Reborn as a Rich Woman in the Eighties
Chapter 574 - 573: Have You Taken a Fancy to That Girl?

Chapter 574: Chapter 573: Have You Taken a Fancy to That Girl?

As she was about to turn the corner to Lin Aiguo’s house, Lin Xia suddenly heard the sound of someone stepping on the snow behind her, crunching.

She instinctively looked back, then immediately turned her head forward and quickened her pace with a somber expression.

She had thought it was just a passerby, but she didn’t expect that person to persistently follow her!

She knew his home wasn’t on this side at all, it was on the street behind.

What did he want to do? Was he going to someone’s house? Or was he deliberately following them?

It was said that they should not know each other in this lifetime!

Suppressing her irritation and disgust, Lin Xia pretended to be calm as she caught up with Lin Qiu and Lin Dong and walked alongside them.

Although her face appeared calm, her mind could not stop recklessly wandering.

The long-suppressed incidents, almost forgotten over the years, surged back to her mind.

She really didn’t want to see that person at all!

Liu Tian held a few red candles in his hand, following not too closely behind the three well-dressed individuals.

He had just deliberately inquired from Uncle Cao at the convenience store, who said he didn’t know who these three slickly-dressed strangers were.

However, buying bread instead of enjoying a feast during the New Year, they must have been visiting someone’s house and, feeling hungry, bought something to snack on.

Liu Tian didn’t know why, but just looking at the beautiful girl at the back, he felt an inexplicable stirring in his heart.

It felt as though they had met before.

Yet he was absolutely certain he had never seen her before.

So, he attributed this feeling to having taken a liking to the girl at first sight, developing a fondness for her.

Therefore, he wanted to follow them to see whose relatives they were, and later perhaps find a chance to get acquainted.

From their attire, he could tell that their background was definitely very good.

The one who captured his gaze the most was the girl in the red down jacket and black leather boots.

Seen from behind, her movements were exceptionally charming and alluring.

Lin Dong was the first to reach the front gate and stop, thinking the man following not far behind was a neighbor from nearby, so he didn’t pay much attention to him.

He felt the flattened bread in his coat pocket and turned to ask Lin Xia, "Where should I eat?" He didn’t want to eat in front of those people inside the house.

Lin Xia was too distracted to care about anything else; she didn’t even want to glance at the follower behind her, so she immediately grabbed Lin Dong’s arm, "Let’s talk inside the courtyard!"

Lin Qiu and Lin Dong followed Lin Xia into the courtyard, and Lin Xia casually shut the gate behind them.

The three of them stood inside the gate but didn’t proceed further into the yard as the big black dog came out of its kennel, dutifully and vigilantly watching them.

Perhaps knowing they belonged to the house, it didn’t bark wildly like it did the first time they came.

The footsteps outside paused when passing by this spot, then slowly faded away.

Lin Xia felt relieved, "It’s sheltered from the wind here; you can eat here!"

"Okay!" Lin Dong obediently took out a piece of bread and started eating with his back to the courtyard.

After Liu Tian got back home, his mother was washing dishes by the stove in the kitchen.

The mother and son looked quite similar, both being plain-looking individuals, but Liu’s mother had high cheekbones and more severe cat-like eyes, clearly a tough person to deal with.

Liu’s mother looked up and asked, "Son, why did it take you so long? Did Old Cao’s convenience store close?"

They had finished eating when the son wanted to make a lantern, but realized there were no candles at home.

So, he put on his coat to go buy some, and it took him quite a long time to get back.

"Didn’t close the door!" Liu Tian took off his coat and hung it on the wooden coat rack by the door as he casually asked, "Where’s dad?"

Liu’s mother pursed her lips, "Where else could he go? He went next door to play mahjong!"

Liu Tian hummed in acknowledgment. He saw those three people go into a house he wasn’t familiar with, only knowing they were the Lin family.

He thought for a moment and asked his mom, "Mom! You know about the old Lin family in the back courtyard, right?"

Liu’s mother blinked in surprise. "Yes, I do! Isn’t it the house next to Old Du’s?"

Liu Tian nodded, "Yes!"

As Liu’s mother continued to pour dishwater into the basin by the stove, she curiously asked, "What makes you ask about their family?"

Liu Tian didn’t hide it; he knew he needed his mother to gather some info, "I just went to buy some wax, and saw they had a visitor, a woman who looked quite pretty..."

Before Liu Tian could continue, his mother guessed what he implied and couldn’t help but laugh, "Son, you don’t possibly have your eye on that girl, do you?"

Liu Tian felt a bit embarrassed and scratched his cheek, "Not exactly, just thought she looked pleasing! Mom, if you have time, could you ask around about her?"

Liu’s mother paused cleaning the stove, "Son, I did hear that the old Lin family has two daughters. One got married before New Year’s Day, supposedly doing business in town and is good at making money. I wonder which one you saw?"

"She looked rather young; probably the younger daughter?" He recalled the girl’s pale face and bright lips which didn’t resemble someone who was married.

Liu’s mother nodded, "Okay! I’ll ask around when I get a chance! But it’s not good to inquire at someone’s house during the New Year holiday.

Let’s wait a couple of days. I’ll ask Old Du’s daughter-in-law; living next door, they must know quite a lot!"

"Okay! No rush!" Liu Tian then went into the back room to watch television. Despite the show on TV, he wasn’t really watching. All he could see was that fleeting glance and the graceful silhouette that lingered in his mind.

...

Lin Xia sat on the scorching hot kang, listening to Liu Shuqin and others chit-chatting, seeming distracted.

Memories of her past life, long sealed away, seemed to have been switch-flipped alive again after seeing that person, playing before her like a movie.

The reason she was so against coming here was entirely because of that person.

She knew he must still be alive and hadn’t died, but she had no desire to see him or his family...

Lin Qiu noticed Lin Xia’s unusual behavior and whispered close to her ear, "Sister! What’s wrong?"

She noticed that ever since they came indoors, her sister had seemed deeply preoccupied.

She tried to recall recent events and couldn’t remember anything particularly noteworthy happening.

She felt that her sister’s mood had suddenly become off.

Lin Xia snapped back to reality and, not wanting to show any signs to others, smiled and shook her head, "Nothing much! I’m just a bit sleepy!"

Liu Shuqin, who had been paying close attention to Lin Xia, hurriedly responded when she heard her, "Lin Xia is sleepy? Go ahead and take a nap! The pillows and everything on there are freshly washed and clean!

I had them washed early when I heard you all were coming back for the New Year..."

Lin Xia understood that rather than engaging in dull chatter with them, it would be better to lie down and sort out her emotions.

Therefore, she took the pillow pulled down by Lin Qiu and lay down with her back to them.

After lying down, Lin Xia hadn’t intended to actually sleep, but she drifted off amidst their ongoing chatter.

She fell into a bizarre dream where, in the dream, she saw herself from a past life...

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