Suddenly, Ling Yu withdrew his imposing aura and cast Tang Wan a calm glance.
“Wipe your drool.”
“Oh!” Tang Wan reflexively wiped her mouth… then froze. “Hey! I don’t have any drool!”
“Honestly, when you’re this handsome, anything you wear looks good!” Tang Wan giggled foolishly as she circled around him.
Her gaze looked exactly like someone staring at an extra-large piece of braised pork.
Ling Yu laughed softly and took her hand. “You’re beautiful too. We’re perfectly matched.”
Tang Wan immediately seized the opportunity. “Exactly! Then can I get a kiss?”
Ling Yu lowered his head and lightly pecked the corner of her lips.
Tang Wan pressed her luck. “Then can you sleep with me again?”
She was pushing her luck.
Ling Yu released her hand and turned to leave.
Tang Wan grabbed his sleeve, looking aggrieved. “Why won’t you ever sleep with me? Husband… are you incapable?”
“…”
Don’t think your provocation will work.
Not only have I never been incapable—I’ve even been ‘cut off’ before. That line won’t affect me.
Ling Yu didn’t want to respond, but Tang Wan refused to give up.
She had been guarding this “char siu” for so long and still couldn’t eat it—it was torture!
Ling Yu clearly didn’t dislike her anymore, so why wouldn’t he sleep with her?
Unable to escape her persistence, Ling Yu finally asked, “Are you certain the person you like is me?”
“What do you mean?” Tang Wan didn’t understand.
“When you’re sure you like—no, when you’re sure you love me, then I will consummate our marriage.”
He didn’t explain further. After saying this, he left, leaving Tang Wan utterly confused.
In truth, Ling Yu hadn’t wanted to ask that question at all—it ruined his mood.
Whenever he thought about that doctor, jealousy and irritation surged within him.
Tang Wan really had the nerve to claim she only regarded the doctor as a father.
But Ling Yu knew it couldn’t be that simple.
What daughter wants to sleep with her father?
The feelings between Tang Wan and that doctor were definitely not a simple father-daughter relationship.
Waiting for Tang Wan to truly fall in love with him was already exhausting all of his patience.
He sincerely hoped she would realize her feelings before his endurance ran out.
Otherwise…
Ling Yu narrowed his eyes dangerously.
He would break her limbs, lock her away, and make sure she could never run again.
Strangely enough—
that dark thought was also hidden in Tang Wan’s heart.
One could only say: two equally twisted people, arriving at the same conclusion without ever discussing it.
—
Xiangxi Town was still undergoing reconstruction, with new houses gradually appearing.
Most of the locusts had been wiped out.
There were fewer refugees on the streets, and shops had begun reopening one after another.
Only the grain prices remained slightly high.
Ling Yue had been waiting precisely for this moment. Quietly, she sold off the grain she had stored earlier and made a considerable profit.
Smiling happily, she took the money to Tang Wan, hoping for praise.
It was at that very time that people from the imperial court arrived.
Su Yuan came to find Tang Wan, informing her that the emperor’s envoys had arrived.
Tang Wan immediately set aside her work and left with him.
They did not go to the county office or the town center but instead traveled to a farmstead five or six li outside the city.
The emperor did not want news about the glass-making secret to spread, so the people he sent arrived discreetly.
There were about thirty of them.
Leading the group was a young man named Su Yun, around twenty years old, with an entirely ordinary appearance.
When Tang Wan heard his introduction, her brows lifted slightly.
“Your surname is Su?”
“Yes.” Su Yun cupped his fists formally. “I am one of the Dragon Shadow Guards. By His Majesty’s order, I have come to learn the glass-making techniques from Madam Ling.”
Tang Wan asked, “Then you know Su Xi?”
Su Yun maintained a completely expressionless face.
“I have heard of her. There is no need to know him. Su Xi was once a member of the Dragon Shadow Guards… but she is no longer one now.”
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