The clouds and mists have dispersed, and everyone knows that I love you.

Chapter 1293 Out of Colleague Friendship

Huo Jiuzhou and Shi Yang are both in love.

He couldn't wait to push the little woman down, and made love with her for a long time with insatiable desire.

……

12 points in the early hours.

Pavilions outside the Ying family's old house.

A man and a woman stood side by side, holding the sandalwood railing in front of them, admiring the moonlit night together.

"Are you feeling better?"

For some reason, Lan Chuan's tall and mighty figure always gave Miao Man a sense of security and contentment.

It seemed that as long as he was around, Miao Man was not afraid of anything.

"Much better, thank you for coming to me to relax after finishing the young master's business and despite being tired.

Lanchuan, we are all adults. Although I am sad, I won’t be depressed for too long. In fact, you don’t have to be like this.

Aren't you afraid that Yashi will think too much?"

Lan Chuan shook his head without thinking.

"She won't."

Do you trust her so much?

Miao Man forced a smile.

"That's great. Esther is a good girl."

Lan Chuan also laughed.

"Yes."

On the way back to the room, the two of them were silent as usual.

Just before entering the door, Miao Man finally plucked up the courage and gave Lan Chuan an intimate hug.

"You've worked hard, get some rest early."

Lan Chuan paused, then finally lowered his head, reached out his arm, and patted the woman's back.

"Okay, you too."

Esther, who was hiding at the corner of the stairs and witnessed everything, curled her lips helplessly.

Before Lan Chuan went downstairs, he got there first, pretended nothing had happened, and went to wait at the door of his room.

"came back?"

Seeing Ya Shi who was eagerly waiting for him, Lan Chuan was stunned at first, then smiled guiltily.

"Ah... have you been waiting long?"

Esther shook her head.

"Just arrived."

As she spoke, the woman handed a freshly baked purple sweet potato to Lan Chuan.

"I know you like to eat this. Just last night, the young master taught me how to make it, and sprinkled a little butter and sugar on it.

You were on your way home at the time and didn't get to eat, so I left one for you, already heated up, perfect for a late-night snack."

In fact, Lanchuan doesn’t like to eat roasted purple sweet potatoes. The reason why he eats them often is because Miaoman likes them.

Every time I wanted to make it for her myself, I always felt that it was not cooked enough. In order not to waste it, I just reluctantly stuffed it into my mouth to fill my stomach.

But thinking that this was a token of Esther's kindness, Lan Chuan took it with both hands, opened the oil-absorbing paper, and took a bite to taste it.

It is mellow and smooth, not greasy, and it doesn't taste like leftovers from dinner at all, but more like something she just made.

"It's delicious, Esther, thank you. I...I will definitely finish it."

"Chi~"

Ya Shi was amused by Lan Chuan's clumsy speech and honesty.

"Lanchuan, we are lovers, there is no need to be so polite to each other.

As your girlfriend, I should do anything for you."

Putting away her smile, Esther raised her hand to help him straighten his collar which had been accidentally wrinkled when Mu Man hugged him.

"What about you? Is there anything you want to say to me today?"

Seeing that Lanchuan looked nervous and reserved, Ya Shi smiled again.

"Don't be nervous, I just thought that you are usually dull, and I am afraid that every time you face me, you will habitually have nothing to say.

But we need to communicate with each other in order to make progress together and go further and further.

Of course, it doesn’t matter if you just can’t say it. I will give you enough time to slowly adapt.

Rest early, good night."

After saying that, Ya Shi walked around the man and was about to leave, but Lan Chuan grabbed her wrist and stopped her.

"I... do have something I want to tell you."

When Ya Shi heard this, she immediately raised her brows and smiled.

"Okay, you talk, I'm listening."

Lan Chuan thought about it, put the purple sweet potato back into his pocket, stretched out his hands, and gently hugged Esther's delicate shoulders.

"Essie, I want to ask you, can you please not let Miao Man know about our engagement and our return home for the New Year?

I know it’s not nice to say this, but... she has been in a low mood recently. Master Xie Ling said that she often hides away and cries secretly.

My eyes are red and swollen every day. If this continues, I might get sick from crying.

So I want to keep it a secret from her first, and wait until she can accept the Fourth Young Master of the Huo Family in her heart, and then we can discuss our marriage, okay?"

So he worked so hard for all this time just to tell her this?

Ya Shi burst into laughter on the spot.

"You mean, as long as Sister Miao Man doesn't get married, we can't be together legitimately, right?"

Lan Chuan knew that Ya Shi was unhappy, so he quickly denied it.

"No, since I have decided to be with you, I will definitely marry you.

I will give you a home and let you live a happy life.

But I don’t want to see Miao Man struggling alone in the abyss of pain. I want to give her a hand, that’s all. Don’t think too much about it.

My feelings for her now are only those of a colleague, not an inappropriate admiration.

Please believe me."

"is it?"

Esther glanced out the window at the cool and clear moonlight.

"So you kissed her and she hugged you, all out of friendship among colleagues?

It’s so late, you’ve been tired after following the young master all day, why don’t you go back to your room to rest early, but go to accompany her to relax.

Sometimes I envy Sister Miao Man. You obviously don’t like roasted purple sweet potatoes, but you sprinkle them with butter and sugar, and that’s also her favorite flavor.

You know this is something I just made. If I'm not mistaken, you accepted it so that you can give it to her after I leave, right?"

How does she know?

Lan Chuan was easily hit in the heart and was speechless for a moment.

However, Esther smiled calmly, took out a pineapple candy from her coat pocket, and put it into her mouth along with the plastic wrapper.

Her teeth followed the contour of the round candy, she put it in her mouth, pinched the candy coating between her two fingers, and threw it into the trash can beside her.

Lanchuan remembered that this was Esther's usual behavior whenever she was in a bad mood.

This sweet pineapple candy may look ordinary, but the price of each bag is as high as 370 pounds.

Based on the salary of an average white-collar worker, it's only enough to buy a little over two packs per month...

But this was not what surprised Lan Chuan the most.

"What happened to your hand?"

When he saw a large piece of white medical adhesive bandage on the back of Esther's right palm, which she used to hold the candy, he immediately grabbed it and checked it.

Esther was startled.

"Ah...it's okay. I accidentally burned myself while using the oven."

Without waiting for Ya Shi to say another word, Lan Chuan grabbed her injured right hand and walked towards his room.

"Hey?"

Esther was quick-witted and grabbed the door frame, showing no intention of obeying orders.

"Lan Chuan, I'm fine. It's just a minor injury. I'll go ask Master Xie Ling for some burn medicine tomorrow morning.

It's the middle of the night, and it's not good for a girl like me to enter your room and be seen by others."

The man turned around and saw that Esther was resisting and almost shrank into the crack of the door.

He used one arm to lift Esther up and held her in his arms, then he easily pried open her clinging fingers and closed the door at the same time.

"That's another thing I want to tell you. Starting tonight, you're living with me."

???

Esther was stunned.

"Why? I have my own room."

This was not the first time that Ya Shi entered Lan Chuan's bedroom, but it was the first time that she visited at night.