Heaven Dou City, Snack Street.
Lin Ye carried Zhu Zhuqing as he turned into an alley.
Though night had already fallen, Snack Street was still brightly lit, with the aromas from all kinds of stalls mingling in the air.
Fat from the grilled meat sizzled over charcoal, brown sugar for candied hawthorns bubbled in iron pots, and the sweet fragrance of osmanthus cake drifted into their noses.
"Lin Ye."
A soft, sweet voice suddenly came from his arms.
Lin Ye quickly lowered his head and saw that Zhu Zhuqing had somehow already opened her eyes. Her bright catlike pupils were fixed on the candied hawthorn stall by the roadside.
"What is it?"
"I'm a little hungry. I want candied hawthorns."
Seeing Zhu Zhuqing acting cute in his arms, Lin Ye smiled faintly.
"Big kitty, didn't you say your legs were too weak for you to stand? How come you perked right up the moment you smelled food?"
At Lin Ye's words, the tips of Zhu Zhuqing's ears instantly turned red, though her expression remained cool.
"Lin Ye, you big jerk!"
"My legs are just weak, not... my mouth."
Lin Ye was momentarily choked by her words, then let out a low laugh.
"Fine, fine. What a little glutton."
Then he glanced down toward Zhu Zhuqing's chest and deliberately changed his words as though he had just realized something.
"Oh, no."
"You should be a big glutton."
Zhu Zhuqing took half a second to react, then her entire face flushed scarlet.
"Lin Ye, you!"
A small fist then poked out from his arms and lightly punched his chest.
But it had about as much force as a scratch.
Lin Ye smiled and set her down, then led Zhu Zhuqing, whose blush had spread all the way to her neck, on a