CHAPTER 1647: CHAPTER 1469: CONCLUSION

Every time she saw Long Aixi, just thinking about that kiss made her heart race uncontrollably, like a deer crashing around, unable to resist the urge to talk to him, to feel angry, to have a fierce fight with him, and then to ride horses with him across Horizon.

She admitted that she could no longer suppress the urge to go with him.

The scenes from that year were vivid in her mind: the young man in white, smiling like the sun when they first met; the young man whose back was as broad as her father’s; the beautiful fireworks blooming in the night; and the various head ornaments the young man had bought for her.

Yes, they had also gone to Capital City, caught a flower thief together, and experienced a lot of things, traveled to many places.

For a long time, she couldn’t stop thinking about him—how could it be anything but liking him?

During this time, every time she saw Long Aixi’s firmly closed room door, she felt an impulse to run in and tell him that she was willing to go with him.

But every time she reached the door, she couldn’t bring herself to do it.

Although she knew that he was always waiting for her to say those words.

...

Finally, Long Aixi could go out and move around.

He had been lying down for six or seven days, but hadn’t spoken to Xia Dabao for three or four days.

And Xia Dabao was just outside in the yard washing vegetables; when she saw Long Aixi come out, their eyes met, and she paused.

Long Aixi’s gaze was still intense, but Xia Dabao was the first to look away.

She still hadn’t figured out what to say to Long Aixi.

Just then, Tian Xiaobei arrived.

Tian Xiaobei first nodded to Long Aixi in greeting, then came in and greeted Xia Dabao, who only casually responded.

"Dabao, washing vegetables?" Tian Xiaobei made small talk.

"Yep," she responded coldly, feeling irritated by Tian Xiaobei for the first time—extremely annoying, like a fly that couldn’t be swatted away.

"Have not seen you these days, what have you been busy with?" Tian Xiaobei asked again.

Xia Dabao still responded indifferently: "Just busy with stuff."

"Oh, that’s still being busy," Tian Xiaobei said awkwardly with a chuckle.

When Xia Dabao was pouring out the water after washing the vegetables, she suddenly understood her own heart. Clearly, her heart had a scale, with Long Aixi on one side and Tian Xiaobei on the other. Before going to the Capital, Tian Xiaobei’s weight was equal to Long Aixi’s, but after going to the Capital, Long Aixi’s weight had clearly increased a lot.

Now, the scale could no longer accommodate Tian Xiaobei at all; her heart was completely filled with Long Aixi.

She carried the vegetable basket and prepared to put the vegetables in the kitchen.

Perhaps feeling awkward, Tian Xiaobei then asked Long Aixi, "Is your back better?"

"It’s better now; I can move around a bit," Long Aixi did not feel awkward. After all, they had already talked, and what was needed now was Xia Dabao’s attitude.

"That’s good, congratulations," Tian Xiaobei was still quite polite.

"Thank you."

"..."

Xia Dabao suddenly felt an inexplicable irritation.

She hated such a scene very much. Both Long Aixi and Tian Xiaobei clearly could not wait for the other to leave, yet here they were, hypocritically talking. She felt she could not stand to see such a scene anymore.

But this kind of scene was all because of her own hesitation, wasn’t it?

Suddenly, she turned around, tossing the basket of vegetables aside; this sudden action startled both Tian Xiaobei and Long Aixi.

Xia Dabao didn’t look at Tian Xiaobei but kept her eyes fixed on Long Aixi, looking at him as if he were prey.

Long Aixi’s expression shifted from initial surprise to calm.