Aixi couldn't wait to prepare the menu for the night. Chili scrambled eggplant, cucumber with garlic sauce, sweet mixed tomatoes, and egg soup with garlic sauce.

If Mu Jingpei ate the dishes she cooked, he would definitely think that she was good at cooking. After that, on the way to Shanghai, as long as she had a chance, she would cook for him and let him know that it was a good decision to take her to Shanghai.

The more Aixi thought about it, the happier she became. She couldn't help but smile.

It was the first time that she was not so resistant to cooking.

On the other side, after they went to the vegetable field, Mu Jingpei walked around the village with a camera and took some photos.

When he came back, the sky was even darker, as if it was going to rain.

Mr. Zhang was smoking in the yard. When he saw Mu Jingpei coming back, he gave Mu Jingpei one.

The taste of the tobacco was a little heavier than that of Mu Jingpei, but it was not bad.

The two of them chatted while smoking. The friendship between men was built in this way.

After smoking, Mu Jingpei gave Mr. Zhang a cigarette of his own.

His addiction to smoking was not strong, and he only smoked a little more at work. This time, he came out with two packs of cigarettes, which were the last two cigarettes in the cigarette box.

"Mr. Zhang, do you know Hongfeng Village?"

"I heard that it's deeper in the mountain. Didn't you and Aixi come from Hongfeng Village?"

Mu Jingpei puffed out a mouthful of smoke. The rising smoke gently outlined the bridge of his nose and blurred his expression. He said, "Mr. Zhang, I want to ask you for a favor."

**

After cutting the vegetables, Aixi walked in front with a basket in her hand. Mrs. Zhang walked slowly with her son.

When she came back happily, she saw Mu Jingpei and Mr. Zhang standing there and smoking.

The two of them didn't see her at first and were still talking.

Mu Jingpei held a cigarette between his right fingers, and the tailored black shirt made him look tall and straight. Aixi felt that his smoking style was different from others. It was indescribably pleasing to the eye.

When she was about to tell Mu Jingpei she would cook for him tonight, she heard him say to Mr. Zhang, "I want to ask you to help me send Aixi back to Hongfeng Village."

Aixi stiffened, and the corners of her mouth fell.

In the past few days, she had been happy that Mu Jingpei had promised to take her to Shanghai. Unexpectedly, he had been lying to her and thinking about how to get rid of her. Her cheerful mood suddenly stopped, as if a bird had been ruthlessly shot down by a hunting gun.

Mu Jingpei continued, "She sneaked out. I'd better send her back."

Aixi just held a business card and went to Shanghai to find Xie Jun.

If Xie Jun was not a good person, or if he didn't want Aixi to really go to him at all, what would Aixi do in Shanghai? She was so innocent that she was not suitable for Shanghai.

Mu Jingpei had his own considerations.

He also cared if the little girl was having a hard time. He didn't know her before, so he didn't help her. Now that they were friends, of course, he wouldn't ignore.

She was already an adult and could live independently. When she got back, he would contact the local government of Hongfeng Village to help her get rid of her uncle's family and support her to finish college.

Although he had already arranged everything in the future for Aixi and thought that there should be no problem, Mu Jingpei always had an unspeakable irritability in his heart. The clear and eager eyes of the little girl who regarded him as a savior always flashed through his mind, which made his heart tremble.

At that time, he would make her sad.

For some reason, he felt guilty and took a drag on his cigarette.

Suddenly, there was a "plop" sound, as if something had fallen to the ground.

Mu Jingpei looked over and saw Aixi standing not far away, looking at him with red eyes. There was an abandoned basket at her feet, and a few tomatoes were rolling outside.

Mu Jingpei felt sad by her disappointed eyes. When he was about to speak, Aixi said firmly with a crying voice, "If you don't take me, I'll go by myself! I'll walk to Shanghai!"

After that, she turned around and ran away.

"Aixi!" Mu Jingpei chased after Aixi.

Aixi didn't look back. She only ran on the paths among the vegetable fields. She was used to running in this kind of place since she was a child and was very flexible, but Mu Jingpei couldn't. He couldn't catch up with her soon.

The sky was darker than before, and the clouds were getting lower and lower. It still rained as if it had vented pent-up emotions over the past few days.

It's unknown if the rain would worsen the disaster. There were wet mountains everywhere, and it was easy for them to collapse if they were washed by rain. It was very dangerous for Aixi to run around alone at this time.

Mu Jingpei was very worried.

Finally, he found Aixi under a tree at the entrance of the village.

She sat on a stone, hugging her knees with both hands and burying her face in her arms. Her shoulders were trembling from crying, and she was extremely sad.

In the face of the little girl, Mu Jingpei who had always been able to deal with women with ease, didn't know what to do for a moment.

Hearing footsteps beside her, Aixi raised her head. When she saw that it was Mu Jingpei, her face tensed up even more. Her eyes were extremely red, and there were also crystal drops of water hanging from her eyelashes.

Mu Jingpei found that her face was pale and something was wrong, so he asked, "What's wrong with you?"

Aixi wiped her tears and said in a crying tone, "It's none of your business!"

Seeing that she was covering her stomach with the other hand, Mu Jingpei asked, "Did you run too fast? Does your stomach hurt?"

Aixi said, "It has nothing to do with you!"

Mu Jingpei sighed and decided to analyze the reality with her. "You met Xie Jun a few years ago, didn't you?"

Aixi was silent, which meant that she acquiesced.

"Have you contacted him in recent years?"

Aixi still didn't speak.

That was to say, there was no more.

"Have you ever thought he moved or he changed his phone number? Or, he doesn't want to take you in when you go to Shanghai? What will you do at that time?"

After that, Mu Jingpei already had an answer in his heart.

If that was the case, he would definitely not sit idly by.

Aixi said, "That's my own business."

Anyway, it was better than staying in Hongfeng Village.

Aixi didn't want to hear what Mu Jingpei said anymore. She stood up with a cold face and continued to walk out of the village.

Mu Jingpei was standing behind her. When he saw the obvious redness on her light-colored pants, he coughed softly and reminded her, " Aixi, your period is coming."

Aixi didn't hear him clearly at first. She took a few more steps before stopping. She looked back, and her face suddenly turned red. She turned around in a panic to prevent Mu Jingpei from seeing it. She said in shame and anger, "Don't look!"

"What's more, you can't get wet during your period." Mu Jingpei softened his tone. "Come back with me."

Aixi said firmly, "I won't go back!"

Mu Jingpei grabbed her wrist and asked with a sullen face, "Where do you want to go in the rain? Do you want to cause trouble for Mr. Zhang's family and ask them to come out to find you?"

His short hair was wet in the rain, and there was no casual smile between his eyebrows, which looked a little fierce.