CHAPTER 581: 0342 THERE ARE MANY MISS AQING (TWO-IN-ONE)_2

"I did say earlier that I wanted to go out with you in a carriage someday." Xu Chang’an covered his face. "Who knew, as part of an Immortal Sect, I can’t even drive steadily."

Xu Chang’an confessed to Yun Qian.

"The rain made the roads slippery, completely different from my prior experience driving outside the town. So... actually, the first corner, I was already losing control, but I used all my strength to stabilize the carriage."

Sigh.

"But the second corner was narrower, knowing I couldn’t do it, I just tried to protect Miss first, letting the carriage drift on its own."

That’s the truth of the matter.

Xu Chang’an felt embarrassed to say it, so he’d rather let the girl think he’s bullying her than let her know he can’t do it.

"Oh, so that’s how it is." Yun Qian nodded. "But I don’t quite understand, why is it embarrassing not to drive well?"

Is this something to hide?

Unexpectedly, Xu Chang’an looked serious and said, "Of course it’s embarrassing. For a man, knowing how to drive is very important."

"...?"

"Miss, don’t look at me like that. It’s fine if you don’t understand." Xu Chang’an smiled. "Just think I was bullying you."

"Mhm." Yun Qian leaned on Xu Chang’an’s shoulder, watching the woman driving.

Miss Yun thought the driving woman’s appearance wasn’t particularly beautiful.

But compared to the featureless Li Zhibai, she was more delicate, at least she had a pair of light green eyes.

The women around her husband varied from extremely attractive to quite plain.

Yun Qian hadn’t cared much about the woman who had chatted with Xu Chang’an because of a little snake. But due to Xu Chang’an’s emphasis on "driving skills," she changed her perspective and noticed the half-demon with the snake demon lineage.

[Driving skills are important.]

Her husband thought so.

What even Xu Chang’an couldn’t do, what had made her stumble, was something that woman in green clothing could easily manage. It showed her "driving skills" were excellent.

"You couldn’t do it, but she can." Yun Qian looked ahead and asked Xu Chang’an, "So is she a very capable person?"

"Yes." Xu Chang’an said with meaning: "She is a very capable person."

"?"

Yun Qian didn’t quite understand why Xu Chang’an emphasized "person," but she nodded anyway.

"I understand."

Recognized by her husband as capable, she must be a special woman.

Coincidentally, she had asked the rowing maiden how a girl could have real cat ears, and the answer was half-demon.

This woman in green didn’t have special ears, but had a pair of beautiful green eyes, so she must be half-demon.

Yun Qian thought, somewhat understanding why Xu Chang’an emphasized "person."

He was saying that although this woman had demon race blood, she wasn’t a demon, but still a person?

Yun Qian nodded to herself, finding this very reasonable, as Xu Chang’an and Wen Li had a good relationship, and Wen Li was a half-demon.

"Earlier, you said you liked Miss Aqing." Yun Qian suddenly mentioned.

"Huh?" Xu Chang’an was taken aback, unable to follow the girl’s train of thought.

"Miss, what are you suddenly talking about?"

Yun Qian shook her head: "Nothing, I was just wondering, there are so many Miss Aqing in the world... but which one you truly like, I don’t understand."

"???"

Listening to Yun Qian’s inexplicable words, Xu Chang’an was confused, reluctantly saying after a while: "Aq Qing from the novel is never-ending?"

"After all, you told me yourself, the first girl besides me that you liked." Yun Qian pointed out with one finger.

She kept thinking about it.

Don’t be fooled by Yun Qian, sometimes considering Li Zhibai important, sometimes thinking Zhu Pingniang important, sometimes thinking Liu Qingluo important...

But actually, even all those girls together can’t compare to "Miss Aqing."

The reason is just as she said, Miss Aqing was the one Xu Chang’an admitted to liking most among all the books he read.

How could she not care?

She just didn’t know whether this Miss Aqing was Shi Qingjun, Liu Qingluo, the woman in green outside the carriage, or a remarkable woman from the book who knows when to let go?

He likes Miss Aqing.

But there are simply too many Miss Aqing around, hence Miss Yun doesn’t understand.

"..." Xu Chang’an gazed at the confused Miss Yun with a pounding heart.

"Inexplicable greatness is expressed like this."

Not fully understanding what she meant, yet undeniably his heart was moved. Perhaps because it was rare to see Yun Qian so focused and concerned about something.

"I am truly the luckiest person in the world." Xu Chang’an murmured, holding Yun Qian’s warm hand, unwilling to let go.

"Is that so." Yun Qian was noncommittal.

"Mhm." Xu Chang’an blinked slightly. "What’s more, Miss... you truly know everything."

His concealed thoughts just now didn’t escape Yun Qian at all.

Facts proved that even Miss Yun had the usual sensitivity of girls.

"I only know what I want to know." Yun Qian yawned lightly, tired once more.

Thinking about Miss Aqing again wore her out quickly. She leaned against Xu Chang’an’s shoulder; as the temperature rose, Miss Yun’s stiff body started to soften, clearly showing sleepiness coming in waves.

"I’m sleepy." Yun Qian sniffed Xu Chang’an’s scent and yawned.

"Sleepy, it’s not okay now, we’ll arrive soon."

Xu Chang’an hugged Yun Qian, his hand slid slightly over her waist, Yun Qian tickled and softly exclaimed, then scolded.

"What are you doing?"

"Still sleepy?"

—Xu Chang’an was still teasing her.

"Mhm, still very tired." Yun Qian thought teasing had no effect.

"How about this then."

Xu Chang’an supported her to not lean against him.

Then stood up within Yun Qian’s puzzled gaze, placed his hands on her slender shoulders, and leaned forward like so.

"..." Yun Qian’s eyes suddenly widened, her lashes fluttering like butterfly wings.

The almost touching distance she met his eyes, and the sleepiness vanished from Miss Yun’s eyes.

At this moment, Miss Yun thought this carriage was indeed very steady.

No bumps, no teeth chattering.

—

The carriage just passed by Zhu Pingniang’s favorite Plum Garden, sheltered by a pavilion, so even during heavy rain, the plum trees under the eaves looked delightful.

In the cool and stormy weather, there shouldn’t be any lingering fragrance, yet the woman in green felt uneasy, her heart racing like something was affecting her.

Thinking it over, she attributed it to the picturesque plum blossoms by the roadside.

Thousands of plum blossoms smile on the branches, the white snow falls charmingly beside the flowers.

Clusters of bright red plums stood under the eaves, contrasting with the raindrops, resembling a delicate beauty.

The woman in green suddenly wanted to know what Young Master Xu was doing in the carriage.

Should she remind Young Master about the splendid plum scenery nearby?

But being naturally timid, she didn’t do so and continued to drive the carriage peacefully.

—

Inside the carriage.

Xu Chang’an indeed didn’t need to see any beautiful, exquisite plum blossoms, because he had a real beauty right in front of him.

He didn’t need to appreciate any weak plum blossoms in the rain, because there was nothing more delicate than Miss Yun gasping, face flushed with embarrassment.

"Miss, still sleepy?" Xu Chang’an asked.

Yun Qian didn’t reply, but the blush on her face lingered.

Sleepy?

At this moment, she certainly wasn’t sleepy.

"Ah, I washed off your makeup earlier, so there’s no rouge to taste this time." Xu Chang’an said regretfully.

Yun Qian: "..."

"However." Xu Chang’an chuckled softly. "A blessing in disguise, without the smell of rouge, the sweetness of preserved fruit is clear this time."

It’s uncertain whether the sweetness is from the preserved fruit or from the girl herself.

He’s a bad person.

Embarrassed over driving, so he compensated elsewhere.

And...

He guessed he fulfilled the system’s task.

Though it was a bit late.