Volume 2: A sudden change in the prison, a red-clothed man goes out to find a thief Chapter 221: So Expensive Things Are Not Always Good
Li Si finished the porridge in his bowl in just three or two mouthfuls. Perhaps he ate in such a hurry that he didn't even taste it.
At this time, Ning Caihe beside him had not moved yet. She was still sitting there stiffly, her face flushed, not knowing what to do.
Yan Ziqing turned his head with a smile, glanced at Li Si, and fixed his eyes on the empty bowl in his hand.
"It seems that this young master really likes to eat what Ziqing brings."
Li Si didn't dare to respond and quickly waved his hand to deny it.
"Oh no, I just prefer sweet things."
"Hehe." Seeing Li Si's somewhat flustered look, Yan Ziqing covered his mouth and chuckled twice.
"In that case, Ziqing will serve another bowl for you, young master."
After saying that, she took the bowl from Li Si's hand without any hesitation and served him another bowl of porridge.
"Come to think of it, I don't know this young master's name yet. I've seen Xiao Cao, Xiao He, Da You, and Lao Luo. Young master, are you new here?"
"Well, it's true that I've only been here for a few months." Li Siqiang took the bowl of porridge handed over by Yan Ziqing with a smile. He always felt that there was something else this girl said, and his man's intuition told him that it would be best not to provoke this person.
As expected, I should have said that I was full just now.
"But you don't have to call me Young Master. I'm just a waiter. Just call me by my name. My name is Li Si, the Li in Muzi Li, and the Si in Siwu."
After saying this in an awkward tone, Li Si leaned to the right again and hugged Xiao He tighter. Now only this little brother could make him feel safe.
"That's it." Yan Ziqing helped Li Si serve the porridge and sat down again.
"Then I'll follow Xiao Cao's example and call you Brother Si'er. Is that okay, Brother Si'er?"
For no apparent reason, Li Si shuddered again and responded with a dry laugh.
"Ah, haha, no problem."
He felt that something was increasingly wrong. Could it be that this girl had recognized me?
Thinking this in his heart, Li Si felt that he should not say anything more, so he lowered his head and drank the porridge in silence.
Fortunately, Yan Ziqing didn't say anything to Li Si afterwards, but turned around and started chatting with other people.
The atmosphere was quite harmonious. In the middle of the conversation, Yan Ziqing pinched Ning Caihe's face and said that the young man was getting more and more handsome, and who knew who would eat him in the future. This made Ning Caihe blush again.
Except for Li Si, no one noticed anything wrong. It must be said that Yan Ziqing was really good at winning people's hearts. After the meal, everyone became much closer to her.
But the more this happened, the more uneasy Li Si felt. He always felt that there was some indescribable meaning in Yan Ziqing's smiling face.
Maybe what Mother Liu said was right, and I really was in trouble?
The eight-treasure porridge in the bowl has lost its taste. What happened? Did you add sugar? Why is it not sweet at all?
Here, Li Si was drinking porridge, feeling both amused and helpless.
Over there, Yan Ziqing sat beside Li Si, showing off her charm from time to time, gently lifting the hair hanging by her ears, chatting with Lao Luo about music, chess, calligraphy and painting, or chatting with Xiao Cao in a gentle voice about the gossips of the neighbors.
As the top star in Wanhua Tower, she is indeed very good at measuring the situation. Her every word, action, frown and smile are just right, stirring people's hearts but not appearing frivolous or attracting criticism.
Seeing that everyone was flattered by her, Li Si glanced at this person helplessly, but he happened to see Yan Ziqing looking at him.
The two looked at each other for a while. Yan Ziqing looked at Li Si deeply, then smiled with a slight blush on his face, which was bright and charming.
But Li Si just withdrew his gaze in dissatisfaction, and glanced absent-mindedly at Ning Caihe who was still in a daze in his arms. After a while, his expression changed and he spoke.
"Xiao He, why don't you eat? Otherwise, Brother Si will feed you."
As he said that, he took the bowl from Ning Caihe's hand, scooped up a spoonful, blew it to his lips, then handed it to Xiaohe and said.
"Come on, ah."
"Hey, hey?"
Ning Caihe's eyes were already unfocused. To put it more vividly, her eyes were already rolling around in circles.
He assured me that he had no idea what had happened today.
He just felt his face was very hot and his mind was in a mess.
Looking at the spoon handed to him, he thought of all kinds of confused questions.
What's wrong with Brother Si? What does this mean now? Should I eat? Should I eat? Should I eat now?
In short, when this strange snack was finished, Ning Caihe left staggering and dizzy.
Judging from the way he was pacing, it would take him a while to come back to his senses.
Yan Ziqing also helped to clean up the dishes and prepared to return to Wanhua Tower.
Li Si breathed a sigh of relief, but at this moment, it started raining outside.
The rain came suddenly, dripping all over the ground, wetting the streets and the eaves.
Yan Ziqing stood in front of the gate with some confusion, as if he didn't know what to do.
At this time, Zhang Susu walked back to the backyard, took out a red umbrella and stuffed it into Li Si's hand, winked at him and Yan Ziqing and said.
"Xiao Si, you are responsible for sending Ziqing back. Don't let her get wet, otherwise you will be held responsible."
Looking at Zhang Susu's appearance, how could Li Si still not know what was going on.
No wonder she felt that Yan Ziqing was smiling with hidden meanings the whole afternoon. She thought that Zhang Susu had already told her her identity.
Boss, you have really made me suffer.
Shaking his head with a wry smile, Li Si thought for a moment and did not refuse. He took the red umbrella handed to him by Zhang Susu.
After knowing the situation, he was not so scared anymore.
If Yan Ziqing just wanted to thank him, then he deserved this eight-treasure porridge. After all, he spent two hundred taels of gold.
When Yan Ziqing heard that Zhang Susu wanted Li Si to send him off, he blushed and lowered his head, but did not say anything.
In the rain, a red umbrella was opened, and Li Si walked beside Yan Ziqing, escorting her towards Wanhua Tower.
Along the way, the drizzle continued, and the raindrops hit the umbrella, making a sound.
Yan Ziqing walked with his head down, carrying a wooden barrel. He opened his mouth several times as if he wanted to say something, but no sound came out.
It was not until they reached a river bank that Li Si took the initiative to ask.
"Miss Ziqing, do you have something to tell me?"
After he finished speaking, Yan Ziqing did not rush to answer, but slowly stopped.
Li Si also stopped when he saw this, and the two of them stood beside the shallow grass on the river bank for a long while.
Finally, Yan Ziqing smiled and spoke.
" Well, I do have something to tell you. I want to ask, sir, do you dislike me for being a prostitute?"
There was a hint of desolation and sadness in her voice, which made people feel calm unconsciously.
Sure enough, she already knew.
Hearing the title of benefactor, Li Si stood behind Yan Ziqing and thought, sighing softly.
"Indeed, I dislike you because you are a prostitute." After a moment of silence, Li Si answered like this.
This answer made Yan Ziqing stunned for a moment. She thought that Li Si would say that he didn't mind like most people. Whether he really didn't mind or pretended, at least he wouldn't say it out loud.
But Li Si's answer was beyond her expectations. Similarly, because of this answer, her eyes turned slightly red.
Because no matter what she appears to be, her identity will not change.
Whether she admits it or not, this is always a worry for her, like a brand on her body, making her feel inferior to others.
So Yan Ziqing didn't say anything else, just lowered his head and said no more.
At this moment, she just felt that she was really cheap. She knew that a woman like this who showed off her body was not worthy of a good man, but she still went up to him and pestered him, making coquettish gestures and making people laugh at her.
Well, let’s not see each other again from now on.
As she thought this, she tried hard to curl the corners of her mouth, as if she was smiling, but she couldn't.
The increasingly red eyes seemed to reveal her thoughts, and she tried her best to keep her tearful eyes open to prevent the tears from flowing.
She was ready to leave and return to Wanhua Tower.
But at this time, Li Si continued to speak behind her.
"So why do you care what I think? I'm just a waiter. A woman like you who is so talented and graceful will be sought after wherever she goes. I'm just out of your league, so I can only despise your only flaw. Just live your life well and don't care what others think. After all, you can make your own choices now, right?"
Li Si had heard Zhang Susu tell the story of Yan Ziqing, so he knew that this girl had no choice from childhood to adulthood, either following her mother to remarry, being sold to a brothel by her stepfather, or being bought by a wealthy businessman.
She never had the chance to make her own choices, which led to her becoming what she is now.
It is precisely for this reason that Li Si wanted to give some advice.
Although it might not have any effect, he just wanted to tell her that she could choose the path she wanted to take in the future and no longer have to care about what others think.
After saying this, Li Si walked up to Yan Ziqing, only to find that the girl was smiling with red eyes.
She cried, her eyes watering, but she didn't let herself make any sound, nor did she raise her hand to wipe away the falling tears.
But she thought it was a smile, and her smile was like the orchid in the rain, with a little dew and a bit of beauty.
"Heh." With a helpless smile, Li Si stood in front of Yan Ziqing holding an umbrella.
"This smile of two hundred taels of gold is really not very pretty."
"Puchi." Yan Ziqing seemed to be completely amused by his words. For a moment, the expression on her face turned blue and red, and it was impossible to tell whether she was happy or sad. It was really funny.
On a spring day in March, the rain was drizzling, the breeze was cool, and the shallow grass by the river was lush and green.
After Yan Ziqing calmed down and wiped the tears from his face, the two of them walked back to the river bank.
Suddenly, Yan Ziqing looked at Li Si again, smiled gently and said.
"My benefactor, can you promise me one more thing?"
"Hmm?" Li Si turned his head in confusion: "What's the matter?"
"I want to see what you really look like." Yan Ziqing said this and pursed his lips.
In fact, when they first met, she had already realized that Li Si's scar was fake.
The reason was simple, because Mother Liu had told her some tips on disguise.
Li Si's scar is just to deceive ordinary people. The half-immortal transformation is not serious. Although laymen cannot see it, experts can see the details at a glance.
"Uh." Li Si hesitated for a moment, and cursed in his heart that Banjiexian was cutting corners, but at the same time he looked around and saw that there were no passers-by on both sides, so he thought for a moment and nodded and said.
"I guess so."
As he spoke, he hesitated for a moment, raised his hand and tore off the scar on his face, revealing his original appearance.
It was probably a fleeting glimpse, and under the red umbrella, Yan Ziqing was a little dazed.
In her glance, the young man was like jade in the green rain, flawless, warm and pure.
But it was also in that glance that she knew that the two of them were not in the right time, that the falling flowers were affectionate, but the flowing water was indifferent.
When a gust of breeze passed by, Yan Ziqing came back to his senses and found that Li Si had his scar back on.
The two of them said nothing more and walked all the way to the entrance of Wanhua Tower.
After the person arrived, Li Si was about to leave, but at this moment, Yan Ziqing suddenly stopped him and said.
"My benefactor, wait a moment."
Not knowing what she was going to do, Li Si stopped and turned back in confusion.
The next moment, he felt a warm touch on his face.
He stood there in a daze, while Yan Ziqing put down his standing feet, blushed, and ran back to Wanhua Tower without looking back.
