Chapter 44: Yiyi Confessing, Fever in the Rain

After finally returning home, Jiang Ning saw a person walking around outside the yard from a distance. After careful identification, it was He Yiyi.

"He Yiyi is here to see you." Jiang Ning said as she took out a veil and put it on.

Liu Ming'an followed Jiang Ning's line of sight and saw the figure, frowning unconsciously. Today was the day when He Yiyi's elder brother He Ping came home for a blind date. How could she have time to come to see him?

When she reached the door of her house, He Yiyi saw the two of them, her eyes passed over Jiang Ning, and she only looked at Liu Ming'an and stammered, "Brother Ming'an".

Her voice was a little hoarse, her eyes were still red, and she had obviously cried, looking miserable.

Jiang Ning had a premonition in her heart. She took the package of clothes and shoes from Liu Ming'an and went into the kitchen by herself.

Although her clothes and hair were almost dry after the journey back, they were still a little wet and sticky. Jiang Ning wanted to change clothes urgently.

"Yiyi, what do you want to see me for?" Liu Ming'an said gently to He Yiyi after seeing Jiang Ning enter the house.

He Yiyi did not answer, but just stared at Liu Ming'an blankly, watching the tears well up and blurring her eyes.

Liu Ming'an was stunned for a moment, then lowered his voice and said, "Go in first, sit down and talk slowly if you have anything to say."

Jiang Ning started a fire in the kitchen and roasted the newly bought clothes and shoes. She heard Liu Ming'an leading He Yiyi into the house and whispering these comforting words in a soft voice.

"Brother Ming'an, my brother is back today..." He Yiyi said this after she sat down.

Liu Ming'an didn't know what He Yiyi meant by this, but he continued: "Well, I know that a matchmaker has introduced him to a girl from Taohua Village. She will come tomorrow. You mentioned this when you came to write to me before."

"He didn't come back alone. He, he brought someone back..." He Yiyi said hesitantly.

Liu Ming'an heard that He Yiyi's abnormality should be related to the person brought back by He Ping. After all, he was an outsider and it was inconvenient for him to ask more questions, so he listened quietly and didn't speak.

He Yiyi hung her head with a tangled expression for a long time. She made up her mind and finally finished her story in one breath: "It's the youngest son of the Chen family rice shop, named Chen Zuyin. He came with my brother and brought a lot of gifts. He said he wanted to visit my mother, and he also bought me a lot of cakes, clothes and jewelry... He proposed to me, and my mother agreed..."

He Yiyi's voice became lower and lower, and at the end Jiang Ning could vaguely hear sobbing.

Jiang Ning couldn't help but think of the conversation between her third aunt and another woman she heard in the fields on the morning she went up the mountain. They seemed to have said that He Yiyi fell in love with Liu Mingan, but her mother disliked Liu Mingan's poor family background and would never marry her daughter to him.

Now He Yiyi has been proposed to, but she ran to Liu Mingan with tears in her eyes. What kind of drama is this?

Jiang Ning held her chin in her hand, puzzled.

Liu Ming'an in the house just felt a headache. He had always treated He Yiyi as his sister, but later found out that her mother was wary of him like a thief, plus the gossip of the villagers, no matter how slow he was, he could guess some of He Yiyi's thoughts.

Now that He Yiyi came to tell him all this, Liu Ming'an didn't know what to do except to remain silent.

"Brother Ming'an..." He Yiyi saw that Liu Ming'an was slow to speak, and called him again with a crying voice.

Liu Ming'an rubbed his temples, avoiding He Yiyi's gaze and said, "I have seen the youngest son of Chen's rice shop before when I bought rice. He is friendly, filial and polite, and a trustworthy person."

Jiang Ning didn't know what to think for a moment. Was Liu Ming'an a blockhead or was he pretending to be ignorant? But no matter which one it was, Miss Yiyi was going to give her heart to the wrong person. As expected,

He Yiyi was about to cry, but when these words came out, tears fell like beads with a broken string.

"Brother Ming'an, you clearly know it." He Yiyi looked at Liu Ming'an with disappointment and sadness in her eyes, and choked up and said, "You know what I mean, you must know it all... Just say one word, just--"

"Yiyi!" Liu Ming'an interrupted He Yiyi in time. Some things, even if they are known to each other, will change their nature once they are said.

Liu Ming'an looked at He Yiyi, his expression was rare and serious, and he said seriously, "I don't have any brothers or sisters, and I have always treated you as my own sister. Like He Ping, I hope that you will be safe and happy year after year."

He Yiyi could hear the sincerity in Liu Ming'an's words, but it was precisely because it was the truth that it made people more sad. It turned out that she had always been willing.

He Yiyi felt as if her heart was being grabbed by someone, and she couldn't stop crying. She tried to see Liu Mingan's expression, but found that there was only worry in his eyes, not heartache.

This result made He Yiyi completely give up. She raised her hand to wipe the tears from her face and ran out of the house.

Liu Mingan stood up and watched He Yiyi run out of the yard. He pressed his eyebrows and sighed until her figure disappeared.

"If you really like her, go after her. If there is any obstacle, I can help you deal with it."

A cold female voice sounded behind him. Liu Mingan turned around and saw Jiang Ning standing against the wall with her arms folded, looking at him calmly.

Liu Mingan frowned and looked at Jiang Ning, as if he couldn't understand why she said such a thing.

Jiang Ning continued to add: "What I said is true. As long as you have this idea, I can help you solve any trouble you have, don't worry about it."

"Jiang Ning," Liu Ming'an pressed his forehead again, and felt even more headache: "I really just treat her as a sister, and have never had the idea of ​​overstepping the line, so don't worry about it."

Jiang Ning replied expressionlessly: "Oh."

Liu Ming'an saw Jiang Ning turn around and enter the kitchen again. After a while, she came out with a pile of clothes and shoes and said to him: "They are dried, change into them."

Liu Ming'an just took two steps forward, and suddenly felt dizzy. Everything in front of him seemed to darken, and even Jiang Ning's outline was blurred. His feet were weak and he almost fell down. He hurriedly supported himself on the table to barely stabilize his body.

Jiang Ning saw that something was wrong, put the things in her hands on the table, stepped forward and held Liu Mingan's arm to help him stand: "What's wrong with you?"

Liu Mingan calmed down, the dark clouds in front of him dissipated, and Jiang Ning's delicate eyebrows and eyes were clearly reflected in his eyes.

"It's okay, just a little dizzy." Liu Mingan replied.

As soon as the voice fell, a hand stretched out in front of Liu Mingan, and the back of the hand touched his forehead. The hand was cold and comfortable. When Liu Mingan withdrew, he was still a little reluctant.

"You have a fever." Liu Mingan heard Jiang Ning say firmly.