novelden Chapter 239 Lin Shu is angry
Chapter 239 Lin Shu is angry
Lin Shu glanced at the things Xu Jingyun had bought, then realized the other woman was teasing her. She shook her head helplessly, stopping the other woman's pretense of taking things out, and said:
"Ah Yun, stop messing with me."
"Then tell me again, do these look good on me?" Xu Jingyun's eyes were sly, with a hint of relentless persistence.
"It looks good." Lin Shu answered without hesitation, and then, feeling it wasn't enough, added, "It looks good with anything."
Xu Jingyun seemed surprised that Lin Shu already knew these things belonged to her husband, yet she could still say such things without hesitation, and was momentarily stunned.
After Lin Shu finished speaking, she took out a small trinket from her pocket and handed it to the other person: "But I think this looks the best on you!"
Xu Jingyun raised her hand, and just as she took the item from the other person's palm, she heard a crisp sound from her hand: "Ding-a-ling..."
Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that it was a bell made of gold thread, worn on the ear, so: "This is... an earring?"
“Yes, earrings.” Lin Shu nodded, looking at the other person’s beautiful earlobes.
Xu Jingyun felt a little uncomfortable under Lin Shu's gaze, so she lowered her head, lovingly stroking the bell in her hand, and whispered, "Why did you suddenly give me this, and there's only one?"
Lin Shu smiled slightly and replied, "It looks good on you! There's only one."
Xu Jingyun was taken aback by what she heard, then forcibly suppressed the corners of her mouth that were turning up, and poked Lin Shu's chest with her index finger:
"You smooth-talking little Ah-Shu! Don't think I don't know you're just trying to bribe me with this thing because you're afraid I'll bring up what happened earlier again!"
Lin Shu grabbed the hand that was making a ruckus on her chest in public, leaned closer to him, and whispered, "So, did Shu succeed in bribing him?"
"Heh! Guess!" Xu Jingyun chuckled, quickly pulled her hand away, stuffed all the things she had just bought into Lin Shu's arms, and then hurried towards the clothing store not far behind her.
Lin Shu quickly covered the shaky items in her arms and followed closely behind.
As she followed Xu Jingyun into the clothing shop, she saw Xu Jingyun standing in front of a bronze mirror, her face turned to the side, carefully examining the earring on her left ear.
Noticing Lin Shu's gaze, the man immediately turned around, his earrings jingling as he did so...
Lin Shu observed that the earrings matched the mask on his face perfectly, complementing him beautifully.
This added a touch of youthfulness and exoticism to Xu Jingyun's originally noble and unrestrained demeanor, especially with the sound of her every step and the mask, making her seem mysterious and wicked.
Seeing Lin Shu looking at him, Xu Jingyun deliberately flicked his earring with his index finger. Hearing the clear, ringing sound, he tossed a piece of silver to the shopkeeper and said to Lin Shu:
"Let's go, A-Shu."
Lin Shu did not respond. Instead, she stared intently at his left earlobe, which was adorned with an earring and was still red, swollen, and glistening with blood, for a long time.
Then, her gaze passed over him and landed on the embroidery needle still stained with blood in front of the bronze mirror. Her brows furrowed, and she pursed her red lips unhappily. She took his hand and walked towards the clinic without saying a word.
Everything indicates that Lin Shu is angry!
Although Xu Jingyun didn't know why, she didn't dare to joke and tease as usual, and just quietly followed her...
Throughout the journey, Lin Shu ignored him, and the atmosphere around her was frighteningly cold. Xu Jingyun felt inexplicably afraid, fearing that Lin Shu would revert to her old ways and never speak to him again!
Even after they came out of the clinic to apply the medicine, the two walked one after the other. Xu Jingyun noticed that Lin Shu's complexion had eased slightly, so she dared to tug at Lin Shu's sleeve from behind and smile ingratiatingly:
"Ah Shu, why are you ignoring me?"
Lin Shu paused, then turned to face Xu Jingyun, looking at his left earlobe, which was adorned with an earring and covered in white powder, and said seriously:
"Do you know what those embroidery needles from the clothing store are used for? Do you know who used them? You dared to use the hemostatic powder without any preparation?"
Lin Shu spoke at length. In this era, the concept of infectious diseases was unknown, but everyone knew that ironware used on people needed to be sterilized with strong liquor or high temperatures!
Xu Jingyun used it recklessly today, and if she contracted tetanus, it would be an incurable disease in this era...
"I..." Xu Jingyun felt disgusted when she heard Lin Shu say that the needle might have been used by others to embroider clothes, shoes, socks, or even to pick at boils and blisters.
He had been raised as a girl since childhood and had never even touched an embroidery needle, so he naturally didn't know its wide range of uses; he also knew at this moment that Lin Shu was concerned about him!
But to say he regretted it wouldn't be accurate. He lowered his head and continued in a low voice:
“I really like the things that A-Shu gave me, and I want to show them to A-Shu right away.”
As he spoke, he raised his hand to touch the earring.
Lin Shu grabbed it, her expression softening slightly, her tone revealing helplessness and seriousness: "You can't touch it."
Xu Jingyun sensed the concern in Lin Shu's words, and a strange mix of grievance and emotion welled up inside her. She buried her face in Lin Shu's chest, her voice choked with sobs, and said:
"Ah Shu, why are you so easily angered! You scared me just now, I thought..."
Before he finished speaking, Lin Shu understood what he meant.
I never expected that Xu Jingyun's usual carefree demeanor would reveal him to be so insecure!
Thinking of this, Lin Shu raised her hand that wasn't holding anything and put it around the other person's back, gently patting it to comfort them.
After a long while, Xu Jingyun finally got out of Lin Shu's arms.
By this time, Lin Shu's anger had mostly dissipated. Looking at the slightly reddened eyes under the other person's mask, she raised her hand to touch his head and asked softly, "Does it hurt?"
Xu Jingyun shook her head, then nodded, a sly glint in her eyes before she regained her usual flippancy: "It hurts! But if A-Shu is willing to kiss me, perhaps it won't hurt anymore!"
He had only intended to tease Lin Shu, but to his surprise, she looked at the white powder on his ear and replied seriously, "Hmm! Wait until 'it' gets better."
Xu Jingyun was taken aback, and it took her a while to realize that the 'it' the other person was referring to was her earlobe.
"You scoundrel!" Xu Jingyun felt a burning sensation on her earlobe, even more intense than when she was injured earlier.
Lin Shu raised her hand and patted his head: "It's getting late, I'll take you back to your residence."
"Um……"
"..."
After escorting the person back to the Regent's Palace, Lin Shu went straight back to Wushuang Pavilion.
Xu Jingyun kept looking at the bell on her ear in front of the bronze mirror in her bedroom, wanting to touch it, but she didn't dare to touch it because she remembered Lin Shu's instructions!
Finally, he could only regretfully lower his hand, reaching to his waist to habitually caress the dragon-shaped purse Lin Shu had given him, but his hand kept moving...
Unable to find anything, Xu Jingyun's heart tightened, and she quickly looked down, only to see—
His waist was empty; there was no purse left!
It was still there before I left!
He got up and searched the room again and again, but still couldn't find it, and he couldn't help but feel anxious and uneasy!
Suddenly, Xu Jingyun remembered that on the way to the clinic with Lin Shu, a beggar with black spots on his face bumped into him;
At the time, Lin Shu was angry, and he was completely focused on her, so he didn't bother the other person.
It's that beggar!!!
After thinking it over, Xu Jingyun angrily walked out of the inner room, picked up the long sword hanging on the wall, and led four guards out the door, heading straight for the alley entrance.
I thought finding the person would be quite a hassle, but it turned out that the other person seemed to be waiting for me here on purpose, even though the area around this alley was sparsely populated.
Xu Jingyun sensed something was wrong. At first, he wanted to kill this person, but seeing how calm the other party was, he suddenly felt uneasy.
Although he had brought his bodyguards, the other party's purpose was still unknown, so he couldn't confront him head-on. He should take the purse first...
After thinking for a moment, Xu Jingyun pointed her sword at the beggar with black spots and said sternly:
"Return your purse, and I will grant you a way out."
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