The next second, Lin Qixia glared at her sharply.
"You..." Lin Jiudong was so frightened that he immediately swallowed his voice and stopped shouting.
"Good girl." Seeing this, Lin Qixia stepped forward and patted her head with satisfaction.
Because of Huo Yanqing's presence, Lin Jiudong stood still and didn't dare to move.
She simply stared at Lin Qixia with her bloodshot eyes.
Lin Qixia, feeling the hateful gaze from Lin Jiudong, casually leaned close to her ear and threatened, "If you dare to tell anyone what you saw today, I guarantee you won't live more than three days!"
At this moment, Lin Qixia was shrouded in a chilling killing intent.
Lin Jiudong was startled and replied in a trembling voice, "I...I understand."
"Very good!" Lin Qixia clapped her hands and turned to Huo Yanqing, saying, "Let's go."
"Mm," Huo Yanqing responded and followed her.
The two of them left together.
Lin Jiudong staggered from exhaustion, then turned to watch Lin Qixia's departing figure and clenched his fist.
She couldn't understand how Lin Qixia could be so bold.
Aren't you afraid your older brother will find out?
...
Lin Qixia and Huo Yanqing planned to leave the courtyard, but to avoid trouble, Lin Qixia said to Huo Yanqing as they walked, "You should hide."
As the two turned a corner, Huo Yanqing suddenly stopped.
"What's wrong?" Lin Qixia asked, though she hadn't turned around yet, she had a bad feeling.
Huo Yanqing, "Now... it seems too late for me to hide it."
Lin Qixia turned her head and found that they had encountered someone.
At this moment, Lin Yi, who was standing not far in front of them, was holding the candied fruit that Lin Qixia had bought for her a few days ago and was eating it happily.
When the child saw Lin Qixia and Huo Yanqing, he was so surprised that he dropped the candied fruit in his hand.
Then, with her grape-sized eyes, she looked at Lin Qixia in a daze, and then at the unfamiliar boy in black beside her.
Huo Yanqing: "..."
Lin Qixia: "..."
Today is really weird!
Lin Qixia felt complicated. It seemed that Huo Yanqing's existence could no longer be hidden.
Coming to her senses, she felt the oppressive atmosphere surrounding Huo Yanqing and quickly patted his shoulder: "What do you want to do?"
Surely it's not like someone would have the thought of killing a child?
It's clear that Huo Yanqing really doesn't want others to discover him unless he himself decides to.
After all, it was already quite an achievement that Huo Yanqing hadn't killed Lin Jiudong before.
"You should go, don't frighten the child, I'll handle it." Lin Qixia quickly advised Huo Yanqing when she saw that something was wrong with him.
Huo Yanqing remained silent for a while before nodding slightly in response, "Okay."
After that, Huo Yanqing disappeared from the spot.
Lin Qixia then walked towards Lin Yi, squatted down in front of her, and gently placed her hand on Lin Yi's shoulder: "Little Lin Yi, can you keep what you just saw a secret from your aunt?"
"Why?" Lin Yi asked, puzzled.
Lin Qixia said, "That brother is timid. He'll be scared if someone sees him."
Huo Yanqing, who overheard Lin Qixia's words from a corner, was speechless.
When did he become afraid?
The boy was completely baffled; he couldn't understand when the other person had left such an impression on him.
Why use this reason against him?
"Okay." Lin Yi nodded in agreement without hesitation when she heard her say that.
Lin Qixia had just breathed a sigh of relief when Lin Yi asked again, "Auntie, do you... like that brother?"
"What?" Lin Qixia was stunned.
Lin Yi: "If Aunt doesn't like my brother, why would she protect him?"
Lin Qixia scratched her head, speechless for a moment.
Lin Yi is quite clever, and what she said was reasonable and well-founded.
She didn't really have a chance to refute it.
However, Lin Yi still stared blankly with her big, innocent eyes, waiting for her answer.
Huo Yanqing, who was not far away, was also looking at Lin Qixia with longing eyes.
Even though he had already been discouraged by the conversation between Lin Qixia and her older brother Lin Xiao this morning, he seemed to have forgotten about it and was now filled with hope again.
Having learned from her previous experience, Lin Qixia was very careful in answering the question to avoid Huo Yanqing's "darkening value" dropping further and deducting her pay: "Of course Aunt likes him."
Upon hearing this, Huo Yanqing suddenly raised his head, his dark eyes fixed intently on Lin Qixia.
The boy was obsessive, as if he wanted to imprint every inch of Lin Qixia's image in his mind.
However, Lin Qixia, who was not far away, paused and then said, "Auntie also likes Lin Yi, likes your parents, likes your aunt, and likes most people in this village. Auntie doesn't want anyone around her to be hurt."
Upon hearing this, Huo Yanqing's face instantly darkened, and he pursed his lips tightly.
[Attention, host: Huo Yanqing's corruption level has increased by 0.1%.]
Lin Qixia: "..."
Why doesn't this work either?
"What's wrong?" Lin Yi noticed that Lin Qixia's expression was off and asked nervously.
Lin Qixia curled her lips and pretended to be nonchalant, saying to her, "It's nothing, go back quickly, it's hot outside, be careful not to get too hot."
"Oh," Lin Yi replied, then looked up at Lin Qixia firmly and said, "Don't worry, Auntie! I won't tell anyone about that brother's existence!"
Lin Qixia patted her fluffy head: "Yi'er is so good."
After watching Lin Yi leave, she turned around and called Huo Yanqing out.
"Were you eavesdropping again?" she asked.
Huo Yanqing shook his head, "No!" He avoided her eyes when he answered her.
Lin Qixia rolled her eyes at him, "You're terrible at lying!"
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