The guards returned to the room, “We report back to you, sir, no suspicious individuals have been found.”
The man of importance relaxed and ordered the guards to withdraw.
In the courtyard of the mansion, a figure appeared vaguely in the darkness and soon disappeared into the night.
…
Nan Feng returned from the county.
She had spent three or four days investigating and had finally decided on a two-story shop. The shop was located in a bustling area, with acmodations available upstairs, saving on lodging costs. She planned to refine the facial masks upon returning and make further plans once they were transported to the shop.
In the days she was away, there were no mishaps at Spikenard Square. Feng Gu was being more adept at sales. She was the type to lean on Nan Feng when Nan Feng was around, but when Nan Feng was away, she became more independent.
Li Moxiu, on the other hand, worked with extraordinary steadiness. After receiving his wages from Nan Feng, he rented a large pound and moved there with his wife and children. He was very grateful to Nan Feng and worked hard, treating the shop’s affairs as his own. He not only pleted the tasks assigned by Nan Feng but also took on many other miscellaneous duties. Nan Feng was quite satisfied with him.
After all, he was introduced by Ye Ge, and she trusted Ye Ge’s judgment.
Nan Feng planned to have Ye Ge find a few more suitable labourers to assist her in making facial masks in the future. Once the branch store was opened, the demand would be high. She and Li Moxiu alone could not keep up.
After checking the accounts and inventory of Spikenard Square, Nan Feng asked Feng Gu to go shopping for groceries, and she decided to head home first.
The sky was still drizzling, and the air was chilly.
At this time, the person she missed most was Ye Ge.
In fact, when she disembarked, she thought about going to the Yamen to find Ye Ge right away. But she remembered that the day before she went to the county, Ye Ge said he had to acpany the county magistrate to the Provincial City. She was unsure whether he had returned. Plus, she had been staying at an inn for a few days, where it was inconvenient to do laundry. The clothes she was wearing were from two days ago.
Perhaps, it would be best to take a bath first before finding Ye Ge.
As she walked and pondered, she neared the corner leading to her “Nan Mansion”.
However, as she turned the corner, she saw a familiar figure standing in the rain before her house.
Nan Feng was about to greet him cheerfully, but something seemed amiss.
Ye Ge looked gloomy and haggard, as if he had just gone through something. Especially under the drizzling sky, not sheltering under an umbrella, he looked exceptionally lonely and desolate.
He was not usually like this. No matter the occasion, he always maintained a deep and posed demeanor, rarely showing such melancholy.
She hurriedly walked up to him, intending to ask him what happened, but before she could, she was tightly embraced by Ye Ge. Actually, it wasn’t an embrace. He simply leaned his entire body towards hers and rested his head on her neck.
At this moment, he was like a child in need of support.
What happened to Ye Ge?
Nan Feng’s heart ached, feeling that it was better not to ask anything at this moment. She tightly hugged him back, treating him like a child, gently patting his back.
She had stopped growing taller, standing just over one and a half meters, a bit shorter than him. He, in turn, was a tall man. So she had to exert a lot of effort to support his body.
He, on the other hand, buried his head in her neck.
After a long moment, Nan Feng finally lifted his head, gently patted his back, and softly said, “Ye Ge, no matter what happened, I will always be by your side, never leaving you.”
Hearing these words, it was as if Ye Ge had received some kind of signal. He picked her up and started walking towards the room.
The front door was left wide open.
After his long-suppressed emotions were finally released, he lay weakly next to Nan Feng. Nan Feng instinctively wanted to wrap her arm around him, only to find that she had no strength to lift her arm.
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