Male superiority and female superiority: forced love

"Sir, are you interested in that young lady?" Qu Yi asked the young master with a worried look. If the lady knew that the young master had taken a fancy to a married woman, she would be furious.

"Qu Yi, didn't you hear that pretty boy call her Miss Ruan?" Qu Haoyue glanced at the servant with disdain. Why were there so many idiots around him who spoke without thinking?

"Young master is right. That girl is here to help in the store. How can a pretty boy be so lucky as to marry a beauty like Miss Ruan!" Qu Er agreed repeatedly, following the young master's words.

Qu Haoyue's expression finally eased a little, but then he heard Qu Yidao say, "How do you know that girl is a beauty? The daughter of Wang Yuanwai's family also wears a veil all day long. She is so ugly, with those buck teeth. I'm worried that she won't have enough to eat."

Qu Er laughed out loud when he heard this, and the face of the girl with buck teeth flashed through his mind, and he shuddered suddenly.

"That's right. Buck teeth mean more money is lost. I heard that Mr. Wang was willing to give ten boxes of dowry for her marriage, but no one has come to propose marriage yet."

"Both of you, shut up! You haven't gained any strength even though you eat five bowls of rice at every meal. It seems all the strength has gone to your mouths!" Qu Haoyue said annoyedly.

What were these two people up to? It was rare for him to be so cold-hearted when he showed even a little interest in a girl.

Bucktooth girl? Damn, his mind is now full of Wang Weiwei's bucktooth face, making him lose his appetite even when smelling braised meat.

Qu Yi and Qu Yi blushed and stammered, "Master, that pretty boy was so powerful just now. He sent us both packing with one blow. Where on earth did he come from? How could he open a small restaurant in a place like Wu'an Street if he had such skills?"

With two bangs, Qu Haoyue couldn't bear it anymore and kicked them both hard.

After all, I'm the nominal owner of Wu'an Street. So what? Is that place really that bad?

I forgot to ask the girl's full name. Her sweet voice, delicate curves, and beauty beneath the veil shouldn't disappoint him, right?

As Qu Haoyue walked, his mind was full of thoughts. He picked up the braised meat in his hand and put it in front of his nose and sniffed it again. It smelled good!

Mingyue Restaurant

After seeing off the last group of customers, Qin Guanzhi hung a closed sign outside the store just like he did yesterday.

"Miss Ruan, are you willing to go to Liangcheng with me?" Qin Guanzhi didn't want to wait any longer, so he mustered up the courage to ask tentatively.

"Why?" Ruan Chuyin looked up at Qin Guanzhi in surprise. It seemed their current abilities weren't enough to open a shop in the capital, right?

I heard prices there are very high. A pound of pork in Wushui Town costs 20 wen, but in Liangcheng it costs 200 wen, a full ten times more. And their small restaurant is just starting out, and business is booming. Why would they leave?

Qin Guanzhi clearly felt Ruan Chuyin's reluctance to leave this place. His eyes dimmed and he said no more.

"Sister Ruan, Liangcheng is very prosperous, much more lively than Wushui Town. Why don't you go back with us? With your skills, you will definitely be able to make a name for yourself in the capital." Yu Yu kept persuading her.

The young master finally asked! If we can bring Sister Ruan back, the general and his wife will definitely be very happy. By then, not only can we open a small restaurant, but even a large restaurant in the most prosperous Liangshui Street will be no problem.

Ruan Chuyin pondered for a while and shook her head firmly.

Her career had just begun, so how could she just give up? If Young Master Qin insisted on leaving, she would buy the restaurant.

She would go to Liangcheng, but definitely not now.

If she went there now, she would only become more dependent on Qin Guanzhi to survive. She didn't want to start her life in this strange world in this way.

"Ayu, don't mention going back. There's nothing wrong here. Now that we're here, we'll just make the best of it." Qin Guanzhi's heart was filled with a grayness, a strong sense of loneliness enveloping him. The bright moon in his heart was being swallowed up bit by bit.

He didn't believe that Ruan Chuyin couldn't feel his affection.

Is it that I haven't done well enough, or is she already in love with someone?

Qin Guanzhi turned his back and quietly cleared the dishes. A chill spread from his feet to his limbs, leaving him completely drained of energy. His heart felt empty, his mind a vacuum, unable to process anything.

To avoid embarrassment, Ruan Chuyin left the house on the pretext of returning to her house. Yu Yu wanted to follow her but was politely refused. In his brief moment of shock, she suddenly disappeared. His heart sank, and he hurried back to the new house, but Sister Ruan was nowhere to be found.

"Master, Sister Ruan said she has returned to the house, but there is no one in the house. I don't know where she went." Yu Yu ran back to the restaurant breathlessly and said to the master anxiously.

"What did you say? How did you lose me?" Qin Guanzhi put down the half-washed pots and pans, and ran out without even bothering to wipe his hands.

"Hey!"

Yu Yu slapped his thigh heavily and hurriedly followed.

It's all my fault. I lost my mind at the critical moment. Sister Ruan is so beautiful, what if she meets a pervert?

At that moment, Ruan Chuyin was walking aimlessly down the street. Her eyes were fixed on the crimson sun in the sky, the scorching heat searing her skin, leaving her mouth parched and dry as if in the desert. She wanted to stop by a teahouse, but a low buzzing sound reached her ears, and her legs became unresponsive.

A high-pitched neighing echoed through the air, and before Ruan Chuyin fainted, she saw a flash of an elegant, jet-black carriage. Wind chimes hung from the carriage, swaying in the wind, creating a series of crisp, tinkling sounds, like the melodious sound of a mountain stream.

"Your Highness, a young lady... fainted in front of our carriage." Chuyi scratched his head and turned to ask the people in the carriage. This was the eighth young lady to try to scam his master's carriage this month.

The people in the car didn't say anything until they heard Chuyi calling the girl for a long time without any response, and then they realized that she was really fainted.

"Chuyi, help the man up and then find a private clinic." Linhuai King Jiang Xuanzhou said in a light tone.

Chuyi looked around. Due to the hot weather, there were not many pedestrians on the street. Only two tea drinkers in a teahouse nearby were looking at them and seemed to be discussing something. He did not hesitate any more and immediately dismounted and carried the person into the carriage.

The girl was wearing a light yellow dress embroidered with lifelike jasmine. She seemed to be given life under the bright sun, standing tall and dancing gently.

She was very tall, not much shorter than himself, and light enough to be picked up with just a slight lift.

Jiang Xuanzhou stared at the "uninvited guest" who entered the carriage with a serious look in his eyes, and the small hill between his brows rose slightly.

"Master, this girl is still wearing a veil in such hot weather. Maybe she got sunburned, which is why her vision is blurred, she is unconscious, and she suddenly fainted and crashed into our carriage?" Chuyi asked as he observed the hot sweat on Ruan Chuyin's forehead and her chest rising and falling.

The master holds military power and stays in the military camp all year round. Every year, some new recruits will faint from sunstroke during training, so he is familiar with this disease.

It's strange to say, most girls rarely go out in the afternoon in midsummer, but this girl is different. She is not afraid of the sun or the boredom.

"Chuyi, take off her veil and open her clothes a little." Jiang Xuanzhou ordered slowly.

What? That's impossible!

"Master, I already have a fiancée. We're getting married on the tenth day of next month. I'm twenty-eight this year, and it took a lot of effort to finally get married. Please have some mercy on me!" Chuyi was so nervous that his face turned pale. What if the girl woke up and found her clothes had been ripped off, and blamed him? Would Xiaoxiao still marry him?

"Let's go to the clinic." Jiang Xuanzhou lowered the corner of his lips and glanced at him gloomily.

Chuyi was frightened and immediately got out of the carriage and mounted a tall horse.

There was a deep silence all around.

Jiang Xuanzhou slightly raised the curtains to let the natural breeze in. He poured a cup of cold tea, gently straightened Ruan Chuyin's shoulders, and removed her veil.

The orange-red sunlight reflected on her jade-white face, as beautiful as a watercolor painting.

The delicate facial features are elegant and beautiful, just like a water lily quietly blooming its charm.

Her eyes and eyebrows are like poetry. Her red lips are slightly raised, creating a perfect curve. If you listen carefully, you can hear a faint, alluring scent emanating from beneath her beautiful nose.

Jiang Xuanzhou gazed deeply at the stunning beauty before him, and for some unknown reason he stretched out a finger and gently placed it on her plump and tender lips, pressing back and forth. They were as soft as broken jade in winter, melting at the touch.

At this moment, the air froze, and the golden light seemed to shine into his heart, planting a seed of love.

"Chuyi, return to the villa," Jiang Xuanzhou commanded loudly. With one hand, he gently lifted Ruan Chuyin's neck, and with the other, he lifted the tea bowl and fed her a few sips of her herbal tea. He then pulled out a small porcelain bottle from his bosom. He opened it, gently shaking it beneath her nose. The beauty's brows knitted slightly, her eyelashes trembling, like a celestial being lost in thought, tugged at his heartstrings.

"Master, aren't you going to see the doctor?" Chuyi slowed down and turned to look at the carriage uncertainly.

"It's fine now." Jiang Xuanzhou replied calmly.

Chuyi blinked twice, confused, reined in his horse, and turned back toward the villa, wondering: The girl is fine, why did the master take her back? Could it be that... Suddenly, Chuyi's eyes lit up, emitting an exciting light, but he quickly regained his composure.

impossible! Absolutely impossible!

Unless the Queen Mother of the West descends to earth, there is no way to shake the prince's cold and hard heart.