Chapter 33.2

Cherry Red and Lychee Fragrance (19)

“It’s indeed sweet. After all, I bought the lychees.”

Li Ruo Shui laughed dryly and stuffed him with a few more lychees, a little bit of bribery. This looked very much like a subordinate bribing a superior.

“Maybe it has something to do with me?”

Lu Zhi Yao shook his head gently, and without missing a beat, he replied, “Maybe it has nothing to do with you.”

He knew that Li Ruo Shui liked him, but such a disgusting thing as love didn’t match with Li Ruo Shui, so she had to be made to understand it earlier.

Li Ruo Shui laughed twice, took back the lychee from his hand, got up, and stood behind him.

“Have you rested well? Let’s keep learning.”

She had to rely on teaching him how to swim to increase the good feelings. She had to keep progressing, right?

“But I already know how to do it.”

?

“But you have only been learning for this long?”

Li Ruo Shui only learned to swim after half a month when she was a child. She had not even taught him long enough and this person had learned it?

“If you can swim back and forth, I’ll eat this basket today.”

Lu Zhi Yao stood up, brushed his half-dry hair behind him, and slowly got into the water.

“You don’t need to eat the basket, just promise me one thing when the time comes.”

Li Ruo Shui agreed, already thinking about how to save his face at that time, but this person really swam back and forth.

What Li Ruo Shui taught him was her own swimming style, and Lu Zhi Yao’s swimming was no different from hers.

“……”

It only took less than half an hour to teach him. How could she increase the goodwill at this rate? The chance for closer contact was gone.

Lu Zhi Yao swam in front of her. His white, jade-like hands climbed onto the boulder and then covered Li Ruo Shui’s knee.

He raised his head and “looked” at her with a warm smile still on his lips. His movements seemed to be begging for a reward, but his tone was commanding.

“You don’t need to eat the basket, just carry me back.”

Li Ruo Shui looked at him on her knees, hesitant to speak.

In Li Ruo Shui’s eyes, Lu Zhi Yao was not only a slow learner but was also afraid of water. After all, he almost drowned once, so he was somewhat afraid of it.

At that time, she could gently comfort him, open a warm embrace to him as much as she wanted and be his only driftwood in the water, using the drawbridge effect to the fullest.

However, she didn’t expect that this person was not only not afraid of water, but also liked to sink to the bottom where he felt peaceful.

People who learn to swim fast have one characteristic, they are not afraid of choking and drowning.

And there was only one reason why Lu Zhi Yao was faster than them, he was not afraid of death.

After contemplating for a long time, Li Ruo Shui still opened her mouth and asked.

“I brought you to the river today. Are you happy?”

Lu Zhi Yao was startled when he heard this, as if he didn’t expect her to ask this question.

Then he raised his eyebrows, his eyelashes glimmered with light, and there was an uncontrollable smile on his lips.

“Happy.”

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“I’m also very happy now.”

Lu Zhi Yao wrapped his arms around Li Ruo Shui’s neck and put his weight on her without hesitation.

If Li Ruo Shui was given another chance, she would definitely not agree to this request.

Fortunately, she brought some clothes to change when she came. Otherwise, she would not only have to carry him, but also add the weight of the wet clothes.

Although Lu Zhi Yao was thin, he was still a grown man. Li Ruo Shui trembled while carrying him on her back; she was like an old person in her dying years.

Why did other people’s strategy earn a hug and his life, but she not only had to carry him, but also had to be constantly vigilant not to give him her life.

“Did I really have to carry you all the way back to the Zheng Mansion? I only let you carry me from the mountainside to the river before.”

Li Ruo Shui put him down, massaging her sore arms, trying to arouse the conscience that he might or might not have.

Lu Zhi Yao squatted in front of her with a smile devoid of any hint of sarcasm. His expression towards her was as gentle as a Buddhist disciple in a temple sympathizing with everyone.

“Carrying you up the mountain is another matter. Carrying me down the mountain is a bet you lost. How can you mix them up?”

It’s a pity that the words he said were too different from his own appearance. He looked like a Buddha but had the heart of a devil.

In Lu Zhi Yao’s dictionary, there was no such word for caring for women.

“I am also a person who is willing to gamble and admit defeat. Let’s go.”

Li Ruo Shui carried him on his back and continued to walk down the mountain, trembling all the while

“Is that so?” Lu Zhi Yao sighed softly next to her ear, making her itch: “If you were willing to gamble and admit defeat, you would have swallowed my sword long ago, but unfortunately I haven’t seen it until today.”

Li Ruo Shui choked for a moment: “Don’t talk nonsense, that was because I won.”

“Let’s just say you won.”

The trembling Li Ruo Shui wanted to refute, but she really didn’t have the energy to speak.

She didn’t know what kind of mentality Lu Zhi Yao had. Even if Li Ruo Shui wanted to rest after walking a few steps, he didn’t feel bothered at all. He just stood aside and waited for her to rest, and then waited for her to carry him on her back.

This level of persistence and patience would be applauded by anyone who saw it.

By the time the two of them entered the city gate, it was already dark, and there were only a few vendors selling supper in the street market.

“My back is really going to break if I continue carrying you.”

Li Ruo Shui sat at a wonton stall, eating wontons while rejecting Lu Zhi Yao.

Lu Zhi Yao sat aside, put down his spoon, and pushed the wonton he had eaten aside.

“You have very good stamina. If you practice swords with me, you will definitely be able to defeat me.”

Li Ruo Shui:……

“Your teeth are actually very good. If you follow me to eat well, you will definitely be able to defeat me in terms of appetite.”

Lu Zhi Yao chuckled at her words and took over the porcelain bowl that had been pushed away.

Under Li Ruo Shui’s gaze, he finally ate a full supper for the first time.

The two returned to the mansion under the moonlight, but they didn’t expect that the Zheng Mansion’s lights would be lit up this late at night.

Li Ruo Shui was now in a peculiar and awkward position in the Zheng Mansion, so for sure they wouldn’t be waiting for her.

There was a carriage parked in front of the Zheng Mansion with a luxurious body and soft leather wrapped around the wheels. A young servant was standing by the side of the carriage, helping a young master on the carriage to get off.

The man didn’t directly enter the mansion. Instead, he turned around and looked straight across the carriage at Li Ruo Shui and Lu Zhi Yao.

The distance wasn’t close. Li Ruo Shui couldn’t see his expression clearly and only knew that this person seemed to be waiting for them.

Li Ruo Shui pondered for a while. It seemed that she had never seen any distinguished guests at the Zheng Mansion in the book.

It was only when the two got closer that she could see his appearance clearly. He was six points similar to Zheng Yan Qing, elegant and easy-going. He was probably Zheng Yan Qing’s elder brother.

“Sister-in-law.”

Li Ruo Shui smiled awkwardly and hesitated for a moment before calling out: “Mr. Zheng.”

Before they could correct the title, the young servant hurriedly came over.

“Mr. Lu, I didn’t see you when I went to the inn today. I wonder if you can come with me now. My wife wants to see you.”

Li Ruo Shui turned to look at him. She thought he would refuse, but he nodded.

“Okay.”

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