Yu Lian thought He Xinglan was nervous because of the upcoming exams and wanted to talk to her to relieve her anxiety.

Who knew that this girl would lead her to a place that resembled a private lounge and take out a huge box from a cabinet behind her.

"Here you go, sister-in-law. Let's not talk about the money. Consider this your first wedding with my brother. This is my belated wedding for you."

Urged by He Xinglan, Yu Lian carefully opened the box, but there was nothing that made her nervous.

It is an application form for DL ​​University.

"Lanlan, what's this?"

He Xinglan scratched her head sheepishly, "Sister-in-law, I don't really know what you want, but I've always heard you mention that you didn't have the opportunity to finish your studies. So Xue Zhi and I discussed it, and we decided to give you an application form."

"Sister-in-law, although this application form is a bit like a master key, the school will also consider your personal abilities. I hope you don't mind, hehe..."

He Xinglan winked mischievously.

Yu Lian never expected that her sister-in-law would give her such a big gift.

This wasn't part of her life plan for the next three years, but this gift truly touched her heart.

"Lanlan, I don't know what to say. Thank you for the gift, I'll accept it."

"I'm glad you like it, sister-in-law. I'll put it away for you, fold it neatly, and you can put it in your bag and treasure it when you get home. By the way, this application form takes a long time, so don't worry. Take your time to think about it. It's okay if you think about it for three or five years."

"Okay, I understand."

The two women, aunt and sister-in-law, drove slowly to their destination.

This was a large private estate in the suburbs, but it was sold by the owner in recent years.

It is now the family's business.

Another developed area occasionally hosts weddings and other banquets.

This meticulously maintained place, which has almost never been visited by outsiders except for the management staff, has finally welcomed its true owner today.

He Xinglan hesitated for a moment before going in.

"Xue Zhi, you and my brother take An An and the others outside to buy ice cream."

Xue Zhi: "Where can I buy ice cream here?"

He Xinglan: ... "If I say it's there, then it's there. Go quickly."

Xue Zhi was easily manipulated by her, but her own brother was a different story.

Facing his achievements and the recipient of this gift, he now resembles a peacock spreading its tail feathers, eagerly awaiting the unfolding of its beautiful plumage.

"Sister-in-law~"

He Xinglan's coquettish address interrupted the couple who were about to get down to business.

"What's wrong, Lanlan?"

"Sister-in-law, I want to eat ice cream. Let my brother take them to buy some. Xue Zhi's old problem has flared up again; his hand hurts so he can't drive."

Xue Zhi simply nodded without saying a word.

"Go ahead and buy them some water. The weather's been dry lately, and I forgot my water bottle when I went out."

He Lin looked displeased and glared at his younger sister.

"Okay, then you can look around by yourself first, I'll be right there."

After everyone else had left, He Xinglan carefully guided her sister-in-law toward a place in the distance where a gardener was pruning branches.

Two gardeners worked together to prune the excess branches off a tree. The man slowly descended the ladder step by step until he landed safely. He turned around and saw Yu Lian.

He exclaimed, "Oh! Isn't this the landlady? We've been waiting for you!"

The word "excited" is clearly insufficient to describe the gardener in front of us.

He was so startled that he dropped his gardening shears on the ground.

Equally excited was the other gardener who had just held the ladder for him.

But after seeing Yu Lian, his expression became somewhat inexplicable.

Yu Lian, who was at the center of the conversation, was quite certain that she had never met these two middle-aged men before.

"Excuse me, have I seen you before?"

Upon hearing her question, the two exchanged a smile and then explained, "We have never met you in person, but we have seen your photograph."

Yu Lian felt a little uncomfortable being addressed as "you" by an elder, so she immediately said, "Uncle, you can just call me Xiao Yu, there's no need to be so polite."

Upon hearing this, the uncle immediately became anxious: "That won't do. You saved my life, and the lives of many others. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that you are a second parent to me and my family."

The more Yu Lian talked, the more suspicious she felt about the matter. She also realized that her sister-in-law must know something, otherwise she wouldn't have deliberately sent her away.

"You're making my head spin. Lanlan, tell me what happened."

He Xinglan walked between the two men with her hands behind her back: "Uncle Zhang, you two have been working all morning, go and rest first. I'll tell my sister-in-law what happened."

With tears in his eyes, Er Rong nodded silently, bowed to Yu Lian again, and then left.

Under her sister-in-law's expectant gaze, He Xinglan stopped hiding anything and told the whole truth.

It turns out that even though he had seen Yu Lian's "corpse" with his own eyes five years ago.

He Lin never gave up looking for her.

He even searched for her while simultaneously preparing for their wedding.

This enormous manor was the first gift he bought for Yu Lian after he earned his first pot of gold.

Later, he renovated the manor, completely separating the side closest to the bustling area, leaving this small area as his exclusive territory for Yu Lian.

It's hard to tell from the outside, but once you step inside the manor...

You can see the traces of the owner's careful decoration.

As he spoke, He Xinglan pulled his sister-in-law inside.

"Sister-in-law, come quickly! I can't wait to show you this!"

He Xinlan was keenly aware of her brother's affection for his sister-in-law.

But from beginning to end, she respected her sister-in-law's wishes. So when he learned that the two had reconciled, he felt an indescribable sense of emotion.

She secretly hugged Xue Zhi and cried for a long time. But she didn't dare to say it out loud, feeling ashamed.

Pushing open the door, Yu Lian was stunned by what she saw.

A huge oil painting hangs on the high wall opposite the fireplace.

The above is her wedding photo with He Lin.

The problem is, they've never taken a photo like this before.

"Sister-in-law, my brother went to great lengths to have someone draw a portrait of you two. You know he never uses sweet words to win people over; he loves you very much."

Yu Lian remained silent, her heart filled with mixed feelings, a myriad of emotions, and even a hint of regret.

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