Outside, Ye Ling ran into Si Daochen at the village entrance, seeing him coming out with a bucket again. Remembering the last time Si Daochen had warned her, Ye Ling, in a rare good mood, teased him.
"What? Do you have something to tell me again?"
The evening sky was darkening, hiding the redness on Si Daochen's face, "Ye Ling, you're a girl, you can't be so frivolous, it's not good for you."
Such seriousness made Ye Ling lose her teasing mood. She waved her hand nonchalantly, "Uptight. You go ahead and fetch your water."
With that, she turned around and headed home.
Si Daochen stood in place, holding the water bucket, watching Ye Ling's figure enter the Ye Family's courtyard before turning around to walk toward the well. Si Daochen was fair-skinned, but a bit skinny, with high cheekbones and large eyes. Though he looked delicate, unlike typical rural kids, he gave the impression of being calculative, yet he seemed honest and quiet, making his appearance seem contradictory.
