I made the villain right.

The sky was gloomy, dark clouds rolled in, and the starlight was sparse.

The room was quiet. Shi Jin was lying on the bed, not yet asleep, while Fan Hua was sleeping on the floor.

"Ayu, why did you hide your true identity and come to Kyoto City to be an ordinary businessman?" Shi Jin suddenly broke the quiet atmosphere.

Hearing this, Fan Hua was slightly startled, his eyes suddenly became secretive, and there was an unspeakable story hidden in his eyes. After a moment, he said in a deep voice: "Because I want to change to another life, a life where I take off the mask and live in the sun."

His tone of voice was apparently calm, but she felt bitter and sad listening to it.

Shi Jin turned sideways to look at Fan Hua and asked softly, "Ah Yu, what's the reason for you hiding this from me?"

Hearing her sudden question, his heart suddenly tightened, and there was a hint of nervousness between his brows.

After a few seconds of silence, he slowly turned sideways and looked into her eyes. His gaze was straightforward and honest: "I hid it at first because I never thought I would like you. Later, I hid it because I was afraid. I was afraid that you would stay away from me and hate me because of my identity."

In the past, there was no one in his heart, so he didn’t need to care about other people’s opinions and lived freely. But now that she is in his heart, he has some concerns. He cares about how she will see him. Compared to her who lives in the sun, he who lives in the darkness will always feel inferior in his heart.

I don't know what he was thinking about, but he suddenly said excitedly: "I didn't intend to keep it a secret from you. Ever since I asked you that night if you would forgive the deception of someone you trusted, I wanted to find a time to confess to you, but I didn't expect something unexpected would happen."

Shi Jin listened to him quietly, then looked at her with an especially gentle expression, "Ayu, what I care about is not your identity, but your heart for me, so you don't have to be afraid. In front of me, you can take off your disguise and be your true self."

He looked at her steadily, his eyes seemed to be filled with drunkenness, blurred and rippling. Her eyes were like a clear pond he had never seen before, bright and clear, with tiny soft lights flashing in them when she looked at him. She seemed to bring a ray of light, falling into his heart and warming his empty and cold heart.

At this moment, his heart felt more relaxed than ever before, as if he was wrapped in a cloud, warm and comfortable.

After knowing his identity, people are either afraid of him or disgusted with him. Only she can accept the real him, stay by his side, and tell him not to be afraid to be himself. Just based on this point, his eyes and heart can only hold her for the rest of his life.

She could clearly see the slight redness in the corners of his eyes, which contained an unconcealable paranoia and nostalgia.

After a moment, he didn't know what he was thinking about. His handsome face showed an extremely gentle smile, which was very eye-catching. He whispered, "So, this reason I gave is considered acceptable?"

Shi Jin was stunned for a moment, and didn't react to what he said. Suddenly, her mind turned, and she realized that the reason he said this was because he once asked her if she would forgive the deception of someone she trusted. Her answer at that time was that it depended on the reason for the deception.

Shi Jin did not answer, but silence was better than words at this moment.

The room fell into silence again...

"Ayu, is it hard to lie on the ground?" Shi Jin asked for some unknown reason.

"Hard, not only hard, but also cold." His words were lazy with a hint of pity.

Fan Hua raised his eyebrows and asked, "Can I go up and sleep?"

Shi Jin was silent for a few seconds and didn't answer. Fan Hua took it as her consent and quickly brought the bedding to the bed.

Shi Jin: “….”

Fan Hua had already done this much, and it seemed difficult for her to chase him away, so Shi Jin couldn't help but move a little to the inside.

Shi Jin got nervous when she saw Fan Hua lying on the same bed with her. Shi Jin was trying to make up her mind that they were already in a relationship and it was okay to just sleep in the same bed and they didn't have to do anything else.

After Shi Jin prepared himself mentally, he couldn't help but move to the inside to make room for him. Fan Hua was secretly delighted but pretended to be indifferent on the surface. He calmly lay down on the outside of the bed and covered himself with the quilt.

He and she each covered themselves with a quilt, which was Shi Jin's last stubbornness.

Perhaps because Shi Jin was still injured, and also because of the long journey, she slowly fell asleep after lying down for a while. However, Fan Hua, who was sleeping next to her, could not fall asleep for a long time.

Fan Hua felt bitter in his heart. How could he sleep with such a soft and fragrant girl beside him? Why did he have to come up to sleep and suffer this?

Fan Hua turned sideways and looked at Shi Jin. Seeing that she was sleeping particularly soundly, he smiled slightly.

Looking at her sleeping face, he couldn't help but stroke her head gently, his eyes full of attachment and doting.

Suddenly Fan Hua withdrew his hand and looked quickly towards the door, as if he had discovered something unusual, and his eyes quickly became alert.

After a while, a sneaky figure appeared outside the door. The man poked a hole in the window paper with his finger, inserted a bamboo tube into it, and then slowly blew out a puff of smoke.

Seeing this, Fan Hua's brows sank, and he quickly held his breath, then covered her mouth and nose. He knew it would be uncomfortable to have someone cover your mouth and nose while sleeping, but in order to prevent Shi Jin from inhaling smoke, which would be bad for her health, he had no choice but to do this.

The man blew the bamboo tube for a while, then put it away. He did not come in immediately, but waited outside for a moment, as if waiting for the medicine to take effect.

Shi Jin's mouth and nose were covered, and her breathing gradually became difficult. She woke up in a daze, and when she opened her eyes, she saw that it was Fan Hua who was covering her mouth and nose.

She was startled and her eyes widened instantly. What was he doing? A murder in the middle of the night? They had just been together, and he didn't know how to cherish her.

Her head exploded and she struggled, but Fan Hua made a gesture to quiet her and pointed outside. She looked in the direction of his finger and saw a figure. She immediately understood something and nodded.

Seeing that she understood, Fan Hua instantly loosened his hands that were covering her. At this time, the door of the room was pried open, and the man walked in slowly with a dim lamp, gradually approaching the bed. Hearing the noise, they suddenly closed their eyes and pretended to be asleep, wanting to see what the man's intention was.

Just as the man's hand was about to reach Fan Hua, Fan Hua suddenly opened his eyes, then quickly stood up and grabbed the man's hand. At the same time, he saw the face of the person clearly. He was the owner of this inn.

The shopkeeper was already feeling guilty, and when he saw Fan Hua suddenly grab his hand, he was so frightened that he dropped the lantern in his hand to the ground.

The shopkeeper was trying to break free and escape, but Fan Hua slapped him on the chest. Before the shopkeeper could even react, he fell to the ground, screaming in agony.

Fan Hua moved to the candlestick and immediately lit the candle. The room instantly became bright, and the shopkeeper's expression was instantly revealed under the light.

Shi Jin lay in bed from beginning to end without coming out, seemingly leaving the matter to Fan Hua to handle. He only poked his head out to observe the situation over there.

Fan Hua looked down at him and asked, "What are you doing here? Tell the truth," Fan Hua threatened coldly.

When the shopkeeper looked up, he saw that Fan Hua's eyebrows were cold and sharp, exuding a frightening strength, and he was instantly frightened.

The shopkeeper confessed: "I saw that you looked like wealthy people, and you must have a lot of valuables on you, so I wanted to steal a few things."

Shi Jinxiu frowned slightly, she had entered a shady shop. Thinking of the shopkeeper's words, she felt bad in her heart, since he had targeted them, then Gu'er and Zhilu must have been knocked unconscious by him.

Shi Jin's face darkened, and he immediately sat up and asked anxiously, "What about the two people who were traveling with me? What did you do to them?"

The shopkeeper realized Shi Jin's mood change and waved his hand hastily, "I haven't had time to go to their room yet, I didn't do anything to them."

The shopkeeper's eyes rolled slightly, an idea suddenly came to his mind, and he knelt down and begged for mercy: "I didn't succeed anyway, so please forgive me, sir."

The shopkeeper was a little excited while kneeling, and accidentally threw something out of his sleeve. Upon closer inspection, he saw it was a jade bracelet. He picked it up hastily, with a guilty look written all over his face, because it was obvious that the jade bracelet was not his.

Fan Hua looked at him coldly and asked, "You have been in more than one room of ours, right?"

The shopkeeper's face turned pale when he was discovered. He was immediately panicked and wailed in his heart that he was so unlucky to run into them.

As soon as he saw his expression, he knew that Fan Hua's guess was correct. Shi Jin glared at him with anger and said, "You are still a habitual offender."

Shi Jin looked at him with dissatisfaction. He was only about 20 years old. She said angrily, "I don't think you are that old. Why do you want to steal other people's things when you are healthy?"

The shopkeeper sat on the ground with a sad face, hugging Fan Hua's calf. Fan Hua frowned, with a flash of disgust in his eyes. He pulled his hand away coldly and walked away two steps, with a look on his face saying "keep away".

Seeing this, the shopkeeper was stunned for a moment, and swallowed nervously, regretting his previous behavior. After a moment, he cried and complained: "The world is not peaceful recently. There are always robbers coming to rob. All the money I earned was robbed. I have a sick mother at home to take care of, so I had to steal some things."

The shopkeeper raised his head slightly, wanting to see their reactions, but he saw Shi Jin looking at her suspiciously, as if he was half-believing and half-doubting what he said. Fan Hua had no expression on his face, and he couldn't guess what he was thinking.

Upon seeing this, the shopkeeper immediately swore, "Every word I said is true. If it's false, I will be struck by lightning." He said it very convincingly, fearing that they would not believe him.

The shopkeeper stayed with them for a while and realized that Shi Jin was the only one in the room who seemed easy to talk to and worth discussing with, so he focused his attention on her.

The shopkeeper flattered her: "The girl is a beautiful and kind person, please forgive me this time. Everyone makes mistakes, please give me a chance to correct my mistakes."

Shi Jin was amused by his words. Seeing that he was very positive in admitting his mistakes, she smiled and said, "You still have this awareness, which shows that you are not a bad person. Just return the things you stole and I will pretend that I didn't see it."

Seeing that Shi Jin trusted others too easily, Fan Hua frowned slightly. She just lived too happily and didn't know how dangerous the world is.

I have to explain it to her nicely in the future, otherwise she will suffer.

The shopkeeper's brows relaxed and he said obediently, "Okay, I'll return the things right away." As soon as he finished speaking, he got up and was about to walk out.

"Wait a minute." Shi Jin suddenly remembered something, so she called him suddenly. The shopkeeper paused when he heard it, turned around cautiously, and looked at her with a puzzled look.

"Don't be optimistic. If I hear any rumors tomorrow, I will..." Shi Jin stopped talking abruptly.

Shi Jin paused deliberately, leaving him to imagine, and she looked at him with a smile. When the shopkeeper saw her smile, he felt that there was something dagger hidden in her smile, and he was immediately terrified.

The shopkeeper said tremblingly, "Don't worry, I will definitely go back." Then he ran out in a flash.

Seeing that Shi Jin did not completely trust the shopkeeper and even threatened him, he curled his lips and thought that he would not necessarily suffer any loss.

Shi Jin saw that the person had left, patted the seat next to him and said, "It's nothing, go back to sleep."

"Okay." After Fan Hua blew out the candle, he walked to the bed and sat down, then lay down with her.

Sleep until dawn.

The next day, the four of them went downstairs together. The shopkeeper felt a little embarrassed when he saw them, and had to smile unnaturally. Shi Jin forced a smile to respond to him. There were not many guests downstairs, so they found an empty seat and sat down.

"How did you sleep last night?" Shi Jin asked deliberately.

Zhilu pinched his sore neck and said, "I slept very deeply and slept until dawn. I guess I was too tired."

"Me too," said Xu Ruogu.

Shi Jin glanced at them and asked, "Did anything get lost?"

Xu Ruogu and Zhilu shook their heads at the same time. Zhilu saw Shi Jin asking such strange questions so early in the morning, and she looked confused and asked, "What's wrong?"

Shi Jin shook his head, "Nothing, just asking."

Shi Jin glanced at the shopkeeper and thought: Since I came down from upstairs, I haven't heard anyone say that anything is missing. I guess the shopkeeper returned the things yesterday.

At this time, the shopkeeper saw the servant coming out from the back kitchen, carrying hot porridge to Shi Jin's table. He took the tray from the servant and diligently passed it to Shi Jin and the others.

The shopkeeper placed the porridge on the table one by one and said, "Dear guests, please enjoy your meal," and then left.

A quarter of an hour later, after Shi Jin and his friends finished their breakfast, they were ready to set off.

They stood in front of the yard, waiting for the servant to bring out the carriage.

At this time, a woman in plain clothes came into the yard. She was leaning on a cane and holding a basket filled with cabbages. She walked towards the door slowly. After a while, the shopkeeper came out to support her and said in a reproachful tone, "Mom, you have a disability, why are you out picking vegetables again?"

The woman said kindly: "I just saw that you were working hard and wanted to share your burden."

"No, just stay home and rest, I can handle it."

Shi Jin was a little stunned when he saw this scene, and whispered: "The shopkeeper really has a sick mother, he is not lying"

Fan Hua also saw this scene. He was just stunned for a few seconds, with no extra emotion in his eyes.

Before getting on the carriage, Shi Jin whispered a few words in Fan Hua's ear, and Fan Hua walked towards the direction of the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper looked a little nervous when he saw Fan Hua walking towards him with a brisk pace.

The woman noticed that the shopkeeper's reaction was a little strange, and he was staring and looking behind him, so she turned around in confusion and took a look.

I saw a tall and slender young man in black coming towards me, with his clothes fluttering in the wind. He had a handsome face, deep and stern features, a calm and indifferent expression, and an aura of nobility that could not be ignored.

There was a hint of surprise on the woman's brows. As she stared at Fan Hua's face, her expression was a little dazed. She seemed to see two shadows in her mind through Fan Hua's figure.

It instantly triggered a memory buried deep in her heart. Her eyes instantly became hot and she couldn't help but murmur, "Too similar. If that child was still alive, he would probably be as big as him."

The shopkeeper's attention was on Fan Hua and he did not notice anything unusual about the woman.

The shopkeeper took a step back and asked cautiously, "What's the matter, young master?"

Fan Hua took out a purse, handed it to the shopkeeper, and said calmly: "My wife praised the food you cooked last night for being delicious, this is a reward for you."

The woman stared at him, her eyes narrowed slightly when she heard his words, as if she was a little surprised that he was already married.

The shopkeeper immediately understood Fan Hua's intention, his eyes reddened, he took the purse, and said with tears of gratitude: "Thank you."

Fan Hua noticed the woman's glaring gaze and frowned slightly, seeming uncomfortable.

The woman realized she was being rude after noticing it. She quickly looked away and smiled at him with a hint of apology in her smile. Fan Hua nodded indifferently, with a hint of alienation on his brows.

Just as Fan Hua was about to turn around and leave, the woman suddenly asked, "Excuse me, where are you from, sir?"

Fan Hua looked at her with a calm gaze and replied in a cold voice: "Kyoto City"

The woman lowered her eyes, thought for a moment, and said calmly, "Excuse me."

As soon as he finished speaking, Fan Hua turned around and left, getting directly into the carriage.

The shopkeeper looked at the carriage going away, then looked at the woman and asked in confusion, "Mother, why are you so curious about where that young man is from?"

The woman looked away and said thoughtfully, "He looks like someone I know, so I can't help but ask him a few more questions."