Ji Mohan cupped Yan Wan's face in his hands and kissed her repeatedly until she began to breathe heavily. Only then did he release her, allowing her to breathe more easily. Ji Mohan gently rested his head against Yan Wan's forehead, his breathing slightly heavy, and said, "Yan Wan, don't think about leaving me. I won't let you leave, okay?"
Yan Wan was burned by the burning love in his eyes. She didn't dare to look Ji Mohan in the eye, afraid that she would agree to his proposal. She could only nod helplessly without saying a word.
Ji Mohan took Yan Wan's hand and kissed it, saying, "Yan Wan, the New Year is almost here. This is our first New Year together. I hope we can spend many more New Years together."
Even without Ji Mohan saying anything, Yan Wan had forgotten that the New Year was approaching. During her time in the Northwest, she had been busy providing relief to disaster victims, receiving goods from Jiangnan, and preparing for various matters related to opening a hot pot restaurant in the Northwest. Her mind was a little muddled.
Yan Wan nodded and looked at Ji Mohan seriously, saying, "Okay. This year, let's celebrate our first New Year together."
When Ji Mohan heard that Yan Wan no longer mentioned leaving him, he nodded with relief. In love, he was always afraid of losing Yan Wan, and he would feel inexplicably flustered whenever she mentioned leaving him.
Yan Wan is kind, beautiful, lovely, and warm. He always felt that he was not good enough for Yan Wan, but Yan Wan had entered his barren life. He couldn't bear to part with her and didn't want to let her leave. He just wanted Yan Wan to stay by his side, even though he was not good enough for her.
"Okay, then go inside and rest for a while. I'll go write a letter to Father. After the New Year, a fierce battle is inevitable." Ji Mohan gently patted Yan Wan's head and said.
"Okay, go ahead and get busy." Yan Wan nodded obediently. She needed to make sure she had everything she needed to say, including to that silly girl Gu Yu. She was afraid she wouldn't be able to go back to the capital to see her one last time, and she probably wouldn't be able to see her father, mother, brother, and sister-in-law either. In a few days, she would send them her New Year's greetings and her last wishes, and wish them all a happy new year. She hoped everyone would be well.
Ji Mohan got up and sat behind his desk, diligently writing letters and reviewing memorials sent from various places. Yan Wan sat beside him, watching him intently for a while. Then she got up and looked at the snow falling outside the window. It was snowing in the Northwest. It seemed that the disaster was about to pass, and the people in the Northwest could finally have a proper New Year. The road from the west to the capital had been under construction for almost half a year and would be open soon. Perhaps the Northwest would become a "Little Jiangnan" in the future.
As for the hot pot restaurant she and Jing Xi opened together in Yunzhou City, the renovation is almost complete, and if all goes well, it can open for business in the spring.
Merchants from Jiangnan were also gradually going to the Northwest to do business. Once the trade route from the Northwest to Beijing was opened, the time, manpower, and resources required to transport goods from Jiangnan to the Northwest would be reduced by half. This was because the journey from Jiangnan to the capital could be made by waterway, which was both fast and convenient. With the opening of the trade route to the Northwest, goods could be transported directly from the capital to the Northwest, making the process even more convenient and efficient.
That's wonderful! Everything is moving in a positive direction. Yan Wan realized that her existence seemed to have meaning, and the plot seemed to have changed because of her intervention.
The Yan family members are still living peacefully in the capital. Gu Yu has started her own career and can now live a free and unrestrained life. As for Jing Mo, he has now recovered and is studying at the Imperial Academy, where he will have a wider world to explore in the future.
Yan Wan turned her head to look at Ji Mohan behind the desk, who was reading the memorial. Right now, the only thing she couldn't let go of was Ji Mohan.
Yan Wan took out the Life-Changing Talisman from her spatial storage, examined it closely, and asked the system uncertainly in her mind, "System, can this talisman really guarantee Ji Mohan's safety?"
Beep beep beep
"Please rest assured, host, anything produced by the system is guaranteed to be of the highest quality," the system affirmed.
"Is there any incantation to activate this talisman?" Yan Wan asked again.
"No, host, you just need to give the talisman to the person you want to protect."
"Thank you, I understand." Yan Wan clenched her fist lightly and said firmly.
"Host, is it worth it?"
"worth."
Ji Mohan is someone who will always deserve Yan Wan's favor.
Yan Wan walked behind the screen, took out a new pouch from her spatial storage, put the talisman paper inside, and, fearing that Ji Mohan would discover something amiss, also stuffed some red beans into the pouch. After tidying up, she came out from behind the screen.
Yan Wan walked up to Ji Mohan's desk and saw that he was writing furiously. She simply sat down on the chair next to him and waited for him to finish so that she could give him the purse and its contents.
As Yan Wan waited, she felt like the Duke of Zhou was calling her to play chess. She gently leaned on the table and soon fell asleep. When Ji Mohan finished his work, he saw that Yan Wan had already fallen asleep in the seat below him. He couldn't help but chuckle to himself; she was just too adorable.
He gently rose, walked to Yan Wan, and knelt down. Looking at Yan Wan's peaceful and beautiful sleeping face, he gently raised his hand, poked Yan Wan's little cheek, and whispered, "My, Princess."
Seeing that Yan Wan was sleeping uncomfortably on the table, Ji Mohan was about to carry her to bed when Yan Wan shifted uncomfortably, seemingly because her hand was numb from being pressed down. She groggily got up and rubbed her arm. Suddenly, she noticed someone standing in front of her. Yan Wan looked up alertly and only breathed a sigh of relief when she saw it was Ji Mohan. She said softly, "Are you done with your work?"
"No, I just saw you weren't sleeping comfortably, so I wanted to carry you to bed to rest," Ji Mohan said truthfully, looking at the somewhat bewildered Yan Wan.
"No, I have to go find Jingxi later, so I can't rest. You should rest for a while if you're tired," Yan Wan said, holding Ji Mohan's hand.
Then, she suddenly remembered that she hadn't given the purse to Ji Mohan yet. Yan Wan took the purse from her waist and gently tied it around Ji Mohan's waist, saying as she did so, "Here, this is a purse for you. It's full of red beans. You must keep it close to your body and not lose it, okay?"
Yan Wan said fiercely, "If you lose it, you're dead." She wasn't threatening Ji Mohan, but rather implying that losing it would truly mean death.
Looking at Yan Wan, whose threats were so adorable, Ji Mohan smiled indulgently and held up three fingers to assure her, "I promise I won't lose it. I'll keep it here."
Yan Wan nodded in satisfaction. Her attitude was very good, and she was very pleased.
Ji Mohan looked at the purse at his waist and gently squeezed it. It was the first time he had received a purse from a girl, and the feeling was quite nice. "Thank you, I like it very much."
"I'm glad you like it," Yan Wan said happily.
Yan Wan breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Ji Mohan indeed squeeze the purse. Luckily, she had put red beans inside; otherwise, if she had only put talismans in it and it had been discovered, she wouldn't know how to explain it.
A delicate die holds a red bean, a symbol of deep longing that penetrates to the bone.
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