"You really have something to go to the city for? Why didn’t I hear Yining mention it before?" Xu Nianhua looked at Pei Yicheng with suspicion, feeling that it was a bit too coincidental. Just yesterday, he hadn’t heard Yining say anything about going to South City, nor had he heard that Pei Yicheng was going to South City either.
Why are they going to South City, and Pei Yicheng is going too?
"A batch of machines will arrive in South City tomorrow night, and I want to inspect them personally. Since it was confirmed that they would arrive tomorrow night, I only decided today to go tomorrow," Pei Yicheng explained, his gaze sincere. In his pitch-dark eyes, there was not a hint of deceit.
The machinery’s arrival in South City was genuine; however, someone had already inspected them. He only needed to prepare to receive the machinery in Gaoliang County.
"Oh oh, that really is a coincidence. Thank you, then," Xu Nianhua said, knowing that he hadn’t planned the trip just to give them a ride, which eased her mind a bit. Carpooling was a good thing, and she asked hesitantly, "By the way, two cars should be able to fit us, right? We have quite a few people."
Not to mention her father, there was her mother Ji Ying, her second brother, and Shuyuan. That made four people already.
"It shouldn’t be a problem. Xiaohao’s truck can fit six people, and my car can also fit four people," Pei Yicheng said, his eyes resting on her palm-sized face. His eyes sparkled, almost as if they could speak.
Suddenly, he looked up at the hair on her forehead.
"Hmm?" Xu Nianhua looked at Pei Yicheng, perplexed.
Her big eyes were clear and luminous.
One thought crossed Xu Nianhua’s mind—was she sick? Why was her heartbeat so fast?
"There’s a leaf," Pei Yicheng said as he grazed her hair, and the silky ends slipped through his fingers, leaving a tingling sensation. His fingertips held a leaf in front of her.
Xu Nianhua stared at the leaf, and then she looked up, watching the wind carry away the leaves. She smiled and said, "Maybe autumn is just around the corner."
Her pure and bright smile was like a beam of light shining into his heart.
Pei Yicheng sat down on a nearby chair, showing no signs of leaving. He said, "Today, when Ji Shuyuan mentioned going to South City, your expression seemed off. Are you afraid of going to South City?"
Xu Nianhua was about to lie back on the lounge chair when she heard his words. Startled, she staggered, straightening herself up like a cat with puffed fur, and said, "Who’s afraid of South City? You must have seen wrong. I was just..."
She paused, then said, "I’ve never been there before."
When her grandparents moved to South City, she was already a middle school student. Travel required buying tickets, and since her family was poor and wanted to save money, only her mother would go.
Pei Yicheng’s dark eyes seemed to see right through her, leaving Xu Nianhua with a fluttering heart.
It was no good; she was regressing the more she lived, getting panicked by a man in his twenties.
Xu Nianhua took a deep breath and, under the guise of sitting down, masked the turmoil inside her. She said, "Yicheng, I’ve grown up so much and I’ve never been to South City. I haven’t seen my grandfather for many years, so I guess I was thinking too much."
Pei Yicheng’s lips curved slightly. He gave her a deep look and, without exposing her, merely said, "I will help you."
Pei Yicheng’s words were forceful and resonating.