Lovers Meet

Inside the room, Fu Yunlang looked at Zhao Ruyu with great Gao Xing: "Ruyu."

Zhao Ruyu asked indifferently, "Does Young Master Fu have something to discuss with me?"

"Ruyu, why are you like this again? Didn't I already explain things clearly last time? You also said to give me time to sort things out slowly." Seeing that Zhao Ruyu was lukewarm towards him, no longer showing the joy, enthusiasm, and shyness she had shown him before, Fu Yunlang was extremely anxious.

Looking at her husband's handsome face, Zhao Ruyu felt a mix of emotions.

In her past life, before she breathed her last, he held her hand and made a promise to her that they would continue their love in the next life.

Unexpectedly, she was reborn and came back to keep their promise and spend her life with him again.

She wondered if he remarried after she left in their past life, what his relationship with his new wife was like, and whether he had already forgotten her. Their sweet love seemed like it was just yesterday in her heart. But if he knew, perhaps he would think she was someone he had already forgotten?

Zhao Ruyu lowered her eyes, composed herself, and tears slowly slid down her cheeks.

Fu Yunlang was startled. "Ruyu, what's wrong?"

"I'm fine." Zhao Ruyu shook her head, tears falling with her movement and dripping onto Fu Yunlang's hand.

She looked up at him, her eyes brimming with tears and filled with adoration, her voice choked with emotion. "You haven't come in so long, I thought..." She didn't finish her sentence, and tears streamed down her face again.

"What did you think? Silly girl." Fu Yunlang wiped away her tears with his fingers and couldn't help but pull Zhao Ruyu into his arms. "I've been busy with the silver shop these past few days, it's not that I didn't come to see you on purpose. You've just started at the academy, you've been busy too."

He lowered his head to look at Zhao Ruyu: "I've already told Mother about your acceptance into the Women's Academy, and she was very Gao Xing to hear it. Once my brother gets married, we'll arrange your marriage; and once you come of age, we'll get married."

Zhao Ruyu blinked, then slowly nodded, replying with a nasal tone, "Okay."

Seeing Zhao Ruyu like this, Fu Yunlang was very Gao Xing.

"You said you've been busy with the jewelry store, what's going on?" Zhao Ruyu asked.

This didn't happen in my past life.

Before their marriage in their previous life, Fu Yunlang was idle and the Wife of the Marquis of Pingnan was unwilling to let him do anything. If he hadn't appeared incompetent and been the second son, not the one who would inherit the title, Zhao Ruyu would never have been able to sit in the position of the second young mistress of Marquis of Pingnan, no matter how much Fu Yunlang liked her.

Fu Yunlang has changed in this life, taking on the responsibility of managing household affairs. Who suggested this?

"It's naturally because of you." Fu Yunlang looked at Zhao Ruyu and smiled. "You've entered the Capital Women's Academy, and your talent is outstanding. If I don't do something, people will say I'm not good enough for you. What if you look down on me?"

Things were certainly not as he described.

It was the Fifth Prince who persuaded him to do this. But he naturally couldn't say that to his lover. He knew that if he said his changes were because of Zhao Ruyu, Zhao Ruyu would definitely be very Gao Xing.

Sure enough, upon hearing that Fu Yunlang had changed his mind because of her, Zhao Ruyu felt relieved and as sweet as if she had eaten honey.

Although she no longer felt the same fluttering sensation as in her past life, she was still very Gao Xing to hear sweet words.

"Thank you." Zhao Ruyu hugged Fu Yunlang tightly.

In her past life, she would have worried about Fu Yunlang's actions. The more outstanding he was, the less worthy she felt of him. Their marriage would definitely be fraught with difficulties.

And that was indeed the case in their past life. Even though Fu Yunlang wasn't that outstanding, their marriage still went through many twists and turns before they finally got together.

But not anymore. She has been admitted to the Capital Women's Academy, and with that, the Wife of the Marquis of Pingnan has no reason to criticize her anymore, and their marriage will definitely go smoothly.

Despite these thoughts, Zhao Ruyu felt a vague unease, because Zhao Ruxi was different from the one in her previous life; this was a variable. If Zhao Ruxi were to interfere in her marriage with Fu Yunlang, then the marriage would likely face unexpected obstacles.

Zhao Ruyu had never been so proactive in getting close to him before, and now that she was being so forward, Fu Yunlang was immediately thrilled.

However, he knew that they shouldn't stay here too long. Even though few people knew that he had booked the place, once it was discovered, news of his secret rendezvous with Zhao Ruyu would spread.

He, a grown man, wasn't afraid of that; but Zhao Ruyu's reputation would be ruined. His mother would definitely seize on that and not want him to marry Zhao Ruyu.

He composed himself, cleared his head, and then told Zhao Ruyu about Xu Xi selling jewelry designs at the Abundant and Prosperous Pavilion in Beining County.

"Although the Fifth Prince told us to find her and cooperate with her, as soon as I learned her identity, I immediately told Shopkeeper Huang to stop contacting her. You've suffered so much because of her, and you've put in so much effort to get into the Women's Academy. How could I possibly let the jewelry store cooperate with her again?"

As the male lead in this sweet romance novel, Fu Yunlang possesses an innate talent for sweet talk, always managing to say things that resonate deeply with Zhao Ruyu. In the novel, their interactions are nothing but sweetness.

If it were anything else, Zhao Ruyu would naturally be happy and sweet if he said that.

At the mention of Xu Xi, Zhao Ruyu's body stiffened. She released her grip, her eyes widened, and she looked at Fu Yunlang in astonishment, asking, "How... how could she...?"

Seeing Fu Yunlang's surprised gaze, she snapped out of her reverie, lowered her eyes, and murmured to herself, "That's it, she's not Zhao Ruxi."

"What do you mean?" Fu Yunlang asked, puzzled.

"No, I'm just wondering why she would draw these jewelry designs," Zhao Ruyu. "Wasn't she raised in the countryside? She probably hasn't even seen much jewelry before, has she?"

"Haha, that's exactly what I said to the Fifth Prince today," Fu Yunlang laughed. "We're really on the same wavelength; we're thinking the same thing."

Zhao Ruyu lowered her eyelids and remained silent.

Her meaning was naturally different from Fu Yunlang's. But she didn't want to correct Fu Yunlang.

Xu Xi, that woman, has a mysterious background. Zhao Ruyu felt that she knew Xu Xi wasn't the Zhao Ruxi from her past life, but did Xu Xi also know she wasn't the original Zhao Ruyu? If she revealed this, and someone disturbed Xu Xi, Xu Xi might expose her secret.

Zhao Ruyu raised her eyes and looked at Fu Yunlang.

Fu Yunlang, because he was so well protected by his mother, wasn't very brave. If he knew she was reborn, he might think she was a ghost and wouldn't dare to approach her again. If Fu Yunlang, who loved her deeply, was like this, how would others see her? Just because she was burned to death doesn't mean she has to be ostracized as an alien.

This is definitely not what she wanted.