Upon hearing that she was An Cheng's cousin, the young men who had just been standing by the window all climbed up and jumped down.
"Hello, cousin, my name is Tang Jin."
"Who are you calling 'cousin'? An Cheng and I are the closest; if anyone should be called 'cousin,' it should be me..."
"Hey girl, what's your name? Do you have a fiancé?"
"..."
They gathered around Xiahou Meng and started talking amongst themselves.
This was the first time Xiahou Meng had encountered such a situation, and she couldn't help but feel flattered. Was she really that popular?
An Cheng couldn't stand it anymore: "Do you guys even want to go to bed early? Hurry up and go back to work, I'll be there in a bit."
Thinking that there's plenty of time ahead.
Now is definitely not the time to talk about these things.
The young men left one by one to go back inside and get back to work.
They had just left.
Xiahou Meng then stood up: "See, I'm fine now. You should go back to work."
"good."
An Cheng turned to leave, but stopped after a few steps. He turned around and saw Xiahou Meng rubbing her ankle.
He walked over quickly.
"I…"
Xiahou Meng only managed to utter one word before An Cheng squatted down to examine her ankle.
It's over.
An Cheng was surprised to see that her ankle was swollen. He stood up and looked directly at Xiahou Meng, saying, "Is this what you meant by 'nothing'?"
"It's just swelling, what's the big problem? I can walk."
Xiahou Meng took a step and walked away.
An Cheng caught up and scooped her up in his arms.
Xiahou Meng was completely stunned.
An Cheng realized that his series of actions were problematic, and he quickly put her down: "I, I didn't mean to do this to you, I just..."
"I know, don't say anything more."
Xiahou Meng interrupted An Cheng.
An Cheng told Xiahou Meng to wait for him there. He went to find Zhao Guang, and then, together with a fellow disciple, helped her onto the carriage. He then got into the carriage himself.
Xiahou Meng said, "You don't need to see me off. You can go back and do your own thing."
How can I feel at ease with you acting like this?
An Cheng eventually sent Xiahou Meng home. After An Wanwan and the others came out, he took a carriage back to Zhao's shop to work.
It was already dawn when they finished their work.
Zhao Guang had already prepared breakfast for them, so they could eat and sleep for half a day, and then continue their work in the afternoon.
An Cheng ate breakfast but didn't sleep there. He said he had something to do and left the shop, then went straight to the house that An Wanwan and the others rented.
When he arrived, Lin's wet nurse opened the door for him.
An Wanwan and the others went to the shop.
Upon learning that An Wanwan and the others had left, An Cheng asked, "Nanny Lin, where is Miss Xiahou? Did she go to the shop too?"
“Miss Xiahou, she didn’t go, she’s at home.”
After answering, Lin, the wet nurse, continued, "Although the swelling in her ankle has subsided after treatment, it is still very painful."
An Cheng stepped inside.
He knew where Xiahou Meng lived, so he arrived at her room in no time.
Isn't what he's doing a bit inappropriate?
An Cheng was hesitating whether to knock on the door when it opened from the inside, and Xiahou Meng jumped out, leaning on a stick.
Their eyes met.
Xiahou Meng forced a smile and said, "An Cheng, when did you get back? Were you asleep? Have you eaten?"
Your feet…
An Cheng asked only a few words.
Xiahou Meng waved her hand and said, "I'm much better than yesterday, so you don't need to worry about me. Besides, your sister and the others are taking good care of me; they even arranged for a wet nurse to look after me."
"I'm glad you're feeling better. I have something to tell you."
An Cheng had been thinking about Xiahou Meng ever since he escorted her back to the shop yesterday.
That is precisely why.
As soon as he finished his work, he wanted to come back and see her.
Xiahou Meng smiled and said, "Go ahead and tell me."
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