Chapter 379, Want to Escape
The breeze blew again, and the rice flowers felt the cold. They came back to their senses and instinctively reached out to push away.
Xiao Yeyang had been maintaining the same posture, and his body was already a little stiff. This push directly pushed him down into the wooden boat, causing it to shake instantly.
Daohua struggled to sit up, causing the boat to sway even more violently.
"Don't move yet!"
Xiao Yeyang felt a little numb and couldn't sit up immediately. He could only comfort Daohua and tell her not to be afraid.
Daohua held onto the edge of the boat and dared not move, waiting quietly for the boat to stabilize.
After a while, the boat stopped rocking, and Daohua stared at Xiao Yeyang, "Why are you here? Where's Man'er?"
Xiao Yeyang slowly sat up and said calmly, "You fell asleep just now, didn't you? Man'er was worried that you might catch a cold, so she went to get you a cloak. I happened to be right next to you, so I'll take care of you for her for a while."
Daohua looked around and saw endless lotus leaves all around. She frowned and said, "Then how did we get here? And why hasn't Man'er come back yet?"
Xiao Yeyang shrugged. "I didn't move the boat. It just came here by itself with the wind. As for Man'er, I have no idea. Maybe she was delayed by something."
Seeing that Xiao Yeyang had completely washed his hands of her, Daohua was furious. She knew that all this was his doing, but she couldn't bring herself to point it out. She could only hum and say, "We should go back now. Let's go rowing."
Xiao Yeyang was speechless for a moment: "You are ordering me around more and more easily now."
Rice Flower: "Just tell me whether to row or not?"
Seeing Daohua looking at him with eyes wide open and angry, Xiao Yeyang smiled silently, grabbed the oar, and said lovingly: "Row, of course I have to row. How dare I not do what Miss Yan ordered?"
Daohua felt annoyed by the teasing look on his face and turned her head away from him.
Xiao Yeyang smiled silently, rowing the boat slowly and looking at the rice flowers silently.
Against the backdrop of green leaves and lotus flowers, the rice flowers, which have just sobered up and are a little annoyed, look different from usual and become even more beautiful and charming.
The wooden boat went too deep into the lake, and after rowing for a while, all they could see were lotus leaves.
"Why haven't you seen the shore yet?"
"Why are you in such a hurry? We came out today to admire the lotus and the lake. Let's enjoy the beautiful scenery."
"Not in the mood!"
"I'm in a good mood."
Daohua glared at Xiao Yeyang fiercely, thinking that this guy was deliberately trying to piss her off. After a moment of silence, she slowly stood up, stretched her neck, and looked around.
"You'd better stand firmly, be careful not to fall into the water." Xiao Yeyang reminded.
Rice Flower ignored it and looked around, letting the breeze blow away the heat from her cheeks.
Slowly, the vision began to open up.
Daohua's face lit up with joy: "We'll be out soon." Then, she looked at Xiao Yeyang and said, "Hurry up and row. It's getting late and we have to hurry home."
"Ms. Yan, can't you see that I've tried my best?" Xiao Yeyang looked at Daohua resentfully, as if Daohua was an evil boss who exploited her employees.
Daohua was speechless and ignored him, staring at the riverbank in the distance. Soon, she frowned and said, "It doesn't seem like this is the place where we landed before."
Xiao Yeyang: "Don't worry, I'm familiar with this area, I promise to get you out safely."
Daohua: "That's not what I meant. I'm just worried that Yuanyao and the others will get worried if they wait too long."
Xiao Yeyang said nonchalantly, "Just wait. Besides, who knows who might be late. I saw your fourth brother picking lotus seeds with Miss Su earlier. He looked so happy. Who knows where he went."
Daohua was stunned: "My fourth brother and sister Su?"
Xiao Yeyang nodded, and then as if he had thought of something, he smiled and said, "Don't look at your fourth brother's silly appearance, but in some things, he is much more capable than your eldest brother."
Daohua looked puzzled: "What are you talking about?"
Xiao Yeyang looked at the rice flowers and smiled: "Go and see for yourself."
Daohua curled her lips and said, "Forget it." Then she looked up at the scenery in the distance.
Compared to being submerged in lotus leaves before, she prefers the open view now.
Seeing her enchanted by the beautiful scenery, Xiao Yeyang smiled and said, "When the sunset comes out, the scenery here is truly breathtaking. How about you go back later?"
Daohua shook her head: "No, my mother specifically told us to go back early when we left. If we go back late, it will be difficult to go out next time."
Xiao Yeyang showed regret on his face: "Aunt is too strict with you."
Daohua: "My mother has been very permissive with me. You haven't seen other girls who really never leave the house."
Xiao Yeyang nodded in agreement: "Fortunately, my aunt is quite open-minded."
Otherwise, where could he go to see the rice flowers?
At this moment, the wooden boat slowly sailed out of the lotus leaves. Looking at the shore that was getting closer and closer, Daohua just smiled on her face when countless gulls and herons flew out from both sides, scaring Daohua.
Standing in the wooden boat, his body was already unstable, and he was startled and took a step back, causing the boat to shake immediately.
"careful!"
Seeing that Daohua was unsteady, Xiao Yeyang quickly stood up and hugged her.
The momentum of standing up caused the boat to shake even more violently, and the two men lost their balance and fell down.
The moment she fell, Xiao Yeyang pulled Daohua in front of him and let her fall on him.
"Bang!"
The moment he fell, Xiao Yeyang let out a muffled groan and his head hit the edge of the boat. The pain made his brows furrowed.
Daohua wanted to look up to check, but he covered her head with his hands and said, "Don't move. Wait until the boat stabilizes."
Daohua lay on Xiao Yeyang, her head resting on his neck. The boat was shaking, but she didn't dare to move. She could only ask worriedly, "Xiao Yeyang, did you fall anywhere?"
Xiao Yeyang: “No.”
Daohua: "I heard something was wrong with your voice. Please tell me where you bumped into me."
Xiao Yeyang: "It's really okay."
Daohua blamed herself and said, "It's all my fault. If I hadn't stood up, nothing like this would have happened."
Xiao Yeyang moved his hand on Daohua's waist and was silent for a moment: "It's not your fault."
He was actually quite happy about it. Even though he got hit on the head, wasn't this also an opportunity to get close to Daohua?
Well worth it!
The wooden boat gradually stabilized, and Daohua slowly stood up. She wanted to check Xiao Yeyang's injuries, but accidentally bumped into his eyes full of tenderness.
Daohua was stunned. This was the first time she clearly saw Xiao Yeyang's feelings for her. Suddenly, she became panicked and just wanted to escape quickly.
Then, Daohua sat up straight.
"What are you doing?!"
The wooden boat began to shake again. Xiao Yeyang pulled Daohua down and let her lie in his arms again. Feeling the person in his arms struggle, he had to say, "Come on, stop moving. You don't want us to fall into the water, do you?"
As expected, the rice flower did not dare to struggle anymore, but her heart was pounding.
Xiao Yeyang let go of Daohua only after the wooden boat was completely stable.
Daohua didn't stand up very much this time, but after sitting up, she quickly moved away from Xiao Yeyang without saying a word or looking at him.
Seeing this, Xiao Yeyang wanted to say something, but seeing her blushing cheeks, an idea moved him. He smiled, grabbed the oar, and rowed silently towards the shore.
(End of this chapter)
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