Four Harmonies and Good Fortune

Chapter 694 Can't Wait

Xie Yuyan was just embraced in a familiar arms when he felt a lightness on his body as Wang Yan picked him up.

His strong arms could easily lift her up. Normally, she would have to look up when she looked at him, but now she had to lower her eyes to get a good look at him.

This not only made her feel novel, but also allowed her to see his face more clearly.

Her eyebrows were jet black, and her eyes were clear, as if they had just been washed by dew, without a speck of dust. Her light red lips seemed to shimmer with a luster, and the corners of her mouth curved into a beautiful arc.

Gone was his former sharpness; instead, he appeared unusually gentle and easy to bully, prompting her to take action.

Xie Yuyan reached out and ran his fingertips across the bridge of his high nose, as if creating a ripple in his eyes, slowly undulating, adding a touch of color to his appearance, inexplicably making one's heart itch.

The skin beneath her fingertips was warm, but when it reached her, it became even more scorching.

Xie Yuyan did not move his hand away. Instead, his hand slid down to Xie Yuyan's cheek, gently cupping Xie Yuyan's face and then lowering his head to touch Xie Yuyan's forehead.

"Hechun".

She poured all her longing from not seeing him for so many days into a soft call.

The moment they met on the ship, she noticed his anxiety and knew that her sudden trip to Fujian must have made him very worried. She had intended to comfort him, but her words sounded more like she was being coquettish.

A strange emotion flashed in Xie Yuyan's eyes. This feeling was so unfamiliar that it startled even herself. However, she overlooked how it would sound to Wang Yan.

To him, the sound was like a falling spark, instantly igniting a fire in his heart.

His urgency and speed left him unable to cope.

It was a desire that came from the depths of his heart, vulgar and greedy. But it was precisely this that made him feel alive in the human world, in the mundane realm.

His heart was pounding in his chest, and he didn't care about anything else. He loosened his grip slightly and suddenly put her down a little. She flew towards him like a butterfly, and he caught her firmly in the next moment. Then he couldn't wait to kiss her.

Their lips met, and he instinctively took her, his arms holding her tightly, trying to get as close to her as possible.

Disordered breathing, burning entanglement.

He had been carefully restraining himself, gradually leading her closer, making her lower her guard and doubts, and willingly walk towards him.

He was prepared, it might take a long time, but he didn't expect it to happen now.

The sudden joy seemed to melt him away instantly.

Where can one find even a trace of composure and self-control?
His body was burning with thirst, which drove him to relentlessly pursue and demand more.

His breathing was heavy.

The first time I met her in the woods, we agreed to walk out together, but she suddenly disappeared.

Knowing she was back, he was always afraid. What if the scene from years ago happened again? Could he calmly wait for ten, twenty years, or even a lifetime?

Such torment and longing will eventually crush his spirit, and he probably won't live much longer. At fifty or sixty, when he finally turns into a handful of dust, she may never even remember that he ever existed.

After all, in her original past, he was just a stranger.

He tried hard to leave something behind, but mostly he felt powerless.

Not everything can be solved by human effort. Even with all her efforts, she could only arrive at one result: if she had more concerns, this might not have happened.

That depends on whether she's willing to fall for him.

Today, he got what he'd been waiting for.

That "Hechun" came from the depths of her heart, without any hint of coercion...

He couldn't express his joy. Burning kisses landed on her cheeks and earlobes, then eagerly searched for her neck.

Xie Yuyan felt that Wang Yan was burning hot, and she felt like she was about to melt in his arms. She subconsciously gripped his robe tightly.

His breathing became heavier, but he stopped.

The next moment, Xie Yuyan heard Wang Yan's voice: "Ice cold for a thousand years... all things are still, the heart should be calm, look at me alone, the heart and spirit are one, the breath should follow, interspersed as if there is nothing, be undisturbed by ten thousand changes, without infatuation or anger... without... desire or seeking, without giving up or abandoning, without doing or being selfless."

Xie Yuyan was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help but laugh. This was the Taoist "Tranquility of Mind," which she had heard about from her master. So the rumor that Wang Yan collected Taoist scriptures was true.

"If you laugh again, I will stop reading."

Xie Yuyan immediately fell silent, but still did not suppress his laughter.

The arms that were holding her tightened a little more.

“Ayan,” Wang Yan said after a long silence, “Let’s get married after we return to the capital! Life is too short, I can’t wait any longer.”

Unable to openly protect her in public, unable to exchange more than a few words with her—this avoidance of suspicion becomes meaningless once their hearts are in sync.

“You can let Madam Zhang preside over the Three Letters and Six Rites, so you don’t need to worry about the Yang family,” Wang Yan said. “If you are willing, you can also consider that place your maternal home.”

"Or you have other plans... and don't want to join the Wang family... then I'll..."

"Okay." Xie Yuyan's agreement interrupted Wang Yan's words.

Wang Yan loosened his grip on her a little, and looking into her clear eyes, his gaze flickered slightly, as dazzling as a galaxy: "Don't go back on your word."

Xie Yuyan recalled that she had once said she didn't want to get too involved with the Wang family. In her previous life, she had worked so hard for the New Party and for Wang Yan, and she really didn't want to step into it again.

But when she saw Wang Yan take out the bronze seal with the wheat ear and chain pattern, she suddenly understood everything.

Back then, Yang Qin used that bronze seal with the wheat ear ring pattern to mobilize troops and protect her, but he never mentioned that the seal belonged to Wang Yan, so she was unaware that she had received favors from Wang Yan and the Wang family.

That bronze seal protected her for half her life, and she should rightfully serve the Wang family in return. This is karma, and it was only natural. Without the Wang family, she wouldn't have been able to regain power later on.

If this was driven by profit, then it's now a genuine willingness.

When you truly like someone, you won't be afraid of getting too involved with them; you'll only feel that your bond with them isn't deep enough.

Xie Yuyan said, "I said those things before because you weren't around."

Thinking of the Wang family and his father's new policies, Wang Yan couldn't help but say, "What if one day you get tired of all this..."

Xie Yuyan continued, "Then I'll take you with me."

Wang Yan felt as if he had been coaxed into becoming twenty years younger, turning into a child who could only smile and agree.

……

There was no sound coming from outside the cabin. Sang Dian Shou had been there for a while, and actually had something important to report to his lord.

They spotted several suspicious ships on the sea, and Xu Duzhi led his men to surround them.

At this time, the young man should act as a pillar of strength to stabilize the situation.

But he… Sang Dian raised his hand, hesitated, and then put it down. Anyway, with Xu Duzhi in charge, it seemed unnecessary to disturb the young master and the lady.

After all, he wanted to live to be eighty or ninety years old, and didn't want to pass away so early...

　I've been updating only occasionally lately because the story is nearing its end, and I'm worried that I might not be able to control it properly and that I won't be satisfied with the writing. So I'm giving myself more time to think things through.

　　(End of this chapter)