It was nearly nine o'clock, and all the lights in the village were turned on.
Gu Lian was led out by Lu Zechen. There were cries behind her. She hesitated whether to take another look at the old lady. After thinking about it, she decided not to go. Gu Huai would simply send her to a nursing home.
There were still a few scattered people in the yard. When they saw them coming out, they all moved to the side.
When I walked out of the yard, there were also people in the alley outside. They were standing in front of my house in twos and threes. When I saw them coming out, I quickly retreated.
The lights along the way were dim, with only the headlights on at the village entrance not far away.
Gu Lian was led by Lu Zechen, walking at a leisurely pace. She turned her face sideways and looked at him quietly through the dim light.
The dim light hit his face, and his skin tone became a little darker. There were shadows from his chin to his neck, but it made his facial contours even harder. His thin lips were pursed, and you could see dry lines in small places, which must have been burned by alcohol.
Yes, he didn't even finish the glass of water.
While she was watching, he loosened his hand holding her and put his arm around her waist. He patted her waist and asked her to straighten up.
"Nier, are you leaving?"
Gu Lian reacted and saw two hunched old ladies approaching in the distance, the same two who had received their red envelopes.
A smile immediately appeared on Lu Zechen's face, and he stopped with her to talk to the old man.
The old people were all carrying baskets with vegetables in the baskets. They probably came back late from the fields, so they had to get vegetables to take away while talking.
Lu Zechen said very nicely, thanked the old man for his kindness, and when the old man wasn't paying attention, he took two wads of money from Awen and threw them into the baskets respectively.
Gu Lian caught a glimpse of his movements and couldn't help but look at him twice.
As soon as the two old men walked away, Lu Zechen noticed that she was looking at him and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows at her, "Why? Are you so handsome by me?"
Gu Lian: "..."
She cleared her throat and said, "It's getting late. Let's go quickly."
Lu Zechen sniffed and said, "Okay, let's go back to the city first and we'll find a place to stay."
"Stay here?" Gu Lian was surprised, "Why don't you just go back to the imperial capital?"
"Boss Gu, even if you are an employee, you can't be so oppressive, right?" Lu Zechen smiled and licked his lips, "These people are not allowed to rest?"
Gu Lian was speechless.
Indeed, they were all tired, not to mention Awen and others, who had almost no rest.
She was a little embarrassed and opened her mouth, "Then I'll go find Sister Li."
With that said, he was ready to enter.
Lu Zechen pulled her and said, "Do you still need to go? The train will leave in the morning."
"Master, everything is ready." The bodyguard came over.
Lu Zechen responded, then went to hold Gu Lian and pulled her towards the car.
When I got in the car, I turned on the air conditioner and it instantly warmed me up.
Nian Nian also woke up and was making noises.
As the car walked all the way into the city, the lights gradually brightened, and the busy area was pretty good.
"Master, do you want to go to the hotel directly?" Awen asked.
Lu Zechen was quite tired and was about to speak when he heard a slight cooing sound.
He turned to look at Gu Lian, "Are you hungry?"
Embarrassment flashed across Gu Lian's face, "A little bit."
Lu Zechen opened the window and found that the roadside night market was busy, with many selling snacks.
He squinted his eyes and looked at the signboard, "Grilled naan, what else is going on? Do you want to eat it?"
Gu Lian was really a little greedy when he heard this. Thinking of the bun incident, he couldn't help teasing him, "You don't have to be clean about the stuff from the street vendors. How dare you eat it?"
Lu Zechen thought of the joke and frowned, "You eat it, but I won't."
The car stopped.
Gu Lian raised the corner of his mouth, opened the car door, got out, and said to him: "Don't worry, the buns don't have saliva, and the street stalls can't kill people."
She pursed her lips toward the night market and said, "Get off the car."