The man probably didn't expect Su Yun'er to be so sharp and direct in her retort, and he was momentarily speechless, his face turning red.
Su Yun'er ignored him and bought the book she was holding, paid for it, and left.
Holding the book in her hand, Su Yun'er strolled around the market again, looking at the small items sold by the street vendors, thinking about what she could bring home later.
As she strolled around, it became too late, so Su Yun'er changed direction and headed straight for Lingyue Tower, casually reopening the book.
I didn't look at the book stall carefully just now, but I thought the calligraphy was beautiful. Plus, I didn't want to be with that frivolous scholar and wanted to leave quickly, so I bought it.
But this casual flipping through the pages didn't seem to have any effect; Su Yun'er's gaze suddenly stopped on a particular page.
"What...what...what is this thing..."
Su Yun'er initially thought she was seeing things, so she rubbed her eyes, leaned closer to the book, and read it carefully again.
Good heavens!
"I exclaimed, 'Wow! The ancients...the ancients were so open-minded!'"
Su Yun'er blushed, closed the book, rolled it into a tube and held it in her hand as if the book was too hot to handle, constantly changing how she held it.
But after taking a few steps, I couldn't resist wanting to take another look.
So she picked it up again and opened it. This time, she didn't flip directly to the previous page, but flipped through it several times. As a result, her eyes fell on the same spot again.
"Yo ho!"
Su Yun'er straightened her expression, quickly glanced around, and seeing that no one was paying attention to her, she folded up the pages of the book to peek at the text.
So engrossed in reading that Su Yun'er covered her mouth and chuckled, she completely missed what was happening beyond the text.
at the same time.
As they walked out of Lingyue Tower, Gu Jingheng and his group passed through the crowd in Xirang. Lian Yingtong suddenly noticed a bird flying in the distance and quickly whispered to Gu Jingheng.
Gu Jingheng looked up when he heard this.
But instead of finding the bird, they heard a "bang".
A person bumped straight into Gu Jingheng's arms!
Gu Jingheng, having practiced martial arts for many years, was in much better physical condition than the other man, who was thin and weak. Upon the collision, Gu Jingheng barely reacted, while the other man was about to fall backward. Gu Jingheng instinctively reached out to support him, and ended up grabbing the man's...buttocks.
"Master!" Lian Yingtong reminded him from the side. When there were no outsiders around, they all addressed Gu Jingheng as "Master" on this trip.
Upon hearing Lian Yingtong's voice, Gu Jingheng quickly realized what was happening and immediately released the buttocks.
Upon closer inspection, it became clear that the person was bending down to pick something up, causing their body to bend forward, which resulted in Gu Jingheng accidentally grabbing the person's buttocks in the blink of an eye.
Only then did Gu Jingheng realize that this person was actually a woman, and judging from her hairstyle, she was a married woman.
The woman whose buttocks had been touched remained frozen in place, clearly stunned, and had even forgotten to pick up what was on the ground.
Gu Jingheng also felt very embarrassed at this moment. He had just had such physical contact with a strange woman, and the contact was such a private one. Even if it was unintentional, it was inevitable that people would gossip.
"Big sister, I'm sorry, I was rude just now." Gu Jingheng bowed deeply and picked up the books from the ground, intending to return them to this "big sister".
The "eldest sister" finally moved.
Suddenly, she stood up, head bowed, neither replying to what she had just said nor taking the book the other person offered. After straightening up, she pushed Gu Jingheng away, covered her face, and quickly walked away!
It was like they were running away.
Only Gu Jingheng remained in the same position, still returning the book.
All of this happened in the blink of an eye. Fortunately, most of the pedestrians nearby were focused on shopping and strolling around, so they didn't notice what was happening.
Lian Ying and the other two stared wide-eyed, unable to believe what they had just seen.
"What did she say when she ran away?" Gu Jingheng asked.
"She just said it was so embarrassing," Xu Meng, who had the best hearing, said immediately.
Gu Jingheng coughed lightly, cleared his throat, and stuffed the book into his clothes.
"Let's go, we still have things to do."
Then, as if nothing had happened, they led the way and left.
***
After running a hundred meters in one breath, Su Yun'er dared to stop and look back. Her view was blocked by the crowd and stalls, so she felt relieved, breathed a sigh of relief, and wiped the sweat from her forehead.
"Phew...really, how could something like this happen? It's all this book's fault!" Su Yun'er said, looking down at her hand, only then realizing belatedly that the book was gone!
this……
Where did the book go?!
Oh right, I was reading a book just now, and the content was so captivating that I didn't pay attention to my surroundings, then I bumped into someone, the book fell, and then... and then what happened? I don't remember! Anyway, I just ran away!
I didn't take the book!
Su Yun'er's mind flashed back to the scene just now. She couldn't remember some of the details, but she was certain of the book's whereabouts: it had been left on the ground.
"..." Su Yun'er fell silent.
Did you make strange laughing noises while reading?
Did that person hear that?
He... probably doesn't know me!
Oh no, my mind is a complete mess, what should I do? Su Yun'er was so anxious that she scratched her head and cheeks, just like Ke Yun when she had an attack.
"No, no, calm down, calm down." Su Yun'er forced herself to calm down.
"He doesn't even know himself. So what if he found the book? He can't connect it to me. Besides, he's not going to come looking for me with the book. And even if he did, I'd just deny it. I'd just deny it to the death!"
After mentally preparing herself, Su Yun'er tidied her hair and clothes and continued walking towards Lingyue Tower.
***
Lingyue Tower, night.
After discussing official business and listening to Lian Ying chat with the others for a while, Gu Jingheng let them go back to their respective homes.
The house quieted down, and the outside was also peaceful.
After washing up, Gu Jingheng began to change his clothes and prepare for bed.
When his clothes were taken off, he seemed to smell a faint floral fragrance.
"Where is the fragrance coming from?" Gu Jingheng looked around. There were no flowers in the room, and the windows and doors were closed, so it couldn't be coming from outside.
It's probably just my imagination.
Gu Jingheng changed his clothes and lay down on the bed.
As soon as I closed my eyes, for some reason, I saw the accident I had bumped into during the day.
A faint fragrance of flowers drifted into my nose.
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