Although the two of them had tried their best to keep a low profile, as soon as they entered the exhibition hall, they still caught everyone's attention.
For some reason, the guests visiting the plant exhibition were all either rich or noble. There were even a few people whom Leng Chuanjin could call by name.
What's going on?
He frowned imperceptibly. He always felt that this plant exhibition was different from what was advertised on the flyer.
The girl didn't notice the subtle reaction of the person beside her, but she could feel the looks from those people.
Perhaps due to the upbringing she had been cultivated with since childhood, they didn't gather together to whisper about her, but she could still feel the hostility in their eyes.
She wasn't flustered. Instead, she continued to hold Leng Chuanjin's arm nonchalantly.
Come on, it's not illegal to hold your boyfriend's arm.
She grumbled silently in her heart.
"Mr. Leng, Miss Xia, hello."
A young man in a suit stepped forward and greeted the two of them.
Seeing the hand that was clearly extended towards her, the girl was just about to shake it when the man blocked her behind him.
"Hello."
He shook hands with the young man coldly and let go after less than three seconds.
"Is there anything?"
The man's face instantly showed an obsequious smile.
"I wonder if the two of you will be free after the exhibition..."
"No."
Leng Chuanjin refused him without hesitation, not even bothering to listen to the end of his sentence.
The young man's smile froze on his face.
"Is this really okay?"
After they got far away from that person, the girl asked in a low voice.
"Will it make us seem impolite?"
"No."
The man replied indifferently.
"Not to mention that I don't even know him at all."
"Moreover, if I'm not firm enough in my attitude, he'll pester us all the way."
Looking at his profile, she understood that he must have had many similar experiences before.
There were many kinds of plants in the exhibition hall. Because she was concentrating on these flowers and plants, Xia Sanghuan also put the previous episode behind her.
"Ah, it's marigold."
The girl's eyes lit up and she walked up to a flower pot.
There was a cluster of goose - yellow spherical flowers planted in the pot, which looked really pleasing to the eye.
"Do you like it?"
"Yeah."
She nodded and squatted down to observe carefully.
Just as she was introducing the habits of marigold to Leng Chuanjin, a little girl in a red dress walked over with a large bunch of poppies.
Each poppy was individually wrapped, and there were even dewdrops on the petals. They looked extremely gorgeous.
"Sister, this is for you."
The little girl took out one of them and offered it, with a sweet smile on her face.
Seeing that Xia Sanghuan didn't move, Leng Chuanjin reached out his hand to take it for her.
Before his hand touched the bouquet, the girl quietly pulled his hand back.
"Thank you."
She smiled at the little girl.
"But big brother and big sister are allergic to poppies, so we don't need it."
A look of disappointment appeared on the little girl's face. Seeing that they didn't want it, she had no choice but to turn around and give flowers to others.
"Are you allergic to that kind of flower?"
The man asked in surprise.
"Of course not."
The girl replied in a low voice.
She stood up from the ground and patted the hem of her skirt.
"Let's go."
She glanced back imperceptibly at the little girl who was still giving flowers to others.
"It's not suitable to stay here for long."
After the two of them walked into another exhibition hall, she explained the situation to him.
"The sap of poppies is poisonous."
"It's okay just to touch them, but it'll be a big problem if you eat them."
Considering that there were still other people in the exhibition hall, she deliberately lowered her voice.
"The organizer of this exhibition actually dared to let that little girl in."
"He should have done it on purpose."
Leng Chuanjin picked up her words.
"Why do you say so?"
"Didn't you notice?"
He raised his head and looked around.
"All the people here now are either rich or noble in Yuntan."
Hearing his words, the girl's heart tightened.
No wonder the exhibition hall was especially quiet today.
So there was a reason.
But why did those people show so much hostility towards her when they first entered?
She pursed her lips and didn't say anything.
Not to mention whether telling the man would solve the problem or not, at least before anything serious happened, she didn't want him to be unhappy because of such a trivial matter.
"Shall we change to another place for our date?"
She asked worriedly.
"It's okay."
The man put away his serious expression and looked at her tenderly.
"You like this exhibition very much, don't you?"
"How do you know?"
"I could tell from your eyes when you first came in."
He hooked the corner of his mouth slightly.
"Just enjoy the exhibition with peace of mind."
"I'll protect you all the time."
It was supposed to be a date for two, but it turned out like this.
However, the man seemed to be quite enjoying it.
The deeper they went into the exhibition, the more flowers and plants were on display.
No one knew what method the organizer had used. Although there were many flowers and plants, the smell wasn't chaotic.
The scents of various plants were blended together to form a new fragrance.
But every time they got close to one of the plants, they could still clearly smell its own unique aroma.
As time passed, the girl gradually forgot about the unpleasant experience at the beginning.
Leng Chuanjin didn't know much about plants. Well, to be more accurate, he had never been interested in these flowers and plants before he met Xia Sanghuan.
The man didn't say much during the whole process. Most of the time, it was the girl who was introducing things to him.
He always thought that she didn't have any favorite things, and he could only choose gifts for her based on the experience provided by his mother.
Although she had never told him whether she liked those gifts or not, he could feel that she wasn't as enthusiastic about the things he gave her as ordinary girls.
Sometimes he would even have a headache because of this.
But after this plant exhibition with the girl, he more or less knew what she really liked.
Although he didn't talk much, he recorded all her reactions when facing different plants one by one and simply ranked her degree of preference in his heart.
When she excitedly picked up the seeds of ninebark and showed them to him, the only thought in Leng Chuanjin's mind was:
I'm going to build a garden for her.
A garden that belongs only to her.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile.
"What are you smiling at?"
Xia Sanghuan thought he was laughing at her.
"Nothing."
He reached out his hand and gently brushed away the petal that had fallen on top of her head.
"I just think you're really cute."
"Never leave my side, okay?"
His sudden confession caught the girl off guard.
"O, of course it's okay."
The sunlight outside the greenhouse shone through the glass and spilled on the girl, giving her a soft glow.
"Right now."
"You're just like a flower fairy."