Mountains and rivers are waiting for you to return

Chapter 108 Two Kinds of Hugs
Gu Jinheng's expression gradually became serious and he prepared to get up and leave.

Before he left, he saw Pei Nai and the others looking at him. He had no obligation to explain, but amid the noise of the banquet, he still made a sign to Pei Nai, "There are some things I need to confirm. You guys eat first."

It was just a simple conversation, but apart from the fans who had followed Gu Jinheng in his early years, there were only a handful of people present who could understand sign language.

In the eyes of Han Ruize and Da Xian, this sign language was clearly a provocation, proving the five years of memories between him and Pei Nai that no one else could interfere with.

Da Xi'an turned his gaze back and sighed, "Han Ruize, did you lose back then because you and Mingzhi didn't make up a bunch of hand gestures that only you two could understand?"

"Don't you want to drink some water?" Han Ruize reminded Pei Nai of what she had just forgotten, and glanced at her again, "What a shame, you wiped it when he asked you to?"

So should she be left with oil stains on her lips? What's the logic?
"I" Pei Nai was confused and wanted to get angry. He looked up and saw Han Ruize's expression, but didn't continue speaking.

She is magnanimous and doesn't bother with men.

Pei Nai lowered his head and continued to eat, doing the opposite of Han Ruize.

Han Ruize glanced at her without any other reaction. The three of them stayed in this strange yet harmonious atmosphere for a while.

From time to time, you can hear Han Ruize and Da Xian arguing with each other, and then the three of them will discuss the customs of Qilu and Huayun Village together.

The music for the circle dance circling around the fire in front of me has changed eight times, but my stomach is filled with the music and I feel about eight-tenths satisfied.

During the game, Da Xi'an was called by the Qilu people to lead the pitching pot game. Han Ruize said to Pei Nai, who had already put down his chopsticks, "Are you full? Come for a walk with me?"

Pei Nai initially thought that he thought it was too noisy here and wanted to go out for some exercise, so she didn't hesitate and followed him out.

Halfway through the journey, I looked at the path that was getting further and further away, and suddenly I felt something was wrong. "Wait, what are you going to do?"

In a moment they were away from the noisy center and came to a botanical garden full of flowers and green trees.

"What do you think?" Han Ruize seemed amused by her slowness and stopped here.

Pei Nai also stopped as he did, her voice trembling with fear, "Express your feelings?"

She saw Han Ruize nod, and Han Ruize raised his eyebrows: "It's so obvious, can't you see it?"

The flowers in the botanical garden are in full bloom, gorgeous and colorful, just like Pei's restless heart at the moment.

"No, are you serious?"

In shock, Pei Nai's voice rose, "I thought you were joking with them these past two days."

Han Ruize shook his head, and finally looked serious. He looked into Pei Nai's eyes and expressed the feelings that he had not been able to express over the years.

"I love you and have been waiting for you for fifteen years. All in all, I have waited not even a day less than Gu Jinheng."

"Fifteen years?!" Pei Nai's eyes widened and he exclaimed, "You were serious since the first time you went to Chaoyang to find me?!"

Han Ruize nodded and smiled to himself, with a hint of bitterness and self-mockery, "I was only a dozen days late, and you've already arranged your wedding."

Pei Nai was so shocked that she couldn't recover for a long time, but she didn't forget one thing.

When she and Han Ruize were on their way to the battle of Cliff Valley, Han Ruize said that he had someone he liked: "She's a stupid girl who never seems to understand my feelings."

For Han Ruize, this incident happened ten years ago, but for Pei Nai, it was only a few months.

Pei Nai finally understood what was going on. He raised his hand and slapped him across his shirt on his tense shoulder muscles.

"You are the stupid girl!"

Han Ruize was so confused by her that he couldn't react for a long time.

Until he realized that she was talking about the cryptic words he had uttered when he was unable to speak on the high cliff opposite Stonehenge.

"Not stupid, not stupid, I was wrong." Han Ruize immediately gave in. "So consider it? Let me take care of you on behalf of the elders of the Pei and Han families, okay?"

Pei Nai fell into deep thought.

Han Ruize was stunned, with a vague ominous premonition, and asked tentatively: "Don't you have any good feelings towards me?"

Pei Nai frowned and said, "There is something inappropriate I said." Han Ruize wanted to say, "Then let's not talk about it for now."

In the end, he held back. This matter could not be taken lightly. Pei Nai had to make things clear.

"I really think of you as an unreliable brother." Pei Nai said.

Han Ruize knew her too well and even wanted to cover her mouth. He felt that Pei Nai would have no good words to say next.

Sure enough, Pei Nai continued, "The main thing is that when you were a child, you wore open-crotch pants and were chased and beaten by your brother with a whip. I still remember it clearly. It's difficult to change your identity."

Han Ruize's face was dark, but he didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Is this the reason why you rejected me?"

"I'll consider it, but I need some time to adapt. Let's first find out the traitor and deal with him, and then quell the subsequent war?" Pei Nai's expression was also very serious. It would be a lie to say that he was not moved by this affection that had not been seen in the light for fifteen years.

Han Ruize was about to say: He is not in a hurry, he will continue to wait.

Pei Nai also understood him, and said first: "But don't wait for me anymore, just wait for fate, don't miss the right woman. If you keep waiting for me like this, I will feel like I owe you a lot."

A breeze blew, blowing up the strands of hair beside Pei's ears.

Han Ruize raised his hand and gently pushed her hair behind her ears.

He smiled again, extremely gently, "It's okay, I won't force you. But you just need to remember, no matter when, no matter where, as long as you look back, I will always be behind you."

Driven by the wind, he made such an extraordinary move for the first time.

Han Ruize gently held Pei Na in his arms and told him what he had finally understood recently, word for word, with great determination.

"Just like the Han family is loyal to the Pei family, every strand of blood in my body is asking me to do so. The Wanyue Blood Whip that I inherited and what is engraved in my life are telling me that I must protect you to the death."

Pei Nai raised her hands and hugged his shoulders, saying nothing for a long time, with a dull pain in her heart.

Gu Jinheng, Ju Yan and other officials were waiting in the meeting place. The new military and political news had been confirmed, and Ju Yan sent someone to invite important generals from various armies to come.

People came in one after another. Outside the door, Zhong Lin stopped a captain who was once a member of Pei's army and asked, "Where are General Pei and General Han?"

"We just went out together." said the man.

Zhong Lin asked: "Where did they go?"

"I heard from them that General Han seemed to be going there to express his feelings, but we don't know where he was going." The captain said casually.

This unimportant remark was even drowned out by the noise of the crowd's conversation, but was accurately captured by Gu Jinheng's hearing.

In an instant, Gu Jinheng was completely panicked.

Countless people in the hall were suddenly under a terrifying pressure. They watched Duke Duan Ding stride out of the conference room. It took them a long time to return to normal activities.

No one even dared to discuss anything and just looked at each other.

Gu Jinheng walked faster and faster, his face darkening, until he met Pei Nai and Han Ruize who were walking towards him.

He looked at the relaxed expressions on their faces and his lips trembled a few times.

When Pei Nai and Han Ruize returned to the banquet, they were reminded that something big had happened, so they rushed over.

At this moment, Pei Nai also noticed Gu Jinheng opposite him. Seeing that his expression was not right, he was more panicked than ever before.

Pei Nai's heart skipped a beat, thinking that something had happened to Xiao Mingyi, and he quickly ran over.

"What's wrong?" Pei Nai asked quickly.

Gu Jinheng asked anxiously, "Did you promise him? Please don't promise him, okay?"

He hugged Pei Na tightly, half bent over, with his face pressed against the top of her head, afraid that if he let go, he would lose her completely.

"Give me another chance. It was all my fault before. I did a lot of wrong things. I will do my best to make up for it. I won't let you suffer any more. I will try my best to be a good husband. Please don't abandon me."

(End of this chapter)