So Lu Xue cast a somewhat cautious look at Mu Yuze. Mu Yuze showed no expression on his face and quite gracefully accepted Mr. Chen's arrangement.
The two then entered the house and began to unpack their suitcases.
Lu Xue had initially imagined the situation to be extremely bad. But when she opened the suitcase, she found that only the top few paintings were half - soaked by the rain, while the items beneath were intact.
She heaved a huge sigh of relief. She spread all the things out in the room and took the rain - soaked items to the yard to dry.
Mu Yuze stood by, watching her bustling back and forth. Finally, he couldn't help but voice his doubt.
"Did you paint all these pictures?"
Caught off - guard, Lu Xue nodded. "Yes, of course I did."
Mu Yuze fell silent, his eyes showing some thought.
After Lu Xue finished bustling around, she finally remembered that neither of them had taken a shower. Looking at their soaked clothes, she said to Mu Yuze,
"Mu Yuze, go take a shower first. Wearing wet clothes for too long can easily make you catch a cold! I'll go outside and buy you some change of clothes!"
Mu Yuze wanted Lu Xue to use the bathroom first, but he couldn't withstand her insistence.
In Lu Xue's mind, she already felt quite apologetic for making such a young master accompany her to suffer in the countryside.
She quickly pushed Mu Yuze into the bathroom, closed the door, and rushed outside to buy clothes for him.
The houses in the countryside were very remote. Lu Xue walked around for quite a while before finally spotting a small grocery store on the verge of closing at an extremely secluded corner.
There were many wooden planks laid out in front of the small grocery store. At the moment, the shopkeeper was taking them down one by one.
The low - wattage incandescent light in the store shone out. Lu Xue stepped forward and made a simple inquiry.
The shopkeeper immediately put down what he was doing and led Lu Xue into the sales counter inside.
Looking at the two simple rows of sales counters, Lu Xue was in a dilemma. She originally wanted to carefully select a few pieces of clothing for Mu Yuze.
But the selection was extremely limited, and there was no other grocery store nearby. Lu Xue had no choice but to reluctantly pick one and hurry back.
Mu Yuze was taking a shower in the bathroom. Halfway through, there was a knock on the door. He hesitated for a moment and opened the door a crack. The steamy air in the bathroom immediately billowed out.
Lu Xue stood outside, turning sideways to Mu Yuze, and stuffed the change of clothes she had just bought into his hand.
Mu Yuze was silent for a moment. Lu Xue couldn't see his expression clearly and thought his silence meant he disliked the color of the clothes.
Lu Xue quickly explained in a hurry, "There's only one grocery store nearby and it's about to close. There's really no other choice. You can make do with it for now. We'll see if there are better clothes in the nearby town tomorrow!"
Seeing Lu Xue's nervous look, Mu Yuze let out a soft laugh. He didn't dislike the clothes at all. Instead, this scene suddenly brought back some memories.
He remembered the first day he brought Lu Xue back to the old mansion. She was taking a shower in the bathroom upstairs. Halfway through, she suddenly popped out and asked him what all the bottles and jars were.
At that time, he had never known that a girl could be so carefree. He had been so flustered that his ears had turned red.
Although the time and place had changed, this inexplicable sense of familiarity made Mu Yuze feel warm inside.
He silently took the clothes, said thank you, and gently closed the door.
Outside, Lu Xue finally breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that he had taken the clothes.
When Mu Yuze came out, he was wearing the oversized T - shirt that Lu Xue had bought for him.
He was tall, and the shirt was obviously a bit short on him and didn't fit well.
Lu Xue sized him up and tried hard not to laugh as she nodded and comforted him,
"It's not bad. You can make do with it for one night. You'll be leaving tomorrow anyway."
Mu Yuze looked down at his clothes. They made him look a bit embarrassed. But what he didn't tell Lu Xue was that he actually didn't plan to leave tomorrow.
The two spent the night in the same room as last time. Maybe because they were more familiar with each other this time, they didn't act as awkwardly as last time. After entering the room, they quickly made the beds and lay down in their respective places to rest.
Normally at this time, the lights in their house would still be on. Aunt Chen would be bustling around in the kitchen, preparing ingredients for tomorrow's breakfast.
But tonight, they were spending the night in this quiet rural village. The signal was poor, and there were no other entertainment facilities. Their only pastime was to lie quietly in the room, listening to the cicadas chirping outside.
They had been lying in the room for more than half an hour, but neither of them felt sleepy.
Mu Yuze turned to her and asked, "Can't fall asleep?"
Lu Xue shook her head, got up from her bed, and sat on the edge of the bed, looking at Mu Yuze who was sleeping on the floor.
"I usually go to bed after eleven. It's only nine o'clock now. I really can't fall asleep."