Shen Yan shook his head. "I won't risk my life. But I still want to climb higher, just for one thing. Please let me do it."
"good."
Meng Qingluan didn't ask any further questions.
The pressure and hatred weighing on Shen Yan were too much. She could stop him from going to his death, but she couldn't persuade him to let go of his hatred.
Shen Yan held Meng Qingluan in his arms for a while, then suddenly murmured softly.
"Luanluan, can our daily hugs turn into kisses from now on?"
"Don't even think about it!"
Meng Qingluan gritted her teeth, the heartache that had just begun to spread vanished instantly, and she refused outright.
"But..." He likes kisses.
Meng Qingluan didn't want to hear any more of his lewd words, so she hastily raised her hand and covered his mouth.
"Shut up, shut up, go to sleep!"
"..."
Shen Yan dared not say anything more. Just as he was about to get up and blow out the candle, Meng Qingluan, who was sitting on the bed, suddenly turned pale and covered her chest with one hand.
Seeing her face turn pale instantly and her brows furrow, Shen Yan dared not touch her rashly and could only support her shoulders.
"What's wrong? Where does it hurt?"
Meng Qingluan shook her head. She had just felt a sharp pain in her heart, a feeling she had never experienced before.
"It's nothing, he probably just caught a chill."
“We’ll go back tonight, and I’ll go to the palace to ask the imperial physician to take a look at you.”
It wasn't that Shen Yan was making a mountain out of a molehill, but Meng Qingluan's complexion really didn't look like someone who had caught a cold.
"No need, come back."
Meng Qingluan weakly called out to Shen Yan, who was about to get dressed and leave. The pain in her chest continued, and a thin layer of sweat had seeped out from her back.
Shen Yan embraced her again, making her lie back down on the bed, and wrapped her tightly in the blanket.
"Luanluan, you're already feeling very unwell. Shall we go back and let the imperial physician treat you?"
Shen Yan then coaxed her like a child.
Meng Qingluan almost laughed, but forced herself to stay awake. "There's only one morning left before I have to go back. I didn't say I wouldn't go, but I have to wait until tomorrow morning no matter what."
"No." Shen Yan insisted.
"I said yes, so it's no big deal!" Meng Qingluan said sternly, refusing to back down. "Have you forgotten what you promised me?"
"..."
Shen Yan fell silent, his mouth slightly open, about to continue persuading her.
Meng Qingluan simply turned around, leaving him with her back to him, ignoring his words.
"I'm tired. If I don't get enough rest, I'll only feel worse."
"..."
Shen Yan stood by the bed for a moment, then blew out the candle.
However, he dared not rest, fearing that Meng Qingluan would wake up in the middle of the night due to illness, so that he could take her out for treatment immediately.
The pain in Meng Qingluan's heart almost made it hard for her to breathe.
For some reason, she fell asleep very quickly as soon as she closed her eyes.
…
"Have you found the young master?"
"No. I've searched the entire mansion but couldn't find it. Where did the little guy go?"
"Stop arguing and hurry up and go find it. If we don't complete the task and can't hand it in, you and I will both be in deep trouble."
As soon as Meng Qingluan opened her eyes, she saw two women with Western Region features searching for something in the courtyard.
The two found nothing, and their faces even turned green.
Meng Qingluan looked around and realized that she was also in this courtyard, and judging from the way the two of them were standing, they seemed not to be able to see her.
So, is she dreaming?
But this dream was too real. Every detail of the courtyard was so lifelike, as if it really existed. She could even feel the coolness of the breeze on her face.
As Meng Qingluan pondered, she stepped back to examine the courtyard more closely. However, before she could finish looking around, she suddenly felt herself step on something, tripped over it, and almost fell to the ground.
Meng Qingluan crouched down, trying to see what had almost tripped her, and saw a small figure shivering in the grass.
Its head was hidden in the grass, while its buttocks were sticking out and trembling.
"..."
Meng Qingluan was speechless at his reckless hiding behavior, so she stretched out her foot and kicked him in the butt.
"Hmm..."
The owner of the buttocks was clearly in pain from the kick, but he gritted his teeth and endured the pain, only letting out a not-so-loud groan.
Meng Qingluan raised an eyebrow. This little rascal looked rather stupid, but she didn't expect him to be so patient.
Meng Qingluan deliberately dragged out her words, mimicking the accents of the two Western Region maids.
"Come out, I've already seen you."
"No..." The body hidden in the grass visibly trembled, and a clear, childish voice came out, "You didn't see! I'm not human."
The illogical answer amused Meng Qingluan, who suppressed her laughter and asked him a question in return.
"If you're not human, then what are you?"
"I..." Little Radish thought for a moment, "I'm a dog, in short, I'm not a human. You'd better leave, or I'll bite."
Meng Qingluan squatted down, grabbed his calf, and pulled him out easily.
The little radish turned its head and saw an unfamiliar face. It was so frightened that it froze on the spot and dared not move.
Before Meng Qingluan could speak, Xiao Luobo spoke first, her voice trembling.
"I'm sorry, sister, I'm so sorry. I won't run away next time. I'll take my medicine obediently. Please don't tell Mom and Dad, okay?"
"..."
Meng Qingluan suddenly realized something was wrong.
Those two maids clearly couldn't see me; I was practically invisible.
How could this little boy see me? And I even tripped over him and talked to him for a long time?
Meng Qingluan pinched his face, unsurprisingly hitting a soft lump of flesh, which caused his eyes to well up with tears.
"Can you see me?"
The little boy wanted to raise his head to cover his cheek that was being pinched, but then hesitated and lowered his hand, as if he was afraid of something.
"Yes... I'm not blind yet, sister."
"..."
Meng Qingluan choked, also unable to understand why only he could see her.
Isn't this her dream?
That's strange.
Seeing that he wanted to rub his face but didn't dare to, Meng Qingluan couldn't help but speak up.
"Sorry, I pinched you too hard. Rub it yourself."
"Thank you, sister."
The little boy quickly raised his hand and gently rubbed his cheek, his eyes still wide open as he looked at her.
Meng Qingluan knew that the two maids were looking for him, and she rested her hands on her cheeks, asking curiously.
"Aren't you their young master? Why are you avoiding them?"
The little boy was even more curious than she was and asked in return.
"Aren't you a new maid?"
Meng Qingluan thought for a moment, "No, I'm a newly recruited guard here to protect your safety."
"..."
The little boy clearly didn't believe it.
What kind of guard pinches his master's face?
Seeing that he didn't believe her, Meng Qingluan rolled her eyes and continued to deceive him.
"See? I pulled you out, didn't I? I didn't take you to those two."
"yes."
"Isn't this enough to prove that I'm not with them?"
"yes."
"This means I'm on your side, and I'm here to protect you, right?"
"right……"
The little boy ended up with a bodyguard without even realizing it, and he practically clung to Meng Qingluan.
"Sister, come with me, it's not safe here."
The little boy bent over and tiptoed with Meng Qingluan.
Although Meng Qingluan didn't really care, since no one else could see her, she still imitated him by standing on tiptoe like a thief in order to cooperate with him.
The two walked through the courtyard and around to the back garden, where there was a rockery. The little boy successfully led her inside.
The entrance to the artificial hill was very small, but Meng Qingluan was not a solid object, so she floated in easily.
The boy shrank into a corner, wiped the area next to him with his sleeve, and patted it down.
"Sit here, I just wiped it, it's not dirty."
"..."
Meng Qingluan looked disgusted and pinched his sleeve with her index finger and thumb.
"Isn't it dirty? You dirty little kid."
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