Transmigrated Leftover Woman in Rural Style

After Li Xiaonuan left, Qi Ji finally spoke first, behind the rockery in the backyard.

"You've become even more flamboyant than before, after all these years."

"Yeah, with no one to control you and no one to complain, you feel much more at ease. You've become more reserved than before," Wei Yu teased.

Qi Ji didn't mind, and picked up a piece of milk pastry, saying as she ate, "You should use a different word. 'Composed' is a better way to describe me. Also, the milk pastry here is too sweet, the taste isn't right."

Wei Yu raised an eyebrow and asked, "You know this is milk crisp, have you ever eaten it?" As he spoke, he also picked up a piece and ate it.

Qi Ji swallowed the milk crisp with tea, then took a few more sips to dilute the taste in his mouth before replying, "I've had it before, and it was made by Miss Li herself. That's the right taste."

After taking a bite, Wei Yu also found it a bit too sweet. It was his first time eating the milk crisps from the restaurant, so he hadn't noticed this problem before. He had only tasted two pieces of the milk crisps that Li Xiaonuan had made in his courtyard before, assuming that all milk crisps tasted the same.

Wei Yu summoned Xiao Si and instructed him, "Go to the kitchen and ask whether today's milk pastry is more popular, or whether the one made by Village Girl Li the other day is better."

Xiao Si acknowledged and left. But inwardly he wondered: When did the young master start caring about these things?

After Xiao Si walked away, Wei Yu asked, "Are you concerned about Li Xiao Nuan? Because she looks like Chu Lin?"

Qi Ji smiled faintly and remained silent, his slender fingers tapping the table unconsciously. Just when Wei Yu thought he wouldn't answer, he said, "Li Xiaonuan is Li Xiaonuan, and Chu Lin is Chu Lin."

Wei Yu remained noncommittal, then asked, "Was Chu Lin part of your initial motivation for helping her?"

Qi Ji's smile deepened, reaching his eyes. He said, "The first time I met Li Xiaonuan was the day she came to my clinic to sell Ganoderma lucidum. Even though she was dressed in rags and looked disheveled, she was still proud and open-minded. The aura she exuded was different from any woman I had ever met."

These words reminded Wei Yu of the day he first met Li Xiaonuan. She was so unique; her reactions were unlike any other woman he had ever met. She neither fawned over his appearance nor showed fear or shyness because of his status. In short, her reaction was very strange.

"Is that all? You took action because of that?" Wei Yu didn't believe it.

Qi Ji looked at Wei Yu with amusement, and after making eye contact, said, "Of course not, I'm just curious what kind of parents could raise a daughter like that. However, I'm more curious about you. What makes you help her so much?"

Wei Yu curled his lips into a seductive smile and said, "I'm just too bored and want to find a new and interesting toy."

Upon hearing this, Qi Ji burst into laughter and said, "I really want to know how she will treat you after you call her a plaything?"

Wei Yu suddenly sensed something was wrong and turned around following Qi Ji's gaze, only to see Li Xiaonuan standing behind him with a smile. Feeling a little guilty, he said awkwardly, "You're here. Things were done pretty quickly."

Li Xiaonuan sat back down in her previous seat, picked up the teacup in front of her, and drank it all in one gulp. After smacking her lips, she said with disdain, "There's too little tea. How come there's only two sips? Hurry up and bring some more tea. I'm dying of thirst."

After receiving no response for a while, Li Xiaonuan turned her gaze away from the snacks and looked at Wei Yu.

Wei Yu, however, looked incredulous and pointed at the teacup, saying, "You...you actually drank it."

What's wrong? Li Xiaonuan turned to look at Qi Ji. Qi Ji was also a little surprised, but he recovered quickly. He picked up his teacup and offered it to Li Xiaonuan, saying, "Do you want to drink this cup too? There are still two sips left; it should quench your thirst."

Li Xiaonuan, not understanding, replied, "Thank you, Dr. Qi. I'll wait for my tea to be served. You can drink yours yourself."

Qi Ji then said, "You've already drunk that guy's tea, so it won't make a difference if you drink mine. Drink it, so you won't suffer from thirst."

What do you mean by that? Li Xiaonuan looked at the teacup in front of her, then glanced at Wei Yu's. Combining their expressions and words just now, she finally realized what mistake she had made.

"Pah! You bastard, how could you put your teacup in front of me? Pah! I had to swallow your saliva, it's so disgusting. Pah!"

Oh my god, I actually ate the peacock man's saliva. Will I become as arrogant and vain as him?

"Li Xiaonuan, how dare you despise my saliva? You ate my saliva without feeling disgusted. What right do you have to despise my saliva?" Wei Yu was provoked by Li Xiaonuan's reaction and became somewhat incoherent.

Qi Ji was stunned for a moment, then started to chuckle. These two usually got along like this; they seemed quite harmonious. If he hadn't misheard, Li Xiaonuan had still called Wei Yu "Old Lady" without any hesitation.

Thinking of this, Qi Ji's smile faltered. Li Xiaonuan was always respectful and polite when facing him. On the surface, the two seemed to get along very well. But he knew that Li Xiaonuan was keeping her distance from him.

Xiao Si returned with a pot of tea and saw his young master arguing with Li Xiaonuan. He sidled up to Qi Ji and asked, "Young Master Qi, why are my young master arguing with Miss Li?"

Qi Ji looked at the two people facing off and said somewhat disappointedly, "It's alright. Just serve Miss Li and your young master tea again, and they will stop."

"Oh." Xiao Si suspiciously took the new teacup and poured tea for each of them again.

Li Xiaonuan was already thirsty, and as soon as she saw the tea, she stopped arguing. She hurriedly sat down, picked up the teacup, and started drinking despite it being too hot for her mouth. The result was predictable.

"Ah~ It's so hot..."

Wei Yu was naturally the one watching the spectacle from the sidelines. Seeing that Li Xiaonuan's lips and tongue were already red from the heat, yet she was still shouting and drinking, he lost his mood for joking. He silently took the cup in front of her and fanned the tea to cool it down.

Then, he snatched the teacup from Li Xiaonuan's hand and handed her the slightly cool one. Li Xiaonuan was confused by Wei Yu's actions. But seeing that he didn't spit into the cup, she accepted it and drank from it without worry.

And you know what? Cooler tea is especially thirst-quenching when you drink it in big gulps. Seeing that Li Xiaonuan had finished her cup of tea, Wei Yu told Xiao Si to pour another cup and let it cool on the side. Although he always said nonsensical things and his expression was always one of disdain, everything he did was for the other person's sake.

These scenes, as they unfolded before Qi Ji's eyes, stirred up memories of the past. Back then, Wei Yu had treated that girl the same way. And she herself had sat quietly to the side, watching them laugh and joke.

What she was thinking back then is now impossible to verify. But now, Qi Ji finds what she's seeing a bit jarring. She really wants to just leave and get out of sight of it all.

However, he seemed to be acting out of his mind, simply sitting there watching the two get along better and better. After all, Li Xiaonuan wasn't Chu Lin; she wouldn't use stubbornness and self-righteousness to hide her feelings for Wei Yu.

She was open and fearless. It was clear from her eyes that she only regarded Wei Yu as a trustworthy person.