning away and returned to the suite, he was called to the meeting room of the manor by Mr. He. As soon as he entered the room, he saw the old man holding a pot of tea and pouring it on the tea pet, as if he was ready to have a long talk.

He rubbed his brows with a headache. "I got off the plane at midnight yesterday and took a two-hour drive from the airport to the manor. Today, I got up and went straight to see Hou Yuning. Dad, even though I'm young, I can't be treated like a top by you guys and be on standby for 24 hours every day, right?"

"Yes, I have someone I like. Please don't match me up with someone randomly in the future."

He Jinxing hooked the chair closest to him and sat down unruly, but his face looked unhappy, as if he was indeed a little unhappy about this matter.

"This matter was caused by you talking nonsense in the media. Who are you blaming now?" Mr. He snorted.

He Jinxing was really tired now. He tapped the table with his fingertips and yawned, signaling the old man to speak quickly if he had something to say and not to beat around the bush.

Facing the unruly appearance of his youngest son, Mr. He had no idea what to do with him. When his mother died, he ran away from home after a disagreement with his family. For three years, he had been living on his own in the United States and had made a name for himself...

In fact, everyone knows that even if He Jinxing does not return to China and starts a new business there, the current situation of the He family is not necessarily worse than before he came back.

No one knows what he is thinking all day long.

Just like half a month ago, as soon as he showed a little sign of being interested, he was scared away abroad by those people who were eager to win over her.

Mr. He knew that it was useless to urge him at this time, so he had to continue the conversation: "Okay, if you don't want to fall in love and stay single, no one can control you, but can you worry about the affairs of your younger generation?"

Hearing the word "junior", He Jinxing's eyes flickered, he tilted his head, said "hmm", and glanced over.

Mr. He took out his mobile phone. As an old man, he was quite good at using smart phones. What was currently open on the screen was the circle of friends that He Yuan had posted today.

In the photo, the sun is shining and the atmosphere between the boys and girls is harmonious.

He Jinxing glanced at him and was very polite so he didn't sneer. He just locked the phone screen which he thought was very annoying with a blank expression, "What's wrong?"

"When He Yuan came back, I really didn't think so. I always thought it would be great to have An An dance with him to open the coming-of-age ceremony. I didn't expect that they seem to be getting along so well now."

"What is good?"

“There’s drama.”

“What is the criterion?”

"? What kind of judgment criteria are there? What kind of judgment criteria are there for this thing? Can I use my rich experience of eating rice for more than 70 years as an example?"

"You can save your rich experience gained from eating rice for seventy-three years. After all, in your eyes, Gou Yu's daughter and He Ran got along well before... However, as far as I know, they have held hands no more than five times."

This answer was too sharp, and Mr. He was choked on the spot. Just as he was about to say something else, he saw his youngest son across the table getting impatient first. He frowned and unbuttoned two buttons on his collar: "Don't think about it, they are not suitable."

Mr. He picked up the teacup and took a sip, then pressed the cup back with a snap. "If you say it's not suitable, then it's not suitable! If it's not suitable, we can still dance the opening dance together!"

"It was just a dance." He Jinxing sneered, "Strictly speaking, she and I danced to that music for 23 seconds longer."

Hearing his answer, Mr. He blew his beard in anger: "What nonsense are you talking about! Don't laugh! Be serious!"

He Jinxing restrained his smile a little.

But this is not a big problem. After all, from the second he stepped into the study, his eyes were cold and kept strangers away and no nonsense was spoken. Even when he smiled, his eyes were dark and deep.

Mr. He desperately stuffed the phone into He Jinxing's hand: "In addition to the opening dance, they also got along very happily this afternoon... I heard that Gou An has always been afraid of horses, and he took the initiative to touch He Yuan's horse this afternoon."

The phone screen was bright again. In addition to the photo that He Yuan had posted on his Moments in the afternoon, which showed him and Gou An interacting with each other and taking photos of something dirty, there was also a photo that someone had sent.

The girl in the photo is smiling brightly, stretching out her hand to touch the white horse not far away. On the horse's back, a young man in riding clothes lowers his eyes and watches his horse interact with him with a smile on his lips.

He Jinxing: "...Where did they get so many photos?"

Mr. He: "Why are you speaking in such an unconvinced tone?"

He Jinxing: "This is nothing."

Mr. He: "That's nothing - you deserve to be single!"

He Jinxing thought about it, took out his cell phone, opened his photo album and handed it to Mr. He.

The latter took it with confusion at first, then took a closer look. The background of the photo was a stable, with a tall black horse with an unruly look on its face, and a little girl dressed as a miller's daughter lying on the horse's neck, trembling.

If it’s not Gou An, then who else could it be?

He Yuan is not the only one who has photos of people riding on horses.

"Later, she rode it to the blueberry farm." After a pause, "I served as a stable boy for almost half an hour, and in the end I was rewarded with a few blueberries. Hou Yuning thought I was crazy for doing this in the middle of a conversation."

Mr. He: “…”

"You don't have to believe it," He Jinxing said lazily, gradually gaining the upper hand, "but there should be photos as evidence on the way to the blueberry garden. I saw Zhou's daughter secretly took photos with her phone. If you ask for the photos, you might be blackmailed. But if you want to see them, I can bear the consequences."

Mr. He grabbed his reading glasses and wanted to look again, but his phone had been snatched away by the long-armed man on the opposite side. The old man looked up at his expressionless son and asked, "Is that horse your carrot?"

He Jinxing hesitated for a second before grudgingly saying "hmm". As if afraid that the old man in front of him wouldn't understand, he emphasized expressionlessly, "She is afraid of horses, but she rode my horse first. He Yuan just took advantage of the situation."

"Being petty."

"You can ask my partners. They use other compliments too much. No one has ever praised me for being generous."

"Don't you allow anyone to touch this horse except you? Why is An An still riding it after it bit so many people?"

So He Jinxing said "hmm" again.

After a pause, he said, "Follow the master."

It took Mr. He a while to digest what these two words meant, and then he could hardly hide his shock, staring at He Jinxing——

I wonder if he has a mental disorder or is just a pervert.

It turned out that before the coming-of-age banquet that day, he had racked his brains to think about whether to pick a decent person to take charge of the Gou family, and this person suddenly mentioned "I'm single too" and he was serious...

He actually had such thoughts! It was really outrageous!

He opened his mouth and was about to curse, but the words were already on the tip of his tongue when he suddenly remembered that although there was originally a generation difference, Gou An and He Ran had both broken off their engagement, so there was no need to talk about generation difference...

The age difference is eight years, which is a bit too much, but not too excessive.

An An has a lively personality, so it’s not a bad thing to have someone watching over her—

But...

"When did it happen?"

"have no idea."

"...I don't believe you only noticed her yesterday. No matter what, she was your future niece-in-law at least a month and a half ago!"

"Yesterday? That really wasn't that late."

He Jinxing raised his eyebrows without hesitation and sincerely, and his tone sounded like he really didn't think there was anything wrong with him.

"Why are you angry? So at least a month and a half ago I didn't say anything, and you didn't notice anything, and you even cooperated with me to tell Gou Yu that it was you who gave the whale necklace."

"………………It would be great if the He family had family rules," Mr. He said seriously, "You really need them right now."

He Jinxing leaned back and sat in his seat in a relaxed manner: "Why? I didn't do anything wrong."

In fact, if you do it, it should be very wrong, but there is no need to tell others.

"An An still calls you uncle!"

"I let her...start calling me by my name tomorrow."

"………………He Yuan is a better match for her. I think she likes He Yuan more."

"Nonsense."

"Does Gou Yu know about this?"

“…”

Finally, there was a moment of silence, probably out of guilty conscience.

"That means I don't know." Mr. He finally straightened his back and tapped He Jinxing with the spout of the teapot. "Go and talk to him yourself. Ask him if it's okay to replace his uncle since his nephew is disabled."

See if he beats you to death.

He Jinxing obviously guessed what the old man hadn't finished saying. He raised his hand and touched the tip of his nose, "Don't tell Gou Yu for now."

"You get scared sometimes."

"An An doesn't like the idea of ​​an engagement... Even if Gou Yu compromises, so what? If we really have to go through the formalities openly, she might think that I'm forcing her and get angry."

“…”

The weird rhythm of the conversation made Mr. He feel like he was struck by lightning. Even at his age, he felt that his brain was not getting enough blood and his head was numb. He took out a cigar, lit it to calm down, and after thinking about it, he reached out to He Jinxing.

"Come?"

He Jinxing: "She quit. Secondhand smoke will make her sneeze."

Mr. He: “…”

I tried to hold it back, but I couldn't.

Mr. He: “Oh my, my, my, my.”

Facing the unbridled sarcasm, He Jinxing stood up, brushed off the non-existent dust on his hem, and said calmly: "It seems you have nothing else to say. Good night."

"Say something else."

The person who was about to leave turned around without hesitation as a response, and even remembered to considerately close the door when leaving...

After a while.

The door opened again.

The man who should have left leaned halfway in and said, "There's something wrong with your eyesight. Stop messing around and causing trouble for me. I'm your biological child too. I'll complain to my mom next time at the grave. Thank you."

With a "pop".

This time the door was really closed.

(End of this chapter)