"Fine." Su Qiao agreed readily enough, but only she knew what she was really thinking.
*
On the other side, Ye Ningshuang had been shocked and frightened, and she was so angry that she went back to her mother and cried about it for ages. She went to bed without even eating dinner.
After Huangfu Youran glanced at her elder brother and Lin Hanyan gazing at each other, she left in a rather relieved mood and returned to her own room.
The others knew Huangfu Zhenlou and Lin Hanyan had something to discuss, so they tactfully hurried away as well.
"Are you truly with me of your own free will? You're not unwilling?"
To be honest, after today's upsetting incident, Huangfu Zhenlou had begun to feel somewhat insecure.
"Of course I am. Why do you still doubt me?"
"If you don't believe me, then we might as well part ways."
Lin Hanyan's heart was a mess at that moment, so her tone naturally wasn't very pleasant. As soon as she finished speaking, she turned to leave.
Huangfu Zhenlou had still harbored some doubts, but when he saw her acting like this, he hurriedly caught her hand. "No, I don't want us to part."
"Hanyan, I'm sorry. I just... I'm just a little worried, that's all."
Lin Hanyan took a deep breath and turned her head back, somewhat calmer now. "Stop overthinking things. I said I'm willing to be with you, so I'll definitely stay with you."
"Your body hasn't fully recovered yet, and you shouldn't be exposed to too much wind. I'd better help you back."
Huangfu Zhenlou nodded. "All right."
Although the two of them seemed to have reconciled on the surface, without the slightest problem between them, the earlier incident had in fact left a mark in both