Chapter 628 - A Faint Sweetness (1/2)
On the boat, they could see that the village was surrounded by both the river and the mountain. There were also brick-walled buildings found around the village.
The noise from the city was not present, making the village really quiet and rustic.
Nan Zhi had never been to such an underdeveloped village before.
There was a mountain route and a water route to the village. On one side of the village were green trees and plants, while the other side was rubble.
After they got off the boat, the four of them walked towards the village.
The route to the village was a little narrow. It wasn’t made of cement, but paved with stones and was a little rough.
Yi Fan was walking in front of all of them while Bai Ye walked in front of Nan Zhi. When the path was a little uneven, he wanted to hold onto Nan Zhi, though he was kicked aside by Mu Sihan.
Mu Sihan picked up a long stick and pa.s.sed one end of the stick to Nan Zhi.
Nan Zhi glanced at the stick that he was pa.s.sing to her, smiling. “Thank you.”
“Stop smiling at me,” he said with a cold expression.
Nan Zhi immediately removed her smile, looking extremely serious instead. “Don’t worry. I won’t smile again.”
Mu Sihan stared at her with his black eyes, only moving his eyes away a few seconds later. It was as if he was afraid that an uncontrollable desire for her would surge within him if he stared at her for another second. He turned around, not looking at her anymore.
He walked forward, still holding onto the other end of the stick while she walked behind him.
Between the two of them, there were nearly a meter’s distance.
His hoa.r.s.e, cold voice trailed over. “Why did you come over for?”
Nan Zhi stared at his wide back, her long eyelashes fluttering slightly. “I’m worried about you. I couldn’t follow you when you went to the battlefield, but I can follow you when you’re coming here. Why can’t I come?”
“It might be dangerous in underdeveloped villages like this,” he said helplessly.
Nan Zhi bit her lips, staring at his handsome side profile. Pursing her lips slightly, she said determinedly, “I’m not a timid person. Beside, I know self-defense. A normal person would not be able to hurt me!”
Hearing her words, the man chuckled lowly. His voice seemed to have come from deep within his throat, sounding magnetic and alluring. “With that skill you have, do you think you can handle defending yourself from someone?”
Nan Zhi glared at him, pouting. “Stop looking down on people. Although I’m not a match to you all since you know kung fu, I can still defend myself against normal people!”
Mu Sihan glanced at her from the corner of his eye. “You’ve become a lot bolder after returning to the Qiao family.”
Hearing this, Nan Zhi felt slightly wronged and angry, her eyes turning red uncontrollably. “You knew about my mom’s relation to the Qiao family long ago, didn’t you? You didn’t even tell me before you left! Why aren’t you willing to tell me anything?”
Mu Sihan pursed his lips tightly. “Qiao Yanze helped me with Qiao Yanrong. He didn’t want me to tell you first, so I had to keep my promise naturally.”
Nan Zhi did not speak.
“Why? Is the Qiao family ill-treating you?”
Nan Zhi sniffled, staring at his clean cut black hair. “They’re really nice to me. I used to think that the Qiao family was really annoying, but after spending time with them and getting to know them, I realize that they aren’t that bad.”
Mu Sihan narrowed his dark eyes slightly, unconsciously thinking about his own family.
His parents did not like him ever since he was born. After his father’s car had exploded and he lost the use of one leg, the thought of him jinxing his father strengthened to his father.
He was a jinx, and coming back would only bring them trouble.
Ye Fengjun wanted to become the King originally. However, in the political fight against the Third Princess, he even lost his t.i.tle as the Crown Prince.
He hated him, but could not destroy him either.
Because, if he wasn’t able to become the Crown Prince, Ye Yanfeng’s family would reap the benefits instead.