Heart-beating moment
On the roof of the wine room, the two of them lay on the tiles and looked up at the sky together.
Lin Yan asked softly: "Azhou, when did you start to like me?"
Song Yizhou was silent for a long time and did not speak for a long time.
Just when Lin Yan thought he was too shy to speak, Song Yizhou opened his mouth and said, "Do you still remember the Lantern Festival in Xuzhou ten years ago?"
Lin Yan recalled for a moment, then nodded, "I remember."
"I suddenly missed my parents very much and was in a bad mood. You took me to the street to see the lanterns. I sat with you on the highest roof in Xuzhou and you said to me, 'Azhou, be happy. I'm here for you at all times.' At that moment, my heart skipped a beat and I knew how I felt about you."
There was a flash of surprise in Lin Yan's eyes. She never thought that A Zhou would fall in love with her so early.
In fact, Song Yizhou had something else to say. Long before, Lin Yan had been regarded as the most important person in his heart.
But at that time, I didn't know what kind of feelings I had for Ah Yan. All I wanted was to be with her forever.
Unfortunately, half a year after he realized her feelings, bad news came from the capital and he had to take responsibility. At that time, he didn't know whether he could come back alive to see her. At that time, he thought that would be the last time they would see each other.
Fortunately, fortunately he was still alive, and what made him feel most fortunate was that A'an also liked him.
Looking at Song Yizhou's handsome face, Lin Yan recalled the dream she had when she was injured, and she felt more depressed.
At this moment, she knew very well that if she had not expressed her feelings to Azhou, perhaps Azhou might really be like in the dream, and would not dare to say those words until his death: I love you.
Lin Yan suddenly sat up and turned to look at Song Yizhou seriously.
The person being looked at had confusion in his eyes and sat up. Seeing that Lin Yan suddenly looked serious and flustered, he asked, "What's wrong?"
"Puchi" Lin Yan, who was originally a little angry, laughed out loud when he saw Song Yizhou laughing like this, "I want to say, Azhou, you are a coward."
Song Yizhou exclaimed "Ah", obviously not understanding why Lin Yan said that to him.
"Guess when I started to like you?" Lin Yan asked.
Song Yizhou thought about it carefully and said seriously: "It should be during this period of time."
After all, Ah Yan had never shown any affection for him before, which made him think that Ah Yan would never fall in love with him in this life.
But now, A'an, who expressed her feelings to him, had a smile in her eyes. He understood that look, which was exactly the same as when he looked at her. Just as he was thinking about it, Song Yizhou felt sweet in his heart. It was great that A'an also liked her.
However, Lin Yan's answer surprised Song Yizhou. She said, "Wrong."
"On my sixteenth birthday, when you hugged me for the last time, my heartbeat was just like the one you heard tonight. That's when I fell in love with you."
Staring at Lin Yan's eyes filled with thousands of stars, and thinking of her touching words in his ears, Song Yizhou almost forgot to breathe at this moment. It was so early. It turned out that Yan had fallen in love with him a long time ago.
"So, Ah Zhou, you coward, if you hadn't confessed your feelings to me earlier, maybe we wouldn't have missed each other for so long..."
Lin Yan kept complaining about Song Yizhou, but before he could finish his words, someone came up to him and heard him say, "I was wrong." The next moment, someone blocked his lips.
Unlike the previous two times where he only tried briefly, Song Yizhou learned to pry open Lin Yan's teeth step by step without any instruction until he completely occupied her territory.
It was unknown how long it took before Song Yizhou finally stopped and reluctantly left her lips.
Lin Yan's eyes were blurred at the moment, and one hand was tightly grasping Song Yizhou's robe. It took him a long time to recover.
At this time, the sun was gradually rising, and the sunlight shone on the two of them. Lin Yan's cheeks were flushed, and the culprit was panting and staring at her.
"I'm leaving." Lin Yan pushed Song Yizhou's chest and fled.
Song Yizhou sat on the roof, staring at Lin Yan's departing back and laughing.
Looking up at the sun that was already hanging high in the sky, he murmured, "That's great, Ah Yan likes me too."
Lin Yan habitually climbed over the wall and left the palace. Standing at the foot of the wall, she patted her hot face, thinking of the scene just now, and thought to herself: "I am so shy in front of A Zhou. No, I must get back at her next time."
Seeing that the sky was completely bright, although A Niang went to bed late last night, Lin Yan guessed that she must have been thinking about it in her heart and would not sleep for long.
Even though he hadn't slept all night, Lin Yan was not sleepy at this time. He went to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion in high spirits.
As Lin Yan expected, Mrs. Gu woke up when the rooster crowed. After dressing up, she sat in front of the window, staring outside, waiting for Lin Yan's arrival.
This morning, when Madam explained the whole story of how Miss Lin was the Second Young Miss, Nanny Li was extremely surprised and excited.
The moment Lin Yan stepped into the gate of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, she got the news and hurried to say to Madam Gu: "Madam, Miss Lin, no, the second young lady is here."
When Mrs. Gu heard this, she ran out of the door and even Nanny Li could hardly catch up with her.
On the way to Mrs. Gu's yard, Lin Yan saw Mrs. Gu running over and subconsciously quickened his pace towards her, supporting Mrs. Gu who was almost tripped by a stone.
Lin Yan pretended to be angry: "Why are you running so fast? What if you fall down?"
Mrs. Gu looked at a loss, afraid that Lin Yan would be angry, and stammered, "I'm sorry, I'm just anxious to see you."
Lin Yan was not angry at all, it was just a joke. Seeing Mrs. Gu's cautious look, he couldn't help but feel distressed.
She held Mrs. Gu's arm, changed the subject and asked, "Mother, is breakfast ready now?"
Nanny Li could see that the Second Young Lady was not angry at all, but was clearly worried about the Madam. It was a pity that the mother and daughter had become too unfamiliar with each other after so many years.
In order to improve the relationship between the two, before Mrs. Gu could reply, Nanny Li said first: "After waking up, Madam has been sitting by the window waiting for the second young lady. How could she have the mind to eat?"
Madam Gu glanced at Nanny Li with disapproval, as if she was not going to hide this from her. Then she looked at Lin Yan nervously, worried that she would blame her.
Lin Yan said in a gentle voice: "It's just right, I haven't had breakfast yet, mother, would you like to accompany me?"
Mrs. Gu's eyes lit up when she heard this and she quickly said hello.
Seeing this, Nanny Li looked back and forth between the two of them with satisfaction.
At this time, Xiao Jin also rushed over and heard what the two were saying. He smiled and said, "I have asked people to prepare everything. Let's go to the main hall to have breakfast together. A Yue must be waiting anxiously."
Several people came to the main hall and sat down. Breakfast had already been served. Mrs. Gu personally served a bowl of porridge to Lin Yan and said with anticipation in her eyes: "Drink it while it's hot."
Lin Yan took a sip and said approvingly, "It tastes good."
Mrs. Gu breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this, as did Xiao Jin and the other person beside her.
The people at the table were more cautious than each other towards Lin Yan, and the atmosphere was really weird.
Lin Yan felt it, she put down the jade chopsticks and sighed softly. She knew that A Niang and the others always felt guilty about her and now just wanted to make it up to her.
In addition, she didn't want to recognize them before, and perhaps in their eyes, Lin Yan would leave at any time.
Several people stared at Lin Yan's actions and looked at her nervously. Mrs. Gu asked, "But the breakfast is not to your liking."
Lin Yan shook his head and said softly: "No one can eat anyway, so let's listen to my previous life."
Mrs. Gu Xiao Jin looked expectant. Although Xiao Yue knew a little about her elder sister's past, she had never truly understood it, and she looked at her curiously.
Lin Yan said: "When I was five years old, I was washed away by a flood and was picked up by my master. His name was Lin Jiumen, and he was considered the best in the world. Seeing that I had excellent physique, he accepted me as his disciple. Because of him, I lived a good life. I practiced martial arts and no one could hurt me."
When Mrs. Gu heard this, she was very grateful to the master that Lin Yan mentioned. If it weren't for him, Yan wouldn't know where he is now. She asked: "Can we meet your master so that we can express our gratitude."
Lin Yan shook his head, looking a little dejected: "Master has passed away."
Mrs. Gu opened her mouth but said nothing, looking guilty for bringing this up.
"It's okay," Lin Yan comforted Mrs. Gu and continued: "Although the master is not my biological father, he is better than my biological father. He passed the Nanshan School to me. He has a son named Lin Yi, who is my younger brother and the current Chief Justice of the Dali Temple."
Both Xiao Jin and Xiao Yue knew this, but Xiao Jin was more concerned about another point. He thought of the time when A Yue and Miss Zhou were kidnapped, and asked cautiously, "What is the relationship between A Yan and Regent Song Yizhou?"
He hurriedly added: "If you don't want to say it, it's okay."
There was nothing secretive about her relationship with Azhou. She said, "Azhou was sent to the Valley of Divine Doctors for treatment when he was young. The Valley Master of the Valley of Divine Doctors was a close friend of my master, so we grew up together, Azhou and I..."
Having said that, Lin Yan paused and said, "We are in love with each other."
Mrs. Gu was surprised and took Lin Yan's hand and said, "Yan, you actually have a man you like. Can you let me see him?"
She has been plagued by illness over the years and doesn't know how much the capital has changed. She has never seen Song Yizhou and only thinks that he is the one her daughter likes.
Lin Yan smiled and said, "Let him come to see you another day."
Xiao Jin looked at this scene and felt a little jealous. His newly recognized sister had found someone she loved so soon.
For Xiao Yue, this was unexpected but also reasonable. After all, she had seen the regent's eyes looking at her elder sister, which were so gentle and tender. At first, she really thought it was just the regent's wishful thinking, but she never thought...
So knowing this, she was very happy for her sister.
Having said that, Lin Yan said seriously: "So I have lived a good life these years, and what happened back then was not your fault. Just pretend that nothing happened. You don't have to feel so guilty. We will be a family from now on, and you don't have to be so careful with me."
"Good! Good! Good!" Mrs. Gu excitedly responded three times.
The family continued to eat, but this time the atmosphere at the table was more harmonious. To outsiders, they looked like a close family.
After finishing breakfast, Xiao Jin asked hesitantly: "Ayan, would you like us to make your identity public?"
Mrs. Gu also had the same intention. Now that Ah Yan wanted to recognize her, she wanted everyone to know that her second daughter was back.
Lin Yan did not respond to this matter immediately. Revealing her identity to others meant returning to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion to be the second lady, but she would eventually leave.
Lin Yan didn't want to hide it from Madam Gu, so he said, "I went to the capital to handle something. After I finish the things here, I should go back to Nanshan to handle the affairs of the family. If I tell others that the second young lady of the mansion has been recognized but she has not been seen, will it damage the reputation of the mansion?"
"How could that be? Who would dare to gossip about the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion?" Madam Gu waved her hands hurriedly. She sincerely hoped that Ah Yan could return to her roots and everyone would know that her second daughter was back.
As for Lin Yan's announcement that he would leave, she felt extremely reluctant to let him go, but she did not dare to try to persuade him to stay, after all, Yan had his own life.
"Then it's up to you, mother, but..." Lin Yan paused for a moment and said, "I will come to Beijing to see you later. If there is a chance, can I take you to visit Nanshan?"
Mrs. Gu's mood brightened instantly, and she quickly said "Okay", then said: "Then why don't you stay at the mansion before leaving Beijing, just to keep me company."
Looking at Mrs. Gu's expectant eyes, Lin Yan couldn't bear to refuse, not to mention that living in the Lin Mansion was the same as living in the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.
He said, "Okay, then I will go back to the Lin Mansion and inform my younger brother Lin Yi."
"Why don't you invite him to your house for a meal some other day so that I can meet your brother," said Mrs. Gu.
Lin Yan said yes. Xiao Jin said he would take her there. She saw that he had something to say, so she nodded.
Before leaving, he did not forget to remind Xiao Yue, "Remember to practice martial arts, don't slack off."
Xiao Yue nodded happily, holding her mother's arm, and watched with her as the backs of Lin Yan and the other disappeared from their sight.
Mrs. Gu wiped away her tears, patted Xiao Yue's hand and said, "Ayue, it's great that your sister is back."
Xiao Yue wiped Mrs. Gu's tears with a handkerchief and said, "Yes, my sister is back, and you should be happier. But don't cry anymore."
"I'm happy," the mother and daughter smiled at each other.
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