Even though I was dressed as an ugly woman, I was still forced to love by all kinds of big guys

Someone on the merchant ship under the bridge called him, "Gouzi! Come down quickly! Go pick up Xiaoxiao!"

He responded, smiling beautifully at her, "See you later~"

After saying that, he turned around, supported himself on the edge of the bridge, jumped down, and landed steadily on the boat. His movements were graceful and smooth.

She waved her hand and said that she would never see him again. After the summer, she would leave Jiangnan and return to that huge, suffocating cage.

Following the direction given by the handsome guy, Lin Xuejian found the small shop selling dried apricots at the end of the alley.

In addition to dried apricots, there are many other dried fruits. She turned to Yu Yan and asked, "Do you have any other dried fruits that you like to eat?"

Yu Yan's face was gloomy. He didn't like to eat these things. He looked at her with dark eyes.

She had just watched the young man who was asked for directions and almost lost her soul. That naked look of amazement was like a thorn, piercing her throat, unable to spit it out or swallow it.

The young man was indeed dazzling, sunny and confident, with a look of freedom in his eyes. Compared with him, he was just a dark monster who could only hide far away.

"Huh? What happened? You were fine when you came down the mountain?" Lin Xuejian was a little confused.

When she told jokes to coax him on the way, there was a faint smile in his eyes. Although it was only a little bit, she saw it.

Yu Yan regained his world-weary look. He turned around and was about to leave. Lin Xue saw that she had no choice but to quickly follow him. "What's wrong? Yu Yan, what's wrong with you?"

He stopped suddenly, and she was caught off guard and bumped into his back with some protruding bones. She screamed "ouch" and almost fell down.

It was Yu Yan who turned around and grabbed her. His expression was still terrifyingly gloomy. He stood up straight. Lin Xuejian carefully tugged at his sleeve, "Yu Yan...you, what's wrong with you? Are you tired?"

This pitiful little expression, as if he had bullied her! He hesitated several times, and finally, he had no choice but to accept his fate and follow his heart.

He slowly approached her, made her look directly at him, and moved his face closer to hers. "You like good-looking men."

There is nothing to hide, the answer is yes, she said: "Everyone loves beauty, who doesn't like good-looking people?"

Seeing Yu Yan raise an eyebrow, she continued, "But inner beauty is what matters most. Pretty skins are all the same, but a kind soul is truly precious~"

After saying that, she reached out and took his other hand with a smile, shaking it coquettishly, "Yu Yan, you are a good person. You are not only good-looking, but also have a beautiful soul~"

Humph... He didn't believe her nonsense. Although he felt much better, Yu Yan still looked arrogant and ignored her.

After coaxing her for a while, Lin Xuejian finally found the anchor point, "Yu Yan, are you jealous because I'm looking at other little brothers?!"

"Nonsense!" Yu Yan's conditioned reflex was to deny it.

He looked at her in a panic and found that she was tilting her chin slightly, with a playful smile on her lips, looking at him with obvious disbelief, and he almost couldn't hold his nerve.

He closed his eyes helplessly and didn't look at her. He sighed deeply, trying to calm his panicked heart, but it was no use.

"Yu Yan, are you in love with me~" She spoke like a naughty little elf, enunciating each word. The last few words were light but hit his heart hard.

Like? He clenched his hands against his sides. Could he really like her now?

Glancing at her smirk again, Yu Yan finally nodded resignedly, her alluring blush running from her face all the way to her neck. She looked innocent and abstinent, so beautiful.

"You like good-looking men, so from now on just look at me. I, I will be able to..." As if he had made up his mind, he looked at her firmly, "I will stand up again and become good-looking..."

After hearing his somewhat halting words, Lin Xuejian's eyes seemed to gleam with tears. She smiled sincerely and promised firmly, "Okay! You will definitely get better and better!"

When they looked at each other, time seemed to stand still. That was great, she thought. Yu Yan finally didn't give up on her.

The two put aside all their grudges and walked side by side on the long streets of Jiangnan. If you ignore the man's overly thin back, how can they not be considered a perfect couple?

When buying rouge, Yu Yan stood behind Lin Xuejian, looking at her fair earlobes with a light pink tint, her eyes flashing.

He wanted to give her a box of rouge. She was pretty and would look good in it.

But when he looked at the expensive price tags, he lowered his eyes in disappointment. However, this depressed mood was only temporary, and he looked up at the price tags again.

One day, he would be able to give her anything she wanted.

It was still early. After leaving the rouge shop, Lin Xuejian was still thinking about buying dried apricots for Yu Yan. She suggested going back again, but Yu Yan shook his head and refused.

He pointed at the down-and-out painter sitting in the corner in the distance and said, "I want that one."

The painter was so hungry that his face was pale and his body was thin. He was holding his precious paints and brushes in his arms. There were several of his paintings on the ground, but no one was interested in them.

Lin Xuejian thought Yu Yan felt sorry for him, so after thinking about it, he nodded and agreed. Judging from the old painter's appearance, the price shouldn't be too high, right?

Finally, a business deal came, and the old painter's cloudy eyes became much clearer. He walked all the way here from his hometown. His goal was to go to the imperial city, but he couldn't open a business. He was about to starve to death in Jiangnan, so how could he talk about going to the imperial city.

"You two are such a perfect match. Do you want to draw a portrait together?" The old painter spread out the paints and took the drawing paper chosen by Yu Yan.

"No, just paint her." He pointed at Lin Xuejian. He was not worthy of being with her now. He just wanted to have a portrait of her.

They didn't have the chance to see each other every day in the palace, and he wanted to be able to look at her portrait when he couldn't see her...

Whatever Yu Yan said was what it was. Lin Xuejian doted on him to no end, as long as he was happy.

When the old painter finished his preparations, she also got ready and smiled brightly at him, "Thank you for making me look better~ Hehe~"

The old painter nodded repeatedly and carefully sketched her. Yu Yan also looked at her seriously from the side.

She was shining, warm and gentle, with the energy to heal everything. She was his sun.

"Gouzi, what are you looking at?" On the second floor of a nearby teahouse, Jiang He looked curiously at Li Xinglan, who was staring blankly at something. "What's so beautiful?"

As he spoke, Jiang He stretched his head and looked in the direction he was looking, "Oh~ You are peeking at the girl~"

What girl? Shangguan Xiaoxiao also looked over curiously.

Well, she is a girl with a beautiful smile. Her smile is really contagious. You can't help but feel happy just by looking at her.

Li Xinglan finally looked away and grinned, "It just looks familiar."

He poured himself a cup of hot tea and waited patiently for it to cool down. He was very good at waiting.

In a small Jiangnan city, the gears of fate began to turn quietly, with the red threads so intricate and complex that it was hard to see clearly.