Chapter 268: The Maternal Grandfamily Has Arrived

Chapter 268: The Maternal Grandfamily Has Arrived

After a passionate exchange, their breaths intertwined. Su Youyue gently pushed Xie Yuan away as she caught her breath.

He was still injured and needed to rest properly...

Moreover, they had been in there for so long that people outside might start to notice something!

Su Youyue pushed Xie Yuan away and quickly got up, about to say something when her gaze fell on a certain part of the man's body...

"..."

Their eyes met, and her face flushed red again.

She was no longer an innocent young girl; she understood perfectly well. It was just a kiss, did he really have to react like this... In her previous life, he always managed to tease her relentlessly while remaining composed and impeccably dressed.

Looking at her blushing cheeks, the man's eyes darkened even more. "Will you come to apply medicine tomorrow, my dear?"

Su Youyue's face turned even redder as she glared at him. "Let the doctor do it!"

With that, she turned to leave.

But halfway out, she remembered something and hurried back to cover the man with a blanket, so no one would notice anything.

Unfortunately, even though the blanket covered him, the obvious bulge was still visible.

Su Youyue glared at Xie Yuan again.

The man looked somewhat innocent.

Forget it, it wasn't his fault; after all, he was naturally gifted...

Feeling helpless, Su Youyue poured two glasses of water for Xie Yuan, let it cool down, and then made him drink before running out.

Holding the cold water, Xie Yuan fell into deep thought.

It seemed he had just been rejected...

Nuan Nuan seemed to know more than he did...

It appeared learning from romance novels was indeed important.

As Su Youyue stepped out of the room, the few people waiting outside all looked at her, causing her face to flush once more.

They couldn't have heard anything, right?

She glanced at Jin'er first and saw no unusual expression on her face, which meant they hadn't heard anything. Otherwise, Jin'er, being as straightforward as she was, would have reacted differently.

"Alright, since there's no danger now, let's head back!" Ji Qingyan had already seen through everything, but her mind was elsewhere.

Now that she had healed Miss Su's leg, she could leave anytime, but there was one problem: she couldn't bear to part with those delicious fruit wines.

God knows how long it had been since she came to this godforsaken ancient era without tasting such fine wine.

Before leaving, she had to find a way to get the recipes!

After all, she had healed Miss Su's leg and didn't ask for any money. Surely, they would teach her a few recipes as a token of gratitude!

Su Youyue was also very accommodating towards Ji Qingyan. Seeing that she wanted to leave, they immediately headed back to the Su Mansion.

After seeing them off, Gao Sheng went to the kitchen to fetch the medicine for the master.

Upon entering the room, he found his master deep in thought.

"Master?"

Xie Yuan snapped out of his reverie, took the medicine from Gao Sheng, and instructed, "Gao Sheng, find me some romance novels. As many as possible."

"Ah? Oh, okay..." Gao Sheng almost thought he had misheard. Why would his master want romance novels? But considering that he needed to rest in bed for a while, he figured it was to alleviate boredom.

Just as he was pondering which popular romance novels were circulating recently, Xie Yuan added, "Never mind, I'll go look for them myself in a couple of days."

Gao Sheng was puzzled. "Master, it's just a few romance novels. Let me handle it! Master is still heavily injured; you won't be able to get out of bed in two days."

Was the master doubting his abilities?

He could gather every single romance novel in Yanjing if needed!

He patted his chest firmly. "Master, don't worry. I'll go find them right away!"

With that, he was about to rush out.

Xie Yuan paused for a moment and said, "Find me books on what to learn before marriage."

Gao Sheng was taken aback, staring at his master for three seconds before realizing that he had been too slow to understand.

He should have known that someone like his master wouldn't read ordinary romance novels. If he was going to read anything, it would be something extraordinary!

Seeing Gao Sheng's silence, Xie Yuan frowned.

Gao Sheng snapped to attention and replied, "Understood! I'll go find them right away!"

It seemed that a wedding was imminent in the Xie Mansion!

Indeed, the marriage between the Xie and Su families was being arranged.

Since the old lady had already mentioned the wedding in her letter, quite a few members of the Lu family from Liao Dong had come.

When Su Youyue returned to the mansion, she heard that her maternal grandparents had arrived. After hesitating for a moment, she asked Chun Ya to take Doctor Ji back first.

It wasn't because she wasn't close to her maternal relatives, but rather because her uncle and aunt, who had seen her mother's appearance, had also come. Doctor Ji probably didn't want to be surrounded by a large group of people at this time.

Ji Qingyan, clearly thinking of something unpleasant, did not say much more and hurriedly bid farewell to Su Youyue.

Su Youyue first led Jin'er all the way to Fushou Garden. Before entering, she heard laughter from inside.

As soon as she stepped in, all the voices in the room stopped.

Seated to the east were Su Youyue's eldest uncle, Lu Lin, and his wife, Elder Wangshi. Facing them sat her second uncle, Lu Sen, and his wife, Xiao Wangshi. These were faces she had long remembered. Behind them sat their children.

Although she had hardly met these cousins before, Su Youyue could immediately distinguish that the two young gentlemen sitting with her eldest uncle were her eldest cousin, Lu Suofeng, and her second cousin, Lu Suyu. Sitting with her second aunt on the west side were her younger cousin, Lu Shuangshuang, and her younger cousin, Lu Suoxing.

She was able to tell them apart so clearly because she had known who her maternal relatives were for a long time, and she had also met her eldest cousin, Lu Suofeng, when she was young, and he hadn't changed much since then.

Seeing Su Youyue enter, Elder Wangshi started to rise, but Xiao Wangshi had already rushed over, holding Su Youyue's hand. "Nuanuan, your legs are really healed! It's truly a blessing from heaven! Although I haven't been able to visit you these years, I've always thought of you. Thinking about how our Nuanuan couldn't walk must have been so heartbreaking. Now it's wonderful..."

After saying this, she turned back to look at her daughter. "Shuangshuang, Xiaobao, why don't you come over and greet your cousin?"

Lu Shuangshuang had been secretly observing Su Youyue. Hearing her mother's slightly reproachful tone, she pursed her lips lightly but still walked forward. "Cousin."

Though her expression was subtle, it did not escape Su Youyue's eyes. Su Youyue still smiled at her. "Cousin."

Lu Suoxing, still young at eight years old, had been playing with the small gold lock given to him by Old Lady Su. Hearing his mother's voice, he reluctantly called out "Cousin" to Su Youyue, but his eyes remained fixed on the gold lock, not moving an inch.

Su Rong, standing nearby, saw the attitude of this sister and brother towards her elder sister and couldn't help but glare at them.

How impolite were Lu Shuangshuang and Lu Suoxing! They weren't even as courteous as she used to be. At least she would never have acted like this on her first meeting.

Su Youyue simply smiled and responded to their greetings, then greeted her uncles, aunts, and cousins one by one.

Old Lady Su, as if not noticing the behavior of the two children from the second branch of the Lu family, looked at Su Youyue's steady legs standing on the ground, her eyes filled with joy. She called Su Youyue over, holding her and examining her for a while.

"Grandmother, Nuanuan's legs are almost fully healed now," Su Youyue smiled at her grandmother.

Old Lady Su held back her tears and repeated three times, "Good, good, good. Heaven still favors our Nuanuan."

After a moment of affection, Old Lady Su asked, "Nuanuan, you just came back from seeing Lord Xie. How is his injury?"