In the following days, they were dealing with the matters of Zhang Yunyun's family. However, Zhang Yunyun didn't let Meng Ruyi get too involved. She discussed and resolved the issues with her uncle's family on her own. The fiancé of the suicidal woman received compensation. County Magistrate Zhang divorced his wife, and most members of the Liu family were implicated. Some were sent to prison, and those who remained outside were constantly harassed by debt collectors and couldn't find peace.
Zhang Yunyun was now living at her uncle's place. They treated her very well. Worried that she might not get used to living alone, they even asked her little cousin to accompany her. County Magistrate Zhang barely managed to get out of this storm, but he was severely damaged. Affected by this incident, he might be stuck in his current position for the rest of his life.
However, Meng Ruyi was very worried about Zhang Yunyun, so she often invited her out to play in the past few days. Coincidentally, Song Huaizhi proposed taking the two of them out of the city for a few days. So the group packed their things and got on the carriage heading out of the city.
But Gu Ling forced his way into the group.
The summer sun was scorching, and the air was burning hot. Although they tried their best to walk under the trees, they still felt suffocated by the heat. So Meng Ruyi simply took her fan and sat on the wheel rut.
Song Huaizhi was driving the carriage. Seeing this, he couldn't help but frown. He originally wanted to persuade her to get inside the carriage, but seeing the fine beads of sweat on the side of Meng Ruyi's nose, he swallowed the words in his mouth and said to Meng Ruyi, "Sit still. Don't accidentally fall off."
"Of course not!"
Meng Ruyi was happy, and there was a hint of pride in her smile. She said to Song Huaizhi, "How about I drive the carriage instead?"
This...
"No." Song Huaizhi didn't hesitate for too long and rejected Meng Ruyi's request.
It was just that Meng Ruyi had never tried driving a carriage before. If something went wrong, it would be troublesome. But he could let her sit beside him and give it a try.
"But you can sit beside me and try."
Before the look of disappointment on Meng Ruyi's face fully emerged, she heard Song Huaizhi's additional words. So she hurriedly said, "Okay! I'm coming!"
After saying that, she carefully moved towards Song Huaizhi.
Seeing this, Song Huaizhi slightly tightened the reins to slow down the carriage and reduce the bumps.
The slow-moving Meng Ruyi finally moved to Song Huaizhi's side and carefully sat down beside him. Song Huaizhi felt a faint sweet fragrance coming from beside him. Unconsciously, the corner of his mouth curled up. He took off his veil hat and tried to put it on Meng Ruyi with one hand clumsily. But finding that he couldn't do it, he placed it on Meng Ruyi's lap and said softly, "Put it on. Be careful not to get sunburned."
"No need." Meng Ruyi snatched the veil hat and put it on Song Huaizhi's head. The sudden closeness almost made Song Huaizhi jump up in surprise.
"Be careful!" He frowned. Seeing Meng Ruyi's exaggerated movements, he immediately held the veil hat firmly and looked at her.
Realizing that her actions might be a bit hasty, Meng Ruyi nervously stuck out her tongue. She quickly said to Song Huaizhi, "Sorry, sorry. I was too impulsive."
Just then, the wheel rut ran over a small mound, and the whole carriage suddenly jolted. Meng Ruyi couldn't sit still and fell towards Song Huaizhi.
Meng Ruyi: "······!!!"
Ah? What's going on!
Falling into Song Huaizhi's arms, Meng Ruyi seemed to be frozen. Her mind and body couldn't react at the same time, and she just lay in Song Huaizhi's arms motionless.
The faint cold fragrance on Song Huaizhi's body mixed with the smell of the candies in the brocade bag on his waist. The originally faint smell forcefully rushed into Meng Ruyi's nose, making her hold her breath instantly.
The summer clothes were thinner. Meng Ruyi let out a silent scream in her heart. She felt as if one of her hands was grabbing Song Huaizhi's waist. Feeling the strong waist under her hand and his body temperature, she didn't know where to put her hand. She just pretended to be shocked and didn't move.
Song Huaizhi also didn't expect Meng Ruyi to fall into his arms. For a moment, he was as stunned as Meng Ruyi. For a while, both of them fell into silence.
The sun was burning hot. Meng Ruyi felt that the wind blowing was like fire. The muscles under her hand were as stiff as the atmosphere between them, making her want to cry but have no tears.
Help! What kind of magical turn is this!
The bullet comments were in an uproar. All she could see were screams.
【Aaaaaaaaaa Who's screaming!!! Yu Yu! Does Little Song have abs! (drooling)】
【I think so. Song Huaizhi often exercises. He must... cough cough】
【The shyness of puppy love. I won't say who's been charmed stupid】
【Yu Yu! Wuwuwu the child has grown up, wuwuwu】
【So cheesy. Falling into his arms. Heeheehee. But I'm old, and I just love this kind of cheesy stuff (tears are running down from the corner of my mouth)】
Seeing the bullet comments, Meng Ruyi hurriedly got up and said to Song Huaizhi, "Sorry! Brother Xiaosong, I didn't sit still! It's my fault! I won't bother you anymore. I'll go inside first!"
After saying that, she rushed into the carriage in a flash, leaving only a fleeing figure for Song Huaizhi and the lingering ambiguous atmosphere in the air.
He still stood there stiffly. His jade-like face seemed to be burned by fire. Suddenly, it blushed, starting from the earlobes, spreading to the cheeks, and then suddenly burning into his heart, leaving only an indescribable palpitation.
Fortunately, fortunately. Song Huaizhi was glad that Meng Ruyi had just returned the veil hat to him. The veil hat just covered Song Huaizhi's face and neck. From the outside, no one could see the embarrassment on the young man's face.
But his movements were still a bit stiff. He looked like a puppet that hadn't been used for a long time. He silently looked into his arms. There was nothing in his arms, but he could see the wrinkled corner of the clothes that had just been pressed.
Song Huaizhi looked at it for a few times and then moved his gaze away as if he had been burned. He forced himself to look at the road ahead.
Inside the carriage.
Gu Ling and Zhang Yunyun, who had been drowsy, were jolted awake. Realizing that Meng Ruyi and Song Huaizhi were gone, they were about to ask when they saw Meng Ruyi lift the curtain and rush in. Then she took a big gulp of tea.
The girl's face was extremely red, red all the way to her neck. Her movements were also a bit hasty and embarrassed, making Zhang Yunyun squint suspiciously and ask, "Huh? Why is your face so red?"
"Ah? Is it very red?" Meng Ruyi pretended not to care and touched her face. Then she explained, "I just went out to drive the carriage with Brother Xiaosong. It's too sunny outside, so I must have gotten sunburned."
"Ah?" Zhang Yunyun was shocked when she heard this. She quickly said, "Take a good rest. Don't go out anymore. If you get sunburned again, it will hurt tonight! Hey hey hey! Why are you so careless!"
After saying that, she immediately poured another glass of water for Meng Ruyi and said, "Quick! Drink more!"
Meng Ruyi picked up the water and drank it all in one gulp. Then she put down the cup and looked ahead.
Gu Ling looked at them blankly. For a moment, he found that he couldn't interrupt. So he just scratched his head blankly.