Chapter 90 Chapter 90 Jinjiang First Release
Chapter 90
Su Li heard Cui Jue's low voice and vaguely discerned his dissatisfaction.
The words "Come here" were not only an earnest call, but also contained a subtle warning.
Su Li knew that Cui Jue might be somewhat tolerant towards her, but he was still a fierce and decisive killer towards outsiders.
Su Li didn't want to cause any trouble for Lin Yin. After thinking for a moment, she grabbed Lin Yin's sleeve and shook her head at him: "I'm fine."
Then, Su Li walked over quickly despite Cui Jue's fierce gaze that seemed to want to bite someone, and grabbed his wrist bone.
"Young Master." Su Li called him softly.
Su Li held the man's cold wrist in her palm tightly.
Cui Jue lowered his head in astonishment, as if he found it unbelievable, and his shoulders stiffened for a moment.
The moment Su Li touched him, the cold and murderous aura emanating from Cui Jue disappeared bit by bit.
The man pursed his thin lips and hummed softly.
Seeing this, Su Li knew that he had calmed down and felt relieved.
Su Li pulled Cui Jue into the house and smiled at Lin Yin, "Ah Yin, it's so rare for you to come to our house as a guest, why did you cook for yourself? It makes me, as your sister, feel ashamed!"
Although Lin Yin was curious about the relationship between Su Li and Cui Jue, he saw that Su Li was trying to cover it up, so he was not the kind of person who would dig deep to get to the bottom of it and embarrass Su Li.
Therefore, Lin Yin turned a blind eye and followed Su Li's words, continuing, "Sister's cooking skills are indeed good, but I still have to cook the crabs. Every time you stew the crabs in tofu and soybean paste soup, it takes half an hour, and the crab meat is melted. When I bite into it, there is only an empty shell. I chew for a long time, but in the end, I am actually fed by the crab soup!"
Speaking of this embarrassing incident, Su Li smiled awkwardly. "It was because there was a chicken plague in the village at that time. No one dared to eat the diseased chicken, so they threw it all into the stream. I caught the crabs in that mountain stream, so of course I had to cook them for a while longer to prevent the crab meat from being diseased and causing trouble for you!"
At that time, in order to take Su Li away, Lin Yin did not even return to the military camp, but rode away on horseback.
Neither of them had much money on them, they were practically penniless, and the few taels of silver they had were used to treat Su Li's injuries and recuperate. Naturally, they had to split a piece of silver into two to get enough food in the mountains, and would never buy food in the town's vegetable market.
But although those days were difficult, Su Li felt very comfortable. At least she was not alone in exile, and she had a family by her side.
Lin Yin also remembered this incident and said helplessly, "Alright, alright. I know you care about me. But I'll cook the crabs today. I know you like a little chili sauce in your river soup, and a small spoonful of sugar for a more flavorful taste. I understand your taste, and I'll definitely make you a delicious meal."
"Okay, then our Ah Yin is really tired."
"What nonsense are you talking about? It's my honor to help my sister prepare dinner."
Everyone in the kitchen burst into laughter at Lin Yin's amusement.
Because Lin Yin was talkative and a young and energetic man, Mrs. Hu and Yang Dalang became familiar with him in no time.
Several people talked about cooking tips, farming trivia... they chatted happily.
Several tenants in the courtyard were chatting happily, but Cui Jue was the only one standing aside with a cold expression, not saying a word.
Cui Jue was not unfamiliar with farming, but he came from an aristocratic family. Even if he understood the lives of the common people, it was only through oral accounts or books that emphasized agriculture and encouraged farming.
That little bit of experience was just theory and was difficult to integrate into Su Li's conversation.
Cui Jue could only listen silently to Su Li and Lin Yin's conversation. Occasionally, when he looked up, the corner of his eye would catch Su Li's dimples, her plump pink lips, and her almond-shaped eyes as bright as stars...
Cui Jue listened for a while and realized that he had never done these things with Su Li. He knew very little about Su Li, and the only things he knew about her childhood were what Su's grandmother had told him during the three years since Su Li's death.
Lin Yin prepared the crab soup, poured a small bowl of it, and handed it to Su Li to taste: "What do you think, Sister?"
Su Li took a sip and felt the soup was full of freshness and fragrance, with moderate spiciness, which made her salivate. She wanted to scoop up the soup and mix it with a big bowl of rice.
“It’s delicious.”
When Lin Yin saw Su Li's eyes shining like stars, he couldn't help but chuckle, "As long as Sister likes it."
Su Li had been in the kitchen cooking with her friends. She was in a good mood and spoke in a relaxed manner.
Cui Jue's aura became increasingly cold, and his face turned ashen.
He often felt a strong murderous intent in his heart because of Lin Yin's hearty laughter. His eyes were cold and sharp as a blade.
But every time Cui Jue expressed dissatisfaction, Su Li could easily sense it.
Whenever Cui Jue's wrist bones tensed, Su Li would secretly pinch his hand gently, and press her thumb on the man's bulging pulse and veins, stroking him closely and closely, smoothing out his depression inch by inch.
During the whole process, Su Li did not look back at Cui Jue.
It seems that such temptation is just what one wants.
Just charity.
But because Cui Jue lowered his eyes.
He saw that his hand was held by Su Li, and her skin was pressed against his, very close to him.
As long as Cui Jue tilted his head, he could see the fine hair on the back of Su Li's neck, and could also feel her using her slender fingertips to affectionately soothe his strong pulse from time to time...
Cui Jue didn't want to destroy such an intimate touch.
After thinking it over, Cui Jue forced himself to suppress the anger that was about to burst out.
Cui Jue did not draw his sword to kill anyone, and he did not destroy Su Li in the end.
During the meal, Su Li wanted Lin Yin to sit next to her so that the two siblings could reminisce about the past.
But seeing Cui Jue with a sullen face on one side, Su Li gave the other side of the bench to Cui Jue, and asked Lin Yin to sit on her left.
Su Li did not secretly get married to Cui Jue. The few times of lovemaking at night were just a momentary infatuation and impulse induced by lust. Su Li was very clear-headed.
Since Su Li and Cui Jue are not husband and wife, she naturally does not need to avoid suspicion with other men for Cui Jue, not to mention that Lin Yin is her adopted brother.
Besides, since Cui Jue likes her, it is up to him to adapt to her, instead of Su Li suppressing her nature, compromising herself, and submitting to Cui Jue.
Su Li still took care of Lin Yin as usual. Not only did she pick up some spicy crabs for him, she also moved a bowl of spicy noodle soup with fresh shrimps in front of him.
Lin Yin saw the bowl of hand-rolled noodles, and felt warm in his heart: "Sister, you still remember what I like to eat..."
Su Li smiled and said, "Of course. You are my brother, so I have to remember your preferences."
As soon as he finished speaking, another empty bowl was handed to Su Li right under her nose.
Su Li looked up along the bones of the hand holding the bowl, and saw Cui Jue with a cold expression.
Su Li didn't understand why, but she guessed Cui Jue's purpose for adding more food. She asked cautiously, "Master, what do you want to eat?"
Hearing this, Cui Jue curled the corner of his lips, his dark eyes turning cold.
Cui Jue once asked Su Li's grandmother about Su Li's favorite meat dishes. He remembered her preferences, but Su Li didn't understand him at all.
Cui Jue should have been angry, but he pursed his lips and remained silent.
Cui Jue rarely rushed to invite humiliation like this, so he endured it and said calmly, "Whatever."
Su Li thought about it and remembered that Cui Jue couldn't eat spicy food, nor chicken or duck with strong odor. The poached chicken on the table had only been boiled in boiling water for a quarter of an hour, and blood oozes out when the meat was cut. It was so fishy and smelly that Cui Jue couldn't eat it.
It's also strange that Cui Jue, who has killed countless people, is extremely picky about food.
Therefore, after careful consideration, Su Li specially picked up some light vegetarian dishes for him, such as fried tofu, stored cabbage, cold-mixed fern... and piled them all into Cui Jue's bowl.
Fortunately, Cui Jue was not picky. He finished a bowl of food silently and put the bowl under Su Li's nose.
After a few times, Su Li began to understand a little.
Every time when she wanted to pick up some food for Lin Yin, Cui Jue would bring the dishes and stop her... He didn't like Su Li being close to Lin Yin, and this was both a demonstration and a vent.
In the end, Su Li could no longer bear it. She didn't want the atmosphere of dinner to become too solemn, so she could only occasionally hook Cui Jue's finger bones under the table to coax him to calm down.
Cui Jue would only become quiet when he was touched by Su Li, and would no longer look at Lin Yin with murderous eyes.
But Cui Jue was not stupid. He also vaguely understood that Su Li held his hand, sat with him, and deliberately used the soothing effect of close skin contact to coax Cui Jue... all to appease him and suppress his anger.
This will make Cui Jue cautious and spare Lin Yin's life for this precious bit of sweetness.
Su Li has always been cold and aloof. She only treated Cui Jue kindly because she loved the person she respected.
Just like before, Su Li endured humiliation for her grandmother, and pretended to be nice to Cui Jue, spending all day making love with him in bed.
Just like today, in order to save Lin Yin, Su Li did the same thing again and used this despicable method to deceive Cui Jue.
Cui Jue was unhappy.
Su Li always risks her life for others and gives everything for them...and this other person can never be him.
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The meal went quite peacefully.
Lin Yin volunteered to stay and wash the dishes, clear the table, and clean up the mess, and also boiled some hot water for the people in the courtyard to use before bed.
Lin Yin will stay in the courtyard tonight.
But there was no other empty house in the yard, so Su Li could only say hello to Yang Dalang and beg him to take Lin Yin in for a few nights.
We are all neighbors who help each other, so it’s okay to stay for a few nights.
Yang Dalang readily agreed, and even cleared out a bamboo couch for sleeping in the summer, helping Su Li to pack up the bedding for Lin Yin to rest.
The courtyard was quiet, with only the sound of Lin Yin heating pots and washing dishes coming from the kitchen.
The thin wooden door of the kitchen was pushed open, and Cui Jue walked in with his robe lifted, heading towards Lin Yin.
The man raised his sharp jaw slightly and whispered, "I wanted to kill you to vent my anger... but considering that you once saved Su Li's life, I will spare you this time."
Hearing this, Lin Yin threw the bowl and chopsticks in his hand back into the pot.
He turned around, leaning against the stove, and looked at the tall man with a half-smile. "Cui Jue, you have the nerve to speak so brazenly here. Weren't you the one who caused Sister Su to become homeless and live in seclusion in Liuzhou for three years? Sister has been avoiding you for three years, but I didn't expect to get entangled with you again. Someone as shameless as you is rare in this world."
Upon hearing this, Cui Jue closed his eyes slightly and his face became gloomy.
Cui Jue sneered and was about to retort.
But at this moment, a person suddenly ran in from outside the house and stood between Cui Jue and Lin Yin.
"Young Master!"
Su Li is here.
The girl was petite, holding her knees and panting. Because she ran too fast, Su Li's forehead was covered with fine hot sweat.
Su Li had witnessed Cui Jue's viciousness and ferocity, and she was worried about Cui Jue and Lin Yin being alone. Seeing the two of them talking in the kitchen from afar, she rushed in without thinking and protected Lin Yin first.
"Master, Lin Yin saved my life. Please don't hurt him."
Su Li did not hear the conversation between the two. She thought that Cui Jue had a bad face several times at the dinner table because he was holding a grudge against Lin Yin and wanted to kill someone behind her back.
Cui Jue was wrongly accused by Su Li, and his expression grew even colder. For some reason, instead of anger, a faint bitterness welled up in his chest.
Cui Jue remained silent and did not defend himself.
After a moment, Cui Jue brushed away a strand of Su Li's wet hair and gently tucked it behind her ear. "You ran so fast, you're sweating profusely... It's a pity I forgot to bring my sword today, so I can't kill him for now."
After saying this, Cui Jue said nothing more. He calmly raised his robe, turned around and left the kitchen.
Su Li heard the loneliness in Cui Jue's words and looked confused.
It was dusk outside the house. Su Li glanced at Cui Jue's lonely figure walking away, and seemed to want to say something but stopped herself.
Su Li thought about it and decided to let Cui Jue leave.
She didn't chase after him.
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