The Prodigal Son

Since Lü Si and his group were leaving the next day, Qin Yu hosted a simple farewell banquet for them that evening.

After the meal, Nan Que'er and Xu Wan took Ruan Zhi for a stroll, leaving the rest of the space to the few grown men.

Lu Si was very trustworthy. After chatting for a while, he went to his room and brought out one hundred taels of gold. He suppressed the urge to slap the gold on Qin Yu's stinky face and threw the gold in front of Qin Yu.

"Alright!"

Qin Yu looked at Lü Si, who was sulking like a wronged woman, with amusement. "You've been swindled out of money by me before! I've swindled you out of 100,000 taels of silver, what's a mere 100 taels of gold?"

"I……"

Lu Si was even more furious. After snorting for a long time, he finally glared at Qin Yu through gritted teeth: "You just wait, I'll make you pay me back with interest sooner or later!"

That bastard's words are so offensive!

Fortunately, I've already developed a good temper, otherwise I would have been driven crazy by him sooner or later.

"That's right! A person should have ambition!"

Qin Yu nodded approvingly, "You have to think about it, no gambler loses every day! If you lose this time, you can win it back next time."

Win it back?

Lu Si's face twitched slightly.

I'll beat your grandma!

You fucking said you wouldn't fight a battle you weren't sure you could win, so how am I supposed to win it back?

Don't think you don't know; this bastard clearly wants you to lose even more to him!

"What exactly did you two bet on?"

Song Xian looked at the two of them with great curiosity.

"Ask him slowly on your way back to the capital!"

Qin Yu smiled, pointed at Lü Si, and slowly stood up. "It's getting late. You all have a long journey ahead of you tomorrow, so get some rest! I also have some things to take care of."

"Alright!"

Song Xian also stood up, "Then we'll see you again in the capital!"

"good!"

Qin Yu nodded and smiled, leisurely taking the gold and leaving, making Lü Si want to give him a flying kick.

Watching Qin Yu's departing figure, Song Xian couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Qin Yu has made such a great contribution this time, the next time I see Qin Yu, I will probably be the one to bow to him.

Back in his room, Qin Yu immediately took out his brush, ink, paper, and inkstone and began writing a letter.

Before he could finish writing his letter, Xu Wan pushed open the door and walked in.

Qin Yu turned around. "Why are you alone? Where's Que'er?"

What do you think?

Xu Wan closed the door behind her and walked gracefully toward Qin Yu.

Qin Yu's lips curled into a wicked smile. "I bet she'll say she can't have me all to herself, she has to give you a chance to be intimate with me, right?"

"You already know, why are you asking?"

Xu Wan scolded him.

Although these are not Nan Que'er's exact words, the meaning is roughly the same.

Qin Yu laughed and patted his leg at her.

That means, it goes without saying.

In matters like this, Xu Wan wasn't as bold as Nan Que'er and Luo Qingyi.

Although she and Qin Yu had confessed their feelings for each other, she still felt somewhat shy when faced with Qin Yu's intimate invitation.

Xu Wancai suppressed her shyness and walked awkwardly to Qin Yu's side.

Upon seeing this, Qin grabbed her waist and pulled her down onto his lap, teasing her with a smile, "We've kissed and hugged, why are you still being so coy?"

"Who's being coy? I'm just not as shameless as you!"

Xu Wan's cheeks flushed, and she quickly looked at the table. "What are you writing?"

Although she spoke toughly, she was too ashamed to look at Qin Yu, and used reading what Qin Yu wrote as a cover for her embarrassment.

"You'll see when you take a look."

Qin Yu laughed heartily and naturally wrapped his arms around Xu Wan's waist.

Xu Wan's body trembled slightly, and she placed her palm on the back of Qin Yu's hand, her gaze falling on the paper.

Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that this was actually a letter Qin Yu had written to Luo Qingyi. Although the main purpose was to let Luo Qingyi know that he was safe and to express his concern for her, there were quite a few explicit words in it.

"What kind of nonsense is this?! Anyone who didn't know better would think some lewd scoundrel was using obscene language to harass an innocent woman!"

Xu Wan blushed and gently pinched Qin Yu's hand.

"What's there to hide about our relationship?"

Qin Yu chuckled, "I'll not only tell her, but I'll also tell you later."

"Pooh!"

Xu Wan spat lightly and pinched Qin Yu again.

Qin Yu didn't take it to heart and said with a smile, "You've come at the right time. I'll dictate the rest, and you can write it down for me!"

Xu Wan turned around speechlessly and said reproachfully, "Could you be any lazier?"

Qin Yu smirked. "Seriously speaking, my hand hurts from writing, I can't write anymore!"

"And what about the less respectable ones?"

Xu Wan tilted her head and asked.

Qin Yu gently squeezed her waist and chuckled, "The thing is, my hands are always busy!"

"Pervert!"

Xu Wan turned her head away in embarrassment, picked up her pen, and said, "What do you want to write? Tell me quickly!"

Qin Yu, having succeeded in his wicked scheme, burst into laughter and then dictated the rest of the story.

I don't know if Qin Yu did it on purpose, but the rest of the lines were full of cheesy love words.

Adding to the mischief Qin Yu was up to, by the time Xu Wan finished writing the letter, her face was so red it was almost bleeding.

The moment Xu Wan put down her pen, she turned around fiercely, "If you ever dare to make me write this again, I'll beat you up!"

Snapped!

No sooner had Xu Wan finished speaking than Qin Yu slapped her on the buttocks, giving her a smug smile, "I'll beat you up right now!"

"asshole!"

Xu Wan punched Qin Yu in the chest in shame and anger, but then lowered her head to kiss Qin Yu's lips.

Faced with Xu Wan's enthusiasm, Qin Yu naturally had no reason to refuse and immediately responded to her warmly.

The two kissed for a long time until Qin Yu habitually started to take off Xu Wan's clothes, at which point Xu Wan suddenly woke up.

"don't want!"

Xu Wan pressed Qin Yu's hand down, her face flushed, and gently shook her head at him, "Let's talk about it after we're married..."

"Um... okay!"

Qin Yu knew that she wasn't as unrestrained as Nan Que'er and Luo Qingyi, so he didn't force her. He simply gave her a light kiss on the lips.

Their lips parted, and Xu Wan lay half-reclined in Qin Yu's arms, holding Qin Yu's hand tightly, her heart filled with endless sweetness.

After a while, Xu Wan grabbed Qin Yu's fingers and manipulated them, their index fingers hooked together and their little fingers touching.

"You really don't remember this?"

Xu Wan stared intently at Qin Yu.

Ok?

Qin Yu suddenly remembered that Xu Wan had made this finger-hooking gesture to him when they were in Chenzhou.

He even joked at the time, asking if Xu Wan was trying to seduce him!

Now it seems they must have made some kind of agreement when they were children.

Qin Yu racked his brains to recall.

After a long time, he finally managed to grasp some fragmented pieces of memory.

"I remember now!"

Qin Yu slapped his forehead, "When we were playing house at my house, I think I made a pinky promise with you, saying that when I grew up, I would make you my bride or something like that..."

He genuinely couldn't remember the specifics.

"This isn't child's play, and it's not in your house!"

Xu Wanqiong snorted softly, gripped Qin Yu's hand tightly, and a look of deep reminiscence appeared on her face.

"We went with our families to Xue Lie's wedding. A bunch of us kids were playing rock-paper-scissors in the backyard. I lost all the wedding candy the Xue family gave me to Lü Si. You see me hiding to the side crying, so I rushed over, pushed Lü Si down, and helped me get the candy back. He even made a pinky promise with me, saying that when he grows up he will marry me, buy me lots and lots of candy, and treat me well for the rest of his life..."

Qin Yu was surprised to hear Xu Wan's words.

Is that so?

Did I have a bad relationship with Lü Si since childhood?

Qin Yu snapped out of his daze and looked at Xu Wan in surprise. "We were probably only six or seven years old back then, right? How can you remember it so clearly?"

"Six years old."

Xu Wan replied, "All these years, I've always remembered! I just never expected that you would forget our promise completely after you grew up, and that you'd be constantly scolding or making me angry..."

Speaking of the past, Xu Wan felt both aggrieved and fortunate.

She once watched Qin Yu gradually turn into a spoiled brat and tried to change him.

But all her efforts only earned her Qin Yu's deeper disgust and more harsh words.

She even thought that after they got married, she would gradually change Qin Yu and make him reform.

However, in order not to marry her, Qin Yu went to her face and verbally abused her, wishing he could utter every vicious word he could think of.

At that time, she was completely in despair. Every time she thought of their beautiful childhood memories at night, she couldn't help but burst into tears.

Fortunately, Qin Yu did not become a completely rotten person in the end.

"this……"

When the past was brought up, Qin Yu became extremely embarrassed.

This is absolutely not my fault!

Qin Yu inwardly scoffed, then gently kissed Xu Wan's forehead. "How about we pinky swear again?"

"don't want!"

Xu Wan, like a girl in love, chuckled and said, "I want you to acknowledge our childhood promise!"

Qin Yu paused slightly, then whispered in Xu Wan's ear.

"I admit it!"