As she was speaking, she twisted her ankle and accidentally bumped into Qin Xi. With a "thud," the sugar figurine in Qin Xi's hand fell to the ground.
She exclaimed in surprise and instinctively steadied the unsteady old woman, "Are you alright?"
The old woman paused, then put on a smile and said apologetically, "It's alright, I just knocked over your sugar figurine. Let me make you another one."
Qin Qi subconsciously looked at Lu Huai, who smiled, looking as if he would let her make the decision.
She shook her head. "No need. It was my own fault for not holding it properly."
"It's all my fault!" The old woman looked very frightened. "I'll make another one for you, madam, for free."
Qin Xi pursed her lips, "No need, thank you."
The old woman was horrified and looked extremely nervous. "How can this be allowed!"
"The sugar figurines are just for fun; I don't really like sweets." Qin Qi pursed her lips and shook her head, saying, "There's really no need for that."
"This..." the old woman hesitated, "Then let's return this silver to the two esteemed guests."
As she spoke, she turned around unsteadily, grabbed the silver coins on the small table, and was about to hand them over, but Lu Huai stopped her.
“In that case,” Lu Huai said, seeing that the old woman still wanted to say something, “then there’s no need for that. Please rest well, old lady. We’ll take our leave.”
The old woman wiped away her tears. "Oh, alright, farewell, sir."
Qin Xi glanced at her, pursed her lips, and walked behind Lu Huai without saying a word for a long time.
"What's wrong?" Seeing that she didn't say anything, Lu Huai turned his head and asked.
She shook her head. "It's nothing, I just feel... a little breathless."
Lu Huai: "Hmm?"
"I feel so depressed," Qin Xi sighed softly.
"Why?" Lu Huai asked, then, as if remembering something, added, "Is it because of that old man just now?"
She responded softly, "Yes. I just don't understand why she would scheme against me like this when we're complete strangers."
Lu Huai stopped, touched the top of her head, and tucked a stray hair behind her ear. "Why do you think that?"
"There's something wrong with her."
Lu Huai: "Hmm?"
“We’re not dressed particularly well today, just very ordinary clothes, and we don’t look as wealthy as those who were walking ahead of us earlier. That’s what makes me suspicious that she called us over.”
After she finished speaking, she looked up at Lu Huai, who gave a soft "hmm" and said, "Go on."
"Secondly, although the cutting board wasn't very clean, it was definitely not as dirty as the handkerchief she took out. Moreover, as a vendor, one should try to present a clean and hygienic image, but she knew the handkerchief was dirty, yet she still took it out to wipe it. Therefore, there must be something on the handkerchief."
Lu Huai: "Mm."
“I was only suspicious of these two points at first, but your reaction has confirmed it for me. You must have also felt that something was wrong with her, which is why you stopped her when she was making sugar figurines.”
After speaking, Qin Xi raised her eyes and stared at him intently.
He raised an eyebrow. "That's exactly what I think."
Hearing this, she let out a sigh of relief. "Then why did she throw the sugar figurine away in the end? Could it be that she had ulterior motives?"
"Perhaps you are kind-hearted, and she was moved by you. In the end, she had a change of heart and felt that she shouldn't have harmed the beauty?" he said, half-jokingly and half-seriously.
"You're talking nonsense again." Qin Qi glared at him, but the frustration in her heart dissipated considerably.
Lu Huai looked at her with tender eyes, but smiled without saying a word.
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