Chapter 221
He came back, and when she gave him the letter from home, he looked unusually nervous. But when he saw that she seemed fine, he became even more nervous.
He probably thought she was too stupid.
But he soon returned to normal, and no one said anything, as if nothing had changed.
He brought her a piece of fabric, ivory white, with white butterflies on it, the kind with black veins, and a similar butterfly hairpin.
"It just goes with it."
"OK."
She motioned for him to put it on her.
He carefully put it on her head. He was not shy at all now, which made her feel that something was wrong with him.
He also brought her some other gifts, but the most special one was a pink peony. It was a large, candy-colored peony, with layers of petals, and the edges were fuzzy, like a pink marshmallow.
"It looks like cotton candy. This is the first time I've seen this kind of peony," he said.
She looked at him and thought of the peony again.
This kind of flower loses its petals after two or three days. He probably picked it while it was still in bloom, put it in a vase and took it on the train. After two days of train ride, it was in full bloom when he returned.
She held the flower in her hand and leaned her head against his shoulder. He didn't move away, so she just kept leaning against him. She didn't know how long she'd been leaning against him when a dusty old man pushed open the door and came in. She didn't know what expression he had on his face when he saw the two of them like this, but neither of them looked at him.
I just heard Lao You going to find something to clean up the half of his room that was covered with several layers of dust.
They didn't go out together until he had made the house full of dust.
In the days that followed, he treated her better than before. She was even more convinced that he was guilty and was going to get married.
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