Meng Wan was taken aback, then went out to greet him: "Fifth Brother, what brings you here?"
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Meng Wan was taken aback, then went out to greet him: "Fifth Brother, what brings you here?"
Huangfu Yu smiled slightly: "Of course I came to see Seventh Brother. What, isn't he here?"
Meng Wan nodded: "I went to Father's place early this morning and haven't returned yet."
Huangfu Yu couldn't help but feel a little regretful: "I was thinking of going hunting with him, but it seems that's not going to happen. I'll head back now and come back another day."
Meng Wan nodded and watched him leave before returning to her room. Unexpectedly, she saw Xiao Yun'er standing there blankly, staring in the direction of the door, which was the direction Huangfu Yu had left.
Meng Wan was taken aback, then stepped forward: "What are you doing standing here?"
Xiao Yun'er then came to her senses, quickly averted her gaze, and gave a dry laugh: "It's nothing, I just came over to cool off. Oh, this breeze is so refreshing!"
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Meng Wan was speechless: "Are you looking at the wind or at people?"
These words made Xiaoyun blush, and she hurriedly turned her face away, saying, "Sister, what are you saying? I don't understand."
Seeing her avoidance of eye contact, Meng Wan became more and more certain of what was going on, but she did not speak directly. Instead, she asked, "By the way, did Prince Xu come to see you again?"
Mentioning Yuan Xu, Xiao Yun'er's expression clearly turned annoyed. "Sister, I told you not to mention him, why did you still bring it up? I don't like him, not at all."
"Then who do you like?" Meng Wan asked, following up on the question.
Xiao Yun'er's face stiffened when she asked, "Um... I'm still young, I'm not in a hurry to get married, and I don't have anyone I like."
"Really?" Meng Wan stared straight at her. "Really not?" Her tone suddenly turned serious. "Girl, you won't even tell your older sister the truth? Looks like you're going to distance yourself from me!"
Don't let Xiao Yun'er's loud and boisterous demeanor fool you; she's actually quite shy at heart. So, you'll have to put some thought into getting her to talk.
Sure enough, upon hearing Meng Wan's words, she immediately shook her head vigorously: "How could that be? I've been close to you since we were little, sister. How could we be estranged now! Sister, don't talk nonsense!"
Meng Wan raised an eyebrow: "Then tell me, do you have someone you like?" As she spoke, she leaned closer to Xiao Yun'er and lowered her voice: "Do you?"
Xiao Yun'er glanced at her, wanting to speak, but didn't know what to say, or whether to nod or shake her head, so she just stood there, silent.
Meng Wan tilted her head and, seeing Xiao Yun'er's hesitant expression, knew she was too embarrassed to say it, so she tentatively asked, "Is it... Fifth Brother?"
"How did you know?" Xiao Yun'er's eyes widened immediately in surprise. Only then did she realize she had been tricked and quickly lowered her head.
As expected... Meng Wan smiled slowly: "You made it so obvious, how could I not know?"
"Ah!" Xiao Yun'er exclaimed, "Sister, you figured it out? Could he know too?"
Fifth Brother?
Meng Wan raised an eyebrow: "You probably don't know." You see, the men of the Huangfu family, although they value relationships, seem to be somewhat slow to react to this kind of thing.
"That's good." Xiao Yun'er breathed a sigh of relief.
Meng Wan was a little puzzled: "You can tell, so why are you so nervous?"
Xiao Yun'er's face immediately fell: "What? If they can tell, wouldn't that be so embarrassing!"
So that's what you were worried about. Meng Wan couldn't help but smile: "Silly girl, what's shameful about liking someone?"
"But what if he doesn't like me? What if he doesn't like me? Wouldn't that be incredibly embarrassing?" Her little face was so worried that it almost scrunched up.
Meng Wan couldn't help but laugh: "I'm speechless. What kind of logic is this? Regardless of whether he likes you or not, you have the right to like him. There's nothing shameful about it."
"I see..." Xiao Yun'er nodded as if she understood, then became worried again: "But... I really don't know what to do. I want to see him but I'm afraid to. I miss him terribly when I can't see him. Ugh, it's so frustrating."
Xiao Yun scratched her hair, looking somewhat downcast: "Sister, do you ever feel like this?"
Meng Wan thought for a moment, then shook her head: "It seems not." She also imitated Xiao Yun'er's posture, resting her chin on her hand and thinking carefully for a while, but the answer was still no.
"So how did you and your brother-in-law get together? Who liked whom first?"
This question really stumped Meng Wan. "Back then, we probably just let things happen naturally, and we ended up together without really knowing what was going on."
"So that means you like each other?" Xiao Yun'er's eyes lit up.
"I guess so," Meng Wan nodded.
Xiao Yun sighed. When would she ever be able to develop feelings for someone else?
"Sister, why don't you teach me?"
This stumped Meng Wan.
When two people fall in love, it's either love at first sight or love that grows over time. Xiao Yun'er is clearly in love with Huangfu Yu, but Huangfu Yu probably doesn't have those feelings for her.
He sighed and said, "If you really like him, you could follow Yuan Xu's example."
"Imitate Yuan Xu?" Xiao Yun'er raised an eyebrow: "He's so annoying, what's there to imitate?"
“Yes, Fifth Brother is quite oblivious to feelings. If you want him to like you, you have to take the initiative. You can use Yuan Xu’s method on him.”
"But..." Xiao Yun'er hesitated.
Yuan Xu's actions disgusted me. Would it really be appropriate to use them on the Fifth Prince?
"No buts, just listen to me. Your fifth brother just called your brother-in-law to go hunting. I'll make the arrangements, and we'll go together in a couple of days. Take this opportunity to spend more time with your fifth brother."