Special 6: Marriage Line (3)

Xu Xiangjun quickly caught up with him. She followed behind him and walked towards the lively market.

When encountering a crowded area, Lin Xiao took her to his side to protect her.

While holding a bundle of women’s products in both hands, Xu Xiangjun was confused and more confused, but still didn’t dare to ask any questions.

Lin Xiao, who looked gentle and harmless on the surface, was actually very domineering in private.

At first, she waved her hand to politely refuse him from buying her new clothes and rouge. But was taken aback by his fierce gaze, so she didn’t dare to say any more. She comforted herself by thinking that maybe he wasn’t buying it for her, but his sister or cousin or… fiancee…

Yes. The Eldest Young Master of the Lin family was said to be twenty-one years old this year. Even if he was not married, how can he not have a pclose artner?

Her eyes dimmed. Xu Xiangjun’s footsteps paused, and she secretly widen the distance between them. Everyone here recognized him, how couls she walk side by side with him?

“What’s wrong?” Lin Xiao stopped, turned around, and raised his eyebrows.

Xu Xiangjun didn’t expect that he would deliberately stop and wait for her. Seeing the curious eyes of the people around her, she felt a little flustered.

“Come here.” Lin Xiao waved to her. When she approached, he stretched out his hand to take the large bag of things she was holding, while the other hand grabbed her tightly and did not let go.

When they returned to Cui Yu Zhai, she was led into his independent courtyard. A maid helped her change into her new clothing, put on hair accessories, and added on a touch of rouge.

Xu Xiangjun couldn’t resist the confusion in her heart as she entered his study room where Lin Xiao was working, “That…I’ve changed it…but…” She didn’t understand what he meant.

“Very good.” Lin Xiao smiled and praised.

“Young Master Lin…”

“You can call me Lin Xiao, A Xiao, or Xiao. Don’t call me Young Master.” Lin Xiao got up, pulled her to sit down on the soft chair, “accompany me home for dinner at night.”

It turned out not to be a simple meal, but a blind date feast. Xu Xiangjun didn’t know until after she finished dinner. She was stared viciously by a gorgeously dressed young woman, and then meaningfully scrutinized by a rich businessman with a big belly before she had realized what was happening.

She was a shield he borrowed against blind dates. Although her heart is a little sour, she was satisfied to know that he had no marriage partner, and that he was willing to let her play the woman he fancied.

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In the late autumn of the third year, not only did she make enough for the remaining debts, but also raised a lot of money. Knowing that the seventh day of the eleventh lunar month was his birthday, she deliberately embroidered a purse that was much more exquisite than the one last year. She had even bought a dark green safety button* and stuffed it into it.

(Pure: Jade is believed to have healing power and wards off evil spirits. Called Ping An Kou/平安扣 in Chinese, is of the most classic items that grants safety, harmony, and fortune to its wearers.)

“Happy birthday.” They still met at the lobby of Cui Yu Zhai, and it was still communicated through Shopkeeper Luo. She hasn’t seen him since she was dragged to Heyuan for dinner during the Mid-Autumn Festival. After several months, he had become more handsome, more graceful and poised than when she first met him two years ago.

Lin Xiao glanced at her with a sly smile, “All paid off?”

“Well… the interest…I don’t know how much that is?” She was a little embarrassed. It must have cost a lot of money to send her debt collectors away without any fuss. How could it just be sixteen taels? It’s just that he never told her, so she didn’t know how much interest she would have to pay back.

“It’s not a small amount.” Lin Xiao curved the corners of his lips.

Xu Xiangjun lowered her pretty face, “Tell me, how much is it, I’m prepared.” At worst, she would just have to work for another three years, there was no way that shouldn’t clear it.

“Forget it, it’ll be very hard.” Lin Xiao’s eyes flashed, and he shook his head, feigning embarrassment.

“No way I can’t pay it off during my lifetime, right? Tell me!” She patted the table anxiously, only to realize how rude she was. She lowered her head in a hurry, and guessed in a low voice, “One hundred taels?”

After not hearing Lin Xiao’s answer for a long time, Xu Xiangjun raised her head, but crashed into his unfathomable eyes.

“Let’s go.” He looked back, dusted his robes, and got up to look at her.

“Where are we going this time?” She sat in her seat firmly, as if she wouldn’t get up if he didn’t answer. She didn’t want to be tricked into buying such a large pile of items by him again. She returned his money, and he had used it on her account instead.

“Not the market.” He smiled lightly.

…

She realized she was deceived again when he brought her to the tailor shop in the Silk Workshop to be tailored.

“Would it be too rushed to be married in the next fifth lunar month? The elders of Heyuan are only optimistic about the Dragon Boat Festival and the Mid-Autumn Festival.” He suddenly asked her on the way to take her to the birthday party in Heyuan.

“Huh? You? Are you getting married?” Immediately, a haze swept through her heart.

“Well.” He glanced at her secretly, very good, she had a face full of frustration.

“Congratulations.” She suppressed the pain in her heart and spat out two words. She was extremely envious of the lucky woman who was about to marry him.

Lin Xiao laughed, put his hand on the top of her hair, and rubbed it intimately. “Why are you congratulating yourself? Could it be that you want your husband to say congratulations to you too?”

“Huh?” What he meant was that the lucky woman he was going to marry was her?

“Silly!” He gently wrapped her arms around her waist and brought her close to him. He’s the least romantically articulate member of the Brother’s League. No wonder all the brothers and sisters were worried that it would be difficult for him to catch the girl he liked.

But since he met her for the second time in Cui Yu Zhai three years ago, her beautiful face has imprinted on his heart. Unlike his other brothers, who often get along with the woman they like, the number of days he and she really spent together is only added to a couple days.

But he had already decided. And he will never let go.

Marriage was forged by the Heavens.

The line had been set for their lives.

She and him, on a cold night in late autumn, or maybe earlier, were tied together by Yue Lao*.

(Pure: Marriage god)