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Chapter 214 Amidst the Chaos Outside the Night Market, Lin Wanzhou's Sense of Security

"Mmm, you go ahead and rest," Wen Yun glanced at her thin pajamas, thinking to herself how she had become somewhat paranoid lately.

"Okay."

With a soft click, the door closed, and the sound of Sister Yun chatting with Qi Ting came from outside. The room was suddenly silent, and Lin Wanzhou finally let out a sigh of relief.

Just minutes before, Xu Qingyan barely had time to react. His shoes were kicked off under the sofa, and the next thing he knew, he was pulled into the young girl's room.

The air conditioner was on inside, as cold as an ice cellar.

What happened next left him a little confused. In a hurry, Lin Wanzhou dragged him onto the bed and covered him with a blanket, and soon Wen Yun entered the room.

So Xu Qingyan held his breath along with her, his mind racing.

Who am I, where am I, what is this?

Is this catching a cheating spouse in the act?

Xu Qingyan's mind was in turmoil, the problem being he had just arrived and hadn't done anything indecent. Psh, there was nothing indecent between them at all.

He had merely planned to take her to the night market for a round, so how did it turn into this situation?

The blanket exuded a faint fragrance, or maybe it was just his imagination, but it smelled somewhat like his own laundry detergent.

Wen Yun came in, looked around, and then left again.

With the outside quiet now, Xu Qingyan wasn't in the mindset for anything else. He gently lifted a corner of the blanket to come out and met Lin Wanzhou's panicked gaze.

He couldn't help but find it a bit funny; just sitting properly in the living room would have been fine. Instead, Qi Ting and Lin Wanzhou acted as if they were about to be caught red-handed by their parents.

Xu Qingyan got out of bed, standing on the floor in his socks, and took a moment to look Lin Wanzhou up and down.

She wore a thin pajama top with a little bear on it, her hair, usually tied up, had come undone, perhaps to look like she was ready for bed. Stay updated via empire

Soft hair tips lay on her shoulders, covering her ears.

He seldom had the chance to observe Lin Wanzhou so closely and directly as he did today. The once thin girl who would run around the mountains with him had now become a big star.

Seeing her chest looking full under her pajamas, he felt embarrassed and turned his gaze away.

"Sister Yun has left, right?" Xu Qingyan asked.

"Yeah." Her face was flushed, eyes filled with panic, and then she buried her head deeply, her mind a mess, not knowing what to say.

Suddenly, Lin Wanzhou heard laughter.

Even though Xu Qingyan tried to look nonchalant, he couldn't suppress the upward curve of his lips. To avoid laughing out loud, his lips were almost straight.

"Don't laugh," Lin Wanzhou's words held no threat.

"Mmm, okay." He turned his head, his shoulders still shaking, basking in the rare experience of being treated like a newbie, "Do you think Sister Yun noticed just now?"

"No!" The young girl sounded a bit stuffy.

Embarrassed by the awkward situation and unsure of how to clean it up, she figured she probably wouldn't be going out that night. She hadn't expected Sister Yun to return so soon.

Stuck at the door, what could she possibly do...

"Let's go, it's getting late, we should head out early," Xu Qingyan suddenly said, "Aren't you going to change clothes, I think my shoes are under the..."

Hearing this, Lin Wanzhou lifted her head sharply, meeting his calm eyes, then quickly looked down again, her mood lifting in an instant.

"Really?"

"Yeah, or aren't we going anymore?"

"Oh, I'll get changed now." Lin Wanzhou glanced at where he had just lain, suddenly feeling a bit at a loss, "Your shoes are under the sofa, it might take a while to find them."

"Under the sofa... okay, I'll go look for them." He started to leave, giving her space to change clothes.

The door closed.

Lin Wanzhou steadied her breath for a moment, beginning to take out her clothes to change. Sounds came from the living room, and her hand holding the clothes trembled, her face turning red.

The room door wasn't locked, and her heart raced as she changed clothes. Her peripheral vision kept guard over the door, as if it could be accidentally pushed open the next second...

Her mind filled with all sorts of thoughts, she was both shy and a little nervous.

The door didn't open. Dressed, she left her room to find Xu Qingyan already in his shoes, sitting on the sofa playing with his phone. He glanced over at her, standing up.

"That outfit looks nice on you, let's go take a walk," he said.

It wasn't any special compliment, but it struck right at Lin Wanzhou's heart. She wouldn't specifically mention that this was her most carefully thought out outfit, her best one.

There was nothing particularly special about the light festival on Flower Street, except for the sheer volume of people. Looking around, the streets inside Flower Street were packed with a dense crowd.

Milk tea shops had long queues out front, and even internet-famous stores that typically no one would bother with saw many hapless couples entering under the onslaught of people.

When people are hungry, they'll eat anything.

Lin Wanzhou couldn't decipher the playfulness in Xu Qingyan's eyes. Seeing him staring at the store, she couldn't help but ask curiously.

"Is that store any good?"

"Not really."

The two of them continued with the flow of people toward the night market. Stalls were arrayed in neat rows with only one entrance gate and one exit gate, funneled into moving forward.

The intricate interior streets resembled a labyrinth, crowded and confusing. Some areas included terrain like slopes, with shops on both sides like a little gourmet town.

On either side of the road, bright incandescent lights were on, charcoal sparks flew from the barbecue stands. Crispy pork belly, grilled sweet potato skins, crawfish, beef offal noodles, a myriad of snacks were dazzling to behold.

Another highlight of the light show was this: tired from wandering the exhibition park, people would come up here to eat and drink. From a distance, one could spot a crowd gathering here.