The place Qiao Xi wanted to go was her great-aunt's house in the countryside. Suddenly, she wanted to go back and visit her old lady.

In the past, when she was little, she rarely cried, but every time she cried, her aunt would be by her side and comfort her.

She thought that when people are at their most vulnerable, they will always be homesick.

However, she didn't want to go back home because she was afraid she wouldn't know how to explain it to her parents, so she had to go to her aunt's house.

She wanted to be quiet, just be quiet.

She will get better, just like the wounds on her body, they will heal one day.

Ms. He kept her word and sent Qiao Xi to her aunt's house in the countryside before leaving. This time, she did not force Qiao Xi to do anything else.

Rural areas have remained pretty much the same for decades.

The same goes for my aunt's home. Compared with Qiao Xi's childhood, it has not changed much. However, some places have been renovated and some places are still old.

However, in the peach blossom jungle on the road, pink buds have quietly appeared, and the day of gorgeous blooming is not far away.

Pushing open the ajar door, my aunt was in the yard, spreading rice grains to feed the chickens.

When she saw Qiao Xi arriving, she wasn't very surprised. She just smiled kindly and said, "Girl Qiao, you're back."

Just like when she was little, her great-aunt would always say this to her and would always welcome her with a kind smile.

Qiao Xi felt that the pain from the wounds on her body seemed to be relieved.

She walked over, opened her arms and hugged the gray-haired old man, saying like a baby, "Auntie, I miss you."

Although my aunt is old, she is a very considerate old person, which may be one of the reasons why Lu Cheng respects her so much.

The aunt didn't ask why Qiao Xi suddenly came back to see her. She just pulled Qiao Xi into the house and cooked a delicious meal for Qiao Xi.

In the next few days, Qiao Xi stayed at her aunt's house.

Perhaps, the physical condition and the emotional condition are connected together. When the mood becomes better, the body will also improve accordingly.

Qiao Xi's health has improved a lot. Although she is still thin, she has at least given her aunt some color.

Sure enough, compared to expensive bird's nest and ginseng, a comfortable environment is the most important panacea.

However, Qiao Xi had only felt comfortable for a few days when an uninvited guest came to her aunt's house——

Lan Shimo.

When she saw the young master of the Lan family appearing at the door of her aunt's house, Qiao Xi looked up at the blue sky and recalled Ms. He's smiling face when she left that day...

Well, I used to think that her cousin, Qiao Ran, was already quite sinister.

It turns out that the real culprit was Ms. He.

She asked Ms. He not to tell Bai Xiaofan where she was, but Ms. He didn't tell her.

But, in the end, Ms. He told her other son...

"I, I just happened to pass by here." Lan Shimo saw that Qiao Xi was reluctant to speak, so he started a conversation.

The corner of Qiao Xi's mouth twitched, she just happened to pass by here?

This place is not a tourist attraction, and probably not many people know the name of the place.

Will Mr. Lan, who doesn't know the hardships in the countryside, happen to pass by here?

"Come in." Qiao Xi didn't expose Lan Shimo, thinking that he had paid her a ransom at least, so he had helped her once.

Now, let's just return the favor.

Hearing that Qiao Xi finally relented, Lan Shimo was not polite and entered the house directly in an automatic wheelchair.

Houses in the country are very different from houses in the city.

Lan Shimo was a young master who was only used to living in luxurious mansions, so this kind of house was full of strange novelty.

The brazier for heating in the house, the large iron pot for burning wood in the kitchen, and the bathtub using water from the mountain in the bathroom all made Lan Shimo curious.

After walking around the room, what Lan Shimo said the most was "What is this, what is this".

Qiao Xi was so annoyed that she really wanted to find something to stop Lan Shimo from chattering.

In fact, Qiao Xi did exactly that. She went into the kitchen, took a plate full of wild fruits, went out, and handed one to Lan Shimo.

"Eat." Stop talking so much after eating.

"What is this?" Lan Shimo asked again, holding the wild fruit.

Qiao Xi glanced at him and didn't answer. She didn't know what it was. She ate the most wild fruits picked from the mountains when she was a child.

However, she didn't know what the name was. Anyway, they weren't sold in big cities.

Qiao Xi took a crisp bite, and the pulp filled her mouth.

Lan Shimo watched her eat, and then started to eat too, taking a tentative bite. The pulp was very refreshing, the taste was very sweet, and there were no seeds.

Overall, it's barely edible.

Therefore, Lan Shi silently ate five of them before stopping.

At noon, my aunt came back from doing farm work and saw a strange man in her home, following her girl all the time.

So, he asked Qiao Xi: "Who is this kid?"

"A friend just passed by here." Qiao Xi quoted Lan Shimo's words.

"Friend?" Lan Shimo was obviously dissatisfied with this positioning.

"Friend?" My aunt was not very satisfied with this positioning, so she educated Qiao Xi. "Girl Qiao, it's not easy to be a friend with a man like you who can't lift your hands or shoulders. It's not good, it's not good."

"Old woman, who do you think can't lift? Also, what's wrong with me?"

"You uneducated brat, you are the one my aunt is talking about!"

An old man and a young man started arguing. Qiao Xi listened and kept silent for a moment before saying, "...I'll make lunch."

When the aunt heard this, she ignored Lan Shi and kept silent, arguing: "Hey, girl Qiao, I'll come, I'll come, you go and have a rest."

Qiao Xi listened and rested. Although her health was much better, there were still times when she was unable to do what she wanted, such as now, with the addition of a noisy Lan Shimo.

Avoiding this personage, Qiao Xi went out to the yard, sat on a wooden rocking chair, swayed in the sun, listened to the chirping of chicken feet, and fell asleep.

Suddenly, a slightly cold hand lifted the bangs on her forehead, revealing the scars after the car accident...

Qiao Xi slowly opened her eyes, looked at Lan Shimo calmly, and asked him, "What are you doing?"

"Does it hurt?" Lan Shimo asked gently.

The scar was very deep, but Qiao Xi's complexion was fair and barely better. In addition, it was covered by bangs, making it difficult to see.

"It hurts." Qiao Xi replied with just one concise word.

So Lan Shimo withdrew his hand and fell silent. Until his aunt prepared lunch, he remained silent and no longer noisy.

"Baby, go back after dinner. There is no room for you to sleep here."

"I can sleep in the living room."

"Are you going to live in vain?"

"I can pay for your room!"

"Who cares about your few stinky copper coins?"

At the dinner table, there was still no lack of bickering between Lan Shimo and his aunt.

Qiao Xi drank the fresh fish porridge, picked up the chopsticks, picked up a chopstick of vegetables at once, and said obediently: "Auntie, eat the vegetables."

Then, Lan Shimo glanced sideways from the corner of his eye, and he lowered his head, picked up the food, and stopped making trouble.

Overall, this meal has some flaws, but it's still bearable.

At night, Lan Shimo stayed shamelessly. My aunt was not a hard-hearted person, so she couldn't chase Lan Shimo away at night.

As a result, Lan Shimo temporarily became the master of the living room...

Qiao Xi prepared a quilt and pillow for him, and burned a brazier for him to keep warm, and then sent him to go alone and not disturb her.

Eleven o'clock at night.

Lan Shimo tossed and turned, unable to sleep.

The sofa is too hard, the pillows are not soft enough, the quilt is not light enough, and, most importantly, he needs to eat something sweet before going to bed in order to sleep!

Just then, Qiao Xi came out to get some water and saw Lan Shimo sitting on the sofa, shaking his head, thinking that he had lost his mind again.

So, ignore him.

However, just because Qiao Xi ignored him, it didn't mean that Lan Shimo would let her go. He stopped her and said, "I want to eat strawberry cake."

Qiao Xi drank hot water and pretended not to hear.

"Hey, I want to eat strawberry cake." Lan Shimo repeated impatiently. The lack of blood sugar made him feel a little bad.

Qiao Xi raised her eyes and glanced at the wall clock. It was past eleven o'clock in the evening. Where could she find strawberry cake for him?

Sometimes, I really don't understand who Lan Shimo is. Such a man who shouts for strawberry cake in the middle of the night is actually the president of a chaebol.
To be continued...