Be in low spirits

"Then choose something that's not plain, and get me a dress ready." She dangled her feet on the edge of the bed, not wanting to waste any more time on this matter.

When Aunt Liu heard the instructions, she pushed out the clothes rack and prepared them for her.

During the day, I went to Lin'an Mansion to prepare for the evening dance, while my father and brother went to the Presidential Palace.

Her hair was done in the most fashionable style at the time, with big wavy curls. The girl who combed her hair helped her braid it into two braids, and her hair was turned to one side.

Taking advantage of the fact that there was no one around at noon, she took off all her jewelry, sneaked out wearing a plain cheongsam, hailed a rickshaw, and went to Yaoer's house.

Seeing her come out, Ye Fan asked the driver to get out of the car and said, "I'll go, you stay here and watch."

Su Yaoer lived in the alley. She knocked on the door, and Yaoer ran to open the door. When she saw it was her, she quickly pulled her in.

Although Yaoer's house is not big, it is very clean. Her grandfather sits in the yard to bask in the sun. There are flowers, trees, rockery and fish in the yard. It looks leisurely and comfortable.

She looked around curiously. Yaoer was worried, "If your brother and father knew about your running out like this, you would be scolded, right?"

"Don't worry about them. Let's prepare our own thing. What's upstairs? I'll go up and take a look." As he said this, he wanted to climb up the wooden stairs.

"No one has lived there for a long time. Don't go up there. Go to my room." Su Yaoer pulled her into the room to put on makeup.

Ye Fan stood at the door of Su Yaoer's house, hesitating whether to go in. After all, it was a house with two daughters, and it would not be good for a man like him to go in rashly.

The two of them came out after dressing up and told their grandfather where they were going. When they opened the door, they saw Ye Fan pacing back and forth at the door. When Yao'er saw him, she couldn't help but feel a little scared and took a few steps back.

"Are you here to take me back on behalf of my father and brother?" Gu Jinluo pulled Yao'er behind him and questioned.

"I'm not here to arrest you. I'm here to protect your safety." He looked at the person in front of him. Although she was wearing a plain cheongsam, she still couldn't hide her noble aura.

"Don't worry about him. We are going back to the mansion too." She turned and said to Yao'er.

Then he said to him, "Where's the car?"

They are treating him like a driver! "I didn't say I would take you back. You came here by yourself, so go back by yourself." He was arrogant and refused to bow his head.

"Aren't you here to protect us? You didn't drive a car?" Seeing that there were no cars parked in the alley, it seemed that he really didn't drive a car. Did the rickshaw catch up with him? "Forget it, we'll take a rickshaw ourselves." She pouted and pulled Yao'er out to find a rickshaw.

Seeing the two of them getting on the rickshaw, he felt a little regretful. He had chased after her just to talk to her, but now he hadn't said a few words.

In the dressing room of the mansion, Yaoer put on the dress she had prepared. She couldn't help but sigh: "Wow, no wonder General Xiao Yang came to see you every day. If it were me, I would also like to see such a beauty every day."

"You're making fun of me again." Yao'er was very embarrassed. The dress was somewhat revealing compared to her previous cheongsams.

"Don't be embarrassed, just be open and honest. Yao'er is so charming when she turns around and smiles that all the beauties in the palace pale in comparison." She looked at the person in front of her with full of admiration.

"What about you? Aren't you going to put on some makeup?" Yao'er looked at the person in the mirror. It was the first time she saw herself so beautiful.

"I'll just put on my jewelry and change my clothes. No need to dress up." She didn't care about the ball in the first place. After all, it was just a private transaction between them. Being too conspicuous would not be a good thing for her.

After changing clothes at night, Gu Lang took her to the car and headed to Yang's house. Ye Fan looked at the two of them and felt a little uncomfortable.

Master Gu looked at her, feeling a little unhappy: "Why are you wearing so plain clothes? Don't you have a dress you like?"

She sat next to her father, staring at the light purple cheongsam she was wearing. It wasn't plain, it had a lot of prints on it, and the edges were embroidered with apricot lace. What's more, she had pearl tassels on her cuffs and earrings. Although it wasn't as grand as a graduation ceremony, it was definitely not disrespectful.

"Cheongsam is more convenient. What's more, it was custom-made by a master in Jinghua, so it's not plain." She defended herself, saying that her father never knew she liked cheongsam.

"Forget it. I'm a member of the Gu family. I don't need these things to show my status." Mr. Gu really didn't like her wearing cheongsam. His mother also liked to wear cheongsam. Seeing her wearing it always reminded him of the old people.

When they arrived at the Yang family, there were so many people. The Yang family's hall was full of people. Her father took her and Gu Lang to greet them one by one. When the president's daughter, Sun Jianan, saw Ye Fan, she ran over and grabbed his wrist and shouted, "Brother Ye, why haven't you come to the Presidential Palace to see me recently? Did your father assign you too much work? Do you want me to talk to him?"

He had been watching Gu Jinluo, but after she disturbed him, the Gu family member disappeared in front of him. "Didn't you come with your mother? Why didn't you come with her? Did you say hello to anyone?" He broke free from her hand and wanted to look for someone.

Mr. Gu, his family of three, and Su Yaoer were talking with Mr. Yang and Yang Lin on the second floor.

Yang Lin's eyes were almost fixed on Yao'er. Since he saw her, he could not tolerate anyone else. Gu Jinluo looked at Su Yao'er standing behind him, drinking tea with an aunt's smile on her face.

"Ji Huai, take Luo Luo around Jinghua more often when you have time. Don't wander around by yourself all the time." Old Man Yang patted his hands, bringing him back to his senses.

Gu Zhiqiu had indeed discussed with the president that the Yang and Gu families would become relatives, and that the arms trade would still go through the Gu family.

"Ji Huai! Ji Huai!" Old Master Yang thought he was looking at Gu Jinluo, and felt that this marriage would be eighty percent successful.

"Uh, Dad." Yang Lin came back to his senses.

"Take Luoluo to dance." He thought it would be better for young people to have more opportunities to spend time together.

"Hey, hey, okay. Sister Luo, please." He quickly stood up and walked in front of Gu Jinluo, extending his hand to invite her.

Gu Jinluo looked at her father. Old Man Gu nodded and tacitly agreed. She then pulled Yao'er out of the second floor.

Gu Lang looked at the backs of the three people and drank his tea in disappointment.

When they got to the first floor, Yang Lin was too embarrassed to speak, so he just stood behind and followed. It was Gu Jinluo who spoke to Yao'er, "Go ahead." Yao'er then turned around and looked at her lover. Yang Lin thanked her shyly, "I'm so sorry to bother you, Miss Gu, to bring him in."

"Oh, go ahead. I don't want to see you guys dating." She pushed Yao'er to his side.

The two of them ran away holding hands shyly. She looked at their backs and became happy too. When they ran a distance away, she quietly followed them.

Because she was not familiar with the terrain, she lost the trail. She went to the third floor, where there were many rooms. She stood on tiptoe and leaned against the window to look at each room one by one.

She heard a voice coming from the room: "Yao'er, you are so beautiful today." She followed the direction of the voice and saw two people kissing each other in the room, which made her blush.

"What are you looking at?" Ye Fan went to the third floor to look for her, and saw her leaning against the window looking furtively. He walked up behind her and stretched his neck to look inside.

She turned around, covered his mouth, made a hushing gesture, and pulled him away quietly. Ye Fan also saw the two people in the room and followed her obediently.

When they ran to a place where no one was around, she let go of his hand and said, "Yao'er, you are so brave. Don't tell anyone."

"Didn't you come back from studying abroad? Isn't it normal to hug each other when you are in love?" He originally thought that she would be more open-minded, but now it seems that she is not as open-minded as Su Yaoer.

"General Yang's family will arrange his marriage. Given Yao'er's family background, I'm afraid General Yang won't be interested in her." She leaned her hands on the balcony railing and said while looking at the moonlight.

"What about you?" He also stood on the balcony, looking at the person in front of him.

"Me too." From what her father said on the second floor, it seemed that she had tacitly agreed to marry into the Yang family.

"You... don't have anyone you like?" He asked anxiously. They had only known each other for less than half a month, and she might not be attracted to him.

"What if I have it, what if I don't have it." She still looked slightly sad, which made her even more charming under the moonlight. The breeze blew the hair around her ears, and her earrings also fluttered in the breeze.

"If I have someone I like, I will overcome all difficulties and grow old with her." He looked at the person in front of him and said firmly.

She looked into his eyes, which were filled with starlight and hidden love. "Do you feel like... we seem to have met before?" she suddenly asked.