mtl008 Chapter 159: Is it okay not to talk about people?
Chapter 159: Is it okay not to talk about people?
Li Xiaoyun trembled, breaking free like a startled fawn, her cheeks flushed: "No...don't make a scene. I know I was wrong. Please take me back to the educated youth settlement."
She turned and walked quickly forward, her heart pounding like a drum and her ears burning.
She heard Li Xiangyang's footsteps behind her and quickened her pace.
"Why are you running?" Li Xiangyang shouted with a laugh from behind.
"Who...who ran away!" Li Xiaoyun's voice was tinged with embarrassment. "I was just afraid of getting back too late."
"Not running? Then wait for me!" Li Xiangyang suddenly quickened his pace and grabbed Li Xiaoyun's wrist.
He pulled Li Xiaoyun around, causing her to bump into his arms.
She hurriedly tried to back away, but Li Xiangyang grabbed her waist.
"What...what are you doing?" Li Xiaoyun's breathing was a little rapid, and she pressed her palm against his chest, but she couldn't exert any strength.
"Didn't you say I was hesitant?" Li Xiangyang whispered in her ear, "I'm not hesitant anymore."
The warm breath brushed past her ear, and Li Xiaoyun felt weak all over, her legs trembling slightly.
She placed her hands on Li Xiangyang's chest, trying to push him away, but he held her even tighter.
"Li Xiangyang, you...you shouldn't do this..." Her voice was already trembling slightly.
"How is it?" Li Xiangyang asked deliberately, but his arm did not loosen at all.
"That's...that's it..." Li Xiaoyun felt like she was melting in his arms, her cheeks burning hot.
"How about this?" Li Xiangyang lowered his head and gently kissed her forehead.
Li Xiaoyun was startled and broke free from his distraction, staggering forward as she ran.
"If you run again, I'll catch up!" Li Xiangyang shouted from behind.
Li Xiaoyun paused for a moment, then ran even faster.
Li Xiangyang smiled and chased after her, quickly catching up to her.
And so, the two chased each other under the moonlight until the educated youth settlement was almost in sight.
Li Xiaoyun stopped, panting, and turned to glare at Li Xiangyang: "If you... if you dare come any closer, I'll call for help."
Li Xiangyang raised his hands in surrender: "Okay, okay, I won't come over."
Li Xiaoyun turned to leave, but then suddenly turned back: "Li Xiangyang."
"Um?"
She walked quickly to Li Xiangyang, tiptoed and gave him a light peck on the lips, then turned and ran quickly into the educated youth settlement.
Under the moonlight, Li Xiangyang stood frozen in place, the warmth of her lips still lingering on his lips.
He subconsciously touched his lips, his heart pounding.
“This girl…”
He stared in the direction where Li Xiaoyun had disappeared, his mind a jumble of thoughts, and walked lightly toward the old house.
The smile on his face never left his face the whole way.
Pushing open the gate of the old house, Xuanmao and Xiaohu were already waiting there.
Little Tiger happily circled around him, while Black Cat lazily lay under the eaves, rolling its eyes at his absent-minded appearance.
"Hehe," Li Xiangyang squatted down and patted the little tiger's head, "Do you think your owner has gone mad?"
The black cat meowed dismissively, as if to say, "Isn't it just stupid?"
Upon entering the room, Li Xiangyang didn't even turn on the lights; he simply lay down on the kang (a heated brick bed), his whole body warm.
"Just over a month..." he muttered to himself, "In just over a month, she'll be my wife."
As soon as he said that, he couldn't help but chuckle to himself.
Thinking of Li Xiaoyun's kiss before she left, my heart felt as sweet as if it were filled with honey.
The old house had been uninhabited for a long time and was a bit cold, but he didn't care at the moment. His mind was filled with Li Xiaoyun's rosy little face and the image of her back as she hurriedly ran away.
"Hahaha, just over a month left, I'll be a married man from now on..." Li Xiangyang rolled around on the kang, laughing like a fool.
"Now I'm really settled down! I'm a responsible person in the household now!"
He clutched the blanket, kicking and thrashing about, exclaiming, "Thank God! Xiaoyun is beautiful, efficient, and the teacher is knowledgeable and cultured. She's the perfect wife..."
The black cat lay lazily on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), listening to its owner's rambling, and yawned dismissively.
Little Tiger listened intently, occasionally barking in response.
Li Xiangyang tossed and turned on the kang (a heated brick bed), his mind filled with Li Xiaoyun's shy smile and her fleeting kiss.
He didn't fall asleep until the sky began to lighten.
"Knock knock knock!"
Early in the morning, just as dawn was breaking, he was awakened by a series of urgent knocks on the door.
"So early? Who is it?"
Li Xiangyang rubbed his sleepy eyes and got up, reluctantly opening the door.
"Brother Xiangyang! It's me! Er Gou!"
When the door opened, Wang Ergou was standing in the yard with his neck hunched over, his face red from the cold.
Upon seeing him, Li Xiangyang yawned and asked in surprise, "Why are you acting crazy here so early in the morning instead of spending quality time with your wife?"
"Don't even mention it, what a load of rubbish..." Wang Ergou said with a bitter face, "I drank too much last night, didn't do anything, and made a fool of myself in front of Ma Hongxia."
Hearing this, Li Xiangyang almost burst out laughing: "What's going on? You can't hold your liquor?"
"It's not that it's impossible. It's just that Ma Hongxia can hold her liquor." Wang Ergou scratched his head, looking frustrated. "I originally thought I'd drink some alcohol to give myself courage, get everything done, and then quickly finalize things. But who knew that after a few drinks, I couldn't hold on any longer. Even if I wanted to do something, I was powerless..."
"Hahaha... I can't take it anymore, let me laugh for a bit. So you didn't do anything all night..."
"Oh dear, don't make fun of me." Wang Ergou plopped down on a stone bench in the yard, looking utterly annoyed. "Right, right, I didn't do anything. I even threw up and had someone take care of me all night. They didn't leave until dawn, and they told me to get some rest."
"Ha, Ma Hongxia is such a nice person," Li Xiangyang teased, "taking such good care of you."
"Of course." Wang Ergou scratched his head, a hint of a smile flashing in his eyes. "She even wiped my face and covered me with a blanket..."
At this point, he suddenly looked worried. "Brother Xiangyang, I've lost so much face, what am I going to do now?"
Just as Li Xiangyang was about to speak, he suddenly saw Xuanmao lazily walk out of the house and roll her eyes at Wang Ergou.
Li Xiangyang couldn't help but chuckle at the sight of the black cat's disgusted expression.
"It's not a big problem," he said with a smile. "They took care of you all night, which shows how much they care about you."
"Really?" Wang Ergou's eyes lit up.
"How could it be false?" Li Xiangyang patted him on the shoulder. "If you ask me, this is actually a good thing. Think about it, if she wasn't interested in you, would she care about you until dawn?"
"That makes sense." Hope rekindled in Wang Ergou's eyes. "As for his drinking capacity..."
"Take your time practicing, what's the rush?" Li Xiangyang comforted him. "Besides, look at Xiaoyun and me, we didn't rely on alcohol to boost our courage."
"That's right, that's right." Wang Ergou nodded repeatedly, then suddenly his eyes darted around, "But Brother Xiangyang, you and Xiaoyun last night..."
Before he could finish speaking, Li Xiangyang glared at him and said, "What are you thinking, kid? I'm a respectable man."
"Yes, you're getting serious now." Wang Ergou suppressed a laugh. "Then why are you blushing? Could it be...?"
"Get lost!" Li Xiangyang pretended to kick him, unable to hide his smile. "Can't you speak human language this early in the morning?"
The two were arguing when they suddenly heard a commotion coming from the village.
Li Xiangyang and Wang Ergou exchanged a glance, then walked out of the courtyard at the same time and looked toward the source of the sound.