Under the inky black night sky, countless stars twinkled brilliantly, like diamonds set in the deep darkness. The moon hung silently in the sky, its soft yet bright light illuminating the entire night. Its light spilled onto the earth, draping the night in a silver veil.

Yan Wan ordered the ingredients for hot pot to be set out in the courtyard. The moonlight was beautiful tonight, and she planned to have hot pot with Ji Mohan in the courtyard and drink some wine. It would be the perfect thing in life.

"Hanhan, you're here? Please have a seat." Yan Wan greeted Ji Mohan happily as he came out of the study.

"Hmm, why are we having dinner in the courtyard tonight?" Ji Mohan asked, somewhat surprised.

"Hanhan, you might not know, but I opened a hot pot restaurant in Beijing. You probably haven't tried it before. Why don't you give it a try tonight and see if it's good?" Yan Wan said while holding a bowl of condiments.

"Hmm." Ji Mohan paused, his hand still holding the chopsticks he had picked up to cook the vegetables, and then put them down.

Actually, he had already been to Yanji Hot Pot on its first day of opening.

"Look, just put the vegetables in the pot like this, blanch them, and they'll be ready to eat when they're cooked." Yan Wan saw that Ji Mohan had put down his chopsticks and assumed it was his first time eating and he didn't know how to do it. So Yan Wan patiently picked up her chopsticks, took some vegetables, blanched them in the pot, and then put them into Ji Mohan's condiment bowl.

Ji Mohan glanced at Yan Wan's profile as she focused on cooking the vegetables, picked up his chopsticks, took a piece of fish, and put it in his mouth, saying, "It tastes pretty good."

"Right, right? Hot pot is the best dinner! Oh, by the way, there's some wine here, do you want some?" Yan Wan put down her chopsticks, picked up the wine pot, and shook it with a smile.

Ji Mohan didn't speak, but simply pushed his wine glass towards Yan Wan, the meaning of which was quite clear.

Yan Wan smiled, picked up his wine glass and filled it, then filled her own glass, gently pushing it to Ji Mohan's side. She then turned to look at Li Xia and Uncle He, who were busy running around, and said, "Uncle He, Li Xia, you don't need to bother anymore. There's still some hot pot base and vegetables in the kitchen. You can both go and rest. Oh, right, Xiao Wu and Xiao Liu too. You can come along as well."

As soon as Yan Wan finished speaking, Xiao Wu jumped down from the tree. The hot pot that the prince and princess had just eaten was so delicious that he could hardly stay in the tree. The princess is so kind; she even remembered them while eating hot pot.

"Thank you, Your Highness, thank you, Your Highness," Uncle He and Li Xia said gratefully.

Then, Xiao Liu jumped down from the tree, bowed to Yan Wan and Ji Mo Han, and saw his lord nod. He then pulled his silly brother Xiao Wu and quickly followed Uncle He away.

The other guards were practically grinding their teeth to dust. Xiao Wu and Xiao Liu were truly despicable. Ever since the Princess discovered them last time, the Prince had ordered them to follow the Princess. Following the Princess meant they could live a life of luxury. Why weren't they the ones who were discovered by the Princess?

The guards: Frustrated! Frustrated! Frustrated! Regretful! Frustrated and regretful! They were so regretful they were practically green with envy!

After they left, only Yan Wan and Ji Mohan remained in the courtyard. Ji Mohan's gaze was somewhat vacant. Such a leisurely life had appeared in his life, something he had never dared to dream of before. However, the appearance of one person had stirred up ripples in his dull life.

"Hanhan, this glass of wine is for you." Yan Wan looked at Ji Mohan with bright eyes and said sincerely, holding the wine glass with both hands.

"Heh, you're showing me respect? Why?" Ji Mohan asked. Ever since she married him, she had always been the one silently accompanying him; it should be him showing her respect.

"Well, thank you for appearing in my life. I'm so glad and lucky to have met you," Yan Wan said, looking at Ji Mohan with clear and bright eyes.

“Okay, me too.” Ji Mohan also raised his glass and gently touched Yan Wan’s glass to his own. The two of them tilted their heads back and drank together.

Yan Wan, I am an unfortunate person. Meeting you is probably the only lucky thing in my life.

Yan Wan picked up her wine glass and filled both of their glasses. She raised her glass and said, "Hanhan, this glass is for you. You guard the Yin Kingdom on the frontier and protect the lights of every household. You are a true hero. This glass is for all the heroes who guard the frontier."

Ji Mohan lowered his eyes and sneered. A hero? They all say he's a living Yama, a cruel and bloodthirsty monster, an ominous person.

While Ji Mohan was still immersed in his emotions, Yan Wan had already finished her second cup of wine, poured herself a third cup, and said with a smile, "Ji Mohan, this third cup is for you and for myself. I want to thank you for taking care of me during this time at the Han Prince's Mansion. No matter what the final outcome is, I will not regret it."

Yan Wan seemed a little drunk, her cheeks were flushed and her eyes were somewhat glazed. Ji Mohan smiled as he watched her sway as she picked up a wine glass and poured herself a drink. What a cute little silly girl, she got drunk after only two or three glasses of wine.

Yan Wan staggered over to the recliner with her wine glass, lay down, and stared at the moon without moving. Ji Mohan walked over and saw her looking dazed. He sat down on the recliner next to her and slowly looked at her.

She was looking at the moon, and he was looking at his own bright moon.

"Ji Mohan, the moon is so beautiful tonight," Yan Wan suddenly exclaimed.

Ji Mohan glanced at the full moon hanging in the sky, then stared at Yan Wan. What was so interesting about the moon? She was prettier than Yan Wan.

"Hey, Ji Mohan, why aren't you saying anything? I've been the one talking the whole time, that's not fair. You have to talk to me too, you know? That's the only fair thing to do!" Yan Wan sat up, grabbed Ji Mohan's face with both hands, stared into his deep eyes, and said fiercely. She was probably really drunk.

"Alright, let me go, and I'll talk to you," Ji Mohan said gently.

Yan Wan seemed too drunk to understand what he meant. She stared at him blankly for a long time before she realized what he meant and silently released her hand from Ji Mohan's face.

Ji Mohan didn't urge her, looking at her confused little expression with a smile in his eyes. She was really... adorable.

"Okay, you can say it now, I'm letting go!" Yan Wan waved her two small hands in front of Ji Mohan and said.

"Well, I'll ask you a few questions, and you'll have to answer me truthfully, okay?" Ji Mohan said gently, his tender tone was truly a sight to behold.

"Okay," Yan Wan said obediently.

Ji Mohan looked at Yan Wan, who was sitting upright, and shook his head helplessly. It seemed that he should not let her drink alcohol in the future. Even if she did drink, she could only drink with him.

"Then let me ask you, why did you keep holding onto me when we were behind Huguo Temple last time? Didn't it hurt? Why didn't you let go?" Ji Mohan asked several questions in one breath.

Hearing so many questions, Yan Wan regretted agreeing to his request and said with dissatisfaction, "Why do you have so many questions? I can't even remember them all."

Ji Mohan swallowed hard, and helplessly asked one by one, "Why did you keep holding my hand at Huguo Temple?"

Yan Wan said smugly, "Because I was betting. But I won."

"What are you betting on?" Ji Mohan pressed.

"Can the bet be changed? And what can be changed can't be said." Yan Wan covered her mouth and said, "I can't say."

Ji Mohan's eyes darkened, and he asked again, "Aren't you in pain?"

"It hurts so much," Yan Wan pouted and said aggrievedly.

"Why don't you let go if it hurts?"

“If you let go, you’ll fall, and it will hurt a lot, so I can’t let go,” Yan Wan replied.

Ji Mohan stared at the bewildered little white rabbit in front of him with a dark and unfathomable look in his eyes. He wanted to devour her as soon as he had the chance.

"Yan Wan, will you always stay with me?" Ji Mohan looked away, afraid that the possessiveness in his eyes would frighten her, so he turned to look at the full moon in the sky and asked.

Yan Wan, you can't leave me. If you leave, I'll go crazy.

Yan Wan looked at Ji Mohan for a long time without saying a word. Just when Ji Mohan thought she wouldn't answer his question, Yan Wan said earnestly, "Hanhan, I really want to stay with you forever."

But she couldn't.

Ji Mohan smiled, and when he turned to look at Yan Wan again, he found that she had fallen asleep. Ji Mohan got up, picked up Yan Wan, and carried her to the room. The moonlight shone on their shadows as they nestled together, casting long, long shadows.