"Wanwan, my daughter, my darling!" Ye Lanyin cried as she rushed to the boy's side, glanced at him, and took Lin Wanwan from his arms.
"Mommy~" Lin Wanwan smiled and opened her arms, throwing herself into Ye Lanyin's arms.
[Mother's embrace is still the most comfortable.]
Ah, Xiangxiang, it's good that you're back soon~
Waaaaah, I miss my mom...
Hearing the familiar voice, Ye Lanyin couldn't utter a single word of reproach, and could only hold Lin Wanwan and cry.
"Waaaaah..."
"Don't scare your mother like that next time, or she almost went with you."
Lin Rui'an stood beside Ye Lanyin, patted her shoulder, and looked worried.
"Wanwan, you must not be so reckless in the future. You must tell your mother and brothers, understand?"
"We received news that you had been murdered, and we are arranging a simple funeral for you..."
Lin Wanwan looked around at all the familiar faces and awkwardly threw herself into Ye Lanyin's arms.
"Mother, I...I'm not dead, shall we still have this feast?"
Everyone: ...
Gulugulugulu...
As they were talking, Lin Wanwan's stomach started rumbling, and everyone could hear it clearly.
Lin Chang'an stood in the crowd, both crying and laughing.
He truly believed his sister was dead, and cried all the way back from the border. Just before Lin Wanwan returned, he even burned a lot of snacks for her.
now……
"Eat, everyone eat together, let's celebrate our sister coming home!!"
Sure enough, the third brother's doting on his sister knew no bounds, turning a funeral into a celebration.
Standing beside the Regent, Xiao Chengyun wiped away a tear and said to him, "Father, it's good news that my sister has returned. Shouldn't we make some arrangements for Ping'an Prefecture?"
"Make it festive."
A hint of joy flashed across the Regent's eyes, which were red-rimmed. "I will have it prepared immediately."
Inside Ping'an Prefecture, hearty laughter filled the air, and red silk ribbons hung everywhere.
Even passersby couldn't help but peek inside.
Ye Lanyin then looked again at the boy who had been holding Lin Wanwan.
"Young master, was it you who brought Wanwan back?"
"No, he ran away with us." Lin Wanwan rested her chin on her hand, glaring at the boy with an expression that said, "You're dead if you dare to say anything like that."
[Oh ho, with the fire-starter out of town, it's not bad that this idiot is taking the blame.]
I didn't force you; you said it yourself.
The whole family: "..."
The young man cleared his throat lightly, "Um... Madam is me..."
Ye Lanyin glared at her daughter, annoyed, and said apologetically:
"Young master, you must be tired from your journey. If you don't mind, why don't you stay and have a meal with us?"
The boy never expected that after kidnapping Lin Wanwan, he would be invited. He was so nervous that he didn't know what to do with his hands. His originally cool face instantly turned red. He was about to say yes.
"Mother, he's not hungry."
Judging from his appearance, he hasn't eaten in ages.
[I won't starve.]
"Yes, yes, you're the only one who's hungry." Ye Lanyin looked Lin Wanwan up and down, then touched her belly. "That's strange, you've gained some weight after being away for a few days?"
Lin Wanwan immediately sucked in her stomach forcefully, "No? It's flat."
"Hahaha..." The guests who had come to comfort them all changed their mood. Hearing these terrifying words that only Lin Wanwan could utter, they finally felt that the little one had returned.
It's both gratifying and infuriating.
Everyone sat at the dinner table and ate.
Ye Lanyin used serving chopsticks to put a piece of braised pork on the boy's plate, which made Lin Wanwan's eyes widen in amazement.
"Young master, what is your name?"
"My name is Fang Jue, Madam."
"Fang Jue?" Ye Lanyin muttered a couple of times, feeling that the name seemed familiar, but she couldn't quite place it. "A good name."
"When you have time in the future, please come to Ping'an Prefecture to play often. Thank you for bringing Wanwan back."
Fang Jueqian took a bite of the meat, and sure enough, it was something the little guy liked to eat; it tasted delicious.
"Madam, you're too kind. It was just a small favor."
Lin Rui'an sensed Fang Jue's special treatment of Lin Wanwan and immediately defended her.
"Brother Fang Jue is too kind. Wanwan is our family's darling. If you hadn't brought her back, we would probably all have gone with her."
Even His Majesty sent many gifts yesterday, and when they arrived, Eunuch Wang was heartbroken and wept bitterly.
Fang Jue's gaze swept over Lin Rui'an and the others, then glanced at the Regent, before finally settling on Lin Wanwan sitting beside him.
"Big brother, can you eat this minced meat?"
[Even gods starve, and you're eating meat?]
[Aren't you afraid of being struck by lightning?!]
Lin Rui'an suddenly raised his head, looking incredulously at the stunningly handsome young man beside Lin Wanwan.
The boy kept his head down, focused on eating the food in his bowl, and every now and then the little guy would grab a couple of green vegetables and put them in his bowl.
He showed no disgust whatsoever, and even picked it up with his chopsticks and ate it with a smile.
Lin Rui'an was dumbfounded.
My sister usually gives everyone a couple of vegetables, but the whole family dislikes them. Yet Fang Jueju swallowed them whole?
Ye Lanyin and Lin Rui'an's eyes met in mid-air.
Even Lin Chang'an sensed something unusual at the dinner table.
Only Fang Jue and Lin Wanwan were enjoying their meal immensely, completely unconcerned about the opinions of those present.
The other guests at the next table didn't notice this, and were only talking quietly about the sudden change of plans.
“I said, who said Lin Wanwan is dead? It made me send him a ‘gift’, I shouldn’t have given him that money.”
"It was all said by the Marquis of Zhenbei, who claimed to have seen Lin Wanwan drown herself in the lake, and Ye Lanyin believed it."
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