Chapter 95 Because I Love Yun Chen

The moment the boat was swept into the rapids, Huo Gannian discovered something was wrong before Song Lan.

He quickly turned the wheelchair backwards, locking the wheels in the gap between the door axle and the cabin, securing it firmly.

The next moment, the boat made two sharp spins and was tossed about in the rapids.

Song Lan screamed in fear and subconsciously pounced on Huo Gannian.

Before he could even say "Please go and die aside and don't drag me down with you", Song Lan had already pounced on him and hugged him.

"Help!" Song Lan was so frightened that her face turned pale and she screamed, "Huo Gannian, save me!"

After hesitating for a moment, he frowned and raised his hand to hold her.

The boat crashed and tumbled wildly in the rapids, splashing large amounts of water onto Song Lan's face, making it impossible for her to breathe.

The two of them were tossed about dizzily for a long time, not knowing how many years and months had passed, until the water flow slowed down and the boat slowly came ashore and ran aground on a gravel beach.

During the bumpy ride, Song Lan lay in Huo Gannian's arms, hugging him tightly like an octopus, pulling his clothes into disarray. At the same time, she also blocked most of the splashes for him, while she herself was soaked all over.

"Can you go down now?" Huo Gannian said to the frightened beauty in his arms.

Song Lan blushed and quickly jumped out of Huo Gannian's arms, tidying up her clothes and hair.

Huo Gannian looked at the large blob of rouge and eyebrow ink on his chest on his moon-white robe. It was clearly a human face, and he couldn't help but frown:

"Woad, you've lost your color."

Song Lan quickly ran to the water's edge to check, only to find that her hair was loose and stuck to her scalp like wet water grass. Her makeup was washed out, and the red and black were indistinguishable. She looked very disheveled.

Looking around at the unfamiliar scenery, which seemed completely deserted, Song Lan was in a very bad mood.

She sat down on the ground dejectedly, but thinking that Huo Gannian was still on the boat and in danger of being swept away by the rising tide at any time, she had to get up again to help push the wheelchair.

After much difficulty, they pushed Huo Gannian and his wheelchair off the boat. However, after just a few pushes, the wheel got stuck in the gravel pit.

Song Lan pushed with all her strength and almost knocked Huo Gannian over.

I tried several times, but the wheelchair didn't move at all.

She was so tired that she was sweating all over, her clothes were soaked and stuck to her body, and when the wind blew, she was shivering with cold. She simply gave up and stopped pushing.

"Let's do this for now." Huo Gannian sighed, took off his outer robe and handed it to her, then said to her:

"Put it on. Then go to the woods and find some sticks and leaves to start a fire."

After hesitating for a moment, Song Lan took the clothes with a red face and fiddled with them in the woods for a long time.

When she came out, her hair was in good order, her clothes of Huo Gannian were much neater, and the remaining black and red makeup on her face was wiped off, but she came out with only two tree branches in her hands.

Huo Gannian stared, "There are no trees in the woods? Is this all you can find?"

Isatis said confidently, "One stick each will be fine. You can't get close to the fire to keep warm, so why not light the branches and hold them in our hands to keep warm, like torches."

Glancing at the branch in her hand, which was as thick as her little finger, Huo Gannian guessed that it would be difficult to light it as a candle.

"Okay, so what do you use to light your 'torch'?"

"Make a fire, light it with fire!"

"Where's the fire?"

"There are branches here, so it's fine if we just grow!"

"If branches are used to start a fire, what else can we use as 'torches'?"

“Use…use…”

Song Lan couldn't answer. She had no experience in surviving in the wild at all. It seemed that her brain, which was usually so useful, had unknowingly gotten stuck in the tree branches.

Seeing her bewildered face, Huo Gannian forced himself not to curse, but closed his eyes, sighed deeply and said:

"Forget it, this is my destiny!"

Songlan naturally understood his sarcasm, curled his lips, and began to make fire by drilling wood in the primitive way.

But she was too weak and after drilling for a long time, she couldn't even make a hole on the branch.

Cold, hungry, and unable to make a fire, Isand finally lost her temper. She threw away the branch, sat on the ground, hugged her legs, and sobbed softly.

When Song Lan had cried enough, Huo Gan read:

"According to common sense, I, as a man, should be the one to make a fire, hunt, grill meat, or even find a cave to spend the night in, and take care of you until help arrives. But as you can see, Woad, I'm a cripple. Not only can I not do anything, but you have to serve me."

After a long silence, Song Lan raised her head. Although her eyes were red, her expression was very determined.

She walked behind Huo Gannian and pushed the wheelchair with all her strength. With the joint efforts of Huo Gannian, she finally pushed the wheelchair out of the small pit.

She said, "If you're worried about these things and keep speaking to me so rudely, there's no need. A situation like this, unattended in the wilderness, wouldn't happen many times in a lifetime. You do need someone to serve you, but there are guards and servants who don't require my help.

Huo Gannian, you should know that I am a very proud and stubborn person. I have never looked down upon anyone, and you are the first one. So even if you are a cripple, I will not despise you, I still look up to you.

For a woman, it takes a lot of courage to say such straightforward words.

Huo Gannian admired Song Lan's bravery, but didn't want to leave her with any delusion.

When Songlan was exhausted and out of breath, he began to think about how to make a fire.

Huo Gannian said:

"Songlan, there is absolutely no possibility between you and me."

Isandra didn't care, "Or is it because of your legs?"

"It has nothing to do with whether I'm disabled or not. Whether I can stand up or not, there's no possibility between you and me."

"Why?"

Looking directly into Song Lan's eyes, Huo Gannian's face was calm and composed, and he said word by word:

"Because I love Yun Chen."

After saying these six words, Huo Gannian suddenly felt relaxed all over - it felt so fucking good.

Just six words, but he came a long way.

Songlan was shocked and stood there, his mouth opened wider than an egg.

She didn't even have time to feel sad that Huo Gannian had no interest in her at all. She was just shocked that he actually loved Yun Chen? ?

"Yun, Yun, Yun Chen? Your skinny, pale bodyguard? M-man?" Song Lan's tongue was almost tied. "Huo Gannian, do you like men?"

His expression was calm, "It doesn't matter whether it's a man or a woman, I just love Yun Chen, it's that simple."

Song Lan couldn't recover from the shock for a long time. Her mind was in a mess and she felt a little collapsed.

"You mean to say that I lost to a 'man'? I, the great Wolan, actually lost to a little guard who came from nowhere?"

Huo Gannian frowned in displeasure and was about to explode when he saw Song Lan's expression suddenly relax and he suddenly realized something:

"Oh—I know! Huo Gannian! I know!"

Song Lan said with a confident look: "To be honest, Yun Chen is quite famous. Everyone in Kyoto knows that there is a handsome young guard beside Young Master Huo. He is even more handsome in martial arts and can dance with a blue sword to make it rustle in the wind.

That day, when I was trapped on the beam by a swarm of snakes and Yun Chen flew to save me, I admit that moment was truly heart-shaking. If he hadn't been so clumsy and deliberately took advantage of me later, I'm afraid I would have been obsessed with that scene too.

Are you clumsy and deliberately taking advantage? Huo Gannian got angry when he heard this and was about to curse when Song Lan interrupted him:

"So, Yun Chen is very capable and has made many contributions, proving that he has saved you from danger many times. Huo Gannian, you must have mistaken your gratitude for being saved, otherwise you wouldn't think Yun Chen is superior to me, Song Lan."

Huo Gannian was stunned and laughed out of anger:

"Woad, if you were pushed into a furnace and burned, your mouth would probably still be hard after you were burned."

Song Lan did not respond. She was confident that her judgment was correct. How could Huo Gannian like a guard instead of her?

Seeing through Song Lan's thoughts, Huo Gan said slowly:

"Songlan—Su Songlan. Your grandfather accompanied the Emperor in his conquests across the land, making remarkable contributions. The Emperor recognized his merits by appointing him as General Takumi. Since then, members of the Su family have either served as officials in the court, generals in the army, or, like you, as ladies-in-waiting to the princess. You come from a distinguished family, and now, through your own ability, you've become the princess's most senior lady-in-waiting. You can't say you're not ruthless."

Song Lan raised her eyebrows and smiled: "You know it very well, yes, I am the daughter of the Su family. I usually hide my last name just for-"

This time it was Huo Gannian's turn to interrupt Song Lan:

"You concealed your last name because you didn't want others to think you were favored by the princess because of your family's merits. You wanted to prove that you rose to prominence through your own abilities, right?"

Songlan's expression grew more and more proud, "Yes!"

Huo Gannian poured a basin of cold water on him:

"Song Lan, you are indeed outstanding, but without a good family background and your grandfather's paving the way, no matter how capable you are, you might not have reached your current position. It might have taken you decades to reach this point. You don't like others saying that you rose to power through family background, but every time you show off, you never forget to use your family background to add to your wealth. You truly put self-interest above all else."

Song Lan's face turned stiff after hearing what she said. She herself had not even noticed these things. Even if others knew about it, no one had ever dared to say these words so clearly to her face like Huo Gannian did.

But this is not enough, Huo Gannian said seriously:

"In my heart, you can't be compared to Yun Chen. But if you insist on comparing, I'll tell you where the difference lies - Yun Chen doesn't need a background or family background, he doesn't need to rely on calculations and tactics, he doesn't even need a set of brocade clothes, or any other external things to bless him. Yun Chen only needs to be himself, as long as he stands there, he is enough to shine brightly!

You are a sanglan because the Su family is the sanglan. It is all this power and wealth that has surrounded you. What if you leave these things? But Yun Chen is Yun Chen. Even if he leaves the Huo Gang and me, Huo Gannian, he is still Yun Chen anywhere in this world. All external things only make Yun Chen shine more, but nothing can cover up Yun Chen's brilliance - nothing can surpass Yun Chen. This is the difference.

Huo Gannian rattled off a lot of words, and Song Lan's face turned pale, and her lips trembled a little:

"You...is this why you like Yun Chen?"

Huo Gannian's eyes were full of denial. "No. I was just talking about the difference between you and Yun Chen. As for my feelings towards Yun Chen, I've said it before. It has nothing to do with gender, leg illness, or anything else."

Isandra refused to give up and continued to ask:

"So what's that about?"

This time, Huo Gannian did not answer questions for Song Lan. He closed his mouth, closed his eyes, and sat quietly in his chair without saying another word.

But Song Lan could tell from his expression: just by mentioning Yun Chen, his expression became so gentle and satisfied.

He didn't want to share the Yun Chen in his heart with anyone.

Those sharp words did not hurt Song Lan, but his calm yet indestructible expression at this moment made her completely disheartened.