Chapter 85
Seeing Lin Xing nod, he actually had the illusion that he had survived a disaster, but then he felt a little regretful as to why he couldn't speak louder.
The two returned to their original position, looking up at the moon. There was a long silence, but no one said they wanted to go back. Lin Xing took a deep breath and continued, "I'll go with you then."
"What?" Yu Hang asked subconsciously, and then he realized what she meant. He looked to the right quickly. Lin Xing's evasive gaze made him realize that she had heard what she had just said.
Then Yu Hang began to search his body, but his nervousness slowed him down. After a while, he took out an exquisite sandalwood box and handed it to the person next to him with both hands.
Lin Xing took it curiously, and Yu Hang motioned her to open it. The lid was gently pushed open, and a pair of double jump ropes were exposed to the sight of the two. A voice sounded at the same time, "This is what my father gave me. He said that when my mother was pregnant, she was looking for the best warm jade to have craftsmen carve double jump ropes. If I were a woman, I would carry it with me. If I were a man..."
"This is too valuable. I can't accept it." She was interrupted before she could finish her words. Yu Hang's eyes revealed disbelief. He forgot to continue for a moment and stared at her with blinking eyes.
It took him a while to find his voice again, and he said aggrievedly, "Really? You really don't want to accept it?"
This made Lin Xing feel very guilty. She turned her eyes away and nodded firmly.
"Okay." Yu Hang didn't want to force it. Although he felt disappointed, he still put it away neatly. At the same time, he didn't forget to make up for himself, "How about changing it to something else next time, such as a hairpin?"
This time, there was no movement beside her. Lin Xing lowered her eyes, not knowing what she was thinking. After thinking for a long time, she said apologetically: "I..."
"It's okay. You will accept it one day. If not today, then tomorrow. Next time we go back to Nanru, I will definitely wear Shuang Tiaotuo on your wrist." In just a short moment, Yu Hang adjusted his state, and his tone became cheerful, in contrast to his previous depressed tone.
Lin Xing was stunned. She turned her head blankly and happened to meet Yu Hang's eyes. She suddenly felt that she shouldn't be so reserved. Perhaps she should be more direct, and it would be best if she could be as passionate as him. But this was indeed too difficult.
Thousands of words merged into a smile. She lowered her head and continued to pluck the petals of the chrysanthemum at hand. It was obviously the same plant, but the one in front of her was three points smaller than the others.
The breeze blew the flowers in Lin Xing's hands, as if protesting against her evil deeds, but it was of no use. If it weren't for the help of a noble person, she would have faced the situation of "baldness".
"Miss Lin, Lord Yu, is that you?" Su Jingfeng's tentative voice came from a distance, not quite real, and his footsteps were also full of tentativeness, sometimes stopping, sometimes moving forward.
Yu Hang whispered, "Should I take you back?"
Lin Xing shook her head and said jokingly, "I know this place better than you do."
"That may not be the case." As soon as he finished speaking, Su Jingfeng's footsteps became hurried, as if he was running towards them. Yu Hang quickly stood up, and after confirming his identity, there was indeed no more movement.
He didn't respond to Su Jingfeng immediately, but leaned over and asked, "Do you want to say hello to Lord Su?"
"No need, you guys go back first, I'll sit for a while." Yu Hang obediently walked away. Just as the two passed each other, Lin Xing's voice rang out again. He turned back in shock, but Su Jingfeng had already come to his side.
The two of them were completely exposed to his eyes. Su Jingfeng bowed to Lin Xing and said, "It's late at night and the dew is heavy. We should send Miss Lin back."
Lin Xing stood up and returned the greeting, "Don't bother Master Su, I can do it myself."
She did not stay long and left gracefully. Su Jingfeng walked in the opposite direction, leaving Yu Hang standing there in a daze.
"I see you're close too."
This sentence kept echoing in his ears, and he couldn't help but smile foolishly. When he came to his senses, he found that he could only see the backs of the two people. After looking around, he hurriedly caught up with Su Jingfeng.
He was not the only one trapped in this sentence. Lin Xing was also trapped in it. She really didn't understand why she said that. Her face felt a little hot when she thought about it.
The place where they were sitting quietly was not far from Lin Xing's house. It only took a few steps to reach the door. She was in a state of restlessness and naturally did not notice the figure on the steps. She only discovered it when she walked up to it and was frightened.
But it was only for a moment, because she recognized the man, "Huan'er, why are you sitting outside the house?"
The person on the steps raised her head stiffly, her eyes confused, as if she had just woken up. Lin Xing felt distressed by her look and gently pulled her into the house. Lin Huan had not yet fully woken up and just kept following Lin Xing.
He pulled her to the table and wanted to pour her a cup of hot tea, but after pouring it, he found that the tea had already gone cold. Lin Xing was a little reluctant to give it to him, and it felt like a hot potato in her hand. Lin Huan noticed this, grabbed the cup and drank it all in one gulp without saying anything.
Lin Xing sat beside her and asked, "Why did you come to see me so late? Is there something important you want to discuss with me?"
"No." Although she had drunk the water, Lin Huan's voice was still a little hoarse, but she didn't notice it at all, and continued, "I just thought that you would leave tomorrow morning, and I wanted to stay with you for a while longer."
"Then why don't you go inside and wait?" Lin Xing felt a little disappointed.
"I didn't think so much." She tried to recall her thoughts at that time, trying to reproduce them, "I thought you would come back soon, but I didn't see you until I fell asleep."
When she said this, her eyes were fixed on the person beside her. Lin Xing felt guilty when she looked at her, so she avoided the main point and said, "You must be too tired during the day, so you fall asleep so easily. Go back and rest quickly."
"No." His tone was gentle but unquestionable. Lin Huan looked her up and down and said with an ambiguous tone, "Sister Xiao Xing, you seem to have changed."
"What has changed?"
She looked back, and this time it was Lin Huan's turn to avoid looking at her. He said guiltily, "I can't say for sure, but it's a little different from when I left."
How could it be the same? Although she had been away for less than half a year, so many things had happened. Lin Xing thought to herself, but she couldn't say it out loud. She didn't want to make people worry for no reason.
Lin Huan didn't care whether she answered or not. He looked around the room and asked, "Where's Sister Xiaomei? Didn't she leave with you?"
"She... has been busy these days, so I didn't let her go to Jiujiang Prefecture with me." Lin Xing wanted to say it directly, but she swallowed the words back and told a lie instead.
Boom, boom, boom! There were several knocks on the door, followed by Liu Lian's voice. She hurried into the room, "Young shopkeeper, is Huan'er here... I knew she was here!"
Lin Xing stood up to greet him, and asked in confusion: "What's going on? Why are you so anxious to find Huan'er?"
Liu Lian had come up to them, put her hands on Lin Huan's shoulders and shook her twice, but she didn't react at all, following the shaking rhythm like a puppet. Lin Xing then realized something was wrong. The lights in the room were dim, she leaned over and got closer to observe Huan'er, her misty eyes and flushed cheeks all showed that this person was a drunkard.
She understood and stood up. Seeing this, Liu Lian explained, "I just counted the inventory of the restaurant and found that two bottles of wine were missing. I remembered that Huan'er had entered the storeroom in the evening, so I hurried to look for her, but there was no one in the room. That's when I found the young shopkeeper here."
Lin Xing laughed in silence and said helplessly: "I didn't even notice it just now, and I talked to the drunkard for a long time..."
"I'm not drunk!" I don't know which word stimulated Lin Huan's brain, she shouted suddenly.
"Okay, okay, okay, you're not drunk, so can you go back and rest soon?" Lin Xing stopped talking helplessly and coaxed the person next to her softly.
As soon as she finished speaking, she and Liu Lian held one side each, waiting for the right moment to lift the person up. Unexpectedly, Lin Huan began to swing his arms wildly, forcing the two to take two steps back. When she realized that the restraint had disappeared, she stopped and muttered, "I'm not going back. I want to talk to Sister Xiao Xing. She's leaving tomorrow morning, and we won't see each other for a long time."
Liu Lian was a little anxious, and her tone unconsciously became aggressive. She said to Huan'er, "You are quite stubborn, little girl. What can a drunkard who doesn't make sense say to the young shopkeeper?"
The person didn't respond and fell on the table with a plop. Lin Xing advised, "Forget it, Sister Lian, don't bother with her. Since Huan'er has fallen asleep, we can just take the opportunity to send her back."
Liu Lian smiled at Lin Xing, agreeing with her suggestion. The two of them stepped forward, one on the left and one on the right, and held Huan'er's arms at the same time. Before they could hold them tightly, they were pushed away again. However, Lin Huan's head was firmly pressed on the table. The two looked at each other. Liu Lian didn't believe it, so she put her hands on again, but without exception, they were pushed away every time.
This made the two of them feel very troubled. After thinking for a while, Lin Xing said, "Why don't you go back first, Sister Lian? Huan'er and I can sleep together tonight. It's getting so late, so don't delay tomorrow's work."
Liu Lian hesitated for a while but still didn't refuse. "There's nothing I can do. I'll have to trouble you to take care of Huan'er tonight. If you encounter any difficult problems, you must come to me."
In order to reassure her, Lin Xing patted her chest and guaranteed, "Don't worry, Sister Lian, I have learned a lot during the time I was away, so this little thing is no problem at all."
I thought Liu Lian would show a relieved and proud smile, but she actually sighed for no reason. This made Lin Xing at a loss, and she could only stare at the person in front of her.
Liu Lian said quietly, "Have you suffered a lot outside? I saw that you have lost a lot of weight today. Did you not eat well again?"
Thinking of her irregular diet, Lin Xing scratched her head guiltily, her eyes dodging as she said, "No, I eat better outside than in Nanru. I gained a lot of weight in those days, but I may have lost weight again because of the long journey these days."
"Do you think I'm a fool?" Liu Lian gently pinched Lin Xing's cheek, but found that she couldn't do it at all. She felt even more distressed. "Don't try to coax me like this. If you don't even tell the truth to me, who else can you tell it to?"
Lin Xing held Liu Lian's hand, shook it gently, and began to act coquettishly unconsciously, "Oh, Sister Lian, why don't you believe me? I'm really not that miserable."
"Those people must have given you a lot of trouble." But this trick didn't work at this time and he couldn't fool them.
"No, they all admire me very much. Everyone likes me very much." Seeing Liu Lian's disbelief, Lin Xing quickly added, "They are all good people. Why would they make things difficult for me for no reason?"
"That's not necessarily true." Liu Lian's voice was choked with sobs. She didn't dare to stay any longer and said goodbye, "I won't disturb the young shopkeeper to rest. You need to get some rest so that you can continue on your journey."
After saying that, she left as if escaping. Lin Xing maintained her original posture and stood there motionless. She was just pretending to reassure Sister Lian. In fact, she couldn't take care of eating well outside, in fact, many people were not good, and in fact, everyone wanted to kill her.
She raised her hand and gently wiped away the tears from her face. If possible, she hoped that tonight could go slower.
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