"No need!" Xia Yinian snatched the clothes and hurried out.

Without even looking at the clothes he picked for her, she dashed towards the bathroom, throwing the blanket aside as she went.

As she shut the door, she took a deep breath.

Glancing at the clothes in her hand, she felt a bit helpless, but now she had no choice but to wear them to go out. After all, she asked him to choose for her.

However, the man was so unwilling for her to suffer any loss, he definitely wouldn’t harm her.

But... Xia Yinian looked up and, sure enough, saw a red mark on her neck in the mirror.

Stupid Gu Beicheng! Why suck so hard? Who knows how many days it will take for this to fade?

Unfortunately, there’s only makeup remover here, no medicated makeup, otherwise, she could cover it up a bit.

But, would the man outside let her cover it? What a joke!

Forget it, it’s getting dark anyway, just pretend others won’t notice. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

There was nothing she could do to change it, so Xia Yinian decided not to care anymore. She quickly dressed and pushed the door open to go out.

"Let’s go." Xia Yinian glanced at the man not far away.

The girl’s boldness made the man a bit skeptical.

Seeing what he wanted to see, Gu Beicheng was satisfied, stood up, and followed her steps.

...

At the Feng Family, knowing that the old master had woken up, Feng Yan stayed by the room without leaving.

Xia Yinian, upon arriving, went straight upstairs. No one would stop her and Gu Beicheng.

In the room, besides the person on the bed, there was only Feng Yan.

"Ah Yen, how’s grandpa..." Xia Yinian nearly ran inside.

Knowing someone was coming, Feng Yan, who was sitting by the bed, stood up and turned to look at the incoming girl.

"Grandpa is awake, but still can’t speak."

Looking at the person on the bed, Xia Yinian paused slightly, stopping her steps.

Gu Beicheng, who was walking behind her, held her hand.

With the strength the man gave her, Xia Yinian took a deep breath, glanced sideways at Gu Beicheng, and then moved forward.

"Grandpa, it’s Nian Nian. Do you remember me? It’s Nian Nian." Xia Yinian pursed her lips, trying hard to appear calm.

She knelt by the bed, holding the old man’s hand.

But when she met the old master’s eyes, Xia Yinian’s eyes immediately turned red with excitement.

Compared to Grandma Feng, her feelings for Grandpa Gu were deeper.

It was a kind of connection by blood; Xia Yinian couldn’t explain it, but the analogy wasn’t an exaggeration.

"Grandpa, it’s Nian Nian. You’ve slept for so long, seeing you wake up makes me really happy!"

"Do you know? Nian Nian missed you. Nian Nian hopes you can be well and stop sleeping."

"Didn’t you say you still want to attend my wedding? If you don’t get up soon, I’ll randomly find someone to marry, leaving you with lifelong regret."

"I’m not joking; you’d better get up soon and exercise your limbs, or it’ll really be too late."

Xia Yinian kept muttering, her tears occasionally sliding down her cheeks.

She had so much to say to grandpa, but when she saw him, she didn’t know where to start.

"Grandpa, you’ve slept for so long, haven’t you slept enough? The jasmine in the backyard has withered and is now budding again."

"Shall I take you to see it? Each little bud is like a sleeping child."

"When they wake up, the backyard will surely be filled with a sweet fragrance. You must go see it yourself when that time comes, alright?"