I don’t know if that person from Mei Yuan will take the opportunity to cause trouble for Ling Qingwan.
Ling Qingwan shuddered all over.
She was angry.
The sedan chair with a red canopy stopped right in front of the Ling Mansion's gate. It was obvious at a glance that it was the palace's carriage. As soon as Ling Qingwan came out, she would be stopped and could not escape.
Ling Qingwan had no choice but to get on the carriage obediently.
In comparison, it would be better to let outsiders mistakenly believe that she and Wei Xun have a good relationship than to let them know that she and Wei Xun are not on good terms, which would save a lot of trouble.
"Why don't you ask me why I invited you to dinner today?" Wei Xun smiled, his peach blossom eyes curved into crescent shapes.
"Will you answer if I ask you?" Ling Qingwan asked Wei Xun.
It's not like she doesn't understand Wei Xun's temper. Only when Wei Xun wants Ling Qingwan to understand him, can Ling Qingwan find out a little bit of what he is thinking.
It was precisely because she couldn't figure out Wei Xun that Ling Qingwan wanted to stay away from Wei Xun.
No one knows whether it is a good thing or a bad thing for Wei Xun to stay with her.
Wei Xun was stunned at first, and then laughed out loud.
"If you are willing to argue with me every day like you are doing now, I will be happy too."
…
The atmosphere in the carriage suddenly became awkward, and Ling Qingwan chose not to speak.
Ling Qingwan spoke again because she realized something was wrong. The carriage passed several big restaurants in Tokyo City and headed towards the city gate.
Wei Xun wants to take her out of the city
"Don't worry, I won't hurt you." Wei Xun could see what Ling Qingwan was worried about.
"You make it sound so high-sounding. But you took me out of the city that day, causing me to be hunted down and forced me to jump off a cliff. Don't you remember all these things?" Ling Qingwan was furious, and was about to jump off the carriage and go home.
Having been deceived once, Ling Qingwan doesn't want to fall into the same trap again.
Wei Xun grabbed Ling Qingwan's hand.
Ling Qingwan refused to listen and struggled to break free, urging the coachman to stop the car.
"Listen to her." Wei Xun ordered the coachman.
The carriage stopped and Ling Qingwan quickly jumped down. Wei Xun followed closely behind, grabbed her and held her in his arms.
"What are you doing!" Ling Qingwan panicked and stepped hard on Wei Xun.
Fortunately, they were outside the city now, and there was no one around, otherwise it would be a huge loss of face. Ling Qingwan didn't want to hear rumors the next day that she was fickle and had an affair with a man in the street.
"If you're unhappy, you'll be rejecting everyone's good intentions." Wei Xun leaned close to Ling Qingwan's ear and whispered.
Ling Qingwan wanted to say something, but she suddenly caught sight of a few familiar figures out of the corner of her eye.
It’s… An Yi and Tan Jiao.
Ling Qingwan was so frightened that she subconsciously exerted great force to push Wei Xun away.
"What are you two doing..." An Yi grinned, her smile as brightly as it could be.
Tan Jiao was extremely depressed, but she couldn't get angry in front of Wei Xun. She stamped her feet and ran away. An Yi didn't care about Tan Jiao at this time. She stepped forward and took Ling Qingwan's arm, chasing after Ling Qingwan and Wei Xun to tease them.
"I was wondering why Brother Wei Xun was so slow in picking someone up. Turns out you two were secretly out having fun."
…
If a crack suddenly appeared in the ground, Ling Qingwan would immediately crawl into it.
It would be fine if An Yi joked about her and Wei Xun normally, but Wei Xun happened to be right beside them. Ling Qingwan's rebuttal was useless, as Wei Xun kept smiling at her like a fool.
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that their relationship was unusual.
Ling Qingwan could only pretend to be careless towards An Yi while walking faster, trying her best to leave Wei Xun behind.
"By the way, why are you here?" Ling Qingwan's mind was full of questions.
First, Wei Xun invited her to dinner, but ended up taking her out of the city. Then, he discovered that An Yi was also there.
"You've encountered so many things recently, and I can see that you're in a bad mood. I'm afraid that you'll hurt your body if you keep suppressing yourself all day, so I'm thinking about how to make you happier. It just so happens that Tan Hongbo and Ling Xiao think the same as I do, so after we discussed it, we came up with this idea to invite you out for an outing." An Yi told Ling Qingwan happily.
"Of course, Brother Wei Xun made an indispensable contribution to the whole plan. It was he who found this outing location." An Yi did not forget to add a sentence specifically praising Wei Xun.
Ling Qingwan was wondering how much money Wei Xun had given An Yi to make An Yi take so much trouble to bring them together.
After passing through a small path, a sea of irises came into view. Ling Qingwan was attracted by the beautiful scenery and stood there in a daze for a long time.
How could she not know that there was such a paradise outside Tokyo
Ling Xiao and Tan Hongbo had been waiting for a long time. They came forward with a few bags of food in their hands.
Tan Hongbo handed the oil paper bag filled with crispy meat to Ling Qingwan.
"You have no idea how much effort I put into trying to get the old man selling crispy pork to set up his stall earlier." Tan Hongbo smacked his lips and shook his head.
"Then how did you do it in the end?" Ling Qingwan couldn't help laughing.
As far as she could remember, the crispy pork stall had only been seen at night and was not open during the day.
"Of course it was because of my handsome face and my eloquence. Most importantly, it was because of my deep love for you, your second brother, that I was able to move the old man selling crispy meat."
Tan Hongbo said this, urging Ling Qingwan to eat it while it was hot.
"Yeah, and finally I gave the old man fifty taels of silver." Ling Xiao said seriously, looking straight ahead, but what he said was very funny.
Ling Qingwan burst into laughter. Suddenly, a hand touched Ling Qingwan and gently patted her back. The palm was warm and soft, and when it touched Ling Qingwan, she shuddered all over.
"Thank you." Ling Qingwan hurriedly thanked Wei Xun, then ran away.
Tan Jiao tried several times to talk to Wei Xun, but Wei Xun was always following Ling Qingwan, so she couldn't find any chance.
Several people were laughing and playing wantonly in the flower field, and gradually, Ling Qingwan also let go.
When she was tired from playing, Ling Qingwan found a big rock to sit down and rest for a while. Not far away, An Yi was still energetic and kept chasing after Tan Hongbo and Ling Xiao.
The corners of Ling Qingwan's mouth rose slightly.
She was thinking, if she had met An Yi earlier in her previous life, and understood that any one of these people would treat her a thousand times better than Song Zhiqing, perhaps she would not have ended up with such a tragic end.
Fortunately, God was considerate and gave her a chance to start over.
Ling Qingwan was full of thoughts until Tan Jiao was two or three meters away from her, then she noticed.
"Come with me for a moment. I have something to tell you." Tan Jiao frowned and ordered Ling Qingwan in a stern voice.
Ling Qingwan turned her head and glanced at the figures of several people laughing and playing not far away.
The grudge between her and Tan Jiao had been going on for quite some time. Ling Qingwan thought for a moment and felt that it would be a good thing to clarify it, so she agreed.
The two arrived at a hillside. It was quiet and silent all around.
"Go ahead." Ling Qingwan went straight to the point and did not intend to argue with Tan Jiao any further.