Lu Wanqing thought to herself that she didn't want to give up, but since Lin Chen had spoken, she could accept it. It seemed that very few people could refuse him; he was truly too outstanding.
"Alright, since Young Master Lin has put it that way, then of course I agree."
After saying this, Lu Wanqing glared coldly at Shen Yunxi, turned around and left, walking towards another wooden frame.
Since Lin Chen had spoken, she naturally wanted to choose something nice to give him as a gift, as that would make her feel very happy.
Even though Lu Wanqing wanted to get Junxuan, it didn't stop her from having feelings for Lin Chen.
Shen Yunxi didn't say much. She understood that Lin Chen wanted to prevent her from having a conflict with Lu Wanqing and hoped that the two could live in peace.
However, Shen Yunxi was also very clear in her heart that even if Lin Chen hadn't spoken up today, she would not have let Lu Wanqing snatch the jade hairpin away. She was confident of that.
Shen An didn't understand the conversation between Lin Chen and Lu Wanqing, but seeing Lu Wanqing leave, he immediately handed the jade hairpin in his hand to Shen Yunxi, saying, "Here, for my sister."
"Thank you, brother." Shen Yunxi chuckled, took the white jade hairpin from Shen Anyu's hand, and looked at Lin Chen. "Thank you for helping me out, Brother Lin, but I will still pay for these two items myself. Brother Lin will have to pay for them later."
The so-called "bleeding" was simply because Lu Wanqing went to pick out some things, but Lin Chen wouldn't care about such things at all; he wasn't short of money.
"You silly girl, even if I hadn't shown up, you would have gotten them today anyway. Do you think I didn't know that? Anyway, I won't charge you for these two pieces of jade. That would be too formal. Just accept them. But speaking of which, how were you doing in the palace the other day? Did you suffer any grievances?" Lin Chen asked with some concern.
"Of course not, Her Majesty has been very kind to me, Brother Lin, you don't need to worry about me. Brother Lin insists on not accepting money, what am I supposed to do? Two pieces of jade are not cheap." Shen Yunxi sighed.
Despite his gentle and refined demeanor, Lin Chen is quite stubborn; if he says he won't accept money, he definitely won't.
Lin Chen took two steps closer to Shen Yunxi, but remembered the proper distance between men and women and did not get too close. It was a very comfortable distance.
"It's alright. If Yunxi cares, just help me when I need it in the future," Lin Chen said casually.
That's what they say, but when Lin Chen really needs help, Shen Yunxi might not be able to help him, and he would never ask Shen Yunxi for help. Shen Yunxi also understands that this is just an excuse.
Shen Yunxi looked outside and saw that it was already noon, and it was almost time for lunch.
“Brother Lin, then I won’t insist. Otherwise, it would be too formal, as you said. How about this, it’s almost lunchtime. Why don’t we find a place to eat? It’s on me. I wonder if you would do me the honor?” Shen Yunxi said with a smile.
The two have known each other since childhood. When Shen Yunxi was born, Lin Chen even attended her full moon celebration.
At that time, Lin Chen wanted a younger sister and kept asking his parents to give him a younger sister to play with, but unfortunately his parents only had a son and no daughter.
After that, Lin Chen always went to the Shen family to accompany Shen Yunxi. Shen Yunxi gradually regarded him as her brother. After all, at that time, Shen Yunxi wished she didn't have Shen Anyu as her brother. It would be more prestigious for Lin Chen to go out with her as her brother.
Suddenly, Shen Yunxi paused, remembering something very important.
In her previous life, Lin Chen seemed to have not found a suitable woman and did not get married before her death.
Why is that?
Is there something wrong with my body, or have I just not met the right person?
Lin Chen found Shen Yunxi's expression somewhat amusing. "What's wrong? You're asking me out for dinner, and I'll accept. Why are you looking at me like that?"
Shen Yunxi withdrew her gaze, smiled gently, and thought that she was probably overthinking it. Perhaps Lin Chen already had someone he liked, but hadn't had time to discuss marriage with him yet.
“It’s alright, then let’s find a place to eat. I remember Brother Lin also likes to eat fish, so how about we go eat fish?” Shen Yunxi asked.
Lin Chen nodded. "Very good."
Shen Anyu had always known that she shouldn't interrupt her younger sister when she was speaking, but now that she heard about food, she couldn't help herself.
But his sister hadn't finished speaking, so he couldn't say anything and could only look at Shen Yunxi longingly.
Shen Yunxi smiled even more happily, "Brother, there's no need for that. Just say what you want to say, your sister won't be angry. How about we have dinner with Brother Lin next?"
"Alright, alright, have dinner with Lin Chen and your younger brother." Chen Anyu agreed.
Lin Chen smiled and looked at Shen Anyu, "Anyu, eat whatever you want. Remember to take the jade pendant later. Yunxi picked it out for you; it's a gift from your younger brother."
Shen Anyu nodded with a grin, "Okay, okay, thank you, little brother Lin Chen."
The three were talking and laughing, but this scene was seen by someone at the window of a private room on the second floor of the restaurant across the street. Unexpectedly, the other person could see the scene inside Ruyixuan.
Ji Shaoyue shook the folding fan in his hand, "Tsk tsk, I didn't realize that Shen Yunxi and Lin Chen had such a good relationship. They get along like family. I bet Shen Yunxi doesn't have feelings for Lin Chen, but Lin Chen's feelings for Shen Yunxi are definitely not ordinary! Jinyu, don't you think so? Look, even the way Lin Chen looks at Shen Yunxi is different. Only Shen Yunxi is too stupid to see it."
Junxuan leaned against the window, his gaze coldly fixed on Shen Yunxi in Ruyi Pavilion across the street, his eyes inadvertently sweeping over Lin Chen.
It must be said that Lin Chen is indeed an outstanding man.
In the imperial examinations of that time, Lin Chen was ranked as the third-ranked scholar, not because his talent was inferior to that of the top scholar, but because of the special status of the third-ranked scholar.
The third-place scholar was a young man with a good family background, high social status, and outstanding appearance. Lin Chen was undoubtedly the most handsome one in that imperial examination.
Moreover, seeing how considerate he was towards Shen Yunxi made Junxuan feel a surge of anger.
Today, I was supposed to go to the city with Ji Shaoyue after leaving the palace. We were going to have a meal here after returning, but we just happened to see Shen Yunxi and Lin Chen across the street.
Thinking that Shen Yunxi had only just left the palace and was meeting Lin Chen today, Jun Xuan's eyes grew even colder.
"I didn't know that you're getting more and more into making trouble out of nothing. What does her situation have to do with you? Besides, Shen Yunxi and Lin Chen are completely innocent. Don't you know who her sweetheart is?" Jun Xuan retorted.
However, after saying this, Jun-hyun seemed strangely stunned; he seemed to have spoken a little too quickly.
He used to say that he was Shen Yunxi's sweetheart, otherwise she wouldn't have been so always clinging to him, wanting to get close to him. She had always been like that.
But now, can he still say that he is Shen Yunxi's sweetheart?
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