"Alright, alright. If you laugh again, I won't have to eat. "It's getting late, I should go back." Hanyue rubbed her stomach and forced herself to stop laughing.
"Go back? Are you still going back to the Ren residence?" Wang Han asked in confusion.
"Why would I go back to the Ren residence? I'm not from there.”
"Hanyue is from General Ling's residence, she is my friend.”Yun Xiang explained.
"I see. I'll send someone to send you back! It's not safe for a girl to stay at home at this hour.”
"It's okay. There's no need to go through so much trouble. Besides, if you encounter someone, you should pay attention to their safety.”
"But…"
"Aiya, why is it so troublesome for a grown man like you? Alright, as long as I don't run into any ghosts, I can take care of the rest.”Han Yue patted Wang Han's shoulder and said with a smile.
"Alright then. I won't force you. Be careful on the way."
"Sister Hanyue, are you sure? It's so dark at night." Qing Er said worriedly.
"Hanyue, don't force yourself!" Yun Xiang was also worried about her leaving alone.
"What are you talking about? If I say there's no problem, then there's no problem. If you keep persuading me, it's almost dawn! A moment of spring night is worth a thousand gold. I won't disturb you anymore, byebye."
Yun Xiang lowered her head shyly.
"Young miss, son-in-law, Qing `er will take her leave.”As he spoke, he left the room and closed the door, leaving the couple with time and space.
The night in ancient times was frighteningly quiet. A cold wind blew, and Hanyue shivered as she rubbed her arms.
"What kind of lousy city is this? It's only a few hours now, and there's already no one on the streets. I can't even see a cat on such a long street. I'm so hungry. I've been busy all day, but I haven't even eaten.”Han Yue rubbed her stomach and complained as she walked.
"Eh, there's someone up ahead." Han Yue was delighted and quickly followed.
After walking for a while, he turned a corner and suddenly disappeared. Did he see a ghost? Han Yue's heart tightened. It's all my fault. Why did I watch those horror movies in the past? The scenes now are so scary.
Han Yue walked in fear, looking around from time to time.
"Ah!" Han Yue screamed. Someone grabbed her shoulder from behind.
A scene of the Black and White Ghosts grabbing people appeared in front of Han Yue.
"Big brother reapers, please spare my life! I…I'm not at the end of my life. You've found the wrong person. I've never done anything bad. I just like to tease people. Please let me go, I will burn a lot of paper money for you!”Han Yue was incoherent. Her face was pale and cold sweat was flowing down her face.
" Who's the reapers?" Qian Bi's face darkened even more. Although he didn't look very good, he didn't look like a ghost, right?" Why did you follow us after you said that you were sneaking around?”
Why did this voice sound so familiar? Han Yue mustered up her courage and turned around. She sat on the ground and patted her chest."Boss, don't be like this. Scaring people will scare them to death!”
"Why is Young Lady following us in the middle of the night instead of resting at home?”Lin Chen asked with a smile as he reached out to her.
"I'm going my own way. I'm not following you! I, I ate too much, so I came out for a walk to digest.”He would never admit that he was afraid of walking at night.
Han Yue stood up and patted the dirt off her body.
"Oh? I thought you followed us to return my money."
"Give it back to you, my ass. This is a greeting gift. Do you think you can take back what you've given away?”
"Then, why are you following us?" Qian Bi said coldly.
"What, what, who are you scaring with a dark face? Why does a handsome young man like you always have a cold face? Look, that guy's smile is so bright. Learn from him. Be careful not to find a wife in the future!”
Lin Chen touched his face and was speechless.
"Alright, Qian Bi, since Young Lady is fine, this one will take my leave.”Lin Chen cupped his fists.
"Hey, where are you guys going?" Han Yue followed closely behind.
"Go where you came from."
"Hey, you guys…don't go so fast, okay?”
"Didn't Young Lady come out for a walk? Why are you still following us?”Lin Chen stopped.
" I…" Hanyue was really embarrassed to say it.
"If you don't want to tell me, I won't force you, tell…"
"Alright, I'll tell you. I'm just…afraid of the dark.”Hanyue stammered. It was not a glorious thing to be known as a coward, especially for someone who graduated from the police academy.
"So?" Lin Chen smiled as he waited for her to continue.
"So, so, please do me a favor!”
"Tell me about it."
"Send me home." Han Yue pulled his sleeve in a fawning manner.
"Aren't you Madam Wang's dowry girl? Where are we going back to?" Lin Chen asked curiously.
"Who said I'm Yun Xiang's girl, you're just guessing.”
"Isn't it?" At that time, who kept saying that she was my miss? It would be strange if people didn't misunderstand.
"I am indeed a servant girl, but I am from the Ling residence in the west of the city. Yun Xiang is my friend. She is getting married today, so I went to join in the fun. Yun Xiang doesn't like to make a scene in the bridal chamber, so I went to stop her.”
"Me? You extorted ten thousand taels of silver from me for nothing.”Lin Chen said helplessly.
"There's no other way. This is the price!"
"Alright, in order to not pay the price, I won't meddle in other people's business.”
"Don't!" Hanyue pulled Lin Chen's arm and refused to let him go." I was wrong, I was wrong, okay? Other than paying back the money, I'll do anything.”
"Really?"
"I won't do anything that doesn't conform to etiquette!" Han Yue quickly let go and covered her chest with her arms.
"Girl, what are you thinking?" Lin Chen laughed.
"Then what's with your expression?"
"I'm just looking at your sincerity."
"I am very sincere." Han Yue immediately expressed.
"Alright then! Let's go."
"Where to?"
"Aren't you going home? Why aren't you leaving?"
"You promised to send me?"
"Yes." Lin Chen walked towards the west of the city.
"I still don't know your name, I wonder if it's convenient…"
"Oh, sorry, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Han Yue, Han as in 'company', and Yue as in' Mingyue'.”
"Miss Hanyue."
"Come on, don't be girly, it always reminds me of 'flower girls'."
"Miss Hua?"
"It's a historical relic. Let's not talk about this. Why do I feel that you're smiling all the time? Are you not unhappy about anything?"
"Isn't it good to smile? No matter if he was happy or not, at least others would feel comfortable seeing him!”
"What logic is that? Are you living for someone else?”Hanyue disagreed." I'm a teenager. I can laugh when I want to laugh and cry when I want to cry. This is real life. If you want me to laugh at someone I don't like, you might as well stab me."”
"Maybe it's because the place you live in is too simple. Reality is cruel. You can't do whatever you want. People have to learn to endure and pretend to protect themselves and the people they want to protect.”Lin Chen sighed.
"Yes, life is too tiring. For money and reputation, one can abandon everything. People are too cold to each other, and family ties are too thin. Just like me, so what if my family is rich? What's the point if my father doesn't love me?”Han Yue said dejectedly.
"Your family?"
"It's all in the past. Perhaps they will only realize that they actually have a daughter after I leave for a while!”Hanyue let out a long sigh and changed the topic." Alright, let's not be emotional. Life is like this. Everyone has their own way of living. If they don't offend me, I won't offend them."”
"Well said, I won't attack unless others attack me!”
"By the way, isn't Beijing the most prosperous place? Why is it so deserted at this time? It's so different from what I imagined!”Hanyue was really confused.
"What do you imagine the capital to be like?”
"Yes, there are many streets and alleys, and the streets are neat. There are shops on both sides of the streets, and they are brightly lit day and night.”
"You really know how to think. Why would there be these? People are resting at night, so why are the shops open?”
"That's true. In ancient times, it was actually quite good to work at sunrise and rest at sunset. It's just that life was a little monotonous.”
"It's good to get used to it. Besides, a woman should stay at home to take care of her husband and raise her children. This is an unchanging rule.”
"What? This is your prejudice against women. If men and women are given the same educational conditions and the same social status, women will definitely not be inferior to men!”Han Yue retorted.
"Yes, I believe that. However, in this society, women have a low status. How can they be on equal footing with men?”
"They will. One day, the status of women will be recognized. They can be like men and have their own status, career, and family.”
"Is that so? Unfortunately, I don't know how long it will take.”Lin Chen treated it as a joke.
As they chatted and laughed along the way, Lin Chen felt that the girl in front of him was more and more interesting. Her unpretentious actions, unique views on life, and humorous tone were really special.
"Thank you. This isn't my home, so it's not convenient for me to invite you in. I'll invite you to sit there when I have my own home in the future.”Han Yue said apologetically.
"Alright, goodbye!" Lin Chen was a little reluctant.
"Okay, goodbye!" Han Yue waved her hand, knocked on the door, and entered.
"Young master, we can't see him.”Qian Bi was really helpless. The young master was probably smitten with him.
"Oh, really? Let's go back!”Lin Chen looked longingly at the Ling Residence's main gate. We will meet soon, for sure.
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