Chapter 198: It’s Snowing

Returning to the courtyard entrance, Jiang Qingshang took a deep breath and reached out to knock on the gate.

Just then, the gate opened, and Jiang Yuerou and Lin Xun walked out.

“Aunt… Husband.”

Jiang Qingshang looked at her Master and her husband.

“Qinger, I’m heading back now. Walk with me for a bit.”

Looking at her Disciple, then glancing at the man standing beside her, Jiang Yuerou couldn’t help but sigh inwardly as she recalled her previous conversation with him.

“Aunt, you should stay for lunch,” Lin Xun urged.

“My husband is right. It’s already noon; Aunt, please stay for lunch.” Jiang Qingshang was also feeling a bit nervous.

After all, this was the first time her husband and Master had spoken and been alone together; Jiang Qingshang had no idea what they had discussed during that time.

“No need, I still have some matters to attend to. There will be other opportunities in the future,” Jiang Yuerou declined politely.

Jiang Yuerou was already finding it hard to stomach the way Qingshang and this Lin Pei were making eyes at each other; she worried her heart might give out if she stayed for a whole meal.

Or perhaps she wouldn’t be able to restrain herself from setting this Lin Pei on fire.

“Young Master Lin, I apologize for the intrusion of this sudden visit. Please forgive me.”

Jiang Yuerou turned and gave Lin Xun a slight bow.

“Qinger can be a bit temperamental and willful at times. I ask that Young Master Lin be patient with her in the future.”

“Aunt, you’re too kind,” Lin Xun replied with a smile, cupping his hands. “Whether it’s Qinger’s temper or her willfulness, in my eyes, they are all a part of her, and they are all very lovely.”

“Husband… when have I ever been willful?”

Hearing Lin Xun’s words, Jiang Qingshang’s face flushed slightly. She gave him a mock-reproachful look with her beautiful eyes, filled with maidenly shyness.

Master is really too much; even if I am a bit willful, she shouldn’t say it in front of my husband.

“That is for the best.” Noticing the interaction between Qingshang and Lin Pei, Jiang Yuerou sighed softly in her heart. “Qinger, let us go.”

“Mhm.”

Jiang Qingshang stole another glance at her husband. Seeing that his expression was normal and that he seemed to have gotten along well with her Master, she naturally felt a bit more at ease.

“Wait for me to come back and cook,” Jiang Qingshang mouthed silently.

Lin Xun smiled and nodded.

Watching his aunt and wife leave, Lin Xun recalled his earlier conversation with his aunt and began to review it.

Word for word, Lin Xun felt that every sentence he had spoken reflected his affection for Qinger.

And his aunt’s final words, “We will meet again.”

Lin Xun felt that even if he hadn’t fully gained his aunt’s approval, he had at least established a good image.

In the future, he could just slowly build a relationship with her through daily life.

All in all, if this were a job interview, he had passed the first round.

Lin Xun was in a good mood. Believing that Qinger was also satisfied with his performance, he felt he could finally put Ningguang on the agenda.

Just as Lin Xun intended to go inside and paint another picture to express his joy…

On the cobblestone street bathed in the winter sun, a graceful young girl walked slowly, carrying an earthenware pot.

Inside the pot… was a kitten?

The girl’s cat-tailed peach blossom eyes met the kitten’s bell-like eyes.

It felt as though such a cat was meant to have such an owner.

Reaching the entrance, the girl habitually looked up at Lin Xun’s courtyard.

Previously, every time she looked, the courtyard gate was tightly shut, but to her surprise, Lin Xun was actually standing at the entrance today.

Standing on the opposite side of the five-meter-wide street, the girl blinked her eyes as she looked at Lin Xun, saying nothing, just watching.

Every time she saw Lin Xun, if no one else was around, the girl would look at him like this.

Lin Xun had asked her the reason before.

Bai Luoxue said, “The books say that if a girl stares at a man, he will become shy and pay more attention to her.”

To this, Lin Xun could only remain speechless, feeling that either the author of the book or the reader had a problem.

Lin Xun had also asked her where she got those books, and Bai Luoxue obediently replied that they all came from the Library Pavilion of the Huanxi Sect.

Well then, that explained it. Lin Xun had even heard that the Huanxi Sect’s Library Pavilion contained a book titled “On How to Turn a Man into Your Simp.”

This book was widely criticized by men.

But criticism aside, when the women of the Huanxi Sect flaunted themselves before them, countless men still turned into Simps.

Lin Xun felt that only a gentleman like himself could remain completely unfazed—he even felt like going to the hospital for an IV drip first.

Still, even if the act of “staring at a man” was a bit silly, being watched by Bai Luoxue’s cat-tailed peach blossom eyes always made Lin Xun feel a bit flustered.

There was no helping it; her beauty was simply too high.

And that was with Lin Xun only seeing her eyes.

“Did you adopt this cat?” Lin Xun asked.

“Mhm,” Bai Luoxue nodded.

“Do you like cats?” Lin Xun asked again.

“Like?” Bai Luoxue looked down at the kitten lying in the pot, then back up at Lin Xun. “I don’t know.”

“Alright.” Lin Xun knew it was a bit absurd to ask this emotionless girl about “liking” something. “This kitten suits you well. Take good care of it. So, when are you going back to the Huanxi Sect?”

Bai Luoxue blinked at Lin Xun. “When you fall in love with me.”

Lin Xun chuckled in exasperation. “You don’t even know what ‘liking’ is yourself, yet you want me to fall for you?”

“Mhm.”

“…” Lin Xun felt a headache coming on. “Falling for you is impossible. Don’t even think about having me. Unless it starts snowing right now, you will never—”

Just as Lin Xun finished speaking, suddenly, a small, white, cold speck drifted down from the sky.

Lin Xun instinctively reached out. A snowflake like a tuft of cotton landed in his palm and slowly melted.

Bai Luoxue also reached out, gently catching the falling snow.

“Meow~”

The kitten reached out a paw from the pot, batting at the air as if trying to scoop the white, cotton-like flakes into its little pot.

This was the first snow in the kitten’s life since it was born.

As for Lin Xun, he was already frozen in place.

By the time Lin Xun snapped out of it, Bai Luoxue had already walked up to him.

Holding the kitten in her arms, Bai Luoxue blinked her eyes, staring at Lin Xun:

“It’s snowing.”

“Oh… right.” Lin Xun instinctively took a step back.

“It’s snowing.”

Bai Luoxue took another step forward, holding the kitten.

“Yeah.” Lin Xun swallowed hard.

The girl raised her head. Behind her, snowflakes danced through the air. “So, can you fall in love with me now?”