First meeting
If Fu Huaiying knew what Fu Bai was thinking, she would just find it funny. She had never thought of marrying Wen Yuhe. The person she wanted to marry must be helpful to her, and most importantly, must stand by her.
The lake that Wen Yuhe mentioned was near a pavilion in the suburbs of Beijing. Fu Huaiying got off the carriage and looked up. The lake was blue and the scenery was truly beautiful.
"Sister Huaiying, that's the boat," Wen Yuhe raised his hand and pointed at the cruise ship in the lake. "They might be here. Should we get on board quickly?"
Fu Huaiying nodded and followed him up.
When she walked up, she found that there were already people on the cruise ship. She didn't expect that they were the last to arrive.
"Why are you so late?"
A fruit was thrown over, and Wen Yuhe took it with his hand, smiling, "Usually I ride horses, but I brought my cousin here today, so I'm a little slower."
The superior laughed at him, "It's obviously you who set out late, and you're blaming your cousin's carriage for being slow?"
Wen Yuhe reacted instantly after hearing this and turned around immediately, "Sister Huaiying, I'm not blaming you... I..."
"No need to explain, I know what you mean. You're always like this, speaking your mind."
Wen Yuhe was originally standing in front of her, but because he turned around to talk to her, he slightly turned sideways to allow her to see the true faces of the people on the boat.
Fu Huaiying looked up, paused slightly, and was a little dazed. This man... was too handsome. His sitting posture was not very straight, but he had a sense of complete and relaxed contentment. He also had a beautiful face, which made the other two young men look inferior.
Lin Yan'an lowered his eyes to look at her, his affectionate peach blossom eyes slightly raised, his eyes moving, as if containing thousands of words.
When Wen Yuhe saw her eyes fall on Lin Yan'an, he felt a sense of crisis and immediately stood in front of her, blocking her sight.
Lin Yan'an, however, was not satisfied. "Wen Yuhe, why are you blocking my sister so tightly? How can she enjoy the view? How can she drink tea?"
Wen Yuhe had no choice but to step aside. Just as he was about to pour tea for Fu Huaiying, a fair and slender hand reached out, holding a cup of tea. "Sister, please have some tea. This is made with dew I specially collected this morning. I hope you will do me the honor."
Fu Huaiying reached out and took the cup of tea, "Thank you."
"You're welcome~"
Wen Yuhe looked at him, his brows furrowed. What on earth had driven him crazy today? How could he say something so tactful, even if it was just a polite gesture? Who was he trying to seduce?
Fu Huaiying took the tea, took a sip, and her eyes lit up. It was indeed a good tea. Lin Yan'an looked at her expression and knew that she liked it. He raised his hand and said, "Go, get the box of tea in my carriage and give it to Sister Huaiying."
Fu Huaiying was stunned for a moment, then reacted, "No need, I drink tea just to quench my thirst, no need to bother, keep it for me, sir."
Lin Yanan smiled and said, "It's okay, sister, put it away. You can use it to quench your thirst when you go back."
Fu Huaiying had no choice but to accept it.
Wen Yuhe felt that something was very wrong. What was Lin Yan'an doing today? She pretended to be virtuous and respectful, and her usual arrogance and domineering attitude disappeared in an instant.
He immediately stepped forward and motioned for Lin Yan'an to follow him. After they reached the outside, he confirmed that Fu Huaiying couldn't hear them before he began to question, "What's wrong with you today? You're pouring tea and serving it to people. What are you doing?"
Lin Yan'an looked at Fu Huaiying who was quietly sipping tea inside, then turned to look at Wen Yuhe who was frowning, patted his shoulder, and said softly, "What to do? Be your cousin's husband."
"What did you say?!" Wen Yuhe was furious. He immediately stepped forward and grabbed his collar. "This is the first time you've seen her today!"
Lin Yan'an didn't struggle. He looked at Wen Yuhe and thought to himself, "Love at first sight, isn't that okay?"
Seeing that the two were about to fight, Fu Huaiying stepped forward and pried Wen Yuhe's hands apart, "What are you doing? Can't you just talk it out peacefully? Why do you have to resort to violence?"
Wen Yuhe looked aggrieved, "It was obviously him who started it first..."
He stopped talking halfway, and then he realized that from Fu Huaiying's perspective, he was the one being aggressive, and Lin Yan'an didn't even fight back or struggle.
Fu Huaiying pulled Wen Yuhe down and turned to look at Lin Yan'an. Since there was no fight, he was fine, just a small scratch on his neck.
Lin Yanan noticed her gaze and raised his hand to cover his neck. When he took his hand down, there was a trace of blood. He took out the medicine bottle from his waist, lowered his eyes, and looked quite pitiful. "Sister, please help me apply the medicine. I can't see."
Wen Yuhe was furious. He hadn't even touched him. "Why are you pretending? I didn't even touch you!"
Lin Yan'an didn't argue with him and let him jump up and down alone. The other two people sat inside and didn't come out at all. Fu Huaiying had no choice but to take the medicine bottle and apply it to him.
Xu Wenyang smiled as he looked at the three people outside, "Tell me, what did Yan An sing today?"
Chen Yuean hugged the book, oblivious to what was happening outside, not even looking up. "Who knows? He used to be the most arrogant, but today he's willing to be grabbed by the collar and scolded. I'm afraid he's possessed by a ghost."
Wen Yuhe stood there, watching his sister apply medicine for someone, feeling very aggrieved. He thought Fu Huaiying was deceived by Lin Yan'an's appearance, but he didn't know that she knew what was going on.
Fu Huaiying raised her hand to apply medicine to Lin Yan'an who lowered his head. Although Wen Yuhe was not very smart, he was not unreasonable. She guessed that this person must have said something to make Wen Yuhe furious, but she was too lazy to expose it or say anything. At least it didn't bother her.
"Sister... be gentle..." Lin Yan'an's voice was soft, as if he was in pain. Although it was clearly the sound of pain, it made him sound like he was flirting.
Fu Huaiying paused as she applied the medicine, lowering her eyes to gaze into those affectionate eyes. She said nonchalantly, "It's just a small cut, it will heal soon. Why are you so afraid of pain, young master?"
"Sister, you don't know, I've been afraid of pain since I was a child."
Fu Huaiying raised the corner of her lips and stuffed the medicine bottle into his hand. "Since you are afraid of pain, just apply it yourself."
Lin Yan'an took it and smiled, "Thank you for applying the medicine for me, sister. I am Lin Yan'an from the Dingbei Marquis Mansion. You can just call me A'yan."
"It turned out to be the young marquis."
Fu Huaiying lowered her eyes in thought. Marquis Dingbei? Is he the grandson of the old marquis who pacified the northwest?
She looked up at Wen Yuhe who was still standing there. When he invited her here today, he never mentioned that there was such a person.
Wen Yuhe also felt wronged. He didn't know what was wrong with Lin Yan'an today. Normally, he looked down on fun things like tasting tea and reciting poetry, saying that they were just pretentious and that it would be better for him to go out and practice shooting. But today, he insisted on following him.
Seeing that the three of them were still deadlocked, Xu Wenyang stepped forward to act as a peacemaker, "Why don't you come in? The tea will get cold soon."
The three of them finally reacted and entered the cabin and sat down in turn. Fu Huaiying looked at Wen Yuhe on his right and Lin Yan'an on his left, and was silent for a moment. Wen Yuhe could understand, but he didn't know what this young marquis wanted to do.
Xu Wenyang's mouth twitched, and he raised his hand to pour Fu Huaiying a cup of tea. "I've heard Yu He praise my cousin as the most beautiful woman in the world. Seeing her today, I can see that she is indeed as good as her reputation says."
"Sir, you are too kind."
Lin Yan'an pushed the peanut cake in front of her away and replaced it with a plate of water chestnut cake. Fu Huaiying sipped from her teacup and glanced back at him. How did he know she couldn't eat peanuts? Or was it just a coincidence?
Wen Yuhe, however, was a tactless person. He took back the peanut cake that Lin Yan'an had pushed away and said, "Sister Huaiying, try it. I love this peanut cake the most."
Fu Huaiying shook her head. "I can't eat peanuts. If I do, I'll break out in rashes all over my body and have trouble breathing."
Wen Yuhe was visibly flustered, "Ah... I'm sorry, Sister Huaiying, I didn't know..."
"It's okay, there's nothing to apologize for."
Lin Yan'an chuckled. How could he let go of this opportunity that had been delivered to his door? He held the teacup, brows raised slightly, "Yuhe, how come you didn't even know that your sister can't eat peanuts? You brought your other cousin out earlier, and you knew all her dietary restrictions."
Wen Yuhe nearly gnashed his teeth. He immediately turned to look at Fu Huaiying, "Sister Huaiying, don't listen to his nonsense. It's because my aunt kept mentioning this every day and every night that I became tired of hearing it, and that's why I learned about cousin Huairou's dietary restrictions."
Fu Huaiying put down the teacup and said in a cold voice, "You don't know that I can't eat peanuts. It's nothing. Have I ever blamed you? Have I ever been angry? It's normal to know that my elder sister is averse to eating peanuts. What's there to explain? I didn't say anything because I didn't think it was a big deal. But after you explained it like this, I seem narrow-minded. Can you think before you speak next time?"
She hated him the most because he was like this. She hadn't said anything, didn't care about anything, and wasn't unhappy, but every time he said this, it made her seem like a petty person who was narrow-minded and calculative.
"I'm sorry...sister...I..."
Wen Yuhe fell silent. He felt a little guilty, but he didn't dare to say anything more for fear that Fu Huaiying would be angry. He turned around and saw Lin Yan'an's lips curled up. He knew that he had dug a hole for himself, but he still jumped in obediently.
Lin Yan'an rested his hands on the table, looking at Fu Huaiying, feeling dazed. Today was the first time he saw her in this life, and she was completely different from what he remembered. She had a beautiful and gentle face, but she was argumentative and refused to suffer any loss.
In his memory, Huaiying was dignified and gentle, with elegant manners and soft voice. She was also considerate to him as her husband. However, such a gentle person was forced to burn down her house and kill her father with a knife.
Lin Yan'an thought of his previous life. He had exhausted all his energy, used his huge fortune and the golden medal of immunity from death granted by the emperor to save her, but he saw her cold corpse in the imperial prison. The memory was so horrible that whenever he thought of it, he felt like he was falling into a cold cave and his whole body was cold.
Fortunately, nothing has happened yet. He can protect her, take her under his wings, and give her everything he has, so that she will not be willing to leave him again.
But for Huaiying, it was the first time she met Lin Yan'an, but this man kept showing his goodwill to her. No one knew what he was planning.
She drank her tea and thought to herself, Lin Yan'an's reputation spread throughout the capital. She was not completely indifferent to what was going on outside, so she had naturally heard some of it. People said that he had a bad temper and was moody, but today he showed his kindness to her many times. She didn't know what he wanted to get from her. If she made a deal with him, what could she give in exchange?
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