Zhao Xu was busy until midnight last night before he could rest.

I don't know why I feel restless and can't fall asleep.

He decided to go out for a ride, and before he knew it, he had ended up in Nanyue City. He was stunned for a moment when he saw flames shooting into the sky in the east of the city. Then he remembered that it was the location of the Hua Family Tofu Shop and hurriedly rushed over.

The houses along the entire alley were burned down, and people were everywhere putting out the fire.

The Hua family tofu shop was also ablaze with fire, but Aunt Hua and Fangniang were nowhere to be seen.

He burst through the half-burnt shop door, rushed into the back courtyard, and called out to Aunt Hua and Fang Niang, but no one responded.

Seeing that the rooms on both sides of the hall were bolted, he first opened the right door and helped Aunt Hua, who had fallen into a coma, out.

Then he went to open the left door to rescue Fangniang.

Unexpectedly, he was hit in the back by a broken beam, breaking several bones.

He endured the excruciating pain, pushed aside the broken beam, crawled to Fangniang, hugged her in his arms, and dragged her out.

He had just been dragged out of the tofu shop when everything went black and he fainted.

After breathing in the fresh air, Fangniang became much more lucid.

Seeing Zhao Xu and his mother lying unconscious on the ground, he struggled to his feet and was about to ask someone to find Xiao Qingyin when he saw her figure.

"Dr. Ye, please save my mother and Zhao Xu!"

She stumbled and rushed over.

Xiao Qingyin supported her: "Don't worry, I will definitely save them."

Changfeng Inn was very close by, and after being awakened by the commotion, she and Yi Shuihan and the others rushed over.

Yi Shuihan and others went to help put out the fire. She was just about to see if any civilians needed help when she saw Fangniang.

Aunt Hua was suffocated and unconscious. After Xiao Qingyin performed artificial respiration on her, she woke up.

Zhao Xu broke three ribs and her shoulder blade was also shattered. She took her back to the inn for surgery.

Fangniang stayed by Zhao Xu's side without leaving for a moment, as if Zhao Xu would die if she left for even a moment.

"Don't worry," Xiao Qingyin comforted him, "he'll be fine soon."

She used the Golden Insect, and Zhao Xu will recover completely in just a few days.

Fangniang nodded.

But I just couldn't calm my mind.

How could this person be so stupid? Knowing there was danger, he still rushed into the house. What if that broken beam had hit him on the head?

Isn't he afraid of losing his life?

How could he risk his own life to save his enemy's daughter?

That's what Fangniang thought, but she knew that Zhao Xu did this because he cared about her.

Whether she was a lowly tofu seller or the daughter of his enemy, he didn't care. All he cared about was her as a person.

But she hesitated and was too afraid to reciprocate his feelings; she just wanted to push him away.

She was not good enough for him at all.

But after this brush with death, she came to terms with it.

Simply avoiding the issue will not bring inner peace; and the alleyways and back alleys are not necessarily safer or more secure than grand mansions.

Zhao Xu was willing to risk his life for her, so why couldn't she be brave enough to venture into dangerous territory for him?

Admittedly, he might change his mind in the future.

But does marrying an ordinary man guarantee a steadfast and unchanging heart?

There are plenty of men who cheat.

It has absolutely nothing to do with whether they are rich or poor.

Fangniang's eyes grew increasingly resolute. She held Zhao Xu's hand and whispered, "If you wake up and are still willing to marry me, I will marry you."

Zhao Xu woke up from his daze and was about to open his eyes when he heard these words. He was so excited that he almost jumped out of bed.

"Fangniang, is what you just said true?"

He grasped Fangniang's hand, his gaze intense.

Fangniang was surprised that he woke up at this moment, and nodded with a blush.

Zhao Xu couldn't wait to announce this to the entire Southeast Prefecture.

He finally won the heart of his beloved!

But he was clearly overjoyed. He tried to sit up, only to find that his upper body was tightly wrapped in strips of cloth, and he couldn't even bend over.

"Dr. Ye said you need to rest in bed for a few days."

Fangniang explained.

"You cannot move around for the time being."

"All right."

Zhao Xu resignedly lay back down.

But the thought of Fangniang by his side made him happy again.

When Xiao Qingyin came in to change his dressing, she saw his happy face and casually said, "You're so happy even though you're injured?"

Zhao Xu beamed and said, "I'm getting married soon!"

With whom?

"Of course it's Fangniang."

Xiao Qingyin raised an eyebrow, looked at Fangniang, and asked, "Are you really going to marry him? Do you know how tasteless this man is? When we first met, he saw that I was pretty and said he would pamper me."

Zhao Xu never expected that Xiao Qingyin would dig up his dark history, and he was so shocked that his heart almost stopped.

"That was said by two armies during a pre-battle confrontation; how can you take it seriously?"

A pre-battle challenge is definitely aimed at hitting the opponent's sore spots.

"Fangniang, you know I'm not that kind of person."

He's a bit of a rascal when it comes to words, and he's still a virgin!

Fangniang frowned: "That's really tasteless, and it's so disrespectful."

Zhao Xu quickly said, "I've changed. I won't talk to girls like that again."

Xiao Qingyin continued, "After he was defeated, he abandoned his army and fled with his confidants."

Zhao Xu: "..."

Did he offend this woman?

He did everything she and Yi Shuihan told him to do: ban opium, destroy opium, build charitable institutions, and reform the officialdom...

They practically worship them like ancestors.

How could you ruin someone's marriage?

That's incredibly unethical.

He gave Xiao Qingyin a mournful look.

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