Marrying Gold and Jade

But before she could see enough, a hand was placed on her head and pushed her down again.

The two men kept bowing and kowtowing. Lin Ji waited long enough before saying, "Trouble comes from the mouth. You must be careful with your words and actions in the future."

There were two uncoordinated “yes” responses from the other side.

Not long after, the muffled sound of smashing windows was heard again, which showed how frustrated Tan Jinghe must have felt.

At first, I only saw his handsome background and heard his sweet words, but now it seems that this person is really nothing special.

Lin Yu thought about this and looked up at Lin Ji. Seeing that his brows were furrowed again, he thought he was going to scold him.

But she didn't expect the man to lift his thin lips and say, "Let go."

Loosen, what?

Lin Yu was only holding onto a table leg at the moment. When he turned around, he realized that he was holding his calf and the table leg together.

The legs of this table are of uneven thickness.

Maybe he didn't mean it just now, but now that she has been reminded, he still holds on to her.

Lin Ji was about to say something else, but saw her lower her head.

A timid voice came: "I've been squatting for too long, my legs are numb..."

Really delicate.

I don’t know what other use those legs have besides being pretty.

There were so many thoughts in my mind, but nothing was left when I spoke, only a laugh escaped from my throat.

A slender jade-like hand reached out to her and rested on her armpit.

Lin Yu's body suddenly felt lighter, his legs were in the air, and the next moment he landed on the chair.

"Sit tight." The hands held her and reminded her before they withdrew.

Like holding a child.

Lin Yu held the handrail tightly, and her rosy white cheeks suddenly felt hot.

She is not close to Lin Ji.

Really not intimate.

He was eight years older than me, but he never hugged me when I was a child.

Now that she has reached the age of marriage and grown up, he actually...

Lin Yu couldn't figure it out, so she could only think that he must dislike her too much and didn't want her to hug his legs all the time.

"I did not do it on purpose."

Her face turned rouge red, and she stammered, "My legs are weak."

In other words, your legs were too stiff so I didn't notice it.

But if you talk about the matter at hand, it is particularly thought-provoking.

Lin Ji looked strange for a while.

"You are a girl..."

After a long while, he could only utter the same words as before: "You must be careful with your words and actions in the future."

Lin Yu didn't understand the deeper meaning and just said "Oh" casually, thinking that he was dissatisfied with her for provoking Tan Jinghe.

"Also," he said seriously, "I am a man, and you don't have to stand up for me when something happens. If I wasn't here today, you would have been in trouble."

Who stood up for you.

It's because you are here that I ask you to clean up the mess.

Lin Yu lowered his head and complained in his heart, but he responded obediently: "I know."

The man opposite calmed down a little and pushed the small porcelain plate in front of him towards him.

The lotus seeds and rice on the green porcelain plate formed a small mountain. Even when he was fighting with someone just now, his hands never stopped.

Lin Yu looked across in surprise, but found that the man had his eyes downcast and was not looking at her.

I could only ask without any certainty: "For... me?"

He then gave a look.

Only for a moment, he moved away again.

"Clear the fire."

It’s true that lotus seeds can clear heat.

But he was not that angry. Besides, he was the one who peeled it. Lin Yu stared at it again and again, and always felt that something was wrong.

Then he asked, "Then you don't want to eat?"

"I just have nothing to do. I don't like it."

He was a little impatient, so Lin Yu could only say "Oh" and didn't ask any more questions.

I thought to myself, what a weirdo. He likes to peel lotus seeds but doesn’t like to eat them?

As he put the plump lotus seeds into his mouth one by one, Lin Yu was thinking: I will not be bribed by a few lotus seeds.

will not!

But if you think about it carefully, he is a better person than Tan Jinghe. At least he is responsible.

When he held an umbrella for Wanying, he would protect her carefully without caring about getting wet himself.

He promised his mother to take him out, and he took the initiative to solve the trouble he had just caused without any complaints.

I even peeled lotus seeds for myself, although it was just a casual thing.

Lin Yu thought that his biggest fault was that he didn't like her.

From childhood to adulthood, the most common way I saw him was that I looked up eagerly, and he would glance at me coldly, then look away with a little disgust.

Disgust, why would he hate himself?

Not to mention, I have always been very good to him.

The distress has come full circle and is back to the original starting point.

Outside the window, the sun is setting, and bits of afterglow are streaming in.

After all the commotion, the pleasure boat had already sailed back.

Lin Yu sat facing the light, one of his eyes illuminated by the dim warm sunlight, as dazzling as amber glass.

After swallowing the lotus seeds in his mouth, he looked across and saw the man staring at him seriously, as if he had something to say.

The atmosphere was just right, and Lin Yu couldn't help asking: "Why did you..."

"girl!"

But she was suddenly interrupted by Qing Dai outside the door: "Miss, Sir, we are about to dock!"

Lin Ji's tense mind relaxed, but he still asked her: "What did you want to say just now?"

Lin Yu shook his head, "Nothing."

Let’s talk about it when we get on the carriage. It’s too late now.

She lowered her head again to pick up the plump lotus seeds, unaware of the complex emotions in the man's eyes.

The pleasure boat docked.

Cao Shun was the first to board the boat and enter the pavilion, and whispered something to Lin Ji.

After listening, he said, "Bring it here."

The atmosphere suddenly became solemn, making Lin Yu feel uneasy.

"what happened?"

Lin Ji did not answer. After a moment, four yamen runners escorted a man onto the pleasure boat. Regardless of his struggle, they forced the man to kneel in front of the table.

It’s Mingyuan.

There was a scratch on his left cheek, and the blood had already coagulated. His arms were tied behind his back with thick hemp ropes, and he was pinned down so that he couldn't move.

"What is this!"

Lin Yu immediately stood up and wanted to go forward to check his injuries.

However, Cao Shun stepped forward first and separated her from Ming Yuan.

The man behind him said, "Sit down."

She could tell that these were all Lin Ji's instructions.

Instead of obeying obediently, Lin Yu asked loudly: "Why do you treat him like this?"

The man's face darkened.

He was wearing a brocade robe with a swastika pattern today. He looked like an ordinary wealthy young man, but his frowning and gloomy look made people feel breathless.

"Ayu, I said sit down first."

He repeated his words.

Lin Yu also wanted to remain tough to the end, but when he looked at Cao Shun in front of him and the four yamen runners who obeyed his orders, he lost his confidence after weighing the pros and cons.

"I'm standing here to listen to whatever you have to say."

Ming Yuan had felt wronged enough, so how could he sit with Lin Ji and look down upon him?

Seeing that her stubborn temper came up again, the man did not force her and just signaled Cao Shun to speak.

"Miss, please look."

Cao Shun took out a package from his arms, opened the brocade cloth, and revealed a variety of familiar pearl, jade, hairpins and rings.

"Today he went out shopping with Miss Zhu Lian, but he fell behind halfway. I followed him all the way and saw that he went to the pawnshop to pawn the girl's jewelry, so I detained him and searched him."

"He has pleaded guilty and admitted that he stole the items."

At first, he did not resist when he was caught red-handed, until a golden bell was found on his chest. He then jumped up and tried to grab it, even pushing down a bailiff, which caused him to suffer.

However, Cao Shun did not say much about such trivial matters.

Lin Yu was speechless for a moment.

She looked into Mingyuan's clear eyes and could easily tell what he was thinking.

Because he was asked to do it privately, he covered up for himself and would rather admit to stealing than reveal that he needed the money.

Lin Ji's flat voice came from behind again: "Can we sit down now?"