Clearly, in the empty Jiaxing Garden, the same excuse could not be used a second time.
Especially not at this moment.
One sat inside the pavilion, while the other stood in the rain.
Xiao Wan'er held her hands over her chest and pulled her cloak tight around herself, her delicate face full of shock.
Just now, she had not seen Chen Yi coming from Sifang Zhai. She had only thought that he had been standing there, secretly watching her for quite some time.
Chen Yi merely smiled. Though he was soaked by the rain and his long hair hung in a tangled mess across his face, he made no unusual move.
Still, it had to be said—the atmosphere between them was not exactly... harmonious?
Probably.
After a long while.
Xiao Wan'er finally spoke, overwhelmed by shame and anger. "You... even if you cannot sleep, you cannot come here to secretly, secretly watch..."
Second sister Xiao Jinghong had only left the manor yesterday, yet he had sneaked over like this.
If someone saw them, what was she supposed to do?
"Secretly watch?"
Chen Yi knew she had misunderstood.
At the same time, he realized that Xiao Wan'er had not noticed he had gone to Sifang Zhai.
That counted as good news.
Chen Yi glanced around. Seeing no one nearby, he strode openly into the pavilion.
Xiao Wan'er instinctively retreated two steps. She looked at him in alarm, her lips trembling, already unable to speak.
Chen Yi wiped the rain from his face as if nothing had happened, revealing a smile. "Eldest Sister, why are you still awake so late? Are you still worried about that batch of Medicinal Herbs?"
Xiao Wan'er had thought he meant to do something, so she froze at his words. But when she saw that he did