The Luo family didn't have many maternal relatives, so Yining went to each of them in the afternoon to identify themselves and received a small box of gifts and a bed inlaid with pure gold reliefs.
Lin Hairu invited her two new sisters-in-law to play mahjong with Chen. Luo Yixiu teased Nan Ge'er with dominoes, causing Nan Ge'er to laugh so hard that his new teeth showed, and he rushed to grab them: "Fifth sister, Nan Ge wants them!"
Yi Ning instructed Lin Hairu to play dominoes, but she felt sleepy after a while. There were guests making noise outside, so she simply asked Lin Hairu to take a nap in the room.
She was woken up by someone who gently patted her shoulder: "Yining, get up, we have to go back."
We… who calls us with her?
She opened her eyes in confusion and saw Luo Shenyuan standing beside her. His voice was softer than usual.
Seeing that she was awake, he picked up her coat that was draped over the chaise longue and said, "Let's go."
Why didn’t Lin Hairu call her to get up? She slept for so long... Yining followed him back to his residence, and Luo Shenyuan asked someone to bring her the prepared meal.
While eating, Yi Ning watched him handle government affairs. He was discussing copper smelting with his subordinates. He spoke with great force, but when he frowned, his subordinates' tone became cautious.
Luo Shenyuan happened to look up and saw that she had only eaten half a bowl of soup, so he said, "Yining, eat well."
Otherwise it would be so tiny, not even as high as his shoulders.
Yining put down his chopsticks: "I can't eat anymore... I ate a lot of cantaloupe today."
"Be good, cantaloupe won't fill you up." He took her bowl, filled it with half a bowl of chestnut stewed duck, and pushed it in front of her.
Yi Ning had no choice but to eat half a bowl before washing up. When she leaned on the bed to read, she thought of what Luo Yixiu had said.
Through a layer of red, she saw Luo Shenyuan walk in. He opened the veil and said to her with his head down, "Yining, I'll sleep in the front hall after tonight."
Yi Ning was stunned when she heard this: "You..." Why did he suddenly want to sleep in the front hall? She said, "What's wrong? I don't sleep well?"
Luo Shenyuan smiled bitterly: "No, you sleep well."
Yining said again: "Then why are you..." She seemed puzzled, but not very happy.
Luo Shenyuan sighed deeply: "Forget it."
He didn't mention sleeping in the front hall, but Yi Ning could hear him tossing and turning that night, seemingly not sleeping well. She wasn't asleep either, and heard him get up in the middle of the night to take a shower. When he came back, she put her hand on his shoulder and asked, "What's wrong?"
Unexpectedly, Luo Shenyuan suddenly grabbed her hand, startling Yi Ning. He grabbed it a little too hard. Then he slowly let go and said hoarsely, "Yining, stay away from me."
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