Hua Rong'er, who was standing at the door, didn't notice the movement in the carriage, but the maid beside her noticed it, "Miss Rong'er, the Marquis seemed to be looking this way just now."

"Really?" Hua Rong'er turned her head and looked over the oil-paper umbrella in the direction of the carriage.

She hadn't seen Chen Su for several days and was already anxious. What the maid said reminded her of Chen Huaixu's words, and hope ignited in her heart.

The hope in my heart was like a fleeting spark, quickly extinguished.

A master and a servant stood in the rain. Hua Rong'er knelt and saluted, "I am worried about you, my Lord, so I came here to wait."

The sound fell in the rain, as if it was completely drowned out by the sound of the rain. The people in the carriage never heard it, let alone looked at her. After the carriage left, Hua Ronger slowly stood up and watched the carriage drive into the Marquis's Mansion.

The maid looked at Hua Rong'er sympathetically and said, "Miss Rong'er, the Marquis has a cold personality. Don't be sad."

Hua Rong'er didn't show any embarrassment on her face. She just smiled lightly and said, "I'm satisfied just to be able to see him from a distance."

A maid who had been waiting beside the two of them said expressionlessly, "Madam Hua, it's time to go back home."

When Chen Su got off the carriage, Da Han immediately approached with an oil-paper umbrella. Chen Su said, "After today, don't let her leave the house."

"yes."

Dahan and Xiaohan were very confused. In their opinion, the master had no romantic feelings for the girl named Hua Ronger, and it was not like what others said that he wanted to take her as a concubine. In fact, it was more like surveillance.

But since the master didn't say anything, the subordinates didn't dare to ask more.

Li Dong came forward at this time, "My Lord, the young lady is waiting for you in the study."

Shen Su's expression, which had been cold for a while, softened almost instantly, and he walked quickly towards the study.

“Daddy!”

Through the heavy rain, Shen Su looked at the little man waving at him from the corridor, a faint smile on his lips. He quickly walked to Shen Huaixu and took off his cloak, "Why are you waiting outside? Are you cold?"

Shen Huaixu shook his head, "It's not cold."

The father and daughter walked into the house, and the maid brought them the soup that had been cooked early. Neither of them mentioned Hua Ronger, but just listened to the heavy rain outside and sat in the warm house sipping the soup.

After eating warm food, your whole body will be warm.

The servants in Shen Suming's study retreated and said sternly, "Miaomiao, Hua Rong'er is indeed strange."

Chen Huaixu immediately looked at her father with sparkling eyes. She had been curious about it since she entered the city and had been waiting anxiously for her father to come back. Now she finally knew the answer.

"What's weird about it?"

Chen Su told Chen Huaixu about his two encounters with Hua Rong'er in the capital. He frowned slightly and said, "For some reason, she fell off my horse. When I looked at her, I seemed to be in a state of confusion. I couldn't think of rejecting her, so I brought her into the Marquis' Mansion without thinking.

When I regained consciousness, I realized something was wrong. I remembered you had said she was strange, so I took advantage of the situation and placed her in the backyard, keeping an eye on her at all times."

Shen Huaixu suddenly realized why his father brought the person back home but ignored him.

After figuring it out, she became worried again, "Dad, do you feel uncomfortable anywhere now? Did that feeling only occur once? Has it never appeared again? Otherwise... let me feel your pulse?"

Sensing Miaomiao's concern for him, Chen Su smiled again, and the coldness in his eyes seemed to be melted away by the gentle spring breeze.

He raised his hand and obediently handed his wrist to the person in front of him, his voice full of smiles, "Don't worry, Miaomiao, Daddy is fine."

Shen Huaixu concentrated on feeling the pulse and did not respond.

The pulse is steady and strong, without any abnormality.

Her eyes were filled with confusion. Could it be some strange powder that caused this? But what kind of medicine could control a person's likes and dislikes?

Or is it that the drug's effect is hallucinogenic?

That's not right. After searching her mind for a moment, Shen Huaixu remembered something - Gu. She opened her eyes wide in shock. Could it be that such a thing really existed in ancient times?

Unfortunately, her knowledge of this thing was limited to martial arts novels or anecdotes she had read, and she had never seen it with her own eyes.

Seeing that she didn't say anything, Shen Su didn't urge her. He just watched her look shocked and regretful at times, with all her emotions expressed on her face. It was rare that she didn't act like a little adult, and he secretly laughed in his heart.

Unable to figure it out, Shen Huaixu didn't make it difficult for himself, "There's nothing wrong with the pulse. No matter what medicine it is, it's impossible to control a person's likes and dislikes. It's definitely not a drug."

Chen Su seemed to have thought of something, and a strange look flashed across his eyes.

Shen Huaixu continued to ask: "Dad hasn't answered me yet. Have you had similar symptoms since then?"

After a moment of silence, Shen Su slowly nodded.

"She prepared some pastries for me on the road I had to pass. When I saw her again, I accepted them as well."

There was one thing he didn't say: after meeting her twice, his dislike for Hua Rong'er gradually faded, replaced by an uncontrollable desire to get closer. But he could tolerate this feeling.

Thinking of this, the haze in Chen Su's eyes was looming. He was fed up with the uncontrollable feeling. Hua Ronger touched another reverse scale of his besides Chen Miaomiao.

"And then?"

"After she woke up, I tested it with a silver needle and found the cakes to be non-toxic. Since then, I've ordered her not to come to the front yard. I haven't seen her for several days. Maybe you came back today, so she went to wait at the door again."

Shen Huaixu lowered his head guiltily.

Wow, she thought it was an assist, but it also increased her opponent's courage.

"So," she mused, "every time I see her, she becomes strange. Could it be that she possesses some magical power? Like the seductive spirits in the storybooks?"

Although she was joking, Shen Huaixu's heart sank again and again. In this situation, if it wasn't the effect of the Gu worm, which she didn't quite understand, then it meant that there was another person in the world who had the same cheat as her and was interested in getting close to her father.

Now it's fun.

She curled her lips, but the smile did not reach her eyes.

A trace of struggle flashed across Chen Su's eyes. After thinking for a while, he finally spoke, "Miao Miao, Daddy has never asked you what medicine you used to treat Daddy."

Caught off guard by the question, Shen Huaixu was a little confused for a moment: "... Why did Daddy think of asking this?"

A trace of reluctance appeared on Chen Su's face. "Miao Miao doesn't want to talk about it, so I won't ask. But this Hua Rong'er..."

"Daddy, can I wait until I've thought it over before I tell you?" Shen Huaixu interrupted Shen Su.

Her father is not a curious person. He has been able to endure until now because he probably thinks that both she and Hua Ronger are a little strange, so he took the opportunity to ask.

She could tell Qian Xiuzhu, Jiang Boliang, and Jiang Erlang the secrets of the space, so there was no reason to hide it from her biological father who was devoted to her. Besides, she would travel all over the famous mountains and rivers with her father in the future.

Shen Su's pale eyebrows were stained with a hint of joy, "Okay."

During dinner, the father and daughter talked for a long time until Shen Huaixu seemed sleepy.