Lin Jinran still maintained a smile and said softly, "Maybe there will be a chance next time." She wasn't in a hurry to go back and see her family. It was just during the Chinese New Year, and it wouldn't be appropriate for her to disturb Su Qinian's family reunion.
She would return to the imperial capital on the fourth day of the lunar new year.
"Then... could you please take me around Yun City, monitor?" Lin Jinran gave a playful smile, tilting her head up to look at him. Her glass-like eyes seemed to have light shining through them, extremely clear.
"Sure." Su Qinian hooked his lips into a smile and nodded slightly to his family. "I'll take Lin Jinran to the streets later and then send her directly to the station."
"Have a good time. Go ahead." Su's mother urged.
Su Qinian turned around and patted the girl on the back of her head. "Let's go. Let's take a look around the streets. Or if there's anywhere you want to go, just tell me and I'll take you there."
Hey, your family is still here.
Lin Jinran glared at him and stole a glance at Su Qinian's family behind them. Seeing that they had walked backward with their backs turned to her, she let out a sigh of relief.
She took big steps forward, stood on tiptoe and imitated Su Qinian's previous action, patting him on the back of the head. She said triumphantly, "Little lady, come with your lord!"
Su Qinian: "..."
Su Qinian's grandmother, with her back to Lin Jinran, nudged her husband and daughter-in-law, wearing an auntie smile. "Hey, did you see that just now? Niannian actually lovingly touched Ranran's head."
Fortunately, they turned around quickly enough so that the little girl didn't notice.
The little girl was thin-skinned, and they old-timers naturally had to take good care of her.
"I also saw that Ranran was not willing to be outdone. She specifically stood on tiptoe and patted Niannian on the back of the head too." Su's mother propped her chin with one hand and chuckled.
Grandfather stole a look backward. They had already walked far away and were out of sight. "The young people nowadays... are really sweet."
Grandmother couldn't close her mouth from smiling. "It's so cute. Old man, I feel like I'm back to the time when we were in love. It's so nostalgic. Youth is really great."
"Yeah." Grandfather nodded in agreement.
The two who had walked far away had no idea that their actions had been seen by Su Qinian's family.
Lin Jinran looked down at the map app to check the surrounding commercial streets. She pointed to a certain street and said, "Let's go here. It seems to be the busiest commercial street in Yun City."
"Sure. It's not far from here. We'll be there in ten minutes." Su Qinian kept saying yes. He saw that the girl's scarf had loosened, so he leaned closer to tie it for her again.
Suddenly feeling a shadow fall, Lin Jinran instinctively looked up. As a result, her neck felt cold again. She shivered and shrank into her clothes.
"It's so cold." She complained, but her tone was soft, as if she was coquettishly complaining to her boyfriend.
Su Qinian quickened his movements. "Sorry. I'll be quick. I saw your scarf was loose and wanted to tie it for you again."
After the scarf was tied around her neck again, Lin Jinran felt a bit better. Along with the warmth came the nice smell of the shower gel on the young man.
It was like a big net that surrounded her completely.
She looked down and saw a pair of well-articulated hands skillfully tying a knot in the scarf. A beautiful bow was tied.
"Wow, Su Qinian, you're so amazing. You can even tie a bow." Lin Jinran didn't stint her praise and praised him vigorously.
The smile on Su Qinian's lips deepened. He patted the girl on the head again. "Let's go."
"Humph, don't pat my head anymore. It's very precious!" As Lin Jinran walked, she accused Su Qinian of his shameless behavior. "Are your hands poisonous? You always like to pat me. My hair is almost messed up by you."
It's better to say that you yourself are poisonous.
Listening to the girl's muttering, Su Qinian's eyes darkened. His gaze slowly moved down and landed on her lips.
Lin Jinran's lips were full and beautifully shaped, with a touch of light pink. They looked so kissable.
"Hey, are you even listening to me? You're ignoring me. Su Qinian, your grandparents told you to take good care of me and have fun with me!"
Lin Jinran had been chattering away for a long time by herself. She took a breath to rest and only then realized that it had always been her talking.
The guy beside her hadn't said a single word.
She turned her head to accuse him of his behavior.
But she found that Su Qinian had been staring at her, his eyes deep and dim.
"What's wrong with you?" Lin Jinran tilted her head and asked. "Are you not feeling well?"
Su Qinian lowered his eyelids and returned to normal. "It's nothing. Let's go. We're not in a hurry."
"Hey, did you agree or not!" Lin Jinran stopped in her tracks, hands on her hips, and asked him.
Su Qinian stopped walking and asked in confusion, "Agree to what?"
Lin Jinran: "..."
He's going to piss me off. I've said so much just now, but it turns out this guy didn't listen to a single word.
Lin Jinran took a deep breath to calm down her dangerous thought of wanting to go after him like a butcher. She smiled and said, "I'm asking if you agree that from now on, you're not allowed to pat my head anymore."
"No." Su Qinian replied straightforwardly.
Lin Jinran's pupils slowly dilated. She gritted her teeth and said, "You actually don't agree. You even dare to reject me. I've said so much for nothing!"
As soon as the words fell, she chased after him, wanting to punch him.
Su Qinian dodged Lin Jinran's move, stepping back continuously. He laughed wantonly and vividly. "Want to hit me? No way."
"Then stop for me, Su Qinian!" Lin Jinran turned around and chased after the direction where Su Qinian was.
Su Qinian wasn't going to stand there obediently and wait to be hit. So he jogged forward, and his arrogant voice drifted back with the wind.
"Come on, come on."
I can't bear it anymore. Fine, Su Qinian.
Lin Jinran clenched her fists and glared at his back, then chased after him.
Under the gray sky, the girl tightly clenched her fists and chased after a boy. Like a gust of wind, they passed by every household.
The two of them arrived at the commercial street while fooling around. Lin Jinran was already exhausted and bent over, gasping for breath.
Looking at the energetic boy in front of her, she complained, "Boys have such good stamina."
"Are you okay?" Su Qinian stopped walking and walked over to her. He saw the sweat on her forehead.
Afraid that the wind here was too strong and would make her catch a cold, he took out a tissue from his pocket and gently wiped the sweat off her forehead. "Don't catch a cold."
"I don't care. You have to say you agree quickly." Lin Jinran was already out of energy. She started to act coquettishly and roll around, just for that one word of agreement.
Seeing her stubborn look, Su Qinian shook his head with a smile.
It was exactly the same as the second time they met.
Even when she had fallen to the ground, she still remembered to ask for his WeChat.
"Okay, I agree." He said.
Anyway, there was no rule that he couldn't go back on his word.