Chapter 80
Chapter 80
The one who handed over the cloak was Xie Yue.
He had prepared thick cloaks long ago, just in case Hu Liena and Ning Shu were cold.
Ning Shu looked up at Xie Yue and said, "Thank you."
"No need," Xie Yue replied, withdrawing her gaze.
Hu Liena turned her head, glanced at the two people, and shook her head.
Her brother really doesn't know how to take the initiative.
Hu Liena patted Ning Shu on the shoulder. "Shu, I'm going to play in the snow. If you're not going, you should go back first."
"Hmm, I think it's a good idea." Ning Shu nodded in agreement.
Hu Liena smiled and immediately told the coachman to stop the carriage.
Then, she looked at Yan and asked, "Are you going to play in the snow?"
"Go! Of course I'll go!" Hu Liena had already spoken, how could he not go?
That is impossible!
Hu Liena had finally managed not to forget him, so of course he had to go!
Hu Liena nodded, "Then let's go together."
"Uh-huh!"
Yan followed Hu Liena off the carriage.
Surprisingly, Hu Liena didn't call Xie Yue this time.
Yan originally intended to call Xie Yue, but after glancing at Ning Shu, he seemed to remember something, so he simply gave Xie Yue a cheering look and jumped off the carriage.
"Brother, Ah Shu, bye-bye!"
Hu Liena waved to the two people in the carriage, and Ning Shu smiled back. Then, she lowered the curtain and said nothing more.
With the cold wind no longer blowing in from outside, the temperature inside the carriage quickly rose.
Ning Shu hugged the hand warmer and stared blankly ahead, lost in thought.
An awkward silence filled the carriage. Xie Yue didn't know what to say. He wasn't good at flirting with girls, nor did he know how to say anything that would make them happy.
Without Hu Liena and Yan around, the two of them remained silent.
Soon, the carriage arrived at the Spirit Hall.
Xie Yue got off the carriage first, and then helped Ning Shu down.
Ning Shu pulled her cloak tighter, smiled at Xie Yue, and said, "Brother Xie Yue, I'm going back to my master's place now. You should go back too."
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Xie Yue paused, reached out, and tried to grab Ning Shu.
Seeing his actions, Ning Shu couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong, Brother Xie Yue? Do you have something to tell me?"
Ning Shu looked at him, her eyes calm and unwavering, clearly unaffected by those events and words.
Xie Yue stared at her for a while, and suddenly understood why Ning Shu hadn't been affected at all.
She probably doesn't care at all, right?
Xie Yue's face showed a slight disappointment. "It's alright, A-Shu. If you're afraid of the cold, go back to your master's place first."
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Ning Shu looked at him.
She wasn't stupid; of course she knew what Xie Yue was thinking.
"Brother Xieyue".
To prevent Xie Yue from overthinking, she needed to make some things clear beforehand.
Ning Shu said, "Brother Xie Yue, you don't need to care about what Seventh Grandfather said. Seventh Grandfather has always been a very gossipy person. If what he said made you feel uncomfortable, I apologize. You really don't need to care about what he said. Nothing he said represents my position."
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Xie Yue looked distressed and was taken aback.
Ah Shu, is she trying to distance herself from him?
Does she dislike him very much?
Xie Yue felt a pang of sadness. "A-Shu, I..."
Ning Shu interrupted him: "Brother Xie Yue, what I mean is, don't overthink it. Many things depend on fate. We haven't known each other for long, and our relationship can't change overnight. But that doesn't mean I don't like you. It's just that I think we need to get to know each other better. After all, Sister Nana's position doesn't represent your true feelings, right?"
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Xie Yue remained silent.
That makes a lot of sense.
But this still couldn't stop him from feeling a little sad.
Ning Shu continued, "I've liked you since the first time I saw you, but it's not romantic love. It's just that I like your appearance. You like me, which is also because you like my appearance, isn't it?"
Feelings are neither simple nor difficult. The essence of love at first sight is lust at first sight, a statement Ning Shu strongly agrees with.
Xie Yue frowned slightly upon hearing this, but nodded nonetheless. "Yes."
When he first met Ning Shu, it was indeed because he was attracted to her face.
It was because Ning Shu was beautiful that he developed his first crush on her.
But now his affection for Ning Shu is not just because of her face.
Xie Yue said, "But things are different now."
"I know things are different now, but we haven't known each other for very long."
Ning Shu said, "Brother Xie Yue, perhaps you should ask yourself honestly, do you really think this way?"
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Xie Yue fell silent once again.
Ask your heart.
Is that really what he thinks?
Faced with Ning Shu's question, Xie Yue could not give a direct answer.
He hesitated; he didn't even know what he was really thinking.
His mind was in turmoil.
Seeing this, Ning Shu couldn't help but shake her head. The young man was still too young.
"Brother Xieyue, don't worry, I didn't mean to refuse you, but there are some things you need to think about clearly," Ning Shu added.
Then she turned and headed towards the Demon-Slaying Hall. At this time, her cheap master was probably at home warming himself by the fire and eating meat. She had to hurry over and get a bite.
Thinking about it, Ning Shu quickened her pace and rushed to the Demon-Subduing Hall.
As Xie Yue watched Ning Shu's departing figure, he suddenly realized that he might not really understand Ning Shu.
What he knew was only what Ning Shu was willing to show him; there were many things he didn't know.
For example, Ning Shu has a father who treats her very well and a grandfather who cares about her, but he only found out about it today when they met.
Perhaps he really should ask himself a question, and ask himself if he truly likes Ning Shu.
At this moment, inside the Demon-Subduing Hall, the Demon-Subduing Demon was roasting some kind of meat over a fire, and Ning Shu could smell the aroma from a distance.
She stepped into the Demon-Slaying Hall, opened her arms, and said, "My dear master, what delicious meat are you roasting again!"
"Ah Shu?" Jiang Mo squatted in the courtyard, met Ning Shu's gaze, and asked with slight surprise, "Weren't you supposed to be away for half a month? How come you're back so soon? Has everything been completely resolved over there?"
As he spoke, he flipped the grilled meat over.
Ning Shu licked her lips, ran to his side and squatted down, saying, "It's resolved, it'll be resolved soon. I didn't really want to stay there any longer, so I came back early. Master, I knew you'd eat good food behind my back, and sure enough, you see, when I'm not home, you eat barbecue, but when I'm home, you don't eat anything good. Is it really appropriate for you to do this?"
She frowned as she looked at the demon-slaying demon, feigning resentment.
The demon looked at her and laughed emotionlessly. Then, he picked up the freshly roasted rabbit leg and handed it to Ning Shu: "It's a rabbit leg. If you want to eat it, just say so. There's no need to be sarcastic to me. But, Shu, whose clothes are you wearing? They don't look like yours."