Chapter 164 From now on, they will only have happiness.
Outside, the autumn air is crisp and clear.
With the midday sun shining so brightly, Lin Zaoyi started to feel hot. She took off her light jacket and draped it over the stone bench in the courtyard, then strolled slowly with her mother in the yard.
Yesterday's rain washed away many leaves, and they crunched underfoot.
"Aren't you afraid I'll object?" Mom's voice came through.
“You wouldn’t,” Lin Zaoyi said with both hands around her arm, very confidently, “Not only will you not object, but you will also prepare a lot of dowry for me.”
Mingxian glanced at her daughter with a smile, "A dowry? Aren't you ashamed?"
As the autumn wind blew by, the smile on her face unconsciously faded. "Zaoyi, is your feelings for Zhaojing an obsession or something you can't forget?"
The two meanings are similar, but there are differences if you really want to know the difference.
Lin Zaoyi understood what her mother meant, "It means I like him, I really like him, Mom, I really like Brother Zhaojing."
Mingxian nodded. "Then I'm relieved."
During this period, her biggest worry was that the two children would become resentful because of their obsessions, and that their entanglement would ultimately make everyone unhappy. Fortunately, everything is fine now.
From now on, they will only have happiness.
...
In the afternoon, Tan Jiani suggested making small cakes, and asked her brother for his opinion beforehand.
When his birthday was mentioned again, his brother seemed less resistant, and he said calmly, "Ask your sister-in-law."
Tan Jiani was somewhat speechless. "Can't you have some backbone? Lin Zaoyi hasn't even won you over yet, and you're already calling her your sister-in-law?"
The older brother said in a nonchalant tone, "It's all her anyway."
Tan Jiani declined to comment further, saying it would be pointless.
He turned to look for Lin Zaoyi, who also had the same idea, and the two hit it off immediately.
Being novices and not wanting their aunties to help, they made a mess of the kitchen in no time.
Mingxian wanted to help, but considering that her skill level was about the same as the two girls, she stopped herself from doing so. She worried that if she went in, she might just make things worse.
When Tan Zhaojing finished her work and came downstairs, she was stunned and laughed at the scene in front of her. The island was a complete mess, and the two girls were not much better off, with flour on their bodies and faces to varying degrees.
A figure approached. Lin Zaoyi looked up, saw the person, and beckoned with two fingers, "Come here."
Tan Zhaojing: "..."
Calling the dog.
In terms of behavior, they unconsciously approach, asking, "What's wrong?"
The girl scratched his cheek, saying, "It's dirty here."
"...I think your hands are dirty."
Having discovered it, Lin Zaoyi smeared flour on half of his face again, saying, "That way it'll be symmetrical."
Tan Zhaojing glanced at her helplessly and let it be.
My gaze swept across the cutting board, where it seemed that I had only managed to make a half-finished cake base so far.
How much longer?
Lin Zaoyi's understanding was, "Do you want to try it?"
No, not at all.
Four words extinguished most of her enthusiasm. Not very happy, she pouted and said, "Tan Zhaojing, you said you wanted to eat."
The man chuckled as if he had a headache, then nodded in agreement, "Yeah, I want to eat it."
Tan Jiani couldn't take it anymore, "Can't you guys even consider my feelings?"
Lin Zaoyi turned her head and said a somewhat insincere apology, "I'll be more careful next time."
Since we're on the topic, she casually asked, "Do you have a boyfriend?"
Tan Jiani answered quite bluntly, "With the two of you as teaching materials, would I dare?"
Lin Zaoyi: "...So it's our fault that you don't have a boyfriend?"
"Of course."
Tan Jiani whipped the cream, the sound of her whipping filling the air along with the machine's churning. "I'm traumatized by it now."
Lin Zaoyi stopped arguing and said that Jia Ni had shed many tears during his relationship with Tan Zhaojing.
As evening fell and the last rays of the setting sun faded, the two girls finally finished making the cake. Its appearance was so-so, barely passable.
Mingxian closed her eyes and still praised, "It looks so beautiful, it looks delicious."
After praising him against his conscience, he nudged Lao Tan with his elbow.
Mr. Tan reacted quickly and immediately followed up, "Indeed, they can all be sold."
The two girls exchanged a glance and rolled their eyes inwardly. Could they really keep lying through their teeth?
Qi Qi turned to look at the family member who was the most sarcastic and blunt, and then asked in unison, "What do you think?"
Tan Zhaojing retorted, "Don't you have any self-awareness?"
The two girls: "..."
Never mind, it's his birthday today, he's the oldest.
A maid brought over candles, and Lin Zaoyi lit one, looking at the man standing opposite her. "Would you like to...make a wish?"
His tone was somewhat cautious.
Tan Zhaojing smiled and said, "From now on, you can make my birthday wish."
He handed over a birthday sticky note that he had prepared beforehand, saying, "The rules have changed; it's only valid for one year now."
Lin Zaoyi smiled, "The timing is perfect, anyway, I'm there every year on your birthday."
Tan Zhaojing's Adam's apple bobbed unconsciously. "Yes, you're here."
...
At 8 p.m., the two left Xiyuan.
As the car started, the scenery outside the window unfolded one after another.
Halfway there, Lin Zaoyi touched his forehead. Just as she felt the warmth, he grasped her hand and said, "The fever has gone down."
"Alright, I'll go back to Green County."
The man asked, "Why go back to Green County?"
"There's another reason for going home?"
Tan Zhaojing turned his head to look at him, "How are you going to pursue me after we go home?"
"...Then I can't chase after him 24 hours a day."
"It's alright, I allow it." Tan Zhaojing stared straight at her. "If you're going to pursue her, then pursue her properly."
Lin Zaoyi laughed, speechless. "Who pursues someone like that?"
She leaned closer to him and poked his cheek with her index finger. "Tan Zhaojing, you're scaring me."
He raised an eyebrow slightly. "What are you afraid of?"
"I'm afraid that if I get you too easily, I won't feel a sense of accomplishment."
The person instantly reverted to their cold demeanor, "Then you're overthinking it. I'm hard to pursue."
Lin Zaoyi chuckled again, her forehead hitting his shoulder, her laughter shaking as he lifted her forehead with two fingers. "Lin Zaoyi, be serious."
Lin Zaoyi wanted to laugh even more, but as she laughed, the curve of her lips unconsciously faded. Emotions are highly contagious. The man, who had been stern, softened instantly when he noticed her lips gradually flattening. "Did I scare you?"
"No."
"What's wrong?" Tan Zhaojing asked, reaching under her armpits and pulling her onto his lap.
Lin Zaoyi lowered her eyes and said, "I just feel fortunate."
Her voice was soft, yet it tickled his heart like a feather. Tan Zhaojing wanted to kiss her, but considering his lingering cold, he restrained himself and kissed the back of her hand instead. "Yes, I'm so glad."
In the past two years, he has woken up from nightmares countless times, each time leaving him in a daze for a long time. Only when he flies to Zurich and sees her in person does the inner demons that disturb him ease slightly, but only for a short time, and then he falls into them again.
Repeat this process.
Fortunately, she is still alive.
Otherwise, he wouldn't know how crazy he would become.
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