What to do if you receive the wrong package?

"It's so cold! Come in first." Gu Yan couldn't help but shrink his neck, and quickly pulled Shen Mujin into the house, closing the door again.

"Just woke up?" Shen Mujin looked at Gu Yan's slightly messy hair and stepped forward to carefully smooth it out for her.

"Yes, I just woke up and heard you calling me. What's up? Did I oversleep and miss dinner?"

"Besides eating, what else can you remember?" Shen Mujin asked with amusement.

"Food is the most important thing for people! Eating is very important. Besides, I finally have a body that I can eat as much as I want without gaining weight, so it would be a disservice to myself not to eat." Gu Yan proudly put his hands on his hips and retorted without even thinking.

"Yes, yes, yes." Shen Mujin nodded perfunctorily. "So, do you still want to hear the news that Yueya brought back?"

"Yes!" Gu Yan readily admitted defeat.

"Let's go then, you're the only one missing." Shen Mujin opened the door without ceremony and walked out.

Gu Yan had no choice but to wrap his coat tighter and follow closely behind her.

Fortunately, Yueya's room was just across the street. The two quickly crossed the courtyard and entered the warm interior again.

"It's getting cold so fast. I'm starting to miss the heating and thermal underwear."

Gu Yan accepted the hot tea from Hua Yin, thanked her, and sipped it slowly from the teacup.

Zhou Yuran, unusually, did not respond. Instead, she sat solemnly behind the table, which made Gu Yan also become serious.

"What's going on? What happened?" Gu Yan asked anxiously, nudging Shen Mujin beside him.

"I don't know, Yueya was like this when we arrived." Shen Mujin wasn't quite sure either, so she could only shake her head.

After Zhou Yuran noticed that everyone had arrived, she looked around with a serious expression before saying, "We've all been deceived."

"What? What did I get scammed out of?"

"Who tricked you?"

Hua Yin and the other two looked at Zhou Yuran in confusion, completely baffled by what she had just said.

"The relationship between Sister Lin and Prince Ning is not what we see. In fact, Prince Ning knew all along that the person he was having an affair with in the book was Sister Lin. The two of them had been together for a long time. What we know is just a facade they deliberately put on."

Zhou Yuran recounted everything she had heard from the King of Chu, leaving the room in complete silence.

After a long silence, Gu Yancai finally uttered a sentence in a deliberately profound tone.

"This is what they call 'openly repairing the plank road while secretly crossing the Chencang pass.'"

"... "

Zhou Yuran rolled her eyes at her. "Is that all you think after hearing all that?"

"How could that be!" Gu Yan quickly added, "I suddenly realize that Prince Ning and Sister Lin are really good actors. Especially Prince Ning, he fooled us all."

"Shut up." Zhou Yuran manually muted Gu Yan, then looked at the other two, "What do you two think?"

"It feels both expected and unexpected," Shen Mujin said, glancing at Gu Yan, who was forced to remain silent and picking at his fingers.

“I somewhat agree with Mumu’s idea,” Hua Yin raised her hand in agreement. “Actually, if you think about it carefully, there are some clues to follow in Sister Lin’s interactions with Prince Ning.”

“Of course, I somewhat agree with Ayan’s idea.” Hua Yin patted Gu Yan, who was standing to the side looking aggrieved.

“That’s right! Hua Baodu…” Gu Yan had just excitedly shouted a few words when she heard someone agree with her, but automatically shut down her microphone under Zhou Yuran’s gaze.

“Actually, whether Prince Ning and Lin Bihua have a good relationship or not doesn’t directly affect us. We’re on good terms with Sister Lin and also have some connections with Prince Ning. If they don’t have any grudges, we’ll benefit even more.” Hua Yin briefly analyzed their current situation, so the news that Zhou Yuran brought back could be considered good news.

"Yueya, what are you thinking?" Shen Mujin suddenly asked Zhou Yueran.

“Me?” Zhou Yuran pointed to herself in surprise.

"Yes, or rather, what are you worried about?"

Zhou Yuran looked up and met three pairs of concerned eyes. Gu Yan even sat down next to her and silently took her hand.

"I...I don't know either." Zhou Yuran lowered her eyes, her voice trembling slightly. "I just don't like this feeling of being kept in the dark. If I hadn't suddenly decided to talk to the Prince of Chu today, how would we have known about the relationship between Sister Lin and the Prince of Ning?"

Hua Yin knew that Zhou Yuran valued relationships the most. Although she always appeared cheerful and optimistic, she was actually very sensitive inside.

"Yueya, everyone has secrets. Don't forget we have them too." She patted Zhou Yuran's shoulder and comforted her.

Shen Mujin chimed in, "That's right, Yueya. And from another perspective, Sister Lin and Prince Ning didn't intentionally keep it from us alone. They wanted to keep it from everyone, so the fewer people who knew, the less risk there was. I think Prince Chu probably saw that you also knew part of the inside story and was afraid you would misunderstand, so he simply told you the whole truth."

Zhou Yuran nodded as she listened to Hua Yin and Shen Mujin's words, and the discomfort in her heart gradually disappeared as she spoke.

Seeing that the other two had already spoken, Gu Yan felt it was also necessary to say something to comfort them.

"If life deceives you, don't be sad, don't be upset, believe me! Happy days will come. If you ask me..."

"Thank you, I'm fine now. You don't need to comfort me." Zhou Yueran asked Gu Yan to manually mute her again.

"Mmm..." Gu Yan struggled as he was forced to cover his mouth. Why am I always the one who gets hurt?

"Alright, let go of Ayan, or she'll get all excited later," Hua Yin and Shen Mujin, who had finished laughing, advised.

Zhou Yuran: "It's okay, we'll eat soon. She's not going to be emotional."

Although she said it was nothing, she still let go of his hand, giving Gu Yan his freedom.

When the group arrived at the small flower hall, Gu Yan suddenly realized that she had indeed forgotten some things.

Tonight, Xuan Yi and Jiang Si are going to explore the famous mountain and water garden at night.

Gu Yan: "Mu Mu, do you know when Xuan Yi and A Si plan to leave?"

Shen Mujin hesitated for a moment, "Shouldn't it be after dinner? Do you have something to discuss with Jiang Si?"

Seeing Shen Mujin's mischievous expression, Gu Yan couldn't help but gently nudge her. "I don't believe you won't have a private talk with Xuan Yi~"

As the two were talking, they saw Xuan Yi and Jiang Si walking towards the small flower hall with Jian Yuheng.

"Wow, this combination is quite unusual." Hua Yin raised an eyebrow, finding it rather novel.

"Ah Si!" The moment Gu Yan saw Jiang Si, he immediately stood up and waved happily at Jiang Si.

Xuan Yi saw Shen Mujin smiling at him beside Gu Yan, and was delighted. He waved and greeted her just like Gu Yan did, "Mumu."

The three people, one inside and one outside the house, were left looking at each other with a slightly awkward smile.

"Why did you come with them today?" Hua Yin asked, looking at Jian Yuheng, who was the last to step inside.

"I was planning to go to the Mountain and Water Garden with you two young heroes tonight. I just went to discuss it with you two and then we came together," Jian Yuheng explained to Hua Yin with a gentle smile.

"You're going too? Is the King of Chu going as well?" Before Hua Yin could answer, Zhou Yuran asked directly.

"I'm not going." Duan Chenke entered the small flower hall at some point and answered the question for Jian Yuheng.

“Originally, my elder brother was supposed to go with us, but the palace urgently summoned him. Ah Heng is quite familiar with the scenic gardens, so we let Ah Heng come along instead.”

Hua Yin nodded knowingly, turned around and looked Jian Yuheng up and down, asking somewhat uncertainly, "How's your kung fu? You won't hold Xuan Yi and the others back, will you?"

Jian Yuheng smiled helplessly. It seemed that his "wife" didn't know him very well.

"Don't worry, although I'm not a martial arts master, I won't be a burden either."

"That's fine then." Hua Yin had only asked casually, and after hearing the assurance, she didn't think much of it.

After dinner, Gu Yan and Shen Mujin ran off with Jiang Si and Xuan Yi respectively.

Zhou Yuran and Hua Yin were left staring at Duan Chenke and Jian Yuheng, their eyes wide open.

"Young Master, you're not setting off anytime soon, are you?" Zhou Yuran raised an eyebrow and suddenly asked.

Jian Yuheng shook his head. "It's still early before departure."

"Since everyone's got nothing to do, how about we play a game?" Zhou Yuran smiled at Hua Yin, and after getting Hua Yin's consent, she looked happily at Duan Chenke and Jian Yuheng.

"Play a... round? What?" Jian Yuheng didn't quite understand.

“Playing mahjong is a recreational activity in my hometown, and it only takes four people to play. If you don’t believe me, ask the King of Chu; he’s seen me play.” Zhou Yuran quickly summoned her bodyguard Xiao Yi from outside the door and asked him to bring the mahjong set quickly.

Only after the mahjong tiles were successfully placed on the table did Jian Yuheng truly realize that this was what was supposed to be a "leisure activity."

Fortunately, Jian Yuheng was a smart man. After Hua Yin explained the rules of the game, she played two more rounds with him, and he was able to play independently.

"Wow, you guys were playing mahjong behind our backs!" Gu Yan couldn't help but exclaim as he heard the clattering sound before even entering the room.

"Since we have no one to play with, we can only play mahjong! Red Dragon." Zhou Yuran joked, not forgetting to play a card as well.

Shen Mujin raised an eyebrow and agreed, "Yes, yes, but you'll probably be playing your last game soon. Xuan Yi and the others are about to leave."

"Is it time already?" Zhou Yuran couldn't help but look up at Jian Yuheng, only to see Jian Yuheng nod at her as if to confirm.

"Sigh. Time flies..."

"Bullshit!"

Before Zhou Yuran could even express her feelings, she heard Hua Yin win the game.

After tidying up the desk, Jian Yuheng followed Xuan Yi and Jiang Si and disappeared into the deep night.

"Let's go back and get some sleep. Ah Si and the others will be back when we wake up." Gu Yan stretched and wished he could fast forward to tomorrow morning.

After the girls greeted Duan Chenke, they left the small flower hall together and headed towards their courtyard.

Gu Yan looked up casually and realized that the sky was pitch black, without a single star.

There are no stars today.

"Hmm? What's the explanation?" The group stopped and looked up at the sky.

"I'm not Qiqi, I don't know how to observe the stars at night. It's just..." Gu Yan hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but stopped himself.

"Just what?"

"It's nothing, I just suddenly felt a little uneasy."

"It's alright. Few can match Xuan Yi and the others in martial arts. Besides, the scenic garden they're going to is a royal villa, not some dangerous place. Don't worry," Shen Mujin patted Gu Yan's shoulder reassuringly.

Zhou Yuran: "Don't overthink it. Just go to bed now, and when you close your eyes and open them again, you'll see your Ah Si."