In a way, the handling of *Anecdotes of the Capital* had brought Cheng Xiran and Helian Duo together. If the two of them truly fell in love and got married, Xiran would live a smooth and worry - free life for the rest of her days.
"Xiran has reached the age for marriage..." the old lady said slowly, already having her own plans in mind.
"The moon is hidden in the deep night. Why aren't you back in your room sleeping?" Xue Lianyu's sudden appearance interrupted Helian Duo's wandering thoughts.
Helian Duo calmly put down the wine cup in his hand. Seeing Xue Lianyu's sneaky look, he simply threw the cup behind him.
Xue Lianyu fumbled around and finally caught it. He couldn't help but complain, "Blockhead, do you know what you're doing? This is a top - grade glass cup. I've never even used it for drinking on ordinary days, and you just casually throw it like this?"
"I'll compensate you. Stop nagging," Helian Duo said. He was already in a bad mood, and now it was even worse.
Seeing this, Xue Lianyu didn't press the issue anymore. He just murmured, "What's wrong? Are you itching because you haven't seen Miss Cheng all day?"
Seeing that Helian Duo neither refuted nor responded, Xue Lianyu became more excited. "Why don't you just go and find her? As a man, shouldn't you be more proactive? Don't be as coy as a woman. That's so unmanly."
"You think you know the temperaments of all women in the world just because you think you're good at flirting with them?" Helian Duo said.
Hearing this, Xue Lianyu didn't take it seriously. "Of course! Anyway, I've got the experience. As a person who has been through it all, you have to listen to some of my advice."
"But Cheng Xiran is quite different from before..." Helian Duo murmured under the beautiful moonlight. His words caught Xue Lianyu's agreement. "Lately, many people have been saying that Miss Cheng's temper has changed. Take the incident with the second branch of the Cheng family for example. Based on what I've heard about her, she probably couldn't have stayed in the Cheng family any longer."
However, from recent situations, Cheng Xiran clearly showed no sign of backing down.
With the great success of *Anecdotes of the Capital*, more people began to pay attention to her, and naturally, some people dug out her past.
"Can a person's personality change so easily?" Helian Duo seemed to be talking to himself. His mind couldn't help but recall the scene when Cheng Xiran nearly drowned. Although he wasn't there, he had heard from others that she had drowned while trying to get his autographed calligraphy and paintings.
She wasn't good at swimming... but last time on Xuan Mountain, she could stay in the water for such a long time and even save Jiang Yulang. Either she was framed last time, or there was something wrong with her.
He needed an example to prove his thoughts.
Thinking of this, Helian Duo gradually formed a plan in his mind. Although he shouldn't have suspected her identity and the current her was more likable, because of her previous ramblings, he still had some concerns.
Seeing Helian Duo frowning, Xue Lianyu wanted to laugh but held it back. "I said, blockhead, you're really concerned about Miss Cheng. If I didn't like her too, I'd definitely use some means to match you two up."
Looking at his blatant look, it seemed that he wasn't joking.
"Who said I like her? If I liked her, I would have agreed earlier. Why wait until now..." Helian Duo put his hands behind his back, his tone a bit stiff. Then he continued, "I just think she has some skills and can be useful to us."
"Really?" Xue Lianyu walked up to him excitedly, but Helian Duo quickly avoided his gaze.