[Comprehensive] A small goal

"you like him?"

Li Hongxiu looked at the young man who was half a head taller than him, and opened his mouth, not knowing how to answer.

Just now at the banquet, when Su Mengzhen left early at the banquet, he seemed to have noticed something, and directly stretched out his hand to block her eyes so that she would not look at it.Later, the two met by the pool after the banquet, and he probably asked Ji Bingyan about the things before she left the capital, but he unexpectedly asked a question so bluntly that other people would never say a word in front of her.

"You like him." This time in a positive tone.

"...It's useless." Li Hongxiu heard herself say this, "He doesn't like me."

In fact, it is not very difficult to say these words, Li Hongxiu thought to himself.

But why can't I still feel uncomfortable?

She took a deep breath, shook her head, and said, "It's late, I'm going back to my room, and you should go to bed earlier."

Ah Fei didn't speak, just continued to look at her, and when she turned around, he suddenly stepped forward and grabbed her sleeve.

"What's wrong?" she asked, turning her head.

"Don't be sad." He said seriously.

Li Hongxiu pulled the corner of his lips towards him, didn't speak, stood by the pool for a while, and then left.

There was a summer night wind chasing her skirt all the way, blowing out waves of ripples on that piece of red.

The boy standing by the pool frowned and looked at it for a long time, until the moon poked his head out from the clouds again, then he looked away and left with his head down.

This night was a sleepless night for many people, especially Li Hongxiu who was still upset after returning to the room.

She tossed and turned on the bed and couldn't fall asleep. She didn't know whether it was her own psychology or something else, but she always felt that her room was quite stuffy, so she finally went up to the roof to get some air.

In the middle of the night, no one was awake anyway, Li Hongxiu's hair was uncombed when he climbed up, and later he simply took off his shoes and stepped on the roof, completely disregarding his own image.

It's a pity that she didn't see it. Under the willow tree in the distance, there was a strange gaze falling on her.

Because she hadn't slept for nearly a night, after sneaking back to the house the next morning, she simply couldn't get up normally at the usual daily time, and slept until noon.

During the period, it seemed that someone came in and called her, but she was too sleepy at the time, and couldn't remember how she answered.

When she was washing, she asked the little girl who brought her water. The little girl scratched her face and said, "Mr. Ji has been here."

Li Hongxiu didn't take it seriously, and let out a huh to show that he knew.

The little girl said again: "From what Mr. Ji said, it seems that a guest came to the house and wanted to see the girl."

These words made her move a bit, and she raised her head from the copper basin: "Guest?"

Could it be—?

She rubbed her face and shook off the water droplets on her hands, feeling a little nervous.

The little girl didn't think about it so much, she just continued: "Yes, a guest I've never seen before."

Li Hongxiu: "...Well, I'll go take a look later."

However, when she quickly tidied herself up and rushed to the flower hall where the guest mentioned by her servants was, she didn't see the person she imagined.

Chu Liuxiang and Ji Bingyan were indeed entertaining a guest, but that guest did not even know her.

He was sitting on the main seat, holding a teacup in one hand and holding a folding fan in the other. He seemed to be in no doubt, but the romantic flow from the corners of his eyes and brows was the only thing Li Hongxiu had ever seen in his life. The demeanor of the whole body even suppressed Chu Liuxiang and Ji Bingyan who were on the side.

Li Hongxiu came in a hurry, and was the last to arrive, so when he came in, he naturally asked everyone in the room to look over.

She was a little confused.

"Come on Hongxiu, sit here." Ji Bingyan waved to her, and pointed to the empty seat beside her.

"...Okay." She walked over to meet the eyes of this group of people. She always felt that they were looking at her strangely, but she didn't know what was so strange. She frowned subconsciously when she sat down.

After she sat down, Chu Liuxiang introduced to her: "This is Mr. Lianhua who was famous in the martial arts world in the past."

Li Hongxiu: "...?!"

Ah? ? ?

Young Master Lianhua... Didn't he live in seclusion overseas with Shen Lang and his wife?How could it suddenly return to the original?

Probably seeing through her doubts, Chu Liuxiang took the initiative to explain to her: "He came here for Ah Fei."

Li Hongxiu was even more confused: "A Fei...?"

As she opened her mouth, she turned her head to look at A Fei who was a distance away from her, and saw that his lips were tightly pressed into a line, as if he didn't want to speak.

"Oh yes, I've always forgotten to tell you." Ji Bingyan rubbed her brows and said, "Mr. Lianhua is A Fei's uncle."

"This..." Li Hongxiu was startled. She had always thought that A Fei was just an ordinary boy who lived with his mother, but it turned out that he had such a well-known relative?

Later, in the narration of Ji Bingyan and Chu Liuxiang, she finally knew about A Fei's complicated life experience, and her mood suddenly became more complicated.

And Ah Fei noticed her looking over, and finally raised his eyes.

When their eyes met, Wang Lianhua, who was sitting on the main seat, finally spoke: "Brother Shen is not in South China Sea recently, so he didn't know about it, so he didn't come."

He sort of explained why Shen Lang, A Fei's father, didn't show up.

Li Hongxiu had heard the story of Shen Lang and his wife, but he never knew that there was a pair of orphans and widows behind the good word of mouth.

Although she is not qualified to judge the old affairs of the seniors, but thinking of A Fei's character and various habits, she still can't help but feel that this young man is really pitiful.

After feeling emotionally in her heart, she remembered that the servant had mentioned that the guest wanted to find her, and she couldn't help wondering, didn't she come to find Ah Fei?

"I wanted to take my nephew away." Wang Lianhua said again, "But he didn't want to."

Li Hongxiu wanted to change me, but I didn't want to. My uncle, who hadn't existed for more than ten years, suddenly appeared, and said that he would take me away. This time, I might meet my father, who hadn't existed for more than ten years. This father still has a wife and children at the moment, how embarrassing he will be in the past.

She thought she understood why Ah Fei was so upset.

So Wang Lianhua was looking for her because she wanted her to help persuade A Fei?

Thinking of this, Li Hongxiu had already started to figure out how to refuse.

But what she never expected was that just as Wang Lianhua was about to continue speaking, Ah Fei stood up with a "swipe", grabbed her wrist, and pulled her out directly.

Before Li Hongxiu could react, he had already pulled him outside.

"How--"

"Leave him alone." A Fei interrupted her directly for the first time, "No matter what he says, just leave him alone."

"What's going on?" She was puzzled, "Does the pity playboy want me to persuade you to go back with him?"

Ah Fei opened his mouth, and after a while, he turned his head and said: "...No."

Wang Lianhua actually saw through the reason why he didn't want to leave.

Before she got up and rushed over, he was already inquiring with Chu Liuxiang whether your sister in red was married or not, and it was very clear what her intentions were.

Ah Fei didn't like this, and didn't want Li Hongxiu to know about it.

She was sad enough now, talking about it at a time like this would only make her more unhappy.

He doesn't want her to be unhappy.

"That's it?" Li Hongxiu was so curious that he didn't even notice that he was still holding on to his wrist.

"It's nothing." Ah Fei still said the same thing, "Just leave him alone."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a rush of footsteps from the right rear of the two of them.

Both of them are keen people, but they turned their heads at the same time, and saw the guard guarding the gate running towards the flower hall in a hurry, with a serious expression on his face.

"What happened?" Li Hongxiu turned around and asked.

When she turned around, A Fei also let go of his hand.

However, the moment he let go, he regretted it, because they saw the person following the boy.

That person was not slow at all, but his figure was covered by the flourishing flowers and trees, and they happened to be standing at the corner outside the flower hall, so their sight range was not wide enough to miss them.

The midsummer midday sun was so dazzling that it stings, but it only gave people a sense of complementing each other when it fell on that person.

The next moment, he had completely rounded the corner and walked in front of the two of them.

At this moment, Ah Fei almost wanted to cover Li Hongxiu's eyes as he did last night to keep her from looking.

But he had only raised his hand halfway before he was intimidated by the gaze of the person opposite.

This may be the first time in his life.

"You... why are you here?" He heard Li Hongxiu whisper.

"A senior invited me to meet here." Su Mengzhen replied.

For the landlord of Jinfengxiyu Building to say the word "senior", there is only that pity playboy in the whole house.

Of course, Li Hongxiu wouldn't be overwhelmed by the reaction, and she also knew that Su Mengzhen's illness could only be cured because of the "Treasure of Lianhua".

So after being stunned for a moment, she immediately stepped aside and said, "He's inside."

Su Mengzhen didn't go in immediately, instead she stood there and looked at her for a while, the gaze made her a little uncomfortable, but she didn't want to lower her head to avoid it for no reason.

So the two of them looked at each other with their heads lowered and their heads slightly up. Finally, when she was about to lose the battle, he finally pulled the corner of his lower lip lightly, and walked in sideways.

Li Hongxiu stood by the door and looked at his back, suddenly heaved a sigh of relief, and at the same time felt infinite frustration in his heart.

I'm worthless, she thought.

inside the house.

After meeting Wang Lianhua earnestly and respectfully, Su Mengzhen took the initiative to thank him for his book "The Treasure of Lianhua".

As a result, Wang Lianhua stared at him for a moment, but waved her hand indifferently, and said, "I handed it over to Xiao Li Tanhua, how to deal with it is his business, no need to thank me."

Although this is indeed Wang Lianhua's character, it is different to Su Mengzhen after all.

So he still said seriously: "If there is no senior to leave a letter, I might not be alive anymore."

Wang Lianhua laughed as soon as she heard it, and after she finished laughing, she turned serious again, and said: "I didn't invite you here to talk about these things, but it's easier for you to be so grateful to me."

Su Mengzhen was puzzled: "?"

Wang Lianhua put away the folding fan in her hand, and said: "I came to the Central Plains for my nephew, and now he doesn't want to go back to the South China Sea with me, no accident, it's because of Xiao Chu's sister, if you really want to thank me, help me How about I advise her to go back with my nephew?"

Su Mengzhen frowned subconsciously when she heard the words.

It is said that Mr. Lianhua has a weird temper, and he has seen it today.

But how could he agree to this matter, he had made Li Hongxiu sad many times, how could he make any demands on her, and it was still this kind of demands.

"What? You don't like it?" Wang Lianhua clicked her tongue, as if she was very puzzled, "But as far as I know, you don't like her."

Su Mengzhen took a deep breath: "Senior, if you want to take the red sleeves away, just tell her directly. Whether she is willing or not is her business, and it's not my turn to interfere."

Wang Lianhua laughed loudly as if she had heard a joke, and said: "If she is willing, why should I seek you?"

The implication of this is that he knew Li Hongxiu's unwillingness at all, and he made this request because he was more aware of Su Mengzhen's influence on Li Hongxiu.

Su Mengzhen also understood this meaning, and to be honest, he was a little angry, even if the person in front of him was kind to him.

"Forgive me for not being able to follow my orders," he said.

After that, he turned his head to look at Chu Liuxiang and Ji Bingyan. In his impression, these two people were very fond of Li Hongxiu. Why did Wang Lianhua become like this when he came here?

In fact, Chu Liuxiang and Ji Bingyan were no less shocked than him. When they first heard Wang Lianhua say that they wanted to see Li Hongxiu, they only thought that he was a girl who was curious about her nephew Xinyue. He wanted to take Li Hongxiu away directly, and even called Su Mengzhen together to help him.

what is this?Didn't think about Li Hongxiu's feelings at all?

It's really difficult to deal with a senior who they are not easy to offend.

"Oh?" Wang Lianhua raised her eyebrows when she heard Su Mengzhen's answer.

"I said before, whether Hongxiu is willing or not is her business, and I have no right to intervene." Su Mengzhen reiterated her position, and the little picture that made him stop for a while just flashed across his mind while speaking. When he spoke again, his tone became firmer, "Although senior has kindness to me, I am sorry that I cannot obey this request."

In fact, after he entered the flower hall, Li Hongxiu had been standing outside the door and did not leave, so naturally he heard their conversation clearly.

Ah Fei also heard everything.

Ah Fei didn't even dare to look at her expression.

He could only explain in a low voice: "You don't need to worry about him."

Li Hongxiu was still in a state of being frightened by Wang Lianhua, and finally understood the reason why A Fei pulled him out before.

She was a little embarrassed and a little overwhelmed.

This... what is this?

"It's because you don't want to go with Mr. Lian..." She didn't know what to say.

"Not all for you." Ah Fei replied, "I wouldn't go with him without you."

But Wang Lianhua didn't believe it, or he didn't care about the difference, he just felt that if Li Hongxiu followed them, A Fei would not refuse again.

I have to say that his move was indeed right.

It's a pity that A Fei knew that Li Hongxiu would not go, and he didn't want to force her at all.

So after a short pause, he emphasized again: "You really don't need to worry about him."

Li Hongxiu looked at him standing in front of her with tightly pursed lips, and didn't know how to reply to his words.

After all, she knew that going to the South China Sea was only a second priority.

Just when she didn't know what to say, Wang Lianhua's voice suddenly came from the flower hall.

He was still talking to Su Mengzhen: "Then I really don't feel much sincerity of gratitude."

Earlier he said that he didn't care what Li Xun Huan did with Li Xun Huan, but now he was the one who said thank you so confidently.

Standing outside the door, Li Hongxiu was already speechless for Su Mengzhen.

She thought about it, and finally decided to go in.

"Senior is wrong." After entering and standing still, she said without looking sideways, "Even if Master Su persuades me to go to South China Sea with you, I will not go."

"Oh?" Wang Lianhua raised her eyebrows again, and her eyes wandered for a while, obviously not believing her.

"I'm no longer working in the Golden Wind and Rain Tower, why should I listen to him?" She never turned her head to look at the figure on the right, and tried to stabilize her voice and continued, "You can use "The Treasure of Lianhua" Kindness forced him to speak to me, but I might not listen, so I might as well save some effort."

She doesn't speak in this style on weekdays, but now she is a little annoyed by Wang Lianhua's completely random behavior.

On the one hand, he felt that it was too much for him to ask Su Mengzhen to talk to him, and on the other hand, he felt sorry for A Fei. He just wanted to bring back his friend's son who was living abroad, and he didn't care about this nephew.

After listening to her words, Wang Lianhua suddenly sighed and shook her head, saying: "It seems that you really like him."

Li Hongxiu: "..."

Does this senior understand what the point is? !

"Senior wants to take Ah Fei back, I can understand." Ji Bingyan also said, "But this matter—"

"Forget about it." Wang Lianhua interrupted him, "If he doesn't want to, I can't force it either."

A group of people said: "..."

Then what are you trying to do with this!It's too unreasonable to play cards!

After Wang Lianhua finished speaking, she stood up and walked towards her. After staring at her for a while, she smiled and said, "Although I really hope you can be my niece and daughter-in-law."

Li Hongxiu coughed, but didn't speak.

In fact, it was only last night that she realized that Ah Fei seemed to like her, and she was still struggling with how to deal with it. Now it's over, Wang Lianhua put it on the table, and even pulled Su Mengzhen to witness the scene together , couldn't be more embarrassing.

Afterwards, Wang Lianhua left directly, without even leaving time for a meal, and just said a few words to A Fei before leaving to explain some things.

Li Hongxiu guessed that he should have told A Fei where he and Shen Lang lived in seclusion in the South China Sea. The provincial A Fei changed his mind in the future and wanted to see his father, but he didn't know how to find him.

But compared with those who have nothing, Su Mengzhen who has not left is the most tangled for Li Hongxiu.

In fact, she missed him very much, after not seeing him for such a long time in the past.

But she was very afraid of seeing him, afraid of hearing something from his mouth that would make her cry, so much so that she didn't dare to turn her head to take a second look when she was in a room.

And Su Mengzhen sat there looking at her anxious appearance, and suddenly felt her heart was blocked.

After all, he made her like this.

"Red sleeve." In the end, Ji Bingyan stood up first, "I'm going to the Shenhou Mansion, will you go?"

"Eh?" Li Hongxiu froze for a moment, with a hesitant expression, but after a moment of hesitation, he nodded and said, "En."

"Then let's go." Ji Bingyan went out directly, and when passing by her, he signaled her to follow with his eyes.

She lowered her eyes, and just about to turn around, she heard Su Mengzhen's voice from the right: "Wait."

Just two words made her pause.

"I have something to tell you." Su Mengzhen also stood up.

She didn't turn around or tilt her head, and he walked directly in front of her, making it impossible for her to avoid him.

Apart from them, there was actually another Chu Liuxiang in the room at this time.

Chu Liuxiang was a little worried at first, but seeing that Su Mengzhen didn't say anything after finishing his sentence, he knew that he was waiting for him to go out.

He thought about it carefully, and thought it would be good for them to have a good chat.

At least judging from Su Mengzhen's meaning when facing Wang Lianhua today, he should not say anything to make Li Hongxiu sad.

So Chu Liuxiang went out after thinking about it.

In an instant, only the two of them were left in the huge flower hall, so quiet that even the sound of the wind outside could be heard.

Although they had met face-to-face twice, after all, they were face-to-face alone in the true sense, so Li Hongxiu found that he still couldn't help being nervous, and his heart beat faster.

"What are you trying to say?" she heard herself ask.

"Actually, it's nothing." He pursed his lips, his expression was a little gentle, "I was the one who said it too much, and I want to apologize to you."

He didn't directly say which sentence was too much, but how could Li Hongxiu not understand.

It was nothing more than the phrase "just a momentary infatuation" that made her cry directly in front of him.

That was the only time she cried in front of Su Mengzhen, full of grievances, and couldn't stop thinking about it.

It was also a sentence that she couldn't restrain her sadness when she recalled it countless times later.

She thought more than once that if she returns to the capital and sees him again one day, she must tell him that she is either infatuated for a while or likes him.

But now that someone else is standing in front of her, he no longer denies her liking as before, and even apologizes to her.

This made Li Hongxiu's nose sore again.

She said, "You finally believed it."

The sound is very soft.

He nodded, reached out and stroked the top of her hair: "Well, I believe it."

The girl's hair was as soft as before, and once he touched it, he didn't want to shrink it back.

"I always told myself before, as long as you believe that I really like you." At this point, she couldn't help but raised her hand and rubbed the corners of her eyes, "But now I would rather you not believe it..."

"Why?" He bent down so that she could look at him.

There were tears in the girl's eyes, as if hiding a hundred thousand stars.

She bit her lip and said, "Because I'm going to push myself..."

Then the tears couldn't hold anymore.

"Really?" he said, "Like this?"