Seeing that his excuse was clumsy but he didn't seem to intend to barge into the courtyard, Li Yunyan's guard lessened slightly.
Watching him finish the bowl of water, Li Yunyan snatched the bowl away and slammed the door shut before he could react.
Xia Xiunian stood outside the courtyard, staring blankly at the patterns on the door for a while before finally walking away.
In the evening, something was thrown into Li Yunyan's courtyard with a muffled thud.
She went outside and found a bundle.
Opening the wrapping revealed two exquisitely packaged boxes of tea.
Li Yunyan opened the courtyard gate, but the person was already gone.
This man!
She suddenly remembered that when the original owner of this body lived in that dilapidated house, it was the same; things would be thrown into her dwelling from time to time!
Could it be that Xia Xiunian did all of this?
He happened to be on official business the night the assassin came, so he didn't know that the original owner of this body had been assassinated.
Or perhaps, the person who wanted to assassinate the original owner found out the time when Xia Xiunian was on duty, which is why they chose that time to attack her?
Thinking of this, Li Yunyan's resentment towards Xia Xiunian lessened somewhat.
After all, it wasn't him who called off the engagement, but his elders, so she didn't need to dwell on it!
After thinking it over, she took the tea leaves back into the house. Anyway, knowing his temper, even if she returned them to him, he wouldn't accept them!
Xia Xiunian stood at the street corner in the distance, watching her close the courtyard gate. After standing there for a long time, he turned and left.
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