Jin Yunlan forgot to breathe for a moment and froze on the spot.
Li Zhi turned around awkwardly and took the lead back to the house. The heat expanded behind her and rushed out, scorching her for a moment, and then she was quickly covered by the cold air.
Li Tang's loud laughter came from inside the room, "Xiao Zhi, why is your face as red as a monkey's butt?"
Li Qiang's little head popped up not far away. She was wearing a green jacket that didn't quite fit her, and underneath was a bright yellow cotton skirt. She looked like a new bamboo shoot that had just sprouted.
She was staring at her with wide eyes at this moment. She must have witnessed the whole process. She ran up to Jin Yunlan excitedly, raised her two small fists and said excitedly: "In my clan, if a man
Kissing a woman on the cheek means that he is willing to marry her and love her only for the rest of his life."
Hearing this, Jin Yunlan subconsciously showed a sincere smile, and caressed the touching hickey on her cheek as if aftertaste. However, this smile did not last long, and the curved corners of her mouth calmed down without leaving a trace. At this moment,
A white cloud floated from the clear sky, leaving behind a large haze. When the shadow slanted across the eaves, it just covered her clear eyes with a layer of gloom.
As evening approached, she prepared to go down the mountain and go home to report that she was safe.
Li Zhi took the initiative to escort her home. Li Tang originally wanted to follow, but was sent by Li's mother to feed the iron beast in the back mountain. He muttered and went there holding the dustpan full of complaints.
Li Zhi followed Jin Yunlan quietly. When going down the mountain, he took the initiative to extend his hand to help her cross the steep slope.
Jin Yunlan was flattered by his successive gentle treatment, and the corners of her mouth raised a conspicuous curve from time to time, unable to restrain herself.
She tried to hold his hand, but he didn't move away.
Li Zhi held her slender fingers in the palm of her hand, and they were so alive and warm. A long scar on her palm ran through her lifeline, a thin bulge. When their palms touched each other, they rubbed little by little.
Touching his palm, it was like a sharp knife cutting into his heart.
He said nothing, as silent as if he was dissatisfied.
The two quickly entered Luo City. Li Zhi was in the limelight now, and he attracted all kinds of attention from passers-by when he appeared. However, Miss Jinyun, who was born and raised in Luo City, was not as eye-catching as him.
Jin Yunlan approached Li Zhi playfully, knocked on his broad chest, and said teasingly: "A Zhi, you are famous now."
Li Zhi was indifferent, not enthusiastic about such useless tricks and even ignored them.
The sight of the two walking side by side still aroused a lot of rumors. Thinking of everything that had happened before, the public's attitude towards Miss Jinyun, who had not been seen for a long time, was very vague and even a little embarrassing.
Jin Yunlan didn't care about these meaningful glances. She just wanted to go home and see her relatives at home.
When she saw the door of her home from a distance, she couldn't help but speed up her pace. Li Zhi also understood that she was eager to return home, and walked with her as fast as flying.
The door to her home was closed, so she jumped up the steps and knocked on the door. Instead of knocking the doorman, she called out the young master Bai who lived next door.
Bai Tan stood in front of his house, took a look at the door of Jinyun's mansion, and shouted in surprise: "Lan Lan!"
Jin Yunlan heard the news and went to see the return of his senior brother whom he had not seen for a long time. He was also overjoyed. He rushed over and gave him a warm hug. Then he patted his back hard and said hello: "Senior brother! It's been a long time."
No, you are still alive."
Bai Tan smiled awkwardly: "Lan Lan, you still speak so nicely."
At the same time, Li Zhi's mood fell to the bottom after being left behind, and his handsome face became extremely cold. For the first time in his life, he experienced the sourness of jealousy. He stood there like a thorn in his back, and the waves surged in his heart.
He was not allowed to stand idly by.
He deliberately coughed loudly and looked around quietly while coughing.
Jin Yunlan was indeed attracted by the unusual coughing sound, and quickly returned to Li Zhi, holding his arm and asking about his condition with concern: "What's the matter, are you feeling unwell?"
Only then did Li Zhi regain some joy. He covered his chest and lungs, pretending to be uncomfortable, and said deliberately and hypocritically: "It doesn't matter."
Jin Yunlan frowned: "Don't be brave. Come, follow me home and take a rest first."
Li Zhi nodded obediently, "Yeah."
Bai Tan watched his junior sister, whom he had not seen for a long time, hurriedly bid farewell to him, and then intimately carried a man from the Li family who had only appeared for less than a month back home as expected. He couldn't help but feel his chest tremble. At the same time, Li Zhi also
He gave him a warning and hostile look. This made the alarm bells ring in his head.
He also cast a hostile look at him.
Bai Tan originally wanted to follow him through the gate of Jinyun's mansion, but at this time his housekeeper came to call him to speak with his father's order, so he had to temporarily put aside the injustice at hand.
When Jin Yunlan led Li Zhi home, dinner was being served at home. The servants were very happy to see that the young lady had returned safely, and hurriedly ran to Jialan Court to inform Madam.
When the lady heard this, she pulled Xiuxiu out to meet her.
The three of them met at the entrance.
When the wife saw that her eldest daughter was safe and sound, her eyes filled with tears. She hugged her and said with sobs: "Lan'er, you have suffered. It's all my fault. I brought up Chong'er to be such a useless person. It's my fault."
You almost died." When Jin Yunchong was mentioned, she was so sad that she couldn't control herself and felt dizzy for a while.
Jin Yunlan's eyes were also red, and she kept patting her mother on the shoulder, comforting her: "Mom, don't say that. Look, am I not doing well?"
Xiu Xiu also held one of her sister's hands and wiped her tears fiercely with the back of her hand. Her bright voice was swallowed up by her crying and became hoarse and harsh. She called her sister one by one and could not say the rest.
The three ladies hugged each other and cried together. Li Zhi stood quietly at the back without saying a word. Facing their sincere expressions of emotion, he did not show any signs of boredom. Instead, he was pleased that Jin Yunlan grew up in a beautiful and warm environment.
of.
He was afraid that his female relatives would notice that he had lost his composure in front of outsiders, so he thoughtfully turned his gaze aside and did not watch.
It took a while before the crying completely left with the evening breeze. Madam had just lost consciousness in crying, and then she noticed the presence of a man. She turned her back and wiped away her tears before inviting Li Zhi to come in for dinner.
Jin Yunlan also cast an inviting look at him, and then he swallowed his polite refusal and nodded loyally.
He secretly wanted to stay with her for a while.
It was rare for the family to set a table in the dining room, and the dishes prepared in advance were brought from the small kitchen of Jialan Courtyard.
Jin Yunlan enthusiastically guided Li Zhi to sit down, and she sat next to him familiarly.
The moment she sat down, Li Zhi sighed with relief.
Xiu Xiu, who has always been close to her eldest sister, suddenly appeared on the other side of Li Zhi, tugged on his sleeve, pointed to a dish far away from her, and begged: "I want to eat that."
Li Zhi picked up the serving chopsticks, made this convenience with her, picked up a piece of green lettuce for her and put it in her bowl. Xiu Xiu smiled sweetly at him, "Thank you."
Li Zhi nodded in response. Although there were no other emotions or words, people who were familiar with him knew that his reaction was quite vivid when facing people from Luo City.
Jin Yunlan felt something was wrong with this girl. It didn't look like they were meeting for the first time. When did they become so familiar?
She coughed twice, cleared her throat, touched his arm with her elbow, tilted her head and came closer to him for a moment, signaling to him vaguely: "I want it too."
A Zhi didn't even pick up the food for her. She was very resentful.
Li Zhi looked at her in confusion and saw her poking at the empty plate with her chopsticks. He understood and immediately picked up a piece for her.
Jin Yunlan nodded with satisfaction.
Not to be outdone, Xiu Xiu put a piece of fish into Li Zhi's bowl and asked him to help pick the bones.
Li Zhi was very patient with her child. Although she was taciturn, she still helped her pick out the fish bones one by one.
Xiu Xiu put the cleaned fish on the plate and smiled brightly: "Thank you, A Zhi."
Jin Yunlan bit her chopsticks and looked at the complete fish in her bowl, feeling envious. She is young, so she can act coquettishly as she should.
With this thought in her mind, Li Zhi quietly moved her bowl in front of him and quietly cleaned the fish bones for her.
Jin Yunlan couldn't help showing her moved emotions, and her heart felt warm.
Xiu Xiu noticed the silent communication between the two and suddenly said something shocking: "Mom, when I grow up, I want to marry A Zhi!"
All three of them were shocked.
Jin Yunlan was the first to come to his senses, slapped the table with his palm, stood up, leaned over, turned his gaze towards Xiu Xiu, and solemnly objected: "No! I don't agree! A Zhi...he is mine
!He will marry me in the future!"
Li Zhi was stunned by her bold and domineering declaration, and a trace of embarrassment flashed across her face.
Xiuxiu pouted and snorted, then said calmly: "Sister is talking to herself. Did A Zhi personally agree? Sister is so impatient."
Compared with his younger sister's calmness, the much older Jin Yunlan reacted hugely to this matter, looking a little childish, "Huh? You have to understand, I met him first, I knew him first!"
Xiu Xiu didn't take it seriously, and said like a little adult: "Brother Bai and you have been childhood sweethearts and have not been favored by you since childhood. A Zhi has only been around for a few months and has already taken the lead. It shows that love does not come first."
Li Zhi was very pleased with what he said and couldn't help but nodded. After receiving a sharp eye strike from Jin Yunlan, he immediately shook his head.
The lady was jealous when she saw her two girls competing around a foreign man. She thought that Li Zhi was so good-looking and so young and talented. It was no wonder that the girls in Luo City were so crazy about him. When chatting with other ladies and ladies, they would often listen to them.
I heard Li Zhi's name. However, Li Zhi kept a low profile in Luo City, and his clan also wanted to keep it secret. Therefore, only his name and his sensational performance in the Jinyun Competition were circulated in the public, and the rest of the information was not disclosed.
On the contrary, it added a lot of mystery to him. Unexpectedly, even his own daughter would inevitably fight tit-for-tat for him now.
The lady shook her head helplessly and said something fair: "In this case, it will hurt the harmony, so let's fight fair."
Jin Yunlan and Jin Yunxiu looked at each other and stretched out their hands in unison.
"It's a deal."
"It's a deal."
The two sisters spoke in unison and made a covenant with each other in front of Li Zhi's eyes. This chapter has been completed!