He had given up testing her, but it didn’t seem like he believed that she had a clean background and no purpose. It was more like he didn’t care, didn’t care about her mission, or didn’t care about the person behind her.
Jiang Rui frowned slightly, thinking about what the traitor Luo Er said before his death last night.
In fact, her guess was correct. Ling Yuan really did not intend to test the little cook again. No matter where she came from or what her purpose was in approaching him, as long as she remained well-behaved, he would not pursue it.
If one day she behaved badly and developed second thoughts like Luo Er did, he would kill and destroy the people and things that caused her to have second thoughts. By then, she should be able to become good again, right?
As for why the little cook was not killed as well, Ling Yuan did not think about this issue for the time being.
In the evening, the two of them were thinking about what to eat for dinner when they suddenly heard an excited voice.
“Brother Ling! Sanniang!”
Jiang Rui raised her head and saw Liu Xingfeng hanging from the cliff like a spider. Ling Yuan said before that he would come to see them tomorrow and the day after, and he was indeed right.
As soon as Liu Xingfeng landed on the ground, he couldn’t wait to untie the rope around his waist and ran toward the two of them, “Brother Ling, are you okay?”
“It’s okay. Brother Liu has worked hard.” Ling Yuan said softly.
Liu Xingfeng was ashamed, “I should have come down yesterday to find Brother Ling, but many people were injured, and my cousin was frightened again—”
Ling Yuan waved his hand and interrupted him, “You did the right thing. It would be irrational to come down and find me rashly.”
Liu Xingfeng felt relieved and asked Jiang Rui: “How about Sanniang?”
Jiang Rui shook her head, “I’m fine, but the Owner is injured.”
“It’s just a little injury.” Ling Yuan said.
Liu Xingfeng said hurriedly: “Small injuries should also be checked by the doctor. I found a few local villagers at the foot of the mountain and asked them to lead the way. Brother Ling, let’s go down the mountain now.”
With someone leading the way, they wandered around the mountain for more than an hour and finally arrived at the foot of the mountain when it was dark. They didn’t stop much and set off immediately.
Ling Yuan was injured and rode in a carriage with Jiang Rui.
Jiang Rui opened a little of the carriage curtain and looked back. It was already dark, and only dark shadows remained in the valley that had trapped them for nearly two days and one night.
“Can’t bear to leave?” Ling Yuan asked.
Jiang Rui shook her head and smiled cautiously, “No.”
Ling Yuan squinted his eyes slightly in the dim carriage. He realized that since the other people appeared, the little cook was no longer as comfortable as she was in the mountains. Even if there were only two of them at the moment, she was still restrained.
Although speaking of it, this was the attitude she should have as a cook in front of the Owner of the village.
There was silence in the carriage for a while. Ling Yuan asked an unrelated question: “What are your plans for the future? Do you want to go back to Mingshan Village?”
“Didn’t Young Master Gu ask me to come and cook for him?” Jiang Rui asked softly.
“The kid is making nonsense. Let Brother Liu find him another one.” Although Ling Yuan was gentle, his tone was a little careless.
“This way…” Jiang Rui whispered, sounding a little confused.
Ling Yuan said again: “If you don’t want to go back, you don’t have to wait with him anymore. After that, you will be by my side. When things are over, we will return to Mingshan Village together.”
Jiang Rui nodded hesitantly, “Okay.”
Ling Yuan smiled: “You were very lively in the mountains before and ordered me to catch chickens and birds, how come you have become gentle and delicate now?”
Jiang Rui pressed her lower lip in embarrassment, “That, that is…”
“Don’t worry, I am not training you. Since you are allowed to follow me, you don’t have to suppress your nature. Just do whatever you want.”
“If people see it, they would say that Mingshan Village has no rules.”
Ling Yuan chuckled, “You just do it, see who dares to say it.”
They drove non-stop all night and arrived at the house where Liu Xingfeng and the others temporarily settled at dawn.
“I have sent a letter to my father. We will rest here for a few days before setting off. What do you think, Brother Ling?” Liu Xingfeng took Ling Yuan to a small courtyard.
Ling Yuan nodded, “I have bothered Brother Liu.”
“What’s the matter? Just now I have ordered the steward to invite the doctor. Brother Ling will have breakfast first. Sanniang, your residence has been arranged, so let people bring—”
“She lives with me.” Ling Yuan said.
“Huh?” Liu Xingfeng didn’t react for a while.
“There are still a lot of rooms in the courtyard. Just arrange a room. Don’t go elsewhere. Which one do you like?” The latter sentence was said to Jiang Rui.
Jiang Rui frowned and said, “It’s all good.”
Ling Yuan also said: “Since living here, then trouble the steward to instruct to send the meal of the two of us together.”
The steward went immediately, but before leaving, the sight that fell on the two of them was so ambiguous.
Liu Xingfeng blinked, only then he recovered.
Although it’s normal for the host and the maid to live in the same courtyard or sleep in the same room, it seemed abnormal when this happened to his Brother Ling.
His eyes turned between the two people. He couldn’t help touching his chin, feeling a strange breath.
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Liu Yingfeng: Adultery!
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Liu ‘Sherlock Holmes’ Yingfeng is online! I will reveal the answer to this big mystery! ❤️❤️
The last day~ The last day~
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47 after adding up – 24 + 13 + 10
oops its 48 – 24 + 13 + 11 (3 words “love” and 8 hearts in this chapter)
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52 if the comments count too
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