I'm dressed up as the timid eldest daughter, and the whole family has to listen to me!

the next morning,

Su Banxia and Wei Kezhi got up early. After saying goodbye to the Su family, they boarded a carriage and headed to the city. A few days ago, when she went to the city to buy things, she asked someone to send a message to Lou Wangyue to wait for her at the city gate today, and then they would go to the capital together.

When Su Banxia and Wei Kezhi's carriage arrived at the city gate, they found Lou Wangyue's carriage already waiting there.

Seeing Su Banxia and Wei Kezhi alight from the same carriage, Lou Wangyue frowned.

"Banxia, ​​I've been busy managing Wangyue Tower and the newly opened carpentry shop these past few days, so I haven't had time to see you. You won't blame me, will you?"

Seeing Lou Wangyue say this, Su Banxia smiled and said:

"Why would I blame you? You have a lot on your plate, and you definitely need to finish everything before you return to Beijing."

Lou Wangyue also laughed and said:

"Well, I'm glad you don't blame me. I specially prepared two carriages. I thought that since you are a woman, and the journey back to the capital is long, it might be inconvenient for you to ride in the same carriage with us. You can choose whichever carriage you prefer."

Su Banxia hadn't expected Lou Wangyue to be so thoughtful. Just as she was about to thank her, Wei Kezhi spoke up first.

"Young Master Lou, there's no need to worry. Banxia and I can ride in one carriage; we bought our own."

As she spoke, Wei Kezhi pointed to the carriage parked not far away.

Lou Wangyue frowned upon hearing Wei Kezhi's words.

"Brother Wei, I'm afraid this is inappropriate. Banxia is a woman after all, and it would be quite inconvenient for her to ride with you on this journey."

Wei Kezhi raised an eyebrow and smiled.

“It’s not inconvenient at all. By the way, Young Master Lou probably doesn’t know yet, but Banxia got engaged to me a few days ago. The main reason I brought Banxia back to the capital this time is to introduce her to my family elders and also to hold the wedding ceremony with her.”

Upon hearing Wei Kezhi's words, Lou Wangyue staggered back a few steps, looking at Su Banxia in disbelief.

"Banxia...is he...is what he said true?"

Seeing Lou Wangyue's expression, Su Banxia nodded helplessly.

"it is true."

Lou Wangyue felt a tightness in his chest, making it hard to breathe. His steps became unsteady, and he seemed about to collapse. He struggled to hold onto the edge of the carriage, his eyes red as he looked at Su Banxia and asked in a hoarse voice:

"Banxia, ​​why him? Why can't it be me?"

When Su Banxia heard Lou Wangyue ask her this, she couldn't help but feel sorry for him. Although she had rejected Lou Wangyue's advances before, as a friend, he had indeed done a lot for her and helped her a lot.

Su Banxia knew all this and was very grateful to Lou Wangyue, but her feelings for Lou Wangyue only remained at the level of gratitude.

Su Banxia also hopes that Lou Wangyue can recognize reality soon, get out of this emotional entanglement, and meet the right person for him.

So Su Banxia stared intently at Lou Wangyue and said very seriously:

"Wangyue, the person I've always loved is Wei Kezhi. I don't want to deceive myself, and I hope you can move on soon. I'm not worth your sadness. You will definitely meet someone better."

Lou Wangyue couldn't help but laugh at himself after hearing Su Banxia's words. It turned out that Su Banxia had rejected him from the beginning because the person she liked was Wei Kezhi. He had overestimated himself and tried to win her over with his companionship over time, but in the end, it was all for naught.

Thinking this, Lou Wangyue nodded, her face deathly pale.

"I understand, Banxia. Don't worry, from now on I will only consider you a friend. I will not interfere with your relationship with Brother Wei."

Su Banxia looked at Lou Wangyue's expression and nodded helplessly.

Seeing that Lou Wangyue seemed about to collapse, Wei Kezhi inwardly cursed him for deliberately feigning weakness in front of Su Banxia. He then walked directly in front of Lou Wangyue, blocking Su Banxia's view, and said to Lou Wangyue:

"Young Master Lou, you don't seem to be feeling well right now. Shall we take you back to the city to see a doctor?"

Lou Wangyue waved her hand.

"No need, there's no need to delay my trip. I just didn't sleep well last night. I'll catch up on my sleep in the car."

Wei Kezhi didn't say much after hearing this, but looked at Jixiang standing not far away and gave her instructions:

"Hurry up and help your young master back to the car to rest."

Upon hearing this, Jixiang hurriedly ran over and helped Lou Wangyue into the carriage.

Wei Kezhi turned to look at Su Banxia.

"Banxia, ​​let's get in the carriage. If we travel a little further today, we can reach the official post station to rest before dark."

Su Banxia glanced at Lou Wangyue's carriage, then nodded and had Wei Kezhi help her back into the carriage.

When the group finally arrived at the official post station that Wei Kezhi had mentioned before nightfall, after a hurried journey...

Su Banxia secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She had never traveled such a long distance before and was afraid that if she could not reach the official post station in time tonight, she would have to sleep on the streets. Sleeping in the wild at this time of year would be very dangerous.

After everyone had secured the carriage, they sat down to eat together. Seeing that Lou Wangyue's expression wasn't as bad as before, Su Banxia gave him a few words of advice:

"Wangyue, you seem a little unwell. Eat more, get some rest tonight, and don't think too much."

Lou Wangyue gave a wry smile, then took out two hairpins from her bosom and handed them to Su Banxia.

"Banxia, ​​do you remember the first time we met?"

Su Banxia looked at Lou Wangyue, who was handing her the hairpin, with a puzzled expression.

"Mochizuki, what are you doing?"

Lou Wangyue smiled and placed the hairpin in front of Su Banxia again, saying to herself:

"When we first met, I felt that you were no ordinary person. Now it seems that I was right in my judgment. You are indeed a rare and wonderful woman. It's just a pity that we are destined to be apart."

Wei Kezhi, who was sitting to the side, had already turned pale and was staring intently at Lou Wangyue, afraid that he would say something unpleasant.

Lou Wangyue ignored Wei Kezhi, and instead looked down at the hairpin on the table.

"This hairpin is something you pawned at Wangyue Tower back then. I've kept it carefully. Now that you're engaged, consider it my engagement gift to you."

Su Banxia and Wei Kezhi also looked at the hairpin. Su Banxia remembered that the hairpin was something she had dug out from the foundation of the courtyard in Dwarf Mountain. Now that she had already taken Lou Wangyue's pawn money, how could she ask for the hairpin back out of thin air?

Thinking this, Su Banxia spoke:

“Wangyue, I can’t accept this hairpin. After all, you gave me the money to pawn it.”

Before Lou Wangyue could speak, Wei Kezhi picked up the hairpin on the table and examined it carefully, her expression revealing excitement.

“Young Master Lou, I will accept this hairpin on behalf of Banxia for now, but I will repay you double the amount of the pawn money when I return to the capital.”