Chapter 315 My heart melted into a pool of spring water

So Sheng Sheng grinned and looked at Li Manyan innocently, saying, "But Sheng Sheng also wants Sister Yan Yan to come with her. It was Sister Yan Yan who led Sheng Sheng to discover that place, and Sheng Sheng wants to be with Sister Yan Yan."

Li Manyan hesitated, "But, Second Prince..."

"I'm fine." A hint of a smile flashed in Xie Yunchuan's eyes as he said softly, "Sheng Sheng likes lively atmospheres."

"Yes, yes, yes, Sheng Sheng likes lively atmospheres."

Sheng Sheng nodded with her eyes closed, agreeing to whatever Xie Yunchuan said at this moment.

Sheng Sheng tugged at Li Manyan and said coquettishly, "Sister Yan Yan, Sheng Sheng is about to leave the capital. Doesn't Sister Yan Yan want to play with Sheng Sheng at all?"

The little dumpling tugged pitifully at Li Manyan's sleeve, and Li Manyan's heart softened: "Okay, Sister Yan will go with you."

"Yay!" The little dumpling jumped up happily, and while turning around, she quickly gave Xie Yunchuan a wink.

Imply to him: How about it, isn't it powerful?

Xie Yunchuan chuckled and patted her head as a sign of praise.

Li Manyan was completely unaware of the siblings' little scheme. She whispered the situation to Xie Yunjia, who, though a little puzzled, nodded and said, "Oh, you two go ahead. We'll stay here and watch over Xie Yunqi."

Li Manyan turned to the two of them and said, "Let's go. There are more people around now, so let's go there and find some peace and quiet."

"Uh-huh!"

With a smile, Sheng Sheng took Li Manyan's hand with his other hand, and the scene changed to a man and a woman holding a little dumpling in the middle. From a distance, they looked just like an ordinary family of three.

Xie Yunjia watched the three of them walk away with suspicion. Although they were only holding the hand of the little boy Shengsheng, the scene looked strange no matter how you looked at it.

Am I being too sensitive?

Xie Yunjia frowned and scratched her chin.

...

The three of them avoided the crowd and made their way to the little corner that Sheng Sheng had mentioned. The crabapple blossoms here were indeed more abundant than elsewhere, their petals swaying gently in the wind, a truly beautiful sight.

To Sheng Sheng's surprise, Yan Hu, who had been nowhere to be seen, was also there, curled up comfortably under the shade of a tree, sleeping soundly.

Sheng Sheng let go of their hands and ran over with her short legs: "You stinky Yan Hu, no wonder I couldn't find you. So you were secretly hiding in this nice place to sleep!"

The sudden parting was so unexpected that neither Xie Yunchuan nor Li Manyan anticipated it. Their fingers unexpectedly touched, as if sparks flew between their fingertips, before separating again in an instant.

Although brief, the warmth of the man's fingers was clearly transmitted to Li Manyan's fingertips, causing her to shudder and her face to flush almost instantly.

Fortunately, Li Manyan dressed up nicely today, and her makeup covered up the inappropriate pink color. Otherwise, if Xie Yunchuan saw her embarrassed state, Li Manyan wouldn't know how to calmly face him.

Li Manyan was having a lot of internal monologues, and Xie Yunchuan wasn't much better off.

On the surface, he appeared calm and collected, as if nothing had happened, but inside, his heart was in turmoil, and only he knew how fast his heart was beating.

Neither of them mentioned the little incident that had just happened. One was afraid that the other would hear the heartbeat of his own disapproval, and the other was afraid that the abnormal color on his face would be noticed. They both turned their heads away and did not look at each other.

Yan Hu lazily raised his eyelids to look at her, then stretched and stood up, whispering to him, "Yan Hu, hurry up and leave, don't disturb your brother and Sister Yan Yan's conversation!"

Yan Hu glanced behind her, and the clever boy instantly understood what Sheng Sheng meant. He ran straight away into the distance, and then Sheng Sheng pretended to chase after him, running alongside Yan Hu while shouting in a pretentious manner, "You naughty Yan Hu, you're disobedient! Don't run away!"

As soon as the little dumpling ran off, Zijuan and Zhuifeng, fearing she might get into trouble on her own, immediately gave chase.

Xie Yunchuan didn't bring anyone with him, but Li Manyan did have a maidservant behind her.

Li Manyan felt a little embarrassed and hesitated whether to follow and look for Shengsheng. Xie Yunchuan said calmly, "It's okay, with Zijuan and Zhuifeng there, nothing will happen."

The implication was that Sheng Sheng should be left alone and allowed to run around aimlessly with Yan Hu.

Li Manyan nodded blankly: "Oh."

After finishing, Li Manyan thought again, "They came here to accompany Shengsheng. If they don't catch up with Shengsheng, what are they doing here?"

Xie Yunchuan looked at Li Manyan, who was a little slow to react, and then smiled belatedly.

In front of others, Li Manyan always appeared dignified and gentle, understanding and considerate—these qualities seemed to be synonymous with her.

However, Xie Yunchuan suddenly noticed that Li Manyan seemed to show a different side of herself than usual in front of him.

It reveals its vibrant and endearing aspects.

Those appearances that only he could see.

Whether it was because Li Manyan herself felt guilty or not, Xie Yunchuan's low chuckle sounded especially scorching to her ears, and she immediately asked him reflexively, "What are you laughing at?"

There was a hint of annoyance in his voice.

Xie Yunchuan was taken aback. His handsome eyes lowered slightly as he stared intently at Li Manyan, as if trying to see through her thoughts.

Li Manyan paused, realizing what she had said. She covered her mouth and took a step back, looking somewhat panicked, like a frightened little rabbit.

Cute little bunny.

Xie Yunchuan added in his mind.

"Your Highness, what I meant was, I wanted to ask you..."

Li Manyan felt that she was getting more and more confused as she talked, but fortunately Xie Yunchuan understood what she meant and shook his head and smiled, "I'm not laughing at anything, I just thought of something that makes me very happy."

"What is it?"

"I can't tell you that."

"Oh," Li Manyan added quietly, "I didn't really want to know."

Xie Yunchuan chuckled softly, his laughter amplified by her words, and he laughed even harder.

Li Manyan was confused and annoyed. What was going on? Why was she so happy, laughing and laughing nonstop? It was so annoying.

Seeing her puffed-up face, Xie Yunchuan's heart melted into a pool of spring water, blending into the spring scenery.

Xie Yunchuan still didn't tell Li Manyan what he was laughing about, but he said it to himself:

I wonder if those unusual, little-known sides of you only reveal themselves in front of me. I also wonder if it's because I'm a little different to you that you unconsciously show that side of yourself.

The two stood silently for a while admiring the flowers, but to be honest, only Xie Yunchuan was truly appreciating them.

Li Manyan had no interest in appreciating the flowers; she only felt that the atmosphere was terrible.

Worse still, her heart was inexplicably racing, a phenomenon she herself couldn't understand.

Each strike was firm and powerful.

Its presence is very strong within her chest cavity.

How did it turn out like this?

Li Manyan couldn't understand it, and didn't want to think about it.

She quickly racked her brains for topics to discuss, trying to escape the awkward atmosphere.