Seeing that Old Man Qin was reluctant to let Zhou Zhengqing speak, Zhou Lianjie simply said "Oh" and didn't ask anything else.

He knows his son too well; the way he fawned over the girl like a lapdog clearly showed he had ulterior motives.

However, he felt that his son had just as good taste as he did; such a young and beautiful rural girl was truly a rare sight.

Unlike the typical simple and pretty rural girls, Shen Jingyan possesses an elegant and scholarly air, with proper and graceful manners and outstanding temperament. Even among wealthy city girls, few can match her poise.

She just didn't come from a good family and wasn't good enough for his son.

He planned to go back and give his son a talking-to: girls like that are fine as mistresses, but he should never consider marrying them.

Not long after finishing their meal, Fei Bao and An Zi got sleepy. The two brothers, one hugging the airplane and the other hugging the rocket, fell asleep on the same bed.

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Shen Jingyan covered them with the blankets and carefully tucked the corners in.

In two hours, Shen Yulan would be coming to relieve her. She was eager to go home and ask Gu Zhiyun about her day's harvest.

Zhou Lianjie coughed twice and said to Zhou Zhengqing, "Zhengqing, look how cool it is outside now. Why don't you take Jingya to the small park behind the Imperial Hospital? You two are old acquaintances, you must have a lot to talk about, right? Young people shouldn't stay cooped up in the house all the time, go out and get some exercise."

Zhou Zhengqing was eager to be alone with Shen Jingyan, so he immediately stood up with a beaming smile and said to her:

"Jingya, you've just arrived in the capital, you don't know how beautiful it is, do you? Let me take you out for a walk."

Old Qin, with a dark face, poured a bucket of cold water on Zhou Zhengqing:

"Jingya has a boyfriend, it's not appropriate for you to go out with him so late!"

Shen Jingyan could tell that Zhou Lianjie had something to say to Old Man Qin, and it was inconvenient for outsiders to be present.

"Grandpa Qin, Uncle, you two chat, I'm going downstairs to buy some fruit."

As she walked out, Zhou Zhengqing followed closely behind, ignoring Old Man Qin's warning.

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Old Qin frowned and said, "Your son is really outrageous! I already told you that Jingya has a boyfriend, but he still keeps trying to get close to her. Isn't he just a scoundrel!"

Zhou Lianjie gave a dry laugh: "Dad, you're right. Don't be angry. He's young and doesn't know any better. I'll teach him a lesson when we get back."

Old Qin snorted with a sour face.

As Shen Jingyan went downstairs, Zhou Zhengqing followed, like a stubborn leech.

“Jingya, let’s go to the park and find a quiet place to catch up. You have no idea how happy I am to see you. I’ve been thinking about you all this time. If I hadn’t been so busy lately, I would have loved to go back to the forest farm to see you.”

As he spoke, he shamelessly stretched out an arm and put it on Shen Jingyan's shoulder.

She slapped his hand hard and took three steps back to keep her distance.

"Zhou, are you just forgetful, or are you truly shameless? Have you forgotten what happened at the forest farm?" (cascoo.net)

Seeing the little girl glaring at him angrily, Zhou Zhengqing smiled instead of getting angry.

He thought Shen Jingyan was such a beautiful girl, even her angry expressions were charming.

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He certainly hadn't forgotten what happened at the forest farm, but what did it matter that he'd lost face there? He wasn't going back to that remote, impoverished place, and in the capital, nobody knew what had happened at the forest farm.

“Jingya, don’t get agitated. I had no choice at the time. You don’t know, Shen Yuqin and her greedy mother almost emptied our family’s pockets. The money I gave her was more than enough to compensate us. Besides, nothing like that happened between us. I have no obligation to marry her.”

"Who you marry is none of my business, but please don't bother me."

Shen Jingyan sternly warned, "I'm already married. You'd better get rid of any improper thoughts you have."

"What did you say? How could you possibly get married? You're lying to me, right?"

Zhou Zhengqing burst into laughter, "Little girl, at least pick a believable lie for you! You're getting married? Marrying whom? Gu Zhiyun?"

"Honey, what are you doing here?"

As soon as Zhou Zhengqing finished speaking, the voices behind him made him freeze.

He didn't even have time to wipe the smile off his face.

Then, with that strange, frozen smile on his face, he watched Gu Zhiyun pass by him, gently and affectionately pulling Shen Jingyan into his arms.

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His chin rubbed against Shen Jingyan's head, their intimate manner resembling that of a newlywed couple.

"You...you all..."

Shen Jingyan showed off the silver ring on her ring finger: "I'm really married. Who would have the time to lie to you?"

After saying that, she smiled and tilted her head back, sweetly calling out to Gu Zhiyun, "Husband~"

"Has your older sister arrived? Aren't you going to stay upstairs to take care of her?" Gu Zhiyun asked, a happy smile spreading across his face.

"Not yet. Let your older sister rest a little longer. Anzi is already asleep. There are some of Grandpa Qin's guests in the ward, so I came out."

The two talked as if no one else was around, their expressions natural, as if Zhou Zhengqing were just a wisp of air.

"Oh, let's go for a walk in the small park behind the building. It's quite cool there now."

Gu Zhiyun took Shen Jingyan's hand, and the two walked away sweetly.

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