Allure of a Country Maiden-Chapter 397 - 395

The rain had somehow stopped without notice, and the world seemed to stand still in that moment.

Di Shaowei and Ming Jingya found their foreheads pressed together, their noses touching, their lips a hair’s breadth apart. His eyes were wide, his mind blank.

Ming Jingya was a bit dazed from the fall, she hadn’t yet reacted to what was happening. She opened her eyes, which she had closed in fear, and blinked. Her long eyelashes fluttered like tiny fans in front of Di Shaowei’s eyes.

Di Shaowei instinctively closed his eyes, then abruptly jolted back to consciousness.

Roused by the flutter of her eyelashes, he quickly scrambled up from top of Ming Jingya.

God damn it, he felt a certain part of his lower body responding unintentionally.

Only after Di Shaowei had risen to stand did Ming Jingya come to her senses about what had just occurred!

Her face flushed a tomato-like shade of red.

She had experienced physical intimacy with a man!

Her purity had been tarnished!

Uncle Qian might be dead!

Cuihong had also fallen off the cliff!

How could she be so unfortunate!

With these thoughts, she sat back down on the ground, placing her hands on her knees and resting her head on her arms. Tears streamed down her face like the rain earlier.

Seeing Ming Jingya crying like this, Di Shaowei was dumbstruck: She’s crying?!

Summer rains come and go quickly, and the sun had returned, shining down on the crying woman. Her muddy figure resembled a bellflower battered by the storm, inviting pity.

Di Shaowei was initially embarrassed at his body’s reaction, but now that she’d started crying, he was momentarily at a loss for words:

"Miss Ming, I’m truly sorry. I didn’t mean to offend you earlier, it was really out of necessity. Please don’t cry!"

Seeing the curled-up, sobbing girl, Di Shaowei was at his wits’ end: God, could you just turn me into a woman!

He also wanted to cry! Men are said to seldom shed tears, but if he turned into a woman, let him cry in solidarity!

Otherwise, he has never encountered this kind of situation and had no idea what to do!

"I know you were just trying to save me, don’t worry, I won’t blame you!" In response to his words, Ming Jingya mumbled something under her breath before returning to her crying. She wept not out of anger, but because of her sorrow.

She needed to let it all out, to weep away all her grievances and heartaches.

Di Shaowei: "..." If she knew that, then why was she crying?!

Watching Ming Jingya sitting on the ground, furiously wiping away her tears, Di Shaowei felt like crying himself. To an unknowing eye, it might seem as if he’d done something to her, but he had in fact saved her!

Well, it seems he did do something, but he certainly didn’t mean to!!

"That’s not what I meant..." Thinking thus, Di Shaowei weakly responded before his words trailed off into silence.

What did he mean by ’that’s not what I meant’? Was he going to take responsibility? Ah! It’s so frustrating!

God, you really do love teasing me! Bitterly, Di Shaowei glanced at the clear blue sky that appeared after the heavy downpour.

Compared to his muddy and bedraggled state, God seemed too clean, invoking a sense of ire.

Unable to help it, he rolled his eyes at the heavens, his gaze accidently meeting a rainbow in the distance!

Then, he had an idea!

"Miss Ming, don’t cry. Look, there’s a rainbow! And what a beautiful one it is!" Di Shaowei pointed excitedly at the sky.

Upon hearing this, Ming Jingya lifted her tear-streaked face to first look at him, then towards the sky. ƒreewebηoveℓ.com

"There!" Di Shaowei outstretched his hand to point out the direction of the rainbow. Seeing her finally lift her head, he let out a sigh of relief when she stopped crying.

He thanked the heavens, the earth, and even the rainbow for its convenient appearance!

Jingrui leaned over to check the coachman’s breathing, and was relieved to find a faint flutter of breath.

He rapidly pulled out the healing pills that Xiao’er had prepared for him and fed one to the coachman.

Surviving a head injury from a tree branch, and then encountering him, this coachman must be pretty lucky, considered Jingrui.

After feeding the medicine, Jingrui got up and walked over to Di Shaowei and Ming Jingya, observing the two dirty figures.

"Brother Di, are you guys okay?"

"We’re fine. Look quickly, there’s a rainbow!" Di Shaowei, worried that Jingrui might bring up the incident and reopen the wounds of a certain lady, promptly diverted Jingrui’s attention.

Jingrui: "..."

Wasn’t it normal to see a rainbow after a storm? But considering their muddy states, were they really in the mood to appreciate the rainbow? Was that appropriate?

He didn’t know what to say! It seemed that he still had a long way to go when it came to dealing with human relationships.

Jingrui looked up at the sky, and indeed there was a long, vividly-hued rainbow hanging below the clear, blue sky, tethering two white clouds together. It was quite beautiful.

Shangguan Xuanyi returned driving the carriage, and saw the three of them standing by the roadside all gazing at the horizon. The three horses were grazing not far from them. He looked up at the sky and realized they were watching the rainbow.

They were quite at leisure!

He pulled the carriage to a halt.

Cuihong immediately jumped off the carriage: "Miss!"

Ming Jingya, hearing the familiar voice, turned her head and was delighted to see her maid and the carriage, "Cuihong, you’re alright?"

Earlier, she was scared to death, thinking that Cuihong and the carriage had both plunged off the cliff.

"I’m fine, the Sixth Prince was able to stop the horses at the cliff’s edge in time! Miss, are you hurt?" Cuihong anxiously examined her mistress, scrutinizing her from head to toe.

If she had known that someone could stop the horses at the cliff, she wouldn’t have asked her mistress to jump off the carriage.

Hearing this, Ming Jingya remembered something, her face reddening again. She lowered her head, replying softly, "No, Young Master Di saved me."

Upon hearing this, Di Shaowei’s heart skipped a beat.

She better not start crying again! His heart really couldn’t take it!

Ming Jingya felt embarrassed for not having thanked those who saved her whilst she was venting her emotions. Her face flushed an even deeper shade of red as she turned to Di Shaowei and bowed, "Thank you, Young Master Di, for saving my life."

Following that, she also turned to Shangguan Xuanyi and bowed, "Thank you, Sixth Prince for your help."

Di Shaowei quickly waved his hands dismissively, "It’s nothing, no need to mention it."

As long as you don’t cry again. Di Shaowei silently added to his reply.

Otherwise, he could only say: Miss Ming, look, the rainbow has disappeared.

But he wondered if the rainbow’s disappearance might cause her to shed tears again.

Looking at the gradually fading rainbow in the distance, Di Shaowei contemplated his predicament.

Shangguan Xuanyi just nodded.

At that moment, the coachman lying not too far away stirred and sat up.

Upon seeing this, Cuihong happily exclaimed, "Miss, Uncle Qian is fine!"

Hearing this, Ming Jingya turned her head to look and offered a tearful smile, nodding in relief.

And just like that, she was crying again! Seeing the bright sheen of tears in the corner of her eyes, Di Shaowei frowned, his heart once again fluttering in anxiety.