Before he died, my grandfather forced me to marry the richest man in the capital.

A few hours later.

Han Yue's plane successfully landed at the airport in the capital.

The weather in the capital was wonderful, with clear skies and fluffy white clouds piled together like cotton balls, much like the personality of a young girl. I already missed her as soon as I arrived in the capital.

The Lan family's bodyguards tried to follow Han Yue off the plane, but he stopped them. "Dude, thanks. Do you want to go to the hotel to rest? You don't need to take me home."

The bodyguards all stood up. "Young master, this is our duty. The master instructed us to escort you home; it is our mission."

The bodyguard's stubbornness left Han Yue feeling helpless. He had already experienced loyalty from Black Tiger before, and now he was experiencing it again. "Thanks."

Bodyguard: "Young master, you're too kind. It's our duty."

Helpless, Han Yue shook his head again, having run out of new words. He could only ask the bodyguard to take him back to the Han family home. When they dropped Han Yue off, he took several packs of cigarettes from the car and gave them to the bodyguard.

You have to accept what your new son-in-law gives you, whether you want to or not.

He had barely stepped into the living room when his phone rang in his pocket. He put down his suitcase, took out his phone, and hung up. It was Lu Jinnan calling.

After hanging up the phone, he stood in the living room and texted Lan Yunxi: Xiaoxi, I'm back in the capital. Don't cry. I'll come pick you up when Lu Jinnan gets married. I can also come pick you up whenever you want to come to the capital, or I can come to find you.

The message didn't get a reply immediately, and Han Yue guessed that the girl was probably too tired last night and was still sleeping.

He casually pushed his suitcase inside and went straight to the sofa. He was indeed a bit tired after sitting on the plane for so long, plus he had been exercising all night.

Han Yue yawned and ordered the maid, "Give me a cup of coffee."

The servant said respectfully, "Yes, young master."

After the maid brought the coffee, Han Yue asked again, "Brother Yu, did Sister Lu go to the company?"

The servant stood ramrod straight. "Yes, young master."

Han Yue waved his hand to indicate that everything was fine and told him to go ahead and get busy. He then took a sip of coffee, half-reclined on the sofa, and dialed the number that had just been hung up on. His tone was impatient as he said, "Speak."

Lu Jinnan was in a good mood. "You're up. The scenery in Blue City is more beautiful than in the capital. It's enough to make you get up early. I was actually just trying to see if I could get through."

Unexpectedly, he was rejected and even called back. After starting this relationship, Han Yue's temper improved a lot.

Han Yue rubbed his temples impatiently, and for a moment regretted answering this guy's call. "Are you bored?"

Lu Jinnan smiled ingratiatingly and quickly explained, "How could that be? I just wanted to ask when my future best man will be back."

Two words escaped Han Yue's lips: "The capital."

"Holy crap, when the hell did you get back? It's only a little past eight. You came back last night and didn't even look for us. You've really forgotten about us now that you have a little princess. You're such a heartbreaker."

Lu Jinnan, who had no idea that Han Yue had returned that morning, vehemently accused Han Yue of lacking brotherly affection in order to achieve his next goal.

Han Yue ignored all this nonsense, automatically shutting it out. "If you have something to say, say it; if not, get lost."

Seeing that Han Yue was in a hurry to hang up, Lu Jinnan quickly got to the point, "Tonight, Tiss."

This time, Han Yue didn't refuse; instead, he readily agreed, "Okay."

Before Lu Jinnan could react, Han Yue had already hung up the phone.

After hanging up the phone, Han Yue glanced at his phone and, finding that the girl still hadn't replied, simply placed the phone on his stomach.

The coffee didn't work, and feeling a bit sleepy, Han Yue took off his shoes and lay down on the sofa, folding his hands behind his head and squinting.

At this moment, all I can think of is Lan Yunxi's radiant smile.

Knowing Han Yue's cold nature, the maids didn't dare to approach him enthusiastically to ask if he wanted a blanket. The maids in the Han family were very well-behaved, and no maid would ever show off her beauty.

There are two reasons. First, all of them were personally selected by Sister Lu, and she thoroughly investigated them. Second, they are all relatively old.

In the dimly lit room, the person on the bed subconsciously reached out to touch the spot next to them, groping around haphazardly with their eyes closed.

A few seconds later, I found it was empty, and the temperature was no longer warm; my palms felt cold when I touched the sheets.

The icy temperature then traveled through my palms to my heart, transforming into a slight sense of loss.

The soft gauze curtains, now tightly closed, no longer fluttered, and a pale arm stretched out from under the covers, reaching for the phone on the bedside table based on memory.

The light from the phone forced her to squint to relieve the sudden intensity of the light. She was very uncomfortable and squinted for about half a minute before opening her sleepy eyes again to check the time on her phone: 11:32.

Why did you sleep so late? Yue-ge should be in his room at this hour. Where did he go?

Lan Yunxi was used to her sleeping. Han Yue lay motionless beside her, waiting for her to wake up. A sense of panic welled up inside him, and he quickly opened his phone to see a message.

Sure enough, the moment she finished reading the message, tears streamed down her face like a broken string of pearls. She didn't burst into tears; she just stared blankly at her already blurry phone screen, her vision blurred by tears.

Yes, she was just quietly waiting for the sadness of the day to dissipate, and then she would feel better.

Didn't we agree last night that I'd be going back today? She knows, she knows.

There was no goodbye.

Lan Yunxi tried her best to calm herself down so she could reply to the messages, but the phone on the bed seemed to be deliberately messing with her, ringing incessantly, and the blanket was soaked with sweat.

She cried for a while before raising her hand to wipe away her tears with the back of her hand. She then turned on her phone, initially thinking it was a message from Han Yue, but it turned out to be a message from Fairy Fortress.

Before she could figure out how to reply to Han Yue's message, she opened the group chat message: Family, darlings, I'm getting married soon! I'll remind you in the group every day from now on.

Tang Junyao: No, that way I won't remember how many times you've been married.

Su Xue: Get lost! I advise you to shut up your arrogance. My bridesmaids are still available, hmph.

Originally, Su Xue planned for her best friend to be Tang Junyao's bridesmaid when she got married, but recently, seeing Yao Yao's growing belly, she couldn't bear it anymore, and even Su's mother disagreed.

After all, Tang Junyao was carrying two golden nuggets in her belly.

If anything goes wrong, Su Xue's wedding might not be able to take place. It would be better to let this empress sit down and eat at the banquet.

Tang Junyao received Su Xue's threat: Fine, it's my fault, Your Majesty, please calm down.

Han Guoguo: Hahaha, it's because you all scheduled your baby-making times at the same time. If you had staggered your times, you wouldn't have clashed. It's hilarious.

Su Xue sent Han Guoguo a dynamic video of a 40-meter-long scalpel being dragged on the ground, the kind that shows someone walking around.

Han Guoguo cooperated by finding a shaky animated image; the shaking was so intense it almost shattered the screen.

Su Xue was very satisfied with Han Guoguo's reply: Hmm, since you admitted your mistake in time, I will forgive you.

Tang Junyao couldn't help but pull her wandering best friend away: "You're drifting off, sister-in-law, you have no manners!"

Su Xue: Can you take a break? Can you take a break? Let's go eat in the cafeteria. Let's go, escort you.

Han Guoguo: Okay, you're getting married, so you're the boss.

Tang Junyao: Moral character.

Lan Yunxi didn't reply to the message in the group. She glanced at the message in the group again, the corners of her mouth curved up, she exited the group chat interface, opened Han Yue's message, and replied while lying on the quilt: I thought you were downstairs. Have you arrived in the capital yet?

She adopted a more relaxed tone, wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and waited for news.

At this moment, Lan Yunxi was afraid that Han Yue would call.

However, Han Yue, who could read people's minds, did not call but replied with a message: I'm afraid you'll cry, so I won't let you see me off. Xiao Xi, if you want to come to the capital, just send me a message and I'll pick you up.

Lan Yunxi began to bravely comfort Han Yue, saying to put his mind at ease: "No need, isn't Sister Xue getting married next month? I'll be a bridesmaid, and Mom and the others will be going too."

Han Yue guessed that the little girl had already cried: Okay, are you feeling unwell?

Upon hearing this, the embarrassing scene from last night immediately flooded Lan Yunxi's mind. Her face flushed as she replied, "No, it's all done. What time did you arrive?"

Han Yue: A little after 8 o'clock.

Lan Yunxi really wanted to say that she could accept parting, it just needed a little time, but the message wasn't replied like that: Okay, don't leave so early next time, we didn't even kiss goodbye.

Han Yue agreed: Okay.

Seeing that the other party was not typing at the top of the phone, Han Yue became anxious and typed again: Xiao Xi, Auntie said that Lu Jinnan will come to stay at the Han family's house during his wedding. I will take you to see Sister Lu's boxing then.

Han Yue has been talking more lately, mostly to Lan Yunxi, as he's learning to comfort her when she's unhappy.

Lan Yunxi: Really? Then I need to plan which day to go and what gift to bring for Auntie. I need to think about it carefully.

Han Yue: No rush, it's okay if you don't buy it, Sister Lu doesn't mind.

That definitely won't do. How can you not buy anything on your first visit? Lan Yunxi was already thinking about what to buy.

The two chatted for another half hour before Han Yue urged them to go eat, finally ending their reluctant conversation.

I put down my phone and walked barefoot to the window.

Opening the screen window felt like a rebirth. Her tears had dried, and the bright sunlight reflected off her face. With her eyes closed, she felt the warmth of the sun, and the gloom in her heart gradually dissipated. The future was promising; she just needed to wait.

She opened the window, and a gentle breeze caressed Lan Yunxi's face, as if comforting her. The curtains danced along with her, swaying in the wind, and her longing drifted to every corner of the courtyard. The whole room seemed exceptionally tranquil because of her.

After calming herself down, she opened her phone again and replied to a message on Fairy Fortress: Looking forward to going to the capital!