For the next seven days, Shen Muqing showed no signs of wanting to leave; she simply clung to Lan Jin even more than before.
No matter how outrageous Lan Jin's requests were at night, Shen Muqing fulfilled them all.
Why has Qingqing been so well-behaved lately?
Lan Jin was braiding Shen Muqing's hair. His favorite things to do every day were to dress up Shen Muqing and cook delicious food for her.
To keep Shen Muqing from getting bored, Lan Jin constantly tried different ways to please her, preparing little surprises for her from time to time.
In Shen Muqing's eyes, this was somewhat humble, making her reluctant to leave him. But one day she would have to leave; she did not belong to this world.
Was I naughty before?
Shen Muqing was drowsy, and she felt very comfortable whenever Lan Jin touched her hair. She wanted Lan Jin to touch her hair more.
Even though hair has no senses, she still really enjoys the process.
"She was very well-behaved, but now she's even more so."
"It's your imagination."
After Lan Jin finished braiding her hair, she reluctantly wrapped her fingers around it, stroking her earlobe. Shen Muqing, however, was only focused on looking at herself in the bronze mirror.
Unaware of Lan Jin's gaze behind him, which shifted from reluctance to pain, and finally flashed with a hint of ruthlessness.
"Qingqing, these are pills that Granny Li prepared for you. She said they're good for your health."
Lan Jin picked up a black pill with her fingers and held it to Shen Muqing's lips. Shen Muqing smelled a strong medicinal smell mixed with a barely perceptible bloody smell.
"Can I not eat it? It looks so bitter."
"No, this is Grandma Li's kind intention. Qingqing, after we finish eating, I'll take you to play by the river."
Previously, Shen Muqing had been clamoring to go play by the river. There was a stream in Tianshui Village, and the scenery on both sides of the stream was beautiful. However, the water in the river was very cold in spring, so Lan Jin did not allow Shen Muqing to go play there, fearing that she would catch a cold.
"Really? You're not lying to me."
"I never lie to you."
"Oh well."
Shen Muqing frowned and swallowed the pill in one gulp. No matter how fast he did it, he still tasted the bitterness of the pill, but there was a hint of sweetness afterward.
It wasn't bad, but it wasn't particularly delicious either.
"I've finished eating."
Lan Jin brought her a glass of water and fed it to her lips, which Shen Muqing gulped down.
"Let's go."
"Um!"
Shen Muqing was led outside by him. Lan Jin saw that she had swallowed all the pills and drunk water, so the pills must have completely dissolved in Shen Muqing's stomach. He felt an indescribable pleasure, and a strange and crazy light flashed in his eyes.
In spring, Tianshui Village is filled with peach and pear trees, and petals are washed and stuck to the ground by the rain.
The air is filled with a faint floral fragrance, fresh and natural, accompanied by the occasional birdsong, creating a natural beauty.
The ground was still a bit wet, as it had just rained lightly yesterday. When they encountered muddy spots, Lan Jin would pick up Shen Muqing and walk over them. It didn't matter if he got dirty, but his Qingqing couldn't get dirty.
"The air outside is still fresher."
During the months that Shen Muqing spent in Tianshui Village, he mostly stayed in the house, and at most went to the market with Lan Jin. To be honest, he didn't have many opportunities to appreciate the natural scenery.
Lan Jin almost never allowed Shen Muqing to leave her sight, nor did she allow her to go outside the village.
This stream is close to that mountain; once you cross that mountain, you can get out. Lan Jin is always filled with anxiety and uncertainty.
He often wakes up in the middle of the night, and only when he sees Shen Muqing can he feel at ease. It can be said that he has hardly ever had a good night's sleep.
Today, Lan Jin was finally able to accompany Shen Muqing for a walk here, and Shen Muqing was in a very good mood and felt very relaxed.
She didn't resist Lan Jin's decision to lock her in the room, probably because she knew she didn't have much time there and wanted to spend as much time as possible with Lan Jin.
She is very obedient; she won't do anything that Lan Jin forbids her from doing.
Lan Jin held Shen Muqing's hand tightly, as if afraid that she would disappear in the next second. Sometimes he would laugh at himself, wondering if he was being too nervous. How could a living person suddenly disappear?
But he couldn't afford to gamble. When he returned to his room after his wedding and didn't see Shen Muqing, his heart skipped several beats. He didn't want to experience that suffocating feeling a second time.
For example, right now, Lan Jin still asked the same question that she had asked many times before.
"Qingqing, you won't leave me, right?"
Shen Muqing held his hand back, and through the touch she could feel the deep unease in Lan Jin's heart. "No, I will always be with you."
Egg said that after she left, she would erase all memories of her from everyone's minds, so Lan Jin wouldn't remember her.
"Um."
Even after hearing this answer hundreds of times, Lan Jin was still uneasy.
The peach blossoms on the ground were white, and the large patches looked like snow falling in winter.
A spring breeze swept by, and the two people under the tree had some peach blossoms on their heads, mixed with pear blossoms, the pink of peach blossoms mixed with snow-white.
"We'll grow old together, right?"
Feeling insecure, Lan Jin buried his head in Shen Muqing's neck. The boy was very tall, and when he bent over, he really looked like a seventy or eighty-year-old man.
Yes, it will.
These words were so light, they drifted away on the wind.
The two remained silent for the rest of the time, quietly appreciating the beautiful scenery before them. Shen Muqing nestled against Lan Jin, thinking that this was fine too; the two of them were like an old married couple, enjoying the scenery hand in hand.
Can I go play in the water?
Shen Muqing asked Lan Jin for his opinion. The stream was deep in the middle, but shallow on the sides where you could see pebbles and small fish and shrimp.
"Brother, do you remember the last time you grilled fish for me?"
"Remember."
"Let's have a competition to see who catches the fish first."
"good."
Taking off her shoes and socks, Shen Muqing stepped into the stream. The water was a bit chilly, making her shiver. She held the fork that Lan Jin had prepared in her hand.
"The match begins."
The two children strolled back and forth along the stream. Lan Jin stared intently at the surface of the stream, and he was lucky enough to soon spot a fish hiding under the water plants.
Just as he was about to make his move, Shen Muqing threw a stone at him, scaring the fish away.
Lan Jin looked up and saw Shen Muqing's smug grin. He smiled helplessly.
"What's wrong? There's no rule against throwing stones."
After Shen Muqing threw the stone for the third time, Lan Jin walked towards her through the water.
"Stop, stop, stop! I was wrong. From now on, I won't throw stones."
"Qingqing hasn't said what the reward is for the winner yet."
A competition without a prize is meaningless, Shen Muqing thought for a moment, "If you win, you can name your terms, but they can't be too outrageous."
"good."
Lan Jin laughed, and Shen Muqing could tell from his smile that he was up to no good.
With the prize in hand, Shen Muqing stopped bothering Lan Jin and started spearing the fish seriously. However, the fish was cunning, and Shen Muqing barely grazed its body each time.
Just as she saw a large fish, she held her breath and slowly moved toward it.
Big fish are good, they're big, so the chances of catching them are higher.
"Thump"
A small pebble fell onto the water's surface, startling the large fish away.
"Lan Jin! You're cheating."
Shen Muqing looked up and saw that Lan Jin had already speared a fish with his fork, clearly indicating that he had won the competition.
"I won, Qingqing."
Lan Jin possesses the exuberance and unrestrained spirit typical of his age; he truly seems like a young boy now.
"I'm angry, I don't care, if you hadn't scared my fish away, I would have speared it anyway."
On the shore, Lan Jin wiped Shen Muqing's feet. "Okay, I cheated. Our Qingqing won."
"That's more like it." Shen Muqing accidentally stepped on his chest, and a few inches higher was his chin.
"I'm so cold, can you warm me up?"
Lan Jin wrapped her feet in her clothes and warmed Shen Muqing with her body heat.
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