Farewell Flower Festival

Feicui had just seen a young couple out of the store. She turned around and saw Chaoyan and quickly walked over to her. Chaoyan asked her how the business was going. Feicui said it was good. She then asked her if she had eaten. Chaoyan said she had.

At the store entrance, Yu Bo asked Chao Yan if she had stayed up late last night, and told her to go to bed early at night and not to damage her body. Chao Yan said she had not stayed up late, and that she had gone to another store to learn from others.

Although Chao Yan tried her best to act as if nothing had happened, both Hisui and Kohaku could see that she was a little absent-minded.

There were not many customers at noon. Chaoyan sat behind the counter in a daze until Feicui came to call her for lunch. She had no appetite and said that she had eaten too much in the morning and her stomach was still full, so she asked Feicui to eat first.

In the afternoon, Yu Bo came to Chaoyan and told her to go back and rest first, saying that nothing would go wrong with him watching over the store.

Chao Yan really wanted to be alone for a while, so she told Feicui and Kohaku and left.

But she did not return to her residence. Instead, she sat by the lake for the whole afternoon. People who didn't know her would think that she was considering jumping into the lake.

She didn't care about the strange looks from passers-by. She just wanted to find a place where she could empty her mind. Looking at the sparkling water, she could find peace. Her thoughts drifted farther and farther away with the slightly undulating water waves, and finally became an invisible ripple that disappeared on the water.

As the afterglow of the setting sun danced on the water, the surface of the lake seemed to be covered with a layer of gold, and the glittering ripples were like the beautiful tail of the little mermaid.

Chao Yan was still sitting on the shore, watching the sunset gradually sink into the horizon.

The glittering ripples gradually died down, and a deep tranquility gathered on the water's surface.

Chaoyan suddenly had a bold idea: she wanted to swim.

The tranquil and deep water surface has an indescribable attraction, a dangerous and exciting attraction, just like a person who has just broken up and wants to find some excitement and danger. She was also obsessed, imagining herself floating in the tranquil and deep water, with the moonlight shining through the water and onto her body...

Such a wonderful scene made her want to get into the water immediately. She took off her shoes and socks, lifted her skirt and put her feet into the water, feeling the buoyancy of the water. The cool lake water flooded over her ankles. The next moment, a hand was suddenly placed on her shoulder. She was so scared that she thought it was a water ghost and immediately pulled her feet back.

When she turned around and saw it was Han Lie, her eyes stabbed at him like knives, and she wished she could bite him a few more times to vent her anger. Seeing him looking at her bare feet with ill intent, she immediately pulled the hem of her skirt to hide her feet, and asked him to turn around and not to peek.

After Han Lie did as he was told, Chao Yan immediately ran over to put on his socks and shoes.

"Luckily it was me. If someone else saw it, I would be in trouble."

Zhao Yan rolled her eyes at him and asked, "Why are you looking for me?" Han Lie said, "I have found out the background of the princess." Zhao Yan said, "Go ahead, I'm listening." Han Lie said, "Walls have ears, let's talk somewhere else." He looked back and saw that Zhao Yan had already put on her shoes and socks. She came over and said, "I'll treat you to dinner." Zhao Yan said, "Zhenxiulou."

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When the two entered the building, the downstairs was already full.

The waiter led the two upstairs. As soon as they got upstairs, Han Lie was stopped by someone. Chao Yan looked at the person who was coming over and felt that he looked familiar. After thinking for a few seconds, she remembered that the other person was Shang Qingrong's eldest brother, Shang Ye.

When Shang Ye came over, Han Lie deliberately moved Chao Yan behind him. Shang Ye invited Han Lie to have a drink and introduce him to a new friend he had met.

"The girl behind you should come along, it will be more fun with more people."

Chaoyan didn't want to join in the fun, she just wanted to know the origins of the new princess as soon as possible. If she had known that she would be tripped up by someone, she should have been more generous and not killed Han Lie. She could still fill her stomach by cooking a bowl of noodles when she went back.

Han Lie smiled and said that he had something else to do, and prepared to take Chao Yan away.

Shang Ye stopped him and asked the servant to invite the person over. It seemed that Han Lie had to meet this new friend today.

When Chaoyan heard Shang Ye talking about Master Shen, she thought it couldn't be such a coincidence, could the other party be the elder brother of that unruly princess?

The next moment Han Lie confirmed her guess.

"Could this Mr. Shen be the young prince?"

Shang Ye said that the other party had just arrived and he should do his best to be a good host. Han Lie said that the other party had lived in the capital ten years ago and was not a newcomer.

As they were talking, the servant brought the man over. This was the first time Shen Cheng and Han Lie met, and he didn't know that he was the one who had a conflict with his sister in the morning.

After Shen Xue came back in the morning, she came to Shen Cheng to complain that someone had bullied her and said that Chao Yan was particularly bad. Shen Cheng was very angry and wanted to take people to settle accounts with the two people immediately, but Shen Xue didn't know their names, let alone where they lived, so Shen Cheng had to give up, but promised her that if he met them, he would definitely seek justice for her.

Now he encountered two people, but did not recognize them.

As a result, Han Lie took the initiative to bring up this matter.

"I'm sorry for offending you this morning. I hope you didn't complain to the prince after you returned."

Shen Cheng didn't react at first, but when he did, his expression changed immediately and he asked if he had bullied Shen Xue.

Shang Ye tried to smooth things over between the two, saying that there must be some misunderstanding and asked them to sit down and have a good chat.

Shen Cheng discovered Chao Yan behind Han Lie again. He was stunned for a moment when he saw that face. Shang Ye raised his hand and waved it in front of his eyes, calling him Brother Shen twice. Only then did Shen Cheng come back to his senses and stared at Chao Yan's face with a strange look on his face, as if he had seen something incredible.

Chaoyan felt a little nervous when he stared at her, so she took the initiative and asked, "Why are you staring at me? Have we met before?" Shen Cheng asked back, "Have you seen me?" Chaoyan shook her head, "Then have you seen me?" Shen Cheng hesitated for a moment and shook his head as well.

Shang Ye felt puzzled by the conversation between the two and suspected that Shen Cheng was drunk.

Han Lie said goodbye to Shang Ye and left with Chao Yan.

The two disappeared at the stairs. Shen Cheng was still looking in that direction. Shang Ye raised his hand and waved it in front of his eyes. When he came back to his senses, he teased, "Brother Shen, are you attracted to that little girl? She is really pretty, but," he lowered his voice and whispered, "I advise you not to mess with Han Er. Sometimes he will do anything when he gets crazy."

Shen Cheng left in a hurry, as if he had remembered something very important, and did not even have time to say goodbye to Shang Ye.

After returning to the palace, Shen Cheng hurried to his father's study, and didn't even hear Shen Xue calling him on the way. When he arrived outside the study, he saw the light on inside, knowing that his father was inside, and hesitated for a long time outside the door, not knowing whether he should tell his father.

At this time, someone called him from behind.

"Cheng'er, do you need help with something from your father?" Lin Rou walked over and asked.

Shen Cheng called the other party "Auntie Lin", looked hesitant, then said it was okay and left first.