I made the villain right.

Fan Hua carried Shi Jin all the way to the gate of the mansion. Just as Zhi Lu was about to help her get on the carriage, she discovered a problem.

Shi Jin refused to let go, holding him tightly with both hands and clamping his legs around his waist. Zhi Lu couldn't pull him down, so she could only look at Fan Hua with pleading eyes and said, "Please, Master Fan, send my young lady off."

Fan Hua had no choice but to do this. He carried Shi Jin on his back and got on the carriage, starting the journey to send her back home.

Zhilu and Chema were sitting outside, and there were only Fanhua and Shijin in the car. It was extremely quiet, so quiet that only the sound of breathing could be heard.

Fan Hua kept his back to her, and the distance between them seemed particularly close. She lay limply on him with her delicate body by his side. Her warm breath sprayed on his ear, itchy and hot, making his body stiff instantly, while that ear gradually turned pink.

Fan Hua just sat there stiffly, not daring to move.

Suddenly, a soft sobbing sound was heard in the quiet car.

Hearing the sound, Fan Hua thought she was awake. He twisted his neck and glanced at Shi Jin on his back, only to find that she was crying in her dream. A tear as big as a bean overflowed from the corner of her eye, slid down her cheek and fell on his shoulder.

What kind of sad thing is it that is worth crying even in a dream?

The atmosphere in the car suddenly became dull.

At this moment, Shi Jin suddenly blurted out: "Mom, leave some cola chicken for me." This destroyed the original atmosphere.

Although he didn't know what the word "mom" she mentioned was, he knew that the cola chicken she was talking about was probably a kind of chicken.

Fan Hua curled up the corners of his mouth, revealing a helpless smile.

He sighed in his heart: It seems that she really likes eating chicken.

Then Shi Jin murmured, "I miss home," full of sadness and melancholy.

Fan Hua frowned slightly. The wishes she wrote down on her prayer belt last time and her talking in her sleep this time both expressed her endless longing for home. After all, she was a pampered girl who could not leave home.

He opened his thin lips and comforted her: "Don't cry, we'll be home soon."

Shi Jin seemed to notice his comfort and suddenly stopped sobbing.

Shi Jin's words aroused the hidden emotions deep in his heart. He lowered his eyes to hide the faint sadness in his eyes.

For others, home is a habitat where someone cares about them for three meals a day and four seasons alike, and it is a happy bond. But for him, it is just a place to live, and it can be anywhere. There is nothing worth remembering or caring about.

After a moment, the look in his eyes disappeared, and an evil thought surged in his heart.

He heard that people would tell the truth when they were drunk, so he wanted to try it on her.

Fan Hua's eyes turned, and he leaned close to her and whispered, "Shi Jin, why did you go to Yue Lao Temple that day?"

After a moment she murmured, "Go make a wish and..."

Seeing that she hadn't finished her words yet, he kept her on suspense, so he pressed her, "Anything else?"

"Squatting without dust"

There was an unfathomable gleam in Fan Hua's eyes, and he asked in a soft voice, "Do you like Xu Wuchen?" His tone was cold.

Unexpectedly, Shi Jin said angrily: "He is so annoying"

For some reason he felt in a good mood after hearing this.

Then he turned his eyes, thought for a while, and asked seriously, "Do you like Fanhua?"

When this question came out, Shi Jin was silent, and didn't say a word. Just when he thought there was no hope of hearing her answer, she said slowly: "I don't know."

This answer surprised him. He actually had a standard answer in his mind, which was that he didn't like it. He asked this question today just to be more certain.

Suddenly his eyes darkened and he continued to ask: "Since you don't know, why do you want to marry him?"

Shi Jin smiled and said sincerely: "He is good-looking."

Fan Hua's heart paused, and a hint of confusion appeared in his eyes.

There was a brief silence in the car, and after a moment he murmured, "You're not bad either."

After that, Fan Hua stopped talking and there was silence in the car.

A quarter of an hour later, the carriage stopped at the general's door. Zhilu jumped down and put Ma Deng away.

Two anxious figures were standing at the door of the general's mansion. They were Shi Sheng and Shi Wei. Seeing that it was late at night and Shi Jin had not returned home for a long time, they waited at the door.

When he saw Shi Jin's carriage stop, he was delighted.

But when they saw that it was a man getting off the carriage, especially that he was carrying Shi Jin on his back, they became nervous.

Shi Wei narrowed his eyes, revealing a hint of inquiry and danger, while Shi Sheng frowned slightly, seeming unhappy.

Fan Hua looked calm and walked to the door with steady steps. The two of them instantly became door gods, blocking the door to prevent anyone from entering and facing Fan Hua.

Shi Wei had no expression on his face and said in a deep voice: "What happened to Jin'er?"

Zhilu quickly explained: "Miss is just drunk, nothing happened"

After hearing that he was drunk, the two immediately looked at Fan Hua warily.

Shi Wei asked: "Who are you? Why did you carry Jin'er on your back when she was drunk?"

While Zhilu was organizing his words to explain, Fanhua took the lead.

He only showed a polite smile to greet her, and said lightly: "I am just an insignificant person, so I won't tell you that I have stained General Shi's ears. As for why I did it behind Miss Shi's back..."

He just opened his hands and waved them to show that he was helpless. He said helplessly: "I can't do anything either."

Shi Sheng said sternly: "Thank you for giving my sister a ride, but men and women should not touch each other, so let me, your elder brother, carry you on my back."

"That's natural"

Shi Sheng took a lot of effort to pull Shi Jin away from Fan Hua. He didn't expect that his sister's petite body actually contained such great strength.

Shi Jin woke up slowly, opened his sleepy eyes, saw Shi Sheng, and called out in confusion: "Brother"

Shi Sheng turned his eyes away and said softly, "It's okay, just continue sleeping," and then he went into the mansion. Shi Wei glanced at Fan Hua and followed him in.

When Shi Sheng saw the chicken leg in Shi Jin's hand, he frowned. Where had she gone to drink? Not only was she so drunk, but she also had a chicken leg in her hand. He shook his head and tried to take it away, but found that he couldn't, so he gave up struggling and let her take it.

After Zhilu bowed to Fanhua, he hurried in.

Fan Hua stared at Shi Jin's receding back in a daze, not knowing what he was thinking, until the gate of the general's mansion slowly closed. Then he came to his senses, turned around and left, disappearing into the night. When he passed by the yellow lanterns hanging on the street, the yellow light stretched his figure out long, revealing an unspeakable loneliness.

Gradually, the figure flashed by, jumped onto the eaves, flew over the walls, and disappeared into the night.

Fan Hua quickly returned to his yard. After a while, he went to take a bath. After changing into clean clothes, he saw the clothes he had taken off placed on the screen. He stared at them for a while, but did not pick them up and throw them away. Instead, he left them there and turned back to the bedroom.

He tossed and turned on the bed, unable to fall asleep. A faint and elegant scent of magnolia lingered in his nostrils, unable to dissipate. It was the scent left by Shi Jin when he rested here. He was very uncomfortable with it and could not fall asleep for a long time.

He climbed up from the bed, took out a new quilt from the cupboard, replaced the previous one, and then lay down again.

Gradually, without knowing when, the sound of slow and long breathing came from the room.