Only then did Li Congyou realize that something was wrong.

He immediately took a large step back, cupped his hands in apology, and said, "I apologize for my rudeness!"

"It's alright." Li Yunyan returned the greeting, saying with a pure and kind expression, "I can tell that you, young master, are not a bad person!"

Looking into her clear eyes, which were exactly like her mother's, and feeling her understanding nature, Li Congyou felt a surge of tenderness in his heart.

This only fueled his suspicions! The appearance, the surname—so many coincidences—it couldn't possibly be completely unrelated to his family!

However, he couldn't ask any more questions now. Judging from Jing's voice just now, he knew him well and knew that Jing was already somewhat displeased.

Having achieved her goal, Li Yunyan bowed and returned to her room.

Li Congyou would come to Taikang Pavilion every now and then. This time, he found that Sang Shijing had actually come out of his room and was sitting in the outer room.

It's hard to tell whether his condition has greatly improved, or...?

He walked over and sat down without saying a word, his eyes filled with worry as he looked at him.

"Li Yunyan is the doctor who treated me."

Sang Shijing said this calmly, but Li Congyou knew he was referring to him, and suddenly felt like laughing.

Who would have thought that Sang Shijing, the eldest grandson of a Hanlin scholar, the pride of scholars, and the one who wrote countless brilliant poems, would one day be jealous of him!

However, seeing that he even had a sour and jealous mood, I figured his condition had improved, so I was relieved.

To avoid being thrown out by Sang Shijing, Li Congyou explained, "Brother Jing, if you had seen my mother, you wouldn't have doubted why I acted that way just now!"

Sang Shijing looked up at him. Li's mother was a good friend of her mother, but he had only met her when he was a child, and his impression of her was already vague.

Now that he said it, I slowly began to recall that memory.

In a moment of stunned silence, Li Congyou said, "This Doctor Li looks remarkably like my mother!"

Seeing that Sang Shijing's eyes had returned to their usual calm, Li Congyou continued, "So, I was just asking Dr. Li a few more questions out of curiosity, and I didn't have any other intentions."

Sang Shijing slightly raised his eyes and asked Dong Yan to bring out the chessboard.

"We haven't played a game of chess for a long time, so let's have a match today."

Li Yunyan, who had been watching from inside the room, noticed that they had finished talking and then reluctantly came over.

After all, either of them is someone she urgently needs to get close to right now, so she can't afford to waste the opportunity!

She sat cross-legged between the two, holding a plate of dried fruit in her hands. She didn't say a word, her little head turning left and right as she earnestly studied their chess skills.

Her eating habits have always attracted attention; her little mouth moves so fast, just like a little hamster!

Although Sang Shijing didn't look at her directly, he kept an eye on her movements out of the corner of his eye. A faint smile played on his lips.

Even while multitasking, he was still able to utterly annihilate Li Congyou!

Li Congyou was defeated once again, and left wailing, vowing that he would definitely come back and beat him next time!

Li Yunyan gave Sang Shijing two thumbs up, "Young Master! You're amazing!"

Sang Shijing looked at the crumbs at the corner of her mouth and felt an itch in his palm.

He raised his hand, then lowered it, then raised it again and pointed to his mouth, "Wipe it."

"oh."

Li Yunyan took out a handkerchief from her bosom, wiped herself haphazardly a couple of times, and then stuffed the handkerchief back into her pocket.

Sang Shijing sighed silently, took out a handkerchief embroidered with green bamboo from his sleeve, and brought it close to her.

Under her clear gaze, he raised his hand and gently rubbed the corner of her mouth a few times.

"alright."

"Thank you, young master!" Li Yunyan smiled at him with her eyes crinkling, then turned around and went off to do something else.

Sang Shijing was left sitting there, clutching the handkerchief in her hand, which felt a little hot to the touch.

*

Unexpectedly, Li Congyou came again the next day.

This time, he not only came by himself, but also brought another person with him.

Li Congzhong, Li Yunyan's third brother.

Upon seeing Li Yunyan for the first time, Li Congzhong jumped up, "Second Brother! I didn't believe it at first! I didn't expect that she really looks exactly like Mother!"

Li Congzhong reached out and smacked him on the head, "Don't yell like that!"

"oh!"

Li Congzhong politely greeted Sang Shijing and Li Yunyan, then stared intently at Li Yunyan.

Li Yunyan also stared at him with wide eyes. Her third brother was 17 years old this year, unmarried, and seemed to have a rather lively personality.

Once Sang Shijing understood their reason, she stopped stopping them and simply looked at Li Congyou, saying, "Why are you here again?"

Li Congyou shrugged, "My third brother doesn't believe it and insists on seeing Doctor Li for himself!"

After looking at her for a while, Li Yunyan turned around and asked, "Second Young Master Li, do I really look a lot like your mother?"

"They look so alike!" said the Third Young Master Li. "If you were any older, I would hardly be able to tell you apart!"

"No, that's not right! Looking closely, you actually seem to be prettier than my mother!"

"Li Congzhong!"

Li Congyou and Sang Shijing spoke at the same time, their eyes filled with disapproval of his nonsense.

How can you comment on a woman's appearance like that?

Li Congyou smiled apologetically at Li Yunyan and Sang Shijing, then raised his hand and slapped them twice, scolding them in a low voice: "If you dare to speak rudely again, be careful I'll tell my older brother when we get home!"

At home, Li Congzhong was most afraid of his serious older brother, so he immediately covered his head and apologized, "I'm sorry, Dr. Li! I didn't mean it! I didn't mean anything by it, I just..."

"I know," Li Yunyan said with a gentle smile. "Young Master Li's eyes are clear, and like Young Master Li's second son, he is a good person!"

Li Congzhong straightened up and nodded to her proudly, saying, "Exactly! You have a sharp eye!"

Li Yunyan covered her mouth and laughed, "Hearing you say that, I'm actually quite curious, just how much do your mothers look like me?"

"That's easy! Tomorrow is my mother's birthday banquet, and Aunt Jiang will be there too. You can go with Aunt Jiang!"

Li Yunyan turned and glanced at Sang Shijing. "So the birthday banquet that Madam is taking me to tomorrow is Madam Li's?"

“Exactly.” Sang Shijing nodded. “Now that the three of you have met, Congyou and Congzhong, tomorrow you must take care of my mother for me, cough, for me!”

"That's natural!"

Li Congzhong patted his chest and said, "Dr. Li, if you're scared tomorrow, just come with me! Oh, by the way, I have a younger sister named Li Mingzhu. She's about your age. If you get bored, you can go play with her!"

Li Yunyan lowered her eyes and smiled gently and harmlessly, "I understand, I will."

Watching the three chatting happily, Sang Shijing felt that his Taikang Pavilion had never been so lively before.

Upon closer inspection, one might find that the three of them share many similarities in their eyes and brows.