Gu Qian felt as if he were floating on clouds. Just as he was expecting Qiu Yan to reply with the same words, he heard Qiu Yan say something else.
"Focus on your meal."
Gu Qian's face fell, and he said in a low voice, "Yan Yan, it's been so long. Besides eating, don't you have anything to say to me?"
"One should not speak while eating." Qiu Yan picked up the fish slice in front of her.
Seeing that Qiu Yan remained silent and focused on eating, Gu Qian leaned forward and grasped her right wrist.
Then, he took her chopsticks into his mouth with his lips, gently bit down, and put the fish slice into his mouth, chewing slowly.
Qiu Yan smiled slightly and continued picking up food.
Seeing that she was still focused on eating, Gu Qian pulled her arms over and forced her to face him. "Yan Yan, I'm a normal man. I get jealous too."
As the saying goes, those near the water get the moon first, and Gu Qian felt inexplicably nervous.
Upon hearing this, Qiu Yan felt only one word: sweet.
She enjoyed seeing Gu Qian jealous of her.
"The man from just now is the son of the headmaster of the academy."
She simplified the story and began to recount what had happened yesterday...
...Inside the inn in Huaiyuan.
Qiu Dafu and the other two were also having a meal.
Compared to the deep affection between Qiu Yan and Gu Qian, the meal for the three of them tasted bland.
As for why they were at the inn, it's because they had been being watched ever since yesterday's events.
They had no choice but to find themselves a place to stay temporarily, since they could no longer go to the Jiang residence.
Zheng Hong casually picked at the rice in his bowl and sighed, "Sigh, when will this ever end?"
He has a public office to attend to, and if he doesn't go back to his post soon, he might be dismissed by Lord Tang.
After saying this, he looked at Jiang Lian and sighed again, "Third Young Master, why aren't you staying at home? What are you doing out here? You're just causing trouble for others."
Jiang Lian rested his chin on his hands, looking sullen. "Isn't an apology enough? I spoke without thinking yesterday; it was my fault!"
He was angry with himself at that moment, but once words are spoken, they are like water spilled—can they be taken back?
Zheng Hong: "If it weren't for Brother Qiu, you would have been captured by those villains and taken to the dungeon to keep company with cockroaches long ago."
He thought he needed to remind Jiang Lian to prevent him from making a mistake.
Upon hearing the word "cockroach," Jiang Lian felt goosebumps all over his body.
He was terrified of poisonous insects, snakes, and ants; just thinking about them filled him with horror.
He said, "There's no use blaming me. Let's think of something to do."
"There's no point in saying more now that things have come to this." Qiu Dafu took a sip of hot tea and said to Zheng Hong, "This matter is not solely the fault of the Third Young Master; their main target is me."
A lie is still a lie; it may fool you for a day, but it won't fool you for the next.
Qiu Dafu understood that there must be a reason why the masked man was able to let him leave so easily.
Zheng Hong put down his bamboo chopsticks, pondered for a moment, and said, "You're right, the prefect is likely to meet with a grim fate."
As the three were talking, Xu Qing stepped into the inn with small, quick steps.
Jiang Lian and Zheng Hong both looked in her direction.
Jiang Lian stood up and asked, "Miss Xu, what brings you here?"
Xu Qing tiptoed to the three of them and bowed slightly to Jiang Lian, "Third Young Master Jiang."
After speaking, she looked directly at Qiu Dafu and Zheng Hong, and bowed, saying, "I have come here today to thank you for saving my life."
Qiu Dafu was a little confused. "Who are you, and why are you thanking me?"
"My name is Xu Qing, and I am the daughter of the prefect."
Qiu Dafu nodded in return, "So you are Miss Xu."
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