Something just felt off! But what exactly was it?
Gu Ling stared silently at the redness on Meng Ruyi's earlobe. Suddenly, Zhang Yunyun, sitting opposite him, gave him a gentle kick. Looking up, he saw Zhang Yunyun glaring at him.
"Hmm?"
Gu Ling looked at Zhang Yunyun and was taken aback again. Seeing her roll her eyes at him with an expression like she was looking at an idiot, he realized he had been staring at Meng Ruyi for too long.
Cough.
Feeling embarrassed, Gu Ling scratched his head and said to the two girls, "It's a bit stuffy in here. I'll go outside and sit with Brother Song for a while."
With that, he walked out, leaving the two girls there not knowing what to say.
"After all these years," Zhang Yunyun sighed as she watched Gu Ling's back. "Gu Ling still seems so reckless and unreliable."
Meng Ruyi nodded and placed her hand on her cheek, trying to cool down the heat on her face. But the more she tried, the more she couldn't help but recall the faint, cold scent on Song Huaizhi's body just now and the touch under her hand.
Stop it!!!
Meng Ruyi shrieked in her heart, trying to stop herself from thinking, but her mind just kept wandering.
Zhang Yunyun didn't notice anything amiss. She just sighed at Gu Ling's strange behavior and then whispered to Meng Ruyi, "By the way, my uncle and the others just asked me if there's any family I fancy. They're planning to find a fiancé for me. What about you?"
Still caught up in the previous scene, Meng Ruyi was startled. But in her heart, she couldn't help but wonder what kind of husband she would have if she got married.
And what about Brother Song? What kind of wife would he marry? He was so intelligent and from a decent family. His wife must be a noble lady from some family in the capital.
Thinking of this, the heat on Meng Ruyi's face gradually faded, replaced by an indescribable sense of depression.
"I don't know," Meng Ruyi said in a muffled voice, lowering her head. "I haven't thought about these things."
This was the truth. Since Meng Ruyi met Song Huaizhi at the age of ten, she had been working hard to study and grow so that she could avoid future disasters and change her fate.
Moreover, after getting closer to Song Huaizhi, Meng Ruyi regarded him as her family. So she had an additional goal - to help Song Huaizhi take revenge.
Therefore, she rarely considered things other than these and rarely met other young men.
[Chat between besties, heehee]
[I feel like Ruyi's feelings for Brother Song are still hazy now, and Brother Song is the same. When will the window paper be broken?]
[Ah! I hope they can confess their feelings to each other soon. It's so frustrating that they're in this limbo now!]
[Exactly!!! I agree with the sister above! Ruyi must like Brother Song!]
Meng Ruyi glanced at the bullet comments and almost had a heart attack. Her face, which had just returned to normal, instantly turned bright red again. She didn't know where to put her hands for a moment and could only touch her nose.
"Hiss!" Zhang Yunyun was alert. Frowning, she exclaimed, "You're acting strange! Do you have a crush on someone!"
Her voice was a bit loud and could be heard outside.
Meng Ruyi immediately panicked. She stepped forward and covered Zhang Yunyun's mouth, lowering her voice and saying, "Shh, don't say it!"
"There's no such thing!" Meng Ruyi pretended to be calm and slowly let go of the hand covering Zhang Yunyun's mouth. "I just thought about it for a while."
"And accidentally thought of your crush?"
There was a teasing look in Zhang Yunyun's eyes as she raised her eyebrows at Meng Ruyi.
"Yunyun!" Meng Ruyi covered her face with both hands and leaned in, lowering her voice. "Stop talking!"
Seeing Meng Ruyi's face as red as a ripe peach and her eyes blinking through her fingers, Zhang Yunyun felt a pang in her heart and couldn't help but let out a soft laugh.
"Okay, I won't say anything."
The two people outside had already unconsciously pricked up their ears when they heard the voices inside.
The commotion inside didn't last long and then stopped. There were only a few indistinct little exclamations and occasional sighs in a lowered voice.
Gu Ling frowned and leaned closer to Song Huaizhi, whose expression was hard to see. He asked, "Brother Song, what kind of man do you think Sister Ruyi would like?"
Song Huaizhi was too lazy to deal with him. Hearing this, he just glanced at him through his veil hat and then continued to look seriously at the road ahead.
Encouraged by that glance from Song Huaizhi, Gu Ling continued excitedly, "I think I have a great chance. Although I'm a bit inferior to you, I'm still quite good compared to others."
"Once Sister Ruyi goes to the capital, she will surely recognize my good points."
Song Huaizhi: …
As Gu Ling was talking, thinking of Zhang Yunyun's exclamation just now, he couldn't help but ask Song Huaizhi, "What kind of woman does Brother Song like? A virtuous one or a lively one?"
After saying that, he stared at Song Huaizhi, looking like he wouldn't give up until Song Huaizhi answered.
It was a bit annoying.
Song Huaizhi's dislike for Gu Ling had decreased a lot compared to the beginning. This was a big improvement. Now Gu Ling was much easier to deal with and safer than before.
However, he talked too much, so Song Huaizhi still found him annoying from time to time.
Just like now, Song Huaizhi had just thought it was stuffy inside and thus took over the coachman's job to come out and take a break. He didn't expect Gu Ling to also come out and chatter beside him.
Gu Ling waited for a long time. Just as he was about to continue asking, he saw Song Huaizhi finally look at him and then say indifferently, "What kind of woman I like has nothing to do with you, does it?"
Good, this was so Song Huaizhi.
Gu Ling was a bit disappointed, but he was used to this answer from Song Huaizhi. After all, Song Huaizhi was always cold to everyone except Meng Ruyi. Few people could get a kind word from him.
Especially himself. Brother Song always thought he talked too much, so...
He was thinking too much!
Gu Ling interrupted his complicated thoughts and sighed, "Brother Song is really a good elder brother. He is so patient with Sister Ruyi."
A good elder brother? Song Huaizhi's heart was stirred by Gu Ling's words. His eyes gradually became deeper, and his gaze unconsciously shifted to a farther place.
A storm was raging in Song Huaizhi's heart. His thoughts were like a small boat on the waves, tossed up and down by the huge waves, making it hard to catch the key points.
He was confused for a moment. He could only rub his aching eyes and continue to stay silent.
Maybe the answer was too complicated. He just didn't dare to touch it.
Song Huaizhi remained silent all the way and didn't say a word.
...
Finally, they arrived at the place for playing. They would stay at the foot of the mountain for one night today and then go deeper to play the next day.
When the servants following behind saw the place, they rushed over to start tidying up the small courtyard. For a moment, the scene became lively again.
Meng Ruyi rubbed her aching shoulders and stretched. She said to Song Huaizhi, "Brother Song really knows how to arrange things. He found such a nice place."
Song Huaizhi was really versatile. Meng Ruyi sighed in her heart. He could even find such a small courtyard.