Chapter 1375: A small inn on the border
Three years ago, Shi Li had just arrived in this world and was reborn as an orphan abducted by the Fusang tribe. The original owner was also strong-willed and stubborn. She walked in the desert for half a day in the snow and finally collapsed from hunger and cold.
When Shi Li came through, he was already close to death.
But she was not destined to die, and she unexpectedly met Xuanyuan Lin who was traveling through the desert.
He rescued Shi Li and brought her out of the desert.
At that time, Xuanyuan Lin just wanted to send her to a place where there were people, and leaving some money behind would be considered comprehensive.
But after leaving the desert, Shi Li suddenly developed a high fever which lasted for three days.
Xuanyuan Lin invited several doctors to give him medicine and acupuncture but his condition did not improve. Later, he met a wandering doctor who discovered that the original owner had been bitten by a rare poisonous scorpion in the desert and had been infected with the scorpion's unique cold poison.
When this kind of cold poison attacks, the patient will either have a high fever or become stiff and cold like a zombie, and there is almost no cure.
Xuanyuan Lin couldn't bear it, so he used his internal energy to pass on Shi Li's life.
But in this case, he couldn't just let the person go, otherwise the cold poison would attack again, and Shi Li would be doomed.
After Shi Li woke up, she finally saw her savior clearly at first glance.
Under the candlelight, the gentleman was like a bandit, with a pair of sparkling phoenix eyes, which seemed to contain a pool of autumn water when looking over, gentle and affectionate.
"Thank you...sir." Shi Li's voice was hoarse and she had no strength left in her body. She couldn't even get up. She couldn't do anything except express her gratitude.
Who knew that this gentleman smiled gently and affectionately, but said something shocking, "I should repay you for saving my life with my body, right?"
This was the first sentence he said to Shi Li, which scared Shi Li and the live broadcast room at the time, as they thought he was a playboy.
There just happened to be a big shot in the live broadcast room who was obsessed with looks. He offered a reward of a villa and forced Shi Li to accept it.
Shi Li thought that her life was saved by someone else and she couldn't seem to repay him. Plus, with the blessing of the villa, she hardened her heart and said softly, "Okay."
Who would have thought that when he heard her say "OK", Xuanyuan Lin's face changed drastically and he tried to avoid her.
As time went by, Shi Li and the live broadcast room gradually realized that this was actually a paper tiger who was only good at talking.
The scorching sun was pouring down unscrupulously from above. Shi Li was sitting on the swing, looking at Yuan Shang, who was scratching his head anxiously, with amusement, and laughing very freely.
"You deserve it! You're a bad mouth! I'll have a good talk with my brother later about how you used words to bully me!"
"Auntie! Boss lady! Please stop talking. Isn't it okay that I was wrong?" Yuan Shang frowned and begged for mercy pitifully.
Shi Li turned a deaf ear and hummed a little tune while swinging on the swing.
But after a while, she felt bored again. She looked up at the azure sky and said aggrievedly, "It's so boring. My brother has been gone for so long, and I don't know when he will come back..."
She was also annoyed with the chatterbox Yuan Shang who kept nagging beside her, so she sent him away and sat on the swing in boredom and continued to daydream.
But the silence didn't last long, as the sound of steady footsteps reached my ears again.
When I looked up, I saw Zhou Lingyu walking out of the inn with his hands behind his back.
Shi Li thought about the silver ingot he had sold before, forced a smile, stood up and greeted him, "Mr. Zhou, do you have something to talk to me about?"
"Nothing, Gu... I want to go out for a walk, and I don't want the boss lady to be here." Zhou Lingyu said.
In fact, he has tried very hard to pretend to be mediocre, but his self-proclaimed self-proclaimedness that is exposed from time to time, as well as his noble temperament that cannot be concealed, make him look out of place.
Shi Li twitched her lips and pretended to believe his lies.
But this man walked up to her and refused to leave. Instead, he started chatting with her for no reason.
"Has the boss lady been here all the time?"
Shi Li: Does it have anything to do with you? Are you checking the household registration?
"I guess so. I've been here since I can remember."
Shi Li answered honestly and patiently, without telling a single lie. She had indeed been wandering around this desert since she came into this world.
Zhou Lingyu had always been the object of flattery by women, but Shi Li would not flatter him, so he was at a loss for words after he said this.
There was silence for a while, and even the air around them became awkward.
Just when Shi Li couldn't stand the embarrassment anymore and was about to find an excuse to slip away, Ah Heng also came to join in the fun.
He saw Shi Li and Zhou Lingyu standing together, his eyes flashed, and then he pretended nothing had happened, walked over and handed a flower made of rice paper to Shi Li.
"Boss lady, this is for you."
Shi Li looked at the pale flowers and her face turned black.
What kind of fool is this, giving her white flowers?
Why not just send her a wreath!