Chapter 37 - 37 37 She Forgot She Had a Fiancé

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Chapter 37: Chapter 37: She Forgot She Had a Fiancé! Chapter 37: Chapter 37: She Forgot She Had a Fiancé! Zhan Lan was truly bored, flipping through a military book borrowed from the Book Collection Pavilion. The sunlight spilled onto the slightly yellowed pages, illuminating her fair fingers, while Little Black lay on the table, dutifully watching Zhan Lan’s page-turning actions. “Miss, Lady Chu Yin is here to see you!” Xiao Tao’s voice came from outside. Zhan Lan closed the book, the curtain was lifted, and Chu Yin entered the room with a worried face. Her eyes were red; she had cried all the way here after hearing that Zhan Lan was injured and nearly dead. Chu Yin looked around and saw Zhan Lan standing up from the desk, smiling at her. “Zhan Lan, are you trying to scare me to death?” Chu Yin stepped forward and hugged Zhan Lan. Zhan Lan quickly pushed her away, “My lady, my arm really got hit by an arrow!” Chu Yin hastily let go of Zhan Lan, starting to pull on her sleeve, “Where is the injury? Let me see quickly, to cheer me up.” Chu Yin acted as if she was heartless, seemingly not worried about her at all. Zhan Lan rolled her eyes at her, looking towards the two maids behind Chu Yin. The two maids, each carrying a big parcel on their backs, had faces flushed from exhaustion. “Oh, right, I brought a bunch of tonics from home, put them down! Tsk tsk tsk, your room is really quite small!” The two maids, following the instructions, were about to place the items on the table when they suddenly saw Little Black the dog. “Wow, a dog!” Chu Yin grinned as she picked up Little Black, signaling to the two maids to put the two large parcels on the table. Zhan Lan looked at Chu Yin, this girl was the same age as her, cheerful and righteous, but alas, she died for her in her past life. Moreover, her fiancé Zhang Cheng was a man from Si Jun in her past life, a very sinister man who loved money and women. Since childhood, he had an arranged marriage with Chu Yin, but he kept dragging her along because he was valued by Si Jun and wanted to break off the engagement. He kept dragging Chu Yin until she became an old maid in Ding’an City. He preoccupied himself in writing, spending his days in places of ill repute. Fortunately, now Zhang Cheng was not prominent, but once he got reused by Si Jun, that would be a major problem, gradually becoming inflated and losing himself. Even the final act of Chu Yin pleading for mercy in the palace and getting killed was due to his advice. To disassociate and avoid implication with Chu Yin, he “righteously destroyed his kin,” making false evidence, falsely accusing Chu Yin’s family of being co-conspirators in a rebellion with the Zhan Family. For the sake of his own future, he dared to destroy even his own fiancée’s family! In this life, Chu Yin must not marry such a scoundrel! Zhan Lan smiled and said, “Chu Yin, what is your fiancé doing now?” Chu Yin was startled and shook her head, “I don’t know, he’s always cooped up at home, supposedly writing articles!” Zhan Lan dismissed those around her and continued to inquire, “Do you like him?” Chu Yin frowned and looked at Zhan Lan, “Like? I don’t know, I’m just used to him, sooner or later I have to marry him, my father says Zhang Cheng is intelligent and talented, so just marry him!” Zhan Lan raised an eyebrow, seemingly casually saying, “If it were me, I wouldn’t marry someone I don’t like, even if there is a marriage arrangement, life is so long, I don’t want to spend it lifelessly with another person.” Chu Yin paused, her hand petting Little Black’s head, right, she didn’t even know what it felt like to like someone! Zhan Lan tilted her head to look at her, “Liking someone means your face turns red and your heart races when you see them, and you can’t help but think about them, do you have that feeling?” Chu Yin, still a naive young girl, really didn’t know what that feeling was. Being told this by Zhan Lan, she had met Zhang Cheng twice, but didn’t have that feeling. Just thinking, eventually she was going to marry him. Parental commands, matchmaker’s words, families well-matched in social status, there was nothing wrong with it. Her parents had married this way and had lived together harmoniously for half a lifetime. Seeing Chu Yin seeming a bit hesitant, Zhan Lan continued, “You’re only fourteen, there are more than a million men in Ding’an City, do you really want to marry a man you don’t like?” Chu Yin pursed her lips, “Of course I’m not willing, but we have never discussed the wedding date. If you hadn’t mentioned it, I would have forgotten I even had a fiancé!” Zhan Lan: “...” What a heartless girl! “Zhan Lan, do you have a man you admire?” Chu Yin, unapologetically, took a red apple from Zhan Lan’s table and crunched into it. “I don’t yet, and if I don’t meet someone I like, I wouldn’t mind living alone forever—I won’t marry someone!” Zhan Lan walked over to stand in line with Chu Yin, also grabbing an apple and taking a bite. Her purpose in this life was revenge; marriage was the last thing on her mind, those words were just for Chu Yin to hear. Only by passing these thoughts on to Chu Yin might prevent the girl from leaping into the firepit that was Zhang Cheng. “Zhan Lan, you’re right, I should find someone I truly like first.” Chu Yin, cheeks bulging like a hamster, chewed enthusiastically. Zhan Lan smiled, relieved. But, which young master in Ding’an City would be a good match for Chu Yin? She needed to think carefully. Chu Yin stayed with Zhan Lan for an hour before leaving. After she left, Zhan Lan opened two large cloth bags. Inside were various tonics and herbs. At the very bottom, Zhan Lan found a small packet that weighed a bit. Opening it, she found three hundred taels of silver. A warmth filled Zhan Lan’s heart; Chu Yin was always like this, seemingly careless and heartless. But actually, she was thoughtful and warm as the sun. Chu Yin knew that she would have refused it if given in person, so she placed it under the pile of herbs. How could she bear to let their family suffer with the Zhan Family through hardships! Zhan Lan put away the silver. She did not lack silver now, as long as she regularly supplied valuable intelligence to the Qilin Underground Palace, money was no longer a concern. Although it was rare to encounter a wealthy donor like the Wang Family from Jiangnan, it was still enough for her to live a worry-free life. Zhan Lan handed an item to Dugu Yan who had just walked in. “Dugu Yan, take these five thousand taels of silver notes. I need you to train well in Qiying Mountain, grow strong quickly, and recruit a capable team.” Dugu Yan, seeing so many silver notes, hesitated to accept them, her head drooping and feet dragging on the ground, she sadly asked, “Are you trying to send me away?” “I’m not sending you away, I’m helping you grow. Sooner or later, the Zhan Family, just like the Dugu Family back in the day, will face a great disaster.” Dugu Yan’s expression turned solemn; Zhan Lan’s words always came true. This time would be no exception; if the Zhan Family falls into misfortune, Zhan Lan couldn’t escape either. She understood the concept of a single flap causing a hurricane; if it came to exterminating the clan, she couldn’t escape from the Zhan Family either. This was Zhan Lan’s way of protecting her. Dugu Yan straightened up, her eyes firm as she said, “Zhan Lan, just wait, I will take control of all the surrounding hills. If that day truly comes, I, Dugu Yan, will ensure your safety!” Zhan Lan’s throat tightened; she could even see Dugu Yan grown up, so fierce and decisive, yet righteous and free-spirited. She remembered her previous lifetime, how Dugu Yan, rather than betray her, had resolutely chosen death... Zhan Lan embraced Dugu Yan with one arm, “Take care, if that’s not enough silver, I will send more.” Dugu Yan shook her head, “I’ll grow up soon and earn it myself!” Zhan Lan’s eyebrows raised slightly, “Alright, alright, Master Dugu speaks.” The two laughed together. In the dark night, Zhan Lan watched as Dugu Yan, carrying two violet gold hammers, disappeared into the distance, feeling a sourness in her heart. They had to part ways to grow. One day, they would meet at the pinnacle and jointly face formidable enemies. The night Dugu Yan left the General Mansion, another incident occurred. Zhan Qingqing was unaware that a crisis was approaching...

Chapter 37 - 37 37 She Forgot She Had a Fiancé

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