Chapter 36
A familiar voice and words sounded behind her. Lin Xing was stunned for a moment. Without turning back, she smiled and said, "Thank you very much, Mr. Xu. But I don't think I brought my hairpin today."
"This is yours."
"That's really strange, there are extra things for no reason."
Lin Xing turned and looked at Yu Hang, her mask had been taken off and a bright smile was on her face. Looking more closely, I saw that he was actually holding a hairpin in his hand, which was pink in tone and made of good quality material.
Lin Xing refused to take it, and Yu Hang refused to put it down. After a short stalemate, the hairpin finally fell into Lin Xing's hands.
"Xiao Xing, we've finished shopping." Huan'er came to Lin Xing's side and followed her line of sight to notice Yu Hang in front of them. "Is Mr. Yu also coming to participate in the temple fair? Then you must have fun. This is very interesting."
"I just arrived and ran into you guys."
Lin Huan suddenly noticed what Lin Xing was holding, pointed at it and shouted, "Sister Xiao Xing, you went to sneak around without telling us."
"I didn't, don't talk nonsense."
"Huan'er must have misunderstood. Xiao Xing has been with us the whole time. How could she have the time to go out?" Xiao Mei was clearly talking about Lin Xing, but she gave Yu Hang a teasing look.
"Yes, Sister Xiao Xing..."
"Okay, I'll take you to buy some candied haws now." Lin Xing interrupted Lin Huan and pushed her away, not even taking the time to look at Yu Hang again.
Xiao Mei followed the two of them and bowed to Yu Hang before leaving, "Mr. Yu, please forgive me for the poor hospitality."
"It's okay. I was just taking a look around. Let's just say goodbye now."
The four of them separated, and Lin Xing and her group enjoyed themselves strolling around while eating candied haws until sunset. And what about Yu Hang? He actually kept following the three of them, and the Inspector instantly turned into a stalker. He didn't come here to visit the temple fair.
"Sister Xiao Xing, Sister Xiao Mei, please look at the store in front!"
The two looked over and saw a mask shop. There was no decoration and it looked a bit deserted, perhaps because it was at the end of the street.
Lin Huan took the lead again, and the two had no choice but to follow. Different from the simplicity outside, the three walls covered with masks gave the three people a great shock. Lin Xing and Xiao Mei felt it was a bit weird, but Lin Huan didn't think so and happily took off the mask.
The two of them didn't move for a moment, but Lin Huan bought them both, "This rabbit mask is for Sister Xiao Xing, this white one is for Sister Xiao Mei, and this best-looking one is mine."
She finished her selection while she was mumbling, but the shop owner had not shown up yet. Coincidentally, all the customers had left, leaving only three of them. Lin Huan walked around the store and shouted, "Is the boss not here? We need to pay."
"Have you chosen the girl?" Finally there was a response, but it came from outside the door, and the three of them were startled.
"Yes, the boss is really confident in doing business."
The man called the boss didn't care about Lin Huan's words and went straight to the counter to pay them. Unfortunately, the boss was wearing a fox mask, so his face couldn't be seen clearly.
"Everyone, take care."
Lin Huan took the mask and tried it on excitedly, not only for himself but also for Xiaomei. While the two were not paying attention, Lin Xing put the hairpin on the counter and then chased after the two people who had walked to the door.
"oops! "
"Huan'er!"
Lin Xing heard the two people's exclamations, but her vision was blocked and she couldn't see what was happening, so she could only run quickly to their side. When she got to the door, Xiaomei had already supported Huan'er and was whispering something with a serious expression.
"What's going on?"
"Huan'er accidentally fell down the stairs just now, and I quickly helped her up."
"Did you fall anywhere?" Lin Xing circled around Huan'er, looking for anything wrong with her eyes.
"Ask her yourself."
Under the gaze of the two, Lin Huan said, "I'm fine. Nothing's wrong. Let's go and continue to visit the temple fair."
Xiaomei's expression became more serious. Lin Xing said, "Is everything okay? Xiaomei, let her go and let her walk a few steps on her own."
Xiaomei let go, and Lin Huan limped two steps. Her expression was complicated. She was obviously in pain but she was forcing herself to smile.
"Okay, let's go to the clinic."
"Sister Xiao Xing, you are not kidding, right?"
The two men stood on either side of her, trying to take her to the clinic by force. Lin Huan was naturally unwilling and kept harassing them.
"Huan'er, don't be so stubborn. It would be bad if you hurt your bones. Besides, we have almost finished visiting the temple fair. Let's go to the clinic."
Lin Huan finally calmed down, became dejected, and said sullenly: "But you haven't seen the lantern festival tonight, it's all my fault."
"What does it have to do with you? I'm already very tired, so it's good to go back early. Besides, it's not like we won't come back. There will definitely be a chance in the future."
Xiao Mei echoed and comforted Lin Huan who was blaming himself. Unexpectedly, she suddenly stopped and said seriously: "Why don't you stay here and I'll go to the clinic by myself."
"You can't even walk properly, how can you do it?"
"Xiao Xing!" Xiao Mei touched Lin Xing and reminded her not to provoke Lin Huan. "We are worried if we let you walk to the clinic by yourself."
Lin Huan was still listless, Xiao Mei continued, "Actually, I've seen the Lantern Festival before. How about you stay here, Xiao Xing, and I'll take Huan'er to the clinic."
"How can that be possible?"
"Besides, Master Yu is also here, you can entertain him for us."
Seeing that Lin Xing was still unwilling, Xiao Mei and Lin Huan finally persuaded her. Finally, Lin Xing watched the two of them supporting each other as they walked to the clinic.
The two figures disappeared, Lin Xing walked into the house, but found it empty. No, where are the people? She came to the counter and found that the hairpin was missing too.
"Yu Hang, where are you? Come out quickly."
As soon as he finished speaking, two people walked out from the darkness. It turned out that Shen Ling had also returned to Nanru.
"Which of you owns this shop?"
Yu Hang raised his finger and pointed at Shen Ling, while Shen Ling raised his finger and pointed at himself.
"Then why was Yu Hang the boss just now?"
"Manager Lin, please don't be angry. Let us explain slowly."
Lin Xing folded her hands in front of her chest and nodded slightly to signal Shen Ling to tell the truth.
"I opened this shop a long time ago for fun. It hasn't been open for a long time. We stayed here temporarily when we returned to Nanru two days ago. There were too many people here just now, and we couldn't let them notice the secret room in the shop."
Shen Ling paused at the right time, and Lin Xing also understood what he was going to say next, so she simply interrupted him and said, "Then why did you go back to Nanru, Shen Ling, are you okay?"
The second half of her sentence was tentative. Lin Xing didn't want to poke at his sad story when she was so happy, but this matter was too serious.
Shen Ling shook his head, "My father deserved it, but fortunately the Prime Minister did not kill him because of our old friendship. And everyone in the Shen Mansion is safe, only their property has been confiscated."
Lin Xing looked around, and Shen Ling understood her expression and explained to her: "This store has not been open for five years. Even I almost forgot about it, so I escaped."
He changed the subject and looked at Yu Hang, "As for why we came here, it's because someone was clamoring to participate in some temple fair."
"Nanru's temple fair has been around for a hundred years. I've heard about it for a long time. Isn't it normal to want to come here?" Yu Hang's seriousness made Shen Ling laugh out loud.
"I think you are Sima Zhao's intention, and everyone knows it." Chen Ling patted Yu Hang's shoulder, "I won't disturb you two from reminiscing about the past, you two can chat slowly."
As Shen Ling left, the room returned to silence. Lin Xing suddenly reached out to Yu Hang and successfully harvested an unbelievable Yu Hang.
"Ah, you, I..."
"What are you standing there for? Give the hairpin back to me. Are you going to take it back?"
"oh."
Yu Hang slowly took out the hairpin and handed it to Lin Xing. For some reason, Lin Xing saw loneliness in his action. The hairpin returned to Lin Xing's hand and she put it away carefully.
Looking at Lin Xing's actions, Yu Hang couldn't help but ask, "Why aren't you wearing it?"
Lin Xing was a little confused, "Are you asking me why I don't wear a hairpin?"
"right."
"My hairstyle today is not suitable for this hairpin. It should be used for more formal occasions."
Lin Xing didn't plan to give Yu Hang a chance to speak this time. She picked up the lantern in her hand and said, "It's getting dark outside. The Lantern Festival is about to begin. Let's go quickly."
She ran out of the shop, and her headband floated past Yu Hang's eyes. After a second of hesitation, Yu Hang chased after her with a lantern. He came here just to watch the lantern festival with Lin Xing.
Legend has it that couples who watch the lantern festival together will receive blessings from the God of Land and will be in love with each other. However, he has his own selfish motives.
As expected, all kinds of lanterns had been hung outside the house, and the whole street was illuminated by warm lights. Thinking that Yu Hang would watch the lantern festival with her, Lin Xing felt that it was just as well that she didn't know how to paint.
The two of them walked quietly on the street, as if they were just an ordinary teenage couple, but who would know that they were not? No one would pay attention to them.
Lin Xing knew that she might never see the scenery here again, so she seized every second to appreciate it. Yu Hang beside her certainly didn't have such a mood. He kept stealing glances at the lanterns in Lin Xing's eyes.
If we can still watch the lanterns together at this time next year, I will always be with her.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Fireworks exploded in the sky, and the whole audience began to exclaim. Everyone looked up at the sky at the same time, and Lin Xing's attention was also attracted.
Yu Hang didn't look up, but he still enjoyed the fireworks. All the beautiful scenery is in Lin Xing's eyes.
"I didn't expect there would be such beautiful fireworks here." Lin Xing couldn't help but sigh as she looked at the spectacular scenery.
Although the sound rang out along with the fireworks, Yu Hang, who had been looking at Lin Xing, heard it clearly, "Yeah, I didn't expect it at first."
This sounded a bit strange, but Lin Xing was so immersed in the fireworks that she didn't notice it. She just nodded and exclaimed from time to time.
The two of them couldn't stay on the street to watch the fireworks, so they decided to move forward. Lin Xing, who kept looking up, walked very slowly because she was afraid of bumping into others.
Yu Hang suddenly reached out and grabbed Lin Xing, holding her wrist through her clothes. This action immediately focused Lin Xing's attention on Yu Hang, and the two of them stopped again.
"I, I, I'm afraid you will fall." Under Lin Xing's gaze, Yu Hang blushed.
Lin Xing smiled, did not struggle, and continued to raise her head. Yu Hang slowly took Lin Xing's hand and walked away. In fact, both of them blushed.
The two finally stopped by the lake and sat on the empty chairs. Yu Hang could have let go of her hand at this time, but he didn't, and Lin Xing didn't remind him either.
"This year's fireworks lasted a long time."
"Maybe it will be that long next year, and then we can watch it together."
The fireworks stopped and the voices of other people by the lake also reached Lin Xing's ears. She suddenly looked at Yu Hang, only to find a proud smile on his face.
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