It's time to give out the rings, Admiral!

He's not some protagonist in a fantasy novel who tries every means to make any woman he finds attractive his wife.

As a man with a family, a port, and a sense of responsibility—well, that responsibility is debatable—he knew that the best solution was to take his girls and run away with them, never to appear before Yue Lin again, letting time heal the wounds in her heart.

However, being an extremely pretentious guy, he couldn't do it.

From yesterday afternoon until now, whenever he calms down and sits somewhere with nothing to do, the image of Yue Lin leaving with tears in her eyes keeps replaying in his mind, and then he feels so guilty that he doesn't know where to put his hands.

So after a night of careful consideration, he decided to come and apologize to Yuelin. In addition, his aunt had taken good care of him, so it was impossible to completely sever ties. Thus, the story unfolded as he nervously brought Xiaorou to Yuelin's house.

Hearing her brother's stubborn refusal to admit anything, and seeing his nervous, sweaty appearance, the girl, who had dressed up carefully for the trip with her brother, smiled foolishly.

Oh dear brother, you've brought this upon yourself. Why did you have to provoke Zhuo Yuelin, this young lady, when you already have such a lovely little sister?

Although things were indeed a bit tight at home at the time, we could still manage with our skills. My brother probably only wanted to tutor because he felt bad about being taken care of by me, right? He's such a big dummy; he can't do anything right without his skills…

Hmph, now look what happened! A girl's emotional debts aren't so easy to repay!

I'm okay, I'm still young and don't understand anything. I was fooled by my brother and believed everything he said. Even if my brother really wanted to build a harem and have all the sisters and ship girls, I would feel bad but I had to accept it. After all, I had no way out and my brother was all I had left.

But Yue Lin is different. She's a proper young lady from a wealthy family. Even if she doesn't know why she fell in love with her silly brother, she still has far more choices than I do.

Moreover... although I'm reluctant to admit it, Zhuo Yuelin has indeed helped me and my brother a lot, and we owe her so much. This time, my brother's apology definitely won't be so easy.

But none of this concerns me anymore. My brother brought this on himself. He made me so sad, and I won't feel sorry for him. The reason I came with him this time is to find an ally!

When people of the same kind meet, they always have a natural intuition. After spending so much time together, the girl has basically concluded that Zhuo Yuelin, this young lady, is, in some ways, the same kind of person as herself!

Therefore, the girl had reason to believe that even after experiencing such a huge blow, Zhuo Yuelin, that vixen—no, that good comrade—would definitely be just as unwilling to give up as she was!

This never-give-up spirit, to put it nicely, is called being love-struck; to put it bluntly, it's being stubborn and refusing to give up until you hit a wall. Even knowing that there's almost no chance of winning against such a large group of beautiful ship girls, they still refuse to give up and keep trying.

Since that's the case, then it's easy to handle. Because Su Yuru is the same. Even if she really can't do anything about her brother's ship girls, she can't just accept it without any resistance. It doesn't matter if she fails. At least she won't be bullied after she goes to her brother's port.

So this time, she's planning to form an alliance with Wu against Cao. Unlike the previous "unbreakable alliances," this time she's genuinely here with the idea of ​​forming an alliance. Didn't you see that she even changed her address for that vixen Zhuo Yuelin from "stinky woman" to "Sister Yuelin"? You can imagine how determined she is!

"Hehe, since you say so, brother, then I'll believe you. Hehe, so what should we do next? Should we continue watching from here? Or should we go in?"

The girl blinked her bright and charming eyes. Because of what happened last night, she was in a rare good mood.

Although I only had some soup, I've already come this far, so how far am I from actually eating meat? To put it roughly, that means I can realize my wish tomorrow and walk down the aisle with my brother!

The thought of it is quite exciting!

"Go in, of course we'll go in. I just want to see if Yuelin is home or not. If she's not home, then we've come all this way for nothing."

Urged on by his younger sister, the boy scratched the back of his head awkwardly. He knew that Xiao Rou, who was always clever, had noticed his guilty conscience, but he really hadn't figured out how to talk to Yue Lin once he went inside. Besides, what if his uncle and aunt were both home...

"Oh? Isn't this Young Master Yu Chen and Miss Yu Rou? What are you doing standing here? You're here to see the eldest young lady, right?"

Before the girl could speak again, another voice came from beside the brother and sister.

Volume 1, Chapter 543: Encountering Difficulties, Taking a Long Sleep!

"Oh? Isn't this Young Master Yu Chen and Miss Yu Rou? What are you doing standing here? You're here to see the eldest young lady, right?"

The boy recognized the person who made the voice; she was a maid in Yue Lin's household. Most of the time, Yue Lin would call her Aunt Rong, so the boy always followed suit and called this virtuous middle-aged woman Aunt Rong.

The guilty-looking boy was startled by the middle-aged woman's voice. He was sneaking around outside someone else's fence, peeking inside. Anyone who didn't know better would think he was a thief spying on the family.

Fortunately, Aunt Rong still remembered her, otherwise she would have had to spend a lot of time explaining herself.

"Aunt Rong? Oh, yes, we're here to see Yue Lin. Is Yue Lin home?"

Wiping the sweat from his brow, the boy looked somewhat awkwardly at Aunt Rong, who was wearing an apron and holding a hoe, seemingly weeding. He nodded.

Yue Lin had once said that Aunt Rong, who had taken care of her since she was a child, was like a second mother to her. Looking at the woman in front of him who also treated Yue Lin as her daughter, the young man felt an indescribable embarrassment and guilt.

What happened yesterday, and today he's slacking off outside and got caught red-handed by Aunt Rong. If I were Aunt Rong, upon hearing that some guy dared to hurt my young lady's feelings like that, I probably wouldn't give him a kind look at all.

The boy, who was laughing awkwardly, seemed a little uneasy. He seemed to have noticed his older brother's unease. Xiao Rou, who also knew Aunt Rong and had even learned to cook from her before, couldn't help but tighten her grip on her older brother's hand.

"Yes, we're here to see Sister Yuelin. Aunt Rong, is Sister Yuelin home?"

Looking at the brother and sister, Aunt Rong wiped her hands on her apron and gave the boy a meaningful look.

Last night, she secretly learned the whole story from Xiaojia. Of course she was angry. After all, the young lady she had raised since she was a child was like a daughter to her. What mother wouldn't be angry to see her daughter suffer such a great injustice and be heartbroken by a heartless man?

However, Aunt Rong, who was able to raise such a well-mannered and knowledgeable young lady as Yue Lin, was certainly not an unreasonable person.

She knew her young lady's situation; it had always been a pitiful unrequited love on her part. Putting herself in her shoes, she realized that feelings weren't a one-sided affair. Yu Chen hadn't owed her young lady anything. From the very beginning, he hadn't reciprocated her young lady's feelings. Although there had been some suspicion of him dragging things out before, he hadn't tried to hide it when he brought his ship girls back, nor had he tried to pull off some scumbag act of wanting to have his cake and eat it too.

Although all of this is too cruel for our young lady, perhaps cutting through the Gordian knot and making her face reality directly is the best thing for her.

After all, apart from her first love being tragically shattered, the young lady didn't lose anything and remained as innocent as ever.

but……

Thinking about this made Aunt Rong even more troubled.

As her goddaughter, she had taken care of Yuelin from childhood to adulthood, and she knew her young lady better than anyone else.

According to Xiaojia's account last night, even after such a severe blow, Miss still has no intention of giving up on this relationship. Feelings are something that can't be cut off or untangled. Miss is the kind of person who is stubborn and won't give up until she's completely broken. Thinking about how Miss went out happily yesterday afternoon and came back heartbroken, to the point that she didn't even eat dinner, she felt very sorry for her.

She used to think highly of Yu Chen, believing that her mistress would be very happy with him, since he was sensible and caring. But now, she wished her mistress had never met him.

She really wanted to let him go back, but after thinking about it, she realized that if she didn't support her mistress, it would only make her even more heartbroken. After much deliberation, she decided to come out and see what was going on.

She couldn't control her mistress's feelings, so all she could do was support her and try her best to make her happy...

To actually compete with a bunch of ship girls, Miss must have made a huge decision...

"Yes, Miss is inside. But, Yu Chen, do you know how heartbroken Miss is this time? It's the first time I've ever seen Yue Lin so sad. I won't ask about anything else, I haven't told you before, but Yue Lin really likes you, so please, please don't make her so sad anymore, okay?"

Aunt Rong said slowly, but she also knew that she was only trying to comfort herself. Yu Chen had already become an admiral. What admiral would give up his ship girl? In the end, the most likely outcome was that Miss would face reality and finally give up. But at that time, Miss, who valued love more than anything else, would probably be even more heartbroken than she was now.

"I understand, Aunt Rong. I promise I will apologize to Yuelin properly."

The boy nodded; he had the same idea. Although his promise seemed so unreliable to Aunt Rong, she still let the brother and sister into the courtyard.

Yue Lin's villa remains as spacious and beautiful as ever, with all sorts of garden plants meticulously trimmed by the diligent Aunt Rong.

In the center of the courtyard is a large fountain. As the water sprays out, it reflects the dazzling light under the sun. Droplets of water fall on the lotus flowers and leaves in the pool below, making the whole courtyard more vibrant.

As we approached the villa, several lilies in the corner had already bloomed with pure and beautiful flowers. These were planted last year when Yuelin insisted on having me plant them while I was tutoring at her house. Now they were blooming for the first time, and judging from their lush green leaves and full petals, they had clearly received excellent care.

"Brother, how are you going to talk to Sister Yuelin?"

But the closer he got to the villa, the more uneasy and guilty he felt. It was just a soft question from his younger sister, but it made him shudder. He glanced at the girl next to him, whose face was flushed and who seemed to be suppressing a laugh, and then answered with some annoyance.

"I don't know either. Anyway, I just need to apologize and try to get Yuelin to forgive me."

What could he do? He was desperate too. Although he had just made a promise to Aunt Rong, he genuinely had no plan or idea what to do. The idea of ​​hurting another girl because of another girl was a luxury he had never experienced before. How could he know what to do?

Although he always acted like a "reliable" and "serious" person in front of Xiaorou and his own girls, he was still just a seventeen-year-old minor who hadn't even reached adulthood yet!

If he didn't really like Yue Lin, his gentle and lovely younger sister, and didn't want to see her sad, he would have wrapped himself in a blanket and gone to bed early that morning!

Anyway, no matter what happens, his perfect and all-powerful wives will help him solve it. All he has to do when he encounters difficulties is sleep and take a nap!

Volume 1, Chapter 544: Choice

The boy's current state can be described as having a completely blank mind. He came to apologize to Yuelin first thing in the morning, but he hadn't thought about how to apologize at all. It could be said that he was driven entirely by guilt.

But in any case, he liked Yuelin's feelings—the kind of affection one has for a younger sister, which couldn't be faked. Otherwise, he wouldn't have come empty-handed, without even preparing a gift to apologize, just driven by pure enthusiasm.

"Hmm? Bro, you really didn't prepare at all?"

The boy's completely unreliable reaction naturally earned him the silent skepticism of the girl beside him.

She knew perfectly well that her brother couldn't do anything right without her, but she never expected that her silly brother would actually bring her here without making any preparations at all!

Fortunately, her brother bullied her and Zhuo Yuelin, who were easy-going young ladies. If it were someone else, let alone apologize, they probably wouldn't even have stepped through the door before being kicked out by their parents!

Sigh, as expected, I can't trust my brother at a time like this. It seems that I'll have to figure out a way to get Zhuo Yuelin motivated and form a united front with me to resist the oppression of my brother's ship girls!

"Don't have such high expectations of your brother. You know I'm not good at these kinds of social niceties."

Knowing he was in the wrong, the boy scratched his chin sheepishly at his sister's questioning, glancing away at his slightly flushed cheeks, before leading Xiaorou into Yue Lin's villa with practiced ease.

Yuelin's bedroom was on the second floor of the villa. It was a room with a balcony, decorated in a warm and girly style, and with excellent natural light.

The boy had been there many times before and knew the way very well. However, before he could even go up the stairs, he suddenly faced the biggest challenge of the trial.

"Oh, isn't this Yu Chen and Xiao Rou? I was just about to go and check on things at your place."

The still-attractive woman suddenly peeked out from the room next door, and when she saw the brother and sister, she showed a somewhat surprised expression.

She was, of course, Yue Lin's mother, an elder who had taken great care of her and her brother throughout the year. After what happened yesterday, it could be said that the person she feared most now was this aunt who had been so kind to her and Xiao Rou and had helped her so much.

Upon seeing his aunt's kind face and realizing how he had hurt her daughter's feelings, the boy felt a wave of shame. His lips even twitched involuntarily, and he wished he could find a crack in the ground to hide in and never come out again.

But reality clearly didn't allow him to do that. Watching the other person slowly approach, he had no choice but to muster his courage and reply, "Yes, good morning, Auntie. I'm here to see Yuelin. Is she home?"

"Yulin, of course she's here. But Yuchen, I heard from Xiaojia that you and Yuelin had a fight yesterday? You know Yuelin, sometimes she's as stubborn as a bull, nothing you say will work. You've known her for over a year, and she trusts you a lot and cares about your opinion, so sometimes you should be more accommodating to her and not argue with her so easily. Look, she hasn't eaten a single bite since she got back last night."

The aunt spoke to the boy in a gentle voice, and after she finished speaking, the boy nodded heavily.

"Yes, Auntie, I came here to apologize to Yuelin..."

Seeing the other person's expression, the young man felt uneasy. Judging from this situation, his aunt clearly didn't know what had happened yesterday. If his aunt found out that the person her daughter liked had brought a whole bunch of women with him, she probably wouldn't be so easy to talk to now...

He managed to hide it a little bit, and then went directly to find Yue Lin, but after thinking about it, he decided to make things clear to her.

"Auntie, I need to tell you why Yuelin is so sad..."

"Sigh, it's okay to argue. As long as you make up later, that's fine. I won't interfere in your relationship. Go find Yuelin. She's probably still hiding in her room and won't come out."

Ignoring his aunt's seemingly teasing remark about the young couple, and with his younger sister gripping his hand tightly as if guarding against a thief, the slightly embarrassed boy quickly called out to his aunt as she was about to leave.

"No, Auntie, I need to make this clear to you. My argument with Yuelin wasn't because of disagreements or anything, but because of my... ship girls..."

After a moment's hesitation, the boy finally voiced his question. He knew that some problems couldn't be solved by putting them off. Rather than burying his head in the sand like an ostrich, he decided to bravely confront the issue.

However, contrary to the boy's expectations, An Jingyi did not react much to his words. Instead, she smiled at him as if she had already anticipated what he wanted to say.

"Of course I know all that. After all, Yu Chen, you only came back after successfully passing the exam to become an admiral. Since Yue Lin still chose to like you, it means she was already mentally prepared. You don't need to worry too much. She may be a bit willful, but she's very receptive to these things."

"But……"

The boy glanced at his younger sister beside him. The girl was frantically winking at him, her anxious expression suggesting that since the other party thought so, he should just do it. All he needed to do was find Sister Yuelin and apologize to her properly!

But the boy shook his head and said, "Auntie, the reason Yue Lin is so sad isn't because I brought back a ship girl, but because... I got married..."

"What did you say? You're married? What happened?"

An Jingyi, standing in front of her, also showed a clear look of surprise. She asked three questions in a row, expressing her astonishment. What happened? It's only been a month since we last met, how come Yu Chen is already married? It's not April Fool's Day, is it?

"This is a bit difficult to explain, but I hope you can listen to my explanation. Aunt, you know about my amnesia, right? Actually, this time when I went to Tsugawa, I not only passed the entrance exam for Admiral at the Naval Academy, but also... found the place where I used to live... Although it's really hard to believe, but... I was already an Admiral before I came to Tenshui..."

"I'm already married, and my husband is my former ship girls... They're the ones who found me... I brought them with me when I came back this time. Yesterday afternoon, Yue Lin saw us together, which is why she was so heartbroken... I'm sorry, Auntie."

Looking at An Jingyi's face, the boy explained everything, and after he finished speaking, he suddenly felt somewhat relieved.

Although it's unclear why Yue Lin didn't tell his aunt that he was already married, and his aunt might have scolded him angrily after hearing it, it's better to be honest than to keep it a secret.

As for Yuelin, it can only be said that they were destined to meet but not to be together. I already have so many beautiful and lovely girls in my family, and I can't possibly delay Yuelin's life...

Volume 1, Chapter 545: Let's see how you solve this.

"Is everything you're saying true?"

She briefly explained her actions in Tsugawa in just two or three minutes. From initial surprise and disbelief to later silence, An Jingyi's expression changed several times as she stood in front of the boy and girl.

Seeing the boy nod silently, An Jingyi finally understood why her daughter had been so heartbroken yesterday, and she frowned deeply.

No matter how much she thought about it, she could never have imagined that after just one trip to Jinchuan, Yu Chen would actually get married, and even before she inexplicably came to Tianshui, she was already a governor.

No one knows a daughter better than her mother, especially since Yuelin's personality—being passionate and valuing relationships above all else—is largely inherited from her. Just thinking about what happened yesterday afternoon is enough for her to imagine how heartbroken her daughter must be.

She had experienced sadness before, because Yu Chen had misunderstood her and wronged her. She had come back to complain to her, but she had never been as upset as she was now, unable to eat or sleep, and unwilling to even leave the house.

However, it is precisely because I understand that I am more troubled and more angry at her lack of ambition. Just now, Xiao Jia ran over to me and said that Yue Lin wanted to drink the ginger tea I made. This girl clearly wanted to stop me from going to Yu Chen's house.

Given her stubborn nature, it's clear that even though the other person has already married her ship girl, this girl still doesn't intend to give up. I doubt even if I were to talk to her, it would be of no use.

An Jingyi silently looked at the brother and sister in front of her and sighed.

He really liked Yu Chen. Even when the Su family couple passed away, in such a sad time, the child didn't abandon Xiao Rou, but stayed with her and depended on each other for survival.

Even after he passed the exam to become an admiral and acquired ship girls, he wasn't blinded by the hustle and bustle of the big city. Instead, as soon as he settled down, he chose to come back and bring Xiaorou over with him.