Wind Lian Enters the City

658 Wind Lian Enters the City

The next morning, Xu Fenglian carefully dressed in her room at the relay station before preparing to head to Haining City. She understood that once she took this step, there would be no turning back.

"Feng Lian, are you ready?" A gentle voice came from the doorway. Zhang Yanye stood there, holding the Jade Hairpin Xu Fenglian had admired the day before.

It seemed Zhang Yanye had also dressed up with great care. He now carried himself with some of the bearing of a noble young master.

Xu Fenglian looked up and smiled faintly. "Yanye, I'm ready. Thank you for your gift."

Xu Fenglian gestured for Zhang Yanye to come over and personally put the hairpin in her hair.

Such an intimate gesture had already given him his answer.

She knew that this gift was not merely a hairpin. It represented Zhang Yanye's feelings.

With a hint of bashfulness on her face, Xu Fenglian lowered her head slightly. Her personal maid and nanny had both been assigned temporarily. Once she had settled down, her parents would bring their families and leave Xuzhou City with them to live here with the Zhang Family.

She watched Zhang Yanye's busy figure as warmth surged through her heart. Although this man was not the one who held power in the family, his sincerity and kindness made her feel at ease.

Besides, she was not the sort of person who craved power, nor did she have any experience wielding authority or handling affairs. Thus, she knew that the person she ought to learn from was not Zhao Siqi, but Qu Ziyi.

Before her departure, people from the Xu Clan had already taught her the relevant information.

The old Family Head still had one or two centuries of life left,