The Old Gatekeeper was an ordinary old man. There was no way he could keep up with Su Jinyue, and in the blink of an eye she had left him far behind. He still panted as he chased after her.
"All right, Uncle Mu, take a rest. Jinyue and I are talking."
Lian Yunshang's voice rang out, and only then did the Old Gatekeeper turn back.
"What have you been doing all these days? I asked you out several times, but you didn't even bother to reply. What's the matter? Have you met some handsome young man and forgotten about your old friend?"
Su Jinyue found Lian Yunshang in the back courtyard and immediately started chattering. Every now and then, she sized Yunshang up from the corner of her eye, checking to see if anything seemed amiss with her old friend.
As it turned out, she had never forgotten the strange change that had come over Lian Yunshang after she watched that performance of Asking of Love. She had seemed like a completely different person.
Now, though, it seemed she had worried for nothing. Perhaps the play had simply been so moving that Yunshang had lost her composure.
Thinking back, hadn't she herself been utterly shocked that day, utterly moved? To an onlooker, she might well have looked like a different person too.
Lian Yunshang said, "You little rascal, didn't I tell you I had important things to take care of these past few days? Why did you still come knocking?"
Su Jinyue snorted. "You think I don't know what you've been up to besides staying cooped up at home? You've gone to South Garden several times, and even asked Old Qin about the people behind Asking of Love. Am I wrong?"
Lian Yunshang laughed. "So you've turned against me