Leng Chuanjin coughed awkwardly and slightly distanced himself from Xia Sanghuan.
The girl also shifted a bit to the side, looking a bit embarrassed.
For a moment, the car was filled with an awkward silence.
Yun Ye was sitting in the front, feeling extremely uncomfortable. He wanted to say something to ease the atmosphere but was afraid of saying the wrong thing. He opened his mouth several times but couldn't utter a single word.
Fortunately, Xia Sanghuan was the first to break the silence.
"Second brother, could you not tell Dad and the others about this after we get back?"
Leng Chuanjin glanced at her and frowned.
"Why?"
"Do you plan to act on your own secretly again in the future, hiding things from us?"
Hearing this, his tone immediately turned stern, sounding like an elder scolding a junior.
"If they find out, things will get even more troublesome," she explained.
"They definitely won't let those people go. If they get involved in the remaining process, God knows what unexpected things might happen."
"Moreover, Dad might even assign someone to watch me 24/7."
"Or even take me back to the Fu family under the pressure of my grandparents."
"If that happens, I'll lose my personal freedom."
She exaggerated her words and sounded rather pitiful.
When she mentioned "being taken back to the Fu family," he hesitated for a moment.
He was silent for a while and finally nodded.
"Okay. I won't say anything, but you have to explain it clearly to the family yourself."
Seeing that he finally agreed, the stone in her heart finally dropped.
After all, she really didn't want her father and the others to worry about her anymore. Moreover, if the Fu family got involved in this matter, some secrets that couldn't be known to outsiders might be discovered.
This must never happen.
Never.
As she thought about the books in the trunk, she silently told herself.
Seeing her smiling like a little fox with curved eyes after he agreed, Leng Chuanjin suddenly felt that he had fallen into her trap.
But there was nothing he could do. He couldn't go back on his promise.
The sky outside gradually darkened. When the last ray of sunset sank below the horizon, Xia Sanghuan fell asleep.
She was leaning against the car door and would occasionally bump her head due to the bumpy ride.
He felt sorry for her and leaned over, putting his arm around her shoulder and carefully resting her head on his own.
The girl let out a soft snort unconsciously and then fell back into a deep sleep.
He took out the spare blanket in the car and covered her with it.
After an unknown amount of time, Xia Sanghuan suddenly felt a slight jolt and then woke up.
She opened her eyes, looking a bit dazed.
Where are we?
Before she could ask, there was a sudden dizziness.
Leng Chuanjin picked her up.
He didn't seem to notice that she was awake and continued to direct Yun Ye to carry the things.
Unlike the princess - carry last time, this time he carried her like a child. He let her wrap her arms around his neck and lean on him, and his hands were also very gentlemanly around her legs.
It had to be said that this position was very suitable for sleeping.
And it was very reassuring.
She unconsciously tightened her grip on his neck. Fortunately, he didn't notice.
If he knew she was awake, he would probably put her down and let her walk back on her own.
She didn't want that.
Even though she knew that if Leng Wanqing saw this, the arrogant young lady would get angry.
And if Second Brother carried her all the time, he would get tired.
But this time she just wanted to be a bit selfish and follow her own will.
Taking advantage of no one noticing, she closed her eyes again and tried to slow down her breathing.
They carried the things into the house. As expected, the pretending - to - sleep Xia Sanghuan heard Leng Wanqing's exclamation.
"Brother! Why are you carrying her again!"
"And you, how could you put such dirty things on our floor!"
The "dirty things" probably referred to her backpack.
This backpack contained the herbs she had collected and the books she had retrieved. Moreover, it had been with her for three days of a wild - like life and was already extremely dirty.
Leng Chuanjin just gave his useless younger sister a warning look and then said to Yun Ye, "You first put this bag in my study."
He didn't know what was inside, but since she had been so concerned about this bag even when her life was in danger, it must be something very important.
However, Xia Sanghuan's heart skipped a beat when she heard this.
Although she trusted Second Brother not to rummage through her things, she wasn't sure about Leng Wanqing.
But it would be too embarrassing to wake up at this moment, and she might even get into a fight with the second young lady of the Leng family.
Just imagining herself and Leng Wanqing mocking each other in front of Second Brother made her scalp tingle.
It was better to keep pretending to be asleep.
After giving instructions to Yun Ye, Leng Chuanjin carried her upstairs.
The girl actually still had dust on her body and looked like a dirty little puppy.
But he didn't seem to care at all and carried her all the way to her bedroom.
Just as the girl was celebrating her successful act of pretending, the man suddenly whispered in her ear.
"Have you pretended to be asleep long enough?"
"It's time to get up."
After hearing his words, she realized that she had been exposed long ago.
Her ears instantly turned red, and then her whole face blushed.
She let go of her hands in a fluster and was put down by the man.
The man turned around and turned on the light. The suit that had been dirtied by her was now exposed in her sight.
"Second brother, I, I didn't do it on purpose," she stammered. She didn't realize that her face was as red as a tomato.
Her mind was filled with the man's words just now and the dirty suit on the man. For a moment, her brain went blank and couldn't function.
Seeing the usually sharp - tongued girl so embarrassed and tongue - tied, for some reason, the man was in a great mood.
He suppressed his smile and reached out to touch the girl's head.
"Okay, go take a shower. The clothes can just be washed again by the maid."
After saying that, he left. After all, this was the girl's boudoir, and it wasn't appropriate for him to stay for too long.
Xia Sanghuan stared blankly at his departing back. She stood there for a while before her brain started working again.
What was I doing just now?
She squatted down and buried her face in her arms.
How could I do something so stupid?
Her little secret was exposed by the person she had a crush on. She wished she could pack herself and her luggage right away and flee back to the Fu family overnight.