Hearing Song Wan Yue’s words, Xu shook her head.
Many things seemed to have flashed through her mind just now, and nothing seemed to have.
Song Lin got up and poured a cup of water for her, Xu held it in her hand, seeing his worried eyes, and comforted, “I’m really fine, you guys don’t need to worry.”
After saying that, her lips pursed.
Sensing her thoughts, Song Wan Yue got up, “Father, it’s too busy in front, let’s go over and help, so my mother can talk to Uncle Shen for a while.”
Song Lin’s lips twitched.
Since the moment Shen Yan appeared, a huge panic had welled up in his heart, the tall stature and hunting skills he was so proud of were not worth mentioning in front of Shen Yan, and the difference in status was even greater. He was afraid that Xu would change her mind and not go back with him.
“Let’s go.”
Song Wangyue pulled him by the arm.
Song Lin stood up and looked at Xu, his lips quirking for a while before he held back the words, “Call me if something comes up.”
Xu nodded her head.
Song Wan Yue and Song Lin, along with Gu Yi and Xiao Si, went to the pastry shop in front.
Only Xu and Shen Yan were left inside and outside the house.
Xu put the cup she was holding on the windowsill and got out of bed to put on her shoes.
Hearing the movement inside the house, Shen Yan tensed his body, and as soon as the door curtain shifted, he immediately stood up and held his breath.
Xu came out of the house, and his eyes fell eagerly on Xu’s face, looking at it with greed, fascination and eyes that did not dare to blink.
Xu was somewhat startled by him and subconsciously took a step back.
This action fell into Shen Yan’s eyes, and his heart felt as if it was being gripped by iron wire.
“Wan’er.”
He cried out hoarsely, his right hand hanging at his side slowly lifting up, wanting to stroke her head as he had done years ago.
Xu took a step back, “Prince Shen, please behave yourself.”
The word “self-respect” struck him like a thunderbolt, making his brain roar, and like a pot of cold water poured over him, chilling him to the bone.
He still remembered that the night before he left for war, he had gone to Xu Qingwan’s room on the pretext of saying goodbye.
That night the young girl abandoned her reserve and shyly snuggled into his arms, softly and slowly telling him to be careful on the battlefield and that she would wait for him to return.
Now, however, he was not even in a position to touch.
Shen Yan’s raised hand slowly fell and clenched up.
Xu went around him and sat down on the other side of the table, making a gesture towards him to invite him to sit down, and Shen Yan mechanically sat down, not knowing where to look.
Xu’s voice sounded softly, “I know we were once betrothed, but I have no memory of you and me, to me, you and I are like strangers ……”
Shen Yan closed his eyes.
“These years I have lived a good life, although the days are a bit poor, but the family has taken care of me, did not let me suffer anything; the head of the family pity me when I had a daughter suffered, also did not want another child. He is one of the few good men in the world, and I am lucky to have met him at a difficult time and to have lived peacefully under his patronage for so many years.
As you can see, Moon is a smart and caring child. With her, I don’t care if I don’t recover my memory for the rest of my life.
So ……”
Xu looked into his eyes, as softly as she did years ago, “I’m living a really good life, you don’t have to worry.”
A wave of heat almost rushed out of Shen Yan’s eyes, causing him to restrain himself from getting up, striding outside, turning onto his horse and galloping away.
Xu sat unmoving.
Song Wan Yue poked her head out and looked this way, turning back to drag up Song Lin who was adding firewood to the stove one by one, “Father, Uncle Shen is gone, you should go and stay with my mother.”
Song Lin threw away the dry firewood in his hand and came over with big steps, seeing Xu sitting there somewhat lost in thought, and paused in his steps.
Xu had already seen him and showed a smile, “Dangjia.”
Song Lin hid the unknown taste in his heart. When he came over, he first went to the house, climbed onto the bed and took the cup of water Xu had just placed on the windowsill, feeling that the water inside was no longer hot, he tilted his head and drank it dry, then poured another cup and put it in Xu’s hand, “How do you feel now?”
“I’m fine.”
“Drink some hot water first, I will accompany you back to the house later.”
“No, I’ll …… do it myself.”
“Gu Yi and I will also accompany Father and Mother back.”
Song Wangyue came over with a smile, “I just remembered that I’ve been so busy with the pastry shop these past few days that I haven’t spent any time with my maternal great grandfather properly.”
Knowing that they were uneasy about themselves, Xu didn’t insist, holding her glass of water and taking small sips to finish it.
Song Lin took the water cup out, cleaned it, put it away and came back to squat in front of Xu, “I’ll carry you out.”
Xu’s face turned red.
“Oops ……”
Song Wangyue mischievously covered her eyes, “I’m going to be blinded by the flash.”
Seeing Song Wangyue’s flirtatious expression, Xu blushed and angered Song Lin, “Get up, I’m really fine.”
After saying that, seeing that Song Lin was still not moving, she hurriedly tugged him up and pulled him outside.
Only when they were out of the gate did Song Wangyue go to the front and give Xiao Yao a word, she and Gu Yi also came out and got into the carriage to go back to the Xu residence.
Just as they got off the carriage, Uncle Xu came up smilingly, “Miss, Aunt, you’re back, just as you left in the morning, Uncle Lao came and Madam said to hurry over when you returned.”
Uncle?
Song Lin tensed up again.
Xu noticed and softly reassured, “I heard from mother that uncle is very good at getting along, you don’t need to be nervous.”
Song Lin swallowed and nodded his head.
The couple had just entered Meng’s courtyard when they heard two cheerful laughs, one from Meng and the other from a slightly older voice.
“Miss, Aunt, Miss Sun, Young Master Gu you’re back.”
The maid guarding the door opened the curtain and several people walked in.
“Wan’er, this is your uncle.”
Meng introduced with a smile.
“Uncle. ”
Xu and Song Lin saluted.
Meng Yang looked at Xu excitedly.
The Meng family was a merchant family, and even if the daughters they raised were outstanding, they were still tainted with the aura of a few merchants. Xu Qingwan was different, she had been nurtured by the old man since she was a child and exuded a gentle aura from the inside out. Meng Yang liked her even more than his own daughter, and whenever he came to the capital in those years, he spent more than half of his time with her.
“Wan’er, do you still remember uncle?”
“Uncle, please forgive me, Wan’er doesn’t remember for the moment.”
Disappointment flashed across Meng Yang’s face, but it was only a flash, whether Wan’er remembered or not, he was still Wan’er’s uncle.
“If you can’t remember, you can’t remember, don’t think hard, I’ve heard that people who have lost their memories will get a headache if they think hard about something.”
“Wan’er knows.”
Meng Yang then looked at Song Lin, “This is Song Lin, isn’t it? He is worthy of being the man that Wan Er has fallen in love with, he is really top notch and has a great look.”