"What's so interesting? They're just wild birds. Children like them, are you a child too?" Qin Si Ye glanced at him, put away his pole, and walked towards the rest pavilion.
Gu Lin quickly followed, continuing, "Si Ye, we caught birds a lot when we were kids. I remember you really liked little birds back then."
"I've grown up now." Qin Si Ye paused slightly.
"What difference does that make? Who says adults can't like little birds? Look at the flower and bird market, aren't there many elderly people who like to tease birds?" Gu Lin caught up to him, his mouth not stopping.
"You mean I'm very old?" Qin Si Ye turned his head to look at him.
How could this person only grasp part of what others say and not listen completely?
Gu Lin touched his hair and said helplessly, "No, how could I say you're old? Saying that about you would be like saying it about myself, wouldn't it? We are like the midday sun, at the peak of our lives, how can we be old?
I just feel the air is good over there and want to take a walk with you.
If you really don't want to go, then forget it."
Qin Si Ye looked into the distance, handed the club to the attendant, and looked at Gu Lin, "Let's go."
Gu Lin was overjoyed. As expected, this tactic was the most effective.
The two found a less crowded path and walked slowly forward. The reeds on both sides rustled in the wind, and waterbirds occasionally flew overhead.
"Si Ye, how do you plan to deal with the matter with Lu Yu Shan? How many years has this dragged on?" Gu Lin asked, looking at Qin Si Ye as they walked.
"I talked to her last time and planned to settle it with money, but she absolutely refused.
It's not that I want to drag it out, it's that she's holding onto me. I don't care, I don't plan to get married in this lifetime anyway. I'm just worried she might harm Grandma's health," Qin Si Ye replied helplessly, looking into the distance.
"That woman can keep you for so many years, she's definitely not easy to deal with. How did you get involved with her? A few days ago, I saw her at the bar, drinking heavily with a group of men and women. Aren't you going to manage her?" Gu Lin said.
"What does her business have to do with me?" Qin Si Ye felt a headache coming on.
Gu Lin stopped and looked at him, "How is it unrelated? She's everywhere proclaiming to be your fiancée. Aren't you afraid she'll affect your reputation?"
Qin Si Ye's heart skipped a beat, and he remained silent.
"Si Ye, can that kind of medicine cure洁癖 (mysophobia/germophobia)? I can't imagine how you slept with her back then. After that, did she really never touch you again?" Gu Lin asked with a mixture of boldness and curiosity.
"How dare she!" Qin Si Ye's eyes filled with a chilling aura, and he glared at Gu Lin, "Did you ask me to come for a walk just to talk about this?"
Seeing his anger, Gu Lin quickly apologized with a smile, "Okay, okay, it's my fault, I shouldn't have talked about her."
Then, he muttered, "If Yin Xi were here, it would be great."
"What did you say?" Qin Si Ye asked with a frown, not having heard him clearly.
"I didn't say anything, it might have been the wind, you misheard," Gu Lin quickly retorted.
He dared not mention "Yin Xi" in front of him.
After Yin Xi's car accident that year, he had searched frantically for a long time but found no trace of her.
He had always felt guilty, believing it was his fault that the car accident happened.
From then on, the name "Yin Xi" became a taboo in his heart, and he would get angry at anyone who mentioned it.
Suddenly, a small figure with a ponytail appeared in the reeds ahead.
The two exchanged glances and walked closer, seeing a little girl gently stroking the feathers of a waterbird with her hand.
"Little girl, what are you doing?" Gu Lin asked in a low voice, afraid of startling her.
Yan Yan looked back at him, "Uncle, this little bird's leg is tied with a string. Can you help it untie it?"