Chapter 123 [VIP] Lifesaver (10)
It turns out that what Xiao Feihe meant by venting was taking her to the suburbs to race horses. He is indeed a very knowledgeable and interesting person. He can touch people's hearts with just a few words. He knows how to make people happy and how to comfort people who are heartbroken.
Nan Yan was angry at first and turned away, refusing to pay any attention to him. However, under his incessant persuasion, she was a little moved. But she was too angry and couldn't save face for the moment. She could only look at him impatiently and hesitantly. Finally, she gave in at the other party's very considerate request.
——I still couldn't help but follow him out.
Neither of them took any maids or servants with them. They just hired a carriage and went to the suburbs.
There was a stable near the city. Xiao Feihe was probably a regular customer here and was familiar with the servants of the stable. He just walked over with a smile and said something to the young man, and then the servants of the stable led out two shiny red-maned horses.
Nan Yan looked at the docile little mare and subconsciously reached out to touch its head. The little mare was not afraid of people and rubbed its head against her palm. Nan Yan blinked and naturally a long-lost smile appeared on her face.
Xiao Feihe, who was standing beside her, had been secretly watching her. Seeing that this difficult-to-please person finally smiled, his eyebrows moved slightly, and the corners of his mouth involuntarily revealed a smile.
"Well, I'm right, isn't it a relaxing and fun thing to go horse riding in the suburbs?"
Hearing this, the smile on Nan Yan's face disappeared again. She turned her head away and snorted, obviously still thinking about what he had said before.
Seeing this, Xiao Feihe was not angry, but smiled very gently. It is better to be angry. It is most troublesome if a person has no reaction to you at all.
The fact that she is angry just shows that she cares!
Afterwards, the two of them rode their horses together and started running towards the suburbs. Nan Yan could ride a horse, of course. Noble ladies from aristocratic families and children of officials would all have some knowledge of riding skills.
Li Nanyan also understood this, but her understanding was more superficial than the basics.
Only the riding skills are slightly better.
The two men rode their horses for more than half an hour, galloping all the way, and they didn't know where they were going. They only knew that there was a crescent-shaped lake nearby.
The grass by the lake is still green, and the water is sparkling. The water is so clear that even the fish swimming at the bottom of the lake can be seen clearly. Especially when a breeze blows by, ripples appear on the surface of the lake.
Such a scenery makes people feel much better.
Finally, even the horse was tired from running. It raised its head and blew out a puff of white air. It neighed loudly, then stopped and kicked its back to eat grass by the lake. It refused to run anymore.
Nan Yan also jumped off the horse and trotted all the way to the lake. She was in a much better mood at the moment and smiled more often.
Especially after riding for such a long time, a thin layer of sweat appeared on her forehead, which just happened to smudge the makeup she had applied earlier. She walked directly to the lake, scooped up some lake water and washed her face. Now, even her skin complexion became rosy.
Xiao Feihe, who was behind him, also caught up. He seemed to be breathing steadily, with no red face and no panting.
This man was sitting on a tall horse, with a pair of sparkling peach blossom eyes, and a bright red riding suit. His red clothes and black hair made his skin look as white as jade, but his lips were very red and thin, and when he smiled, there was a sense of elegance and nobility between his brows.
He really has a face that is born to play.
Xiao Feihe curled his lips, jumped off the horse swiftly, walked to Nan Yan's side, took out a cotton handkerchief from his sleeve and handed it to her, "How is it? Do you feel much better after running a lap? I'm right, aren't you? If you're in a bad mood like you, you shouldn't stay at home. Go out and relax more often and you'll find that being rejected is not a big deal! The man doesn't like you because he has no taste. You're so beautiful, are you still worried that you won't be able to get married?"
Nan Yan glanced at him with a strange look in her eyes.
This person seems to be a chatterbox. Once he starts talking, he never stops and keeps nagging, which is not consistent with his elegant and refined appearance at all.
Seeing that Nan Yan still refused to pay attention to him, Xiao Feihe chuckled and went over to continue talking.
"Besides, what does reputation mean? They are shackles that the world puts on you to restrain you."
"It doesn't matter if you have a bad reputation. It won't kill anyone. Besides, doesn't it just help you filter out those useless bastards?"
He patted his chest, a rather smug look on his face, "Look at me, my reputation is terrible, but I am still popular when I go out, so why do you have to hang yourself on that crooked tree?"
Nan Yan finally couldn't help but speak. She pretended to be angry and glared at the man.
"You are the crooked tree!"
Isn't this person asking for trouble?
If lover she doesn't react when someone slanders her former nominal in front of her, will that be worthy of her image as someone who has just been heartbroken?
Xiao Feihe was not bothered by being scolded. He snorted twice, raised his eyebrows slightly, and looked romantic and amorous. "So what? Even if I am a crooked tree, there are still many people rushing to be hanged. Are you not convinced again?"
As expected, these words were met with a pair of beautiful eye rolls.
Xiao Feihe found that this young lady was quite pretty when she glared at people. Her eyes were round and bright like almonds, especially the corners of her eyes which were a little red. When she glared at him, there was a hint of coquettishness in her eyes, which was quite interesting to look at.
Thinking of this, Xiao Feihe couldn't help laughing out loud again.
This smile of his attracted the eldest lady's puzzled look. Her eyes were a little subtle. She looked him up and down, and suddenly her eyes became a little strange and wandering.
Xiao Feihe felt a little uncomfortable when she stared at him. He looked at himself to make sure there was nothing wrong with him. He stopped laughing and asked, "What are you looking at? Why do you look so weird? Is there something dirty on my face?"
Nan Yan's expression was a little subtle. She suddenly reached out and grabbed his collar, her eyes narrowed, "You approached me on purpose, didn't you?"
Xiao Feihe's expression paused, feeling a little guilty for a moment, he didn't expect that he would be discovered as soon as he approached the other party. It seems that this young lady is not as stupid as the rumors say. Who said that she is beautiful but stupid?
Just when Xiao Feihe was trying to gather her thoughts and find a suitable excuse to fool him, the man in front of her suddenly let go of her hand. She glared at him with an expression that said, "I've seen through you a long time ago." "It was the same thing on the street before. You bumped into me on purpose and gave me money. And today at Li's house, you gave me a candy man. Xiao, what are you planning? To be honest, have you been in love with me for a long time?"
Miss Li was born with confidence. Although her reputation was ruined by the broken engagement, it did not hinder her confidence. She looked around the man and did not forget to turn the tables.
Xiao Feihe: “…”
Xiao Feihe was speechless for a moment. What was she thinking?
Well, it seems reasonable to think this way.
But he can guarantee that he really didn't mean to bump into her on the street. Who knew that this person suddenly appeared from nowhere and cheated him out of a silver ingot.
Xiao Feihe looked at the strange expression of the man opposite him, considered his words, and was about to speak, "I..."
Before she could finish her words, she was decisively interrupted by the man opposite her. Nan Yan looked at him seriously, then turned her head away and said with a very disgusted tone, "No, don't say it, I already know what you are going to say! Although I was rejected by someone, my requirements are also very high. I will not fall in love with a guy like you who looks like a scoundrel."
Xiao Feihe: “…”
Are you kidding me, you idiot?
Xiao Feihe's expression suddenly became speechless, his eyebrows were almost knotted, he was really mad at this person, where did she get the confidence to say such things, it was simply bragging!
Everyone in Yanyun City who knows him, judging by his appearance alone, would praise him as a handsome young man. Not to mention that he is as handsome as Pan An, but his appearance is definitely one of the best in the entire Yanyun City, and second to none.
If it weren't for his slightly bad reputation, there would be many more girls who admired him than the girl who admired Jin Lili's dead face. He was such a handsome man with a handsome face, but she dared to say that he had a mean look. Was this young lady blind?
Also, did she really know what he was going to say?
Xiao Feihe took a deep breath and suppressed the anger in his heart. Finally, he couldn't help but replied, "I have a sly eye? Miss, when did you become blind? I am such a handsome man, and you actually said I have a sly eye?"
It seemed that this person was really angry. He repeated it several times and stared at people with a gloomy look.
Nan Yan wanted to laugh, but luckily she held it back.
But after hearing what he said, her expression became even more disgusted. "Why do you, as a man, care so much about appearance? I'm not that kind of superficial woman. I like those who are both beautiful inside and out, which is different from you!"
Xiao Feihe: “…”
So, he is still a shallow-skinned person, right?
I'm so sorry that he is not a good man with both inner and outer qualities. Xiao Feihe was speechless. He thought to himself, before you say this, Miss, can you take a look at yourself first?
Not to mention that he is not good-looking inside and out, it is obvious that this young lady is not much better than him, and I don't know where she gets her confidence from. Is she so blindly sure that he likes her?
Xiao Feihe took a deep breath. He found that it was easy to get angry when he was with this young lady. He didn't know how Jin Lili could endure it at that time.
No, I can't be angry.
Xiao Feihe: He just didn't believe it. He knew that his methods couldn't win over this empty-headed young lady.
…
Seeing the other person holding back his anger and finally trying to hold back his choking, Nan Yan felt very relieved. It was typical of her that as long as you're not doing well, I'll be happy.
After running the marathon, I felt much more relaxed, and after venting, I didn’t feel as depressed anymore.
Xiao Feihe adjusted his mood, and seeing the eldest lady's angry look, he decided not to bother with her!
The two of them walked around the lake again. Xiao Feihe had been to this suburb many times and was very familiar with the route. No one knew where he went on his horse for a stroll, but when he came back, he had two paper bamboo kites in his hands.
When she saw the kite, Nan Yan's eyes suddenly lit up. Xiao Feihe naturally noticed her joy and handed the kite to her with a smile. Then the two of them flew kites by the lake for another afternoon, but this kite was not so easy to fly.
Especially since this young lady's skills are not that good. Not only can the kite not be flown, but it is also very easy to get stuck in some strange places, either on the treetops or on the roof, and the position is always just right, neither up nor down.
The result was that Prince Xiao spent an entire afternoon climbing trees, climbing walls, and picking up kites for her all over the mountains and fields. He ran back and forth more than ten times, and in the end he was so tired that he didn't want to move at all.
This is too much! Who said that the best things to do when you go out with a girl to relax are horse racing, flower viewing and kite flying? This lady is not flying a kite, she is clearly flying him!
The two of them stayed in the suburbs for an entire afternoon. Xiao Feihe was really exhausted that day. He wanted to send her back home as soon as possible, but the young lady was in a good mood. She would not go out for half a month, but once she went out, she would go shopping. When the young lady was in a good mood, she would go to the market to join in the fun.
Xiao Feihe suddenly felt his knees a little sore, but when he turned around and saw that person's face was full of interest, he swallowed the refusal that was on the tip of his tongue, and after thinking about it, he decided to accompany her.
After all, I have other purposes, and the fact that she is willing to go out and play doesn't it mean that her mood is slowly recovering? If I try hard, I may succeed, which is a good thing.
…
As it was getting dark, the two drove the carriage back to the city. In autumn, the sky gets dark early, the days get shorter and the nights get longer, and the lights in the market are lit earlier.
The market was as bustling as ever, with the sounds of vendors shouting and customers haggling over prices continuing. The air was filled with the aroma of food mixed with the smell of rouge and powder.
The driver pulled the reins and the carriage gradually stopped.
Xiao Feihe stepped on a stool and swiftly got off the carriage. He turned around and tried to lift the curtain, preparing to help the young lady get off the horse, but someone slapped his fingers away.
Xiao Feihe raised his eyebrows slightly and looked up at her. The eldest lady snorted at him and jumped off the carriage proudly.
Now it was Xiao Feihe's turn to be stunned. Then he couldn't help shaking his head and laughing softly. He didn't know what this young lady was so proud of.
The two had been playing outside for a whole day and were now feeling a little hungry. However, there were many people eating in the inn at the moment, and the wonton cakes sold at the roadside stalls seemed to be more delicious than the food in the inn. So the two did not care and after looking at each other, they sat down directly in the empty seat in front of the wonton shop.
After eating the wonton, both of them felt much more satisfied.
It must be said that after spending the day together, Xiao Feihe felt that the eldest daughter of the Li family was indeed not as spoiled and willful as the rumors said. Not to mention, just the way she ate wontons on the roadside was something that any noble lady with a little status would not be willing to do. They would rather go hungry than do such a thing that would damage their status and face.
Even Li Qingrou was no exception. She was cautious every time she went out. She would rather not eat than damage her image in the slightest. Sometimes he felt tired just watching her.
Only this young lady didn't mind at all.
After filling their stomachs, the two began to walk forward. When they saw something interesting or delicious, they stopped to admire it. There was also a person performing acrobatics and breathing fire not far away, which was quite interesting to watch. They went to the market not to buy things but to enjoy the hustle and bustle. It just so happened that both of them loved to join in the hustle and bustle, so after a few visits, they felt like they had similar interests.
Xiao Feihe was exhausted after running around in the suburbs all day, so he wasn't as arrogant anymore. His usual casual and uninhibited look was completely restrained, and he looked more stable and mature like a young master from an aristocratic family.
People looked over at him from time to time, but Xiao Feihe didn't care. His eyes were basically on the young lady next to him. The two of them walked together, both of them had outstanding looks, which made them look particularly well-matched.
Seeing Nan Yan stop in front of a stall and pick and choose, nodding and shaking her head from time to time, it was obvious that she was in a dilemma and didn't know which one to choose.
Xiao Feihe looked at the lively little expressions on her face and couldn't help laughing. He thought, how could this person have so many interesting expressions on such a small face the size of a palm?
I couldn't help but feel a little interested.
Xiao Feihe blinked his eyes. He thought he had good taste, so he quickly walked over, stopped in front of the stall to admire it, and then picked up a very small wooden sculpture of a boy holding a carp and passed it over with a very satisfied expression, "This one, you've been choosing for so long and haven't found anything, so why not buy this one. This one is beautiful. Look, the eyeballs of this little carp can move. Isn't it very delicate?"
Nan Yan looked over subconsciously, and saw his two slender fingers gently move twice. Sure enough, she saw that the big carp in the boy's arms turned around with the movement, and its eyeballs moved. The carving was vivid and lifelike. Nan Yan found it very interesting, so she subconsciously reached out to take it.
As a result, the man started to play tricks again, raising his finger high subconsciously, then raised his eyebrows and teased her deliberately, "Well, I won't give it to you..."
As he said this, his peripheral vision inadvertently glanced at the jewelry shop opposite. At that moment, two familiar figures opposite suddenly came into his sight.
Xiao Feihe paused in his movements and for a moment he even forgot to dodge.
On the other side, Li Qingrou was standing in front of Jin Linli, holding a green peach blossom hairpin in her hand, with a slightly gentle and shy expression on her face. She raised her chin slightly and looked at him expectantly yet uncomfortably, obviously hoping that he would put it on for her.
The admiration in those eyes was something Xiao Feihe had never seen before, and it made his heart feel a little heavy for a moment.
Jin Xinli, who was standing opposite him, had a rather indifferent expression. His eyes fell on the peach blossom hairpin, and he didn't know what he was thinking about. He was slightly stunned for a moment until the woman next to him reached out and tugged at his sleeve. Only then did Jin Xinli come back to his senses, and then he reached out and picked up the hairpin. Just as he was about to insert it into her bun...
At this moment, the sound of two people playing on the other side suddenly came over. The voice sounded familiar, so familiar that he had heard her quarreling in his ear in his dream a few days ago. However, when he opened his eyes, he found it was just a dream.
He didn't know what happened during those days. He had nightmares every night. When he woke up, he felt a hollow feeling in his chest, which made him feel a little palpitated. He couldn't fall asleep after that.
He didn't understand. Wasn't the person he liked Li Qingrou? Didn't he swear that Li Qingrou was the only woman he loved?
Why do I always dream about her and miss her?
He didn't even dare to go to her house for fear of seeing her crying.
Jin Lili sometimes even asks himself in his heart:
Is everything now really what he wants?
He just felt that he was now trapped in a dilemma, a dead end that he had created himself and from which he could not escape.
So when he heard the familiar voice, Jin Li looked up almost subconsciously, and happened to see Nan Yan smiling and throwing herself into the arms of another man.
Jin Lili's expression froze instantly.
At that moment, an inexplicable feeling of panic suddenly spread from his chest, making him almost unable to control his emotions.
Jin Li almost subconsciously clenched the hairpin in his hand, and the sharp hairpin pierced his palm in an instant. But at this moment, Jin Li seemed not to feel the pain, and his eyes were fixed on the two people not far away.
How could she...
Is she with someone else?
Or has she already... fallen in love with someone else?
Jin Lili really didn't know what kind of mood she was feeling at the moment, but as soon as she thought about this result, as soon as she thought that from now on, she would act coquettishly to another man, would throw herself into his arms with a smile, and would also cry and make a fuss when being bullied and let another man make decisions for her, all her emotions were caused by others, and her crying and laughing also belonged completely to others.
The two of them are now clearly separated and have nothing to do with each other anymore!
Whenever he thought of this, he felt as if something had pricked his chest. It was a slight sting at first, followed by a dense, piercing pain until it almost covered his entire chest cavity, making it difficult for him to breathe.
Nan Yan didn't know that this scene had been seen. She grabbed Xiao Feihe's wrist, pulled it down, and snatched the wooden sculpture of a boy holding a carp from her palm into her arms. Then she smiled with satisfaction and said,
"Ha, so what? I finally got it."
As she spoke, she imitated him and reached out to pick up the carp in the boy's arms, but this time the carp didn't move. Nan Yan blinked and immediately asked in confusion, "What's going on, Xiao Feihe, why doesn't it move when I pick it up?"
After she finished speaking, she didn't hear any reply, so she subconsciously looked up at his face, only to find that he was distracted. She then looked forward along his line of sight, and at that moment, she happened to meet the slightly changing gaze of Jin Linli opposite her.
At that moment, Jin Lili took a step forward almost subconsciously, but Li Qingrou beside him reached out and grabbed his sleeve, which made Jin Lili stop immediately.
He unconsciously lowered his head to look at her face and saw a slightly nervous look in Li Qingrou's eyes.
It was as if a bucket of cold water was poured over my head, and I instantly became much more sober.
When Nan Yan saw him on the opposite side, her eyes instantly turned red, and she kept staring at him without blinking.
At first, I was looking forward to it when I saw him approaching. But when I saw him finally stop and look at Li Qingrou beside him, the mist in his eyes became thicker and thicker. In the end, I couldn't help but shed tears.
This made Xiao Feihe who was beside him very worried.
It was at this moment that he noticed her movements, and immediately suppressed his previous emotions. If he had known earlier, he would have taken this person farther away. There were so many streets for them to walk on, but they had to bump into these two people. Especially when Xiao Feihe turned his head and saw her red eyes from crying, he suddenly felt a headache.
The thing he feared most in his life was a woman crying.
The most important thing is, he had spent a whole day coaxing this young lady into a better mood, running errands and acting as a servant. But now, that bastard showed up and all his efforts for the whole day were wasted.
However, seeing Nan Yan crying with her nose slightly red, he couldn't ignore her. He could only roll up his sleeves and approach her, then start to coax her frantically, "Stop crying, okay? My dear, little aunt, I'll buy you whatever you want, Miss Li, okay?"
"Don't you want to know how this fish turns? Let me show you... Hey, look, there's a small wooden bead in the fish's mouth. When I pinch the fish's tail, its mouth opens. Isn't it interesting?"
Xiao Feihe patted her back and coaxed her, making ugly faces from time to time. After coaxing her for a long time, she was so tired that her saliva dried up. Finally, Miss Li stopped crying, turned her head to look at the two people not far away, then turned back to look at him, and asked in a hoarse voice:
"Are you really going to buy me everything?"
Xiao Feihe immediately patted his chest and guaranteed, "Of course, buy whatever you want. We have plenty of money! Come on, this place is unlucky, how about I take you to eat something delicious?"
But he paused slightly when he caught a glimpse of Li Qingrou's figure.
Nan Yan pursed her lips and didn't say she agreed, but she didn't say she disagreed either. Her eyes were still lingering in the direction behind the two people, as if she was expecting that person to do something.
But this time she was disappointed. The man opposite her was motionless, with no expression on his face. His eyes were like the depths of an ancient well, without any emotion at all.
He just stood there, staring at the two of them coldly, as if he didn't care at all about what happened between them.
But only Jin Lili himself knew that for a moment, he even felt that his chest was so stuffy that he was about to suffocate.
The palms of his sleeves were already covered in mud, with even drops of blood dripping onto the ground through the fingertips.
Jin Lili thought that he might just be uncomfortable with it for the time being. After all, they had been engaged and had been together for so long, so it was normal for him to have a little possessiveness towards her.
But this is not love, this is just possessiveness. The person he loves is Li Qingrou. As long as he is given a little more time, a little more time, he will definitely be able to adjust himself...
Yes, that's right!
He just couldn't react for a while. After a while, he would calm down. The person he liked was Li Qingrou, not Li Nanyan. From the beginning to the end, it was only Li Qingrou...
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