"Second Brother is back? I'll go welcome him at the door!"
Lin Xiangyin immediately rose with a delighted expression. Barely two steps out the door, she turned back. "Third Son, hurry and send someone to fetch your fifth sister!"
"Understood."
Jiang Li remained a man of few words. Not only did he look less than pleased, he actually seemed considerably more glum.
With Second Brother back, his peaceful days were over.
Just imagining someone chattering incessantly in his ear every day made his head buzz.
"Third Brother, you still need to welcome Second Brother. I'll take Sister Lin for a stroll around the courtyard so she won't feel awkward."
After gulping down a couple of mouthfuls of tea, Jiang Yourning felt much better.
"Mm."
Jiang Li nodded lightly, then turned his gaze toward Lin Qingrao.
Lin Qingrao immediately understood and nodded. "Third Young Master Jiang, please go attend to your business."
"All right."
His voice was so gentle it nearly melted into water.
Jiang Yourning flashed a satisfied, doting auntie smile.
Sure, a man who spread his warmth to everyone like central heating could make a girl feel cozy, but tenderness from a man of steel could capture hearts too, couldn't it?
At the gates of the Jiang Residence.
The moment Jiang He dismounted, he spotted Yuan Ye standing squarely in the middle of the entrance with a sword in his arms, motionless as a door god.
Beside the door god, Chu Lange sat on a little stool brought out from the gatehouse, cracking sunflower seeds between her teeth. She could hardly have looked more down-to-earth.
"Buddy, who are you? What are you doing outside my house?"
Jiang He studied Yuan Ye, unable to help furrowing his brows.
When he turned toward Chu Lange beside him, however, his tone