Chapter 37 Part1 (2/2)

of clear and calm eyes looked like the beautiful slender eyes found in Tang

or Song dynasty paintings.  When his eyes were focused, it was so obedient

and mild.  His appearance was the kind that the older generation favored.

As for the frivolous version of him, that cold, indifferent and apathetic…...it

was as if it never existed at all.

Qianxi took the chance to pout her lips to him when he looked over at her--

--oh well, her family had been invaded by a swindler.

But she still felt quite satisfied.

She relished the fact that he was in her home and interacted with the people

closest to her.

She didn’t know what they had talked about when she wasn’t there, but dinner

went smoothly.  There wasn’t any more “interrogation”.  In the end, her parents

didn’t make it clear about their att.i.tude toward him and simply asked her to see

him off.

It was already late in the night, the air was humid and muggy.

Qianxi walked him to the front door.  She looked up at the sky, a little depressed

“Is it going to shower tonight?  I see dark clouds all over.  “She pointed to several

clouds hidden among layers of darkened clouds.  “Am I too superst.i.tious?  It never

feels like a lucky sign.”

Several drops of rain started to fall down as she spoke.  The rain fell into the

pond with a splash, leaving ripples behind.

Xu Jimo stepped backward several steps.  “Go back to the house.”

Qianxi held his hand and didn’t let go.  As he was stepping backwards further

and further, finally neither of them could move anymore.  “I don’t want to go

back.  Can I go with you now?”

He curled his lips up.  “What do you want to do, elope?”

“......I’m not!”  She despised it and looked at him. “I just want to be with you for

a little bit longer.  No matter what, aren’t you flying to Shanghai tomorrow?  I’m

very busy as well in the office these two days.  I definitely won’t be able to go

see you there.  Then probably you’ll be circled around by ladies like Xiao Yue,

or Xiao Ri or Xiao Xingxing.”

“Xiao Xingxing, where are they?”  Xu Jimo looked up at the dark sky.  The star,

sun and moon were all invisible.[1]  “There’s only the rain.  It’s Qianxi[2] now, but

it will be ten thousand creeks and a hundreds thousand creeks later.  Do you

really plan on never going back home?”

“Qii!”  She released her hand embarra.s.sedly, stepping backwards.  “You are

really good at speaking to humans as a humans and speaking to ghosts as a

ghosts.  I’m going back now.”

“Uhm.”  He nodded.  “I’ll watch you go in.”

Qianxi went back inside.  Only Ye Qiao and her husband were still in the living

room.  They leaned against each other watching a tennis compet.i.tion.  Their

eyes were full of smiles when they saw her.

Ye Qiao said mischievously,  “Why did it take so long to see someone off?”

Brother-in-law Zhou Tingshen was more sympathetic.  He took out a basket of

jujube he had washed and asked her,  “Do you want to have some fruit?”  He

then turned to feed Ye Qiao one before Qianxi could even answer his question.

Ah ah ah this evil couple who showed their love anywhere and at any time!

Qianxi, being teased, cried out,  “You two are so annoying……”  Her face

became flushed like a ripe jujube.

[1]: Chinese pun.  Xiao Yue, Xiao Ri, and Xiao Xingxing are names that sound

the same as Moon (yue), Sun (ri), and Stars (xingxing).

[2]:  Continuing with the name puns: he says a “thousand creeks” here which

is literally the same meaning as what Qianxi means.

Translated by Team DHH at dhh-workshop.blogspot.com

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