Liu Dalei did not immediately respond to these words, but remained deep in thought.

Xiao Yunying didn't rush him. This was a major life event. If he directly refused or agreed now, she would feel something was wrong and would inevitably start to think of a conspiracy.

Liu Dalei thought for a while but couldn't make a decision. He said, "Miss Xiao, don't tell Miss Cheng about this yet. Let me go back and think about it some more. Also, there's my mother... I don't want to make a decision so hastily, lest I regret it in the future, or ruin Miss Cheng's life."

These words sounded sincere, and Xiao Yunying agreed: "Don't worry about that, I won't tell Sister Cheng Yue. I just want to make things clear in advance to avoid any unnecessary misunderstandings later. As for how things develop between you two, I won't interfere too much, of course, provided that Sister Cheng Yue doesn't reject or dislike it."

Liu Dalei said, "Don't worry, young lady, I know what I'm doing."

"That's good."

Liu Dalei stood up and said, "I've brought the silver notes. There's nothing else, so I'll be leaving now."

Xiao Yunying politely urged him to stay, saying, "It's almost lunchtime, Brother Liu, please have some food before you leave."

"No need. It looks like it's going to rain soon. I can ride back in time for dinner. The young lady is injured, so there's no need to see her off."

Xiao Yunying didn't try to persuade him to stay: "Then I won't keep you. Brother Liu, please give my regards to your aunt."

"Alright, I'm leaving now. Please wait, young lady."

Xiao Yunying slowly walked to the door, while Liu Dalei had already strode out the door, looking hurried and seemingly in a rush to get back to do something.

As she stepped out of the waiting room, Luo Sheng's voice suddenly came from beside her: "Finished with work?"

Xiao Yunying shuddered, clutched her chest, and turned her head to see Luo Sheng standing against the wall.

"What are you doing standing here? You startled me."

"I'm just worried about you."

Xiao Yunying rolled her eyes at him: "We're at home, what's there to worry about?"

Luo Sheng would never admit that he was worried because they were alone together in a room, so he avoided her gaze and said, "I was worried about your injury."

"I'm fine now." Xiao Yunying stretched her waist. "I'm almost fully recovered. Don't treat me like a porcelain doll."

Luo Sheng knew she didn't remember the time she had a high fever, so he didn't say anything more: "It's good that you're better now."

Xiao Yunying felt uneasy under his gaze, unaccustomed to such affectionate eyes. She touched the bridge of her nose and said, "Let's invite Madam Luo to dinner. Dinner is almost ready, it smells delicious."

Luo Sheng noticed her discomfort and smiled, looking down at her: "Okay."

After finishing her meal, Xiao Yunying walked around the yard twice before returning to her house.

The sky outside grew even darker, suggesting a heavy rain was imminent. With nothing to do inside, she lit a few candles to brighten the room and took out her brush, ink, paper, and inkstone to prepare to draw the interior design plans for the Brocade Pavilion.

Before even starting to draw, he looked at the window paper that was being torn and flapped back and forth and muttered to himself, "Shouldn't we study how glass is made? This window paper is too inconvenient."

There was a knock on the door, and Xiao Yunying said "Come in," so Luo Sheng pushed the door open and came in.

"It's starting to rain."

Xiao Yunying peeked outside through the crack in the door: "With such big raindrops, I'll go check the doors and windows of the other rooms."

Luo Sheng closed the door: "I've already checked, there's no problem."

"All right."

Xiao Yunying sat back down and began to think about the interior design plans.

Luo Sheng watched her from the side without making a sound or disturbing her; he even breathed very softly.

Xiao Yunying was a little uncomfortable at first, but once she got inspiration and started writing, she completely forgot that there was a living person watching her.

Time flies when you're busy. After she finished drawing all the blueprints, checked all the details, and made sure nothing was missed, she breathed a sigh of relief.

Luo Sheng then spoke up: "Finished drawing?"

Xiao Yunying hummed in agreement: "It's finished."

Luo Sheng read the entire drawing from beginning to end: "You drew very well. Did you study it before?"

Xiao Yunying arranged the dried drawings in order: "Didn't I say before that I used to be in poor health and sickly, so I couldn't participate in outdoor activities and could only learn things at home that didn't require me to go out to pass the time?"

Actually, it's because she doesn't have many friends; otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to learn so much if she had even a little social interaction.

"I'm not talking about drawing skills, I'm talking about repairing blueprints."

Xiao Yunying put the brush and inkstone a little further away: "I used to like making models, and I studied them a little bit. Also, I saw a lot of architecture from different places, so I naturally learned a little bit."

Luo Sheng suddenly felt a pang of sympathy for the former Xiao Yunying. How weak must her body have been to stay at home for so long and learn so many things just to pass the time? "Were you in poor health before?"

Xiao Yunying was unaware that she was being imagined as a sickly person who couldn't even leave the house: "Yes, I was born with a weak constitution and asthma... just like Yuan Cheng's wheezing, but mine is more severe. It's just that our medical technology was more advanced back then, otherwise if I had been born here, I probably wouldn't have grown this big."

"Don't talk nonsense."

Luo Sheng's sudden seriousness startled Xiao Yunying for a moment, then she reacted: "What's the big deal? I was just saying. I have no taboos, so don't take jokes seriously."

"That won't work either."

Xiao Yunying put the blueprints in the drawer: "Okay, then I won't say anything more."

When Luo Sheng thought of Chen Yuancheng's thin body, he couldn't help but wonder if Yun Ying was thinking of her past self when she looked at him, which was why she was so kind to him.

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