I traveled through time and space as a villain and became her heart-stealer.

“Would a grocery store… be opened in a place like this?”

"Of course. It's at the end of the alley."

"In that dark place?"

"Yes."

"No one can see what happens to me, no one will see it?"

Gu Qinghan:?

Slowly turning his head, Gu Qinghan looked at the frightened expression on Lianna's face.

He seemed to understand something.

"You are very skilled, Herr Hohenheim."

Lianna spoke word by word, her eyes red, biting her red lips tightly and trembling.

"In this deserted alley, even if I find a lot of people to do that to me, no one will find out."

"Can't you wait until we get home before you do something shameless to me?"

Gu Qinghan:?

"Or are you planning to sell my body to someone to open a party?"

Gu Qinghan: ???

Gu Qinghan couldn't help it after all.

"You, what kind of weird stuff is in your head, you bastard!"

He said breathlessly, interrupting Lianna's wandering thoughts.

"Huh?" Lianna was a little confused.

"Is not it?"

"Of course not! Rather, what kind of brain circuit would associate such a thing with it!"

Gu Qinghan was speechless.

"I'll go to the end of the alley and sell the unused potions I have."

"Just wait here and don't move around!"

As he spoke, Gu Qinghan no longer paid attention to Lianna, turned around and continued walking forward on the street.

Lianna stared blankly at Gu Qinghan's back, alone and disheveled in the wind.

It was a long time before she realized that Gu Qinghan had really left.

Never looking back.

"Eh?"

For a long time, she didn't come back to her senses.

Could it be that this is just a misunderstanding?

……

Half an hour later.

Gu Qinghan walked out of the store refreshed and shook the purse in his hand with some pride.

Lianna blushed and remained silent.

She had just misunderstood Hohenheim again.

Why was she always like this? Lianna didn't understand.

However, judging by Mr. Hohenheim's expression, he didn't seem to care about that.

"Guess how much money I just made?"

Gu Qinghan asked with a grin.

Lianna shook her head slowly, not daring to speak.

"Three golds and four silvers." Gu Qinghan smiled indifferently and stretched out three fingers.

Hearing this number, Lianna was stunned for a moment.

She only spent five copper coins to buy the ingredients this time.

Three gold coins are enough for an average family to use for half a year.

This……

Lianna was a little moved.

For the first time, the image of the man in front of her became mysterious in Lianna's mind.

"Oh, by the way, take this."

As he spoke, Gu Qinghan also threw over a package.

"Well!"

Lianna hurriedly took the package thrown to her and held it tightly, fearing that it would fall to the ground.

"This is?"

The temperature from my palm proved that the package was warm.

Lianna felt a little confused.

Gu Qinghan gave a meaningful smile.

"This is for you, as a reward for your hard work along the way."

"Two roasted pigeons. The grocery store owner happened to have some in stock, so I bought some."

"Richard worked hard all night yesterday, let's make up for it."

Lianna felt the warmth of her palms and her eyes turned a little red.

How could a grocery store sell pigeons?

On this street, there is clearly only one shop selling pigeons.

Lightly, the girl opened her red lips and uttered two words, her face flushed.

"fraud."

Taking a step forward, Lianna followed Gu Qinghan.

Chapter 17 Lianna's Decision

The two of them started their return journey side by side.

Along the way, pedestrians walked in groups of three or four, casting envious glances over here from time to time.

"Wow, that girl is so pretty. Is there really such a girl in Dearest City?"

"You have to be pretty amazing to be her fiancé!"

"Hush, did you see the person walking next to her? She's already taken~"

Lianna felt her face getting hot and she followed Gu Qinghan closely, fearing that she would be recognized.

Her mood was very complicated.

The young man in front of him named Hohenheim didn't seem to have any intention of harming him.

On the contrary, it helped her a lot.

Lianna hugged the package tightly in her arms, and the warmth of the food penetrated her skin into her heart.

Hohenheim came to her rescue.

Instead, she misunderstood the other party's intentions time and time again.

Mistakenly thought he was an unforgivable pervert.

Mistakenly thinking that he was a bad guy with dirty thoughts in his mind.

Lianna couldn't understand.

What kind of person is this blond boy?

She had indeed been lying naked in his bed early yesterday morning.

No matter how you look at it, Hohenheim did something out of line to himself.

But now it seems that he has no interest in his body.

Everything seems to be a misunderstanding...

Doubt and anxiety, like a flame, burned more and more fiercely in Lianna's heart.

Silence lingered around the two of them, like a transparent wall, isolating all the noisy sounds around them.

Only the world of the two of them became peaceful.

"what happened?"

At this moment, Gu Qinghan suddenly stopped and looked back at Lianna with a puzzled look on his face.

"Nothing." Lianna shook her head repeatedly.

Gu Qinghan was startled at first, then he remembered something and continued:

"There's no rush for the silver coins. You can owe them to me first. I know you can't pay it back."

There was no emotion in his tone when he said this.

He still had an attitude that kept people at a distance.

Lianna stared at the man in front of her, pursed her lips, and followed him.

The two continued walking, and fell into silence again.

On the roadside, beautiful camellia flowers are in full bloom, like pink elves, embellishing the street.

But the further they walked, the more doubts Lianna felt in her heart.

"Mr. Hohenheim, I have something I want to ask you."

Suddenly, Lianna spoke lightly.

"What's the matter?" Gu Qinghan asked slowly.

Lianna bit her lip lightly, her knuckles clenched her handbag until they turned white, and her body trembled slightly.

After a long time, she finally mustered up the courage to speak:

"I'm stupid and can't tell which one is the real you..."

"That's what makes me even more confused."

Lianna bit her red lips lightly and spoke word by word, her eyes slightly red.

She raised her head with red eyes and looked at Gu Qinghan seriously.

"Did you really do those excessive things?"

Gu Qinghan stood there in a daze and opened his mouth.

He racked his brains but couldn't understand why Lianna could bring up this matter in public.

What's even more strange is that wasn't I very cold to her along the way?

The shame of poverty, the deliberate alienation.

Why does it feel like Lianna is friendlier to me?

What kind of weird habit is this?

"not me--"

“I don’t understand, and I probably never will.”

Before Gu Qinghan could finish speaking, Lianna interrupted him.