“In short, Mu’en Hall isn’t exactly a comfortable place to stay. If… if you run into any trouble, you can come to the Marquis Mansion to find me at any time.”
“I told you before, our family is quite influential here in the Capital.”
Yun Wei couldn’t help but blush as she spoke.
She remembered the nonsense she had blurted out while drunk earlier, and the embarrassment made her wish she could find a hole to crawl into.
She had originally intended to use the liquid courage to confess to Shen Yu, but she never expected it to result in such an awkward mess.
‘I should have known better than to say anything…’
Furthermore, Shen Yu hadn’t expressed her stance from beginning to end, merely smiling at her without saying a word.
‘Does she think I’m just talking nonsense because I’m drunk, or does she simply not like me?’
“Oh, what have I done? Won’t I just die of embarrassment the next time we meet?”
Yun Wei muttered to herself in a low voice.
At this moment, she desperately wanted to transmigrate back in time to give her drunk self from one hour ago a sharp slap.
But there was no medicine for regret in this world.
Nor could Yun Wei bring herself to simply stop seeing Shen Yu for a while to avoid the awkwardness.
To Yun Wei, she had to see Shen Yu every single day; missing even one day felt like a loss.
“Anyway… it’s getting late, so I won’t disturb your rest any longer. When you go to Mu’en Hall tomorrow, you must be extremely careful. If there’s any trouble, just give them my name.”
“I — I’m leaving now!”
Yun Wei couldn’t bear to stay a moment longer.
After giving Shen Yu those few instructions, she fled the inn before Shen Yu could even get a word in.
Watching her stumble away in a panicked rush, Shen Yu couldn’t help but feel a bit worried.
“She’s drunk like that — can she really find her way home?”
While Shen Yu’s concern wasn’t without merit, Yun Wei was a trained martial artist with excellent physical capabilities.
Additionally, the late autumn night was cold; as soon as she stepped out of the inn and the freezing wind hit her, Yun Wei’s mind cleared significantly.
She returned home reeking of alcohol, finding the Marquis Mansion still busy.
They were mainly occupied with removing all the funeral items prepared over the past two days.
Yun Wei looked at the mourning banners hanging in the main courtyard that hadn’t been taken down yet.
Seeing the white strips of cloth fluttering in the wind, she remembered how she had recklessly poured her heart out to Shen Yu, only to receive an awkward smile in return…
Yun Wei felt as if her heart had fallen into an ice cellar, turning bone-chillingly cold.
She had been pampered since childhood.
When had she ever lowered herself to confess her feelings to someone?
This failed confession could be said to be a massive blow to Yun Wei.
At the thought of this, she couldn’t help but sniffle, starting to cry pitifully.
“What’s wrong? What happened? Didn’t we say the Marquis isn’t dead? It was all a misunderstanding, so there’s no need for mourning anymore, right?”
Hearing the sound of crying in the courtyard, Yun Xiang, who had changed into a brand-new ruqun, came running out in a hurry.
The moment she stepped outside, she saw Yun Wei standing in the yard, sobbing and wiping away tears like a little girl.
For a moment, Yun Xiang thought she was seeing things.
“Little Sister?”
“Waaa… Big Sister, my heart hurts. My heart hurts so much.”
“Huh? What — what happened? Your heart? Heart pain… what kind of ailment is that? Are you injured?”
Yun Xiang was stunned.
Seeing her little sister, who never cried, now weeping so piteously, Yun Xiang didn’t know what to do.
Her sister was the type of person who wouldn’t even grunt if a sword pierced her shoulder.
To cry like this and say her “heart hurts” — there had to be a reason.
“Waaa, Big Sister, I got drunk at Shen Yu’s place and said some nonsense…”
Yun Wei recounted her experience to Yun Xiang, placing heavy emphasis on Shen Yu’s cold reaction.
“Waaa, it seems like she doesn’t like me at all.”
“Oh…”
After listening to Yun Wei’s narration, Yun Xiang rubbed her chin and nodded slightly.
“As expected, Medical Officer Shen has indeed been promoted. His Majesty’s Imperial Decree was delivered to her door overnight. This shows she is truly someone His Majesty values. The news of her successful treatment of Father must have reached His Majesty’s ears long ago.”
“Big Sister!”
When Yun Wei realized that Yun Xiang was busy analyzing Shen Yu’s promotion and wasn’t paying any attention to her, she couldn’t help but cry even louder.
“Alright, alright, lower your voice. You said you like Shen Yu, but Shen Yu ignored you… if she ignored you, then she ignored you. Medical Officer Shen possesses a beauty that could topple nations. There will probably be plenty of people who like her and pursue her in the future.”
“You’ve just been spoiled and arrogant since you were a child. You think just because you like someone, they have to like you back, don’t you?”
“Fine, stop crying. What do you expect me to do? Liking someone is a matter between two people… Big — Big Sister can’t really explain it either.”
As Yun Xiang spoke the last sentence, a faint, almost imperceptible flicker of avoidance appeared in her eyes.
“Then come with me and kneel at Shen Yu’s door to beg her! Beg her to like me too! …Waaa.”
“Huh? I — I have to kneel too?”
“Yes! Otherwise, how will she see the Yun family’s sincerity? How else will she like me?”
“Little Sister, you’re really too drunk. You should probably go and get some rest.”
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