Listening to the appropriate taunting words, Dongfang Xin's face looked particularly ugly. His eyes were gloomy, staring at the woman, but did not speak.
Su Yi simply put the basin down to the sink with a bang. Seeing that the bucket in front of Dongfang Xin was still half filled with water, he bent down to lift it, intending to pour water into his own basin.
Unfortunately, her fingertips just touched the handle of the bucket, so she asked Dongfang Xin to grab it. She was about to have a seizure, but when she saw the man lift the bucket hard, he poured half a basin of water into her basin.
She was slightly stunned and looked at the man in astonishment, not knowing how to react.
"Don't you want to wash up? What are you doing so stupidly?" Sensing her sluggish look, Dongfang Xin's eyebrows condensed: "Hurry up and wash up!"
"What are you doing?" Shi Yi frowned lightly: "Dongfang Xin, you are really annoying. You can be enthusiastic and cold at other times. Are you a two-faced person? Why do you always give others the wrong impression? You make people like this
I can’t live in peace, you know?”
Hearing her words, Dongfang Xin's eyebrows raised: "What do you mean?"
"Just stay away from me!" Su Yi picked up the basin, turned around and walked away.
"Chen Shiyi!" Dongfang Xin took a step forward and stood in front of her: "Didn't we agree to go to the Misty Forest? Why are you in a hurry to leave?"
"I don't want to go now." Shi Yi said coldly: "I just want to stay away from you!"
"I want you to fulfill your promise to me now." Dongfang Xin's attitude is also quite tough: "You should know that this is what you owe me."
Su Yi's brows couldn't help but frown.
Dongfang Xin added: "You said it yourself that day, you owed me a favor when I carried you down the mountain. I want you to return this favor to me tomorrow!"
"I will repay you this favor, but not tomorrow." Su Yi refused coldly: "I will find another opportunity to repay you in the future."
"I want you to return it tomorrow." Dongfang Xin's attitude was also firm, and his voice was chilly: "Tomorrow at eight o'clock, we will set off to the misty forest on time!"
"Why are you like this?" Shi Yi was a little annoyed by his words: "I won't go!"
"If you don't go, I will ask Lan Tianran to accompany me!" Dongfang Xin sneered: "When the time comes, you won't be able to leave either!"
"you--"
"You should know very well that I do what I say!"
Looking at the determined light in the man's eyes, I felt a chill running down my spine. Isn't it too shameless for him to threaten her with nature?
Dongfang Xin seemed to have read through her thoughts. Before she spoke, he said coldly: "I am not a gentleman. You should have known that."
"Okay!" Shi Yi was slightly angry because of his words. She gritted her teeth hard, clenched her hands hanging by her legs into fists, and suppressed her anger: "I will return the favor to you tomorrow!"
She added the next sentence and walked away without looking back.
Looking at her retreating back, Dongfang Xin's eyes slowly narrowed, with a dark and unclear expression.
He stood there, motionless. For a long time, a faint word came out of his thin lips: Chen Shiyi, you owe me what you owe me, and you will never be able to repay it in this life.
Then, he turned and left.
After his figure disappeared, a figure slowly walked out from behind a certain laurel tree. The man glanced along the east and west wings, and a strange smile appeared on his lips.
It seems like he is planning something!
——————
When Tian Tian walked out of the gate of the other courtyard, she saw the slender man coming towards her. She swallowed lightly, raised the corners of her mouth slightly, and smiled at the man: "Mr. Long."
"Let's go!" Long Yuxing winked at her.
"Yeah." Watching him turn around and walk forward, Tianran responded lightly and followed closely.
After walking for a short distance, Long Yuxing suddenly stopped and glanced at her sideways: "Come closer."
"Oh!" Tianran nodded, stepped forward, and walked to him: "Mr. Long, isn't the temple square very beautiful at night, that's why you asked me to go out for a walk?"
"You haven't seen it?" Long Yuxing said calmly.
"No." Tianran laughed at himself: "I usually have nothing to do. I always like to stay at home alone and never go anywhere."
"You can occasionally watch travel programs." Long Yuxing suggested: "It is also a good choice to ask friends to go out and walk around."
Tianran smiled slightly: "It seems like that."
Long Yuxing said no more and led her to the temple square.
Pulei Temple is no longer open to the public after six o'clock at night, so the temple square here is very quiet. Except for a street lamp in the distance, there are only dead objects such as buildings and trees.
Walking with Long Yuxing in the wide and silent square, naturally in addition to hearing their footsteps, they could even feel each other's heartbeats and breathing. This situation made her feel a little uneasy. This was not because of fear.
It feels like an indescribable sense of oppression.
"How much did you hear about the conversation between me and Cheng Xinyu tonight?" After a long silence between each other, Long Yuxing suddenly spoke calmly.
"Uh..." Naturally, I didn't expect that he would ask this question, and I was stunned for a moment.
Long Yuxing glanced sideways at her and remained silent, as if waiting for her answer.
Naturally, she felt that her heartbeat kept accelerating, and her mind suddenly became confused. She was a person who couldn't lie. At this moment, facing the man's scrutinizing gaze, she immediately forgot all the words that Sui Yi had taught her before.
When she opened her mouth, she realized that she was too loyal to honesty.
She said: "It started when Sister Xinyu said she liked you."
Long Yuxing's eyes slowly narrowed, and a brilliant light burst out from the slits in his eyes: "What do you think about this matter?"
Naturally blinked his eyes and shook his head.
"Huh?" Long Yuxing raised his eyebrows.
"I don't know." Ziran said, her voice was a little low. She also lowered her head, avoiding the man's sight: "But I understand sister Xinyu's mood very well. She likes someone but can't get the other person's approval.
It is a very painful thing. Mr. Long, have you really never liked Sister Xinyu at all?"
"Why do you ask?"
"I just want to know, are you so determined because you have no feelings for her at all?" Tianran slowly raised her eyes, and her beautiful eyes flashed with a dazzling light: "You reject her and alienate her, you just want her to I can give up on you. You think long-term pain is worse than short-term pain. Since you don’t love her, you won’t delay her, right?”
"I'm not as great as you think. I just hate being pestered by people I don't like." Long Yuxing suddenly reached out and gently stroked his natural hair: "You are so kind, and everything always goes well.
Think about it.”
His behavior was so natural, as if he had done this to her countless times before. However, they even used polite names for each other. How could he have such intimate contact with her?
What? It feels like she is his girlfriend——
This thought came to my mind, and I was naturally shocked.
No! Lan Tianran, are you crazy? What are you thinking?
She shook her head quickly, took a step back, and put some distance between herself and the man!
Her alienation made Long Yuxing's eyebrows darken, and a coldness seemed to flash through his eyes: "Miss Lan seems to be very afraid of me."
"Of course not, Mr. Long, you are a good person." Tianran shook his head quickly: "I just, just... I feel a little cold, why don't we go back!"
Long Yuxing ignored her suggestion and simply said: "If you think I was offended just now, you can explain it to me directly and I will not do it again next time."
Naturally, he became a little silent.
It was hard for her to accept this.
If she said that Long Yuxing didn't offend her, would he still do such affectionate things to her in the future? If she said that he offended her, he actually didn't go too far... Moreover, based on the way he helped her in the past
Judging from the number of times, he is really a gentleman, how could he offend her casually? His action just now may have been an unintentional mistake, or he suddenly thought of something, so he couldn't help it——
While she was mentally weighing how to respond to the man, the latter had already spoken: "I would like to ask, you just explained Cheng Xinyu's feelings, why did you say that?"
His question was very sharp, so naturally he didn't know how to react.
Do you want to tell him, does she have someone in her heart? Although they have interacted with each other recently, they are not so familiar with each other yet? If not, what will Long Yuxing think of her? He will think that she does not take him seriously.
In friends?
"You can choose not to answer. Everyone has their own secrets. I was offended." Long Yuxing said before Tianran could think of how to respond, "It's really late, let's go back!"
"Uh..." Tianran responded blankly. Seeing that the man had turned around, he had no choice but to follow him.
In my heart, I had doubts.
Did Long Yuxing really just want to go out with her for a walk?
Or, more importantly, he wanted to know how much she knew about him and Cheng Xinyu. Did he want her to keep it secret? But why didn't he tell her?
So, the appropriate guess is wrong?
He had no intention of liking her at all, let alone expressed his feelings to her.
——————
"Are you back?" Seeing Ziran pushing the door open and entering the house, Yiyi put his phone aside and raised his eyes to look at her.
Nodding naturally, he slowly walked to the edge of the couch and sat down.
She seemed a little disappointed——
Shi Yi frowned and asked immediately: "Tranquility, what did Long Yuxing tell you?"
"Nothing." Tianran shook his head.
"The look on your face tells me that you are lying!" Shi Yi jumped off the bed, walked quickly to sit next to her, and grabbed her arm: "Naturally, do you dare to look me in the eyes and tell me, what will you do tonight?"
Nothing happened with Long Yuxing that shouldn't have happened?"
"Suitable!" Tianran pushed her: "Stop making trouble."
"Really?" It's appropriate to raise an eyebrow.
"Really not." Tianran shrugged, with a hint of bitterness at the corner of his mouth: "He just asked me how much I knew about him and Sister Xinyu."
"So simple?"
"It's that simple."
Shi Yi stared at Tian Ran for a long time, and noticed that she didn't look panic at all, so he spread his hands and said, "Okay, I believe you."
Naturally, he gave her a white look.
"Actually, I know your character best. You won't lie. It's just..." Sui Yi stared at Tian Tian with dazzling eyes and remained silent for a while.
Naturally, she was a little creeped out by her gaze, so she squinted over and said, "Why are you staring at me like that?"
Shi Yi stretched out his hand and poked her head gently: "Long Yuxing can hold it back, but you can't hold it back."
"What did you say?" Ziran looked at her confused.
"I won't talk about it anymore. Some things are just like that. The authorities are obsessed with it. Let time settle down the unformed relationship between you!"
"You want to play riddles with me?"
"Let's not talk about it anymore." Shi Yi waved to her, and then said seriously: "Of course, I have something to discuss with you."
"What's wrong?" Looking at her serious expression, her brows naturally wrinkled slightly.
"I want to stay here for one more day. Is it okay if we postpone our return to Wencheng for one day?"
"I thought it was some big deal, but it turns out it's just this!" Tianran patted his heart: "It doesn't matter, anyway, my work is all arranged by you. You can stay here for a few days if you want, I will accompany you anyway
With you."
"Tianran, thank you." Shi Yi put his arm around her shoulders: "Dongfang Xin and I have an appointment tomorrow. We are going to the misty forest for a walk. Do you want to go too?"
"Misty Forest? Where is that place?"
"There is a lot of fog in a forest on the mountain behind the temple. It should be fun to explore then."
"Then I won't go. You know I'm most afraid of that kind of place." Tianran waved her hands quickly: "Besides, Mr. Dongfang invited you to go, so it's not good for me to go."
"Looking at your tone, why does it sound like you have something to hide?"
Naturally patted Sui Sui on the shoulder: "Sui Sui, you said I am a fan of the authorities, but in fact you are not?"
Hearing her words, Yi Yi was stunned.
Naturally, he pulled his lips and smiled, and there was a meaningful light reflected in his eyes: "We are all of the same mind."
Her words made Shi Yi laugh. She stretched out her hand to lightly touch her long hair, and her eyes were clear and bright: "So, it's not that we are confused, but that we are unwilling to take that step.
.”
Because those who are excited will lose first.
——————
The next day, it was appropriate to get up early. Seeing that she was sleeping soundly, she went out to wash up without waking her up.
Cheng Xinyu was also washing next to the well. When she saw Sui Yi, she smiled slightly and involuntarily looked at Sui Yi's legs and feet: "Miss Chen, judging from the way you walk, your waist and leg injuries are no longer serious problems.
If we go back today, there should be no problem."
"I'm not going back today." Shiyi let her observe him: "I made an appointment with Dongfang Xin to go for a walk in the misty forest in the back mountain today, but I postponed my return."
Hearing her words, Cheng Xinyu frowned: "You have an appointment with Dongfang Xin?"
Su Yi nodded, picked up the rope holding the bucket, and threw the bucket into the well. After hearing a "plop" and feeling the bucket sinking into the water in the well, she raised her eyes slightly, glanced at Cheng Xinyu, and said: "
It was he who made an appointment with me."
Cheng Xinyu's brows furrowed slightly.
It is appropriate to use force to lift the water.
"Let me help you." Cheng Xinyu stepped forward, stretched out her hand and grabbed the rope: "Your waist injury is still in the recovery period, so you should not do strenuous exercise."
"Thank you!" Shi Yi loosened his hands holding the rope and stepped aside.
"You're welcome." Cheng Xinyu lifted the bucket and filled a suitable basin with water: "Miss Chen, there is something I don't know whether I should tell you or not."
"Oh?" Su Yi scooped some water from the basin and rinsed his mouth.
Cheng Xinyu put down the bucket, straightened her back, and sighed helplessly: "Actually, the reason why I came to Pulei Temple this time is because I got the instruction from Dongfang Xin's mother. She has always wanted to bring me and Dongfang Xin together, so
When she learned that Dongfang Xin was here, she asked me to come and see what he had in mind."
Hearing Cheng Xinyu's words, she paused in her movements suitable for washing. She frowned slightly, as if she was thinking about something. After a moment, she stared at Cheng Xinyu with shining eyes: "So, Miss Cheng, are you here to monitor Dongfang Xin?"
"No!" Cheng Xinyu shook his head: "I came here with selfish motives."
"oh?"
"I'm here for Long Yuxing."
Shi Yi looked at her in surprise.
She wasn't pretending, she was just surprised that Cheng Xinyu actually told her these words directly.
As she stared at her, a wry smile appeared on Cheng Xinyu's lips: "Maybe you don't want to believe it, but I really don't have any feelings for Dongfang Xin. The person I care about is Long Yuxing. So, even if my aunt tries her best, she
I have never been tempted to match up Dongfangxin and me. I came here nominally to help her monitor Dongfangxin, but in fact, I didn't tell her anything that was detrimental to Dongfangxin. In fact, I can see that,
Dongfang Xin believes that he cares about you. Otherwise, he would not have donated tens of millions of dollars to Pulei Temple just to allow you to come here with nature."
Shi Yi was rinsing her mouth when she heard Cheng Xinyu's words and almost choked on the mouthwash. She coughed several times before she stopped. She patted her chest gently with her palm and calmed down: "You said Dongfang Xin
In order for me and Tian Tian to come to Pulei Temple, you donated tens of millions here?"
Cheng Xinyu nodded: "Thirty million."
"How is that possible?"
"I don't know exactly what it is. I heard it mentioned by my aunt."
Shi Yi frowned slightly, and something suddenly came to his mind.
That day, when she left Master Bu's meditation room, Dongfang Xin asked her to go first. She vaguely heard Master Bu said to Dongfang Xin, "Donor Dongfang, this is your good reward." Could it be that Master Bu would say this?
, is it because Dongfangxin really donated a huge amount to Pulei Temple?
Thinking of this, her heart palpitated inexplicably.
Dongfang Xin had always said that tickets to Pulei Temple were hard to come by, but he got them. She had never understood why, but now she figured it out. It turned out that he used money to smooth things over! No wonder, but Master
Such a busy person took the time to personally help her treat her waist injury and asked the little monk to take special care of her. It was all because Dongfang Xin had a deal with him!
"Ms. Chen—" Seeing Sui Yi dazed, Cheng Xinyu called her softly.
"Scared?" Shi Yi blinked several times before regaining consciousness. Her eyes fell on Cheng Xinyu's face, but seeing her looking straight at her, she said, "Sorry, I lost my mind."
"I should be the one to apologize to you. Did my words burden you?" Cheng Xinyu had a look of guilt on her face: "I'm sorry——"
"It has nothing to do with you." Shiyi shook his head, wet the towel and washed his face: "I still want to thank you!"
"oh?"
"Nothing." Su Yi wrung out the towel and poured out the water in the basin: "I've washed it and I'm going back first."
"Okay." Cheng Xinyu nodded.
It is appropriate to pick up the basin and leave.
Seeing her walking away, Cheng Xinyu narrowed her eyebrows slightly and turned back to the east chamber.
Lin Zhao happened to get up and greeted her after seeing her.
"Miss Lin, are you going to the Misty Forest today?" Cheng Xinyu asked softly.
"What?" Lin Zhao raised his eyebrows slightly: "Who wants to go to the Misty Forest? On the day we came to Pulei Temple, didn't the master tell us that the Misty Forest is very dangerous and told us not to go there?"
"I heard that Ashin made an appointment with Miss Chen. I thought he also made an appointment with you." Cheng Xinyu shrugged: "It turns out he didn't tell you!"
Lin Zhao frowned: "Isn't Miss Chen leaving today? Why would Ashin ask her to go to the Misty Forest?"
Cheng Xinyu shook her head: "I don't know about that. I was washing outside just now and I heard her mention it."
When Lin Zhao heard this, his hands hanging by his legs clenched tightly into fists.
Ashin, why do you want to ask Chen Shiyi to go to the Misty Forest at this juncture? Chen Shiyi is obviously leaving... Do you want to keep her here?
——————
Hearing the knock on the door, Su Yi responded: "Please wait a moment."
She turned to look at Ziran who had just put on her clothes: "Go and open the door!"
"Yeah." Tianran went to open the door, but when he saw the two tall figures standing in front of the door, his eyes widened in surprise.
"Morning!" Long Yuxing glanced at her and spoke calmly.
"Morning!" Ziran smiled, and his eyes fell on the other person: "Mr. Dongfang, she is packing her things, so she will be ready soon."
She then turned back to look at Sui Yi, who was putting his backpack on his shoulders and walking over.
Long Yuxing raised his eyebrows sideways.
Su Yi glanced at him, nodded as a greeting, and then patted Tian Zi on the shoulder: "As usual today, you stay here and wait for me to come back!"
Naturally, he said "Okay".
"Let's go." Su Yi glanced at Dongfang Xin's face and said calmly.
Dongfang Xin didn't say anything, but slightly stepped aside to let her come out.
Sui Yi was not polite and walked directly past him.
Dongfang Xin then followed her.
Watching them walking towards the end of the corridor, Natural's brows furrowed slightly.
It wasn't until she felt a gaze from the side staring closely at her face that she came to her senses. She turned around and looked at the man with deep brows. Her cheeks turned slightly red and she said, "Mr. Long, you are also here today."
Aren’t you leaving?”
"Of course." Long Yuxing said calmly: "If you don't leave, I will stay."
*
Just as Su Yi and Dongfang Xin stepped out of the courtyard, they saw a figure standing in front of them. Seeing them, the person grinned and a smile came from her lips: "You are finally here, I've been waiting for you.
It’ll be a while. I’ll go to the misty forest with you!”