Luo Sheng clenched his fists: "You really trust him that much?"

Xiao Yunying thought about it carefully for a moment and said firmly, "I believe in him. In this world, besides myself, he is the person I believe in the most."

Her intuition was always accurate, and she could sense that Chen Yuancheng, like the children, had probably already guessed that she had a secret she couldn't keep to herself.

But he didn't doubt, didn't question, didn't test him, and treated him like an ordinary person.

They will also believe in you without asking why, help you without expecting anything in return, and give you enough respect and a sense of security.

This alone was enough to make Xiao Yunying risk exposing her secret by giving him the inhaler to treat his asthma.

Because he deserves it.

Luo Sheng didn't speak, but his expression was truly unpleasant.

Once she calmed down, Xiao Yunying stopped using the wooden hairpin to tie up her long hair and smoothed it with her fingers: "Luo Sheng, you are physically strong and don't understand the thoughts of someone who has been ill for a long time."

Having an incurable disease is a terrible thing. Putting aside the physical torment, the psychological pressure alone is enough to break a person.

Chen Yuancheng knew from a very young age that he might die at any time due to wheezing, but he did not feel sorry for himself. Not wanting to worry his parents, he pretended not to know about it and tried to live a positive and optimistic life.

But when it comes to illness, pretending not to know about it won't make the pain disappear.

He didn't have a healthy childhood. He couldn't appreciate the beauty of blooming flowers, nor could he play football, race horses, or practice martial arts like other boys. He couldn't stand the heat or the cold, and even eating required extreme caution. He drank bitter and unpalatable medicine every day and couldn't even easily leave his room.

Ling Qi told her all of this secretly, and it made her heartbroken.

Looking back at my past self, wasn't I the same way?

Luo Sheng pursed his lips: "Why are you telling me all this?"

Xiao Yunying gathered her long, straight hair to her chest: "I just want you to know that people like Yuan Cheng, who have been ill for a long time, rarely make close friends."

I don't know what it was about me that caught his eye, but fate is a wonderful thing, and we just clicked.

He has never made many friends growing up, and suddenly a woman appears whom he can talk to very well. If he misunderstands our friendship as some other kind of relationship, it is understandable.

But don't worry, Chen Yuancheng is a man of good character and a gentleman. Putting aside whether he really likes me or not, even if he might have some feelings for me, he didn't express them to me before. Now that we're married, he certainly won't say anything in the future.

I have no romantic feelings for him. Our relationship is completely aboveboard, so you don't need to worry about me cheating on you, nor will it bring shame to your Luo family.

He paused for a moment and then added, "Besides, this is just your guess. Who says that someone giving me a wooden hairpin means they like me? It would be embarrassing if you guessed wrong."

Luo Sheng clenched his fist again: "Do you think I'm telling you these things because I'm worried you'll have an affair and disgrace the Luo family?"

Xiao Yunying asked in confusion, "Isn't that the reason?"

Luo Sheng stared intently at Xiao Yunying for a long time before finally uttering two words as if deflated.

"Never mind..."

Then he leaned against the carriage and closed his eyes to rest.

Luo Yang was right. Xiao Yunying is very perceptive in her understanding of others, but she is completely clueless about her own affairs.

Or rather, they are clueless about matters of love between men and women.

Seeing that he had closed his eyes to rest and seemed unwilling to communicate with her, Xiao Yunying stopped talking.

The two of them went home quietly.

She entered the room with her hair down, and when Mu Lianrong asked her questions, she just gave a casual answer.

She put the wooden hairpin and comb in her hand into the cabinet, and randomly picked out a jade hairpin from the box of jewelry that Old Madam Chen had given her to tie up her hair.

Regardless of Chen Yuancheng's reasons for giving her these two items, since others would see them as gifts from a man to a woman to express his affection, she should avoid using them to avoid misunderstandings.

When the time came, Xiao Yunying, under Mu Lianrong's guidance, served tea to Madam Luo.

Madam Luo placed a red envelope on the tray, signifying her acceptance of this daughter-in-law.

Everything had been agreed upon beforehand to be kept simple. After the tea ceremony, the Luo and Xiao families would simply have a meal together, and that would be it.

Ever since Xiao Shanhai learned that his former son-in-law was a renowned general, he has felt an indescribable sense of pride.

He's the general's father-in-law!

Unfortunately, my daughter doesn't want me to tell anyone, so I don't even have anyone to brag to.

The brothers Xiao Yunsong and Xiao Yunbai were dissatisfied with Luo Sheng for making their little sister suffer so much, but they couldn't openly teach him a lesson. So they took this opportunity to keep getting him drunk, hoping to vent their anger for their little sister in this way.

What they didn't expect was that Luo Yong relied on strong liquor to keep warm while marching and fighting in the north, so his alcohol tolerance was naturally quite high.

Unsurprisingly, the two brothers were completely drunk, while Luo Sheng was fine except for being a little tipsy.

In the end, he and Xiao Shan Hai helped the two brothers back home.

After Xiao Yunying finished clearing the table, she led Luo Xin back to the house. Not long after they sat down, they heard someone knocking on the door, so they got up and opened it.

"Madam Luo, is there something you need?"

Madam Luo smiled kindly: "You are already married to Sheng'er and are now a true member of the Luo family. Why do you still call me Madam Luo?"

Xiao Yunying could only awkwardly change her address: "...Mother".

"That's more like it."

Madam Luo turned to Granny Chang and the two maids and said, "Move them in."

Granny Chang came over, bowed, and then, with two maids carrying things, went inside past her.

Xiao Yunying recognized that it was Luo Sheng's bedding and personal belongings, and thought to herself, "No way, no way, is Madam Luo letting Luo Sheng move in?"

Madam Luo seemed to see through her thoughts: "You are already Shun'er's wife. It's inappropriate for you to continue sleeping in separate beds. Husband and wife should live together, don't you think?"

"Yes, yes..."

But they weren't a real couple.

I clearly explained it to Luo Sheng, so why didn't he tell Madam Luo?

Xiao Yunying glanced at Luo Xin standing to the side and, in a moment of panic, pulled the little girl over: "Um... Mother, Xin'er is sleeping with me now..."

Madam Luo waved her hand dismissively: "It's alright. Your house is big enough that there's plenty of room for Sheng'er. Besides, Xin'er is not a child anymore and should move out and live on her own."

Xiao Yunying regretted it; she shouldn't have built such a big house just for comfort.