Chapter 117 [VIP] Lifesaver (4)
Nan Yan naturally saw that this man was angry and hypocritical, but it did not prevent her from seizing the opportunity at all. She slowly moved closer, blinked twice, and then gently pressed her cheek against his chest. Hearing his obviously accelerated heartbeat, she suddenly pursed her lips and smiled softly,
"Jin Lili, I like you so much."
"I like you very much, I like you very much. Can you marry me as soon as possible? I want to see you the first thing when I wake up every day..."
She put her fingers on his shoulders and leaned her whole body in his arms. Her voice was soft when she said this, and she looked at him sincerely. Her eyes seemed to contain endless emotions, which was very different from her usual fooling around.
Nan Yan's eyelashes drooped slightly. Of course she did it on purpose.
Anyway, she had already stirred his mind. If she revealed her feelings a little more, it would completely disrupt the whole situation. She would not care about the rest.
When Jin Lili heard this, his body paused slightly. He tried hard to calm his inner turmoil, but the man in front of him suddenly said this, which made him silent.
Jin Lili took a deep breath, not knowing what he was thinking about. His expression gradually calmed down. He neither reached out to hug her as usual, nor did he push her away. Instead, he casually picked up the gauze on the table and wrapped it around her wound. Then he asked in a low voice,
"So what do you like about me?"
Speaking of this, the person in his arms became more energetic. She also got up from Jin Lili's arms, and then counted on her fingers, looking at him with a frown.
"A lot. You've been very kind to me, helping me out and smiling at me. Do you remember the first time we met? I was bullied at the banquet and I had no power to fight back. It was you who helped me out and later caught up with me and gave me some delicious cakes to cheer me up..."
Nan Yan was still talking tirelessly, with a gleam in her eyes, as if as long as she talked about this matter, she could talk about it for three days and three nights without getting bored.
But Jin Lili frowned subconsciously, but realized something and quickly restrained himself, then pretended to be indifferent and asked casually, "Yan Yan, you said something wrong, the first time we met was not at the banquet, but at the farm where you spent the summer."
Hearing this, Nan Yan's face turned pale for a moment, but soon returned to normal. She raised her head and glanced at Jin Lili, who had a faint smile on his face. As if she had just reacted, she smiled dryly at him and said, "Well... you are right. It was dark at that time. It was in that farm. We... met for the first time. But it has been a little too long. I almost forgot it."
Her voice suddenly became much softer and her fingers were twisting her collar, which was a subconscious movement she made when she was nervous, probably because she was afraid that he would notice something.
Jin Lili looked down at her and didn't expose her directly, but his heart gradually calmed down, and those strange and weird emotions just now disappeared completely.
Nan Yan hesitated for a while, and no one knew what she was thinking. Her eyes fell on his face again, she pursed her lips, and then asked unwillingly,
She said, "Jin Lili, if I hadn't saved you that night at the farm, or if it wasn't me who saved you, I'm just saying if, would you... still be so nice to me? Would you still like me?"
After saying this, she looked at his face seriously, not wanting to miss any expression on his face, and looking forward to the answer he would give.
After hearing this question, Jin Lili frowned slightly, lowered his head, and looked at Nan Yan's face. She looked a little nervous, with her lips slightly pursed. There were still some wet marks on her lips, which were left when she kissed him just now. Jin Lili did not answer her directly, but asked her this question, "If I hadn't helped you out at the banquet, coaxed you to be happy, and didn't show up in time to save you when you were frightened, would you still like me?"
Hearing this, Nan Yan was obviously stunned.
Then, a confused and dazed look appeared on her face, as if this question had stumped her and she didn't know how to answer for a moment.
Then, she heard the person next to her say to her very calmly, "If you hadn't saved me that night, there would be no Jin Lili in this world. It was because you saved me that I helped you with all those things later. If it wasn't you from the beginning, I would never have thought of getting close to you from the beginning to the end. Do you understand?"
After saying this, Jin Lili's emotions completely calmed down, and he became the silent Mr. Jin of the past again.
His meaning was very clear.
If it wasn't her, Li Nanyan, who saved him, then she wouldn't be the one he liked in the beginning.
This realization made Nan Yan unconsciously clench her fingers.
She pursed her lips and lowered her head without knowing when. Her eyes flickered slightly and her face looked a little unhappy. But she soon came to her senses and explained in a muffled voice, pretending not to care.
"I already said it was an if, why are you taking it so seriously? Did you forget? I always carry that jade pendant with me. Who else could it be if not me who saved you?"
Hearing this, Jin Lili paused slightly.
He lowered his head, and his ink-black eyes met hers. Looking at the other person's eyes without a trace of guilt, he felt a sense of mockery in his heart.
Did she not feel guilty at all for lying to him? Or was she sure that she would never find out the truth?
He looked at the person inconspicuously, calmed down his emotions, and then said calmly, "Well, you are right. Who else could it be besides you?"
After saying that, Jin Lili's smile slowly faded. He lowered his head to treat all the wounds on her hands, and then let go.
Nan Yan smiled softly as if nothing had happened, then she suddenly thought of something and changed the subject abruptly.
"Oh, I suddenly remembered that the fish in the kitchen should have been cooked. I'll bring it over now. Please wait for me..."
Without waiting for his rebuttal, she turned around and walked quickly towards the small kitchen. Her steps seemed a little hurried, as if she was not used to the strange atmosphere in the house.
Only when the person behind her could no longer see her back did she slow down her pace.
Nan Yan curled her lips. She had seen many people who were hard on the outside but soft on the inside. This man's words were quite ruthless, but she didn't know if he really meant it in his heart.
Anyway, after some contact, she obviously discovered that the powerful Lord Jin did have some feelings for her, which was very interesting.
Nan Yan, thinking this, just happened to walk into the kitchen, poured the fish soup that was still cooking in the pot directly into the cup, then adjusted her expression, and then carried the food box back in the direction she came from.
As soon as she entered the room, she immediately and happily called Jin Li, who was sitting on a chair beside her, to come over. Then she took out a porcelain bowl and carefully poured him a bowl of fish soup. The fish soup was still steaming, and Nan Yan looked at him expectantly.
"Would you like to try it? It's been cooked for a long time, so it should taste... okay."
Nan Yan looked very expectant. She stretched her head to look at the fish soup in the bowl and sighed inwardly. She thought, after drinking this messy fish scale soup, she would have to go to the hospital, right?
"Although the style looks a bit bad, it should taste good. Jin Lili, please try it first."
"I heard that fish soup is good for the brain. Lord Jin must have a headache dealing with official duties every day. Can I pour you a bowl?"
Nan Yan said this and immediately served him a small bowl attentively.
Jin Lili looked at the bowl of what could be called fish soup that was passed to him, and his expression changed slightly. He didn't know whether the man in front of him was teasing him or was sincere?
As for Nan Yan, she was of course teasing him sincerely.
Jin Lili had a headache for a moment, and finally couldn't help but knocked her on the head, scolding her in a light voice,
"Stop making trouble. If I really drink this bowl of soup, I will be too weak to be replenished. I will probably kick my legs and go to heaven to see God when I go to sleep tonight! Forget it, quickly change your clothes. I will take you out for dinner."
In the end, Jin Li couldn't help but push the bowl of fish soup back. What a mess! Why should he ruin his stomach like this?
Nan Yan was initially disappointed when she saw that he refused to speak, but when she heard what he said next, her eyes lit up and she nodded in response.
Then she changed her clothes with the help of the maid.
Long before the two got engaged, Jin Lili asked the servants in the mansion to buy some clothes and accessories for Miss Li, which happened to be used today.
It was just past the You hour and the sky was gradually getting dark. The Yanyun City at night presented a different kind of magnificent scene.
The Le Dynasty had abolished the curfew system long ago, and Yanyun City was the imperial city, under the feet of the emperor, which made the city even more bustling and prosperous at night. Sometimes even the princesses and princes in the court could not help but dress up and come out to watch and play.
There are still many street vendors who have not yet closed their stalls. Some of them have just started to sell their wares while their stalls are still open. At night, they sell food and snacks, lanterns and decorations. The painted boats in the moat light up their lights in the dark, making the place much busier than during the day.
At night, countless people are bustling about on this street, accompanied by the sounds of laughter coming from the attics. This is the most prosperous scene.
Suddenly, a clear and pleasant sound came from the crowd.
"Jin Lili, hurry up, come here quickly. Look at this doll. It looks like this when it's not talking to you."
這聲音聽着就是個活潑俏皮的性子，和尋常見到的世家貴女們不同，讓人忍不住想轉過頭去看一看這姑娘到底長得是何模樣。
“行了，你走慢一點，你是不是忘記自己大家閨秀的身份了，跟一群男子在人群裏擠來擠去，不怕被人欺負嗎？”
靳厭離皺眉，早知道就不該帶她出來的，這人每次上街都很撒了歡似的拽不住，就該給她手腕上系跟繩子才妥當。
“哎呀，大家閨秀什麽時候都可以當的，那個噴火的雜技錯過了可就沒得看了，靳厭離，你什麽時候變得這麽迂腐了？”
南嫣仿佛完全意識到這人眼底的煩悶跟不适應，轉個身又鑽到了一處賣糖人的攤子前，然後沖着身後的靳厭離偏頭一笑。
這一笑又實在嬌俏，倒惹得身旁幾個經過的富家公子因為看她而不小心撞到了前面的石墩上，平白添了不少笑話。
李南嫣的容貌自然是不差的，一襲紅色的石榴裙明豔動人，她體态輕盈，眸似春水漫過，尤其是歪頭朝人笑起來的時候，仿佛連這四周的空氣都香甜了不少。
靳厭離不動聲色将那些試圖靠近她的男人全都打發掉，一擡頭聽到這話，簡直有種想把人抓回來好好教訓一頓的沖動，
“迂腐？本官好心好意護着你，在你眼中反倒成了一個迂腐之人了？行了，随你吧，下次摔倒了本官可不會再扶你了。”
“哎呀，是我說錯了，你明知道我不是這個意思的，別跟我計較了好不好？我們好不容易才出來玩的，你就不能開心一點嘛。” 她說着又朝身後那人眨了眨眼睛，然後舉着一個糖人遞到他面前，“這個好看嗎？”
靳厭離皺眉瞧了兩眼，興致缺缺，“不就是個糖人嗎？沒什麽好看不好看的。”
典型的直男式審美。
南嫣一聽這話就撅了嘴，哼了兩聲轉過頭去不看他了，“你這人真是太不解風情了，這娃娃多好看啊，你看這個男娃娃，背着手的樣子跟你像不像？還有這個女娃娃，這兩個是天生一對，跟我們倆是一樣的……”
那胖乎乎的攤主倒是很有眼色，好聽的話是一句一句地從嘴裏往外蹦，把兩人直誇的天上有地上無的，南嫣最後一高興，就從其中挑了兩個最漂亮的糖人娃娃。
一男一女，剛好湊成了一對。
靳厭離跟在後頭付了銀子，又看她跟只花蝴蝶一樣穿過人群，從這一個攤子奔向了下一個攤子，樂此不疲，不知從哪兒來的那麽多精力。
靳厭離低頭輕笑了聲，
也就這麽一眨眼的功夫，沒有留神，再擡頭的時候，原本還在眼前逛來逛去的身影忽然就不見了。
靳厭離察覺的時候先是一愣，随之而來的是莫名的緊張跟惱怒，都說了讓她老實點了就是不聽，這才一會兒的功夫人就不見了，讓他怎麽可能不擔心！
“靳五，人呢？不是讓你盯仔細點嗎？你那雙眼睛幹什麽去了？”
靳厭離下意識往前走了幾步，他也知道自己這是遷怒，但就是按耐不住心中的怒火與煩躁，這個李南嫣還真是讓人一刻鐘都不能放松，真得找根繩子把她栓起來才行。
而靳五一看自家大人這臉色就知道不妙，額頭冷汗直冒，大人這下是生氣了，于是也不敢反駁，趕緊低頭認錯。
“大人息怒，小的一時看走了眼，沒太注意李小姐的動向，奴才這就讓人去找。”
靳厭離皺眉，在他說話的功夫已經自己擠進人群中去了，可能連他自己都沒有注意到，此刻自己的心裏分明就是緊張在意着南嫣的。
而在另一邊的南嫣也不是故意要躲着人，她只是突然看到了不遠處的女主跟蕭非鶴，這可真是巧了啊，好不容易碰上了，不上前去刷個臉豈不是很可惜嗎？
按照現在的劇情，蕭非鶴也已經喜歡上女主了，但礙于自己的名聲實在狼藉，這份感情就一直被默默藏在心底不敢宣之于口，甚至擔心被人發現，從而污了她的名聲。
但很可笑的是，他就是用這種法子去毀了另一個女子的名節。
而李清柔自從看到靳厭離跟她那個嫡姐定親之後，整個人都變得有些郁郁寡歡，心情低落，她有些不明白，明明當初在農莊的那段時間裏，他們之間分明有種不言而喻的默契存在的，她一直以為他對她是一樣的，卻不曾想，他喜歡的人居然是自己的嫡姐。
這種落差感真的讓李清柔非常失落。
其實她從一開始就對他很有好感，而這份好感更是在得知他的身份後慢慢演變成了一種心動，她不想拿恩情這件事情去要求他做什麽，那會顯得她是一個挾恩求報的人。
可是在得知他上門提親的那一刻，她心底是真的很難過，原來這一切都是她自己自作多情，而他從頭到尾都沒有在意過她，他甚至都沒有對她說過一句謝謝，就因為李南嫣不喜歡他接近她。
李清柔想到這些事情心情便不太好了，蕭非鶴陪着她出來逛逛，兩人一路往前走着，蕭非鶴确實是個很體貼的朋友，知道她不開心會想法子逗她開心，但對于李清柔來講，他也只能是個朋友而已。
李清柔進了一間賣胭脂水粉的鋪子，蕭非鶴就站在外面等她，等的久了，目光便随意落在四周的攤販上，他瞧着那攤子上賣的一些精致小巧的首飾，那對碧玉做的耳墜實在漂亮，若是送給清柔她一定會很喜歡的。
蕭非鶴想着就往前走，一時也沒注意從身側被擠過來的人群，他一個側身便不小心撞上了身後的一個姑娘，眼看着對方就要摔倒，蕭非鶴幾乎是下意識地伸手攬了她一把，這下的觸感甚至讓他不敢使力。
腦中只剩下一個念頭，這姑娘的腰怎麽會這麽軟？随後動作更加小心翼翼起來，生怕自己一不小心就弄折了。
而南嫣被人撞得這一下，手上那根糖人瞬間沒拿穩，一不小心就被撞飛出去摔到地上碎成了兩半，等她站穩後，都沒注意到這人摟她腰的事情了，而是一把揪住他的衣襟，怒氣沖沖又委屈巴巴地盯着人，“你怎麽走路的，沒長眼睛嗎？沒瞧見我就站在這兒嗎？怎麽辦，你把我的糖人撞壞了，賠我！”
懷裏的少女轉過頭來，白皙的面龐因為生氣而湧動着一抹紅霞，那雙眼眸宛若秋水一般，這豔色沖擊得人一時間有些回不過神來，蕭非鶴愣了一瞬，随後才反應過來眼前這人是誰。
他認得眼前這個女子，清柔的嫡姐李南嫣，倒是沒想到會在這兒遇到她，更沒想到自己撞上的人居然是她。
因為清柔的原因，連帶着蕭非鶴對她也沒什麽太多的好感，不過撞到人還是他的不對，蕭非鶴長眉微擰，松手将人放開了。
“真是抱歉，不過在下不是故意的，無心之失，還望姑娘能夠恕罪。”
南嫣揪着他的衣襟不肯松手，拽着人走到那已經被人踩得稀巴爛的糖人前，眼神愈發委屈了，“我才不管你是不是故意的，你陪我糖人就行了。”
蕭非鶴皺着眉，大概是對一個人有了偏見之後，看她做什麽都會有失偏頗，就比如此刻的蕭非鶴就覺得這大小姐真是難纏，一個糖人而已，有必要這般小題大做嗎？
他從懷裏摸出一錠碎銀，直接遞過去，語氣淡淡道，“這錠銀子夠你買上百個了，陪你這些夠了嗎？”
南嫣目光落在他那錠碎銀上，眼珠子轉了下，心裏尋思着正常情況下，她是不是該把那錠銀子拿起來，然後直接砸他腦門上，再大罵一句“去你的臭錢”、“誰稀罕你那點臭銀子”，最後再毫不猶豫地轉身離開，來突顯自己那獨一無二的清高不俗的氣質。
南嫣抿唇看了這人一眼，覺得這種發展太套路了，幹脆伸手接過銀子，然後悶聲悶氣說了句，“這……也不是不行，就是你下次走路注意點行了吧，我這糖人很貴的。”
她說完也不猶豫了，咬了咬唇又看他一眼，直接拿起他手上的銀子轉身就走，多耽誤一秒都生怕他會後悔似的，步子邁的飛快。
蕭非鶴，“……”
總覺得自己好像給太多了，虧本了。
他都還沒反應過來呢，這人就已經跑遠了，雖然事情是解決了，但是吧，總覺得有些怪怪的，好像有哪裏不太對勁。
這李家大小姐果真跟傳聞中的一樣。
格外的異于常人。
這邊南嫣剛走出長寧街，四周瞬間就安靜了不少，街道盡頭是一處月老廟，月老廟門前有一棵雌雄同株的菩提樹，來這兒的大多是求姻緣的年輕男女。
Nan Yan had just walked to the temple gate, and before she could even sigh, Jin Lili, who appeared out of nowhere, grabbed her wrist and scolded her, "Where have you been? Didn't I tell you to wait for me to find you if you can't find me? Did you listen to me? Don't you know there are a lot of kidnappers at night? If you don't pay attention, you'll be knocked unconscious and kidnapped. If you dare to run around again in the future, don't even think about me taking you out again!"
Jin Li flicked his sleeves. This time he was really angry. He was angry that she was running around everywhere, and he was even more angry that she didn't even bring a maid with her.
He was looking for her the whole night, and the more he looked, the more anxious he became. It turned out that this person was quite leisurely and strolled to the Yue Lao Temple at some point in time.
He still had a smile on his face, with a candied haws in his left hand and a piece of crispy cake in his right hand, eating them with great pleasure. He did not look anxious or worried at all, and had no idea that he was almost angry to death.
Nan Yan blinked twice, probably because she didn't expect him to be so angry. She immediately pulled his sleeves and coaxed him skillfully, "I'm sorry, I know I was wrong. I don't know why I couldn't see you when I turned around. Later, I thought there were so many fun things on this street, and I could look for you while eating and playing. I'm sorry, I will definitely follow you next time. Don't be angry, okay?"
She snorted twice as she spoke, poked his chest with her finger, and looked a little aggrieved and resentful, "You still blame me, I was so anxious when I couldn't find you, this candied haws doesn't taste good anymore, do you want to try a bite?"
Jin Lili was really mad at her. She didn't even enjoy the food. Did she think he was blind? He saw that she was clearly enjoying the food. She was so happy that she didn't want to leave.