Chapter 133
Xue Xue wasn’t injured or sick.
She had simply been frightened by Lin Tian and then fainted suddenly. All she needed was a little rest to fully recover.
After resting in the hospital room for a few hours, Xue Xue was fine.
Last night, she had slept in Xuan Yuan Qingya’s bedroom. Since she was in the habit of waking up early, she had just gotten up.
When she ca downstairs, she saw the breathtaking sight of the rising sun and was montarily captivated. She never expected to run into Lin Tian here.
Previously, Xue Xue had only overheard a few snippets of Lin Tian’s thoughts—just a few sentences at most.
But quite a lot of important information had been revealed within those few sentences.
For example, Lin Tian carried her like a princess all the way to the hospital room.
That’s right. For Xue Xue, that was the most important thing!
After all, she was still wearing that semi-transparent, gauzy long dress. For her, this kind of outfit was a huge challenge.
Yesterday, Lin Tian saw her wearing it and carried her while running a long distance.
Xue Xue’s face would flush bright red with embarrassnt every ti she thought about this.
She had even lost sleep over it last night.
Now, the mont she saw Lin Tian, mories of that awkward scene in Xuan Yuan Qingya’s bedroom flooded her mind, and her face instantly turned crimson with sha and indignation.
At the sa ti, however, a trace of curiosity began to rise in her heart.
Why can I hear Lin Tian’s inner thoughts?
Seeing as if Lin Tian were about to avoid her, Xue Xue summoned all her courage. Even then, she could only manage to speak slightly louder than an ordinary person.
“Hey! Lin…Lin Tian…”
“Hm?”
In the distance, Lin Tian faltered. For a mont, he thought he had misheard.
But when he turned his gaze over instinctively, he saw Xue Xue looking straight at him. Her face was flushed crimson, and her eyes were filled with shyness and curiosity that she couldn’t hide.
Only then did he realize that he hadn’t misheard—she had indeed called out to him.
But…
Why would a girl like her—soft and gentle to the extre; soone who blushes bright red just from speaking to others; soone who fainted and nearly suffocated from fright when they unexpectedly encountered him—take the initiative to call out to him?
The more normal reaction would have been for her to run away the mont she saw him.
Still, Lin Tian and Xue Xue weren’t exactly strangers. Given the circumstances of their eting, it would have been too cold of him to ignore her greeting and just walk away.
He turned around and slowly walked to the bottom of the villa steps. He stopped about two ters in front of the young girl.
“Good morning, Miss Xue.”
Lin Tian gave her a polite smile as he greeted her.
Xue Xue’s face turned crimson. She lowered her head slightly and spoke in a voice as soft as a mosquito’s buzz.
“Morning…”
After exchanging greetings, the two fell silent. Lin Tian felt the atmosphere grow awkward, so he cleared his throat and spoke again.
“Ahem… So, are you feeling better? Why didn’t you rest a little longer?”
Xue Xue quietly lifted her eyes and stole a timid glance at him before quickly lowering her head again.
“I’m fine. Really, I’m much better now.”
“Alright then.”
Lin Tian couldn’t help but feel exhausted from talking to Xue Xue. This girl was just too shy.
Whenever he tried to start a conversation, she would shut him down with her one-sentence replies.
How are we supposed to communicate like this?
Fortunately, Lin Tian wasn’t interested in getting too involved with Xue Xue.
He smiled slightly and prepared to leave. He still needed to find Xuan Yuan Qingya to exchange spiritual essence.
“Then, Miss Xue, I’ll let you get back to what you were doing. I need to go see Miss Xuan Yuan about sothing.”
After saying this, Lin Tian walked past Xue Xue and headed toward the interior of the villa.
It was still early, but Xuan Yuan Qingya should be awake by now.
Before he could take more than two steps, however, a voice suddenly called out from behind him—urgent and panicked.
“Um… Lin Tian…”
“Hm?”
Lin Tian felt exasperated. What’s with this woman? Couldn’t she just say everything at once?
Besides, he honestly didn’t think there was anything worth discussing between them!
Nevertheless, Lin Tian turned around with his standard polite smile and asked,
“Miss Xue, is there sothing else?”
…
Xue Xue looked at the man standing before her. His face wasn’t exactly handso, but it carried a unique sense of firmness and resolve. Her heart felt a little lost.
Truthfully, she didn’t know why she had called out to Lin Tian, just as she had done yesterday in the hospital room.
Normally, she would get so nervous talking to strangers that her face would flush and her words would stutter. After such an awkward incident between them, how could she possibly take the initiative to speak to Lin Tian?
Maybe it was because she had heard Lin Tian’s inner thoughts, or maybe it was because she had felt herself fall into his warm embrace right before she fainted. Just recalling that fleeting sensation made Xue Xue’s heart thump wildly.
For all these reasons, Xue Xue lost control in the hospital room and called out to Lin Tian.
And just now, she had done the sa thing again.
Perhaps it wasn’t that she had lost control; rather, her personality was so soft and gentle that in those monts, it felt more like she had subconsciously forced herself to muster the courage to call out to him.
Now, when Lin Tian asked if she had sothing to say, Xue Xue didn’t know how to answer.
What exactly did I want to ask?
Why can I hear Lin Tian’s inner thoughts?
Deep down, Xue Xue didn’t want to tell anyone about this, not even Lin Tian.
This girl, who barely spoke to unfamiliar n, couldn’t figure out what she truly wanted to say.
After a long pause, she pressed her lips together and whispered softly.
“It’s nothing. I just wanted to ask if you’re going to see Xiao Ya. I…I can take you upstairs.”
Lin Tian was slightly stunned.
He hadn’t expected Xue Xue to actually want to help him.
In the original story, Xue Xue was extrely soft-spoken and gentle—so much so that she barely stood out among the other female leads.
Had Lin Tian not been a reader and forced to summarize the personalities, habits, and traits of the heroines after transmigrating, he probably wouldn’t have realized how important Xue Xue was to Jiang Yifeng.
“All right, then. Thank you, Miss Xue.”
Lin Tian thought for a mont. At this hour, there was a good chance that Xuan Yuan Qingya wasn’t even awake yet.
He couldn’t just barge in. If he accidentally saw sothing he wasn’t supposed to, things might spiral out of control.
Besides, that would be rude.
With Xue Xue leading the way, at least Lin Tian could face a sowhat composed Xuan Yuan Qingya rather than a disheveled, half-asleep one.
Lin Tian thought to himself, If I knock and Xuan Yuan Qingya just woke up, she might drag onto the bed and keep sleeping.
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