The man also sat on the ground. He was not angry when Ye Meng scolded him. Instead, he quickly got up from the ground and walked to Ye Meng's side. He bowed and apologized,""Young lady, young lady…it's my fault. You…are you alright??”
A man with a good temper and a gentle but not feminine voice won Ye Meng's heart.
At least in her previous life, Ye Meng's boyfriend was such a man.
" The previous life " was Ye Meng's way of teasing her modern life. Every day she stayed here, the hope in her heart would decrease. Now, she felt as if it was a lifetime ago.
"Miss? " Miss…" The man saw that she was in a daze and thought that the fall had made her silly, so he quickly pulled her wrist and prepared to take her pulse.
"What are you doing!" Ye Meng obviously hadn't recovered from her shock. She naturally pulled her hand back when a stranger grabbed her wrist.
The man looked a little uneasy and said," It's my fault for bumping into you. If I hurt you, it would be unacceptable. I know a little about the art of Qihuang, so I was just, just taking your pulse..." The man's face was slightly red. He probably knew that Ye Meng thought he was a pervert, so he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed when he spoke.
Although Ye Meng had studied Western medicine, she was no stranger to the words " taking the pulse ". She must have misunderstood him just now.
Seeing that there was no anger on Ye Meng's face, the man helped her up and picked up the things on the ground. He said,"It's all my fault. I wonder if Miss is injured?”
"Who are you?" Ye Meng didn't listen to his words. It was a completely brainless question.
"I am a doctor." the man replied.
Ye Meng shook her head and pointed at his blue-purple eyes. Most people wouldn't notice the color of his eyes, but Ye Meng was too surprised by the similarity between him and the person in the painting, so she paid special attention to his eyes.
" Oh..." The man quickly understood what she meant, but his gentle attitude did not change." Many years ago, I followed a merchant caravan from the Western Regions to the Central Plains. I have always admired the culture of the Central Plains. Later, when I had the chance, I could not help but come to experience it.”
This made sense. Ye Meng had listened to genetics before, but she had never heard of Asians having such eyes.
"Then…Miss, are you alright? Do you want Xiaosheng to send you home?" The man looked at Ye Meng worriedly.
"It's fine. Goodbye." Ye Meng said as she took her things from his hands and left in a hurry.
Qi Lu had nothing better to do, so when he saw that Ye Meng wasn't in the room, he went to the archives room, but she was still nowhere to be seen.
"Where did this girl go?" Qi Lu rubbed his chin and walked back on his own. He almost bumped into someone walking toward him.
Fortunately, Qi Lu was quick to react. He grabbed her and looked at her. It was Ye Meng, whom he had been looking for.
"Are you all blind?" Ye Meng clenched her fists and shouted. Her pitiful and fragile painting fell to the ground again, and the scroll was broken.
Qi Lu was so frightened that he stood rooted to the ground. Did she just say " you guys "? Who is the "men"?
Ye Meng picked up the scroll with heartache and carefully unfolded it. Fortunately, other than a crack on the wooden scroll, everything else was fine.
Ye Meng secretly heaved a sigh of relief. The man she met on the street just now was still lingering in her mind. So he didn't walk out of a painting.
It was quite funny that she had such superstitious thoughts. She was born in an atheist family and had never been superstitious in her life.
"Yo, this pretty boy is really handsome.”Ye Meng didn't notice that Qi Lu had already come to her side to look at the painting while she was focused on it.
"Who told you to look? Who asked you to comment?" Ye Meng closed the scroll and said angrily.
"You should change your bad temper. I like it, but others might not like it.”Qi Lu said.
Qi Lu thought Ye Meng would get angry, but she gave him a cold look and left with her things.
"This is…It's rare that you're not angry!”Qi Lu muttered to himself and went to the front yard of the government office. When he saw Lord Zhang, he went up to greet him.
There was a man sitting next to Lord Zhang. Qi Lu blurted out the moment he saw him,""Pretty boy?"
"Nonsense!" Lord Zhang reprimanded him with a gloomy face." What are you saying? This is the doctor I invited, a doctor who specializes in treating my waist injury!”
Qi Lu reacted and covered his mouth in regret.
He had just seen the painting, so he had a deep impression of it. Qi Lu wondered why Ye Meng had a portrait of this pretty doctor.
"Qi Lu, what are you doing? Hurry up and apologize!" Lord Zhang reprimanded.
" Oh..." Qi Lu pursed his lips and looked at the " pretty boy ". He could not bring himself to apologize for a long time.
"It's fine, it's fine. Brother Qi was just joking. This matter is over. Brother Qi, you don't have to apologize.”The man quickly stepped forward to smooth things over, helping Qi Lu out of the predicament and also helping Lord Zhang regain his face.
" Look at Doctor He. Qi Lu, you…" Lord Zhang pointed at Qi Lu angrily and left.
Qi Lu was also furious. Although he was in the wrong first, did Lord Zhang have to be so angry with him? Just thinking about it made him furious. After Lord Zhang left, Qi Lu also left in big strides.
At this time, Ye Meng was packing up the things she had bought today in her room. Seeing that the weather was getting colder, she bought two sets of thicker clothes and a thin one. They looked similar, but the color and details were different.
This way, no one would pay too much attention to her, and she could live a low-key life.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door. At the same time, a familiar male voice sounded,"Ye Meng, are you there?"
Ye Meng frowned. Although Qi Lu was handsome enough, the way he looked at her made her want to hit him. Ye Meng rolled her eyes and wondered if she could avoid seeing him.
"What?" Ye Meng didn't open the door. Instead, she sat in front of the cabinet and tidied up her things as she asked weakly.
"I'll treat you to a meal, or…a drink is fine too. Anyway, come out with me.”Qi Lu said.
"What wine are you drinking in broad daylight? Qi Lu, are you out of your mind again? I'm not going!" Ye Meng felt helpless. She didn't know what Qi Lu wanted to do.
Qi Lu didn't want Ye Meng to see the doctor in the government office because he thought that Ye Meng had the man's portrait and that the man had come to the residence at the same time. It was definitely not a coincidence.
What if that man forced the portrait onto Ye Meng? What if that man had feelings for Ye Meng?
Qi Lu felt scared just thinking about it. A deep sense of crisis told him that he could not let Ye Meng see Doctor He no matter what. Otherwise, wouldn't he have another love rival?
Qi Lu rubbed his chin and then had an idea. He continued knocking on the door and said,""At least let me see you. Trust me, you won't regret it.”
The sound of Qi Lu knocking on the door was beyond Ye Meng's tolerance. She walked over to open the door impatiently. It seemed that she needed to punch him now.
Ye Meng rubbed her hands together and opened the door.
"Are you done?" Ye Meng threw an uppercut.
Fortunately, Qi Lu was a martial artist, so he raised his hand to catch Ye Meng's fist. However, he didn't dare to use too much force for fear of hurting her, so he retreated with difficulty.
Qi Lu rubbed his palms. He had to admit that Ye Meng's strength was quite strong.
"Miss Ye, we have to be reasonable! I treated you to a meal out of kindness, why did you hit me when we met?”Qi Lu felt wronged.
"Do I lack your meal?" Ye Meng said as she leaned against the door frame, then turned around to leave.
"Ye Meng, if you follow me out, I will return the things I picked up when I saved you that day.”Ye Meng hesitated because Qi Lu said something that caught her attention.
What could Qi Lu be talking about?
Ye Meng turned around and looked at him. He raised his hand and said seriously,"" I lied to you. I'm... a puppy..." Qi Lu made a hilarious vow.
Ye Meng held back her laughter.
"Let's go." Ye Meng's expression relaxed a lot, but her heart was heavy. However, she still tried her best to act as if nothing had happened. She walked in front and said," You asked me to eat. I can eat whatever I want."”
Qi Lu's furrowed brows relaxed and he felt much better. As long as Ye Meng didn't see Doctor He, he could do anything today.
"Got it." Qi Lu called out and jogged over.
Ye Meng called for the Drunken Immortal Restaurant, the most expensive restaurant in Ningzhou City.
Qi Lu's face turned pale. Although he followed her obediently, he did not say a word.
Ye Meng looked at the menu and raised her eyebrows.""I heard that this Drunken Immortal Duck is a signature dish. What does Young Master Qi think?”
Qi Lu moved his lips and said to the servant beside him,""A Drunken Immortal Duck, picked up from the fat."
Ye Meng smiled in satisfaction.
"Hibiscus Drunken Crab…isn't this the time to be fat?”Ye Meng said nonchalantly.
Qi Lu secretly clenched his fists and forced a smile.""River crabs are cold by nature and eating them will hurt your body. Eating duck is not bad. Miss Ye, don't forget today's purpose.”
Ye Meng handed the menu to the waiter and said,""A plate of stir-fried vegetables and a pot of wine will do.”
"Thank you, Heroine." Qi Lu cupped his fists and heaved a sigh of relief.
The Drunken Immortal Duck cost five taels of silver, and the Hibiscus Drunken Crab also cost five taels of silver!
"Give me the thing." Ye Meng reached out her hand and said straightforwardly.
"Do you think I don't know what you're thinking?”Qi Lu held the cup in his hand and said," You left after taking the things. Why would you stay and have a meal with me?”
Ye Meng didn't say anything. That was indeed what she thought.
"So eat well!" As Qi Lu spoke, the servant boy brought the wine over. Qi Lu poured Ye Meng some wine and pushed the glass in front of her,""Ye Meng, to be honest, I liked you from the first time I saw you, even though your personality is different from what I imagined. I have also asked myself, do I like your appearance or your personality? In the end, I was sure that the one I liked was you. I liked you no matter what.”
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