Xia Chu felt sleepy immediately after looking at the letter. Although Xiao Mubai sent letters for the twenty-seventh day in a row, today was the only one in which he wrote a love message.
His cheeks were red and his ears were hot, and his heart surged uncontrollably when he saw the words 'I love you'.
Thinking about it carefully, he has never heard or seen the words "I love you" in this life or the previous life.
He had asked Xiao Yanjun in his previous life, and Xiao Yanjun just smiled and nodded. At that time, he was immersed in Xiao Yanjun's lotus-like smile, and he didn't think about it at all.
As for Xiao Zimu, he only said to him in his previous life: "Ah Chu, I like you."
Xia Chu himself had never said it before. What he said most to Xiao Yanjun was: "Of course I like you. I have liked you since I was a child."
Now that I have seen the word love with my own eyes, I feel more and more that it is much deeper than the word like...
He picked up his pen out of emotion, replied, opened the window and called out: "Jiang Yan."
Jiang Yan responded, took the letter, and sent it out again.
Xia Chu held the sweetness in her heart, walked to the bed and lay down with a smile on her lips, tossing and turning for a long time before she fell asleep.
The next day, he woke up from a sweet dream.
He dreamed of the scene after Xiao Mubai saved him when he was eight years old. He shouted to Xiao Mubai who was held in his arms by Zhong Guo: "Hey! I wait for you under this tree every year at this time. You must come.”
The young man in blood-stained white clothes suddenly opened his twinkling eyes, and suddenly spoke to her and replied: "Wait until I come to marry you..."
"Mubai..." Xia Chu woke up from the bed with this sound, and found that it was just a dream. He rubbed his head and smiled to himself, but couldn't help but murmured to himself: "I'll wait. you… "
Li Xinlan's voice sounded outside the door: "Master, do you want to wash up?"
Xia Chu said 'hmm', and after a while Li Xinlan pushed the door in with a basin in hand. While helping him dress, he teased: "Master, do you miss His Highness King Mo?"
"Hmm." Xia Chu's face turned red: "Did I shout too loudly?"
Li Xinlan smiled happily: "No, no, it's just that I've been waiting outside the house, so I can certainly hear it clearly."
Xia Chu nodded and let her pull him to sit in front of the mirror and let her tie her hair.
After washing, he looked at the clock and guessed that Su Qianle was about to leave the house, so he rushed to Su Yuan to stop her without even using breakfast, and stopped her at the entrance of the courtyard.
"Qianle..." Xia Chu looked at her apologetically.
"Master, Qianle is still in a hurry to practice dancing. Let's talk about unimportant matters later." After saying this, Su Qianle bowed and left.
"Qianle, you can't keep avoiding me like this." Xia Chu stretched out his hand to stop her.
Su Qianle pursed her lips and prepared to go around.
Xia Chu took two steps and stopped in front of her: "If you are in a hurry, I will send you there so that I can tell you about your brother's current situation on the way. How about it?"
Shuanglu beside her didn't want to see her and Xia Chu always having such a stalemate, so she persuaded her: "Miss, let the young master see you off."
Su Qianle's eyes rolled and she finally said 'hmm'. Xia Chu walked side by side with her with a smile on her face and said, "Qian'an wrote me a letter, saying that everything is fine in Hanyang. I just miss you."
When Su Qianle heard him mention Su Qian'an, her expression changed slightly. After a moment of silence, she asked, "Why did the young master let his brother go to Hanyang?"
Xia Chu's face was startled. Thinking that this was the first time that the two of them were separated, it was understandable that Su Qianle was a little bit reluctant to leave. As soon as he thought about it, he comforted her with a gentle voice: "Qian'an is a man after all, and he has opened up territories and made great achievements. That's what he should do, we shouldn't confine him to a small place like the capital."
Su Qianle was quite sensible and nodded after listening: "Tell brother, everything is fine with me, don't worry."
Xia Chu was very happy with her understanding. The two of them walked to the gate of the Hou Mansion. The carriage was already ready. Xia Chu got on the carriage first and extended his hand to her.
Su Qianle's face was startled, and she was slightly stunned when she saw the smile on his face and the outstretched hand.
Shuanglu looked on anxiously, gently pushed her shoulder, and whispered in her ear: "Get in the carriage quickly, miss!"
Su Qianle came back to her senses, bit her lip, held up the skirt with her left hand, and put her right hand on his hand. Xia Chu gently pulled her, and she used his strength to get on the carriage.
Xia Chu withdrew his hand in time, but Su Qianle was still immersed in the warmth of his palms.
"Qianle, Qianle?" Xia Chu said a few words to her, but when she saw no response, he raised his voice and called her a few words.
"Huh?" Su Qianle raised her head and happened to look into those pair of starry eyes. Her face reflected in those almond-shaped eyes was so clear...
"I just told you that you haven't eaten at Hengwu Garden for a while, and my father has said it several times." Xia Chu repeated what he said before.
"Yes, I understand." Su Qianle lowered her eyelids and did not dare to look any further.
"Then let's go have dinner together tonight?" Xia Chu asked softly.
"Okay." Su Qianle couldn't refuse such a gentle man.
Xia Chu felt happy when she responded. Thinking that the timing was quite suitable, he apologized sincerely to her: "I drank too much that night, you... don't take it to heart."
Su Qianle pinched the corners of her clothes and gradually formed fists with her hands. After a while, she lowered her head and asked softly: "Does the young master like Miss Lan so much?"
"Hmm." Xia Chu didn't expect that she would suddenly ask such a question, and her face was startled and slightly stunned.
"I know that the young master spent many nights out drinking to drown his sorrows because of her and Mr. Xu. That night, he drank so much that he fell unconscious, but he still called her name..." Su Qianle tried her best to suppress her anger. Emotional, but still slightly trembling.
"I..." Xia Chu didn't know how to explain it. He did do it because of one person, but that person was Xiao Mubai, so how could he speak.
"Since the young master is determined to make her and Mr. Xu happy, he should stop wasting his time as soon as possible. Isn't this the advice you gave me that day?" Su Qianle asked when she saw that he was speechless.
"Qian Le, I'm different from you. I've kept him in my heart since I was a child. It has never changed over the years and will never change in the future. It was not until yesterday that I understood that my feelings for him were not love, but love. It's love. I've loved him for many, many years..." Xia Chu couldn't help but tell her his true feelings.
However, he couldn't help but express his love to the person who was Xiao Mubai.
But Su Qianle thought he was talking about Lan Yuying...
"I understand." Su Qianle responded after a long time.
Xia Chu was afraid that she would have extra emotions in her heart, so she asked tentatively: "Then... will we have dinner together that night?"
(End of chapter)