The dinner was very lavish, especially the stir-fried rabbit with two kinds of peppers, which Lin Xiao thoroughly enjoyed.
The two also drank a little wine, and Meng Fanxue's cheeks flushed slightly.
"Brother Lin Xiao, cheers! To our reunion!"
Lin Xiao picked up his wine glass, gently clinked it against Meng Fanxue's, and took a sip of red wine.
It has a rich fruity flavor, silky tannins, moderate acidity, a mineral feel, and a long, rich finish.
While eating the rabbit meat, Lin Xiao commented, "This wine is quite good!"
Meng Fanxue giggled, her eyes sparkling, "This is a treasured item of mine! Others can't easily get their hands on it."
The rabbit meat was tender, fragrant, and spicy, stimulating the taste buds. Lin Xiao picked up a mouthful of rice with a rich aroma, chewed it slowly, and then smiled and said, "Following Fanfan, I've learned a lot."
Meng Fanxue also ate a piece of rabbit meat, which was so spicy that she hurriedly shoveled a mouthful of rice into her mouth, and fine beads of sweat appeared on her delicate nose.
"This rabbit meat is so satisfying to eat like this. My appetite has even improved. I used to be unable to finish even a bowl of rice, but tonight I've already ate a bowl and a half," Meng Fanxue said with a smile.
After dinner, the two of them and their dog went for a walk.
In the open field, Tangtang was frolicking, her round bottom looking especially comical, making one want to kick it.
Lin Xiao was having this wicked thought when he suddenly heard Meng Fanxue say:
"Brother Lin Xiao, I want to stand for a while, can you help me?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Xiao bent down to help Meng Fanxue to her feet.
Meng Fanxue stood motionless, gazing intently at Lin Xiao. "Brother Lin Xiao, once I'm fully recovered, I'm going to pursue you. I want you to be my boyfriend!"
Lin Xiao pursed his lips, thinking to himself, "Let's talk about it when you're better."
She wasn't the first person to say she wanted to pursue him.
Wei Ruolan said it, and Ji Ran also said he loved him; he's completely numb now.
Perhaps their emotions were just a temporary surge of feelings due to separation anxiety, and at most they might have some physical attraction to him.
That's true. We're all men and women, and love between men and women is instinctive. To have no thoughts about it at all would probably require a saint.
It's not hard to understand why he thinks about them from his own perspective.
Seeing that Lin Xiao didn't speak, Meng Fanxue said coquettishly with some dissatisfaction, "Brother Lin Xiao, why don't you say anything?"
Do you think I'm not good enough for you?
"Actually, I'm fine. I just haven't fully shown it to you. Really."
Lin Xiao looked at Meng Fanxue's delicate and pretty face with his dark eyes and nodded, "Yes. I know. Fanfan is indeed great, very outstanding."
But what does this have to do with him?
Lin Xiao exhaled a breath of pent-up air, his eyes gazing quietly at the horizon.
The sky was ablaze with crimson clouds, and the magnificent sunset was exceptionally dazzling.
Meng Fanxue carefully moved closer to Lin Xiao, then stood beside him, watching the sunset gradually disappear into the distance.
Her heart was filled with longing and anticipation for a new life in the future.
She reached out and took Lin Xiao's hand.
Lin Xiao did not refuse and took her small hand in his palm.
Meng Fanxue gently stroked Lin Xiao's palm with her fingertips.
She was telling him in this way that she loved him.
But Lin Xiao did not respond.
The sky gradually darkened, turning into a hazy, crab-shell-green hue.
Lin Xiao picked up Meng Fanxue and put her in the wheelchair.
"It's getting dark, don't wander around outside." Lin Xiao pushed Meng Fanxue towards the manor and called out, "Tangtang, let's go home."
Meng Fanxue felt a sweet warmth in her heart, and the corners of her mouth curved up.
Tangtang is very intelligent. As soon as it heard its name called, it came running over and ran to the front of the path.
Meng Fanxue was in a good mood and started humming a song.
Her voice was magnetic and pleasant, and when it reached Lin Xiao's ears, his heart stirred slightly.
Her joy was known to everyone.
A person looks so beautiful when they're happy!
Back at the house, everyone took a shower and changed into their pajamas.
Lin Xiao's pajamas were still the dark blue velvet pajamas that were originally prepared for Old Man Meng, but which Old Man Meng had not yet worn.
Lin Xiao was sitting in the living room, reading a book.
The study in Snow Dance Manor is enormous, filled with books; those who love reading are truly blessed.
Meng Fanxue appeared in a wheelchair and asked with a smile, "Brother Lin Xiao, what book are you reading?"
Lin Xiao looked up at her and said, "Freud's *The Interpretation of Dreams*."
"I'm reading this book now, but I haven't finished it yet." Meng Fanxue slowly approached Lin Xiao. "I've been having some strange dreams lately. Guess who I dreamed about?"
Lin Xiao smiled and said, "It couldn't be that you dreamed about me, could it?"
Meng Fanxue said coquettishly, "Why can't it be that I dreamed about you?"
"Alright, Fanfan, you said you dreamed about me. What was I like in your dream?" Lin Xiao clearly didn't believe him.
Meng Fanxue, however, began to recall it in a serious manner.
"I dreamt that I was in a dark forest shrouded in mist, and all around me was silent. I felt uneasy and afraid."
The air was filled with the faint scent of cedar. I sat in my wheelchair and walked along the winding path. Ahead of me was an ancient stone bridge, and at the end of the bridge was complete darkness.
Then, you appeared. You were wearing a long black trench coat, standing in the thick fog, your blurry figure appearing and disappearing.
I wanted to move closer to you, but I found that my wheelchair was immobile, and my heart was filled with fear and unease.
Just when I was about to give up, you came over. You gently pushed my wheelchair across the stone bridge and into a bright meadow.
White flowers bloom on the grass, and the air is fresh and warm.
Then my wheelchair started turning forward by itself without you having to push it.
Every time I dream of you, I have a similar feeling: I want to get closer to you and say something, but I can't move. Only when you are near me can I regain my freedom of movement.
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