Chapter 59
Lin Zhao was very annoyed with dealing with those people. Afraid that more people would come to disturb them, she specially made a sign and hung it on the door, saying that she was busy and could not entertain guests.
Chu Xihuan found Lin Zhao’s actions a little amusing. With her dislike for such hypocrisy, how would she get by in the future?
But it was a good thing that Lin Zhao’s job was a patrol inspector. There were not many people in Yong’an Town who could make her be patient and polite, so she didn’t have to worry about her being bullied.
After dealing with those people, Chu Xihuan turned to look at her second sister, who was always smiling, and was silent for a moment. “Second sister, you’ve been out for so long. Aren’t you going back?”
In the past, her second sister’s smile had made people feel warm and gentle, but now, looking at it, it had a strange, creepy feeling.
“Long?” Chu Ningyi tilted her head slightly, confused. “I was thinking of staying for lunch. Isn’t it almost time for lunch? And Little Lin’er doesn’t want me to leave so early, right, Little Lin’er?”
Chu Ningyi looked at Chu Lin and said in a soft, coaxing voice, wanting to pull this little one to her side.
Chu Lin looked at Chu Ningyi, then at Chu Xihuan, and finally, her gaze fell on Lin Zhao. She leaned back into Chu Ningyi’s arms and nodded slightly.
She was not familiar with Lin Zhao after all. At this moment, with a familiar person by her side, she would feel a little more secure.
Lin Zhao noticed the child’s movement and was speechless.
Am I that scary! Didn’t Xihuan tell her that I’m very easy to get along with when she was at home!
Faced with such a second sister, Chu Xihuan was helpless. And it had indeed taken a lot of time to deal with that group of people earlier. It was almost time for lunch.
“Then you can stay at home and take care of the child. Lin Zhao and I will go and buy groceries?” Chu Xihuan said. There were not many vegetables left at home, and it was not good to let her second sister eat too shabbily.
Chu Ningyi smiled and nodded. “Go early and come back early. Don’t stay out for too long.”
Chu Xihuan was speechless. She seemed to have heard her second sister telling her not to be too lovey-dovey outside for too long.
She kept a straight face and didn’t say anything more to her second sister. She turned and gently reminded Chu Lin to be good with her second sister at home, and that she would bring her candied haws when she came back.
Chu Lin nodded obediently and watched the two of them go out.
After going out, Lin Zhao’s brow furrowed, and she was obviously in a bit of a bad mood.
“What’s wrong? You’re not happy again?” Chu Xihuan said with a smile, looking at her. She took the initiative to take Lin Zhao’s hand, making them a little more intimate.
Lin Zhao turned to look at her and said in a muffled voice, “Chu Lin seems to be very afraid of me.”
Although she had disliked the child at first, she hadn’t deliberately scared her, had she!
Hearing Lin Zhao say this, the smile in Chu Xihuan’s eyes grew wider.
It seemed that Lin Zhao was slowly accepting the child, and was now so concerned about the child being afraid of her.
“You probably didn’t realize it yourself,” Chu Xihuan said with a light sigh after she had laughed, her grip on Lin Zhao’s hand tightening. “Chu Lin is not very brave to begin with, and the murderous aura on you naturally makes her even more afraid of you.”
Although Lin Zhao had retired from the army, the murderous aura from having fought and survived on the battlefield was enough to intimidate people, let alone a two-year-old child.
Lin Zhao was slightly taken aback. “Am I that scary?”
She had no idea.
“I don’t think so, but I don’t know what others think,” Chu Xihuan said with a low laugh. Perhaps Lin Zhao herself didn’t realize that she was a completely different person when she was with others and when she was with her. In front of her, she would unconsciously restrain all her sharpness, and she would not feel any fear at all.
Lin Zhao was speechless.
“Take it slow. She’ll discover your good qualities eventually,” Chu Xihuan said, gently shaking their intertwined hands to comfort her.
“Mm,” Lin Zhao replied in a muffled voice, but there was nothing she could do.
Chu Xihuan found her listless appearance a little amusing. When she saw someone selling candied haws on the street, she stopped and bought a string for Lin Zhao first, handing it to her. “You haven’t had one in a long time, have you?”
In the past, Lin Zhao also liked to eat these snacks, but she was always very stingy with the money she spent on herself and rarely bought them on her own initiative.
Looking at the bright red candied haws in front of her, Lin Zhao’s eyes suddenly felt a little swollen and uncomfortable. She looked at Chu Xihuan with red-rimmed eyes. “I’m sorry.”
Chu Xihuan was slightly taken aback by her sudden apology. She cupped her face and gently rubbed her cheek, her voice soft and coaxing. “What’s wrong? Why are you suddenly saying sorry?”
“The first time you gave me something, that candied haw, I didn’t eat it,” Lin Zhao said, her eyes growing redder and redder, and tears were about to fall, her voice choked.
“I gave them all to my comrades-in-arms.” Actually, she had secretly regretted her action more than once afterward, but the things had already been given away and eaten. No matter how much she regretted it, it was useless.
Chu Xihuan was only taken aback for a moment at her words. Then, looking at her pitiful appearance, she found it amusing. “Just because of that?”
“It’s already very serious,” Lin Zhao’s voice was even more choked. She had ignored Chu Xihuan’s kindness more than once, and she had even written her such a scoundrelly and ugly letter.
Seeing her like this, Chu Xihuan was both heartbroken and amused. She pulled Lin Zhao to a less crowded place, leaned over, and gave her a kiss on the eyelid, her voice filled with a smile. “Since you already know you were wrong, you have to make up for it in the future, okay?”
Chu Xihuan’s lips were soft and warm as they pressed against her, a temperature that fascinated her. She sniffled and, looking at Chu Xihuan’s smiling eyes, nodded vigorously.
She would definitely do her best to make up for the mistakes she had made in the past!
Chu Xihuan gave her another kiss on the corner of her lips. How could there be such a person who was so good at reflecting on herself? It was so endearing, and also so easy to bully.
Such a Lin Zhao could only be bullied by her.
Chu Xihuan smiled and handed the candied haws to Lin Zhao again. “Try it. See if you still like to eat it.”
Lin Zhao took the candied haws and took a bite, her eyes shining as she nodded. “I like it!”
And it was a candied haw that Xihuan had bought for her. How could she not like it?
Seeing her like this, Chu Xihuan couldn’t resist the thirst in her heart. This time, she kissed Lin Zhao on the lips, tasting the sweet and sour taste of the hawthorn.
She seemed to crave Lin Zhao even more than before.
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Author’s Note:
[Pitiful][Pitiful]
