Be in low spirits

She wanted to break free from his hand and didn't want to talk to him about these things, but he was unwilling to let go.

"Luoluo, I will not marry anyone else but you in this life. Didn't you say that we seemed familiar? Although we haven't known each other for long, I feel that we have missed each other for too long. It turns out that you have always been the one I have been thinking about in my heart." He is already very satisfied now. It is enough for him to see and touch her.

"I'm not a child." She was happy to hear him say these words, but nice things are easier said than done.

"I know you are not a child and you have your own opinions. What you said about missing me is true, and what you said about being willing to wait for me is also true." He leaned against her neck and rubbed her ears.

"Well, don't do this. It's time to rest." Her ears were itchy from being rubbed, and she wanted to break free from his arms.

"Okay. I'll take some time to take you around Shengze tomorrow, okay?" He let go of the person in his arms, took her hand, and walked with her.

"No, just go do your thing. Aren't there still guards? I'm going to take Yao'er out to buy some things for my daughter's household."

"Then your husband will pay you."

"You're such a smooth talker." She scolded with a smile. It was hard to say whether he could be her husband.

After taking a shower, she lay on the bed and looked through the comic books that Yang Lin had found. Ye Fan also went back to the study to look through the roster of the troops. Seeing that it was past eleven o'clock in the evening and Yao'er hadn't returned yet, she went out to look for her.

"Miss, what are you looking for?" The servant saw her get up, thinking that she might have some instructions.

"It's okay, I can find it myself, you just go about your business." She didn't want to tell the servants that she wanted to look for Yao'er. What if she was still dating Yang Lin and was disturbed?

Ye Fan heard the voice and walked out of the study to look for someone. "Can't sleep?" He went up and down the stairs from the second floor.

She walked up to him and whispered, "Yao'er hasn't come back yet!"

Seeing her wearing silk pajamas, with her breasts vaguely visible in front of him, he couldn't help but cough, picked up his coat from the hanger and put it on her. When he mentioned Yang Lin and Yao'er, he felt embarrassed. Looking at the servants cleaning in the distance, he sent them to rest.

After everyone left, he picked her up and walked towards the room. Suddenly, her feet left the ground and she lost her balance. She couldn't help but scream, "Hey, you... put me down, my shoes, my shoes fell off."

He turned a deaf ear to her, carried her to the bed, covered her with a blanket, and said, "Ji Huai and Yao Er are reunited after a short separation, so don't worry about them, just sleep well."

"Oh, I was scared to death." She lay down on the bed and covered herself with the quilt. She breathed a sigh of relief. She thought Ye Fan was going to force her.

"What are you scared of? Are you worried that something might happen to Yaoer?" He stood up, picked up the picture book on the bed and put it on the bedside table.

"I'm afraid you'll do something wrong." She pulled up the quilt to cover half of her face and said embarrassedly.

Ye Fan dragged a stool over, sat beside the bed, laughed out loud, patted the quilt, and said, "Don't worry, I can't guarantee that I won't mess around before I marry you."

"Well, you said that yourself." She put the quilt down and turned to look at him.

"Can't sleep? I'll watch here."

"Do you want to come up and sleep with me? But you said you wouldn't do anything rash." She also wanted to test him.

"I... still can't do it." He couldn't say whether he could control himself or not, it was a bit risky.

"Okay, go ahead and do your thing." The bedside lamp was a little dazzling, and she wanted to wait until the person left before turning it off.

Ye Fan pulled the stool closer, patted the quilt and said, "I want to coax you to sleep before going back."

"Then turn off the light."

Ye Fan turned off the bedside lamp, patted her back and coaxed her to sleep. Seeing that she was already asleep, he tiptoed out to pick up her shoes and put them beside the bed, looking at her sleeping face, as if he had also gotten some rest.

In the morning, Ye Fan selected two reliable guards and asked them to drive and accompany Gu Jinluo and Su Yaoer to visit Shengze.

Shengze is a southern city with a lot of miasma and humidity. The locals like to eat spicy and sour food. There are few department stores and opera troupes. The two bought a lot of things in the department stores.

After being tired from shopping, she returned to the general's mansion to rest at noon. She also bought gifts for the servants in the mansion and asked the housekeeper to distribute them to them.

At noon, she had some home-cooked food, but she had no appetite. She called the housekeeper and asked, "Is the chef in the mansion from outside the city?"

"Miss, the chef is a local, but most of the servants were hired by Young Master Ye, and their identities and backgrounds are clean." The butler answered respectfully.

"Then tell the chef to prepare some local dishes for dinner. Aren't there fried snails, basil duck, etc.? Just tell them that I want to eat them."

"Okay." The butler took the order and left.

Ye Fan and Yang Lin ran to several casinos and brothels in the city and closed them all down. When the old generals in the army heard about it, they came to the garrison to make trouble with him.

At around 8pm, the two were still having a meeting at the garrison. At around 7pm, Ye Fan asked Yang Lin to call the general's mansion and tell them to have dinner first.

Gu Jinluo picked at the food in the bowl and felt that he had no appetite. Su Yaoer saw it and joked: "Is the food not to your liking, or is the person sitting in front of you not the one you like?"

"You're still blaming me. I haven't even asked you where you went last night!"

"Where can I go?" Yao'er originally thought that she would understand.

After dinner, Gu Jinluo sat on the sofa on the first floor to play with the cat, and said to the housekeeper: "Housekeeper Hou, please buy me some more comic books tomorrow."

"okay."

"Please help me find out if there are any opera troupes here. I'll ask the two guards to take Yao'er and me to listen to the opera tomorrow. Hey, how about I bring some food to the garrison tomorrow?"

"Miss, this... I'm afraid it's inappropriate. There are so many men in the garrison, it might be inconvenient." The housekeeper stood there, bowing slightly. She was a little uncomfortable with it, and said, "Stand still and talk!"

"Yes." The butler raised his head again and stood up straight.

"What's wrong with that? It's in broad daylight, how can they tie me up?" She felt that this was not a feudal period, so could there be any gender distinction when entering and leaving the military camp?

"Who wants to tie you up?" Ye Fan saw her playing with the cat when he came back.

She put down the cat toy in her hand, ran over and hugged him, saying, "No one tied me up, I just wanted to go see you."

"Do you miss me so much?" He touched her hair, held her in his arms, and felt her presence. The fatigue of the day was swept away with this hug.

"Have you eaten? Do you want someone to prepare it?" She looked up at him and felt safe in this hug.

Yang Lin looked at the two men and persuaded the servants to leave. He took Yao'er away and left them alone here.

"I've eaten at the garrison. What did you have for dinner? Where did you visit today?" He pulled her to sit on the sofa and poured himself a cup of tea.

Although he was not very old, he looked old and was somewhat similar to the father in her memory.

"For dinner we had local fried snails, basil duck, and fish. What do you think about me bringing food to the garrison tomorrow to visit you? I can also give you some advice while I'm at it, okay?" She took his tea, "You won't be able to sleep at night if you do this. I'll pour you some water."

"I'll take you to have something delicious to drink." He pulled people upstairs.

There was a lot of wine in the study on the second floor. He found a glass, poured her a glass, and drank a glass himself.

"Is there something going on in the army?" She always felt that the person in front of her was worried.

"Luoluo, why do the elders disagree with our marriage?"

"The current president is your cousin, and your uncle is the secretary general. He intends to train you to hold military power. If your Ye family has troops, my daughter from the Gu family will become your daughter-in-law, which means that the military rations will also belong to your Ye family. How can he not be afraid?"

"According to what you said, we can't get married, right?"

"We are still young and have plenty of time." She took a sip of the wine in the glass.

"My uncle called the garrison today and he knows you are also in Shengze."

"Yang Lin is here, and there's nothing wrong with me developing a relationship with him?" Wasn't this the excuse he used at the beginning?

"He didn't say anything, but he always had to use Ji Huai as an excuse to meet me, and I felt uncomfortable." He lowered his head, still unable to hide his disappointment.

"Didn't I tell you that we are still young and have plenty of time?" Seeing that he was still brooding over this matter, she pulled him over, stood on tiptoe, and kissed him on the lips.