Long Aixi’s eyes held a hint of melancholy, “Dabao, my flute music can control the snakes because they have developed a trust in its sound. Snakes have spirituality, but your killing frightened them, so now the snakes in this area might not obey my flute anymore.”
“Is it that serious?” Xia Dabao felt a touch of guilt, “Then… it really is my fault!”
“I don’t care whether the snakes in this area listen to my flute or not. I’m just worried that one day, if we encounter a Poisonous Snake attack outside, I won’t be able to protect you,” Long Aixi said.
“No, no, the snakes around here aren’t really aggressive, and besides, my dad taught me what to do if I encounter a snake. You can rest easy. If we really encounter a snake and it doesn’t listen to your mand, then I will protect you,” Xia Dabao thought Long Aixi was just upset that she had killed his snake, not realizing he was so thoughtful.
Noticing that Long Aixi still seemed a bit down, Xia Dabao decided to treat him like she usually did with Axian. She first patted Long Aixi’s head and then pinched his cheek, “There there, Sister Dabao apologizes. From now on, I’ll share my plans with you in advance. Xiao’ai, please don’t be mad at me anymore, okay?”
Long Aixi had a genuinely handsome face, which felt smooth, soft, and gentle to touch, but as Xia Dabao pinched him, she inexplicably blushed.
After all, he was not Axian, and his gaze… why was it so fiery?
“Uh… I’ll go… I’ll go peel the rabbit,” Xia Dabao said, planning to let go, but was unexpectedly pulled by Long Aixi. She lost her balance and rushed toward him, ending up in his arms, and he hugged her waist tightly, worrying she might fall.
“…” Xia Dabao was embarrassingly at a loss for words and tried to break free, but Long Aixi didn’t let her go.
He didn’t do anything else but simply said, “I forgive you!”
Then he let her go.
“You… It’s good you forgive, it’s good, haha,” Xia Dabao said, turning away, her heart muttering, It’s just a forgiveness, right?
Why did it have to be so awkward?
…
“Axiang, Axiang, are you there?”
At noon, someone called for Axiang outside Xia Ye’s courtyard.
At the time, Xia Ye was splitting wood in the courtyard and looked toward the door upon hearing the voice, only to see a smiling woman standing there—he kind of remembered her as the Widow Chen who had been the subject of much gossip in the village lately.
But, how had she ended up searching for her daughter here?
Xia Ye knew that a few days ago, Abao and Axiang had played together, but Axiang had never e to his house.
“Yo, Xia Ye, are you home? Has my Axiang been here?” Widow Chen asked Xia Ye.
Although she knew where Axiang had gone, she was just bored and had found an excuse to e and have a look. She also intended to check on Xia Ye and bumped into him splitting wood here.
Looking at his strong arms and formidable stature, she thought how overwhelming it must feel to be under him.
Thus, with Peach Blossom in her eyes, she unwittingly sent Xia Ye a flirtatious glance.
“Axiang hasn’t been here; you might want to look somewhere else,” Xia Ye responded, returning to his wood-chopping without any further attention to Widow Chen.
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