Lin Mo didn't ask any more questions. He walked over and patted Ming Fan's shoulder politely without forcing him.
Han Zhi sat in the yard, telling Lin Sheng about his own affairs in detail. He generously told Lin Sheng the reasons and process of his running away from home and becoming a beggar.
Lin Sheng was also listening very carefully, trying to understand his past from his words. He was eager to know everything about him.
Han Zhi grew up in a wealthy family. His family was in charge of the port business in Qingshui Town and several neighboring counties, and the cargo ships on the water were mainly from his family.
He started practicing martial arts when he was young. When he was eight years old, he heard from his father that his mother's sister had passed away, leaving only a child who was less than five years old in the family.
When Han Zhi was six years old, he met his cousin who lived in the countryside and they got along well.
She went to the countryside with her mother and brought him home to raise him. Mr. and Mrs. Han had only one son, so they took him in, thinking that Han Zhi would have a companion to grow up with and not be so lonely.
Under the influence of Han Zhi, Mingfan also gradually became interested in martial arts and loved swordsmanship. The sword he always carried with him was the birthday gift Han Zhi gave him.
Since he was an outstanding martial artist since childhood, Master Han wanted him to take the imperial examination and gain fame. Han Zhi was also promising. At the age of twelve or thirteen, he won the title of young martial arts champion. The court, considering his young age, ordered him to get married before serving the court.
Many wealthy families, and even the fathers of some noble ladies, coveted his youthful fame, hoping to marry into a wealthy family in the future or to bet on the right person.
Every year, there were so many matchmakers who came to send portraits to the Han family that the door was almost broken down. However, Han Zhi didn't like any of them and rejected them all.
At that time, Mr. Han was not in a hurry. He thought that his children were still young and should focus on their studies, so he issued an ultimatum to those people.
Until Han Zhi grew up, he still hadn't found someone he liked, and this made Old Man Han start to get anxious.
After a year of delay and no news, Mr. Han went to ask him in person what he liked. Han Zhi said directly, "Love at first sight is the one I like at first sight."
This made Mr. Han speechless. He looked at hundreds of portraits every day, but he didn't like any of them. He even said that he had never looked at them at all. Mingfan just glanced at them and threw them into the woodshed to burn.
It was from that time that Mr. Han felt that his son's mind was probably not on the love between his children, so he secretly went to look for a wife for his son.
It so happened that the daughter of the Lan family was also a popular woman at that time. After some inquiries and observations, Mr. Han secretly decided on this marriage.
Without informing Han Zhi in advance, he made a verbal agreement with Mr. Lan opposite.
When Han Zhi learned about this later, he, who had always been gentle, disobeyed his father for the first time and refused to accept the marriage.
After repeated persuasion failed, Han Zhi climbed over the wall and ran away from home in the middle of the night.
Old Master Han originally wanted to wait for Han Zhi to come back and admit his mistake, but Han Zhi was gone for half a month. During this time, Ming Fan went out to look for him by himself, but Han Zhi knew him too well and avoided him from finding him.
Originally, Mr. Han had agreed with the Lan family that he would come to propose marriage after the Mid-Autumn Festival. However, there was no news from Han Zhi until he collapsed on the street and was carried back by Ming Fan.
Afterwards, the incident of kneeling on the fragments happened again, and Mr. Han was threatened with death before he was willing to compromise.
In addition, after hearing their son say that he had a lover, Mr. and Mrs. Han did not want to break up the couple. If they really did that, they would probably lose their son forever. Even if he didn't die, he would not live happily.
During the time when Han Zhi was bedridden, Mr. Han kept postponing the Lan family's affairs.
As the saying goes, it's easy to provoke, but hard to escape. The Lan family is not so easy to deal with. If you don't die, you will be skinned alive.
Hearing this, a hint of depression flashed across Lin Sheng's eyes. Han Zhi vowed, "Don't worry, I won't marry a girl from the Lan family."
Lin Sheng blushed and said shyly, "Why are you telling me this? Who you marry is none of my business. There's no need to ask for my opinion."
Han Zhi understood everything that was said. He pulled out an object from his sleeve. It was a small, exquisite box. He handed the box to Lin Sheng and said with a smile, "This is for you."
Looking at the box, Lin Sheng's eyes turned, wanting to take it but not wanting to. Seeing his hesitation, Han Zhi said directly, "This is for you. Take it."
Seeing him holding the box in front of her for such a long time, Lin Sheng felt pity and took it carefully.
Han Zhi urged him to open it and take a look.
"Open it and see if you like it. If you don't, I'll change it for you."
After hearing what he said, Lin Sheng opened it with some curiosity.
That was when they first met. He accompanied him to the market to buy things. The pair of pendants he saw at first sight, he didn't expect that he would remember them and buy them.
Lin Sheng didn't have much money in his pocket at the time. Although the pendant was not of top quality, it was not cheap judging from the craftsmanship, so he didn't buy it at the time.
Han Zhi said to Lin Sheng, "This is a pair. Try yours on first to see if it looks good on you. You can give the other one to your sweetheart."
Lin Sheng suddenly became furious and secretly sulked.
He suppressed his anger and said, "What do you mean? Who told you that I have a lover?"
Unexpectedly, Han Zhi said seriously, "Didn't you think of giving a gift to a friend before? If it's someone you like, you might as well express your love to him boldly."
Lin Sheng lowered his head and frowned, and said in a somewhat cold voice: "What about you, do you have someone you like?"
Han Zhi answered without hesitation: "Yes. I have someone I like."
Lin Sheng felt deflated and even a little sad.
But what Han Zhi said next was so deafening that Lin Sheng even dared not respond for a moment.
He said sincerely and seriously, "As long as you haven't married anyone else, I will keep pursuing you until your heart is willing to stop for someone. Even if it's not me in the end, I won't regret it."
"Lin Sheng, I am attracted to you."
Lin Sheng stared at Han Zhi with eyes wide open in disbelief, his heart was beating wildly, his mind went blank, and he looked very dull.
Before he could fully react, Han Zhi continued to say words that made Lin Sheng's heart beat faster.
"I don't need you to make any decisions for me right now. I'm just telling you what's in my heart. I'll take care of what to do next. You just need to watch. The choice is yours. Just follow your heart."
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