ATBLM [QT] Chapter 142

Recently, the peach blossoms in Mingshan Village bloomed. Liu Xingfeng was a person who couldn’t sit still and thought that it would be too boring to admire the flowers alone, so he forced Ling Yuan out of the study room.

They should have just arrived. Jiang Rui had passed by this way before but didn’t meet them.

This is the first time that she has been so close to Ling Yuan since she came here.

She lowered her head slightly, walked closer, stopped a few steps outside the pavilion, and said, “I have met the Owner of the village and Young Master Liu.”

Because she lowered her head and had limited vision, she could only see a few people’s feet and the wheelchair. Strangely, when the wheelchair turned around, the wheels didn’t move.

Jiang Rui guessed that Ling Yuan’s internal force should be exerted externally on the wheelchair, directly urging the entire chair to rotate, instead of relying on two wheels. If he acted like this every day, then his internal strength could be considered to be terrifyingly deep for his age.

“No need to be polite.” She heard Ling Yuan say warmly.

Even when he was speaking to a little cook, he still looked gentle and generous.

Liu Xingfeng stepped out of the pavilion, “Why are you here?”

Jiang Rui said truthfully: “Send snacks to Mr. Jia in the east courtyard.”

“No wonder, I don’t see you out on weekdays. I heard that Sanniang has been making late-night snacks lately? I want to eat fish filet porridge and lotus cake tonight. Is there any?”

“Since Young Master Liu has spoken, of course, there is one naturally.” Jiang Rui said.

“Okay,” Liu Xingfeng said with a smile: “I know Sanniang will not let me down. What does Brother Ling want to eat tonight? Why don’t you report it together so that Sanniang can prepare it in advance.”

Ling Yuan looked at the two people and said with a smile: “No need. I never eat at night.”

Liu Xingfeng shook his head regretfully: “Brother Ling has lost a lot of fun. Is there anything else to be busy with in the kitchen, Sanniang? I won’t delay you here. You can go and do it.”

Jiang Rui resigned and walked out along the path. When she was about to walk out of the garden, she looked back.

Liu Xingfeng was talking to Ling Yuan, probably talking about something funny, and he burst out laughing.

Ling Yuan had a slight smile on his face and stroked the teacup with one hand. He seemed to notice something and suddenly raised his eyes.

Across the layers of peach blossoms, the two of them looked at each other for a moment. Jiang Rui lowered her head and left immediately as if she was frightened.

Ling Yuan calmly retracted his gaze, picked up the tea cup, and poured out the foam.

“Brother Ling, I have said so much, but you haven’t responded at all. How about it? I was right before, right? Can Sanniang be considered a beauty in Brother Ling’s eyes?”

Ling Yuan smiled and said, “What Brother Liu said is right.”

“Let me just say it,” Liu Xingfeng clapped his hands, “Such a beautiful girl, even in your Mingshan Village, will arrange for people to do things in the kitchen. After a few days when I get more familiar with her, I will ask her if she wants to go home with me. In my house, at least, let her be a maid who takes care of things, um… just cook for me occasionally.”

Ling Yuan just smiled and said nothing.

Jiang Rui also wanted to find an opportunity to explore Liu Xingfeng’s purpose, but the next day, the person serving in his courtyard told him that he no longer had to cook for Young Master Liu in the past few days. He went out early in the morning to visit friends elsewhere, and he didn’t know when he would come to Mingshan Village again.

As soon as these words came out, several vague glances fell on Jiang Rui in the kitchen, some with regret and some with worry.

Jiang Rui didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. It seemed that they really felt that Liu Xingfeng had fallen in love with her. They felt pity for her when they heard that he left.

But, there was also a good thing. Once the person left, she finally did not have to worry about the misunderstanding of others.

Now she was responsible for the late-night snacks for the Owner and the doorman, which was easier than preparing breakfast. After all, there were not many people eating late-night snacks, but every day ended a little late.

Originally, there was Liu Liu accompanied her on the night walk, but she got up early in the morning and often started to take a nap shortly after nightfall. So after Mama Li went home, Jiang Rui simply asked her to go back and rest early.

Anyway, she herself was not worried about the dangers that would be encountered when walking at night. First, the guards in Mingshan Village were outside guarding, so the ordinary night gangsters couldn’t come in. Second, even if she accidentally met them, it was still unclear who would be more unlucky.

In this way, a few nights passed without incident. Tonight, there was no moon in the sky. Jiang Rui walked in the Mingshan Village’s road holding a lantern. When passing by a small bamboo forest, she suddenly smelled a very faint smell of blood. The smell was so light that ordinary people could not detect it. Therefore, although there were guards patrolling outside the bamboo forest, no one went inside to explore.

In normal times, Jiang Rui would not be troublesome, but in addition to the smell of blood, she also felt Ling Yuan’s breath, and there was no other person.

Could it be that he was injured?

She stood on the path for a moment, then turned around, holding a lantern in one hand and her skirt slightly in the other, and stepped into the bamboo forest.

The light was already dim at night, especially in the bamboo forest. Although there were lanterns, they were of little use. Jiang Rui walked forward based on her feelings and vaguely saw a person sitting under a thick bamboo in front of her. It was pitch dark, so she couldn’t see clearly.

Although she didn’t make the slightest noise, the person still noticed it. Before she looked up, Jiang Rui first noticed a murderous aura.

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