Chapter 138 (First Release)...
Ning Wanwan didn't expect the little girl to suddenly ask about this.
Ning Wanwan: "Yes, little friend, have you seen Ansel?"
Ning Wanwan had only asked this casually, but the little girl said, "I saw Ansel."
To find out about Ansel here, Ning Wanwan was taken aback for a moment, then immediately asked, "Did you see where he is?"
“He went out of the village. You can go and see. It’s in the west direction after you leave the village,” the little girl said, blinking her eyes.
Then she walked to the other side, waving goodbye to Ning Wanwan: "I have something to do, Xiaozhou, Wanwan-jie, see you later."
Xiao Zhou remained silent.
Seeing the little girl awkwardly lower her hand, Ning Wanwan felt a little sorry for her and thought she was bullying a child, so she quickly said, "Okay, goodbye."
The little girl smiled sweetly again and then ran away.
The wind and snow were getting heavier and heavier, gradually blinding her. Ning Wanwan let out a breath, thinking about how to arrange the small boat and then leave the village to find Ansel.
Xiao Zhou: "Are you leaving the village?"
Ning Wanwan: "Hmm... Ansel hasn't come back yet, we should go and look for him."
Xiao Zhou was silent for a moment: "What she said may not be the truth, it's best not to believe it."
Ning Wanwan was stunned for a moment, somewhat taken aback: "...Eh?"
After realizing what Xiaozhou meant, she opened her eyes slightly wider.
Really?
Would a little girl like that tell such a lie?
"Don't think that children can't lie. The children who have stayed in the village and lived here for so long are not simple in any real sense."
Xiao Zhou seemed to have noticed Ning Wanwan's question and answered it calmly and carefully.
In this village, the most innocent person in terms of temperament is probably the girl in front of me.
Ning Wanwan: "..."
Ning Wanwan was truly confused: "But what good would doing this do for her?"
Ning Wanwan could understand that such an environment could easily trigger people's negative thoughts, but even if she told such a lie, there should always be a reason, right?
Xiao Zhou's tone was completely flat, and he simply said, "A reason isn't necessarily needed."
Sometimes, just to tease the weak, or simply to make others suffer, these small desires can drive people to do terrible things.
The little girl was like that, Jeremy and his friends were like that, and the village chief and his friends were like that too.
Ning Wanwan remained silent for a while.
Although Ning Wanwan still couldn't quite believe it, she decided to remain cautious because of Xiaozhou's reminder.
"Let's go back first," she finally said.
In any case, given the weather, Ning Wanwan didn't plan to take Xiaozhou out of the village again. No matter how she searched for Ansel, she had to go back first and send Xiaozhou back.
And who knows, Anseille might have already returned by now?
Ning Wanwan held onto an optimistic outlook.
...
After leaving Ning Wanwan's place and returning home, Zhou Yanyao sat on the sofa in a daze, unusually quiet and lost in thought.
As roommates living in the same building, Qi Lin soon noticed that something was wrong with the other person.
He frowned, looked at Zhou Yanyao suspiciously, and raised a reasonable question.
"You went out for a while, and your brain finally broke down."
It was fine that he just sat there, but the smile on his face never left, and he would occasionally chuckle to himself.
Qi Lin, who had never been in a relationship, couldn't describe that face full of pink bubbles, but he found it rather disgusting.
Zhou Yanyao chuckled twice more, showing no anger at Qi Lin's words. He waved his hand, revealing a deep expression full of superiority: "Old Qi, you don't understand."
Qi Lin chuckled coldly.
Zhou Yanyao rested his chin on his hand, engrossed in recalling every detail of his time with the girl, afraid of missing anything, and didn't pay any attention to Qi Lin's reaction.
"I fell in love with a girl at first sight today."
He said with delight, "Old Qi, I think I've found love."
Qi Lin: "..."
Qi Lin was certain; sure enough, his friend's brain had finally broken down.
"Oh." Qi Lin replied with a single, cold word, not bothering to even glance at him.
Zhou Yanyao continued, seemingly to himself, "Old Qi, I'm absolutely certain that I've never wanted to be with anyone like this before. It's her, and there can't be anyone else."
As he spoke, Zhou Yanyao suddenly realized something, stood up abruptly, and looked determined.
"I've made up my mind, I'm going to stay in this village."
Qi Lin: "..."
Zhou Yanyao suddenly dropped such a bombshell; if any of his other subordinates were here, they would have already been in an uproar.
Upon hearing this explosive news, Qi Lin finally raised his head, his expression turning strange for a moment: "You're going to leave the royal city and settle in this remote village for some so-called 'love at first sight'?"
Zhou Yanyao scratched his head: "It's not that we have to leave the royal city immediately. I will try my best to persuade Wanwan and take her to the royal city where the environment is better... But if she only wants to stay here, I will respect her wishes."
Qi Lin: "Then return to the royal city."
“Of course not.” Zhou Yanyao glanced at Qi Lin strangely, then answered matter-of-factly, “Of course I’m staying here with Wanwan.”
Qi Lin: "..."
For the sake of a woman, he abandoned the royal city that everyone dreamed of and would fight tooth and nail to enter, choosing instead to stay in this remote and desolate little village.
That's hard to say.
Qi Lin, somewhat speechless, uttered five words: "You, wake up."
He even began to suspect that Zhou Yanyao had been cursed.
It is said that the devil can tempt people's minds. Could it be that Zhou Yanyao encountered such a thing that only exists in legends?
Zhou Yanyao replied without hesitation, "I am very clear-headed now, more so than I have ever been before."
"Or, Lao Qi, once you find a promising young talent worth nurturing, take him back to the capital. I'll stay here."
Qi Lin: "..."
I've never been so speechless.
Who knows? I came out with my best buddy to take care of some serious business, and suddenly he said he's going to stay here and settle down for a girl! He's made up his mind not to go back!
Qi Lin had already begun to consider whether he should go somewhere to find some exorcists to exorcise Zhou Yanyao.
No matter what, we can't just stand by and watch our good brother fall into a pit.
Even though he was completely blinded by love, Qi Lin still rationally stated the facts: "If you take her to the capital, she won't refuse. Don't bring up the matter of not going back again."
Qi Lin's words were already quite objective. Not to mention that no one would refuse, as long as the offer to take the other party to the royal city was mentioned, no one could resist the temptation. Everyone would be scrambling to seize the opportunity.
This is not blind confidence, but the actual facts.
However, after pondering for a few seconds, Zhou Yanyao gently shook his head, his expression serious.
"Old Qi, I'm not sure. I feel that Wanwan might not actually agree."
I don't know why, maybe love makes people blind, or maybe being in front of someone you like makes you lose your judgment and sense of control.
Even Zhou Yanyao, who is usually very confident, always lacks that rational sense of certainty in front of Ning Wanwan.
It was as if... he had lost control many times in front of her.
Zhou Yanyao's hesitation made Qi Lin slowly frown and gradually take it seriously.
Honestly, he had rarely seen Zhou Yanyao look like this.
They were consumed by anxiety and fear of loss, their entire emotional state swayed by a single person.
After going out for a while, it turned into this state.
"That person is so attractive that you're willing to give up everything to stay after only meeting them today."
Qi Lin suspected that Zhou Yanyao had been cursed, and this seemingly unscientific suspicion was not without reason.
This is really too outrageous.
No normal person could do this.
"Yes, she has that much of an attraction for me."
Zhou Yanyao answered without hesitation or pause, fully expressing his true thoughts in front of his friend.
"Old Qi, you don't know, the moment I saw her, I was instantly smitten with her."
“I am very aware that she is the most precious person in the world. Before she came into my life, I felt that everything was rushed and made do.”
"After she appeared, I couldn't take my eyes off her."
Zhou Yanyao shrugged, his expression helpless, but his face was adorned with a bright and sweet smile.
"So, there's nothing we can do about it, you know what I mean, Lao Qi."
Qi Lin: "..."
Thank you, I don't understand.
I never want to understand this in my lifetime.
Forget it, the other person is currently immersed in "love," so no matter what I say, it's useless. Maybe in a few days, when the hormones in their body subside, they'll come to their senses.
Qi Lin decided not to argue with him anymore and directly opened the book he hadn't finished reading before.
"Old Qi, you have no idea, she's really super cute. Every little thing she does and does is so adorable that it melts my heart."
"Whether she's being cautious, embarrassed, relaxed, or smiling, she's incredibly adorable! You'll understand when you see her!"
Zhou Yanyao muttered to himself, while Qi Lin turned a page of his book expressionlessly, letting it go in one ear and out the other.
As he spoke, Zhou Yanyao suddenly came to his senses, shaking his head as if he were carefully hiding a treasure.
"No, no, forget it, Lao Qi, you'd better not see her."
Zhou Yanyao's possessive behavior towards his food made Qi Lin laugh in exasperation. He thought he was just like him, prone to falling head over heels in love with the same person.
He was originally too lazy to pay attention to Zhou Yanyao's erratic behavior, but he couldn't help but retort at this moment.
"Don't worry, I'm not like you, you idiot."
Unfortunately, Zhou Yanyao was completely unaware of his sarcasm, or even if he was aware, he simply ignored it.
Zhou Yanyao, whose mind is full of romantic fantasies, is very magnanimous and doesn't care at all about his friend's sharp tongue.
"Then I'm relieved, Lao Qi. You must remember what you said, and you absolutely mustn't try to take it from me."
"Don't worry, no one will take it from you."
Qi Lin didn't need to think much at all; he simply chuckled coldly and replied with that sentence before continuing to turn the pages of his book.
...
Ning Wanwan was unaware that Zhou Yanyao had caused so much trouble for her during their very first meeting.
She was still worried about Ansel not returning.
Moreover, the weather changed very suddenly.
The weather was fine until Anseil went missing, at which point it started to turn bad.
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