Country Maiden: Fields and Fortune

446, Extremely Apologetic (1 more)

Xuan Mu’s eyes suddenly turned red.

“Then, then let me walk you home!” Xuan Mu said softly.

Fearing Xie Zhinuan’s rejection, he added another sentence, “After this, it will never happen again!”@@novelbin@@

“…”

Xie Zhinuan looked at Xuan Mu.

She sighed softly, “Let’s go!”

On the way back, both of them were very silent, and Xu Xuanjin and the others who followed behind were just as silent.

After all, the stars of the night were Xuan Mu and Xie Zhinuan.

As they arrived at the Xie Mansion, it began to snow again.

Uncle Ya, carrying Xie Yi, went back in first, and Aunt Chen and Xiaoyuan followed him in, while only Nuannuan stood aside waiting for Xie Zhinuan.

Xuan Mu thought several times to hand over the Flower Lantern, but hesitated.

Seeing the snowfall, Xie Zhinuan understood that it was important to say something, do something to let Xuan Mu give up, so as to part ways from then on. She reached out to pull up his cloak hood for him and fastened the somewhat loose straps.

Feeling the scorching moisture on her hand, Xie Zhinuan’s heart also clenched. That pain wasn’t hers, but it made her empathize deeply.

“The road ahead is long, and there will always be a woman to accompany you through the rest of your life, Xuan Mu. You are a good man, noble and upright, the most well-read and considerate man I have ever met who thinks of others first. In the future, you will go far and rise high. To you, I am but a passerby in life, coming in a hurry and leaving in haste. Don’t dwell on the past, nor blame yourself for not protecting the Nuannuan in your heart. You are such a good person; she won’t blame you!”

At least that’s what she believed.

A kind heart receives affection, and a good girl is always worth remembering.

That Xie Nuan, she believed, must also be a good girl, to have caused Xuan Mu to keep her in his heart, to never forget.

To this day, willing to do so much, this affection is indeed rare.

“…” Xuan Mu pursed his lips, “Alright, I’ve taken note!”

The Flower Lantern in his hand could no longer be handed over.

She took it and then returned it; whether it was a matter of affection or face, both had been done. She and he were simply not fated to be.

“Then, take care!” Xie Zhinuan said softly.

“…”

Xuan Mu was stunned for a moment, and then, holding the Flower Lantern, he bowed to Xie Zhinuan, “May the young lady’s future be as splendid as brocade and unparalleled in elegance!”

“Thank you!” Xie Zhinuan said with a slight bow.

This bow, which she had learned from Aunt Chen, was the first time she had used it.

Xuan Mu, watching, knew that beneath the dark and beneath the lantern, though he couldn’t see her clearly, this bow signaled that between them, it was truly over.

“Take care!”

“Safe travels!”

Upon hearing this, Xuan Mu tightened his lips and slowly turned around, joining Xu Xuanjin in getting into the carriage.

Xie Zhinuan turned and walked toward her home, and after entering the main gate, she closed it behind her, leaning against the door with her back and whispering softly, “I’m sorry!”

Sorry to Xie Nuan, sorry to Xuan Mu.

But this was all she could do-this single apology. Beyond that, she was powerless.

She could not compensate for Xie Nuan’s life, nor could she make up for Xuan Mu’s feelings.

Perhaps there was something else she could do, like going to the capital to perform her filial duties for Xie Nuan, to treat her parents and family well.

But…

She thought she still couldn’t go.

Just wait a while longer, she thought. Once she grew stronger, she would go to the capital.

Thinking this way made Xie Zhinuan feel somewhat better.

“Miss!” Nuannuan called softly.

“It’s nothing. Let’s go, go back and wash up. Sleep early. We have to go to the outskirts early tomorrow!”

The first ground-breaking at the new residence, she had to dig it herself; that’s when construction would truly begin.

“Yes!”

Nuannuan nodded her head.

Xie Zhinuan went back to her room to bathe. Seeing that Uncle Ya hadn’t brought Xie Yi back, she didn’t mind. She then entered her space to meditate and circulate her energy, later swimming a few laps in the lake. Afterward, she picked a watermelon, sat by the lake, and ate it crunch by crunch.

Looking at those round and plump watermelons, Xie Zhinuan lamented, “How nice it would be if this season were summer!”

Chapter 448