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Su Ruanruan's eyes were red, she had been bullied terribly.
The hair on her forehead was already soaked with sweat and stuck haphazardly to her cheeks.
Huo Yan pulled her into his arms from behind.
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Su Ruanruan collapsed, a flush rising on her fair face.
Huo Yan was both delighted and heartbroken.
How did such a frail woman manage to escape from that beast's clutches?
Looking at Su Ruanruan, who was breathing slightly in his arms, he only wanted to merge her into his own bones and blood.
He never wanted to give up on the woman he had lost and then found again.
...
Birdsong could be heard from outside from time to time. Su Ruanruan moved her body with difficulty, feeling sore and achy.
I've never been this tired even after doing an all-night experiment before.
Moreover, my body felt incredibly sticky, but there was nowhere to shower here.
Just as I was about to speak, I realized that my voice was also unusually hoarse.
I didn't get to eat any rabbit meat, but I was completely drained.
But the culprit was nowhere to be found, and Su Ruanruan wished she could curse him three thousand times in her heart.
Just as he was thinking this, Huo Yan pushed open the door and entered. In contrast to Huo Yan, he was full of energy and looked refreshed.
Su Ruanruan sat up halfway, covered by a cloak, revealing her smooth shoulders and half of her slender calves, with two cute little feet below her calves.
Huo Yan's Adam's apple bobbed slightly, knowing that things had gotten quite heated last night and that Su Ruanruan must be angry again.
He quickly moved closer to her, trying to ingratiate himself, and handed her the water pouch he was holding.
Su Ruanruan pursed her lips, glared at Huo Yan, took the water pouch, and drank a few mouthfuls.
The water was a bit cold, so Su Ruanruan didn't dare drink too much.
As soon as he put the water bag down, Huo Yan kissed her on the shoulder.
"Sweetie, don't be angry. You've had a long night. Have some rabbit meat."
Huo Yan handed a fragrant rabbit leg to Su Ruanruan, "Here, I just rebaked it, eat it while it's hot."
Su Ruanruan naturally wouldn't fight her stomach. She had been hungry all night, and eventually couldn't take it anymore, so she drifted off to sleep.
She was really hungry, so she took the rabbit leg and began to chew it slowly.
Looking at her like this, Huo Yan couldn't help but rub his face with his fingertip, "You're so beautiful."
Su Ruanruan froze for a moment, then lowered her head and continued eating the rabbit meat.
She had planned to reveal her true face on her wedding night with Mu Bai, hoping to hear him say, "You are so beautiful."
But by a twist of fate, the words he had been most eagerly anticipating came from Huo Yan's mouth.
When expectations turn into disappointment, even the words a woman loves to hear become bland and tasteless.
"What's wrong?"
Su Ruanruan looked at her again and asked seriously, "Can you really protect me?"
Huo Yan smiled and lovingly pulled her into his arms. "Of course."
Su Ruanruan raised her chin to look at him, "Can you tell me who the person who arrested me is?"
"Chu Ran, the eldest son of the Prince of Zhennan, is a dissolute and womanizing man..."
"Then why did he come to the remote Northwest?"
There are some things I cannot tell you.
Su Ruanruan was very obedient; if he didn't continue, she wouldn't ask any more questions.
A young marquis, a prince, and Huo Yan—the three of them have all come to the Northwest. What are they up to?
With her stomach full and everything ready, Su Ruanruan, wrapped in a cloak, sat on horseback and headed back.
"What about Zhao Sheng?"
Huo Yan's hot breath brushed against his ear. "Don't worry, it's all taken care of."
Upon returning to the county town, Huo Yan took him directly back to his residence.
She then discovered that her belongings had been moved here.
Huo Yan boiled water and prepared bathwater for her, while he himself, shirtless, poured cold water over himself in the courtyard.
That's a really strong body!
Su Ruanruan watched, and couldn't help but shiver. She turned around and went to the side room to take a hot bath.
After she finished getting ready, Huo Yan accompanied her out the door. She also needed to check on how her business was doing.
Everything was normal, as if nothing had happened. No one knew she had been taken away, and everyone continued with their own lives.
The braised meat shop was still bustling with activity. Ziwu was greeting customers at the entrance of the hot pot restaurant when she spotted Huo Yan and Su Ruanruan.
She rushed over, not knowing exactly what had happened, only that the two servants who had escorted their master home the night before had disappeared overnight, and when they returned, they were brought back by Constable Jin, who was with Huo Yan.
She went to her master's house to look for him, but he seemed to have vanished, and no one knew where he had gone.
She dared not make a sound, so she went to Officer Jin again, convinced that he must know something.
But he told her not to worry, that his master was with his elder brother.
Seeing Su Ruanruan arrive here unharmed, Ziwu was relieved.
Although she suspected something must have happened, she wouldn't ask unless her master mentioned it.
Besides, with Officer Huo standing guard nearby, it wasn't convenient for her to speak.
Su Ruanruan led Huo Yan and Ziwu to the backyard.
How's business?
Zi Wu said, "The hot pot restaurant is doing very well, and the braised meat shop is also good, but..."
"Just what?"
"But... several people have come to redeem the 'buy ten get one free' slip of paper, but the shop assistants and maids all say they've never seen them."
“But they have the exact same slips of paper that we sent out. If we don’t honor them, they will shout and yell that we are not keeping our promise.”
Just then, another waiter came over and said, "Boss, manager, those two are here again."
Huo Yan stood up from his chair. "They've rebelled. I'll go check it out."
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