Duan Yunchen looked at the carriage going away and thought of the maid's words.
Cousin Qing made an appointment with cousin Zhu?
He looked around and saw the teahouse with green flags fluttering.
Why did Cousin Qing ask Cousin Zhu to meet, and what happened after the meeting?
Duan Yunchen had been avoiding this cousin, but seeing Qiao Ruozhu leaving sadly, his concern for the other cousin took over, and he hesitated a little before heading to Qingsong Bookstore.
The bookstore was quiet, not even the shopkeeper was there, only one clerk was in a daze.
Hearing the commotion, the waiter rushed over to greet him warmly.
"I'm looking for your boss, I'm her cousin."
"Oh, wait a minute." The waiter muttered in his heart as he went to report, why so many cousins came to see the boss today.
"Cousin came to see me?" After hearing the report from the waiter, Xin You's first reaction was Duan Yunlang.
The waiter followed closely: "It's not the same person as the one who came before."
That is Duan Yunchen.
Xinyou lifted her feet and walked forward.
Duan Yunchen didn't wait long. When he heard the footsteps, he turned around and called "Cousin Qing."
"Cousin, do you want to see me for something?"
Duan Yunchen nodded.
"Then cousin, come here and talk." Xin You walked towards the end of the bookshelf.
Duan Yunchen followed silently.
The guy guarding the door touched his chin.
The boss didn't seem to like his cousin very much.
"Cousin, please tell me." Xinyou stood still, leaning against the bookshelf.
Duan Yunchen was a smart person and could easily see the defensiveness in Xin You's posture, which in his opinion was a guilty conscience.
After a slight silence, Duan Yunchen asked: "Cousin Qing asked cousin Zhu to meet?"
Xin You raised her eyebrows and nodded.
"I don't know why we met——"
Xin You interrupted Duan Yunchen with a cold tone: "My eldest cousin, don't you think this question is a bit offensive? If you meet someone and I ask you what you are doing when you meet, what do your eldest cousin think?"
Duan Yunchen hesitated for a moment, and there was anger on his face: "If it was just a normal interaction, of course I wouldn't talk too much, but cousin Zhu left in tears. Cousin Qing, my mother did do something sorry for you, but these things have nothing to do with Zhu. It's nothing to do with my cousin. If you are angry, you can talk to me..."
Xin You listened quietly, and when Duan Yunchen finished speaking, there was a sneer on her lips: "It turns out that my eldest cousin thought that I bullied Miss Qiao and came to settle the score with me."
"Cousin Qing, don't speak so harshly——"
Xin You curled her lips: "Then the eldest cousin's behavior of running over to say this is not to settle accounts, but what is it?"
Duan Yunchen tried his best to keep his tone gentle: "I just hope that Cousin Qing and Cousin Zhu will not conflict with each other. After all, you will not have any intersection in the future."
Speaking of this, Duan Yunchen felt a pain in his heart, and bitterness spread to the back of his eyes.
There will never be any intersection between him and cousin Zhu again. But people are not cold stones. Some emotions cannot be cut off just by cutting them off.
Xin You saw that Duan Yunchen and Qiao Ruozhu were really in love with each other.
"First of all, I will not anger unrelated people because of Mrs. Qiao's behavior. Furthermore, I will not swallow my anger if others offend me. When my eldest cousin saw Qiao Ruozhu crying, he inferred that I bullied her, so he would Wouldn’t it make people think that your book was read in vain and that it was a little stupid?”
Duan Yunchen looked at the girl who opened her thin lips in shock and spoke sharply, forgetting even his anger for a moment.
She is completely different from the Cousin Qing in my impression... Can amnesia really change a person so much?
Xinyou decided to take this opportunity to make it clear.
"I have lost my memory and can't remember what it was like before. Frankly speaking, my eldest cousin is a complete stranger to me now, so my eldest cousin must not think that I will deliberately target you or Mrs. Qiao." Miss Qiao.”
Duan Yunchen's handsome face showed embarrassment.
Xin You saw this and twitched the corners of her lips slightly.
The eldest cousin came to question him immediately. Is it because he subconsciously knew that Kou Qingqing liked him and would tolerate his prejudice?
It's a pity that she is Xin You.
"I should have made it very clear, cousin, please come back."
Duan Yunchen met those calm and clear eyes, his embarrassment instantly magnified, and he left the bookstore in embarrassment.
On the way back to the east courtyard, Xiaolian was very unhappy: "The eldest young master still has the nerve to ask the girl why he didn't tell the disgusting things Miss Qiao did. Girl, you shouldn't hide it for her!"
"Just give her a chance." Xin You said calmly.
Some mistakes cannot be looked back upon, such as Qiao's. Even if she wanted to look back, Kou Qingqing would not be able to survive. No one could forgive her for Kou Qingqing.
Qiao Ruozhu also made a mistake. Regardless of whether it was because of her intervention or not, there were no serious consequences in the end. She didn't mind giving the other party a chance to look back.
After two or three days, He Qingxiao didn't hear any rumors about Qiao Ruozhu, so he understood that Miss Kou wanted to let him go.
For a time, He Qingxiao had a new understanding of Miss Kou who opened the bookstore: apart from the situation of being dependent on others and her generous and frank temperament, she also had a kind heart.
But there was one mystery that He Qingxiao thought he would never be able to figure out, which was where the faint smell of corpses on the other person's body came from when they first met.
He Qingxiao had no habit of delving into matters that had nothing to do with errands. Even because of his position as the governor of Jinlin Guards, he always reminded himself not to develop such a terrible habit.
When he went to Qingsong Bookstore again and found that there were new travel notes on display, He Qingxiao had an idea in his mind: when he got to know Miss Kou better, maybe he could ask if he could borrow the travel notes that she bought.
After He Qingxiao left the bookstore, the clerk chatted with shopkeeper Hu: "Shopkeeper, have you noticed that Mr. He comes more frequently than before?"
Shopkeeper Hu nodded: "I used to have just a few travel books, but now there are two rows, so I have to come more frequently."
The waiter later became curious: "Then why didn't you show off more before?"
"What do you know?" Shopkeeper Hu stroked his beard inexplicably.
Jin Linwei comes to visit every day, and the bookstore is no longer doing business. The interval used to be just right. As for now, if such a capable person from my boss doesn't say anything, then it's okay.
Glancing at the empty bookstore, shopkeeper Hu coughed twice.
Well, the main reason is that there is no business, and I can't influence it even if I want to.
Shopkeeper Hu was laughing at himself when he saw a person halting hesitantly at the door of the bookstore.
"Shitou, why are you lingering at the door? Is your mother okay?"
It turns out that Shitou was the boy who asked shopkeeper Hu to advance his salary that day in order to buy medicine for his mother.
After hearing what shopkeeper Hu said, Shitou plucked up the courage and walked in.
"My mother is much better. Shopkeeper, I heard that the bookstore has a new owner."
"Well, do you still remember the girl who gave you two taels of silver that day? That is our new owner."
Shitou's eyes lit up, and then he was filled with anxiety: "Shopkeeper, we have a new owner, can I continue to work in the bookstore?"
Thanks to the book friends who tipped and voted, see you tomorrow.
(End of chapter)
