Leaving the cave with the frozen lake, the sun was shining brightly outside.
Ahri sat in a sunny spot, basking in the sun for a long time, until her clothes became a little damp.
She then looked at Jun Linhe and asked, "Where is Sister Junru?"
Jun Linhe was holding Ah Li, but because he had been in the sun for too long and it was too hot, Ah Li wouldn't let him hold her anymore.
Jun Linhe remained silent. He liked Ah Li, and they would definitely be together. But if Ah Li didn't change how she addressed him, would they end up addressing each other separately?
Seeing that Jun Linhe was silent, Ah Li took his hand and looked at his ear, saying, "There's no water in your ears, didn't you hear me?"
Jun Linhe suddenly looked at Ah Li sitting beside him very seriously and said directly, "Ah Li, I love you, and I want to grow old with you."
Ahri smiled, tightened her grip on their clasped hands, and said, "I didn't know you liked me before, but now that I do, I'm willing."
"Shouldn't you change how you address me then?"
"Um?"
"Just like me, you call her 'Mom'."
Jun Linhe was very serious; it seemed that the issue of how he was addressed was very important to him.
Just as Ah Li was about to laugh, Jun Linhe kissed her. He was very glad that he had not taken poison or committed suicide, but instead chose to hold her and sleep here forever.
Otherwise, where would the chance be to express the feelings of liking and love hidden in one's heart?
He didn't know when it started, but he liked this person. He liked the way she leaned against Junru, and he liked the way she said he was beautiful, as if her eyes held countless stars.
He thought he had long since grown accustomed to it, accustomed to the contempt in others' eyes, accustomed to being called the son of a prostitute, and slowly accustomed to rotting and stinking in that place...
Until she arrived, everything seemed to change.
She loved to laugh, and unlike others who called the madam "Mom," she called her "Sister," and always managed to get a lot of food from them.
Once, he went to learn martial arts, got injured, and wanted to give up, so he ran back and hid.
She appeared with a smile that seemed to have the power to heal hearts. "Lin He, were you crying?"
"I didn't."
She seemed not to believe it at the time, and said, "A man doesn't easily shed tears, but our Linhe is still a little boy, so he can shed some."
At that time, he wanted to prove that he hadn't cried, so she stuffed a piece of candy into his mouth and said, "Life has its ups and downs, but when it's time to eat something sweet, you should eat some."
Jun Linhe knew that she must have been called over by his mother, Jun Ru, to comfort him.
He also wanted this person to be able to lean on him and depend on him.
However, this person liked to lean on Junru and liked to stand close to other people, but not to get too close to him.
"Ah Li, let's get married."
Later, Jun Linhe led Ah Li back to find Jun Ru.
Junru and her maid sold rouge and face powder, and their business was very good. Many people came into the shop to choose their favorite rouge and face powder. The shop was called Rouge Fragrance.
On this day, Ahri and Junlinhe, both wearing veils, walked into the shop together.
This shop isn't big, but it has a wide variety of cosmetics and face powders. Many people are looking at them and trying them out.
Ahri also joined in, picking and choosing, and even letting Jun Linhe smell them.
Jun Linhe whispered, "Are you sure you want to use these?"
"You don't want me to use it?"
Ah Li closed the rouge in her hand and looked at Jun Linhe with some displeasure.
Jun Linhe felt tongue-tied at that moment. She seemed angry, so he tried to coax her. He said, "I think you're already beautiful enough, you don't need these things."
Ah Li then took Jun Linhe's hand and said with a smile, "My husband has become quite good at coaxing people lately."
Junru had noticed Ah Li and Jun Linhe earlier; these two were rather special, as they entered wearing veils.
Moreover, she felt a strong sense of familiarity with these two people.
As Junru approached step by step, she suddenly realized that she could no longer speak, and could no longer smile and ask the other customers what kind of rouge they needed, just like she would with other customers.
At this moment, Ah Li took Jun Linhe's hand and turned around together, speaking softly, "Sister, it's been a long time."
Because of these words, Junru stopped. Her eyes reddened, and she was extremely excited. Was it her?
Jun Linhe tightened his grip on Ah Li's hand and protested softly, "You clearly promised me that you would call her 'Mother' like I do."
Upon hearing Jun Linhe's voice, tears welled up in Junru's eyes. She also noticed that the two were holding hands. She quickly wiped away her tears and said to the maid, "Girl, I'll take these two guests to the back. You can watch the shop for now."
"good."
The girl didn't think much of it, assuming it was just another girl who couldn't show her face in the past, and continued to pack rouge and face powder for other customers.
Junru led Ali and Jun Linhe to the back of the shop, where there was a small courtyard, several rooms, a small kitchen, and so on.
Jun Linhe first took off his veil, looked at Jun Ru, and called out, "Mother, I'm back."
Then, he reached out and helped Ahri remove the veil from her head.
The moment the veil on Ah Li's head was removed, Junru stepped forward and hugged Ah Li, crying as she said, "Do you know how much I missed you? Do you know how heartbroken I was when you died? How could you fake your death and deceive me? You wanted to be with Lin He, how could I stop you!"
When Junru led Ali and the others into the backyard, she had considered the possibility that Ali might have come back to life, but it was too bizarre.
Then she remembered that Jun Linhe had told Ah Li to call her "Mother," and she thought that perhaps when her son hugged Ah Li, he fed her something, so she was just faking her death at that time.
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