At first, Ji Chengxuan just thought it was fun to tease Yun Que'er. He didn't know when this joke had gone too far. Everyone has their bottom line, so it was quite normal for Yun Que'er to be angry now.
Ji Chengxuan squatted down, picked out all those colorful pebbles that Yun Que'er had thrown away, and tossed them into the river one by one.
He decided to apologize to Yun Que'er tomorrow.
The next day, Yun Que'er got up with two huge dark circles under her eyes.
She had suffered from insomnia until midnight last night. Since it gets light early in summer, she finally fell asleep when the sky in the east was just turning pale.
Early in the morning, with a mind full of chaotic thoughts, she went out with Yun Fujin.
Yun Fujin saw that Yun Que'er was listless and absent - minded. He thought she might have regretted something. Before they had gone far, he asked,
"Didn't you sleep well? How about we don't go today?"
Yun Que'er indeed didn't sleep well, but she had something important to do today, so she quickly shook her head.
"No, of course we should go. I'm not sleepy anymore."
Yun Que'er jumped onto the back seat of the bicycle. Looking at the new bicycle bought with the saved money, her mood finally got a bit better.
Yun Fujin looked at her doubtfully. This little girl really had a lot on her mind as she grew up.
She clearly had something on her mind but didn't tell him. He wondered where all these troubles came from for such a young girl.
Yun Fujin had no choice but to straddle the cross - bar and set off with Yun Que'er.
To leave the village, they must pass by the clinic. When they were getting close, Yun Que'er subconsciously looked over, and happened to see Ji Chengxuan and Old Doctor Ji about to go out too.
Yun Que'er's heart instantly started racing. Could it be such a coincidence? Were they also going to the market?
Ji Chengxuan also clearly saw her and walked straight towards them.
Yun Que'er gradually held her breath and almost fainted.
Couldn't this Ji Chengxuan just stop being so persistent!
Before, he had been constantly testing her. Now that they had recognized each other, they should just go their separate ways. Why did he always have to be tied to her?
Yun Fujin got along well with Old Doctor Ji. When he saw the father - son pair, he wanted to stop the bike and say hello. Unexpectedly, Yun Que'er nervously grabbed the back of his clothes.
"Big brother, hurry up! Hurry!"
"Aren't we going to say hello?" Yun Fujin was puzzled. "Uncle Ji has helped our family a lot. And your relationship with Ji Chengxuan is not bad either. Let's stop and ask. If we're all going to the market, we can go together."
Yun Que'er was just afraid that Yun Fujin would say this. But Yun Fujin intended to be on good terms with Old Doctor Ji so as to avoid troubles in the future. Of course, Yun Que'er couldn't just say that she didn't want to meet Ji Chengxuan.
She rolled her eyes and immediately came up with a reason.
"I have a bit of a stomachache! How about we go back home first? I want to go to the toilet!"
Yun Fujin was very surprised. "Did you eat something bad? We're just at the clinic. How about asking Uncle Ji to check you and prescribe some medicine?"
Yun Que'er was instantly embarrassed. She had wanted to find a proper reason to avoid Ji Chengxuan, but unexpectedly, she had dug herself a hole.
If they really went to the clinic, Ji Chengxuan would surely find a way to meet her alone, and then start talking all those nonsense.
Yun Fujin really didn't want to see him, so she said again.
"That's too much trouble. Forget it. Let's go to the market first and talk about it later."
Yun Fujin just thought this girl was strange. Since she said she had a stomachache, why didn't she get checked?
"Can you really hold on?"
"Really, I really don't need to go to the clinic!"
The conversation between the siblings delayed them for a while. By then, Ji Chengxuan had already walked up.
Yun Que'er tightly closed her eyes. What kind of bad karma was there between her and Ji Chengxuan? She was still caught by him!
When Yun Fujin saw the father - son pair coming, he immediately forgot about that little episode and waved at Old Doctor Ji with a smile.
"Uncle Ji, where are you going?"
"We're going to the market. Are you too?"
"Yes." Yun Fujin nodded straightforwardly without a care in the world. "What a coincidence. We can go together then."
Old Doctor Ji readily agreed. He asked Ji Chengxuan to push out their bicycle, and they headed for the market in the neighboring village together with the Yun siblings.
Along the way, Yun Que'er and Ji Chengxuan were sitting face - to - face on the back seats of their own bicycles.
Yun Que'er felt Ji Chengxuan's gaze on her, so she pretended to be absorbed in looking at the scenery along the road.
But from the corner of her eye, she clearly saw Ji Chengxuan looking at her. Her heart couldn't help racing, and her face turned a bit red.
But for some reason, Ji Chengxuan seemed to be especially patient today. Usually, when he saw her, he would start chattering away. But today, he remained silent.
This made Yun Que'er even more panicked. Was Ji Chengxuan brewing some bad ideas in his mind?
There was a very wide river between the two villages, and there was only a small suspension bridge that could barely allow two people to walk side by side.
It was impossible to ride a bike across, so Old Doctor Ji and Yun Fujin got off their bikes together and walked forward while chatting, pushing their bikes.
Yun Que'er and Ji Chengxuan were inevitably left behind. They walked forward side by side in silence.
Yun Que'er never dared to look at Ji Chengxuan. She stared fixedly at the river surface.
It was really strange... Yun Que'er murmured in her heart.
It was clearly Ji Chengxuan who had made the mistake first. Why was she the one feeling guilty?
Ji Chengxuan looked at Yun Que'er and wanted to say something several times but stopped himself.
He suddenly felt a bit useless. He had clearly planned last night that he would apologize to Yun Que'er as soon as he saw her today.
For this purpose, he had gone to inquire about news near the Yun family early in the morning. He heard from Yun Jianzhou, who went out early, that Yun Fujin and the others were going to the market today. He even pestered Old Doctor Ji to take out the eggs they had saved at home early to sell.
But when he actually saw Yun Que'er, he couldn't say a single word.
The two walked all the way in silence, feeling extremely uncomfortable all over. Finally, they reached the market in an extremely oppressive atmosphere.
It was still early, so it wasn't very hot. That's why the small vendors in the market all got up early and rushed over, hoping to sell their goods before the sun got too scorching.
It was a big market day today, so there were quite a few people coming to buy things. They couldn't ride their bikes in, so they parked them outside.
Yun Fujin walked side by side with Old Doctor Ji and turned to tell Yun Que'er and Ji Chengxuan to follow them closely and not to get squeezed away by the crowd.
Yun Que'er didn't want to walk with Ji Chengxuan anymore, so she wanted to step forward and grab Yun Fujin's hand. But at this moment, Ji Chengxuan suddenly grabbed Yun Que'er's wrist.
"I see there's a stall selling fried cakes over there. Let's go and have a look together?"