Brewing tea in a plum garden where plum blossoms are in full bloom is a scene that should be poetic and picturesque. However, with the two clowns, Tang 77 and Fang Wenyuan, it has been turned into a noisy street performance.
Lan Yu watched Tang 77 let loose and didn't find her incessant chatter annoying at all.
Fang Wenyuan initially tried to get close to Tang 77 just to be Lan Yu's wingman, but after spending time with her, he found her to be genuine and lovely, unlike other girls who were shy and timid. He actually wanted to be friends with her.
So he stayed at Lan Yu's villa and diligently taught Tang Qihuang medicine!
Because of the previous assassination attempt, Lan Yu was particularly worried about Tang 77. Although the murderer had been dealt with by Li Fei, the mastermind was still at large.
Even though Li Fei had significantly strengthened the defenses in the courtyard, he still insisted that Tang 77 stay in his room.
Qi Hongliuli had long regarded Tang 77 as the city lord's wife. Although she was a bit young, it was not bad to make it a done deal. The women in Lanling City who coveted the city lord were not as likable as 77.
Only Tang 77 felt that this matter was inappropriate. She was not afraid of gossip about men and women not being able to touch each other, but she was afraid that if she were in the same room with Lan Yu, she would be bewitched by his good looks and do something shocking. After all, she was already a 40-year-old auntie and had little resistance to young men.
She said guiltily, "I'd better stay with Sister Qihong and the others. I'm just an unknown nobody, no one will try to assassinate me. Besides, their martial arts skills are not weak either!"
Qi Hong and Liu Lü dared not compete with their master for people, even though Qi Hong loved to play a game of Landlord before going to bed.
They both said in unison, "Our meager skills are no match for Miss 77's safety. It's better for us to stay by the city lord's side!"
Fang Wenyuan said with a grin, "77, even if Lao Lan is a beast, he wouldn't lay a hand on a 13-year-old child."
Anyway, Tang 77 moved into Lan Yu's house reluctantly.
Qi Hongliu was quite sensible. After helping them wash up, she quickly left the room, completely ignoring Tang 77's pleading gaze.
Although Lan Yu had never been able to win over any other woman since he met Tang 77 when he was 8, Fang Wenyuan was right. Tang 77 was only 13 years old. Right now, he just wanted to pamper her like a child and keep all the other men around him far away.
He comforted Tang 77, saying, "Silly girl, Brother Lanyu has made too many enemies. He just wants to be cautious. You sleep on the bed, and I'll lie on the brocade couch next to you!"
"Are you sure you want to sleep on the tatami mat?" Tang 77 felt that it was really cramped for Lan Yu, who was 1.8 meters tall, to sleep there.
“77, although I’ve resorted to this tactic, I still need to maintain a proper distance. You can sleep in the bed by yourself!” Lan Yu said politely.
Tang77: "..."
What is she thinking? She was just being polite. She was petite and it would be convenient for her to sleep on the couch. Did Lan Yu think she was offering herself up as a bedmate?!
She wanted to explain, but figured it would only make things worse, so she hastily said goodnight and crawled into bed, not knowing what Lan Yu would think of her.
She heard Lan Yu gently lie down on the couch and extinguish the candle, and only then did she breathe a sigh of relief. How embarrassing!
The carefree Tang 77 quickly fell asleep, kicking off the covers and talking in her sleep. Lan Yu shook her head and covered her with the covers.
Strangely enough, Lan Yu, who couldn't sleep at the slightest noise, slept unusually soundly and without any dreams all night after Tang 77's antics.
When Tang 77 woke up, the east was just beginning to lighten. Lan Yu was lying peacefully on the couch, his perfect, almost demonic face facing Tang 77.
Tang 77 propped her chin up and began to admire the beauty. She swallowed hard and murmured to herself, "How can someone be so good-looking?"
Tang 77 really wanted to go over and rub it to see if it was fake, but she had the desire but not the courage, and could only feast her eyes.
"Have you seen enough?" Lan Yu suddenly opened his eyes and looked at her with pure and innocent eyes.
"So what if you're good-looking!" Tang 77 knew that her infatuation must have been overheard. What a clueless guy! Couldn't he just pretend to be asleep? Don't I have any dignity?
“77 looks better!” Lan Yu said earnestly.
Tang 77 was internally screaming for help. How could he appear so sincere and innocent while saying such cheesy things? Tang 77 even felt a little excited.
At this moment, Lan Yu was like an innocent and adorable young boy, completely different from his usual cold and ruthless persona.
This made Tang 77 unable to bring herself to tease him for his glib tongue, afraid of hurting the self-esteem of the innocent young man. After spending so much time with someone with a split personality, Tang 77 felt that she was about to develop a split personality herself. What's worse, Tang 77 actually enjoyed the way he displayed his split personality.
The quiet days didn't last long. Soon, many people came to the courtyard. Lan Yu would discuss matters with different people in the study every day. At night, Lan Yu would only return to his room after Tang 77 had fallen asleep. When Tang 77 woke up in the morning, Lan Yu would already be busy again.
Tang 77 disliked this feeling very much; she was not someone else's caged canary.
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