She used to rely on the fact that she was the daughter of the Imperial Censor, and always sent people to give Shi Yue money, food and clothes. She thought Shi Yue did not like to show off, so she always asked people to do it quietly. But it seemed that Shi Yue did not like it, and basically returned everything to her.

Those that were not returned seemed to have been opened or damaged by their families without their knowledge.

Although the items were not returned, Shi Yue had someone bring the money over.

This time, Sun Yannan ran into Shi Yue and his friends and colleagues shortly after leaving the house. In the past, when he'd run into him, Sun Yannan would find a way to corner him, boldly and sincerely asking him about his likes and dislikes. Of course, this wasn't done in a crowd, but when Shi Yue was alone or with his family.

At that time, Shi Yue frowned at her and walked away with a bow. Shi Yue's sister Shi Wei would laugh at her: "My brother likes many things, but he doesn't like you."

Now Sun Yannan felt that she had lost all face, and she was planning to marry someone from another place. Looking at the group of people walking in front of her and the familiar figure from afar, she stood quietly aside, waiting for Shi Yue and the others to go far away.

Unexpectedly, Shi Yue suddenly turned around, and their eyes met. Sun Yanan lowered her head to avoid his gaze.

The group of people walked away talking and laughing. Sun Yanan was still standing there with her head down, not knowing what she was thinking. Suddenly, a tall figure appeared in front of her. She raised her head and it was Shi Yue.

Shi Yue looked at her and said, "Is Miss Sun feeling better now?"

Sun Yannan hasn't been out recently, and she told others that she was sick, but who in Kyoto doesn't know that she was slapped and insulted in the street?

Sun Yanan lowered his head and murmured "hmm".

Shi Yue then asked, "Miss Sun, what are your plans for the future? Are you looking for someone to marry you?"

Sun Yanan was so ashamed that he could hardly raise his head. He nodded and said "hmm" in a voice as low as a mosquito.

Shi Yue's voice suddenly became displeased and stern: "Raise your head and speak properly."

Sun Yannan had no choice but to look up at him and saw that he was still frowning. Shi Yue almost always had this expression when he saw her, as if he was very dissatisfied with her actions, words and behavior.

Sun Yannan heard Shi Yue say, "It seems I misunderstood Miss Sun. I thought that if Miss Sun wanted to discuss marriage, I would also collect her birth date and horoscope."

Sun Yanan didn't know if Shi Yue was making fun of her. Although she liked him, she was a girl after all. When discussing marriage, no girl would take the initiative to hand over her birth date and horoscope to the man's family.

Perhaps it was because he had always thought of her as a shameless girl. Thinking of this, she remembered the two men in black calling her a slut, a whore, a lowly and shameless thing...

These shameful words kept lingering in her ears, even though she had done nothing except quarreling and arguing with Ren Jiayu.

But because of these insults against her, there is now a lot of discussion about her in Kyoto, with all kinds of comments being made.

She suddenly didn't want Shi Yue to misunderstand her as a shameless girl. She actually had a sincere feeling in her heart, but now, she couldn't hold on to this feeling.

Then, Sun Yannan lowered his head again and murmured, "I don't want to stay in Kyoto anymore. I want to go far away, to a place where no one knows me.

My master is doing very well in the Hanlin Academy. My father said that if he stays there for another six months at most, a good position will be offered to him. Now he is just gaining experience...

I hope Master Master will be well in Kyoto from now on. Yan Nan will also wish Master Master peace, health and a bright future from his place away."

Shi Yue seemed to turn around and leave, and the tall figure in front of him disappeared.

Sun Yanan let out a long sigh. From now on, everything in Kyoto would have nothing to do with him except his parents and family.

Sun Yannan married far away and went to Pingchang County, which was under the jurisdiction of Shang Huaitang, far away from Kyoto.

When the groom lifted the veil on the wedding day, she was surprised to find that her husband was Shi Yue.

Shi Yue didn't look surprised at all, it seemed that he had known about it for a long time, but he still looked cold and indifferent.

However, Sun Yanan, who had always liked him, couldn't help but imagine in his mind, did he come back to his hometown Pingchang County because of her? Did he give up the promotion in Kyoto for her?

However, her husband's indifference and Shi Wei's words later shattered her self-righteous imagination.

Shi Wei said that her eldest brother came back for his childhood sweetheart. The girl had a deep affection for him, but unfortunately, she was seriously ill. Originally, the eldest brother came back to marry the girl, but Shi Yue's parents would never agree to let their only son marry a sick girl, and they hurriedly arranged another marriage for him.

It just so happened that Sun Yannan's family was also arranging a marriage for her, so the matchmaker brought the two together, and both parents were satisfied.

When Shi Yue's parents arranged a marriage for him, they used the name he had always used in Pingchang County, Shi Fengqi.

Shi Yue was the name he changed himself when he was in the Hanlin Academy. Because one of his colleagues had the surname Wan, Wan Fengnian, and the combination of "Feng Nian" and "Feng Qi" always led to some strange misunderstandings.

Shi Fengqi felt that he was a newcomer, and that some embarrassing misunderstandings had occurred, which he should resolve himself, so he changed his name from Shi Fengqi to Shi Yue.

However, his birth certificate, household registration, and birth chart in his hometown all used the name Shi Fengqi, so his parents also used this name to arrange a marriage for him.

The moment she lifted the veil, she saw that the groom was Shi Yue. Sun Yanan thought she was hallucinating because she was thinking too much.

The days after marriage were uneventful, with each other treating each other with respect. Shi Yue worked under Shang Huaitang and was said to be very successful and highly appreciated. Shang Huaitang once met Sun Yannan and said to Shi Yue, "You are so lucky."

Shi Yue just smiled faintly and said nothing.

If there was anything bad about such days, it was that whenever her mother-in-law vaguely mentioned offspring, Sun Yanan always felt awkward and at a loss.

She and Shi Yue had been married for nearly half a year, but they had not actually consummated their marriage. Whenever her mother-in-law brought up the topic of the child, Shi Yue never spoke up for her.

In fact, the mother-in-law didn't know that there was no groom on her and Shi Yue's wedding night.

After the veil was lifted, the expression of surprise on her face had not yet faded when she heard Shi Yue say to her lightly, "Go to sleep." After they both washed up, they went to bed properly with their clothes on.

There was no drinking of wedding wine, no tying of hair, no cutting of dragon and phoenix candle wicks together, and of course no consummation of the marriage.

Not long after they lay down in their clothes, Shi Yue's servant knocked on the door and said, "Master, the fourth lady is not well."

With just these words, Shi Yue, who was sleeping in his clothes, immediately stood up, put on his clothes and went out. Without even saying a word to Sun Yanan, he left the bridal chamber on his wedding night.