In the corridor, Gu Yelin stood coldly in black attire, a chilling presence in the passageway. Opposite him, an ordinary-looking man stared back with ferocious eyes, as if plotting to tear Gu Yelin to shreds. An Yiqing, who had just stepped out, stood beside Gu Yelin, frostily watching the man, her expression icy.
"Uh... Miss An, this gentleman is looking for you..." the waiter nervously pointed to the ordinary-looking man, speaking hesitantly.
An Yiqing nodded slightly, dismissing the waiter, then turned her gaze back to the man who had suddenly appeared.
This man was the mysterious figure responsible for An Yiqing’s fall off a cliff in Country Bai. Not only had he survived, but he had inexplicably lost his mory and had been entangled with ng Po.
"Are you An Yiqing?" The mysterious man turned his gaze from Gu Yelin and suddenly asked.
An Yiqing narrowed her eyes and did not reply.
"Who she is has nothing to do with you. You are not welco here." Gu Yelin’s voice was intensely cold. An Yiqing glanced at him in surprise, having never seen Gu Yelin so out of control before. Was it because of her being pushed off the cliff?
The mysterious man seed unfazed by Gu Yelin’s attitude and continued to stare intently at An Yiqing, his eyes flickering with confusion, resentnt, and bewildernt.
"I’ve seen you before, a long ti ago."
An Yiqing arched her eyebrow. Could it be that he hadn’t lost his mory?
"I have a photograph of you!"
An Yiqing was even more puzzled. Did this man hate her so much that he could rember her even through amnesia?
Just then, the mysterious man reached into his coat and took out a flat black box.
Seeing the box, An Yiqing found it sowhat familiar, causing her eyelid to twitch.
The man glanced at An Yiqing and reached to open the box. Suddenly, the silent Gu Yelin sprang into action, lunging forward with clawed fingers to grab the box from the man’s hand!
The man seed to have anticipated Gu Yelin’s move and swiftly dodged, holding the box protectively in his chest.
"Why are you so eager? Are you afraid she’ll see my bracelet, or afraid she’ll learn about our marriage arrangent?"
An Yiqing’s pupils suddenly dilated, a buzzing sound ringing in her ears. Gu Yelin, having failed to stop the man, grew even more furious, his movents quickening.
The man, unwilling to back down, clashed with Gu Yelin in a heated bout.
People from the room, hearing the commotion in the corridor, rushed out. Seeing the deadly confrontation between Gu Yelin and the mysterious man, they were all startled.
"What, what happened?... " Ruan Xue asked dazedly.
An Yiqing had no mind to answer Ruan Xue’s question. Steadying herself, she snapped coldly, "Stop it!"
Miraculously, the life-and-death struggle between Gu Yelin and the mysterious man ca to a sudden halt, and they both separated imdiately.
Gu Yelin returned to An Yiqing’s side, looking deeply at her, his eyes filled with tenderness and a hint of unease. An Yiqing glanced at him, feeling a pang in her heart, and reached out to tightly grasp Gu Yelin’s cold large hand.
"Ah Lin, I will eventually find out, won’t I?"
Gu Yelin’s thin lips tightened, his entire being exuding coldness, his eyes filled with struggle and reluctance.
"No matter what, you have to trust ." An Yiqing said softly.
Gu Yelin was taken aback, his eyes fixed unmoving on An Yiqing, slowly nodding.
Having settled Gu Yelin, An Yiqing turned her head toward the mysterious man. The man’s gaze was fixed on her, a fiery intensity in his eyes mixed with occasionally appearing hatred, nearly forming a tangible substance.
"What exactly do you want to say? Who are you? What’s the story behind my marriage arrangent with you?" An Yiqing looked at the man calmly, her grip on Gu Yelin’s hand not loosening.
The man’s eyes swept over their tightly clasped hands, a light flickering deep in his eyes. He took out the box and slowly opened it in front of everyone’s eyes, revealing a Silver Bracelet identical to the one An Yiqing wore.
"Does this look familiar to you?"
An Yiqing glanced at the Silver Bracelet indifferently and said calmly, "I don’t know it."
The man stared into An Yiqing’s eyes, as if trying to see through the calm façade she was presenting. Yet he was disappointed; apart from calmness, there was only unfamiliarity about the bracelet in An Yiqing.
"A few months ago, I was injured and lost my mory. When I woke up, I only had this box on . Inside the box was a bracelet and a piece of tal."
As the man spoke, he took out a black piece of tal from the bottom of the box. The material seed similar to iron but was darker.
"I think you should look at what’s inscribed on this piece of tal."
With that, the man reached out and extended the piece of tal toward An Yiqing.
An Yiqing’s eyes flickered as she looked at the piece of tal, and she stepped toward the man. She suddenly felt her hand tighten as Gu Yelin stopped her from leaving.
An Yiqing turned back to look at Gu Yelin, her eyes as gentle as water. Gu Yelin gazed intently into those watery eyes and slowly released his hand.
An Yiqing gave Gu Yelin a warm smile, then stepped toward the man.
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, she took the piece of tal from the man’s hand, retreated a few steps to maintain a safe distance, then lowered her head to look at it.
Ruan Xue and the others clearly saw An Yiqing’s face change dramatically upon reading the words on the piece of tal! The aura around Gu Yelin beca even colder, his dark eyes filled with harshness along with a trace of unease and vulnerability.
An Yiqing kept her head down, silently staring at the piece of tal. Everyone was so on edge they barely dared to breathe, fearing any sudden incident.
At this mont, An Yiqing’s emotions were hundreds of tis more shocked than she let on. The words on the piece of tal almost dizzying her, making it difficult to breathe.
The black piece of tal was robust, and on it were inscribed several lines of small characters—
"I hereby swear, should my family bear a daughter one day, she shall be betrothed to an outstanding disciple from Shin. If any of my descendants break this promise, the person they love shall be struck by lightning and thunder!"
Signed: Li Wanniang of the Han Clan!
Han Clan! Li Wanniang!
Li Wanniang!
An Yiqing repeated this familiar na in her heart. Li Wanniang—the wife of An Family’s Elder Patriarch. It was this woman who caused the An Family’s inability to bear daughters for thousands of years!
If her husband’s family bore a daughter—Li Wanniang’s husband was the Elder Patriarch of An Family, and their descendants were the An Family. An Family had only one daughter, and that was her, An Yiqing!
In other words, thousands of years ago, Li Wanniang had promised An Yiqing to soone from her Shin clan!
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