Chapter 159: Take-in (Add. 1)
"I'm sorry, there's really nothing I can do, but you can stay here and make this place your home. Rest assured, I won't tell you to do this and that anymore as I did at the beginning, if you don't have a happy day...... If you come and hit me, I'll stand still and let you beat me until you laugh. Angus thought he had come up with a killer trick that was naΓ―ve, and the chances of making Lanaya burst into tears and laugh were almost nil.
But what he didn't expect was that Lanaya really laughed, and stretched out a little thumb at him: "A word is a certainty." β
Angus was slightly stunned, and then put his little finger on it as well.
The carriage stopped, and the coachman shouted to the rear, and Angus knew that he had reached his destination, but instead of urging Lanaya to get out of the carriage quickly, he made a very polite gesture, as if asking her to get out of the carriage.
Lanaya didn't refuse Angus's kindness, smiled at Angus decently, and got out of the car.
Although this laugh seemed to Angus to be just a dry laugh. Think about it, a girl so young has lost her only relative, no matter how much he tries to comfort her, how much better can her mood be at this time?
Angus got out of the car right behind Lanaya. This is the other entrance to the bazaar he went to yesterday, and Angus said to Lanaya, "I have wronged you in the past two days. I'm going to buy you a nice set of clothes for you, and you come with me. β
Angus's tone was very affirmative, and he meant "I'll give it to you" instead of asking "do you want it", which made Lanaya not as disgusted with him as before, and she also felt that Angus was quietly changing.
"Thank you. Lanaya looked down at the ground, and there was no curvature at the corners of her mouth under her melancholy and low eyes.
Angus was also satisfied with Lanaya's unfussy characteristics, so he bought a costume that he liked at first sight, and after Lanaya changed into it, he headed straight for his destination.
"What would you like to buy?" said Angus, who greeted the vendor as he approached a storefront.
Lanaya hid behind Angus, staring intently at the vendor, and with her previous experience, she now had some doubts that Angus was looking for someone who had something to do with Steve.
It's just that this kind of gaze seems a bit ...... in the eyes of the vendor Complaining, the vendor looked at Lanaya for a moment, and said to Angus with a smile, "Who is this girl?"
Angston was stumbling and couldn't say a word. What is the right relationship between Xiao Qi and him?Maid?But Xiao Qi was so sad just now, will she be angry when she says this now...... But now more importantly, Angus has regarded Lanaya as a friend, and he will have a companion in the future, so he can't bear to let her go.
However, they are not lovers, if they say it, it won't affect anything, as long as they are clear, but what if Xiao Qi misunderstands?
"Yes...... It's my sister. Angus finally came up with a more appropriate title.
The vendor nodded thoughtfully, smiled ambiguously, and said, "You are a sister who will lose it after looking for a day!"
Angus wanted to get angry for a moment, but was stopped by a movement made by Lanaya, who was standing behind him. Lanaya tugged back at the corner of his coat.
"Hey, girl. He said, "How much will it cost you?" this time, the vendor was even more daring to ask Ranaya directly.
What if Lanaya's mind wasn't pure...... The vendor is likely to suffer a big loss.
Fortunately, Lanaya didn't understand that meaning, and even if she understood herself, she didn't answer the vendor's question, but Angus suddenly glared at the vendor with a serious expression, and said, "She has a bit of a big temper, please pay attention to what you say!"
The vendor was a little embarrassed for a moment, but it seemed that he was a good guy who was good at playing a round for himself, and he quickly smiled again, "It seems that you are serious this time, huh?"
Angus didn't want to get too much into the matter, so he went straight to the point and took out the sticky note and handed it to the vendor. After a cursory glance, the vendor said to him, "I see." I'll put the goods together at once and have them delivered to your wagon. β
With that, the vendor turned his gaze on Ranaya a few more times.
"Why does he keep looking at me?" After the goods were loaded onto the car, the vendor said goodbye. Now that there were only two people left in the car, Angus and Lanaya, at this time, Lanaya finally asked with an impatient look.
"Because you're pretty, of course. Angus seemed to say this sentence without thinking, but after saying it, he subconsciously paused, because he instantly realized that it was actually his true words......
"Why didn't I feel that way?" Ranaya also flicked the broken hair on her forehead and combed her waist-length scorpion tail braid. "The first time I saw that guy, I hated him a little bit, and I don't know why. β
"It's weird if you like him. Angus laughed as if he wanted Lanaya to change the subject.
After returning to Steve's "station", Angus unloaded all the cargo from the car and said to Lanaya, "Steve needs me to get a few people to help him with his work." You...... Let's go back and rest. β
"May I come with you?"
Angus didn't expect Lanaya to make such a request, but when he thought about it, her brother was not a person with the honorable rank of deputy commander, so no one should care about the fact that there was a soldier in the legion working with them. So he nodded and said, "Yes, but if Steve doesn't agree...... I can't help it. β
Lanaya didn't look happy, just nodded and followed Angus very obediently.
Angus found three people in turn, and after seeing these three people, Lanaya deduced that these three people were Steve's other three apprentices in addition to Owen.
"Who is she?" asked Simon, pointing at Lanaya.
"She's a patrol that I admire. Isn't that right? Angus always involuntarily put up a stand in front of these three people, otherwise his presence would be buried, and he knew that very well.
Lanaya nodded cooperatively.
"Patrolman?" Chris frowned, looked at the corner of the sky and thought for a while, "Could it be the patrolman whose brother is the deputy commander?"
"Angus!, how can you bring her in!" Luke seemed to have a fierce face, and his anger was written on his face all the time, and he yelled at Angus, "Didn't Steve just say yesterday that you must not let her come back!"
"Now her brother is no longer a deputy commander. Angus smiled bitterly, and glanced at Lanaya, as if she was afraid that she would make some unhappy expression.
Lanaya shifted her gaze to the ground thoughtfully, knowing that Steve already knew that she had been here, and that it was most likely revealed to him by Angus.
"What's going on?" came a rickety figure out of the studio, he glanced this way, and said in a strange tone, "Angus, you didn't understand what I said yesterday, did you?"
"That's not the case, Lord Angus, listen to me, the truth is ......," Angus said, and asked for Lanaya's opinion with his eyes, he had now unconsciously become very respectful of Lanaya, perhaps he himself was not aware of it.
Koranaya ignored him at all, and was alone looking at the tips of her shoes.
Angus reluctantly turned around and continued: "When I went out to buy today, something happened on the way. I asked a few people to find out that her deputy commander's brother had deceived the Sunset Legion and the Paracel Empire royalty in the first place. He's not that hero at all. Now, he is going to be put to death. β
Steve's brow furrowed deeply, to the extent that he could strangle three mosquitoes. And his gaze does not look friendly at any time, he looks at people, and people think he is glaring at himself. So, when Lanaya looked up, she saw Steve staring at her.
Steve's gaze met Lanaya's gaze for less than two seconds before they staggered, for no other reason, Lanaya had just listened to Angus's story, and shed two more lines of tears, and her eyes were red and swollen at this time.
Steve squinted at Lanaya again, and he saw that Lanaya was no longer looking at him, but continued to keep her head down and sob. He asked lightly, "What's your name?"
"Lanaya. β
"Where were you from before joining the Sunset Legion?"
"A slum in Wild Orchid City. β
Angus felt a little uncomfortable when he heard Lanaya say her real name in front of Steve. Why could she say her name under Steve's questioning, and deliberately hide it when faced with him? Could it be that Steve's status is higher than herself in her heart?
After some thought, Angus denied this conjecture, how is this possible!
Steve didn't nod his head or make any gestures that were linked to satisfaction. In his opinion, no matter how Ranaya answered his question, he would not take it seriously. If everyone is telling the truth, then why are so many people in the world still deceived?
However, when Steve heard Lanaya say his name, he secretly went through all the people he had heard of in his mind, and he really had never heard of such a person.
Steve finally turned around and walked over to Lanaya. Angus stared nervously at Steve's every move, but he knew that even if Steve wanted to drive Lanaya away, he couldn't do anything about it.
"Since Angus likes you so much, it's better for you to stay here for the time being. Steve said as he looked up into Lanaya's eyes.