The Thymefield Family.
Alice was sitting gracefully on the sofa, her smile sweet.
" Yijiang, it's better to see you in person than to have heard so much about you. You are as charming as ever, just as beautiful as you were back then."
Subtext: Old lady, you're too old for that; you'll never be as popular as a young girl like me.
Yijiang frowned slightly, then quickly relaxed her beautiful brows.
"It's alright. After all, everyone gets old eventually. Who can stay young forever? -- No, to be precise, there are some people who can."
Subtext: Little girl, don't be so smug. You'll grow old eventually, unlike Lu Yingheng, who will never grow old.
Alice narrowed her heterochromatic eyes. "Then Yijiang must have come today because it's urgent, right? It can't possibly be about my husband, can it?"
Seeing that the other person had finally stopped using veiled insults, Yijiang was first pleased, but then became suspicious:
Why would I want to see your husband? Wait, that's strange. I thought you'd end up alone, since you always had someone you couldn't forget, right?
Alice feigned surprise. "Oh? Who told my sister that I have someone I can't forget?"
"How could the sect leader possibly think I'll end up alone? After all, I'm practically preparing to marry the person I love."
Yijiang was taken aback at first. "Isn't the person you like...?"
"Etc!"
Now Yijiang finally realized what was happening, and immediately stood up, her previous gentle and caring older sister demeanor completely gone.
"What exactly did you do? How could this be?"
Even though Lu Yingheng went to find her sister behind her back back, Yijiang still wanted to believe that he wasn't a scumbag.
At most, they only had an argument.
However, after that argument, the two gradually fell into a cold war, and eventually parted ways without saying goodbye...
But are you going to tell her now that the man she liked back then was really a complete scumbag?
But she still refused to believe it; she still preferred to believe that Alice had done something to Lu Yingheng.
Alice looked at Yijiang, who was the first to lose her composure, and seemed to smile even more happily:
"What's wrong, Sect Leader? I didn't do anything!"
The way the word "sister" was drawn out made Yijiang feel very uncomfortable from the bottom of her heart.
"No way! How could he possibly agree to marry you? He loves my sister... He's such a scumbag!"
Yijiang was furious, looking as if she wanted to teleport directly in front of Lu Yingheng and tear him to pieces.
"Scumbag? I don't think so at all. I just happen to like the scumbag Brother Yingheng. No matter what he becomes, I'll still love him."
Alice laughed even harder, "And I heard that it was the sect leader who drove Brother Yingheng down the mountain back then?"
"That's because he's strong..."
Yijiang was momentarily stunned. Why had she suddenly become so impulsive?
Didn't she come here to get news about Lu Yingheng?
"Sect Leader Sister, do you really trust me that much? Don't you think I'm joking?"
Alice asked with a smile.
"If you dare to say it, and aren't afraid that I'll find him and tell him, then it proves it's true."
Yijiang got up and left. "So, he must have encountered some kind of situation and lost his mind."
You tried to deceive him again, which caused him to distrust everyone and only believe the truth he found on his own.
Was my guess right, Alice?
Alice ignored her and just chuckled to herself, saying, "Haste makes waste, but if you're late, there won't be any tofu left."
" Brother Yingheng's lips are so sweet, it's like eating a honey dessert."
Alice watched Yijiang leave.
Mount Yunkui, in Xiaoguang's courtyard.
Lu Yingheng lay lazily under the osmanthus tree, yellow osmanthus petals falling one by one, covering the courtyard in the gentle breeze.
Although it's not the season for osmanthus flowers to bloom yet, it's not a problem for Lu Yingheng.
"Senior~!"
Xiaoguang's lively voice rang out, "You're here... ah."
The breathtaking scene before him made Xiaoguang believe he had truly arrived in a paradise.
The osmanthus tree that shouldn't be blooming now is in full bloom.
The petals, scattered throughout the courtyard, were gently blown by the wind and landed on the lush green grass.
The yard, which was once overgrown with weeds, is now filled with green grass and all sorts of wildflowers.
Meanwhile, the handsome, godlike black-haired youth was enjoying himself under the falling osmanthus blossoms.
The small flowers beside her swayed wildly, seemingly showing off their beauty to the young man before her.
It's so beautiful.
Xiaoguang's mind was completely free of distractions; only this one thought remained.
She immediately walked over and lay down next to Lu Yingheng: "Senior~ Senior~ Are you asleep?"
Lu Yingheng opened one eye halfway, put her right index finger to her lips, and gestured for Xiaoguang to be quiet, wanting her to be quiet.
Xiaoguang smiled sheepishly, then put his hands behind his head, letting the osmanthus blossoms fall from above.
Osmanthus petals drifted down in the wind, and one or two yellow petals landed directly on her face.
Osmanthus flowers... smell so good!
The senior colleague also had this smell.
My favorite flavor.
The wind wasn't strong, having been largely weakened by the courtyard wall, but it still managed to blow away the gloom that had been building up in Xiaoguang's heart.
Not everyone can endure the pain of being locked up.
Xiaoguang is a person too, a girl who is almost an adult. Being locked up in this small courtyard every day must be hard for her.
Not everyone is Erii, who was confined to her room from a young age and never saw the splendor of the outside world.
Although Xiaoguang hasn't seen many, he has seen some.
Having seen the vast world outside, who could willingly be confined to such a small courtyard?
But right now, at least for this moment, Xiaoguang felt that his mood had eased considerably.
Having a senior colleague by your side is probably a really good thing.
My senior is truly a very kind person.
Xiaoguang had this thought for what felt like the umpteenth time.
Xiaoguang turned his head slightly to look at Lu Yingheng beside him.
It was still that unbelievably handsome face.
However, unlike before, he was now smiling slightly, as if he were having a sweet dream.
This senior seems much gentler now, Xiaoguang thought.
Is the senior asleep?
Xiaoguang looked at him, and slowly, a strange thought welled up in her mind.
She couldn't help but blurt out, "Senior~ I like it..."
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Chapters still owed to Daniel Wu and Liu Yifei: 1