Xie Yuan came down from upstairs, returned to the carriage, and found a pearl earring on the cushion.
Wrapping it up in a handkerchief and holding it in his hand, Xie Yuan quickly returned upstairs.
"found it……"
"Ayin?"
There was no one in the room, and Xie Yuan's heart dropped for no reason.
"Ayu——"
Qiao Yin's call came from the closed window.
Xie Yu felt relieved, turned around, walked to the window, and raised his hand to push open the window.
Perhaps out of habit, he didn't dare to use force, and only gently pushed out little by little. His field of vision slowly widened like a crack, and then a figure that he didn't dare to disturb appeared inside.
Xie Yuan first saw the hem of Qiao Yin's skirt, and then her smiling face.
She sat under the peach tree and looked up at him.
"Ayu, did you always secretly look at me like this upstairs?"
For the first time, the window upstairs was completely open.
For the first time, Xie Yuan's vision was so unobstructed.
He was silent for a few seconds and said bitterly: "Did you find out?"
He was conflicted. He longed for his gaze to be discovered, but was afraid that she would be frightened and panicked by it.
Every time she accompanied Lu Jinzhi to Zhaixing Tower, he would have someone open the door to the small courtyard and lead her over to sit for a while.
Only during these moments, without Lu Jinzhi in her eyes, would she stroll around the yard and rest.
And he could secretly admire it for a while upstairs to comfort his raging longing and the regret of his midnight dream.
He often thought that if he had kept his promise in the dungeon and brought reinforcements to rescue her from the dungeon within three days, their stories would have been completely different.
Without Lu Jinzhi, he was the first person she saw.
"Xie Yu'an, come down quickly."
Xie Yu'an was still immersed in his memories, and Qiao Yin's call came from outside the window.
Xie Yuan turned around and was about to go downstairs, but the woman outside the window shouted again:
"Can't you jump down first, my General Xie?"
Fortunately, it’s not too late!
Xie Yu'an smiled, held the window coffin with one hand, jumped lightly, and landed gracefully.
Qiao Yin looked up at him, watching his elegant figure flying down the wind and landing easily.
It looks so good!
How could such a perfect man fall in love with me? How virtuous and capable she is!
Xie Yu'an stood up, and Qiao Yin stood up and ran over, wishing he could pour all his compliments on him.
"That's amazing. General Xie is the most powerful, martial, and most amazing person I have ever seen. Didn't Empress Nuwa have a huge preference for you when she created humans?"
Xie Yu'an has never seen anyone who is more supportive than her.
What does this mean? He has something even more powerful.
"Xie Yu'an, what should I do? I am so proud that I will go to heaven now."
Qiao Yin suddenly stopped, holding Xie Yuan's hand, and said distressedly.
Xie Yu'an was puzzled when Qiao Yin suddenly came over and hugged him tightly.
"Such a powerful General Xie has a crush on me. I almost wake up laughing just thinking about it."
Xie Yu'an was very happy. Fortunately, Qiao Yin did not object to his secret prying.
"Why didn't I find out earlier? If I had found out earlier..."
Finding out earlier... doesn't seem to be of any use. Finding out earlier may not lead her to get close to Xie Yu'an.
In the past, she only put her life first. In order to survive, she even ate mice. While suppressing her nausea, she forced herself to swallow.
If the system doesn't replace people, she may never interact with Xie Yu'an in her life.
It’s really a ridiculous Western New Year!
Every moment of beauty now highlights the ridiculousness of the past Western Years, like a farce.
Qiao Yin pressed her face against his chest, listening to his vigorous and strong heartbeat. When she thought about the sincerity in it, which had beat for her countless times, her heart couldn't help but jump for joy.
"Xie Yu'an, I know what I have to thank you for." Qiao Yin looked up at him with a smile.
"Thank you for appearing in my life." She said every word.
Xie Yu'an could feel her growing dependence and her eagerness to compensate him.
So why isn't he?
"Otherwise we won't go back to the wing and just have lunch here. Have you ever had a picnic? I haven't had a picnic yet. Let's pretend it's a picnic." Qiao Yin suggested.
Xie Yu'an looked at the sun. The sun was just right and there was no wind. This was indeed a nice place.
"good."
Xie Yu'an gave the order, and soon the servants brought a thick carpet and seven or eight dishes.
The two sat on the floor, Qiao Yin looked at the familiar dishes in front of him, and looked at the man opposite him with some annoyance.
"Didn't you say you want to share your favorite dish? Why is it my favorite? General Xie, if you do this again, I will punish you."
Xie Yuan smiled and said, "After eating the Western New Year, what you like becomes what I like."
Qiao Yin looked at him: "But I also want to integrate into your life. Ayu won't even give me this chance?"
Xie Yu'an pursed his lips to suppress his smile, pointed to one of the dishes and said, "This is my favorite when I was a kid. Try it."
"Poached eggs?"
Qiao Yin looked at the poached eggs on the plate and was a little surprised. Xie Yuan's favorite was actually a simple poached egg dish.
Qiao Yin picked it up and took a sip, "It's so sweet! Why is it so sweet?"
Xie Yu'an looked at her little frown and couldn't help laughing:
"This is the only dish my mother is good at - poached eggs with honey. I had the same expression as you when I ate it for the first time, but my father loved it and said I was too picky."
Every time Xie Yuan talks about his family, he always has a faint smile on his face, and his words are full of warmth.
Qiao Yin also laughed and ate the remaining poached eggs.
"Don't mention it, it's really delicious. Ayu, your father is right, you are too picky about food!"
"Ayin, just support me, others can restrain themselves."
Xie Yu'an could already predict in his mind that if he married Qiao Yin, the most popular person in the family, his mother might be inspired to come up with many new tricks.
Qiao Yin looked sincere: "I'm serious. I'm very curious now. Your mother must be a very special woman."
Xie Yuan smiled: "My mother is indeed quite special. Counting on it, they should be able to arrive in the capital at the beginning of next month. Don't be scared by then."
Qiao Yin laughed: "How could you be scared?"
Xie Yuan smiled and said nothing, "You will know when the time comes. Let's eat first, it's going to be cold."
Xie Yu'an put the deboned fish meat into Qiao Yin's bowl.
Qiao Yin watched his silent movements of moisturizing things, and Xie Yuan smiled at her gaze.
"Get used to it early. This is one of the unwritten family traditions of our Xie family."
"Eliminating fish bones for others?" Qiao Yin was surprised.
"It's not someone else, it's one of my own." Xie Yu'an replied seemingly jokingly.
Not one of our own, but ‘one of our own’.
In fact, what he wanted to say was 'his wife', but in the end he was still afraid of being rude.
Qiao Yin understood, raised the corners of his mouth, picked up the sweet and sour pork ribs on the table, and placed it in Xie Yuan's bowl.
"You're mine too."
The two of them looked at each other and smiled, and Xie Yuan's eyebrows were full of joy and satisfaction at receiving the response.
"Everything you feel and think has an echo." Xie Yu'an can't think of anything happier than this?
Sitting here with her, everything seems to be complete.
The two of them finished their lunch leisurely in the small open-air courtyard. The sun was just right. After taking the food away, the two of them sat on the carpet to drink tea and bask in the sun.
Qiao Yin took out the wish box again.
"Not every wish of yours is so simple, right? If we keep doing this, we can accomplish them all in one day."
"You seem to be very disappointed. What does Ayin want from me?" Xie Yu'an looked at him with burning eyes: "Want something more exciting?"
Qiao Yin's little face warmed up slightly when he saw him, but she didn't want to be timid: "Do you have one?"
Xie Yu'an raised his eyebrows and looked at the box in her hand: "Yes, you smoke it. If you get it, just don't hide."
He said it with such certainty that Qiao Yin's heart was beating wildly, feeling a little timid and a little hopeful.
Under his gaze, Qiao Yin reached out and pulled out the next wish from the box.
【I want Ayin to call me ‘Brother Yuan’ again】
