strictlysupreme Chapter 185: New Skills, Need to Warm Up
Chapter 185: New Skills, Need to Warm Up
Although we stopped and started frequently, we tried to hurry up and cover the distance.
Xiao Lan was anxious to collect the debt and was unwilling to delay any longer. Su Ze was busy with official duties and had no choice but to come out these few days, so he tried to hurry up.
This official post station is not big to begin with, and now with such a group of people coming in, they have almost taken up all the rooms.
After dinner, Fang Qingqing took Xin'er and Jiye out to play in the yard. Liu Hu, who had recently grown quite fond of the two children, also followed them out for a stroll. Old Yu and Li Si couldn't stay any longer either, so they dragged Liu Hu out to the yard to spar.
Liu Hu had grown into a broad-shouldered, narrow-waisted figure since their last workout. Xiao Lan had bought him several more sets of stylish clothes. Today he wore a dark blue suit with a wide belt patterned with gold thread. The golden shimmer was faintly visible in the moonlight, a truly eye-catching sight.
Mr. Yu was wearing a white robe, and he looked like an immortal.
The sparring between Old Yu and Liu Hu was quite interesting. Although both of them only fought to a certain extent, their punches and kicks were fierce and powerful.
Much more exciting than watching a movie!
Fang Qingqing grabbed Xiaobai beside her with a silly smile on her face, "I didn't realize that Liu Hu is so handsome!"
Xiaobai secretly glanced at Liu Hu, then turned away and lowered his head to continue peeling an apple for Xin'er. "Miss Qing, why are you saying such embarrassing things?"
"What are you embarrassed about?" Fang Qingqing didn't care. She grabbed a piece of peeled apple and took a bite. "Isn't it handsome?"
Xiaobai didn't look at it and said softly, "Brother Liu Hu is a martial arts expert, on par with Old Yu. Naturally... his heroic spirit can surpass the clouds of Cangwu."
Fang Qingqing suddenly felt something was wrong and leaned over to look at Xiaobai's face. "Something's wrong with you."
Xiaobai paused slightly, and the knife in his hand cut his hand, and blood flowed out.
"oops!"
Fang Qingqing exclaimed, and Yu Lao and Liu Hu stopped immediately, looked at each other and smiled. Liu Hu walked towards Fang Qingqing breathlessly and asked, "What's wrong?"
Xiaobai put down the knife and said, "I'm sorry to bother you all. It's nothing. I'll go bandage it."
Xiaobai left in a hurry without even looking up.
Fang Qingqing saw the clue and looked at Liu Hu with a sly smile, "Oh, Mr. Hu is quite charming."
Puzzled, Liu Hu picked up the water bowl beside him and took a sip. "What is that?"
Fang Qingqing stepped on her toes and patted his shoulder, "You don't understand what a little girl is thinking." Fang Qingqing had been thinking that Liu Hu was a good person recently and that she had wasted her time on Xiao Lan.
Xiao Lan made it clear that she didn't like Liu Hu, not because of his personality or anything else, but simply because she didn't have that feeling.
"Ah?" Liu Hu frowned and looked towards the place where Xiaobai disappeared, but he guessed something in his heart.
"Master Yu, come again! That punch just now doesn't count."
Xin'er rushed out at this moment and hugged Liu Hu's thigh, "Uncle Hu, fight with me once!"
"Aha?" Liu Hu laughed, "Okay! Let's spar with each other!"
Liu Hu lifted Xin'er up to the sky and spun her around suddenly. Xin'er screamed with joy and fear.
Sun Jiye clapped and cheered, "I want one too, I want one too!"
Liu Hu was very strong, and a little fat boy like Sun Jiye looked light in his hands. He spun around very quickly, and Sun Jiye laughed excitedly.
It was a very cold night, and Xiao Lan could not bear it any longer. She could only stand by the window and watch the people playing in the yard.
The door behind him creaked. Xiao Lan didn't look back, thinking that it was Haitang bringing in water, so he didn't pay any attention.
"You really like watching them like this."
Su Ze's voice was low and gentle compared to the bustle outside. He placed the basin of hot water he had taken from Haitang on the table, wrung out the hot towel, and handed it to Xiao Lan.
Xiao Lan suddenly turned around, and after a moment of daze, she regained her composure. "It seems I need to have a good talk with Haitang. I can't let anyone in without permission."
Seeing that Xiao Lan didn't take the handkerchief, Su Ze reached out to pull Xiao Lan's hand. Xiao Lan put her hands behind her back and just stared at him, "Master Su is getting married soon, so it's not appropriate for a man and a woman to be alone together."
"Are you jealous?" Su Ze raised his eyebrows, but did not show the joy in his heart.
Xiao Lan paused, a thought suddenly forming. Unpleasantness instantly flooded her heart. Her ex-husband always said this. No matter what happened with anyone, even if she noticed something was wrong, he would just ask, "Are you jealous?" His expression was filled with disdain and mockery, as if everything was Xiao Lan's suspicion, her insecurity, and her need for trouble.
"Get out!" Xiao Lan frowned and looked at Su Ze with impatience.
"No." Su Ze thought Xiao Lan was being stubborn and wanted to hold her hand. However, Xiao Lan pushed him away and walked out the door.
Su Ze knew that Xiao Lan was really angry, so he quickly threw the handkerchief into the water and grabbed her wrist to pull her back.
"I was wrong."
Xiao Lan's emotions were not able to calm down even with an apology. Although she stopped, she still did not turn around, but just stood there.
Su Ze did not move forward, only knowing that he must have lit the firecrackers from somewhere just like before.
"I guess you were jealous and happy, so you said something inappropriate."
"Why are you jealous? What should I be jealous of? I'm just joking with you, don't take it seriously." Xiao Lan turned around and looked at him, with indifference in her eyes.
But her whole body was shaking with excitement, and she couldn't make a fist, but she tried hard to do so.
"Don't say that." Su Ze stepped forward and Xiao Lan stepped back.
"Then what do you want me to say?" Xiao Lan raised her head and asked him, her words mostly provocative. "You don't really think I have feelings for you, do you?"
"I'm dealing with Pan Yingqiu. She threatened my mother, so I had no choice but to return to the capital with her. I'll deal with it when the time comes." Su Ze spoke frankly, not knowing if Xiao Lan would calm down after hearing this. "I have no feelings for her. I already hated her, and now..."
"It has nothing to do with me!" Xiao Lan shook his hand off. "I'm going to see the child!"
"It has something to do with you!" Su Ze pulled the person into his arms. He wondered why that old friend was so hateful and put all the previous sins on himself. He was the torch and Xiao Lan was the gunpowder.
"Let me go!" Xiao Lan struggled, but still couldn't break free as before, and was furious.
"I was wrong, so can I apologize?"
"No!" Xiao Lan was furious and blurted out, "Don't think you're that great. I have plenty of people who want me, you just got here first!"
"I came later, but you still like me." Su Ze coaxed gently.
"I didn't!" Xiao Lan turned her head away.
"You have!" Su Ze held Xiao Lan's cheeks with both hands and asked her to look at him.
"Are you..." A guest passed by the door from nowhere, and Xiao Lan wanted to curse but held back.
"I was just joking. I was willing to go back to Beijing with her this time because I wanted to be with you. I'm jealous. I don't want you to ride in the same carriage with Liu Hu, and I don't want you to smile at him."
Xiao Lan remained silent, her chest heaving with the excitement just now. She didn't look at Su Ze, but only at the collar of his shirt.
Therefore, he was absolutely not "Su Ze" and had nothing to do with him. "Su Ze" had never said such words to him. He would always say "Don't be unreasonable" and "Don't look for trouble!" with a disdainful look and a perfunctory tone.
"Forgive me, I will never say such things again." Su Ze was still making promises, but Xiao Lan was no longer angry.
"Xiao Lan..." Su Ze called her name softly. The tip of his nose was filled with the fascinating fragrance of Xiao Lan, and his eyes saw her silent face with her eyes downcast. Even when she was angry, she was still likable.
"What are you doing!" Xiao Lan said angrily.
"When you first learn a skill, you need to warm it up..."
"Warm what?" Xiao Lan raised her eyes and met Su Ze's eyes. The look in her eyes was...unfriendly.
"..."
The cold wind blew through the window, making the oil lamp inside the house dance wildly. The shadows of the two people were entangled on the wall, becoming increasingly close.