"Ningning, thank you for your support." Ji Heng squeezed her small hand under the table to express his gratitude.
“Because you deserve it,” she replied with a smile.
"Let's eat first."
"Okay, okay."
After the meal, Ji Heng and Fu Wen signed a new contract, which continued the terms of the previous contract with Leng Qingning. Fu Wen would provide the start-up capital, Ji Heng would set the direction and operate the business, and the two would work together to promote the new-style restaurant.
A tavern where guests can drink, chat, and sing.
We'll test the waters a bit, and once we make money, we'll expand into other industrial chains.
Leng Qingning strongly supported Ji Heng's idea.
Having settled their business matters, the group of friends reluctantly left the Yellow Crane Tower and went home.
There was someone who hadn't been seen for a long time, and since Leng Qingning returned to the manor, he hadn't taken the initiative to show himself.
Leng Qingning thought to herself, it's time to go and meet them.
Some things have been lingering in my heart for a long time.
More than a year later, she stepped into Tingfeng Pavilion again.
Inside the main courtyard of Tingfeng Pavilion, Yuanshan ran out of breath, "Master, His Highness has arrived."
"who?"
"It's Your Highness, she's come to see you."
Chi Yanteng stood up abruptly, his eyes instantly filled with joy, and he stared intently towards the door.
Leng Qingning walked over slowly, a faint smile on her face.
What took just a few steps felt like an eternity to Chi Yan, as if it were in slow motion or frozen in time.
More than a year has passed, and I have longed for her countless times. Through the dim light of the setting sun, that beautiful figure reappeared before my eyes.
She looked exactly the same as the image etched deep in my mind, still stunningly beautiful and captivating.
His fingertips trembled slightly; the person he had longed for day and night had finally arrived…
So happy that she was incoherent: "Ning'er...you...how did you come?"
"Oh, I mean, you just got back, you must have a lot of things to take care of, how come you have time to come see me?"
The first impression Leng Qingning got from those two sentences was: this didn't sound like something Chi Yan would say.
According to his logic, shouldn't he have been asking why it was taking so long to arrive?
Leng Qingning glanced at him with a subtle look, walked to the main seat and sat down calmly, then replied to him gently, "I missed you, so I came to see you."
"Really, Ning'er?" Chi Yan was taken aback by her unexpected question.
"Really." Leng Qingning nodded with a slight smile. "How have you been lately?"
“Okay, I’m fine,” Chi Yan replied quickly.
“But I heard from the servants that you have rarely left Tingfeng Pavilion this year. How come I didn’t know you had such a quiet side?” she teased with a smile, her expression relaxed and composed, as if there had never been any distance between them.
Chi Yan suddenly realized that it had been a long time since he had seen her face him in such a relaxed manner.
“It doesn’t matter where I am when you’re not here.” He said in a low voice, his face tense. “It’s quieter in my own yard. I like quiet places.”
These words startled Leng Qingning; he used to enjoy lively gatherings…
The two fell silent at the same time.
Yuanshan, listening from the side, was so anxious he was about to explode. He wished he could rush forward and say a few more words for his master.
Since Leng Qingning returned, he has seen his master pacing in the courtyard every day, clearly waiting for someone. He and Amu have tried to persuade their master many times, but he just refuses to leave the courtyard...
This person finally arrived, so why has their master become mute?
Can't you say a few more words?
At this moment, Amu was just like Yuanshan. Although he appeared calm on the surface, he was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.
Chi Yan remained unusually silent, and the atmosphere was quiet for a long time.
Before coming, she made a decision.
"Ayan, let's get married." Leng Qingning spoke directly, abruptly breaking the silence.
Yuanshan Amu's eyes widened in disbelief.
Chi Yan didn't react for a moment.
"What?"
She smiled and emphasized, "I said, let's get married!"
Buzz—
A tremendous roar exploded in Chi Yan's mind, startling him so much that he stood frozen in place.
Could I have misheard?
His heart was in turmoil, but his facial expression reacted even before his brain, his eyes filled with uncontrollable ecstasy.
Two other people were overjoyed, completely stunned by this unexpected surprise.
After a long pause, Chi Yan tentatively asked, "You want to marry me? Really?"
To my utter surprise, she actually proposed marriage!
Leng Qingning smiled and nodded, her expression revealing no deception. A beautiful curve appeared at the corner of her lips as she affirmed to him, "Well thought out, more genuine than pearls."
"Are you willing?"
Upon hearing this, Chi Yan's already turbulent emotions surged even more, and an unprecedented look of joy appeared on his face.
His hands trembled slightly from excitement, and his knuckles turned white from being squeezed so tightly.
His lips trembled slightly with joy, and he quickly replied with a "good".
Yuanshan Amu was overjoyed. They leaned to one side, their eyes practically popping out of their sockets to look at the two.
Chi Yan was too excited. His lips were slightly parted, as if he had a lot to say, but he felt that there was no need to ask any more questions.
Leng Qingning saw through his thoughts and slowly said, "The Azure Sky Army has helped me a lot, and I am very grateful."
She once said she wanted to use him, but Leng Qingning knew perfectly well that it was he who was willing to be used so that she could command the Sky Army.
If he is unwilling, let alone using him, it would be difficult to even get revenge on him.
And during this period, he has indeed changed a lot.
Having lost their innocence, they receive no respect, are ridiculed, and are nameless and without status, yet they can still find peace in a corner of the world.
For him, having lost his pride was already a punishment.
Furthermore, the entire world knows that the Azure Sky Army helped Dayue recapture Qihuai. How could they be so heartless as to bear the reputation of betraying their benefactors and discarding them after they've served their purpose?
Leng Qingning stood up, slowly walked towards Chi Yan, took his hand, and smiled at him, saying, "I have even more distant goals, how can I leave you out on this journey!"
"Have you... forgiven me?" Chi Yan asked cautiously.
"What do you think?" she asked, turning the subject around.
"I have no idea."
Chi Yan was confused by this question. He was happy that she was willing to marry him, but that didn't mean she had forgiven him.
"Ayan, why dwell on the past? I'm willing to marry you and spend my life with you. Don't you want to?"
“No, of course I would,” he said urgently.
"That's good." Leng Qingning didn't explain, "It's just that our wedding date will probably have to be postponed a bit. I've already agreed to marry Ji Heng first, and there's also Shen Shaojun..."
Chi Yan nodded in understanding, "I understand, Ning'er. I'm willing to wait."
I'm willing to wait no matter how late it is, as long as I can marry her.
As for that young master Ji Heng, he was naturally aware of him, having heard about him from Yuanshan as soon as he entered the manor.
“In that case, I shall take my leave. I will inform the Empress and ask the Father to set a wedding date for us. I will come to see you another day.”
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