Chapter 71: Chapter 71 - 41: Seventh Uncle, I Hope the CP I Ship Won’t End in Tragedy
Lady Yun: "..."
This matchmaker is so unreliable, what is she even suggesting?
Either they’re already secretly committed to someone, or they’re imposters posing as wealthy young women.
"Mom, this one doesn’t seem right to me either. Next one, please."
[Wow, as expected of my brother, he has high standards. He’s turned down two in a row, potential troubles resolved x2.]
"This one is..."
Next, Lady Yun showed Yun Wanchen six or seven more candidates, but Yun Wanqing didn’t complain much. However, Yun Wanchen had a situation.
Perhaps he got too used to rejecting the first two that he ended up dismissing all the subsequent ones using the same reasoning.
No connection, next one...
Lady Yun was getting overwhelmed, until the last booklet was opened, revealing a pale, thin, malnourished girl in Yun Wanchen’s sight.
His gaze shifted slightly, looking at Lady Yun in amazement.
"How about this one? Does she seem suitable to you?"
Lady Yun asked him with a hint of annoyance.
"Mom, why is she even included here?"
The previous ones were all daughters of prominent families, and she was the only illegitimate daughter mixed in, showing it was intentional on Mom’s part.
Though Mom never mentioned it later, she had remembered the heartfelt words of her little sister from that day.
"Your father and I were informed about the incident at Lan Yue Pavilion, so we know what happened. What are you really thinking? Give your mom a definite answer so I can plan for you."
[Oh, could this be the mysterious young lady’s sudden appearance?]
[Who exactly is this? I really want to know.]
[What exactly happened that day at Lan Yue Pavilion?]
[Why have Mom and Big Brother suddenly started speaking in riddles? Is it to deliberately make me anxious?]
[Mom is being cheeky, Big Brother too!]
Lady Yun: "..."
Yun Wanchen: "..."
Oh dear, this is certainly something we can’t let you know about. If you found out, you’d question everything and wonder why we know this matter, right?
What if you end up suspecting we can hear your inner thoughts?
"Mom, don’t worry about this. I have my own plans, and I promise you, once Seventh Uncle’s marriage is settled, I’ll also settle mine, okay?"
Lady Yun: "..."
So, you’re telling me that spending all this time looking at these young women’s portraits was just for show, right?
Lady Yun sighed, helplessly putting away the picture book. With nothing in particular to do in the afternoon, Yun Wanchen stayed and played with Yun Wanqing.
Yun Wanqing was quite fond of him, constantly chattering at him with her inner thoughts.
After being picked up by him, she even took the chance to feel his pulse with her little hand, and what she discovered shocked her.
[Oh my, Big Brother’s internal blockages are all gone? His meridians have also been cleared, does he have self-healing powers? That doesn’t make sense.]
[If he really had this ability, wouldn’t he have recovered in the story?]
[Ahhhh, what is going on?!]
Yun Wanqing spent the entire day questioning everything.
Qing Garden.
Just as Yun Zhan stepped into the Moon Cave Gate, he saw a woman in a silver dress standing under the corridor, her entire being exuding a unique tranquility and calm.
Upon hearing footsteps, the woman turned around and revealed her face, palm-sized, with half of it behind a shiny, cold mask that covered the entire central part of her face, baring only her smooth forehead, chin, and a pair of eyes as clear as snowy skies.
"Seventh Master, you’re back."
She stepped forward to greet him, her steps small and quick.
"Didn’t I tell you before not to wait for me outside?"
Yun Zhan raised an eyebrow at her, unable to calm down after hearing those heartfelt words from his niece. The walk from the front yard to here had been consumed with thoughts.
He knew he felt differently about Yin Shuang compared to other women. Barring Xiao Si, apart from his sister-in-law and Yao’er, Yin Shuang was the only woman by his side. Yet, he had never considered that it might be love.
But if it isn’t, then what is this emotion?
"I just happened to be out for a stroll."
Yin Shuang slightly lowered her head, and even though there was a mask, he could imagine the defiance in those brows and eyes.
This was the unyielding little wolf cub, and that was precisely why he saved her back then, wasn’t it?
Recalling the scene of their first meeting, Yun Zhan felt a little better, a slight smile forming on his face.
"Come in, I have something to ask you."
"Yes."
Inside the chamber.
Yun Zhan sat at the vermilion wood table, saying, "Don’t just stand there; there’s no one else here. Sit down, let’s talk."
"Yes."
Without much hesitation, the slender woman sat next to him, her posture upright and back straight as a rod.
Yun Zhan remembered her always being like this.
His gaze settled on her delicate waist, and his eyes flickered slightly, wondering when that waist might finally bend.