Chapter 35: A Brief Update

Lu Yuner’s lips curved slightly upwards as she replied softly, “This is young master Su.”

Mu Yang snapped out of his daze, blinking gently. No wonder there were servants and guards following him when he went out. Looking at Su Qingwan, he smiled respectfully and bowed, “I am Mu Yang, pleased to meet you, young master Su.”

From the moment this young man appeared, Su Qingwan’s expression suddenly became tense. His observant gaze secretly fell on the young man tugging at elder sister Yuner’s sleeve from time to time, slowly moving up to that exquisitely beautiful face. Her eyes were gentle with a hint of doting smile.

She didn’t reject the young man’s intimate gesture, seemingly allowing it.

Could this be elder sister Yuner’s love interest?

Su Qingwan nodded slightly in response, pretending to be nonchalant, but his heart couldn’t help but ache. His hand in his sleeve clenched into a fist, the knuckles turning faintly white.

Mu Yang was still reluctant to leave at this time, but looking at the sky, it wasn’t late yet. Thinking that elder sister Yuner still had to go to the Imperial Academy tomorrow, he put aside his playful thoughts.

If he wanted to continue playing, elder sister Yuner would definitely stay with him.

Mu Yang handed the food in his hand to Lu Yuner, his soft voice carrying a hint of fatigue, “Elder sister Yuner, let’s go back to the mansion!”

“Tired?” Lu Yuner took what he was holding in his hand, seeing him nod, “Then let’s go back.”

With that, Lu Yuner and Mu Yang bowed to Su Qingwan and left.

As Lu Yuner turned away, a fleeting, indiscernible emotion flashed in her eyes.

Watching the two figures disappear into the distance, Su Qingwan felt a lump in his throat, the gloom that had been building up in his heart surged again.

At this moment, the cool night breeze stirred his soft hair, the surrounding light and shadows enveloped his frail, thin body. His dense, delicate eyelashes were lowered, hiding his expression, his whole being exuding dejection and desolation.

Xiao Yuan stood nearby, not daring to speak. Today, the young master learned that Yun Qinwang was going to hold a poetry gathering at Lanqin Garden, to entertain the young talents in the capital, undoubtedly for the young master’s marriage.

Originally, this mother and son were estranged, and the young master had already set his heart on someone. With the young master’s personality, how could he possibly follow Yun Qinwang’s arrangements?

He had been gloomy and came out to clear his mind, only to encounter Doctor Lu with another young man shopping together. Seeing their intimate interaction, it was clear without guessing that these two had a deep relationship.

The young master’s heart must be extremely uncomfortable now.

The next day, before dawn.

Lu Yuner set off for the Imperial Academy by carriage, listening to Qiu Yi’s arrangements for Mu Yang’s life in the capital along the way. With Qiu Yi in the family, there was really nothing to worry about, she had considered everything thoroughly.

She smiled with satisfaction, “My Qiu Yi is really a good housekeeper. Over the years, you’ve managed the mansion so well, greatly reducing my burden. In the future, all matters big and small in the mansion will be arranged by you, so I can be completely at ease.”

Praised by the lady, Qiu Yi’s face showed delight, but she also knew she couldn’t keep managing the household for the lady forever. After all, the mansion still needed a male master.

“My lady, I’ve noticed you haven’t been sleeping well lately? Did you… dream of something strange?” Qiu Yi said, widening her eyes slightly to carefully observe the lady’s expression, as if seeking confirmation of something.

At the mention of dreams, Lu Yuner’s brows furrowed slightly, her mind in a mess. This was indeed something she found difficult to talk about. Moreover, if she told Qiu Yi the truth, her previous words would be invalidated.

It really couldn’t be said.

However, recently, the dreams had been getting increasingly out of control.

Lu Yuner concealed the heat rising within her and said calmly, “It’s just the occasional nightmare, nothing more than being startled.”

“Is that so!” A flash of disappointment crossed Qiu Yi’s eyes as she fell into self-doubt, lowering her head and muttering, “Did that person lie to me? No, I’ll try it myself and see the effect. If she really deceived me, I’ll settle accounts with her later!”

Qiu Yi’s small muttering reached Lu Yuner’s ears indistinctly: “Qiu Yi, what are you mumbling about?”

“Nothing.” Qiu Yi gave an embarrassed smile, her mind quickly turning as she immediately changed the subject, “I was just thinking that in a few days, young master Mu wants to go to Yuanruo Temple to pray for blessings. I wonder if the lady will have time to accompany young master Mu then?”

At the mention of Yuanruo Temple, Lu Yuner’s expression darkened slightly, her eyes suddenly turning cold. She turned to look at the gradually brightening sky outside the window, “We’ll see.”

After arriving at the Imperial Academy and getting off the carriage, she had classes in the morning as usual. She first went to the Doctors’ Hall. After the changes in her teaching schedule, her courses and workload had decreased, as well as the time she spent in the Doctors’ Hall.

Occasionally, she would meet a few doctors on the way and exchange a few simple words.

Just as she stepped into the Doctors’ Hall, she encountered Liu Bing, who was always early as usual. Lu Yuner suddenly thought of something and smiled, “Good morning, Doctor Liu!”

Liu Bing looked up at her and said coolly, “Good morning, Doctor Lu.”

With this question and answer, the room immediately fell silent again.

Although they had been working together for some time, for some reason, whenever she shared a room with Liu Bing, no matter how talkative she was, the atmosphere would freeze to ice point.

Lu Yuner returned to her own work station, pretending to busy herself to ease the atmosphere, occasionally tidying up her desk and watering the flowers by the window.

Meanwhile, Liu Bing glanced at the moving figure beside her from time to time, a fleeting smile passing through her eyes before returning to her cold demeanor.

It wasn’t until Zhu Miaomiao’s silver bell-like laughter sounded from outside that Lu Yuner stopped what she was doing. Seeing Zhu Miaomiao and Sheng Qingzi walk in, they all said in unison, “Good morning, everyone!”

Lu Yuner smiled and nodded, “Good morning.”

After a brief discussion, as the class bell rang, they each took their textbooks and went to teach. Sheng Qingzi walked with Lu Yuner.

Sheng Qingzi looked at Lu Yuner with a complex expression, “The Supervisor said that young master Su has requested sick leave and will be stopping classes for a while.”

Hearing this, Lu Yuner’s eyelashes trembled slightly, but her expression remained unchanged, “Is that so?”

Recalling that young master Su was perfectly fine last night, how could he suddenly fall ill?

Seeing that she seemed to know nothing about it, Sheng Qingzi felt confused.

After finishing the classes and during the meal, Liu Lan told her that the competition would be held in the afternoon, and that Han Ranzhi would arrive in the capital today, arranging to meet at the original location.

Taking advantage of the lunch break, Lu Yuner returned to her own courtyard for a short rest. After waking up, she took out a set of simple clothes from the cabinet and changed into them, heading straight for the ball court behind the mountain.

Author’s note:

Brief updates in the near future.