Xie Fengsheng returned to the Xie residence in a daze.

Seeing his frequent absent-mindedness, Xie's mother shook her head and said, "How can you be so useless? You can't even get a doctor to come?"

Sensing the dissatisfaction in her mother's tone, Xie Fengping snapped out of her reverie and said, "Mother, she's no ordinary doctor! Doctor Li treats all patients equally, regardless of their social status, which is why she's so beloved by the people. It's true that she can't spare the time!"

"Surely you can't even leave for half a day?"

"Mother, you may not know this, but Dr. Li has three young children. She has to see patients and raise her children at the same time, so she really can't be in two places at once."

Upon hearing that she had a young child to take care of, Xie's mother stopped saying anything.

She is a mother herself and knows the deep concern a mother has for her child, a concern that cannot be separated from her for even a moment.

"Then so be it! Just wait until your sister-in-law can move around again, and then let her go queue up herself!"

"That's not necessarily true!" Xie Fengsheng said. "Mother, Doctor Li is a skilled and kind doctor. I can take my sister-in-law's medical records to Doctor Li for a look. Perhaps he can discover something different!"

Mother Xie had never seen her youngest son praise anyone so highly, so she asked, "Is this Doctor Li really that good?"

His eyes flickered, and he awkwardly turned his head away, replying calmly, "She is a good doctor."

Seeing that he had reverted to his old aloof demeanor, Xie's mother said angrily, "You, you need to change your ways! How old are you? You still haven't gotten married! Do you want me to be too ashamed to face our ancestors in the future?"

Thinking of her face, Xie Fengsheng said, "With my elder brother and sister-in-law here, Mother, don't worry about your son."

Mother Xie was furious and scolded in a low voice, "Are you trying to drive your mother to her death? If your sister-in-law were healthy enough to give birth, would I be in such a hurry to send you to find a doctor? And your older brother, he only comes back once every few months. Even things like seeking medical treatment have to be done by you, his younger brother! You two brothers have completely disgraced the Xie family!"

Xie Fengsheng lowered his eyes, concealing his emotions. "Mother, my destiny has not yet arrived. There's no use in you being anxious."

Mother Xie was so angry she almost fell over. "Fine! Fine! I won't care about you anymore. Tomorrow you'll take your sister-in-law's medical records and go queue up to see if there's any chance of a breakthrough!"

"Yes, my son has gone back to his room."

The next day, Xie Fengsheng went to Ruyan Medical Clinic again and chatted with her for a few minutes as she was about to close.

Li Yunyan told him to come earlier to queue next time, instead of always waiting until closing time.

He agreed.

On the third day, he went there early in the morning and had lunch there.

On the fourth day, he went again, had lunch, and then had dinner.

On the fifth day, Li Yunyan looked at Xie Fengsheng, who was helping her pack the medicine, with a puzzled expression.

"What exactly are you doing here?"

Don't blame her for not noticing; all the men she'd met before were either straightforward or were themselves straightforward, so she really couldn't see through such a subtle approach.

Xie Fengsheng had already prepared his explanation: "My mother asked me to invite you to the mansion to examine my sister-in-law's pulse, no matter what."

Li Yunyan pointed to the sign outside, "But I don't make house calls!"

“I know!” Xie Fengsheng said, “That’s why I didn’t say anything.”

"So you've been coming here to freeload these past few days?"

Xie Fengsheng chuckled softly, "That's exactly right!"

He looked into her eyes and said, "The food at Miss Li's house is especially delicious!"

That's true, Xiangxia learned to cook from her own hands! How could it not be delicious!

She said haughtily, "Then if you want to freeload meals in the future, you'll have to help me out!"

He smiled gently, looked up, and his eyes softened. "I thank Miss Li for taking me in!"

Li Yunyan smiled, her face blooming like a flower. "I'm a mother now, so please don't call me 'Miss' anymore. My name is Li Yunyan!"

He savored those three words, his tone filled with tenderness: "Yunyan."

"My name is Xie Fengsheng!"

*

Xie Fengsheng didn't go to Ruyan Medical Clinic every day. He had arranged to meet Gu Yingzhi at his residence every month, and it was time for him to set off again.

"Yunyan, I won't be able to come for the next few days. Please remember to cook less rice."

He didn't know what advice he could give, but he just wanted to offer some words of advice.

Li Yunyan was busy cutting the herbs, and without looking up, she nodded haphazardly.

He gazed intently at her, and only at this moment could he indulge himself in looking at her without any restraint.

"Yunyan."

"Um?"

He made conversation by asking, "Is there anything you want?"

"ah?"

She finally raised her head and looked at him with her eyes, which were as clear as a spring.

Xie Fengsheng quickly lowered his eyes.

"I mean, I'm going to Qingyang City tomorrow. Is there anything you'd like to buy? I'll bring it back for you!"

Qingyang City?

Isn't that dog's territory?

Li Yunyan stopped what she was doing and asked him, "What's in Qingyang City?"

Seeing that she was interested in the topic, Xie Fengsheng racked his brains.

Knowing that she loved food, he told her about various foods.

"There's a candied fruit shop in Qingyang City that's famous for its candied fruit; there's always a queue. There's also a pastry shop whose pine nut milk pastry is absolutely amazing—you can't buy it anywhere else! And the signature dishes at Xiangmanlou are also quite good, but it's too far from Lianjiang City to carry around easily. In the future, if I go to Qingyang City with you, I'll take you with me."

His heart was pounding as he uttered the last sentence.

Li Yunyan didn't hear anything about that scoundrel, and that didn't matter. She didn't want to go to Qingyang City right now.

He then said, "If you have time, please bring some for me. If you don't have time, then forget it, I have important business to attend to!"

Xie Fengsheng looked slightly saddened, but seeing her busy with her hands and unable to free herself, he gently smiled again.

Seeing the few strands of hair falling from her temples, my palms itched.

In the end, I didn't help her get up.

His voice was clear and gentle, "Yunyan, then you and the children take good care of yourselves."

Li Yunyan smiled gently at him, her eyes crinkling, "Have a safe journey with you!"

"Um."

*

Xie Fengsheng arrived at the Qingyang Prince's Mansion.

Gu Yingzhi noticed that he kept losing his mind, sometimes smiling faintly with his head down, and sometimes looking sad and heartbroken.

He looked foolishly infatuated.

His deep, mellow voice held a hint of amusement. "So? Have you found that woman, or have you found someone new?"

Xie Fengsheng's lips curved into a smile, "I found her!"

"Then why don't you hurry up and go propose marriage?"

He sighed softly, "It's not that easy!"

Gu Yingzhi asked in bewilderment, "You are the young master of the most prestigious family in Lianjiang City, is there anything you can't do?"

Xie Fengsheng's eyes were indifferent. "It seems she has no feelings for me."

"You asked her?"

No.

"How can you be so sure? What if she's reserved and just waiting for you to point it out?"

Xie Fengsheng's eyes lit up. "Does Your Highness really think so?"

Gu Yingzhi said sadly, "I only know that if there's something I want to do, I have to do it right away! Otherwise, I'll regret it!"

Seeing his appearance, Xie Fengsheng asked, "Your Highness and Your Highness, are you still the same as before?"