"Um... I don't have a boyfriend yet, why don't you consider me first...?"
That's what they said, but the underlying meaning was a rejection.
"Hey, didn't you look down on my daughter?" the village woman said again.
"......."
Just as Shen Ye was feeling awkward, the village woman was called home for dinner, and the topic ended there.
After the village woman left, Yuan Ling said, "What? You're so handsome, yet you're still unmarried?"
"Being poor and ugly means no girl wants you, but you're different. You're a pretty boy, and girls these days love your looks," Shen Ye said irritably.
Yuan Ling listened to Shen Ye's coquettish voice and didn't say anything more, but a happy, silly smile remained on her face.
"I didn't mean to say anything bad about you, I'm sorry, I just... I just wanted to say you're good-looking..." Yuan Ling didn't speak, so Shen Ye assumed he was angry.
Yuan Ling didn't hear what Shen Ye said at all. His eyes, which had no eyeballs, stared straight at Shen Ye, as if he could see Shen Ye.
When Shen Ye realized that Yuan Ling was looking at him, he found him somewhat frightening, yet his appearance seemed both familiar and terrifying.
However, he clearly did not know him. If one had to say that he knew him, then it would have to be back when Yuan Ling was still a dog.
After the two finished eating, Shen Ye helped Yuan Ling sit on a recliner under the jujube tree to cool off. After clearing away the dishes, he considerately took a fan to fan him. "You should take a nap. The sun is strong, and it's not safe for anyone to stay in the house right now."
Yuan Ling nodded. She was indeed tired after taking care of Chen Ye all night.
But an hour passed, and Shen Ye had fallen asleep while watching over him, while Yuan Ling was still awake.
Sensing that Shen Ye's head was about to hit the chair, Yuan Ling subconsciously reached out and caught it before slowly withdrawing her hand.
Shen Ye's sleeping posture was really awkward. Sitting up and sleeping with his neck crooked looked uncomfortable, so Yuan Ling stood up and carefully carried Shen Ye onto the bench, letting him lie down on it, while she gently fanned him.
"She won't wake up no matter how much you touch her when she's asleep..." Yuan Ling said, then recalled the unpleasant past. Before, he had been working hard while Shen Ye was asleep.
The two didn't know how long they had slept, but were finally awakened by a clap of thunder.
Shen Ye suddenly opened her eyes, and what came into view was Yuan Ling's handsome and deep features. She immediately blushed and felt her heart flutter!
Wasn't I guarding him? How did I end up lying on top of him?
Yuan Ling did not wake up; his eyes were tightly closed, and cold sweat was constantly dripping from his forehead.
Shen Ye got up and placed his hand on Yuan Ling's forehead. He immediately frowned. She didn't have a fever, so why was she sweating so much?
Is it hot?
But that's not right. Shouldn't the heat be hot sweat? This is clearly cold sweat!
Just as he was getting anxious, Shen Ye smelled a metallic rust.
He followed the smell and finally found that Yuan Ling's clothes on the back were charred, and his back was a bloody mess, from which the blood was oozing.
It was getting dark, and it was about to rain. There was no time to get to the city, because it would take at least two hours to walk there. Not only was the journey long, but by the time we got there, the clinic would probably be closed.
So, Shen Ye finally moved Yuan Ling into the house, gave his back a simple cleaning, and then took a sickle and a basket to go up the mountain to dig up medicinal herbs for Yuan Ling.
There was no other way; in a place like this, you had to rely on yourself for everything, and Shen Ye had long since honed his skills.
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