Strange Tales of the Ghosts

After eating, they sat by the bonfire and talked for a while. Qian Lu spoke for most of the time, and the naive boy told her everything about his family in detail; he even told Xue Fu about his future plans. Xue Fu fell silent after listening to what Qian Lu said. Seeing that Xue Fu stopped talking, Qian Lu asked worriedly, “Are you missing your family again?”
Xue Fu shook her head and replied with a frown, “I was thinking that your family must be sad if you abandoned them like this.”
“Well…” Qian Lu had never thought of this before. From what he could see, his father was merely a typical merchant. His mother passed away years ago, and he didn’t build a deep relationship with his father. He didn’t remember seeing his father feel sad or upset at anything. Most of the time, he was working on his business and trades; his father even used his marriage for business. This was the intention behind his arranged marriage, and that’s why he hated it so much.
Xue Fu called him lightly at his troubled expressions, “Sir, what’s wrong?”
“Nothing,” Qian Lu smiled and looked at her, “I was just thinking that if I want to live in the mountains, would you come with me? But it will be hard for you.”
“I’m not scared.”
The girl lowered her head slightly and revealed her snow-white neck. Qian Lu felt ants in his pants at the sight of it and tried his best to push his desire down, “Don’t call me Sir, you can call me Xuan, and I’ll call you Xue Fu.”
“Okay.” The girl nodded and called his name gently, “Xuan…”
Just as she finished speaking, the stone she sat on swayed; as she was about to fall to the ground, Qian Lu caught her and pulled her into his arms. Four eyes met, and under the light breeze, Qian Lu kissed her the moment she closed her eyes and parted her lips slightly.
It was Qian Lu’s first kiss, and he felt Heaven and Earth spinning around him. Perhaps he was too infatuated, his mind was completely empty, but he felt the splendor of nakedness underneath the silk. Their skins were burning and made them lose themselves.
The next morning, Qian Lu woke up and found himself lying on the ground. Xue Fu was soundly asleep in his arms like a child with rosy cheeks. There was no need to recall what happened last night. Qian Lu didn’t regret it, he was only glad that he had met such a kind girl. But just like what he said, what should he do in the future? He couldn’t actually take her to the woods, could he? Qian Lu was troubled. He wanted freedom, but now he had Xue Fu, he had to consider her too. He couldn’t let her live without a name, so he planned to take her home after she woke up.
Before they went home, Qian Lu bought new clothes for Xue Fu in town and told her to change into them. However, Qian Lu didn’t expect that Xue Fu would look even more beautiful in a dress. Many people looked over at them enviously as they walked on the street. There were even people who approached Qian Lu and whispered, “Young Master Qian, you are back?”
“Yes,” Qian Lu nodded and realized that those people weren’t staring at him but Xue Fu. Xue Fu’s face stirred up the entire Pingshan Town, and the news spread through the town before he even reached home. Everyone was saying that the Qian Family’s Young Master brought back a beautiful lady who was capable of causing the downfall of a country.
Qian Dagui was shocked at the news and asked, “Really? Someone saw the Young Master coming back?”
“Yes, Sir, it’s true. They said that he brought back a beautiful lady too.” Butler Lai Fu wanted to make up for his mistake from yesterday, quickly replied.