Chapter 810 You...why are you here?
Chapter 810 You...why are you here?
The stall owner handed over a string of candied haws with a smile. Mu Xin reached out to take it and was about to take out the spirit stone to pay.
At this moment, a slender hand with distinct joints reached out and handed over the spirit stone.
Mu Xin was startled and looked up, only to see Leng Yue standing beside him without him noticing.
Leng Yue's face was still as stern as usual.
But at this moment, there was a hint of concern in his eyes.
"You... why are you here?" Mu Xin was a little surprised, with a hint of panic in his voice.
Leng Yue glanced at her and said calmly, "I was a little worried when I saw you come out alone, so I followed you."
Mu Xin felt warm in his heart, but then he felt annoyed, thinking that Leng Yue had seen through his thoughts.
She subconsciously lowered her head and thanked him, "Thank you, Leng Yue."
As she spoke, she took a light bite of the candied haws, and the sweet and sour taste instantly spread in her mouth.
But even so, it was difficult to dispel the embarrassment and uneasiness in her heart.
Leng Yue did not respond, but just stood beside her silently, his eyes fixed on the street in the distance, as if he was thinking about something.
The two walked slowly side by side on the street, and for a moment, no one took the initiative to break the silence.
The atmosphere around seemed a bit dull and awkward.
Mu Xin ate the candied haws in small bites while secretly glancing at Leng Yue's profile.
His outlines are strong and clear, like a piece of carefully carved jade.
There was an innate cold temperament between his eyebrows, as if there was an invisible layer of frost surrounding him, keeping people at a distance.
But at this moment, Mu Xin still felt mixed emotions.
As if noticing her gaze, Leng Yue frowned slightly and glanced at her sideways.
Seeing her so worried and hesitant, his heart suddenly tightened.
"Ah Xin, don't think too much about what my mother just said. My mother is just like that, she is impatient."
His cold tone softened a little, trying to calm Mu Xin's troubled mood.
The candied haws in Mu Xin's hand trembled slightly, and she slowly stopped.
She looked up into Leng Yue's eyes, a trace of struggle flashing in her eyes, and asked: "Leng Yue, you... do you really think we are just friends, just best partners?"
Her voice trembled slightly, as if she was expecting something, but also as if she was afraid of something.
Leng Yue's footsteps paused slightly, his eyes flickered slightly, and then he looked away.
He continued walking forward, his tone still calm: "I don't know, maybe."
After hearing this, Mu Xin's heart sank suddenly, as if he had fallen into an ice cellar in an instant.
She lowered her head, a trace of sadness flashed in her eyes, and her voice was so low that it was almost inaudible: "But... But Aunt Leng is right, when it comes to love, once you miss it, you can never get it back."
Leng Yue stopped, turned and looked at Mu Xin, a trace of struggle flashing in his eyes.
"Ah Xin, the most important thing for us now is to improve our strength. As for the relationship, let it take its course."
His voice remained calm, but his slightly trembling hands betrayed the turmoil in his heart.
His slightly trembling hands revealed the turmoil in his heart.
After hearing Leng Yue's words, Mu Xin felt a surge of bitterness in his heart.
She uttered "Oh" softly, stopped talking, lowered her head silently, and continued walking forward.
At this moment, she felt that she had thousands of words in her heart, but she didn't know where to start.
Leng Yue looked at her back, a complicated look flashing in his eyes.
In that look, there was guilt, heartache, and a hint of unspeakable love.
He opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but his throat seemed to be blocked and no sound came out.
In the end, he just followed her silently.
The two walked one after the other, like two lonely travelers.
The noise on the street came and went like a tide, seemingly having nothing to do with them.
The sunlight shines on them, lengthening their shadows, sometimes overlapping, sometimes separating, just like their tangled and complicated mood at the moment.
Mu Xin's heart was filled with confusion and loss. She didn't understand what Leng Yue was thinking.
Does he really just regard himself as an ordinary friend?
But she couldn't ignore Yue Ziyan's words. Was Leng Yue's concern and care for her really just out of friendship?
The more she thought about it, the more upset she felt, and she couldn't help but quicken her pace.
Seeing this, Leng Yue frowned slightly and quickly followed: "Axin, where are you going?"
Mu Xin stopped, looked back at him, and forced a smile: "We didn't go anywhere, just strolled around and had some delicious food."
Leng Yue nodded and said nothing more, just following her silently.
Mu Xin ate candied haws as she walked. The sweet and sour taste spread in her mouth, but it still couldn't dispel the confusion in her heart.
The candied haws in her hand gradually lost its temperature, but she was unaware of it.
She just bit it mechanically, and the originally sweet and sour taste now became extremely bitter.
Leng Yue secretly glanced at Mu Xin, and seeing her like this, he felt full of self-blame.
He knew very well that what he had just said must have deeply hurt Mu Xin's heart.
However, he didn't know how to make up for it and could only follow her silently.
I was secretly thinking about how to make up for it all.
For a while, neither of them spoke again, and they just walked side by side in silence.
The air around seemed to become heavy, filled with an indescribable atmosphere of awkwardness.
Suddenly, a cute little girl in a pink dress came running from the side of the road like a happy deer.
Because she was running too fast, the little girl had no time to brake and crashed straight into the unsuspecting Mu Xin.
Seeing this, Leng Yue reacted extremely quickly.
"Be careful!" He waved his arm and reached out his hand like lightning to support Mu Xin who was about to fall to the ground.
The sudden change frightened the little girl badly.
Her little face, which was originally full of sunny smiles, turned pale in an instant, her face full of fear, and her big eyes revealed guilt.
After she stood still, she hurriedly bowed to Mu Xin and apologized, "Sister, I'm sorry! I'm really sorry."
"I didn't mean to hit you, I just ran too fast because I was in a hurry to get home for lunch."
Mu Xin managed to steady herself with great difficulty. After she calmed down and took a good look at the situation, she did not show any sign of being angry or blaming the little girl.
Instead, she gently comforted the little girl: "It's okay, little sister, don't be afraid, sister doesn't blame you. But are you injured anywhere?"
When the little girl heard Mu Xin's caring words, her nervousness was relieved a lot.
She shook her head vigorously to indicate that she was not injured.
She looked at Mu Xin with gratitude, then turned and ran away, quickly disappearing among the crowd.
Leng Yue stared at Mu Xin and asked, "Xin, that little girl bumped into you recklessly, are you feeling unwell?"