Chapter 77: Returning to the Capital
Hearing this, Lu Yuner followed his words and curiously opened it to look. She discovered that a corner of the handkerchief was embroidered with two characters, “Qing” and “Yun”.
Lu Yuner’s lips curved upward. These two characters were taken from one character each of their names. She suddenly understood the meaning.
He had put his heart into it.
Su Qingwan’s shy gaze stared at her unblinkingly, catching every expression that passed over her face, while his heart was full of anticipation for her next reaction.
Lu Yuner’s smile deepened. She shifted her gaze to the young man before her, wrapping one arm around his slender waist and pulling him into her embrace. Her peach blossom eyes gazed at him affectionately, “I really like the handkerchief. When did Ah Wan embroider it? Why did you embroider white magnolia flowers?”
Su Qingwan explained with a blushing face: “Does elder sister Yuner remember? It was when I caught a cold and returned home to recover. I embroidered it during my free time. But at that time, elder sister Yuner and I hadn’t yet come to a mutual understanding, so I couldn’t give it to you after I finished embroidering it.”
“As for embroidering white magnolia flowers, does elder sister Yuner remember the clothes you put on me when you first saved me at Liusu River? I embroidered following the white magnolia flowers on those clothes.”
Su Qingwan’s words were filled with past memories, simultaneously pulling Lu Yuner back to the past. Suddenly thinking about it, she seemed to have been cold towards him at that time, and her words were even somewhat hurtful.
If it were her, she might have given up long ago.
Lu Yuner asked, “Ah Wan, was I a bit too harsh on you at that time?”
Su Qingwan was slightly stunned, then replied: “To be honest, I don’t think so. Not just me, there must have been other men who expressed their love to elder sister Yuner. Elder sister Yuner just didn’t have anyone she liked in her heart at that time, so she was a bit cold towards people. This actually helped me a lot.”
“But fortunately, I have thick skin. Only I stubbornly clung to elder sister Yuner, and now elder sister Yuner is finally mine.”
Lu Yuner smiled indulgently and said, “Ah Wan has given me a handkerchief, I should give a gift in return. So… is there any gift Ah Wan wants?”
When it came to gift-giving, Lu Yuner always directly asked what the other person wanted. This way, the gift would both satisfy their needs and be worthwhile.
Su Qingwan’s gaze was intensely passionate as he looked at her, “Can I ask for anything?”
Lu Yuner nodded with a smile in her eyes, not making empty promises: “I’ll give you what you want to the best of my ability.”
“I… I…” Su Qingwan looked at Lu Yuner shyly, suddenly unable to speak.
Actually, he liked anything she gave him, but now that he had elder sister Yuner’s promise, this originally simple idea became complicated.
Lu Yuner looked at him intently, “It’s okay. If you haven’t thought of anything, you can tell me anytime when you do.”
Su Qingwan raised his bright phoenix eyes, smiling, “Alright.”
Lu Yuner’s eyes had already recovered. Over the next two days, she personally thanked those who had treated and helped her.
At the same time, taking advantage of the beautiful scenery of Changyun Mountain, Lu Yuner and Su Qingwan toured together, which also counted as a date for them.
On the third day, after they had breakfast, they set out to return to the capital.
The scenery along the way was beautiful, with white clouds drifting. Although the carriage moved slowly, it still swayed a bit. Su Qingwan’s eyes were half-open, clearly overcome with sleepiness, and he accidentally bumped into Lu Yuner.
“Come, Ah Wan, lie in my arms and sleep for a while.” Seeing this, Lu Yuner pulled him over, letting him lie sideways on her lap.
After lying down drowsily, Su Qingwan moved slightly, obediently finding a comfortable position and falling into deep sleep.
Lu Yuner lowered her gaze to look at the handsome sleeping face in her arms, the corners of her mouth lifting in a faint smile.
A moment later, she turned her gaze through the window to the distance, watching the scenery continuously receding. Her eyes gradually became unfocused, and many feelings welled up in her heart.
She had always been a person who acted according to plan, but she didn’t expect so many unpredictable things to happen in these days, one misstep leading to another, disrupting all her plans.
Now that she had chosen to stay, she naturally had to make long-term plans. Now that she was returning to the capital, the first priority was to talk to Yun Qinwang about her relationship with the young master Su.
Because of the account book incident, she and the young master Su had been alone together for so long. Even if outsiders didn’t know what happened, Yun Qinwang certainly knew.
At the same time, although she wasn’t in the capital, when sister Lan discussed matters with her on Changyun Mountain, she learned about some street rumors from her.
The young master Su, not seeing her return to the capital, often went to the Lu residence to wait for her return. This action attracted quite a bit of attention.
Although he was Yun Qinwang’s son, due to propriety and male virtue, various speculations and discussions underground inevitably carried some malice. She needed to come forward to quell the rumors and give the young master Su a reasonable status.
Besides this, the account book matter seemed to be resolved, but there were clearly others involved. If the mastermind behind it wasn’t brought to justice, given the nature of those people, if even a tiny bit of their interests were touched, they definitely wouldn’t let it go at that.
In short, now that this muddy water had started to churn, she might as well stir it up completely.
Around noon, the carriage slowly entered the city. The bustling market street was filled with noise. Su Qingwan, who had been sleeping soundly, fluttered his eyelashes a few times and sat up with drowsy eyes.
The young man’s skin was fair and translucent. Sleeping on his side had caused one side of his small face to become slightly flushed, giving him quite a bit of childlike innocence.
“You’re awake.” Lu Yuner looked at the drowsy young man, and with a doting expression, helped him tidy up his messy hair. “We’ve already arrived in the capital. I’ll send you back to Yun Qinwang’s mansion first. I’ll go back to pack up and bring some gifts, then come to pay a visit to Yun Qinwang tomorrow.”
Hearing that they had to separate, Su Qingwan threw himself into Lu Yuner’s arms with reluctance. Having been together with elder sister Yuner for so many days, suddenly having to separate made him feel truly uncomfortable.
How could she not know the young man’s thoughts? After spending these days together, she used to think the young master Su was a bit love-brained, but from their previous conversations, Lu Yuner felt that the young master Su’s personality was somewhat similar to his father’s.
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If you’re like me…
Too tired of reading stories where the female lead is often foolish, weak, feeble both physically and mentally, usually in a subservient and oppressed role in society such as a maid, secretary, concubine… or to put it bluntly, typically the one who has to serve and please the male lead, always needing protection and rescue from male leads, while the male lead is often described as talented, strikingly handsome, powerful,…
Then please continue reading.
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*Spotlight on Finished Novel Translations*
The Male Lead’s Obsessive (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: She is his lifelong obsession, to the point where he was willing to be a third wheel, scorned by society, just to wedge his way into her relationship with her fiancé.
Synopsis:
Cold-hearted and indifferent female lead + Scheming and subservient CEO male lead
Summary:
Rong Xiu’s biggest regret in life was missing out on Fan Xia.
He secretly loved Fan Xia for 7 years.
Watched her go public with her boyfriend.
Watched her kiss her boyfriend at their wedding.
Until that man blissfully nestled in Fan Xia’s arms, obtaining everything he could only dream of.
The crazy jealousy stripped away his hidden secret love, layer by layer, burning like wildfire.
Fan Xia, how can I have you!
【Reading and Trigger Warning Guide】
1. Female dominant, male submissive, male pregnancy
2. Male lead schemes his way to the top, male competition
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