Of course, he was a bit aloof, but his handsome appearance was undeniable, and he was still quite pleasing to the eye from afar.
As soon as everyone left the lobby on the first floor, only Su Wanyan remained, and the lively atmosphere instantly turned quiet.
Yu Nanqing arrived shortly after: "Yan'er."
Her voice was still as soft and pleasant as ever.
Su Wanyan looked up. Yu Nanqing still carried a trace of cold air about him, and his winter-lined robe made him look noble and imposing.
She stood up and went to greet him, smiling, "You're back?"
As she spoke, she handed him a hand warmer.
"There seem to be more people here today than usual." The women in the village often come to see Su Wanyan, and she knows that they mostly talk about everyday matters.
Yu Nanqing was often not interested in listening. When Su Wanyan had something to do, he would stay by her side to help her. When he had nothing to do, he would usually avoid her, either going upstairs to hide or going for a walk outside with Tanaka.
"After what happened last night, they've all come here today to question us."
"Yan'er, I have something to tell you." Yu Nanqing also had something to say about what happened last night.
"Let's go up to the second floor." She also wanted to ask about the woman.
On the second floor, Huang Ye lit the stove, brewed some tea, and then bowed and withdrew.
Su Wanyan went to the window and closed the window, keeping the cold air out.
Yu Nanqing took off his outer robe and inexplicably dared not look at Su Wanyan: "Su Wanyan, do you still remember when I first met you, I asked you to go find Wang Zhang?"
Su Wanyan looked back at him: "Of course I remember. You gave me a note back then. I couldn't understand what was written on it at all. You just gave me an ambiguous address and a shop name. I was able to find the place entirely thanks to Chi En."
“That’s the language of the snake clan. The person we brought back yesterday is named Yan Gongyi, and he’s a member of the snake clan.” As he spoke, Yu Nanqing turned around to face Su Wanyan.
Su Wanyan nodded, her face showing little emotion.
However, the more Su Wanyan acted this way, the more Yu Nanqing frowned.
When he went to find Yan Gongyi, he didn't hide it from the villagers. Half of those village women should know about it, and Su Wanyan should have heard about it too.
He was conflicted. Su Wanyan's silence meant she trusted him completely, but sometimes... he wished Su Wanyan would pay more attention to these things.
To put it bluntly, he just wanted to see Su Wanyan jealous of him, even if it was just a little bit.
He wanted Su Wanyan to care about him more.
While hoping for this, Yu Nanqing dared not make any noise. She couldn't understand what she was thinking. Every time she encountered this situation, she felt a lot of frustration.
Su Wanyan wasn't completely inactive. She walked to the cabinet, took out a set of winter clothes, and said with a smile, "I think Miss Yan's figure is similar to mine, so my clothes should fit her. You're fine coming and going, so take them over in a bit, don't get too cold."
"..."
Yu Nanqing pursed her lips, her frustration growing even stronger: "Yan'er, won't you say anything else?"
That's it?
"Anything else?" Su Wanyan thought for a moment, "Hmm, she was captured by the people of Baiyou Valley, I wonder if she was used to test poison."
She took out the antidote pills from her bosom and placed them beside her clothes: "Take this with you too."
"..." Yu Nanqing sighed helplessly, looked up and rubbed his temples: "How can Yan'er be so at ease? Didn't she hear them mention it?"
Su Wanyan's eyebrows twitched slightly, and she immediately grasped the key point. Her clear eyes darkened slightly: "I have heard about that. They said that you and Miss Yan were arguing, and Miss Yan even threw herself into your arms, crying her eyes out."
Yu Nanqing's heart tightened immediately, and she said in a panic, "Who said that! No one!"
He hurriedly stepped forward to explain, "When was there any physical contact? I've always kept my distance from her, Yan'er, don't listen to that nonsense!"
She did cry, but she didn't throw herself into his arms!
He thought they were just telling him about his meeting with Yan Gongyi, but he didn't expect... they would also spread rumors!
"puff."
Seeing him like this, Su Wanyan couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle softly.
Well, Yu Nanqing is really too easy to understand. Her thoughts are written all over her face, making it hard for Yu Nanqing not to guess what she's thinking.
This smile stunned Yu Nanqing.
He pursed his lips tightly and furrowed his brows.
Before long, her ears and cheeks turned red: "Yan'er always... can't hide anything from you."
Judging from her expression, she probably already saw through his thoughts.
"No, not exactly." Su Wanyan reached out and tugged at the jade pendant at his waist, the same one she wore, forcing Yu Nanqing to get closer to her. "As for Miss Yan's matter, I wouldn't know unless you told me."
She looked up and said, "But if you do something I don't like just to make me jealous, that will really annoy me. So Yu Nanqing, don't do that."
Yu Nanqing's heart tightened, and she said decisively, "No!"
It was precisely because he knew Su Wanyan's temperament that he dared not cross the line.
He did want to see Su Wanyan jealous, but he couldn't bear to see her angry, nor could he imagine her feeling disgusted with him.
“I know you won’t.” Su Wanyan rested her head on his chest, her jade fingers lightly picking at the gold embroidery on his collar: “I trust you, that’s why I’m fearless.”
Therefore, she simply couldn't respond to Yu Nanqing's desire to make her jealous.
In fact, Yu Nanqing had spent so much time with Su Wanyan, how could he not know this? It was just... his little secret.
Su Wanyan looked up: "Have you calmed down yet?"
"..." The coaxing tone made Yu Nanqing indignant for a moment.
He couldn't help but pinch Su Wanyan's nose, wanting to say something but unable to utter a word. He kneaded it as if looking for an outlet, but dared not really use force.
Su Wanyan brushed his hand away speechlessly: "Stop fooling around. Tell me, I've already guessed seven or eight parts of what happened to Miss Yan. Tell me and I'll see if I'm right."
Yu Nanqing was stunned, her hand, which had been brushed aside, stopped in mid-air.
Su Wanyan had already sat down at the table and taken a sip of tea.
Yu Nanqing became interested and sat down as well: "What did Yan'er guess?"
"When I heard Aunt Xu say that she couldn't understand what you were saying to Miss Yan, I guessed that she might be a member of the snake clan."
It was at that moment that she remembered when she first met Yu Nanqing, he had asked her to go find Wang Zhang.
Later, she learned a little about it. It was a small tribe that Yu Nanqing passed through during his march, and Yu Nanqing learned their writing and language there.
"To learn the writing and language of a race, it takes a long time. The snake race probably owes you a great debt, which is why I am not asking questions rashly."
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