However, these are not things she should care about.
What Lin Yan was curious about was...
Xiao Jue and Shangguan Yun's relationship is progressing so quickly...
As expected of the protagonists in a romance novel, their unforgettable love story unfolds unexpectedly.
Unlike her and Xie Muqing, who have been married for so long but haven't even shown the slightest spark of love between them.
Lin Yan guessed that it might be because they were both cannon fodder.
So you don't deserve love?
After all, love is a luxury...
Although Lin Yan did not deliberately try to find out any information about Xiao Jue.
But in the capital city, he was a superstar.
He would always try to whisper anything about him into her ears.
The news spread like wildfire the following day that His Highness Prince Su and his cousin had inexplicably canceled their engagement.
Lin Yan was quite surprised to learn of this.
After all, Xiao Jue had always been very tolerant of Yuan Rong's family. No matter what they had done before, he would try his best to tolerate and smooth things over.
It seems that Yuan Rong has really touched a nerve this time.
It's a pity that she did such a vicious thing and was only jilted at the altar.
They did not receive any other substantial punishment!
That evening, the hot pot restaurant unexpectedly welcomed a rare guest—Xu Yuze.
He was not wearing his official robes today.
His dark clothes made him look even more handsome and dashing.
As soon as he entered the store, all the girls inside blushed with embarrassment.
They rushed over with menus to serve him.
Lin Yan felt ashamed; it seems that handsome men are always in demand, no matter the era.
Seeing Xu Yuze retreating continuously, with an impatient expression on his face.
She quickly ran over to help him out of the predicament.
"My lord, it's been a long time. Have you had dinner yet?"
Upon seeing that the two knew each other, the girls surrounding Xu Yuze tactfully left immediately.
As the crowd dispersed, Xu Yuze let out a heavy sigh.
He handed the gift box he had prepared to Lin Yan.
"No, I'm off today and was just thinking of coming over to try your hot pot. This is an apology for what happened last time, I hope Miss Lin will accept it."
"You're too kind, sir. Would you like to stay in the lobby or go upstairs to a private room?"
Xu Yuze glanced upstairs, frowned slightly as if he had thought of something, and replied softly:
"Let's meet in the lobby."
Lin Yan discovered that he could actually handle a little bit of spice.
Unlike Xie Muqing and Xiao Jue, they cannot eat any spicy food at all.
It was lunchtime, and I watched as customers kept coming into the restaurant.
Xu Yuze felt a deep sense of admiration for her.
"Miss Lin is truly remarkable. An ordinary house would be abandoned after a murder. But I never expected you to have the ability to bring this building back to life. You have truly impressed me!"
Lin Yan wasn't sure if he was genuinely praising her or testing her.
All I could do was go along with him, responding with a normal smile:
"Haha, you flatter me too much, sir."
Lin Yan was unaware that what was clearly a normal conversation between her and Xu Yuze was interpreted quite differently by others.
Far away in Xiaolin Village, Xie Muqing looked at the letter brought back by the gyrfalcon, a sinister glint flashing in his eyes that sent chills down one's spine...
The next day, Lin Yan was carefully reviewing the account books from the past few days.
Suddenly, a gasp of surprise came from the shop entrance!
Immediately afterwards, the crowd inside and outside the store began to stir.
The noisy and chaotic environment completely disrupted Lin Yan's thoughts as she was checking the accounts.
Helpless, she could only put the ledger down.
Before I could even look up, I heard the excited screams of the girls in the store!
Their enthusiasm was a million times more terrifying than when Xu Yuze arrived at the store yesterday!
At that moment, Lin Yan even felt that she wasn't running a hot pot restaurant.
It's the former Hundred Flowers Pavilion...
"My goodness! Young master is so handsome!"
"Is the young master married yet? My daughter is seventeen years old, a perfect match for you!"
"Young master, are you here for hot pot? Please come in quickly!"
Lin Yan had lost all will to live...
She called for quiet several times, but no one heard her...
That's insane!!
She wanted to see who this person was who could bewitch people so easily!
With a hint of resentment in her heart, Lin Yan looked expressionlessly toward the shop entrance, only to see a figure that surprised her.
Clearly, the person at the door also saw her, and with great effort, pushed through the crowd and walked towards her.
"My wife..."
He couldn't hide the grievance in his voice.
Those alluring peach blossom eyes that looked at Lin Yan now seemed to be filled with a misty haze.
His hair was disheveled, and he looked travel-worn.
Lin Yan couldn't help but soften her heart and tiptoed to help him tidy his hair, which had been messed up by the wind.
"Why did you suddenly decide to come to the prefectural city?"
“I… I heard from my parents that you asked them to prepare for the wedding, so I thought I’d come to the city to buy some dowry.”
Seemingly embarrassed, Xie Muqing's cheeks quickly flushed red when the wedding was mentioned.
Hearing him discuss dowry so openly, Lin Yan almost choked on her own saliva, staring at him speechlessly.
"Ahem! A dowry?!"
"Since I'm marrying into the family, I naturally need to prepare a dowry..."
When the people around heard that he had married into the family, a chorus of sighs of regret rose and fell.
Seeing this, Lin Yan quickly pulled his arm and went upstairs away from the bustling crowd.
"Let's go upstairs and rest for a while."
"Alright, I'll do as my wife says..."
Those who followed him into the store watched him go upstairs and then sighed with regret.
"Sigh! Such a handsome young man is actually a son-in-law..."
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