Anyone with eyes could tell Ye Ling and the gang were not happy to see her, yet she still smiled and attempted to continue the conversation.
Liu Duo interrupted, "Ling, don't talk too much if you're thirsty. We're not home yet."
She held his hand and dragged him along, not letting the girl talk nonsense to him.
Ye Ling was innocent enough to not know how to reject anyone. He would still reply, no matter how unwilling.
The girl noticed that Liu Duo was ignoring her and was taking Ling away with her too. She thought, What a shameless woman, holding hands with a man in broad daylight! She must be their shared wife. How uncultured! I have to tell granny! We didn't get any notice, and they didn't bring her over for introductions!
The girl looked back as they disappeared from view. She carried her basket and walked along a different path.
