Yi Chenli calculated the time; it had been a while, and the little girl was probably getting impatient. He should speed things up.
Yi Chen left the doorway and said, seemingly issuing an ultimatum: "The disaster relief efforts will probably continue for another half month. Yuan'er came with great difficulty, so let her stay here. Later, I'll take her back to my place."
Yi Chenli spoke very naturally, but An Chaoli found it very awkward to listen to.
“If Yuan’er really wants to stay in the camp, she should stay here with me. You two are all alone in one room. What if you accidentally have a fling? If outsiders find out that Yuan’er is living with a man like you, it will cause gossip and only harm her.”
An Chaoli had many concerns and raised many questions. Even he himself didn't realize that he had tacitly agreed that Yuan'er would stay at the camp for a while, but his old father disagreed with the two of them living together alone.
The first step of keeping Yuan'er at the camp seems to have been successful.
“If I really wanted something to happen between Yuan’er, I would have had countless opportunities back in Chenyang Palace. Why wait until today? Besides, the conditions here are harsh; there isn’t even a decent bed. I won’t make Yuan’er suffer here…”
The most precious things cannot be easily touched or taken away. Yi Chenli had endured for a long time, and he didn't care to endure a little longer.
On their wedding night, under the glow of the candlelight, the girl, dressed in red, would undoubtedly be breathtakingly beautiful. Yi Chenli could already picture her shy face, her delicate figure, and the words of love she whispered to him. He wanted to give her the best and most complete of everything; he was patient and willing to wait.
"My lord, there's no need to worry. Just tell everyone that Yuan'er came to see you. No one else is allowed to approach my place, so outsiders won't have a chance to know that Yuan'er is staying there. How can there be any gossip?"
"No one knows better than me what Yuan'er has used and liked over the years. I won't let her live there uncomfortable."
"As for your concerns, sir, I am discreet and will be mindful of boundaries. I can make a gentleman's agreement with you."
Yi Chenli had considered everything and provided solutions for each.
An Chaoli had no words to refute it.
As if possessed, he sighed and nodded.
Keeping the little girl here is barely an option; her heart isn't in it. If we overdo it, she might do something rash, and the consequences could be even more difficult to manage.
An Chaoli concluded by saying, “Considering your hard work and exhaustion in disaster relief, I do not wish to cause the prince any more trouble. I also do not want to be the villain in front of the little girl every time, so I will grant your wish. However, this is only for the period of disaster relief. After we return, there will be many people and many eyes in Shengjing, so please do not overstep your bounds, Your Highness.”
"The future is predetermined. If things can be done naturally, that would be best. If not, I will still play the villain then."
These seemingly simple words were not easy to get An Chaoli to agree to.
Fortunately, it was a success.
Yi Chen bowed respectfully to Chao An and said, "Thank you for your kindness, sir."
Yi Chenli then stepped back and left the tent somewhat impatiently. He had been waiting for so long; he wondered if Yuan Gun Gun was getting impatient.
After everyone left, An Chaoli was left alone in the tent, feeling somewhat lonely and isolated.
He drank a cup of bitter tea, thinking: I hope he did the right thing. If Yuan'er can truly be happy from the bottom of her heart, as her father, I will be happy for her too. Only when she is well, will everything truly be well.
As Yi Chenli stepped out of the tent, he immediately saw the round, chubby thing curled up in a ball.
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