Realizing something was wrong, Fan Ziruo quickly withdrew her hand.
She simply couldn't believe that she had initiated contact with another man and then shamelessly touched him for so long.
Fan Ziruo felt all the blood rushing to her face, her forehead and cheeks burning hot, as if she had a fever.
"I'm going out for a bit."
She didn't even wait for He Yunxiao's reply before hurriedly opening the door and leaving.
The slightly cooler air outside calmed Fan Ziruo down considerably.
Even though she was a martial arts practitioner, she was too embarrassed to talk to others about taking the initiative to touch a man. Fortunately, her best friend, sister, and confidante, Du Yinyun, was at the mansion.
My younger sister has the most aloof personality; I never see her speak to men. If someone else were in this situation, she would probably just look on with disdain and wouldn't care. Fortunately, we've been close since childhood, so she definitely won't abandon me. Besides, my sister has a clearer perspective, and her advice will surely be much more reasonable than what I think myself.
...
Du Yinyun moved a chair and sat in the courtyard of the Fan residence.
The afternoon sun was warm and bright, and the courtyard was filled with birdsong and fragrant flowers.
She sat in the courtyard, basking in the sun, and then, holding a fine needle, she used the needle tip to thread colorful silk threads through the silk cloth.
The colored threads are getting shorter and shorter, while the patterns on the fabric are getting bigger and bigger.
"Phonetics!"
"elder sister?"
“Come with me.”
Normally, Du Yinyun would never see Fan Ziruo so anxious and out of control.
Knowing something big might happen, she threw the embroidery on the chair and quickly followed her sister.
Unexpectedly, Fan Ziruo did not take her anywhere else, but instead took her back to her own boudoir.
Once inside the room, Fan Ziruo turned around and closed the door, and also closed all the open windows.
Mysterious.
Du Yinyun couldn't help but ask with concern, "Sister, has something serious happened?"
Fan Ziruo certainly wouldn't mistreat Du Yinyun when she came to the Fan residence, choosing her a top-class room. So even with the windows closed, Du Yinyun's boudoir was still brightly lit because of its sunny and well-lit location.
The two could see each other's expressions clearly. Du Yinyun looked at Fan Ziruo, whose face was serious and somewhat flustered, and couldn't help but feel worried for her.
I hope the Fan family residence won't feel like my own home.
"Yinyun, listen to me. I practiced martial arts with Young Master He, and then we sparred..."
The moment He Yunxiao was mentioned, Du Yinyun's thoughts immediately changed.
She immediately asked with concern, "Sister, you didn't hurt him, did you?"
Fan Ziruo:?
I injured him?
Du Yinyun quickly realized she had spoken carelessly and corrected herself, "He didn't hurt you, did he?"
Fan Ziru shook her head and said, "No. It's just that... our hands touched during the match."
Du Yinyun: That's it?
Unlike Du Yinyun, the young lady of the Fan family was not experienced. Before Du Yinyun came, she did not even interact with women.
Right now, she's not only in contact with him, but he's a man. Most importantly, it's not that he's offending her, but that she's taking the initiative herself…
Fan Ziruo found it hard to accept that she had skipped so many grades at once.
Previously, her hand had been pulled by Young Master He, and she had even touched his chest. Now, she was the one initiating contact with him...
Fan Ziruo asked with a hint of hesitation, "Yinyun, am I going too far? If I weren't teaching him literature as his teacher, then in principle, neither Mr. He nor I should be alone in a room."
Du Yinyun: That's it?
"Yinyun, what should I do?"
Du Yinyun was both amused and exasperated.
This older sister, who seems to be a year older than her, is actually much more naive when it comes to relationships.
Is it really possible to get so worked up over something as simple as bumping into each other while practicing martial arts?
Du Yinyun held Fan Ziruo's hand and said with a smile, "Sister, where is my sister Fan Ziruo who is always calm and collected?"
Fan Ziru frowned and said, "When have I ever been calm about Gu Bo?"
Du Yinyun said, "Yes, it's naturally not like that with me. But with other people, isn't it the same expression from beginning to end?"
Fan Zi frowned slightly and remained silent, which was tantamount to acknowledging Du Yinyun's assessment.
Du Yinyun thought for a moment and said, "Actually, practicing martial arts is very simple. You just need to not overthink it."
"Should I not overthink it?"
"Yes. For example, if it were me and Young Master He practicing martial arts today, and we touched hands, that's inevitable in martial arts, and neither of us would think anything of it. But my sister saw this and started overthinking, even asking me if I like Young Master He. That's just being unreasonable."
Fan Ziru thought about it carefully, and it seemed... that made sense.
"Phonetics, I always feel there's something strange about it."
Du Yinyun said, "If you don't believe me, then just watch him. If you touch hands, you blush bright red, but he remains expressionless. Doesn't that prove that you're just imagining things? With your looks, if he had any evil intentions, how could he not show them at all?"
"If the other party's expression is normal, then it's just that you're overthinking things. But if the other party's expression is strange, it means that he's also after you. In that case, you should just kick him out of the house. He's never allowed to come to the Fan residence again."
Fan Ziruo thought about it carefully and realized that what Sister Du said made a lot of sense.
Whether a relationship is clean or not is determined by both people involved.
If Young Master He is truly dedicated to helping me, and I am instead overthinking things, then I would be letting Young Master He down.
If Young Master He doesn't overthink things, and neither do I, then even if there are some unavoidable minor collisions during martial arts practice, the relationship between the two of us will remain completely pure and innocent.
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