The hand holding the teacup exerted force suddenly, and the Ding kiln lotus cup shattered. The scalding hot tea flowed onto the back of his hand, and the broken porcelain pieces cut his palm, and the bright red blood spread into the tea.
Su Yan was startled: "You, you..."
Xie Xianyu stood up with a gloomy face and went downstairs directly.
The noise downstairs continued.
"Give it back to me!" Lin Han was a little annoyed.
But the man still joked: "If you don't explain clearly, I won't return it to you."
"I've already said it's not true. Don't talk nonsense and ruin the girl's reputation."
"You're still saying no, but seeing how protective you are of your son, I'm curious. We're brothers, and you're hiding this from me?"
Everyone was making a fuss when suddenly someone exclaimed, "That's Mr. Xie!"
Everyone was stunned and immediately bowed respectfully: "Thank you, sir!"
Xie Xianyu walked out of the attic, a sinister look hidden in his eyes. He glanced indifferently at the scholar named Lin Han.
He remembered that he had seen this person at the spring banquet at Xie Mansion more than half a month ago.
He was talking to Xu Wanruo in the peach forest at that time.
Xie Xianyu's hand in his sleeve suddenly tightened, and the blood on his palm oozed out through his fingers. Fortunately, his sleeve was wide and covered it, so others could not notice anything unusual.
"Are you the candidates who will take the exam this year?" He said in a calm voice.
"Exactly!" The candidates were very excited. "We've been waiting for the results to be announced. We heard that Master Xie would be giving lectures at the Xie Clan School that day, so we came waiting outside early this morning! We are so lucky to have the opportunity to meet Master Xie!"
"When the results are announced, you will all be inferior to me."
"Thank you, sir, you are too modest!"
Xie Xianyu glanced at the sachet in one of their hands. "This sachet is really well made."
The man was stunned, then immediately handed it to Xie Xianyu as if presenting a treasure: "This is Lin Han's."
As he spoke, he winked at Lin Han.
Xie Xianyu took it with his left hand, took a look at it, and his eyes became gloomier.
Except that the embroidered pattern was changed from pine and crane to flowers and birds, this sachet was exactly the same as the one Xu Wanruo gave him!
Ma Chongshan nudged Lin Han's arm and lowered his voice, "Since Lord Xie likes it, why don't you be generous and offer it to him? If you please him, will you still worry about your future?"
Lin Han struggled for a moment, but didn't want to speak.
Xie Xianyu suddenly looked up at Lin Han and asked, "Where did you buy this sachet?"
Lin Han stammered, "No, I didn't buy it. Someone gave it to me as a gift."
Ma Chongshan bumped his arm again and laughed gossipingly: "Hey, I was wondering why you treasured it so much, is it really a gift from a girl?"
Lin Han's face flushed red as he glanced at Xie Xianyu sheepishly. "Thank you, sir. This sachet was given to me by my sweetheart. I really can't give it to anyone else."
"Sweetheart." Xie Xianyu's lips curled slightly, his expression unremarkable, but the hostility in his body was barely suppressed.
Lin Han was so immersed in joy that he didn't notice anything unusual: "After the results are announced, I will ask to marry her."
Everyone laughed out loud in a teasing tone: "Whose girl is this?"
Lin Han didn't dare to say anything, fearing it would ruin her reputation. She just looked at Xie Xianyu and said, "Please forgive me, Master Xie. I really can't give this sachet away."
Xie Xianyu handed over the sachet.
Lin Han hurriedly tried to take it, but as soon as his hands touched the sachet and he raised his eyes, he met a pair of sinister eyes. He was suddenly shocked and his hands trembled.
Xie Xianyu let go of his hand and turned to leave.
Lin Han froze, not knowing whether the eyes he had just seen were an illusion.
Ma Chongshan patted his head and said, "You're so inflexible! Lord Xie is obviously interested in this sachet. If you give it to him, he might reward you with something worth a hundred times more, and you're so stubborn as to ask for it back."
Lin Han finally came back to his senses and whispered, "This isn't an ordinary item. It's not something I can give to a girl. What if it ruins her reputation?"
"That's true. They risked their reputation to give it to you. It shows how much they love you. You are so lucky, kid!" Ma Chongshan teased with a wink.
Lin Han smiled, but her heart was pounding. She looked at Xie Xianyu's receding back with some fear, feeling inexplicably uneasy.
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