"I... I won't run away!" Zhu Zhuqing promised shyly and anxiously.
"Really?"
"Really!"
"Okay."
Lin Ye Seeing that she was about to explode from shame, he stopped teasing her and found a relatively secluded corner before slowly putting her down.
As soon as his feet touched the ground, Zhu Zhuqing immediately jumped back two steps, keeping a safe distance from Lin Ye.
That pretty red face was full of vigilance.
Lin Ye looked at her cute appearance and couldn't help laughing.
"Okay, don't be nervous, I won't eat you." He spread his hands and said:
"What do you want to eat? I'm treating you today."
Zhu Zhuqing originally wanted to say, "I don't want to eat anything," but as she spoke, her stomach growled inappropriately.
"..."
Zhu Zhuqing's face instantly turned red again.
She didn't eat much dinner today because she was waiting for Lin Ye. Now that she was attracted by the aroma of various foods in this night market, the glutton in her stomach had already begun to rebel.
Lin Ye suppressed a smile, deliberately pretended not to hear, pointed to a stall selling barbecue not far away and asked:
"Would you like to eat that? It looks good."
Zhu Zhuqing looked in the direction he pointed,
I saw a strong man taking skewers of golden and oily barbecued meat off the charcoal fire and sprinkling it with spices. The overbearing aroma of the meat could be smelled from a long distance away.
She swallowed subconsciously.
During those days of Death Grand Canyon and Slaughter City, she almost never ate any serious cooked food.
It's either dry food or some weird-tasting stuff, which has long since faded away.
"Humph, then... let's have a taste."
In the end, she couldn't resist the temptation of delicious food and nodded in a reserved manner.
Soon, the two of them each had a handful of kebabs, eating and wandering around the night market.
Zhu Zhuqing completely let himself go.
She is like a kitten who is curious about everything and wants to taste everything she sees.
Grilled chicken that is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, sweet and glutinous osmanthus cake, sweet and sour candied haws, steaming steamed meat buns...
Lin Ye followed her, looking at her left hand with a bunch of candied haws on a stick and her right hand with a meat bun, which made her mouth feel greasy.
Her cold eyes were full of satisfaction and happiness, completely different from her usual frosty appearance.
"Glutty cat, eat slowly, no one will compete with you."
Lin Ye handed her a tissue and said with some humor.
"Well... I want you to take care of it!"
Zhu Zhuqing replied vaguely while chewing the food in his mouth.
Lin Ye Looking at her defenseless and cute appearance, I felt a bit of love in my heart.
Perhaps this is what a girl of her age should look like.
Unlike before, I was always burdened with heavy pressure, and my face was always filled with vigilance and alienation.
"Big Cat, you can really eat."
Lin Ye watched her finish another whole roast chicken and couldn't help but joke.
"Hmph!"
Zhu Zhuqing wiped his mouth and raised his chin proudly.
"I'm still growing, so of course I have to eat more!"
The two of them just walked, ate, and bickered quietly.
The hustle and bustle around them seemed to have become their background.
Zhu Zhuqing gradually let go and was no longer as cautious as at the beginning.
He would even take the initiative to pull Lin Ye's clothes, point to a certain stall, and beg him to buy what he wanted to eat.
Lin Ye is also happy to cooperate.
This feeling is very novel and very warm.
There was no life-and-death fight, no conspiracy, just two ordinary young people enjoying an ordinary and beautiful night.
Unknowingly, the two of them had reached the end of the night market.
Zhu Zhuqing was finally full. She touched her slightly bulging belly with satisfaction and gave a delicate little burp.
"Okay, I'm full, I'm going back."
She glanced at Lin Ye and said.
"So fast?" Lin Ye raised his eyebrows,
"There's still another place I want to go."
"Where?" Zhu Zhuqing asked curiously.
Lin Ye didn't answer, just smiled mysteriously, then took her hand and walked towards a street leading to the business district.
"Hey, where are you taking me again?"
Zhu Zhuqing struggled symbolically and let him pull her.
The two came to the entrance of a very high-end jewelry store.
"What are you doing here?"
Zhu Zhuqing looked at the splendidly decorated shop with some doubts.
Lin Ye didn't say anything, just pulled her in.
The waiter in the store saw the two of them and immediately greeted them warmly.
"Good evening, sir, lady, may I help you in any way?"
"Pick up the things I ordered before." Lin Ye said calmly.
"Okay, what is your name?"
"Lin Ye."
When the waiter heard the name, his expression was obviously startled, and then he became more respectful.
He quickly ran into the inner hall and soon walked out cautiously holding an exquisite velvet box.
"Sir Lin Ye, this is the Moonlight's Heart you ordered. Please take a look."
Lin Ye took the box and opened it.
Zhu Zhuqing curiously leaned over and took a look.
Inside the box, I saw a necklace lying quietly.
It was a chain made of mithril. The chain was slender and delicate, and shone softly under the light.
The pendant of the necklace is a crescent-shaped white gemstone.
The texture of the gemstone is as warm and moist as jade, and there seems to be light flowing slowly inside.
"This is..."
Zhu Zhuqing's eyes were instantly attracted to this beautiful necklace.
No girl can resist the temptation of such beautiful accessories.
"This is for you." Lin Ye handed the box to her and said softly.
Zhu Zhuqing was immediately stunned.
"Send... to me?"
She looked at Lin Ye, and then at the breathtakingly beautiful necklace in the box, and she couldn't react for a moment.
This straight man, this big bad guy who knows how to bully me, actually... also prepares gifts for girls?
She stared blankly at the velvet box handed over by Lin Ye.
Looking at the Moonlight's Heart necklace that shimmered under the light, I didn't say anything for a long time.
Given to me?
This guy...
Didn't he just come back from Sunset Forest? When did he order this?
Could it be... that it had been prepared a long time ago?
When he thought of this possibility, Zhu Zhuqing's heart beat faster for no reason.
An inexplicable emotion slowly welled up from the bottom of her heart, making her face feel a little hot.
"Hmph, you, a straight man, actually think of preparing gifts for girls?"
She tried hard to suppress the strange feeling in her heart, forced herself to assume a cold posture, raised her chin slightly and said.
Lin Ye Looking at her cute expression of duplicity, she felt happy for a long time, but her face remained calm.
"In fact, I bought this necklace a long time ago."
He looked into Zhu Zhuqing's eyes and his voice softened a little unconsciously.
"I just haven't found the right opportunity for you."
"How's it going? I wonder if you like it?"