Be in low spirits

"Do you like me?" She folded the handkerchief and put it aside.

"Yes!" He looked at the person opposite him very seriously, not daring to show any joking tone.

"Ye Xingzhi, I'm different from those girls. I'm not someone you can play with." She thought it was funny. He said he liked her after just a few days of knowing her. Was she too casual or was he used to playing with her? What did he think of her as? A dancer or a singer from Paramount?

"It's time to go back. My father and brother can't find me and they should be worried." The wontons in front of her became bland, so she got up and walked towards the street.

He also stood up, took her hand, and held her in his arms: "I know you are different from them. As long as you ask, I will take you back to the Ye Mansion and tell my uncle that I want to marry you."

This guy... just failed to express his love, why did he say he wanted to get married? "Ye Xingzhi... you?" She didn't know how to respond. This hug came so suddenly that she was caught off guard.

"I'm serious. I liked you the first time I saw you. No matter who you are, I like you." He had waited for this embrace for many years and had been searching for it for a long time. The smell on her body told him from the beginning that it was her, only her in this life.

"I'm not some infatuated schoolgirl. Mr. Ye, are you using these methods on the wrong person?" She broke free from his embrace. It was time to return to the ball, otherwise she would be scolded again tomorrow.

"If you don't believe me, I will take you back to the Ye Mansion now." He blocked her way, eager to prove his seriousness.

"I believe it." She turned a corner and walked towards the road, thinking that it was just a temporary thought and would be better after a while.

He followed behind her and asked, "Do you really believe it? Then I will go to your father to propose marriage now, and tomorrow I will tell my uncle what kind of wedding you like? Chinese style or Western style..."

"Ye Xingzhi, I believe you like me, but I don't believe you can really marry me. I will pretend that you never said this. We can still get along as usual." She stood at the street entrance, under the street light, the light reflected on her body, making her look unique and independent.

"But..." He didn't know how to refute. If they loved each other, shouldn't they get married? Was he speaking too hastily? Then he would show her tomorrow.

He chased after her and drove her back to Yang's house. Because of her father and brother's relationship, she also lived in Lin'an Mansion, and Yao'er was also sent home by Yang Lin in advance.

Old Master Yang gave Yang Lin an order to take Gu Jinluo to visit Jinghua.

Ye Fan found his uncle and said he wanted to marry the daughter of the Gu family. Ye Liangyun, who was reviewing documents, thought he had heard wrongly.

"Who to marry?" He put down his pen and looked at his nephew with a frown.

"Gu Zhiqiu's daughter, Gu Jinluo." He repeated it word by word.

"Are you crazy? Your uncle has already instructed the Yang and Gu families to marry her, and you said you want to marry her? Do you want to offend the Yang family or the Gu family?"

This nephew is about to take over the military power, make military achievements, and stand before his uncle the President. He has a bright future, but he wants to get married?

"Uncle, we love each other and have a deep affection for each other, so it's natural that we should get married."

"I think you are confused! Yang Lin is the son-in-law of his Gu family, and your marriage has been arranged elsewhere."

"But……"

"No buts! I'm just saying these things to you, but if they get to your uncle's ears, the entire Ye family will be in trouble." Ye Liangyun slammed the table. It would be fine if he just wanted to be with her, but he also wanted to marry her. Why did he have to marry someone from the Gu family?

"Uncle, she and I have already..."

"Shut up! In two days you will go to Shengze and take back the military power of the Li family. This is your uncle's wish and you can't refuse!" Ye Liangyun didn't want to give him any room for bargaining and called the guards.

"Send him back to the palace and lock him up for two days." After saying that, he waved his hand and continued to review the documents. The phone on the desk rang and the president asked him to go to the office.

Ye Fan was locked in the room and couldn't get out, so he could only call Guxiang Apartment. Aunt Liu answered the phone and told him that Miss Gu was in Lin'an Mansion. He called the mansion again, and the people in the mansion told him that Miss Gu was taken away by General Yang.

It seemed that the Yang and Gu families were going to welcome the bride. He looked out the window and saw guards standing downstairs and at the door of the room.

Gu Jinluo left his father and brother's sight and said to Yang Lin, "Let's go find Yao'er, quickly."

"We have to rescue Xingzhi first." He was sitting in the driver's seat. This kid went to his uncle to propose marriage early in the morning. He should be in solitary confinement by now.

"Help? What happened to him?" She was sitting in the back row, wearing a hat and holding her little fan.

"He said last night that he wanted to ask his uncle, the secretary general, to propose marriage to your father. He should be locked in the room now." He drove to Li's house.

"What?" He actually did it! I thought he was just talking, why was he so impulsive?

"He didn't tell you? That shouldn't be the case. Is he afraid that you will reject him?" He thought that the two of them had already confessed their feelings to each other, which made him so impulsive.

"I thought you were just talking, why are you so impulsive?" She waved her fan. Is this guy a child? He took my words seriously?

"It was a bit impulsive, but this was my first time doing that for a girl."

"What about you? Have you ever mentioned it for Yao'er?"

"I..." Yang Lin was speechless when mentioning Yao'er.

"If we really want to pick up the bride, have you ever thought about what to do with Yao'er?"

"As a man, it's normal to have several concubines." It's not like he didn't think about Yao'er, but he was afraid he couldn't give her the position of principal wife.

"What?! Concubine? Is this what you planned for her?" This was absolutely unacceptable in her eyes.

"You know, marriage is not something I can decide." Yang Lin was also helpless.

That's true. Children from aristocratic families don't have any say, but Ye Fan is willing to give it a try for her, which is commendable.

When she arrived at the gate of Ye's house, she opened the car door and was about to get out. Yang Lin said, "It's not easy for you to get out of the car. If you run into his parents, it will be hard to explain."

"What's so hard to explain? Isn't she your girlfriend? Hiding from her only makes it more obvious." She insisted on getting off the car.

Since he couldn't stop them, Yang Lin didn't try to stop them. He informed the guard, and the guard opened the door and let them in.

"Ji Huai, come and sit down. Hey, who is this?" Ye Fan's mother came down from the second floor.

"Hello, auntie. I'm Gu Jinluo, Ji Huai's girlfriend." Since the marriage had already been arranged by the two parents, she felt that if she hung out outside as his girlfriend, there would be less gossip and she could ensure her own safety.

"Oh, Miss Gu, seeing is believing. Ji Huai is so lucky to have such a beautiful girlfriend." Ye's mother bypassed Yang Lin and took Gu Jinluo's hand, greeting her with a smile.

"Oh, Miss Gu is really extraordinary, worthy of being a classical music student..."

"Uh, aunt, where is Xingzhi?" Yang Lin had to interrupt and ask.

"He's on the second floor. Be careful when you take him out. Don't let his uncle know." Ye's mother never asked about political affairs. She always felt that her uncle was too strict with her nephew, but since his father had handed him over to someone else, she couldn't say much.

"Ms. Gu, tell me quickly, is there anything that Xingzhi did not do as well as Ji Huai?"

"Ah? Uh... no... no, aunt, my father has the final say on marriage, and I can only obey him." Could it be that Ye's mother could still allow her son to choose his daughter-in-law?

"Oh, how can a new woman like you agree to an arranged marriage? You have to fight for your love. If you like our Xingzhi, I will go and talk to his uncle." The more Ye's mother looked at this girl, the more she liked her. She had a good family background, was pretty, and had received a Western education.

"Uh... this... hehe..." She didn't know how to respond. "Oh, Auntie, your cheongsam is so beautiful. I wonder which craftsman made it. I'll go and order one someday." Since it was hard to explain, she changed the subject.

"Really? There is a tailor shop on Xingning Street. The tailor has very good skills. Ask Xingzhi to take you there someday. He knows the place." Ye's mother poured her tea.

This Ye Mansion should be quite large. The furniture in the house is all in Chinese style and made of solid wood. The carved parts seem to have taken a lot of manpower.

"Aunt, do you know why Ye Xingzhi was locked up in the room?" She took the tea and Xiaomin took a sip.

"Oh, this child is like this. He is stubborn and will do what he decides to do. He has quarreled with his uncle about academic issues before, but I didn't know that this time it was because of you. This is the first time he quarreled with his uncle for a girl." Ye's mother said these words to her with a smile, not thinking that it was a big deal at all.