Chapter 127: Expressing Feelings

On the second day, Liu Hanxi was in the "Delighted Beyond Measure" second-floor hall, chatting and laughing with several ladies. Just as they were conversing, the ladies started to wink at her. When she turned around, she found it was Wan Tingyu.
Liuhanyi smiled lightly; this person could be considered the matchmaker between her and Hua Qingkong. If it weren't for him being cursed by a ghost talisman, and the Wan family inviting Hua Qingkong to eliminate her, how would the two of them have ever met?
Miss Liu Qi's first two fiancés both died, and Wan Tingyu is the third. When the time came to match their birth dates, he also fell victim to a ghostly curse. Liu Hanxi was unaware of who was behind this, but later thought it must be that Liu Ying—Qiong Ying. Only she had both encountered Miss Liu Qi and knew her past and present life.
```htmlMaybe it was to protect her, maybe it was to buy time, preventing her from getting married smoothly before Yan Xiao found her.
By the time Liu Huanxi recalled Qi Xiaoyue, her impression of this willow oriole was quite vague; she didn't remember having this spirit creature. Later, most of the spirit creatures returned, but she wasn't among them. Liu Huanxi didn't go looking for her again; there were plenty of spirit creatures.```
Seeing Liu Huanxi's charming smile, Wan Tingyu's heart raced. The current Liu Qijie, now the Princess of Zhen, has a wardrobe and hair accessories that are worlds apart from the previous Liu Qijie.
“Ting Yu, I've met Princess Zhen.” Wan Ting Yu greeted.
“Young Master Wan.” Liu Hanxi slightly nodded, as a form of greeting.
Liu Hanxi is the owner of this establishment, which Wan Ting Yu knew, but he didn't expect her to be present. For a moment, he felt a bit nervous and at a loss for words, not knowing what to say.
“您……一个人？”柳寒兮其实想问的是万承柏，他来天都，想必还是住在万家，她想，这万承柏怕是又来了。
“哦，我……”他刚想说，就见有个身着粉色衣裙的年轻女子上了楼朝二人走来。
After recovering from his illness, Wan Tingyu returned to Yunzhou, and this time he came to Tiandu for an official position, so he brought his family along. This is his wife.
Liuhuanxi smiled.
Wan Tingyu then introduced the two; his wife, Li Yanzhi, is also a beautiful young lady, but she appears to be a pampered young lady from a noble family, lacking some of the grace of more down-to-earth women in her gestures and demeanor.
He actively brought up his position in the Ministry of Rites in Tiandu.
“You’ve met my elder brother, Ran Xingtu, who is also in the Ministry. You two will be colleagues from now on,” Liu Huanxi said, turning slightly to Li Yanzhi, “If Madam Wan likes anything ‘soft and delicate,’ feel free to take whatever you want.”
She saw Li Yanzhi holding a small cat doll, looking very fond of it.
“So that shop also belongs to Princess Yin! Thank you so much!” Li Yanzhi replied happily, seeming rather straightforward and without any ulterior motives.
Seeing that Xiao Chun was giving her a hint, Liu Hanxi knew that Wan Chengbai had come again. These two must have been led by him. Otherwise, after just buying half a cart yesterday, what excuse do they have to come back today?
Men! It's the unattainable that makes them restless. If you don't put an end to their longing, you might just end up being bothered to death. When you open the door for business, you can't exactly say you won't let anyone in.
Yesterday, I gathered from Ruan Rou that it was absolutely impossible, which eased my mind a bit.
Presumably to stay in her shop a little longer, she specially sent these two to "celebrate" and buy milk tea. Fortunately, there was no performance at this time, so Wan Tingyu and Li Yanzhi didn't want to linger, and thus Liu Hanxi sent the two downstairs, taking the opportunity to check the situation.
Today is yet another half-load of stuff.
Once he entered the shop, there was no one there, just Wan Chengbai as a customer. He had already finished shopping, so he sat down to rest under the pretext of waiting for his cousin, and Ruan Rou also had someone serve tea.
As a few people entered, they saw him holding tea, but his eyes were fixed on the busy and bustling Ruan Rou.
“Mr. Wan is here to buy again; my shop is going to be emptied at this rate! My embroiderers can't keep up with the stitching!” Liu Hanxi teased.
“Ah! No, no, my sister-in-law likes it very much, so I bought some more. They have just moved into a new house in Tiandu, so these things will come in handy.” Wan Chengbai quickly replied.
Seeing that the two had returned, this time they didn't say much, took the people and the things, and left.
Ruan Rou was still busy until nightfall. Yesterday was truly hectic, and today was especially so. She hadn’t expected the escort to wait for her outside the shop last night, and even saw her home. Thinking about this added a bit more anticipation, but when she remembered his rejection that day, she thought it might be because he saw the lit candles from the second floor, where "joy was in the air." So she decided to try again today; if he was still waiting, perhaps he had real feelings.
After tidying up until yesterday's time, she got up and looked at herself in the mirror of the shop, checking from side to side. Her clothes had no wrinkles at all, and her hair bun was neatly done without coming undone. She hadn't been out of the shop today, and even the tops of her shoes were clean and spotless.
Just then, the door was opened, and it wasn't snowing today; instead, someone came in. Ruan Rou thought, feeling quite delighted.
When she turned around, she was startled; it was actually Wan Chengbai who came in.
“W-Wan... Young Master Wan, how come you're here?” Ruan Rou couldn't help but take a few steps back. “We've already closed for the day. If you need anything, just let me know, and I will send someone to deliver it to your residence tomorrow.”
“Only missing you!” Wan Chengbo stepped forward a few paces, reaching out his big hand to grasp Ruan Ruo's hand, “Ruan manager, ever since I saw you, I've lost my appetite for tea and rice. I like you…”
Ruan Rou never expected that Wan Chengbai would take such a strong approach, and could only urge, "You are the eldest son of the family, how could Ruan Rou be worthy of you! You... Please let go!"
"You're not even the official wife, what does it matter about being worthy or not? As long as you nod, I'll send a bridal sedan chair to pick you up tomorrow!" Wan Chengbai replied excitedly.
“No, no... but I don't like you, I have someone I care about...” Ruan Rou was terrified, her face turning pale. “Please let go, let go. If you continue like this, I'm going to call for help!”
Wan Chengbai was clearly surprised. In his view, in the royal family of Tiandu, if it were a daughter from an ordinary family, as long as he took a liking to her, there would be nothing he couldn't achieve. After all, his family had plenty of money, and there were many eager to please. He didn't expect that Ruan Rou would reject him.
He was in a fit of rage and wanted to step forward to hug Ruan Rou, when suddenly a figure burst through the open door, grabbed Wan Chengbai, and pushed him several steps back.
Lou Feng was skilled in martial arts; he initially learned it to protect the frail Seventh Miss, but now, he wanted to protect someone else.
Ruan Rou finally cried out when she saw Lou Fengzhi.
Lou Fengzhi pulled her behind him and said to Wan Chengbo, "Wan Chengbo, Xiao Rou is mine. Considering the business relations between your Wan family and the Yan Wangfu, I won't speak of what you've done today. If you dare to set foot in this establishment again, if you dare to get any closer to Ruan Rou, you're dead meat. I won't let you go, and neither will the Yan Wangfei."
Wan Chengbo knew it was tough, so he could only leave reluctantly.
“Xiao Rou……” Lou Fengzhi turned around to look at the tearful Ruan Rou and called gently, “The reason I say this…”
“I know you want him to step down, there's nothing else meant by it.” Ruan Rou took a step back, wiping the tears from her face, but the tears couldn’t be stopped and flowed down uncontrollably.
The building Feng knew she had misunderstood, so she took a step forward and held her hand, saying, "The house that the princess mentioned, I secured it this morning. Since she has offered it to us, we shall accept it. I'll take you to see it and see if you like it."
```htmlRuan Rou widened her eyes, unsure how to respond.
"What I meant to say is, the reason I said that just now is because I truly have you in my heart," Lou Fengzhi explained.
Ruan Rou bit her lip and fell into his embrace.```