While her thoughts ran wild...
Chen Lin, walking ahead of her, had already reached the entrance to the Farmhouse Courtyard.
He stopped and turned, just about to tell Zhang Ruoxi to go back and look after her mother.
But then...
Zhang Ruoxi had been walking with her head down, paying no attention to where she was going, and failed to react in time.
Thud.
A muffled impact sounded.
Zhang Ruoxi's forehead slammed squarely into Chen Lin's broad, solid back.
"Ow!"
Zhang Ruoxi cried out, covered her forehead, and stumbled back two steps.
Chen Lin's back was as hard as a sheet of iron. The collision left her seeing stars.
Chen Lin turned around and looked at the girl rubbing her forehead, tears brimming in her eyes. He sighed helplessly.
What was going on with this girl today?
She was so distracted.
Zhang Ruoxi raised her head and met Chen Lin's gaze.
In that instant, her face flushed red all the way to her ears, and even her breathing quickened.
How embarrassing!
She had wanted to seem a little more mature and forward, only to make a mess of it and look like a clumsy, foolish girl.
Chen Lin looked at the girl before him.
In the sunlight, Zhang Ruoxi wore a simple white dress patterned with tiny flowers. Her long, silky black hair cascaded like a waterfall over her rounded shoulders.
Her fair skin was almost translucent, with a healthy pink glow. Her stunning face, untouched by makeup, was now filled with awkwardness and shyness.
Her large, watery eyes resembled those of a startled fawn, her lashes trembling slightly.
Although she was only eighteen, her height of 170 centimeters gave her a graceful bearing. The dress's fitted waist perfectly outlined her slender waist and blossoming curves. Innocence mingled with youthful