"No way, I can’t believe it, it was parking just fine before, now it won’t go in." Jiang Keke gritted her teeth, sulking at herself.
An Yin stretched her neck, staring at the back of the car, "Slow, slow down." Watching as they were about to hit someone else’s car, An Yin shouted anxiously.
"Keep your voice down, you scared me." After braking, Jiang Keke mumbled with lingering fear.
An Yin just felt her whole heart stop beating, if it weren’t for seeing Jiang Keke’s cautious look, she would have retorted: I’m the one who got scared, okay?
"You get off first and ask the uncle at the security booth to help park the car for me." Jiang Keke only felt her cheeks burning, irritation flaring up instantly.
The slap in the face came so quickly!
An Yin stifled her laughter and got out of the car.
Once the car was parked, An Yin acted nonchalant, knowing Keke loved her pride and stirring her up would bring trouble to herself, she thought to herself.
Jiang Keke straightened her back, walking ahead, originally planning to take her friend for a ride and some shopping, not expecting to make a fool of herself while parking.
An Yin caught up to Keke, taking her arm consolingly, "You need to practice your parking technique slowly, you’re already quite good now."
"Hmmph!" Jiang Keke turned her head to the side, but a smug smile appeared on her face.
An Yin knew when to stop with the flattery.
Soon, Jiang Keke led her to an ancient building’s stone carved archway.
Three characters were carved on it.
Isn’t this the ancient alley Su Yifeng mentioned before?
"You’ve never been here, right? I also heard about it from A Cheng, it’s very popular with young people here. Let’s go and have a look," Jiang Keke quickly put Shi Qing out of her mind, her curious heart eager to rush into the alley.
"Okay." An Yin nodded, gazing at the bricks and tiles on both sides.
The houses on both sides created a highly nostalgic atmosphere, showing the merchants’ attention to decoration.
After just a few meters, An Yin was already dazzled.
"Those bracelets over there look nice." Jiang Keke was instantly attracted to the jewelry at a vendor’s stall, striding over.
Unknowingly, the two of them had let go of hands.
The surrounding noise was too loud, An Yin couldn’t hear Jiang Keke’s voice, she was following the crowd forward by herself.
Because it was the weekend, the place was packed, An Yin, not very tall, could see only heads all around...
Despite this, she, who usually didn’t like crowds, didn’t turn back but continued slowly along the street.
Though the scenery she saw was unfamiliar, a complex emotion rose in An Yin’s heart as she walked.
At this moment, a hawker’s cry rang out, the voice obviously aged, shouting out to sell.
"Selling candied hawthorns, delicious and cheap candied hawthorns..."
An Yin used to love candied hawthorns as a child, hearing it suddenly, she found herself unconsciously walking toward the voice.
In a short distance, she bumped into a few people, feeling a slight pain, but she didn’t mind.
When she finally squeezed out of the crowd, the voice abruptly stopped, An Yin looked around but didn’t see the old man selling candied hawthorns, her original joyful expression gradually turned downcast.
Forget it, maybe next time I get a chance, I’ll try it!
The slight vibration in her pocket interrupted An Yin’s thoughts, she took out her phone.
After answering, Jiang Keke’s anxious voice came through.
"Yinyin, where are you?"
"There were so many people just now and it was crowded, I walked ahead a bit, should you come over, or should I find you?"
"Just wait for me by the corner of the wall," Jiang Keke instructed.
An Yin obediently moved to the corner by the wall.
Her gaze inadvertently looked deep into the alley, the further in, the less crowded it became, perhaps the end of the alley was where people lived.
As An Yin pondered, her shoulder was suddenly patted, she jumped in fright, and upon seeing the other person, gently patted her chest with her fair fingers, "You scared me to death!" Follow current ɴᴏᴠᴇʟs on 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝·𝘧𝙞𝙧𝙚·𝔫𝔢𝔱
"What were you looking at so intently, what did you see?" Jiang Keke tiptoed, peering in the direction of An Yin’s gaze, but saw nothing besides the bustling crowd.
An Yin couldn’t quite say what she was looking at, shaking her head slightly, she muttered, "This alley is quite beautiful."
"Isn’t it? I think so too." Jiang Keke stepped forward, taking An Yin’s hand to prevent her from getting lost, "Shall we go have a look in front too?"
Perhaps it was the lively atmosphere of the street, An Yin suddenly felt like walking to the end of the alley.
The two walked slowly side by side.
Whenever Jiang Keke saw something nice, she’d point it out so An Yin could take a look too.
Soon, the alley’s end was in sight.
Jiang Keke scanned the surroundings with a bored expression, staring at the yard at the alley’s end, as if seeing something interesting, she jokingly said, "Look, it says ’An Residence’ on it!"
The two characters, painted in bold strokes, with sharp, decisive turns, were as crisp as a knife cut, appearing incredibly sharp.
An Yin stared at the words in a trance.
Jiang Keke found it incredibly dull, turning back to see her friend intently focused, she waved a hand in front of An Yin’s eyes, "Snap out of it! Is a yard that fascinating?"
Jiang Keke muttered, it wasn’t usual to see An Yin interested in anything, why was she lost in thought over an old house today?
"I just..." An Yin didn’t finish her sentence, pulling her gaze back, she murmured, "It seems like I’ve seen this yard somewhere."
Saying this, An Yin found it quite odd herself.
But, as if she really had seen the yard in her mind, she tried hard to think, yet couldn’t recall it.
"Must’ve been online," Jiang Keke said without hesitation, continuing to explain, "This street is so popular, lots of people come here to take photos and check in, many pictures have been uploaded online, maybe you came across them before, that’s why it feels familiar today."
An Yin’s faint smile froze at that moment, she softly replied, "Maybe!"
"Let’s go, the end of the alley is so deserted, there’s no shops on either side," Jiang Keke complained while pulling An Yin back.
"Mm." An Yin answered absentmindedly.
After a few steps, she turned her head, looking back at the yard, the two red doors tightly shut.
A middle-aged man came to the doorway, holding a phone, a worried look on his face, he hesitated for a moment before knocking, "Sir, the young master called, should I answer?"
A cold voice came from inside the room.
This answer was within the middle-aged man’s expectations.
He picked up the phone, conveyed the sir’s intent, and the other side politely hung up!