Chapter 81: A Misunderstanding

Long Fei stared back at Su Ruan with a faint smile on his face. "I was close by when I saw you staring at the woods in a daze. Miss Su, are you lost?"

A tinge of red crept to her face as Su Ruan heard his words. 

To think that she would get lost in her grandpa's orchard… that sounded a little embarrassing, wasn't it?

Moreover, she did not expect that she would run into him so soon, especially after she had agreed to have a meal with him on the weekend.

Su Ruan cleared her throat and spoke, "Well, I might have taken the wrong turn."

"It's understandable. After all, once you walk further into the orchard, everything around you might look all the same."

A breath of relief escaped her once Su Ruan realized that Long Fei was not going to make fun of her.

Long Fei thought about it for a moment and spoke, "I'll accompany you back to your grandparent's house."

Su Ruan was about to reject his offer when she recalled that her grandpa might be worried if she went away for too long. "Do you mind?"

"Of course, not." Long Fei gestured for her to walk first.

The two of them were walking a certain distance when Su Ruan thought that the silence around them was too awkward. "Are you familiar with my grandpa's orchard?"

Long Fei laughed. "A little bit. I used to run around your grandpa's orchard when I was younger to escape from studying." He secretly observed Su Ruan's expression, wondering if his words might trigger something in her memory.

A hint of disappointment came to him, realizing that Su Ruan might not remember anything regarding their childhood.

Long Fei was suddenly reminded of Su Ruan's promise to return to her grandpa's orchard and play with him. He had waited for years. It was especially tormenting for him because of his body's condition. He only found her again now that they were grownups.

Su Ruan merely smiled upon hearing his words. "Fortunately. I was afraid that both of us might get lost together in my grandpa's orchard."

"Don't worry. I'll make sure that you will arrive at your grandparents' place safely."

Su Ruan glanced at the person beside her and asked, "What were you doing in the woods earlier?"

"The woods are part of our family property," Long Fei said. "There are a few places that I need to check at occasionally."

Long Fei did not elaborate and Su Ruan did not want to appear as a busybody. Since that land belonged to their family, probably they will have a few things to do as well.

Long Fei was about to ask Su Ruan something when they both heard rapid footsteps coming in their direction.

Su Ruan stood still and looked around, wondering what it was.

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A while later, she saw her grandpa with a few of his workers run over with some tools in their hands. Their posture was as if they were about to attack someone.

"Su Ruan!" Ma Hao Dong called anxiously when he finally found her. He threw the rake in his hand on the ground and ran over to his granddaughter. Once he saw that his granddaughter was safe and sound, Ma Hao Dong finally breathe in relief.

"Grandpa, what are you doing?" Su Ruan glanced at the men holding some tools if they were wielding a weapon.

"I heard your scream earlier. I thought you were in danger and came over with the others," Ma Hao Dong said. He looked at Su Ruan and frowned. "That's right. What are you doing here? A while ago, you were still answering your phone call not far away from me. I turned around a while later and found out that you were gone. I was scared when I heard your screaming."

It was then that Su Ruan understood why did her grandfather come over with those tools in their hands.

A shade of pink appeared on her face. Su Ruan was truly embarrassed. Suddenly, she did not know how to face anyone. This misunderstanding happened because of her.

"I was walking around aimlessly and probably got lost," Su Ruan spoke. Her voice was a whisper. "I walked all the way to the woods and ran into Long Fei. He appeared suddenly and II thought that he was a ghost."

Ma Hao Dong finally noticed that there was someone besides his granddaughter. When he realized who he was, Ma Hao Dong could not hide his surprise. "Young Master Long."

"Old Man Ma, please, just call me Ah Fei."

Ma Hao Dong hesitated. Although this was not the first time that Long Fei had asked him to address him as Ah Fei, Ma Hao Dong really could not bear to do it.

"Grandpa, he was going to escort me back to the house." Su Ruan continued to explain.

"So, it was a misunderstanding." Ma Hao Dong heaved a sigh. "I thought that you run into a dangerous situation. That's why I asked the others to come with me." He turned around and dispersed his workers. Soon, there were only the three of them.

"Grandpa, I promised not to walk around carelessly again." Su Ruan bit at her lips, hoping that her grandpa would not scold her later.

Ma Hao Dong looked at his granddaughter helplessly. Then, he turned to Long Fei again, and spoke, "Young…" He stopped himself upon noticing the man's unhappy expression and coughed. "Ah Fei, thank you for bringing Su Ruan over."

"Old Man Ma, don't be polite. After all, we are neighbors."

"Now that I think about it, this was not the first time you have helped my granddaughter."

Ma Hao Dong could still remember the day someone came to his place and said that his granddaughter had fallen into the lake and almost drown. It was Long Fei who had saved her.

"Why don't you come over to my place for a while?" Ma Hao Dong suggested. "We are not that far from the house. I won't feel at ease if I let you return without thanking you properly. Otherwise, just stay for a cup of tea?"

Hearing that the old man was insisting on him to stay, naturally, Long Fei was happy. He gets to spend his time with Su Ruan openly and tries to get closer to her.

Still, Long Fei put on his hesitating face before he agreed.. "Then, just for a cup of tea."

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