On the way back, everyone was silent and didn't speak.
Ling Lin was sitting in the passenger seat of the car driven by Chu Xingyu. She noticed the wound on Chu Xingyu's hand and was about to open her mouth when Chu Xingyu stopped her with his eyes.
Just now, when he and Shen Yizhou were pulling cattle together, his hand was also injured.
It's just that his situation is better than that of Shen Yizhou who rushed ahead.
Ling Lin nodded obediently and said nothing.
She quietly glanced at Xia Qingyuan from the rearview mirror in the car.
I saw her holding Shen Yilin in her arms and looking out the car window, wondering what she was thinking.
She had a strong aura of exhaustion, the kind of exhaustion that came from her bones, and at the same time, there was a faint sadness lingering on her body.
Ling Lin, who had not spoken a few words to Xia Qingyuan, did not take the liberty to ask.
Finally arriving at the door of Shen's house, Xia Qingyuan even said goodbye to them with a smile: "I'm sorry to trouble you today."
She turned to Ling Lin again: "Come and sit at home some other time."
Ling Lin was a little flattered: "Okay...okay."
Xia Qingyuan nodded with them and led Shen Yilin into the house.
Ling Lin looked at Xia Qingyuan's slender back and couldn't help but said: "What happened today is really..."
Really, what, she said nothing more.
Turning his head to look at Chu Xingyu, he was also looking at the direction Xia Qingyuan left with a frown on his face.
He sighed: "Let's go, I'll take you home."
With that said, he came to the car and opened the door.
Ling Lin hurriedly followed and got into the car: "Don't you think everything that happened today was a coincidence?"
Moreover, Xia Qingyuan was by his side when the two things happened.
Of course, she didn't mean to doubt Xia Qingyuan, but she felt that something was being targeted against her.
Chu Xingyu paused and then said: "What we think is not important. What is important is what the results the above people hope to be."
Moreover, no one saw clearly how things happened.
If we say who directed all this, there is no evidence.
So the hatred in Xia Qingyuan's eyes was clear and extinguished at that time, and she finally suppressed it.
Ling Lin naturally understood the twists and turns.
She nodded: "Anyway, I think Xie Ziyi is not what we usually see behind his back."
As she spoke, she quietly observed Chu Xingyu's expression, and seeing that he was not unhappy, she continued: "Anyway, you men all like the weak.
Ever since we were little, whenever she cries, you all turn to her."
Not to mention boys, even many girls have a good relationship with Xie Ziyi.
Ling Lin and Ling Ye were from the Ling family. As Ling Ye went to the army for training, she was also thrown into the army for a few years when she was older.
She has a straightforward temperament and doesn't like people and things that are convoluted or pretentious, so naturally she doesn't want to deal with Xie Ziyi.
But every time there was a conflict, a few brainless protectors would always rush out in front of Xie Ziyi, and Qin Shuyu was one of them.
So Qin Shuyu and Ling Lin also became enemies with her.
Chu Xingyu did not defend Xie Ziyi like other boys, but he would mediate their conflicts like an eldest brother.
No matter how Ling Lin exposed Xie Ziyi, Chu Xingyu always smiled warmly, obviously treating her as a child having a tantrum.
Therefore, Ling Lin often resented Chu Xingyu as well.
Listening to Ling Lin's words, Chu Xingyu, for the rare first time, did not speak for Xie Ziyi.
He looked forward faintly, not knowing what he was thinking.
Ling Lin sighed, leaned on her seat obediently, closed her eyes and rested her mind.
*
When they returned home, Lin Dongxiu and Aunt Wu were preparing lunch.
Seeing them coming back, I was very surprised: "Why are you back so early?"
Xia Qingyuan smiled: "They had something to do, so they left early."
Lin Dongxiu had no doubts and said: "You haven't eaten yet, have you? Add your rice."
Xia Qingyuan nodded: "Okay, thank you, Mom."
Seeing Lin Dongxiu hurried into the kitchen again, Xia Qingyuan rubbed the hair tie of Shen Yilin who kept his head down: "Okay, go back to the room to change clothes, take a rest, and wait for dinner."
Shen Yilin raised his head, his eyes still a little red.
He said: "Sister-in-law, I'm sorry."
If he hadn't teased the cow with everyone, or if he hadn't acted like a hero to save the little girl, maybe what happened next wouldn't have happened.
Hearing this, Xia Qingyuan bent down, keeping her eye level with Shen Yilin.
She smiled: "Silly boy, why do you say you're sorry?
The ones who should say sorry are those who deliberately hurt others, not those like you who save others regardless of risk."
Shen Yilin's big wet eyes were full of surprise: "Sister-in-law, are you not angry?"
Xia Qingyuan said: "I'm not angry.
I am very pleased that you were able to stand up bravely at such a juncture."
She didn't want this incident to cast any shadow on Shen Yilin, and she didn't want his clear eyes to no longer be pure when he looked at the world.
So, no matter how worried she was, she couldn't just blame him.
She paused: "It's just that if you help others in the future, my sister-in-law hopes that you will consider your own safety first.
Sister-in-law, neither your eldest brother nor your mother are saints, and I don’t want to see you getting hurt just to help others.
Only by protecting yourself first can you be able to help others, do you understand?"
Xia Qingyuan does not agree with those behaviors that go to great lengths to suppress moral public opinion even though they know that they are incapable of doing so.
The heaven and the earth are big, nothing can compare to your own life.
Shen Yilin nodded and tears fell again.
He quickly wiped it off and said firmly: "Sister-in-law, I understand."
Xia Qingyuan patted him: "Go and have a good rest."
Watching Shen Yilin return to the room, Xia Qingyuan straightened up, her eyes becoming colder.
Xie Ziyi wanted their lives.
In other words, Xie Zi wanted to achieve his goal and didn't care about anyone's life.
She is just crazy.
Unexpectedly, Xie Da, who has a high reputation, would actually raise such a thing.
It's a pity, because of what she is, she should be facing Xie Da soon.
Xia Qingyuan pushed the scattered hair behind her ears, turned around and went upstairs.
Step by step, it's like walking on the apex of a person's heart, firm and trembling.
*
In the afternoon, Shen Yizhou came back.
His hands were wrapped with gauze, which must have been treated in the hospital.
Xia Qingyuan was lying lazily on the sofa in the bedroom. When Shen Yizhou entered the door, she noticed his hands at first sight.
She quickly stood up and grabbed his hand: "Are you injured?"
The situation was chaotic at that time. Shen Yizhou later bandaged Qi Jinzhi, which was her only chance to see Shen Yizhou's hand up close.
However, she didn't think about Shen Yizhou's injury, she just thought he was contaminated with Qi Jinzhi's blood.
Unexpectedly, among those red ones, there was also Shen Yizhou.
Shen Yizhou took his hand out carelessly and hugged her: "It's okay, it's just a minor injury."
"How could it be a minor injury?" Xia Qingyuan struggled to get out of his arms and look at his hands.
Shen Yizhou tightened his grip on her waist: "Don't move, let me hug you."