“It’s so quiet.”
On the side of a suburban road, green foxtail grass, festive red cockscombs, and unripe broad beans grew in the soil. They were wilted by the daytime sun and now lay lazily in a crooked position.
Lin Yao walked beside Fang Xiaole, her fingers intertwined and hanging in front of her, her steps light, occasionally turning her head to secretly glance at his profile, smelling the scent of soil and flowers by the roadside, her heart at peace.
"We'll be there in seven or eight minutes. It'll go quickly."
Fang Xiaole thought she was scared, so he turned around and comforted her.
"It's okay. I'm not afraid even if I keep going down this road."
Under the bright moonlight, she smiled gently and charmingly, like a green pond in spring.
Fang Xiaole looked at her bright eyes, and for some reason, his mouth was no longer under his control.
"Why don't you stay here and let me take you to rest?"
Lin Yao was stunned, her cheeks flushed, and she said timidly:
"Isn't this too fast?"
Fang Xiaole was also stunned for a moment, then reacted and quickly explained:
"You misunderstood. That's not what I meant. I meant that your foot hasn't healed yet, so why not just find a place to rest? Anyway, this episode has a lot of freedom. As long as it's within the rules, the guests can do anything."
"Huh? Oh... I'm sorry."
Lin Yao then understood that the rest Fang Xiaole was talking about was real rest, not the "rest" he was taking her to the hotel as she had thought.
She covered her face with her hands out of shame, not daring to look at him again, feeling so ashamed.
Fang Xiaole knew that Lin Yao was shy, so he coughed:
"There's a car we've prepared at the gas station. You can drive it around anywhere, or take a nap in it. Wait until the pursuers and Brother Hong and the others have decided the outcome before you show up. This way you won't be so tired and won't get hurt again."
It's already past ten o'clock. Judging from the current situation, the recording will probably last all night today. Fang Xiaole is worried that Lin Yao's body can't bear it, so he suggests that she just stay away from the game and not get involved in those fights.
But Lin Yao shook her head: "No, the audience will scold me for being lazy."
Fang Xiaole thought about it and it made sense. Lin Yao was very popular right now, and many people were watching her every move. If she wasn't careful, she would be criticized. It was better for her to be careful.
"I didn't think it through. You can do what you want later."
"Yeah." Lin Yao nodded slightly and followed Fang Xiaole closely.
In fact, the real reason why she wants to participate more in the show is not because she is afraid of being criticized.
Instead, she wanted to do everything possible to increase her popularity, earn enough money for her dowry as soon as possible, and all the money she and Fang Xiaole would need for their future life, so that she would have the courage to confess to him.
As for the possibility of him rejecting her, Lin Yao had not thought about it. It was the first time she liked someone, and she wanted to give her all and then calmly wait for the result.
She appears gentle and well-behaved on the outside, but is stubborn and persistent on the inside. This is her character.
Squeak, squeak, squeak~~
In late September, still at the tail end of summer, the chirping of cicadas echoed along the roadsides in the suburbs.
The road ahead became increasingly remote, and there were no street lights. Deep darkness lurked ahead, like a giant beast waiting for its prey, which was a bit creepy.
Lin Yao stopped.
"What's wrong?" Fang Xiaole turned and looked at her.
"Nothing..." Lin Yao forced a smile, but still stood there.
Fang Xiaole understood. It was indeed too dark ahead, and it was normal for a girl to be a little scared.
Lin Yao's expression at this moment was a bit like that night on the rooftop, a little bit of fear mixed with a bit of forced cuteness.
Fang Xiaole suddenly stretched out his hand: "It's okay, I'm here."
Lin Yao was stunned for a moment, looked at his hand, and a smile appeared on her face.
In the darkness with only the faint moonlight, she reached out and gently held his hand.
Fang Xiaole only felt a soft and smooth touch in the palm of his hand, and then he found that he was already holding a small hand.
"Let's go."
"Um."
The two held hands and walked silently on the dark path.
But Lin Yao was no longer afraid, just her face was a little hot.
"Thank you for something."
A slightly hoarse voice came from her ear. Lin Yao turned her head to look at Fang Xiaole. His outline was a little blurry in the darkness, but she could still see the gentle smile on his face.
"What's the matter?" Lin Yao asked softly.
"I used the 400,000 yuan I earned from buying 'The Roof' to buy a house for my parents back home. My mom is very happy. Her biggest wish in life is to live in a new house... Thank you."
Fang Xiaole also turned his head and looked at Lin Yao, and said seriously.
"You don't have to thank me. The company paid for it."
Lin Yao answered quickly, but she still didn't dare to say that she had bought the song with 400,000 yuan, as she always felt that he might be unhappy.
Fang Xiaole was silent for a moment, then continued, "It wasn't Tianhai Company that bought that song, right? Brother Hong told me that no company would pay 400,000 for a song by a grassroots songwriter."
After saying this, Fang Xiaole clearly felt Lin Yao's hand subconsciously clenched.
He looked at Lin Yao with amusement as she suddenly became nervous, knowing that he had guessed right.
"If you had told me earlier that you were paying for the songs, I would have given you a 5% discount."
Lin Yao was stunned for a moment, then asked cautiously, "Are you not angry?"
Fang Xiaole said strangely, "Why should I be angry? I wish rich people like you would come to me every day and buy songs at exorbitant prices."
Lin Yao widened her eyes and carefully observed Fang Xiaole's expression in the dark. She found that he really didn't seem angry, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
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