Chapter 25 - There’s No Way I’m Letting You Off Tonight (2/2)

Xue Dongting blanched. Then she pummeled her fists on his chest in a fit of pique. She hadn’t meant anything, but the way the fisherman had said it made it sound like she was having some other ideas.

Song Yuming felt good being pummeled and he just laughed.

Twilight closed in and an inky black rose up from the horizon, slowly dyeing the sky. A small boat drifted along the vast river.

After going ashore, the fisherman held Dongting’s hand and led her to his little thatched cottage, walking briskly. Xue Dongting knew what was on his mind and didn’t want to walk quickly. The fisherman noticed her dragging her feet and went over and picked her up without a word. She yelped, but he did not stop. Rather, with him carrying her he walked even faster.

She lowered her head, exposing the jade-white nape of her neck. “What’s your hurry? We haven’t even eaten yet…”

“I’m hungry,” the fisherman murmured.

Dongting naturally knew what he was hungering for, but she said, “If you’re hungry then eat. Didn’t you buy steamed meat buns at in town?”

“How can some meat buns fill me up?” he said.

Her face started burning when he said that. She turned away and said nothing else, but she was feeling uneasy.

Song Yuming carried her back to the cottage and set her down on the rose-scented red embroidered quilt.

“I’m… I’m cold…” Laying on the quilt, her voice was trembling.

The fisherman’s voice was husky. “There’s hot coals in the kitchen. I’ll go get some.” He turned and went out. She heard him stamping around and then he came back in.

He brought the little glowing-red brazier inside and the unlit room was instantly illuminated.

The glow of the flames made Song Yuming’s eyes look like they were burning as well. He set the brazier down and looked at her. “You’ll be warm soon enough.”