Chapter 26 (1/2)
”Are you free this afternoon?”
”Yes, what's the matter?”
”Go out with me. I haven't seen it for so many days since I came back. I don't know if there will be great changes here. Do you mind?”
”No, I'm fine today. I can walk with you.”
When the meal was served, Shen Xun carefully cut the steak for me. I drank coconut milk calmly and looked at Shen Xun attentively.
”You are still as considerate as before, but I am no longer the one who is considerate.”
I was in a low mood and forced a smile.
”Caier, I still care about you very much, but you are usually too cold and don't want to talk to me. I just...”
”I want to tell you. I'm afraid Luo Yuxian doesn't like it and runs home to complain. My old man is scolding me. The gain is not worth the loss!”
Shen Xun frowned when he heard this: ”why, does she always go to Qi's house to complain?”
”I wonder, since she refuses to recognize her ancestors, why does she always go to other people's homes and always make small reports? It's too insidious. I just came back from abroad and met her only a few times. My father will scold her all the time. As for others, just cry twice. The treatment is too poor.”
Shen Xun habitually peeled the shrimp for me, comforted me and said, ”well, don't be angry with her. She did wrong. I apologize for her and you.”
”It's not your fault to apologize. Besides, if it weren't for her, how could we have”
I deliberately paused and said with some apology, ”sorry, I'm abrupt.”
”Caier, tell me, do you still have me in your heart?”
Facing Shen Xun's sudden question, I was stunned and shocked.
Brother, I'm just trying to stir up feelings. Don't you know I hate you very much? Why are you so amorous? This is really a good match for Luo Yuxian.
My mind is recalling quickly. How should I answer this topic?
Forget it, I'd better pretend I don't know. I can't hear, I can't hear.
Seeing that I didn't answer, Shen Xun knew clearly that he would no longer press questions.
”Let's go.”
”Yes.”
”Where do you want to go?”
”Go to the seaside. It's the cleanest there.”
”Don't you want to see the changes in the imperial capital? What can you see when you go to the seaside?”
Shen Xun looked at me funny, his eyes full of doting.
”I want to go to the seaside first, can't I?”
”Well, well, whatever you want.”
”What do you want to do when you go to the beach?”
”Build a castle.”
”Caier, how old are you? Why are you still like a child?”
”There's no way. The castle I once owned was destroyed and can only be rebuilt.”
Shen Xun listened to me and stopped talking.
”What are you doing, little friend?”
”I'm making a castle.”
”That's great. Let's go with you, sister.”
”No, I'll do it myself!”