Free Web NovelChapter 621: Chapter 624: No Longer the Only One
Out of sight, out of mind. Once you can’t see it, it won’t feel as painful anymore.
Pei Yang had just walked out of the living room when the cold wind hit him head-on.
It hadn’t been long, yet the sky had turned even gloomier, and the wind became even more biting.
Standing outside, even the howling of the wind seemed louder.
Pei Yang looked up and could see the distant trees, their branches trembling fiercely in the wind.
Pei Yang remembered clearly, it should be a locust tree.
But now that winter had come, the locust tree’s leaves had long since fallen, leaving only the bare trunk.
Nevertheless, just by looking at the trunk, one could tell how big this locust tree was; come next spring, when the leaves flourish, it could probably look like a giant umbrella, providing shade over a large area. In summer, it would be a great place to enjoy the cool.
But whether it was a Chinese locust tree or a honey locust, who could tell?
If it were a Chinese locust, that would be great.
Then, in the spring, you could eat the locust flowers.
Thinking of the sweet and rich locust flowers, Pei Yang found himself somewhat craving them.
Such seasonal things can only be eaten during that specific season.
After the season passed, no matter how much money you had, you couldn’t buy them.
It’s precisely because of this that these things seemed even more precious.
After standing at the doorway feeling the cold wind for a while, Pei Yang decided to turn back inside when he heard the sound of a bell ringing from the gate.
Someone’s here?
With this thought, Pei Yang headed toward the gate.
As he walked toward the gate, Pei Yang wondered who could be visiting at this moment.
When he reached the gate, Pei Yang did not immediately open it but instead raised his voice to ask, "Who is it?"
Silence was the only response; except for the sound of the wind, there was no voice at all.
Pei Yang found it strange. Could it be that no one was pulling the bell, and it was just the wind ringing it?
He looked up toward the direction of the large bell. Despite the strong, persistent wind, it hadn’t been able to make it ring!
So why was there no response from outside?
Finding it odd, Pei Yang simply asked again, "Who is it? If you don’t speak, I’ll leave."
The person outside seemed to be in a rush upon hearing this, finally making some noise.
It was the sound of a hand pushing against the door.
Yet this thick wooden door, which was bolted from the inside, was impossible to push open.
The person outside probably realized their effort was in vain and couldn’t help but speak.
"It’s me."
Just those two simple words, spoken at a medium volume, yet the moment Pei Yang heard that voice, he immediately recognized who it was.
It was Jiang Zhan.
Upon hearing Jiang Zhan’s voice, Pei Yang wanted to turn around and go back inside.
Clearly, his sister-in-law only had him as a brother, but after Jiang Zhan showed up, he was no longer the only one.
Thinking of these things, Pei Yang felt somewhat resentful.
But still, he couldn’t really keep the door closed.
After gritting his teeth in frustration, Pei Yang eventually opened the gate, but didn’t give Jiang Zhan a friendly face.
For a long time now, Jiang Zhan had grown used to the fact that Pei Yang always treated him with a sour face.
Jiang Zhan gave Pei Yang a smile.
