1987 My Era

Chapter 621, Six Powerful Words
The red ribbon bearing the prayer has only six characters on it.

But Xiao Han stared at it for more than ten seconds.

The signature below is Zhou Shihe.

Is it Zhou Shihe from Fudan University?

It must be the other person!
Recalling the phone call her roommate Liu Xin made two weeks ago, saying she saw Li Heng and Zhou Shihe together at Jing'an Temple, Xiao Han was now almost 100% certain that the handwriting on the red ribbon in front of her was Zhou Shihe's.

I wish to win the heart of one person.

As Xiao Han carefully examined the six words on the red ribbon once more, an unprecedented sense of crisis welled up in her heart.

Even with Li Heng and his parents by her side, her sense of crisis has not diminished in the slightest. On the contrary, she is even more anxious and insecure, because it is obvious to anyone who this "one heart" refers to.
It was obvious that through the red ribbon, Xiao Han was absolutely certain that Zhou Shihe had developed feelings for her honey.

Faced with a formidable rival like Zhou Shihe, Xiao Han's feelings were quite complicated. However, fearing that her parents would discover her emotional fluctuations, she had no choice but to suppress them. After tying the red ribbon into a tight knot, she turned around and resumed her sweet smile.

"Hanhan, are you done?" Tian Run'e asked after bowing three times to Guanyin Bodhisattva.

“Auntie, it’s done.” Xiao Han replied.

Tian Run'e smiled kindly and said, "Alright, come over and pay your respects to the Bodhisattva. Let's go visit the other halls."

"Okay," Xiao Han replied crisply.

Bowing respectfully three times to the Bodhisattva, Xiao Han and the Li family members glanced back at the pillar in the far corner as they left the threshold of the hall.

Today, Tian Run'e's wish on the red ribbon is: May Li Heng and Xiao Han have a long and happy marriage and good health.

The signature is Tian Run'e.

She wondered what Zhou Shihe's reaction would be if she came back one day and saw her and Honey's red ribbons next to each other.
In the latter half, the group of six bowed to all the other bodhisattvas in Jing'an Temple. By the time they left, it was already dinner time.

For dinner, we ate Huaiyang cuisine. Li Jianguo and Tian Run'e had been in Shanghai for a while but hadn't properly tried the local cuisine yet. Sister Lin personally took them to a relatively authentic, long-established restaurant.

The dishes were all sweet, not as appetizing as Hunan cuisine, but the crispy eel from Liangxi and the crispy pork were very popular. We even ordered two plates of the crispy pork.

Time flies, and two days passed in the blink of an eye. After returning to their new home on Wukang Road, Tian Run'e affectionately took Xiao Han for a walk on the lawn outside, seemingly having a private conversation.

Seeing this, the others spontaneously refrained from disturbing them and gathered together to drink tea and chat.

Xiao Qing held her teacup, glancing occasionally at the two people outside the window, feeling happy for her younger sister. She could tell that her sister had scored well with her future mother-in-law, which was a major piece of good news.

That evening, after taking a shower, Li Heng entered the bedroom and hugged Xiao Han from behind, wanting to be intimate with her.

Feeling the wetness between her earlobes, the base of her ears, and her neck, Xiao Han, who was being held tightly and unable to move, said pitifully, "Mr. Li, you're in such a hurry, don't you know your wife isn't feeling well today?"

Upon hearing this, Li Heng's heart sank: "Is it really this punctual every month?"

Xiao Han turned her body and said in a half-coquettish tone, "Why don't you verify it yourself and you'll know?"

Li Heng blinked, his right hand darted inside her pants, then pulled it out, and instantly the other half of his heart sank.

Seeing his disappointed expression, Xiao Han wanted to laugh, so she cleared her throat and comforted him, "It's alright. Uncle and Aunt are going to the capital tomorrow morning, so you can go with them. Let Madam Chen and Madam Song serve you in bed. Just say that I, the beauty, have granted them special permission. If either of them dares to disobey, I'll demote her to a concubine later."

Look at that tone.

Look at those expressive eyes.

Li Heng was speechless and had no reply. After a long period of tenderness, once she had seen her man off, Xiao Han's previously enthusiastic mood instantly cooled down. She sat at her desk, quietly lost in thought.

My mind is filled with those six words I saw at Jing'an Temple: "May I win the heart of one person."

What a big mouth she's making! Does she want to give back all the men she's taken in and hand them over to her?

After a while, at a certain moment, Xiao Han, who had been as still as a stone statue, moved.

She opened the drawer and took out a yellowish-brown envelope.

This is a letter that Song Yu sent her a few days ago. The content is scattered across about half a page, but it can be summarized in one sentence: Song Yu wants to see her in Shanghai.

Why did Song Yu want to see him? Xiao Han actually had a clue and could guess the general idea.

Or rather, Song Yu is responding to Xiao Han's challenge.

Or rather, Song Yu was using this letter to formally respond to Xiao Han, indicating that she had seen through Xiao Han's various underhanded tactics, which carried a strong warning.

At first, Xiao Han hesitated, still thinking about how to reply to Song Yu without hurting her honey.

But now, Xiao Han took out a pen, pulled out a blank sheet of paper, and wrote: "Song Yu, if you want to come to Shanghai, I would personally welcome you very much… Shanghai has many famous attractions, such as the Guanyin Hall of Jing'an Temple, which is his mother's favorite place. I just went there today and thought it was quite nice…"

At this point, Xiao Han suddenly stopped writing, pondering to herself: Since Zhou Shihe and Li Heng went to Jing'an Temple together, and Zhou Shihe wrote a wishing red ribbon, then Li Heng probably also got a red ribbon. So what did he write?
Who is it related to?

Yourself?

Song Yu?

Chen Zijin?
Or is it Zhou Shihe?
Or perhaps he didn't write anything at all?
Once her thoughts started flowing, her mind became somewhat chaotic.

Her woman's intuition told her that Song Yu and Zhou Shihe were the most likely candidates.

The reason is very simple:
Song Yu was his favorite.

Zhou Shihe went with him at the time, so it's not appropriate to write about other women unless it's done secretly.

Then she couldn't help but wonder, how far had things progressed between him and Zhou Shihe?

Have the two sides made any explicit statements?

No way, this beauty hasn't been to Lushan Village in ages, I absolutely have to go this weekend.

She didn't finish writing her reply to Song Yu. But she didn't plan to write the rest; she'd leave it to Song Yu to guess.

I folded the letter and put it away, then found a brand new envelope, put it in, and finally affixed a stamp.

After doing all this, Xiao Han, who was wide awake, silently went to the balcony outside and stood leaning against the railing. She wondered to herself: How much longer can I live in this house?
Zhou Shihe is about to get involved. If Song Yu can't stop her, and Teacher Yu joins the fray, her current situation will become even more difficult. She always remembers her mother's words: if one day Honey abandons her, she won't take a single thing from him.

By the way, how did the world-renowned Peking Opera master Huang Zhaoyi end up here?

Since the start of the semester, Xiao Han had seen Huang Zhaoyi twice, which made her feel inexplicably wary. She never believed in fate or coincidence.

Chen Zijin seems to have said that she has a good relationship with the other party; I'll have to ask her about it later.

P.S.: I'm still recovering and it will be a few more days before I can resume normal updates.

(End of this chapter)