Child: "..."
"Splash!" With a sound, Ah You jumped into the river, disappearing into it.
Chen Lin was a bit surprised, turned around to look for Ah You, but couldn't find him.
Under the water, Ah You felt that the face that had been heating up from Chen Lin's earlier smile finally got a cool down.
"Buzz!"
Shuping activated, he could clearly see the fish swimming back and forth.
He swiftly moved through the water, his hands moving like lightning, quickly catching two Big Fish, and without surfacing, tossed them directly upwards.
The fish emerged from the water, landing accurately on the boat.
Then came the second, third, fourth fish...
This efficiency, no wonder he is the White Crane True Monarch!
After confirming he had caught all the Big Fish in that area, Ah You finally surfaced.
On the boat, to prevent so many fish from jumping off, Chen Lin squatted there, using her hands to block them.
She kept shouting and laughing, though a bit in disarray, she still looked lively and charming.
Ah You climbed back onto the boat, helping her out of the mess.
He kept slapping each fish on the head, quickly, they were either stunned or dead, lying motionless between the two of them.
This solitary man and woman meeting added a touch of deathly stillness and fishy smell.
Child: "You're really something!"
Ah You sat down, letting out a sigh of relief.
Chen Lin wanted to find something to wipe his sweat but couldn't find anything suitable, so she lifted her sleeve and leaned over to help him wipe.
Ah You kept a straight face, as if he was being administered medicine.
Chen Lin: "If this blind date counts, I'm quite taken with you now."
The blind date was openly arranged, though Zhou Yunyun invited the version of her on the 'sunny side'.
Ah You: "Oh."
Chen Lin: "That night, I knew you were impressive, and I knew your family had history, but today, I was still startled. Thinking of Mr. Zhao kowtowing, my heart still skips a beat."
Ah You: "The skin on his forehead is quite thick."
Chen Lin: "The Zhao family, after all, is the proper Dragon King family."
Ah You: "Actually, not that proper."
In front of Brother Xiao Yuan, Zhao Yi never dared to claim he was from the Dragon King family.
Chen Lin: "While scared, I was also pleasantly surprised. If you could like me, then with your family's influence, my Chen Family wouldn't have to fear the Lu Family anymore."
Child: "Sigh, still inexperienced with the world."
Ah You: "This isn't my family's influence, it's Brother Xiao Yuan's, I'm just under him."
Chen Lin: "The reasoning in front of a prime minister's door is understood, with this connection, the Lu Family surely wouldn't dare to trouble my Chen Family anymore."
Child: "The girl is candid, not pretending."
Ah You: "Also, your Chen Family's feud with the Lu Family, we don't care about it."
Upon hearing this, Chen Lin pursed her lips, maintaining her smile, continued wiping off water droplets for him, and said, "I know, it's that I didn't seize the chance at the start, trying to cling now seems laughable. I just wanted to express my thoughts."
Ah You: "Because the Lu Family will soon cease to exist."
Chen Lin: "..."
Child: "Quite the tease, keep going."
Ah You finally gathered the courage to turn his head, looking at Chen Lin, forcing a somewhat composed smile:
"You're really foolish to think we would leave~them~oh~..."
Ah You's voice trembled because Chen Lin leaned her head against Ah You's chest.
That night, even though Ah You had hugged her, he had no impure thoughts, only thinking of proving himself.
Now, in this situation, ripples began forming in his heart.
Child: "Your heartbeat is so loud."
This boat, just drifted on the river surface.
The girl's head, continued to rest on Ah You's chest.
Ah You's hand, raised several times to embrace her shoulders, but eventually always went down.
He found this feeling quite wonderful and didn't want to do anything to break it.
After a long while.
Chen Lin: "Actually, that night when you killed someone, I thought it was charming."
Ah You: "Is it...?"
Chen Lin: "My family can't protect me, my brother and I were practically exiled by the family, later, even my brother went to light the lamp in the Jianghu, leaving me all alone, I was very scared."
Ah You: "Hmm..."
Chen Lin: "You're more willing to accept my Yin side, right?"
Ah You: "Either is fine."
Child: "The world truly has changed, even honest folks like you have learned to lie."
Chen Lin: "I myself am the Yin side, the sunny side is the strong version I created... maybe I tried too hard at crafting it, leaving you with a not-so-great impression."
Ah You: "To extol... first subdue..."
Child: "Using such little words, fancy."
Chen Lin: "I want to tell you, I'm really satisfied with you, I admire your handsomeness, your strength, your background."
Ah You: "I admire your..."
Chen Lin raised her head, gazing at Ah You's face, eyes like water, anticipating an answer.
Child: "Well-raised!"
Ah You: "...gentleness."
At dusk, Ah You carried two large sacks of fish, returning home with Chen Lin.
With such a huge amount of fish, there would certainly be more than enough for fish soup tonight, and even after making fish jelly, plenty would still be left that they'd have to pickle quite a bit.
Aunt Liu: "So many? Are there any live ones? We can keep some alive first."
Ah You said a bit awkwardly: "None of them are alive."
The fish that had been stunned also all died since the two stayed on the boat too long.
Aunt Liu: "Oh my, anyone would think a flock of cranes came to our village and spoiled all the fish in the river."
Hearing this, Ah You blushed immediately.
He realized it was because Aunt Liu sensed the aura of him transforming into the White Crane True Monarch catching fish underwater.
