Bai Tianye stood in front of Jiujiu, dressed immaculately. His pair of phoenix eyes were narrow and mesmerizing. Even the shabby inn lit up because of Bai Tianye's arrival.
However, Jiujiu felt a little nauseous when she thought of Bai Tianye's intentions.
He wasn't like a traveling merchant who wanted to rest here for a night to relieve his fatigue. He wasn't like a passing guest who wanted to survive the cold night. Bai Tianye was here to take her life.
To be honest, Bai Tianye wasn't even comparable to the infamous Wulin Alliance Master. Although the Wulin Alliance Master was bad, he was only good at seducing women. However, Bai Tianye was different. Not only was he good at seducing women, but he also wanted their lives.
He was like a greedy vampire who wouldn't stop until he sucked every last drop of blood out of you.
Jiujiu had wanted to chase the man out, but when she heard Bai Tianye's words, she grabbed the man's collar and pulled him to her side. She said, "There's no need. I'll pay for my guest."
Jiujiu tilted her head and looked at the man's face, which had become dirty because of the journey. She snorted and said, "What's your name?"
The man whose collar was grabbed by Jiujiu replied with a confused expression, "Qi Ye."
Qi Ye, who was facing the fate of being chased out by Jiujiu, was suddenly being chased out by Bai Tianye and Jiujiu. The turn of events was too fast for Qi Ye to react.
He could not understand how he, who had been despised by Jiujiu to the extreme, had suddenly become so popular.
The reason why Bai Tianye offered to pay for Qi Ye was to show Jiujiu that he was a warm-hearted person. However, he didn't expect that Jiujiu would oppose him the moment he opened his mouth.
Looking at Jiujiu's face filled with disdain, Bai Tianye was a little confused. When did he offend Jiujiu?
Thinking of his purpose for coming here, Bai Tianye quickly apologized, "It's my fault."
"Since you know you're being rude, why aren't you getting out?" Jiujiu's face was filled with disgust.
Bai Tianye was shocked when he was reprimanded again.
Logically speaking, this was the first time he had met Jiujiu. Why would Jiujiu have such great enmity towards him? Moreover, not only did Jiujiu have such strong enmity towards him, it was also so strong. It was really strange.
However, even though he was curious, Bai Tianye was reluctant to leave.
If he left, that little junior sister who had been poisoned to the core would really lose her life. Regardless of whether it was for his little junior sister who was his childhood sweetheart or for the sake of his master's favor, he could not leave.
Bai Tianye smiled apologetically and said, "It's going to be dark soon. I hope that you'll forgive me and let me stay for the night."
Bai Tianye took out a banknote worth one thousand taels and placed it on the table in front of Jiujiu.
After Bai Tianye finished speaking, the group of traveling merchants who had been drinking by the side took advantage of the alcohol and said, "That's right, Little Miss Jiu. It's getting late and it'll be dangerous if you go out again. Why don't you let this big brother stay for the night?"
The traveling merchants were Jiujiu's regular customers. They would come once every two months and would bring something new to Jiujiu every time. Since he had already said so, Jiujiu could only glare at Bai Tianye and accept the banknote. She then said, "Whatever."
Jiujiu walked up the stairs.
Qi Ye stood at the same spot and looked at Bai Tianye before looking at the traveling merchants. He thought for a moment before he followed behind Jiujiu and ran up the stairs.
Jiujiu had just opened the door when she heard Qi Ye shouting behind her, "Shopkeeper, wait for me, wait for me ~"
Jiujiu turned around and looked at Qi Ye's dirty face. She took a step back into the house with a look of disgust and warned, "Stand there and don't come over."
He had just dirtied her hall, and now he wanted to dirty her house?
After being scolded by Jiujiu, Qi Ye stood at the same spot with an aggrieved expression. He blinked his big watery eyes and looked at Jiujiu pitifully, just like a little puppy that had been abandoned by its owner.
He was a big man, yet he was still trying to act cute like a little girl. How shameless.
Jiujiu rolled her eyes and said impatiently, "Why are you following me?"
Qi Ye blushed and said in a voice as soft as a mosquito, "I'm hungry."
"If you're hungry, go to the kitchen and get something to eat. Why are you following me?" Jiujiu was confused. If he was hungry, why was he looking for her instead of looking for food? Did he want her to feed him?
Qi Ye's face turned even redder when he heard Jiujiu asking him to go to the kitchen. He buried his head in his chest and said, "I don't know how to cook."
Jiujiu thought she had heard wrongly. "What?"
Qi Ye repeated softly, "Shopkeeper, I don't know how to cook."
Jiujiu was speechless.
Those who could come to her place were either traveling merchants or adventurers. Since they were out all year round, they would more or less cook some simple food.
Even if it wasn't delicious, it could still fill one's stomach.
Qi Ye was the first person that Jiujiu had ever met who told her that he didn't know how to cook.
You don't know how to cook, but you want to roam the world? Are you trying to act cool?
Jiujiu complained in her heart, but she didn't spare him with her words. "You're really delicate."
After being ridiculed by Jiujiu, Qi Ye knew that he had gone overboard by asking Jiujiu to cook for him, so he just blushed and didn't say anything.
Just now, in order to diss Bai Tianye, she had said that she would take responsibility for Qi Ye. Now that Qi Ye wanted her to cook for him, Jiujiu could only go to the kitchen with a dark face.
Jiujiu used the broth that she had used to cook noodles to cook a bowl of noodles for Qi Ye. Then, she heated up some leftover stewed meat and placed two cold steamed buns on top. It was considered a meal.
While Jiujiu was heating up the stewed meat, Qi Ye began to continuously swallow his saliva. After smelling the aroma of the noodles, Qi Ye's stomach let out a thunderous rumbling sound.
Jiujiu glanced at Qi Ye from the corner of her eyes and was extremely speechless.
How long had he been starving for him to be this hungry?
Thinking about how Qi Ye still told her that he didn't know how to cook when he was starving to this extent, it was clear that he wasn't pretending to be delicate. He was really delicate.
She placed the cooked food in front of Qi Ye.
As if he hadn't eaten for more than ten days, Qi Ye picked up the chopsticks and stuffed the noodles into his mouth. After eating the noodles, Qi Ye picked up the cold steamed buns and ate the stewed meat.
After finishing a big bowl of noodles, two cold steamed buns, a bowl of stewed meat, and two big bowls of cold water, Qi Ye let out a long sigh of satisfaction.
He was starving to death.
Seeing that Qi Ye had eaten his fill, Jiujiu rolled her eyes and said, "If you don't have anything else to do, I'll go up and rest."
Early in the morning, she had sent off Huang Huzi. In the afternoon, she had to deal with the group of traveling merchants. Earlier, she had to deal with Bai Tianye who had ulterior motives. Now, she had to take care of Qi Ye who was a burden. Jiujiu felt that her heart was very tired.
Seeing the tiredness on Jiujiu's face, Qi Ye felt guilty in his heart. "Shopkeeper, when I return home, I'll have someone send you a lot of money."
From the fact that Qi Ye didn't know how to cook when he came to the desert, Jiujiu knew that Qi Ye probably came from a rich family.
Hearing that Qi Ye wanted to send her money, Jiujiu nodded and walked upstairs.
After a busy day, it was time to rest.
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