It was almost like being struck by lightning; the coincidence was too much... We had just started talking about it, and he arrived.
"What's wrong? Have you met before?" Seeing her staring blankly at Huangfu Yu, Meng Wan frowned slightly, somewhat puzzled.
Xiao Yun'er withdrew her gaze, her face inexplicably turning red. She glanced at Huangfu Yu, then turned to Meng Wan, and timidly said, "He is the savior I was talking about..."
Meng Wan opened her mouth. No wonder, no wonder Xiao Yun'er, who is usually quick-witted, was acting so strangely. It turned out that the person who had saved her on the road was Huangfu Yu.
Seeing her blushing face and her lowered head, Meng Wan curled her lips into a smile: "Oh, so the benefactor you've been longing for is Fifth Brother—"
The drawn-out, alluring tone made Xiao Yun'er's face flush even more, almost to the point of bleeding. She buried her head in her chest, and after a long while, she finally stammered out a single word: "Sister—"
Meng Wan's smile deepened. Huangfu Yu also came to his senses at this moment, stood up and walked to the two of them. He looked at Xiao Yun'er, who was standing there with her head down, smiled slightly, and then turned to Meng Wan and said, "I didn't expect it to be the Third Miss. This is quite an unexpected coincidence."
Then he looked at Xiaoyun'er: "Were you hurt just now? You seem to have fallen quite hard. Did you have a doctor take a look?"
Her gentle tone, though her face remained icy, only made her more captivating with her faint smile. Xiao Yun'er looked up at her, then lowered her head again, blushing as she nodded: "It's nothing, not even a scratch. I'll be fine after changing my clothes."
Huangfu Yu nodded and said nothing more. At this moment, the snacks that Meng Wan had ordered to be prepared were brought up, and the three of them sat around the table and chatted.
Xiao Yun'er was truly shy. Her usual talkative nature had vanished. She sat there silently watching Huangfu Yu and Meng Wan, occasionally responding to what they said, but always appearing timid.
Meng Wan knew that she was acting this way because she was shy, so she didn't try to talk to her. Instead, she handed her a plate of fruit and then chatted with Huangfu Yu.
They were simply asking him about his experience at the border, nothing special. After chatting for a while, Huangfu Mi walked in, still half asleep.
Upon seeing Huangfu Yu, he was visibly taken aback, then slapped his forehead, "Sorry, Fifth Brother, I forgot about our appointment and slept until now."
"You know how it is now, my sister-in-law and I have been chatting for about an hour." Huangfu Yu glared at him and scolded him.
Huangfu Mi apologized repeatedly, admitting that he was truly wrong today, but he was just too tired, which is why he slept until now.
"In that case, I'll just let you go first and give you a ten-step head start, okay?"
"really?"
"nature."
Both of them laughed heartily. Huangfu Mi then turned to Meng Wan and Meng Yun: "Fifth Brother and I are going to the horse race. How about you come along?"
Meng Wan instinctively wanted to politely decline, as she had no interest in horse racing. However, she saw Xiao Yun'er looking at her with hopeful eyes. When their eyes met, Meng Wan clearly saw the expectation in her eyes.
Meng Wan was taken aback.
How could she not understand Xiao Yun'er's unusual reaction?
Young girls are easily attracted to men who lend a helping hand in times of trouble. Xiao Yun'er is no longer young and has reached the age where her heart is beginning to stir with love, but... is Huangfu Yu truly someone she can love?
Thinking this, her earlier teasing intentions vanished. When the four of them arrived at the riding arena, after the two men mounted their horses and competed, Meng Wan called Xiao Yun'er aside.
"When did you become interested in horseback riding? How come I didn't know?"
Xiao Yun'er was engrossed in the story when she saw Huangfu Yu about to catch up with Huangfu Mi's horse. She almost jumped up, pushed aside Meng Wan who was blocking her way, and said, "Sister, you're in my way!"
That girl who forgets her sister for the sake of beauty—just a moment ago she was begging to bring her along, and now she's treating me like this. She's truly an ingrate.
He reached out and poked her forehead, saying rudely, "Stop looking, or your eyeballs will pop out. How about I take you for a few laps around the horse farm?"
V72 Offended the Empress
He reached out and poked her forehead, saying rudely, "Stop looking, or your eyeballs will pop out. How about I take you for a few laps around the horse farm?"
Xiao Yun'er blushed visibly and quickly averted her gaze, watching Meng Wan raise an eyebrow at her with an all-knowing look in her eyes.
Xiao Yun'er's face visibly stiffened, a hint of embarrassment at having her thoughts exposed. She forced a smile and said dryly, "Sister, what are you saying? I'm looking at brother-in-law!"
"Oh--" Meng Wan nodded half-jokingly, deliberately dragging out the last syllable, and looked at Xiao Yun'er: "So you were looking at your brother-in-law. In that case, I'll just pretend I misunderstood. I had a few more things to tell you!"
A few words?
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yun'er's eyes lit up: "What did you say?"
Meng Wan raised her eyebrows but only pursed her lips, remaining silent. Seeing this, Xiao Yun'er leaned closer, tugged at Meng Wan's sleeve, and said coquettishly, "Sister, stop being so mysterious, just tell me!"
Meng Wanfang turned to look at her: "You really want to know?"
"Yes." He nodded immediately.
Seeing this, Meng Wan's smile gradually faded: "Little Yun'er, you haven't fallen for Fifth Brother, have you?"
Xiao Yun'er's face stiffened, her smile froze, and her face instantly turned red. Looking at Meng Wan, she gave an awkward, dry laugh: "Sister, what are you saying!"
"You know perfectly well what I'm saying!" Meng Wan disliked beating around the bush, especially when it involved Xiao Yun'er, she spoke her mind directly.
Xiao Yun lowered her head, biting her lower lip tightly, as if she was pondering. After a long while, she raised her head, her eyes looking at Meng Wan with a pitiful expression, like a little deer, and said, "Actually, I just felt that he saved me and seemed very powerful, so..."
Women are most prone to such heroic admiration. Meng Wan had experienced it herself and knew it well. However, she felt that it was dangerous for Xiao Yun'er, for one reason only: the other party was Huangfu Yu.
If Meng Wan didn't know his past, or that he had once deeply loved a woman, perhaps she wouldn't worry. After all, Huangfu Yu's appearance and character are one in a million.
But now she knows that she and he had gone through so much together, and that Ningyan's death had been such a devastating blow to him, Meng Wan knows that he can't possibly recover from that pain anytime soon, nor can he accept anyone else. Therefore...
"Yun'er, listen to your sister, you have some strange feelings for Fifth Brother right now, but it's only because he saved you, so don't overthink it, okay?"
Xiao Yun'er originally only felt that Huangfu Yu protected her and made her feel at ease, so she liked him very much, but she didn't know what kind of feelings these were. Now, hearing Meng Wan's serious warning, she was a little confused. "Is it not okay to like someone? But the Fifth Prince is really a good person!"
"Fifth Brother is certainly a good person, but you can admire him, you shouldn't like him. The one you should like is your future husband!"
Meng Wan knew that Xiao Yun'er was inexperienced in such matters, so she was guiding her step by step, afraid that she might not understand.