This kind of thing really needs to be dealt with properly. It's not just Ning Rongrong, but also Zhu Zhuqing; she's in a difficult position too!
The scene of their parting is still vivid in his mind. He doesn't want to become the next Cheng Ge.
Looking up at the sky, he realized they had been delayed on the road, and it was getting late.
Ye Qiu started walking without saying anything more.
Carrying the now-calm Ning Rongrong, he silently walked into Tian Dou City.
The city was already bustling with activity, and the sounds of various vendors hawking their wares could be heard from afar.
"Rongrong, do you still want to go to the south of the city for breakfast?"
"No, I don't have an appetite."
Ning Rongrong spoke weakly, her small arms wrapped around Ye Qiu, and she quietly leaned against his back.
She was furious. She hadn't expected that Ye Qiu, this bastard, would try to distance himself from her!
She had been so good to him!
Just thinking about it made her tears fall.
"Then let's go buy something first!"
"Whatever!"
Ye Qiu smiled bitterly, randomly chose a direction, and set off.
"Wrong, go right!"
She said she wouldn't bother Ye Qiu, but seeing him go the wrong way, she still corrected him.
Of course, Ye Qiu thought it would be better if she didn't pull his hair.
"Thank you!"
Ye Qiu grinned.
He was met with silence.
Ye Qiu knew he hadn't been very kind, so he could only laugh awkwardly and silently walk to the right.
...
A short while later, under Ning Rongrong's less-than-friendly guidance, Ye Qiu found what he needed.
The strange looks he received from those around him didn't bother him much.
Carrying a pretty girl on his back, constantly wandering between shops, was indeed a bit unusual.
Ning Rongrong, however, was well aware of what they were looking at.
She kept her head down, hiding her flushed, tear-streaked face.
Seeing the red lipstick marks and a few bite marks on Ye Qiu's face, she was displeased but didn't point them out. Ye
Qiu, after his unpleasant exchange with Ning Rongrong, had also forgotten about the marks on his face.
Just as he was about to leave Tiandou City, he suddenly remembered that he had a little foodie at home.
Hearing the sound of a candied hawthorn vendor nearby, Ye Qiu stepped forward.
"Old man, how many candied hawthorns do you have left? I'll take them all."
"Young master..."
As
Ye Qiu was buying candied hawthorns, not far from him, two young women were walking hand in hand on the bustling street.
One wore a pale yellow dress, a black veil on her face, long silver hair, and light blue eyes.
The other had rather strange hair color, purple hair mixed with some green, and even her eyes were green. She wore a black outfit.
These two were Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan, who had just come out of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well that morning.
"Yanzi! You seem to be in a good mood today! You even asked me to go shopping."
Smoothing a strand of silver hair that had fallen by her ear, Ye Lingling looked curiously at her best friend beside her.
"Yes, I do feel much better!" Dugu Yan's face was no longer as pale as before, and she had regained a lot of color.
After taking the pills left by Ye Qiu, her pain had basically disappeared, and she believed that she would recover to normal soon!
The sword of death hanging over her head had disappeared, and her mood naturally improved.
"Is it related to that guy Ye Qiu?" Ye Lingling continued.
"Ye Qiu." Upon hearing this name, a complex look flashed in Dugu Yan's eyes. Her fingertips touched her red lips, and the last remaining paleness on her face was suddenly covered by a surge of color.
Then she nodded.
"It is indeed because of his help."
"Hey Yanzi! Why are you blushing? You haven't fallen for him, have you?"
Ye Lingling was also a little surprised. Dugu Yan, who was usually indifferent to any man, actually blushed just from hearing a name.
"Lingling! What nonsense are you talking about! Humph, how could I fall for someone so easily!"
Dugu Yan immediately suppressed her shyness and glared at Ye Lingling beside her.
"Really not? Someone practically carried you to him before!"
"Like a little wife, being led away hand in hand, wasn't that right? My Yan Yan~"
A teasing smile appeared on her lips beneath the veil as she looked at her mockingly.
"Lingling!"
"Huh!"
Before Dugu Yan could respond, Ye Lingling's gaze passed over her and landed on a blue-haired boy.
"Ye Qiu!"
"Hmm?" Dugu Yan noticed the surprise in her eyes, but smiled faintly when she heard the name.
"Lingling, I'm not a child, you can't fool me like that!"
"It really is him!" Ye Lingling rolled her eyes at her speechlessly, then smiled slightly.
"He seems to be carrying a little beauty on his back~ Look!"
Ye Lingling pulled Dugu Yan and turned her around.
Only then did she believe that Ye Lingling hadn't lied to her; sure enough, not far ahead was that lecherous figure!
Dugu Yan only glanced at Ye Qiu before her gaze was drawn to the girl on his back, her brows furrowing instantly.
Ye Lingling, however, didn't notice the small expression on her face and pulled her towards Ye Qiu.
...
"Gurgle~"
"Hmm?" Ye Qiu, who had just put the candied hawthorns he bought into his Divine Might Space, suddenly heard a noise behind him.
"Gurgle~"
Just as he was wondering, another sound rang out.
This time, Ye Qiu heard it clearly.
It turned out to be the sound coming from Ning Rongrong's stomach on his back.
"Rongrong, are you hungry?"
"Nonsense! No way." "Gurgle~"
As she spoke, the stomach kept making noises, and Ning Rongrong, whose face was already flushed as she responded to Ye Qiu, felt even more embarrassed.
"Hehe~" Ye Qiu chuckled and took out two strings of candied hawthorns he had just bought from his Divine Might Space.
"Rongrong, want some candied hawthorn?"
"No!" Ning Rongrong kept her head down, her voice muffled.
"Didn't you say you had no appetite? Candied hawthorn is good for your appetite,"
Ye Qiu said, and then placed a candied hawthorn in her two delicate hands that were wrapped around her.
Ning Rongrong honestly held it in her hands.
"Thank you!"
Seeing Ye Qiu insist on giving it to her, Ning Rongrong thanked him softly, composed herself, and stuck out her pink tongue to slowly savor the candied hawthorn in her hand.
Her face was still slightly flushed.
Just as he was about to take her to a hotel to solve her hunger problem,
Ye Lingling's voice rang out beside him.
"Ye Qiu!"
"Hmm? Miss Lingling, and Miss Dugu! Are you shopping too?"
Ye Qiu turned around and saw two familiar figures.
"Yes! What a coincidence!"
In front of Ye Qiu, Ye Lingling returned to her lifeless demeanor, her face expressionless, and her eyes filled with indifference.
Dugu Yan, however, felt a surge of inexplicable irritation as she looked at Ning Rongrong on Ye Qiu's back.
A lone man and woman, blushing, clearly displaying their affection!
Ning Rongrong, too, noticed them. Seeing their fully developed figures and remembering Ye Qiu's favoritism, she immediately became alert!
Although she hadn't yet secured her place, that didn't stop her from eliminating her rivals!
Especially that green-eyed woman who kept staring at her and Ye Qiu!
She tightened her arms, pressing her face close to Ye Qiu's, her sticky lips almost touching his.
(End of Chapter)