After marrying the fierce god, her handsome young husband was pampered to the extreme.

Lan Shu arrives at the appointed time and leaves at the appointed time.

She was afraid her son would find out.

However, it was during the night that Lu Ruo brought up her neighbor's husband.

Lin Beizhen knew that a couple lived next door, but she didn't know exactly who they were.

He only remembered it because Lu Ruo often mentioned it to him.

Lu Ruo chatted with the man, saying, "I didn't expect that Brother Lan's son is also unmarried."

Lin Beizhen wasn't interested in other people's affairs, so he just hummed in agreement, indicating that he was listening.

"I heard that young man is in his mid-twenties and still hasn't married." Lu Ruo suddenly felt a little embarrassed and said, "Brother Lan even said he'd have his son marry me."

Lin Beizhen was preparing medicine for him when he heard this. He paused, then casually asked, "So, are you going to marry me?"

Lu Ruo was both amused and exasperated. "I don't even know his son, so how could we talk about marriage? I guess Brother Lan is just grasping at straws in his desperation."

Lin Beizhen let out a barely perceptible sigh of relief.

"It's the right thing to not get married," Lin Beizhen said. "She's in her mid-twenties and still unmarried; maybe she has some hidden illness."

Lu Ruo said, "You can't say that. Aren't you the same?"

He paused for a moment, then said, "You, um... you're different. You have a fiancé."

"No," Lin Beizhen said.

"Hmm." Lu Ruo suddenly realized, "Hmm?!"

Lin Beizhen said, "I don't have a fiancé."

Lu Ruo was puzzled. Why did it suddenly disappear? Could it be that the other party broke off the engagement?

The more he thought about it, the more he realized it made sense, so he patted the man on the shoulder sympathetically, "Don't be sad, you'll definitely meet someone better in the future."

Lin Beizhen looked somewhat bewildered. "What?"

Lu Ruo was afraid of touching on his sore spot, so she quickly shook her head, "It's nothing, it's nothing."

Lin Beizhen, however, became suspicious of his neighbor.

"Ruoruo, there's something I need to ask you."

Lu Ruo asked, "What is it?"

"What does that neighbor you mentioned look like?" Lin Beizhen asked.

Without hesitation, Lu Ruo exclaimed, "He's handsome! He's a very handsome husband; he must have been a great beauty when he was young!"

To be so beautiful at her age is unimaginable; it's hard to imagine how beautiful she must have been in her youth.

Lin Beizhen's suspicions deepened. "So when does he usually come to see you? Does he only come when I'm not home?"

After thinking about it carefully, Lu Ruo exclaimed in surprise, "It seems that's really the case."

Lin Beizhen thought to himself: Could it be...?

He suppressed his doubts and said nothing more.

However, on the second day, Lin Beizhen returned.

Instead of going home, he climbed over the wall and entered his neighbor's house.

He had just climbed into the yard when he made eye contact with his father.

Lin Si: "..."

Lin Beizhen: "..."

The two pieces of wood met briefly, nodded to each other, and that was their exchange.

Having confirmed the neighbor's identity, the person Ruoruo was chatting with next door was undoubtedly her stepfather.

Lin Beizhen deliberately chose to return home at the same time as usual.

Lu Ruo had already cleaned up the mess and even prepared dinner.

It was rare for Lin Beizhen to speak up at the dinner table.

"You said yesterday that your neighbor, that man, wants you to marry his son?"

Lu Ru blinked and explained, "Brother Lan was just joking. He was just worried that his son would grow old alone."

Lin Beizhen said, "I actually think it wouldn't be bad for you to marry into that family."

Lu Ruo suddenly felt that the rice in her bowl didn't taste good anymore.

"Huh? Why?" Lu Ruo wondered to herself: Yesterday she said that the other person had some hidden illness, why has her attitude changed so much today?

Lin Beizhen coughed twice strategically, "I just think that if you were to marry someone, marrying him would be a good choice."

"What's so great about him..." Lu Ruo said, "I don't want to marry him."

"Why? Is it because he's too old?"

Lu Ruo shook her head. "No."

"Is it because of an unfavorable family background?"

Lu Ruo continued to shake her head, "No."

Before Lin Beizhen could continue guessing, Lu Ruo said, "I want to marry you."

Lin Beizhen was slightly taken aback, clearly not expecting Ruoruo to be so straightforward.

Lu Ruo said, "I knew you wouldn't marry me; you've said it before."

For the first time in his life, Lin Beizhen truly understood what it meant to lift a rock only to drop it on your own foot.

"I……"

Lu Ruo interrupted him, "You've already promised to go with me to find the treasure. Even if you hate me now, you can't break your promise."

Lin Beizhen said earnestly, "I don't dislike you."

"Really?" Lu Ruo leaned closer. "Young Master Lin, I'm so hopelessly in love with you, you really don't hate me?"

Lin Beizhen felt a lump in his throat. "Ruo Ruo, why do you want to marry me?"

Lu Ruo said, "Because you're good to me. You didn't look down on me and even helped me get treatment."

"That's all?"

"Isn't that enough?" Lu Ruo retorted.

Lin Beizhen said, "That's enough."

Lu Ruo is actually a very bold guy. If he had been coy, he wouldn't have survived the flower dance party.

But when facing someone I like, I always feel an overwhelming sense of inferiority.

It was Lan-gege's careful guidance that gave him confidence when facing men.

Even if the final result is not satisfactory, at least he tried his best and will not regret it.

Lu Ruo wasn't afraid of being rejected by men; he looked at Lin Beizhen with bright eyes.

"You just said you don't have a fiancé now, so can I be your fiancé?" Lu Ruo asked.

Lin Beizhen smiled and said, "Okay."

When they first met, he was soft-hearted towards this young man, largely because of his stepfather.

As far as he knew, his stepfather's background was not honorable, so he had a very hard time when he was young.

When he was very young, his father got drunk and murmured, "If only I could have met you sooner, I would have protected you and never let anyone bully you."

At that time, the father was holding the younger brother, and the younger brother was holding him.

The younger brother simply said lightly, "It's all in the past, those things are not worth mentioning."

The speaker meant no harm.

Lin Beizhen remembered it.

So when he first saw Lu Ruo, he felt that this guy was a very strong person.

Just like a stepfather.

They don't need so-called male protection because they can protect themselves.

You don't need to rely on anyone.

Lin Beizhen felt sorry for him, but at that time he didn't know that this feeling was heartache; he just felt a soreness in his chest.

This young man had a difficult life, but he possessed an indomitable spirit.

Lu Ruo's eyes widened. "Did you just laugh?"

Lin Beizhen's eyes were filled with laughter. "No, you're mistaken."

Lu Ruo said, "She clearly smiled."

Lin Beizhen said, "Ruoruo, I want to take you to meet two people."

Lu Ruo asked curiously, "Who is it? It's not taking me back to meet my parents, is it?"

Lin Beizhen said, "Yes."

Lu Ruo was stunned. No, meeting the parents so soon?

Lin Beizhen continued, "Although I'm not sure if I'll spend my life with you, Ruoruo, I hope it's you."

Lu Ruo knew that the man might have feelings for her, but it definitely wasn't love, but his words were enough.

He also knew that he might not really like the man in front of him; perhaps it was just that spending so much time together had created some feelings.

However, none of this mattered, just as Lin Beizhen believed that they would develop feelings for each other over time.

He believed it too.