After a few hours on the train, they arrived at their destination around dusk. The two of them found a hotel that looked relatively reliable, asked for one room, and planned to stay there for the night.
Maybe because it was too crowded when they got off the train, Han Erniu didn't co looking for Lin Chuan for that sparring match. At first, Lin Chuan had been worried Er Niu would track him down, and only when he made it all the way to the hotel room did he secretly breathe a sigh of relief.
Lin Chuan only asked for one room, and even dressed it up nicely for Wu Yuanyuan: "Your Lin Chuan is worried you'll be scared sleeping alone at night. For the sake of your safety, I only booked one room. With here to take care of you, you can sleep in peace!"
After listening to Lin Chuan, Wu Yuanyuan generously gave him a big eye-roll.
"You wanna take advantage of then just do it, why find so many excuses? Are you even a man?" Wu Yuanyuan lay on the soft big bed and said bluntly.
Lin Chuan couldn't care less, he lay down too, grabbed Wu Yuanyuan's small hand and gently stroked it, saying, "You said it. You're the one who told to take advantage of you. Don't you regret it later."
Once he finished, Lin Chuan imdiately flipped over like a hungry tiger pouncing on food, pressing Wu Yuanyuan beneath him. He brought his head close to her little head and threatened, "Better not resist. Just yield to your granddaddy. If you serve your granddaddy well, maybe he'll even reward you with sothing. Otherwise… hmph hmph…"
Pressed so hard by Lin Chuan that she could barely breathe, Wu Yuanyuan pretended to struggle desperately at first, but after a few movents she went still and just looked at Lin Chuan, pitiful and delicate.
"What's that down there? Why is it so hard? Get off , that thing poking hurts like hell." Wu Yuanyuan suddenly shouted.
Only then did Lin Chuan realize a certain part of himself had reacted. Damn it, back when he wanted it to react it was useless, and now the mont it brushes sothing sensitive it stands to attention like so proud little general. Totally disobedient.
"Really makes wanna just do you right here and now, woman." Lin Chuan thought wildly, but his body still didn't move off Wu Yuanyuan.
After fooling around for a while, both Lin Chuan and Wu Yuanyuan were tired, and on top of that they hadn't really gotten much rest on the train, so they turned in early.
The two of them kept the sa posture they'd had when they were last awake, falling asleep on that big bed wrapped in each other's arms.
They stayed here for two days. Lin Chuan dealt with so business and was getting ready to leave with Wu Yuanyuan and head back to East Sea County. That morning, as soon as they walked out of the hotel, they saw the big simpleton Han Erniu.
He actually ca looking for him on his own today. No idea how his mother was doing now.
Lin Chuan walked over with a smile. Er Niu ran over at full speed, and once he was in front of Lin Chuan, he didn't say a word before giving him a big bear hug, chuckling, "Lin Chuan, I finally found you. I was worried I'd take the wrong road. I just asked a bunch of people and found out you were leaving, so I ran here as fast as I could. Good thing I caught up to you."
Because Er Niu had sprinted all the way here, he hadn't even caught his breath before he started talking eagerly. He raised his head to look at Lin Chuan, his face full of excitent.
Wu Yuanyuan curled her lip, tugged on Lin Chuan's sleeve, and whispered, "Lin Chuan, is this guy an idiot or what? How do you know him?"
Lin Chuan shot Wu Yuanyuan a glare and didn't answer. Er Niu might act like a fool in front of others, but his heart was purer than most people's.
"You're the idiot girl. Talking crap about behind my back. Lin Chuan, who is this idiot girl to you?" Er Niu had actually heard Wu Yuanyuan and said this with an indignant look.
Lin Chuan froze. He hadn't expected that in just a few days Er Niu had actually learned how to argue with people. He'd improved a lot compared to when they t on the train. Really a case of "look at a man with fresh eyes after three days."
Wu Yuanyuan was so mad her small chest rose and fell rapidly. She glared at Er Niu. All her life, no one had ever dared call her an idiot girl. Everyone who saw her for the first ti thought she was pretty, and today this big oaf actually called her an idiot girl. It pissed this young lady off to death.
Wu Yuanyuan was very angry, and the consequences would be very serious.
"Look at you, big and dumb, all dopey and slow. In your last life you were either a cow or a pig. And with that dark, sooty skin—bet you haven't bathed once since you were a kid!" Wu Yuanyuan snapped angrily.
Lin Chuan felt Wu Yuanyuan was going a bit too far, even edging into personal attacks. Worried Er Niu would get upset, he was just about to smooth things over when Er Niu struck back.
"You're so skinny you look like a stick. I think one strong gust of wind… could just blow you away. No wonder you follow behind my bro Lin Chuan all day long like a little fart tagalong."
Although Er Niu's words were a bit halting, the basic aning was clear enough. Watching the two of them hurling lines back and forth, Lin Chuan felt like he'd beco the most useless one there and could only stand to the side, quietly enjoying their quarrel.
But after just a few minutes, the more Lin Chuan watched, the more chilled and panicked he felt, because Wu Yuanyuan and Er Niu were no longer just trading personal insults—they were fighting over him.
Wu Yuanyuan felt Lin Chuan was her only family, so she was closest to him.
Er Niu felt that Lin Chuan was his best friend, so he stuck close to him, and after going back and forth like this, the two of them sohow magically started getting jealous of each other.
"This is wild. I've heard of two won fighting over one man, but I've never heard of a man and a woman fighting over another man." Lin Chuan watched the two arguing till their faces turned red and muttered softly to himself.
Looking at Wu Yuanyuan's fierce, murderous expression—honestly, she did look kind of cute. If she snatched him away and made him her captive husband in the mountains, he wouldn't regret it.
Then he looked at Er Niu, who was refusing to back down as well. Uh… forget it, better to just stay brothers. He really didn't have the slightest bit of that kind of interest in n.
So as not to disturb their battle over him, Lin Chuan quietly shouldered his luggage and continued on ahead. Let them argue if they wanted; making progress on the road was what really mattered.
By the ti Er Niu and Wu Yuanyuan caught up to Lin Chuan, he had already walked nearly half a li. Seeing the two of them now walking obediently, each ignoring the other, Lin Chuan felt a wave of relief.
Good thing he hadn't gone over to try and stop the fight just now, otherwise they'd definitely still be at it. If he just ignored both of them, how were they supposed to keep arguing?
Then another thought struck him: this was just Wu Yuanyuan and Er Niu arguing over a few harsh words. If he actually had three or four wives in the future, wouldn't they blow the roof off with all the fighting?
"Brother Lin Chuan." Er Niu lowered his head and said softly from behind.
Lin Chuan stopped walking, turned back to look at Er Niu, and asked, "What's wrong? You were fine just now, how co your head's drooping all of a sudden?"
"I was wrong. I shouldn't have argued with this little girl." Er Niu hung his head, like a child who'd done sothing wrong.
When Wu Yuanyyuan heard Er Niu call her a little girl, she instantly flared up again, but seeing the way he looked, she held herself back.
Lin Chuan patted Er Niu on the shoulder and said with a smile, "It's fine, let's go!"
"Brother Lin Chuan, my ma's gone. From now on I only have you as family." Er Niu suddenly lifted his head, his eyes brimming with tears, his mouth stretched wide, his face full of grievance as he spoke.
Lin Chuan, who had just been about to turn away, was also quite shocked to hear this. Although Er Niu's mother had told him herself that she didn't have much ti left, actually hearing with his own ears that soone had disappeared from this world still sent a strong jolt through his heart.
"Wuuu…"
Seeing Er Niu's eyes full of tears, Wu Yuanyuan couldn't handle this sentintal mont. She threw herself onto Lin Chuan's shoulder and burst into loud sobs. She reached out, wiped her nose, then sared it on the back of Lin Chuan's clothes, and cried even harder.
Er Niu was dumbfounded, and Lin Chuan was dumbfounded too.
"Girl, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have talked to you like that just now. 'Cause my ma passed, I had a knot in my heart and mouthed off at you. Don't cry, if you keep crying I won't be able to hold back either." As Er Niu spoke, a few tears fell.
Seeing this, Lin Chuan quickly stopped Er Niu, then gave Wu Yuanyuan a little push and said with a smile, "Alright, he's already apologized to you, so stop it. If you keep this up, my clothes are going to be covered in your snot."
Hearing that, Wu Yuanyuan slowly lifted her head, wiped away her tears, and leaned against Lin Chuan's chest, still looking a bit wronged.
At first Lin Chuan had thought Wu Yuanyuan was just faking her tears, but seeing her expression now, he figured she really was hurt and had cried from feeling wronged. After all, this was about parting from a loved one by life and death; once soone dies, it ans no one will ever see them again.
Thinking of this, Wu Yuanyuan suddenly beca very afraid of being separated from Lin Chuan…
"Don't think too much." Lin Chuan held Wu Yuanyuan tightly and comforted her softly.
Once the three of them finished walking down this little mountain path, they reached a more open area. Lin Chuan suggested they stop and rest for a bit. Wu Yuanyuan and Er Niu had no objections. After all, it was still early; even if they played around as they walked, they would still find a place to stay before dark, especially since they didn't even have a specific destination yet.
The main reason Lin Chuan wanted to stop was that the three of them had gotten a bit gloomy because of Er Niu's mother's passing. Plus, he'd promised so ti ago to have a spar with Er Niu. Today, he'd have that match with Er Niu here, and maybe that would blow off so of the stuffiness in his chest.
As soon as Lin Chuan voiced his idea, Er Niu's eyes lit up and he asked, unsure, "Really?"
"Of course it's real. Today we'll have a little spar right here. Honestly, I should've sparred with you a long ti ago; it just kept getting put off until now." Lin Chuan said with a bit of embarrassnt.
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