Luo Shenyuan replied, "The case will be closed the day after tomorrow."
Yi Ning was a little confused after hearing this. Didn't he say it was a very difficult situation? But she didn't listen to him continue. Instead, she asked, "I heard from my mother that Lin Mao sent you a lot of flower pots today?"
Yining just laughed when he heard this: "Cousin Mao's behavior is strange, who cares what he does!"
He looked up and saw Yi Ning leaning against the pillow. Her smile looked a bit lazy in the dim candlelight, and her long, untied hair fell softly across her chest, making her look even more different than usual. Yi Ning was growing increasingly sleepy. She rested her chin on one hand while placing the chess piece with the other and said to him, "It's really not good for you to have no one around you... The management of the mansion is a mess."
Luo Shenyuan played with the chess pieces in silence. When he raised his head, he found that the little girl had fallen asleep while talking.
How sleepy she must be!
She is usually too lazy to move, so only people who know her well know about it.
The chess piece in his hand landed gently on the board with a soft snap. That was a dead move, but no one cared to examine the situation in detail.
Luo Shenyuan stood up and slowly walked over to her, leaning over to look at her face. A few strands of hair clung to her cheek, and she looked a bit childish in her sleep. Her rosy lips, and the subtle breaths that followed, seemed to carry some inexplicable sweet fragrance, though he couldn't tell what it was.
By this time she had fallen asleep and knew nothing.
He reached out and pinched her chin slightly, lifted her face slightly, and brushed away a few strands of hair from her cheek.
She was getting more and more beautiful. What was the use of being delicate? This was clearly a sultry look. Luo Shenyuan was actually very clear about what this meant to a man. If there was no one to protect her, it would be a disaster.
Normally he didn't dare to get too close to her, but now he reached out and slowly touched her cheek, then he lowered his head.
In his sleep, Yining felt a slight warmth between his eyebrows.
It feels a bit numb to the touch.
Lin Hairu finally managed to coax Nan Ge'er to sleep and was ready to go talk to Yi Ning to find out about the husband the Duke of England had chosen for her. A maid held her hand as they stood under the veranda. The surroundings were dark, save for the slanting candlelight from the study. Lin Hairu peered through the curtains from the side and saw Luo Shenyuan holding Yi Ning's face. Yi Ning, perhaps asleep, her face slumped defenselessly against his palm.
The two were very close.
She was just thinking that this posture was a bit strange, wondering why the two of them were still alone so late. Then she saw Luo Shenyuan lower his head, and the shadow of the candlelight jumped.
Her eyes widened in shock, and her hand unconsciously gripped Ruixiang's wrist tightly. Luo Shenyuan...what is he doing!
He was seven years older than Yining, and she was his sister, the one he had raised since childhood! And he was already planning a marriage with the Sun family, getting engaged to Sun Congwan soon. Why would he have such feelings for Yining? No wonder Luo Shenyuan wouldn't budge no matter how she asked. No wonder he acted so strangely when she had just told him about Lin Mao.
Ruixiang was pinched so hard that it hurt, but she didn't dare to make a sound.
It seemed as if nothing was hidden in the darkness, and those secret things were revealed, making Lin Hairu breathless.
She turned around quickly, and Ruixiang hurriedly followed her out of the courtyard. The maid guarding the door was a little surprised to see her rush out: "Madam, what's wrong with you? Why are you leaving in such a hurry?"
Lin Hairu didn't say a word. After returning to the room, Ruixiang immediately poured her tea.
In the room, Nan Ge'er was still sleeping on the Luohan bed, with his little hands and feet spread out, his delicate face resting on the quilt, the child was sleeping soundly.
Ever since giving birth to Nan'er, Lin Hairu had also developed a strong sense of motherhood. Seeing her son finally calm down while sleeping, she checked his back to see if he was sweating. She sat on the bed in a daze, then gritted her teeth and said, "Go tell the Third Young Master to come to me!"
When Luo Shenyuan was leaving the courtyard, the maid told him that the second wife had been there and asked a maid to come and ask him to come over.
He nodded expressionlessly and walked towards Lin Hairu's yard.
Lin Hairu was waiting for him in the main hall. After dismissing the servants, she saw him coming and walked up to him. She asked coldly, "What are you planning?"
"You saw it, and I have nothing to say," Luo Shenyuan said calmly, "It's just as you saw it."
Lin Hairu felt like she had made the most daring move of her life. Her blood boiled, and she couldn't help but raise her hand and slap him. The slap was so loud that Luo Shenyuan immediately turned his head away. After the slap, she wasn't sure if it was fear or excitement, but she was shaking all over. "You...what about Miss Sun? She's been waiting for you for so many years! What about Yi Ning? What on earth are you thinking!"
Luo Shenyuan slowly wiped the corner of his mouth. In fact, few people dared to hit him anymore. But he would not fight back against Lin Hairu. He looked up and said, "The Sun family will cancel the engagement."
Lin Hairu looked at him in a daze.
Luo Shenyuan continued, "The Sun family will definitely cancel the engagement if they know what I did. I'll take the slap, so please do as you please. And don't mention the Sun family to me again."
After he finished speaking, he walked out of the main hall. His tall figure gradually disappeared in the darkness, but Lin Hairu had a new assessment of this eldest son who was registered under her name.
She slumped down in the armchair.
*
The next day, Yining woke up to hear that Lin Hairu and her third brother had a conflict the previous night, but she didn't know what it was about. Zhenzhu only told her, "...the conflict started after you left. You fell asleep again last night, so I'm afraid you didn't know."
She was a little confused. She knew Lin Hairu, and she would never have any conflict with her third brother.
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