The eldest daughter is committing suicide, and the marriage partner comes to redeem her

The same cloud floated from Li Garden to Qingshan Temple, turned into raindrops, and watered the lush vegetation.

Shen Zhiyan came to see her grandmother. She had been to Qingshan Temple hundreds of times since she was a child. It was as if she had grown up here.

It seemed that a new aunt came to the temple today. Several black cars were seen outside the mountain gate this morning.

Teenagers are curious about everything. Shen Zhiyan secretly hid behind a tree to see what was going on.

The car door opened, a pair of black shoes came out, and then a pair of long legs went up.

"Yanyan!"

Grandma's shout interrupted her and attracted the attention of the group of people.

Shen Zhiyan came out from behind the tree, turned around and ran towards her grandmother. "I'm here, grandma."

The drizzling rain did not stop the girl. After lunch, while her grandmother was taking a nap, she sneaked to the back mountain to play with an umbrella.

There is a small pavilion in the back hill, which is her secret base. The long stone steps are the only way to the pavilion.

At this time, most of the monks in the temple are taking a nap. Even Jiang Maigu is not here today, so the back mountain is particularly quiet.

When Shen Zhiyan saw the person sitting on the steps, she was startled. Her hand holding the umbrella trembled and raindrops fell from the umbrella.

The boy didn't look very old. He didn't have an umbrella with him. He just sat on the steps with all his clothes wet.

Shen Zhiyan recognized the pair of black shoes at a glance.

"Don't you have an umbrella?"

Li Yanzhou opened his eyelids, and the first glance he received was not friendly.

Is it her? The little girl who hid behind the tree this morning.

The rain was blocked by the umbrella and slid down to the feet, splashing into drops of water. Li Yanzhou wiped his wet hair and looked at the girl with a much more relaxed gaze than before.

"Hold on by yourself." He was already soaked anyway.

Girls can't get wet in the rain.

The cold tone did not drive Shen Zhiyan away. Unexpectedly, she blinked her beautiful eyes and sat down next to Li Yanzhou.

A small umbrella was held between the two of them, and each of them got half wet.

"You're not from Jiangcheng, are you?"

His tone was firm, as if he already had the answer in his mind.

Before Li Yanzhou could answer, he heard the girl mutter to herself, "Your accent sounds like the TV series on Pearl TV."

"I'm from Hong Kong."

No wonder.

Shen Zhiyan didn't even look at the person next to her. She just looked at the scenery in the distance with a smile on her face.

"My grandma told me that if I feel unhappy, I should listen to the sounds of nature."

She didn't ask him if he was unhappy, nor did she ask why. She just stayed beside him quietly, holding an umbrella.

The sound of rain was drizzling. At this moment several years later, it was still Jiangcheng, and it was still a rainy day. The little girl from that year was sitting opposite him, her almond-shaped eyes flashing with a suppressed light.

"Are you the brother who got caught in the rain?"

Li Yanzhou nodded slightly to agree with Shen Zhiyan's words, and took the opportunity to pick up a piece of fresh flower egg roll for her.

"People say that shredded chicken soup is Manyun's signature dish, but the real signature dish is this flower egg roll. It looks simple, but it is actually a test of the chef's skills. Try it."

Shen Zhiyan took the egg roll from the small plate and took a bite. The fragrance of the flowers was hidden in the sweetness of the egg. It was indeed delicious.

She couldn't help but eat two more pieces.

"Mr. Li, don't you like it? It's delicious."

After thinking about it, I realized that I was having dinner at someone else's house and the table looked very expensive, so I had to be a little polite.

Shen Zhiyan picked up a piece of flower egg roll and put it on the small plate in front of Li Yanzhou. As soon as she put it down, she felt that it seemed a bit rash. What if he didn't like it?

Fortunately, Li Yanzhou picked it up and put it into his mouth.

"I like it. It's very good."

Her heart, which had been hanging in the air, fell back to its original place slightly, but that magnetic and hoarse voice invisibly disrupted her heartbeat.

She subconsciously covered her chest, it was really strange.

Noticing her movements, the man frowned and looked more serious: "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

Shen Zhiyan hurriedly loosened her clenched hands, avoided the burning gaze, and explained: "It's okay, it may be a little stuffy due to the rain."

Li Yanzhou seemed still worried, so he opened the window and turned on the air circulation system.

"I'm causing trouble for you."

It was her first time to go to someone's house and make such a big fuss. Shen Zhiyan felt really embarrassed.

"It's okay, I'm glad you're okay." Seeing that her face had become much rosier, Li Yanzhou's brows relaxed a lot and he even started to joke.

"After all, if something happened to you in Li Garden, my mother would not let me go."

Shen Zhiyan curved her eyes and smiled her first heartfelt smile of the night.

Bright eyes, white teeth, and a smile as beautiful as a painting. Even the most beautiful words in the world cannot describe the value of this smile. For a moment, the man in front of her was dazzled.

"Mr. Li, the rain outside seems to be getting heavier. I wonder if you can lend me…"

What Shen Zhiyan wanted to ask was if he could help find a car to take her back. After all, for someone like Li Yanzhou, it was just a car, he shouldn't be so stingy, right?

"I'm sorry, my car for traveling in Jiangcheng was taken away by my assistant today."

"It's not safe in the heavy rain. If I let you go back alone, I'm afraid I'll be accused of being ungentlemanly."

Unexpectedly, what the man said next made Shen Zhiyan stunned.

"There are quite a few guest rooms in Li Garden. If Miss Shen doesn't mind, please stay for one night and wait until the rain stops before leaving."

Shen Zhiyan's pupils suddenly dilated, and her already clear eyes widened even wider.

"Mr. Li, this won't work."

A loud thunder turned the night into day.

Half an hour later, Shen Zhiyan appeared at the door of the guest room on the second floor.

"This is the clothes my mother left here. Please make do with them. If you don't like them, I'll ask someone to buy them, but you may have to wait a little longer."

Shen Zhiyan would never dislike it, and quickly took the pajamas from Li Yanzhou's hand, "Thank you."

Although it was just an ordinary two-piece pajamas with long sleeves and long pants, the woman still blushed, and in a hurry, she even forgot the honorifics.

But this is exactly what someone wants.

"If you need anything, come find me. I'm next door."

The door closed, but the gentle smile on the man's face still remained. If others saw him, they would be shocked that the usually serious Li family master actually had such a considerate side.

The whole night, it was hard to tell whether God was giving face or not, there were thunder and lightning all night. Separated by a wall, Shen Zhiyan tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep.

I stood up, opened the bag I brought with me, and lit a meditative sandalwood incense stick for myself.

He covered himself with the quilt again and closed his eyes. In the darkness, his almond-shaped eyes opened again.

This smell was so familiar to her, but at this moment, she felt that it was somewhat similar to the smell on Mr. Li.

The man was also awake, standing by the window, fiddling with the Buddhist beads on his wrist, his dark eyes revealing a deep meaning that was hard to fathom.

"Prepare a new set of clothes and send it to Liyuan tomorrow morning. I want a cheongsam."

"Forget it, I'll go by myself."

After hanging up the phone, the sound of rain gradually faded.

In a garage where a row of cars were parked, an SUV quietly drove out of Li Garden.

In this kind of rain, off-road vehicles are relatively safer. He did not lie, the car he usually used was indeed driven away by Zhou Zhu. But he did not tell the truth either, there was a row of cars in the garage.

After tossing and turning, the ignorant Shen Zhiyan finally fell asleep.

When he opened his eyes again, the rain had stopped and the sky was clear, with even sunlight faintly filtering through the gauze curtains. The person on the bed rubbed his eyes, wanting to find out what was going on. His hazy almond-shaped eyes were wet, which made people want to protect him.

When I came out of the bathroom, I heard three polite knocks on the door.

"coming."

Wearing slippers, she trotted over. Halfway there, she heard the man's pleasant voice: "No need to run. I've prepared clothes for you. They're at the door."

Then came the sound of leaving footsteps.

*

Shen Zhiyan has been custom-making handmade cheongsams for many years and is very familiar with those fabrics. As soon as she touched the new cheongsam, she knew it was not an ordinary item sold in shopping malls.

Moreover, it seemed to have been washed and dried again.

When she went downstairs, Li Yanzhou was already sitting at the table enjoying breakfast. As soon as he saw her, his gaze did not linger anywhere else.

"The dress suits you perfectly."

An inexplicable nervousness surged in her heart, and the woman stumbled as she was almost at the dining table.

The next second, a hand firmly grasped the white jade arm.