"But I remember that when I was a child, apart from my parents, only you and my aunt were taking me." Ye Yan was lying on the roof, looking puzzled, "So long!" Have you told your aunt that you like her? ”

The cold blood sitting on her right frowned and said, "...... Told. ”

“！！！！” Ye Yan sat up suddenly, blinking his eyes as if he couldn't believe it, "When?" ”

“…… A long time ago. Cold-blooded said.

When he said this, he had a rare look on his face that was a little different, and Ye Yan was stunned for a moment, forgetting what he wanted to say.

After a while, she came back to her senses and sighed, "Then after all these years, do you still like your aunt?" ”

Cold-blooded tugged at the corners of his mouth and didn't answer.

He had asked this question to himself many times, but the more time passed, the more unclear the answer became.

He still remembered the scene when Xie Ling said goodbye to him before leaving Yangzhou, and at that time she probably wanted to seriously say no.

It was he who was rejected, and it was she who looked even more uncomfortable when she took it.

At that time, he couldn't help but think that she was too gentle.

No wonder even Chu Liuxiang couldn't let her go at all, as if she had left simply, but in fact she tried her best to protect her.

"I'm not at ease when I hand it over to others, but Lord Leng is someone you can trust after all." Chu Liuxiang said at the time.

And he really couldn't refuse, because he clearly knew that what Chu Liuxiang gave was what Xie Ling needed most.

"Okay." He agreed.

"One more thing." The suave thief's expression was unprecedentedly entangled, but it was only for a few moments, and the next moment it returned to normal, and he said in a sincere tone: "Although it is a reluctant invitation, if you can, please don't tell Ah Ling about the palm and the secret guard." ”

Cold-blooded is emotionally clumsy, but that doesn't mean he doesn't understand what he means.

After a long silence, he whispered, "I know." ”

"Then thank you Lord Leng." Chu Liuxiang breathed a sigh of relief.

After Chu Liuxiang left, he stayed alone in the room in front of the palm book until dawn.

People are selfish, and for a moment, he also tried to think about it, if he really didn't tell her anything as Chu Liuxiang said, then in the days after this person left, would she have the slightest possibility of liking herself?

Probably not.

Later events confirmed his thoughts.

It's not that it's not bitter, but it's more about being sad for her.

Full of love, no laughter.

Ye Yan's birth can be regarded as a turning point, Xie Ling seems to have finally had something that can take time and energy, and has recovered a lot of their radiant appearance when they first met.

But when she was alone, she would still sit by the pool in a daze, staring at the surface of the water.

When she looks like this, she is always unaware of her surroundings, and her cold-blooded innocence has many opportunities to stand and look at her from a bad place. Probably because he didn't deliberately cover up his gaze later, even Ding Linglin asked him jokingly, "Lord Leng must like Ah Ling very much, right?" ”

Like, of course do.

Even though she knew that her heart was on Chu Liuxiang, she still liked it very much.

When the Chinese New Year was approaching that year, Ximen Fuxue specially reminded him that the first day of the Lunar New Year was Xie Ling's birthday, and it was always good to send something regardless of whether he planned to show his heart or not.

He thought about it for a long time, but he couldn't think of anything to give, and if he gave jewelry like those three teenagers, his thoughts would be too obvious.

Eventually, when he was wandering in the street, he saw a lifelike porcelain jade rabbit, which reminded him of the scene when she turned around from the bustling crowd and smiled at him during the Shangyuan Festival.

At that time, behind her was a huge jade rabbit lantern, which looked like she was glowing from a distance.

But he didn't hand over the jade rabbit to her in the end, but secretly put it at the head of her bed.

It's not that I don't dare, but I just happened to have another case to handle, and I had to leave early on the first day of the new year, and it was already the seventh day of the new year when I came back.

The case he handled this time was actually quite dangerous, and the battle was particularly fierce when the murderer was finally arrested, and a brother was broken under his hands. When he looked for it with a heavy heart, he happened to see her holding Ye Yan and coaxing softly.

For some reason, hearing this gentle voice, Cold-blooded felt that his heart suddenly calmed down.

He had never been afraid at the most dangerous moment, but at this moment he had a sense of rejoicing.

Thankfully, he's back and he'll be able to see her again.

It was precisely because of this that he mustered up the courage to say that heart that day, but unfortunately he was interrupted by Ding Linglin, who came over, before he spit out a word.

The courage disappeared in this moment, and Xie Ling's eyes when he looked over later had no intention except doubt, and there was no room for ambiguity, which made him wake up in an instant.

What about speaking up? It's just about adding to the embarrassment.

For a long time afterward, cold-blooded often had a dream.

He dreamed of the Mid-Autumn Festival full of wine and moonlight, dreamed of a girl in a bright yellow dress who was pulled up by himself from the edge of the pool, and dreamed that she said in an innocent and surprised tone, You also have the moon in your eyes.

The dream was always helping him remember that night, so much so that after all these years, he could still remember all the details clearly.

Even the sweet wine smell on her body is exactly the same.

That kind of sweet wine he drank in Tianxianglou later, but he always felt that something seemed to be missing. Half-drunk and half-awake, he seemed to hear someone talking in his ear, and the voice was more playful than usual.

Just like in the dream he had.

The more time passed, the clearer he knew who Xie Ling liked, so after Xie Ling moved to Jinling with the two teenagers, he never took the initiative to see her, although he often handled cases in Jinling later.

The news about her was basically brought to him by Ye Yan.

It's not much, but I know that she's doing well, and if I say it's a consolation conversation, it seems to be enough.

The only time we met was in Suzhou.

After being introduced by Shangguan Amano to Zhang Danfeng and his wife, he was invited to stay in Suzhou for a few more days after completing the case.

Yun Lei still loves Hefangzhai's pastries very much, knowing that he knows Xie Ling, and specially took them out to entertain him, and after chatting a few words, she casually mentioned that she seemed to have seen Xie Ling on the street yesterday, but people come and go, and they are far away, so they are not very sure.

Cold-blooded was a little surprised, but he was relieved in an instant.

He knew that she had rarely stayed in Jinling after marrying Chu Liuxiang, and the two had been to many places together, and it was not surprising that they appeared in Suzhou.

Suzhou City is not big but not small, but he ran into her on the second day.

No, it can't be considered a real encounter.

It's just that through the crowd of people coming and going, I happened to see her holding a little girl in front of the candy seller.

Just a back, he was sure that it was Xie Ling.

She still looked a little thin, not much different from what she remembered, standing there in the wind, her clothes fluttering, occasionally raising her hand to pull the fine hair on her sideburns, as if she was in a hurry, and from time to time she cast her eyes in the other direction of the long street.

And he stood across the street and unconsciously stopped.

Maybe his temperament is too cold, and maybe he is holding a sword in his hand, and he is not easy to provoke at first glance, so even if he stands there without saying a word, he has no intention of buying anything, and a few lantern vendors on the side have not complained a word of dissatisfaction.

The noisy streets seemed to have completely stopped and fell silent at this moment, and cold-blooded heard their own sighs.

They waited a little longer to get the candy man, and he saw her take it from the boss and bend down and carefully hand it to the little girl, and take a handkerchief from her sleeve to wipe the little girl's sweat.

The little girl's expression was very vivid, and she was smiling happily as she licked the candy man, and her head seemed to be glancing in his direction when she turned her head around.

Even if they knew that they couldn't see themselves from this angle, their cold-blooded breathing was momentarily sluggish.

He clearly understood that he had no reason to follow, but as the two of them walked towards the end of the long street, they raised their feet uncontrollably.

It's also a shame that people come and go so bustling that he doesn't even have to deliberately hide himself to hide himself in the crowd, and he doesn't have to worry about being discovered by her at all.

The road was short, for in a short time she turned straight into a restaurant.

Cold-blooded didn't follow up, he could probably guess who was waiting for this big and small person in the restaurant, and if he really bumped into him head-on, he was afraid it would be very embarrassing.

"Actually...... Actually, even if you actually see it, it's nothing. Ye Yan sighed, and said in an old-fashioned tone that didn't match her age, "It's really tiring to like someone." ”

Cold-blooded actually didn't feel tired, and when he thought of Xie Ling, he was often the calmest time in his heart.

From the first time he learned that he was not alone in this strange time and space, to the fact that he later got acquainted with her, got along with her, and liked her uncontrollably, almost everything related to her did not make him feel painful or tired.

But such words are not suitable, and he will not say them.

So in the end, he just pulled the corners of his mouth again, but he didn't smile.

"But I'm not going to be as courageless as you!" Ye Yan went back to the topic they had talked about at the beginning, "You wait, he will definitely marry me." ”

Cold-blooded: "......"

Seeing his expression of disdain to her, Ye Yan asked tentatively, "On that day, you won't come because you don't want to appear in front of your aunt, right?" ”

Cold-blooded thought for a moment and replied seriously, "No." ”