The male supporting character was actually myself.

Since it's so safe, why worry about not having enough emergency airships? Look at the terrifying weather outside, other airships don't even dare to move, but our Cloud Dream City is flying steadily, completely unaffected.

Oh dear, miss, you're just scaring yourself. I thought something terrible had happened, but it turns out you're just worrying unnecessarily!

I'm relieved about that. Please have a seat, Miss. I'll go to the kitchen to see if the pastries are ready. Rainy days are perfect for tea and snacks.

"If you're feeling down, Miss, I can just crack open that window over there, listen to the rain, and have some tea. Wouldn't that be wonderful?"

The young maid excitedly opened a crack in the wooden window to let in some fresh air. Immediately, a cool breeze carrying moisture blew in, the beaded curtain rustled softly, and the pink canopy swayed gently, making the room much more refreshing.

"I hope the journey is smooth, otherwise even if I die in the airship crash, the Yunmeng family will still be guilty." Lan Jingshu sighed as she looked out at the dark sky.

She had considered disembarking at Kunxia Port with Young Master Luo and staying there temporarily.

However, for the sake of the Yunmeng family's reputation, she couldn't abandon the people on the airship and escape alone. Otherwise, if something really happened, even if she survived, she would suffer from a guilty conscience and would never be able to forgive herself for her selfish desertion.

It only implicated Young Master Luo. Who would have thought that after Yan'er said she wouldn't leave, he wouldn't even get off the airship?

This friendship is certainly touching, but what if something really happens to us?

Lan Jingshu paced anxiously in the room, wondering if she should ask Yan'er to invite Young Master Luo over since there were no other maids around at the moment.

If you can persuade him to disembark from the airship, you can ask the captain to stop at the next port so he can get off!

By the way, to verify whether Young Master Luo's dream is real, besides the number of emergency airships, there is also the newly appointed top scholar Duan Lang. At this moment, the airship has slowly taken off and is ready to depart. If the dream is real, wouldn't he have already boarded the airship?

Thinking of this, she rang the silver bell on the table, and soon a servant was waiting outside the door.

"Go and ask the housekeeping manager to come over. Tell her I have something important to ask her."

"Yes, Miss, please wait a moment." The servant quickly ran off.

Meanwhile, a tall, elegant female housekeeper with jingling ornaments was having tea in the living room of Jiang Chen's room.

“Young Master Luo, you said before that you would be given any spare rooms, no matter how many, and I agreed.”

The serious-looking and meticulous female housekeeping manager in her forties put down her teacup. "Just now at Kunxia Port, the port manager couldn't buy a ticket from me, so he simply swapped it with an old lady in a second-class room."

They handled everything seamlessly, without me even having a chance to handle it. I thought it would be better to tell you about this. It's not that I had spare tickets and didn't want to leave them for you, young master; it's just that what they did was unexpected, and I only found out afterward.

If Young Master Luo still needs to keep an eye on available rooms, I'll try to keep a close eye on them.

"Thank you for coming to explain in person, Manager Yao. Since they reached an agreement and made the exchange themselves and informed us afterwards, we naturally cannot interfere."

Jiang Chen thanked him first, then handed him a silver note and said with a smile, "I can arrange things here for now. I won't cause any trouble since you're busy with your work."

After exchanging a few polite words, the female room attendant left.

"There's nothing we can do now. The poor new top scholar is going to be cuckolded!" The little white cat shook its head and sighed, its paws dangling. "Misfortune has struck, and there's nothing we can do to stop it."

"As the saying goes, it's better to tear down ten temples than to break up one marriage, but I'm determined to break up this marriage!" Jiang Chen lowered his voice and instructed, "Xiao Bai, go and see where Yan'er is. If she comes out of her room, let me know. I need her to help me send a message to Miss Lan."

The fluffy little ball shook its fur and bounced off, saying, "Okay, wait for my good news!"

With the help of a ventilation and signal system, a few minutes later Jiang Chen "bumped into" the little maid Yan'er who came to get snacks at the kitchen door.

"Young Master Luo? Why did you come to a place like this in person? You could have just asked a servant to tell you what you wanted to eat."

Yan'er looked up and saw it was him. She couldn't hide her smile. She opened the food box and was about to serve him a plate of snacks. "Young Master Luo, please try the chestnut and osmanthus cake that my chef specially made. It's delicious!"

"Thank you for your kindness, Miss Yan'er, but I don't have time to enjoy the snacks right now." Jiang Chen led her to a quiet, secluded place before lowering his voice and saying, "I have something very important to ask Miss Lan in person."

Could you please arrange a time for us to meet alone?

Yan'er's eyes gleamed mischievously, and the corners of her mouth curved as she retorted, "Just asking about something? I mean, Young Master Luo, can't you be a little more straightforward, you grown man?"

This morning I told you to say whatever you wanted to say, and you actually started discussing the airship's interior and stuff, even showing us around some cabins. Can't you be a little more romantic?

Chapter Eighteen: Proposing Marriage

"I'll try my best." Jiang Chen was both amused and exasperated. Romance could wait until everyone's lives were saved.

There are over four thousand people on the airship. In just over a day, nine or eight out of ten of them will die. Those are all living, breathing human lives, and behind each of them are families.

Of course, minimizing casualties is the best way to start a romantic conversation; otherwise, the atmosphere won't be right.

"Young Master Luo, please wait in the back corridor. I'll go tell my young lady. Perhaps she's thinking of seeing you!" Yan'er said with a smile as she walked back with the food box, waving at him.

Jiang Chen had no choice but to wait in the back corridor.

The storm had not yet subsided. If it weren't for the pocket watch that showed it was only afternoon and not yet dinner time, the pitch-black sky would have given one the illusion that it was already late at night.

People living in the lowest-level dormitory-style rooms have a more confused perception of time.

They didn't have fancy, expensive pocket watches to tell the time, and they lived at the very bottom of the airship, where the constant rumbling of machinery could be heard. Occasionally, when they went out for some fresh air and saw the pitch blackness, they felt it was probably nighttime.

Ji Ningyu slept in a daze for most of the day.

My mind is filled with tender and lingering images, vaguely dreaming of my home garden surrounded by beautiful women, carefree and playing. I truly don't want to wake up.

"Ha~" He yawned and sat up from the hard wooden bed in the dormitory, listening somewhat blankly as the person next to him described the beauty of the Star Moon Continent.

It is said that the scenery there is picturesque all year round, and the people live a prosperous and happy life.

Because every step reveals a new scene, and almost every place is a famous tourist attraction, the large flow of tourists brings together all sorts of novelties. Anyone who arrives on the Star Moon Continent and is lucky enough to obtain a residency permit can live a good life.

"Star Moon Continent, the legendary place closest to the stars." Ji Ningyu couldn't help but sigh after listening for a while, and then regretted that such a beautiful scene would not have been worthwhile if she had a beautiful woman by her side.

I wonder if the beautiful woman I met last night would be willing to wander the world with me.

The rain was pouring down with no sign of stopping. Where could they look for her?

Judging from her clothes, demeanor, and mannerisms, she must be a young lady from a wealthy family staying in a first-class room.

A down-on-his-luck scion of a wealthy family encounters a young lady who is being forced into marriage and has even contemplated suicide. He rescues her with kind words and gentle comfort, and from then on, they fall in love and together they write a poignant love story.

He recalled the beauty's every smile and gesture, and his talent for drawing sketches stirred within him.

If this story could be expanded and some tragic and beautiful elements added in writing and drawing, it would definitely have a great sales prospect!

Perhaps he could become famous in the Star Moon Continent, earn countless riches, and enjoy beautiful scenery and fine wine with beauties, living a life free from financial worries once again...

"Achoo!" Just as Ji Ningyu was envisioning drawing pictures of the beauty fruit on the cover of a notebook to attract customers to buy it, Ye Qingqing suddenly sneezed.

Mrs. Ye looked up at her and said with concern, "Why don't you close the window quickly? It's windy and rainy outside, and our room is small, so it's easy for drafts to get in. Don't catch a cold..."

"Knock knock knock!" Before she could finish speaking, she heard someone knocking on the door. She had no choice but to put the clothes she was washing in the basin, wipe her hands quickly, and go to open the door.

The female housekeeping manager stood outside the door with a beaming smile. Upon seeing Madam Ye, she lowered her voice and said with a laugh, "Congratulations, Madam! Truly, a daughter of the Ye family has come of age, kept hidden away and unknown to the world. Her natural beauty cannot be concealed, and now, thousands seek her husband!"

The young lady missed out on a good marriage due to health reasons, but God is fair, and now another happy marriage has fallen from the sky.

Let me tell you, the newly appointed top scholar of the Longyuan Dynasty on the Starry Sky Continent, Lord Duan Lang, has fallen in love with your daughter at first sight and is willing to offer a fortune to marry her!

"The newly appointed top scholar of the Longyuan Dynasty?" Madam Ye looked surprised. "How come he's on the airship? And when did he see my daughter?"

"Isn't it because of the weather that other airships dare not set sail? Lord Duan Lang urgently needs to travel to Liuli Tower to take up his post, so in order not to delay, he boarded the Yun Shen Meng Cheng at Kunxia Port just now."

That's why I said it was a perfect marriage that fell from the sky.

Just as Lord Duan was boarding the ship, his daughter was leaning against the open window watching the rain. Lord Duan could never forget her stunning beauty after just one glance!

After boarding the ship, Lord Duan, disregarding everything else, went around asking around for information, and now he's come to me hoping to arrange a marriage. What do you think, Madam Ye?

Upon hearing the housekeeper's words, Madam Ye was both surprised and delighted.

The joy was that his daughter was finally able to find a good match. Marrying the newly appointed top scholar meant he wouldn't have to worry about financial hardship. Although the Longyuan Dynasty was far away, it was known throughout the world for its peace and prosperity.

The newly crowned top scorer marrying his own daughter is definitely a case of the Ye family marrying above their station!

What's alarming is that Qingqing may not have changed her mind. If she causes another engagement cancellation, she'll ruin her reputation as a young lady.

"Thank you for your trouble, but this matter is of great importance and I need to discuss it with Qingqing."

After a few seconds of contemplation, Madam Ye decisively said, "The Longyuan Dynasty is indeed quite far from us. I'm afraid that if she marries here, the two continents will be separated, and she will inevitably miss her hometown when they meet."

If my daughter is interested, I will then go and bother Steward Yao.

The female housekeeper smiled and nodded, saying, "It's all because of my mother; I understand Madam Ye's concerns."

You may go ahead and discuss it. I dare not speak for others, but I can guarantee that Lord Duan is a man of impeccable character and social standing. The Duan family, the richest family in Kunxia Port, is quite famous throughout the entire Xingao Continent.

Moreover, Lord Duan was only twenty-two years old when he became the top scholar in the imperial examination. He was handsome, elegant and refined, truly a man of exceptional talent and appearance.

If Madam Ye is interested, just let me know and I will arrange for you to have your character and appearance checked first.

As for family background, there's no need to worry. Lord Duan has already investigated quite thoroughly, and he's more than willing, even promising to personally prepare a ten-mile-long dowry for the Ye family if your daughter agrees to marry him!

After expressing her gratitude and exchanging pleasantries, Madam Ye returned to her bedroom with mixed feelings of joy and worry. She sat on the bed in silence for a long time before finally asking, "When the airship stopped at Kunxia Port earlier, did you open the window?"

"Ah... I felt stuffy in the room, so I turned it on. What's wrong? Why does Mother look so troubled?" Ye Qingqing didn't know what had happened, and her heart was pounding.

Just now, she was thinking about her lover when she heard someone knocking on the door and vaguely mentioning something about marriage. She was both surprised and delighted, thinking that her lover, whom she had met by chance last night, had sent someone to inquire about the news and come to propose marriage.

She was so nervous that her right hand was gripping the handkerchief so tightly that her fingertips turned white. She asked quietly, "Who was that just now?"

"Someone has sent the steward of the guest room to propose marriage. I need to have a serious talk with you this time. You absolutely cannot go back on your word again!"

"Propose marriage?" Ye Qingqing blushed instantly, and the image of her handsome and considerate lover appeared in her mind. Her voice became softer and slightly shy as she said, "As long as I am truly in love with you, I will never mention breaking off the engagement again."

"I wonder... which young master has come to propose marriage? Mother, do you know him?"

Chapter Nineteen Blind Date

"How would I recognize him?"

Seeing that her daughter's expression didn't seem to be offended, Madam Ye said directly, "The matchmaker said it's the newly appointed top scholar, Lord Duan Lang, from the Longyuan Dynasty of the Xing'ao Continent."

He saw you by the window when he boarded the ship in the afternoon, and fell in love at first sight, asking someone to propose marriage to him.

The Duan family is an extremely wealthy family, and it is truly rare for Lord Duan to achieve such a remarkable feat at such a young age.

My dear, if we, mother and daughter, were to break off the engagement and return home in disgrace, it would be truly difficult for you to find such a good family in our dynasty again!

Those so-called "potential stars," who knows how long it will take for them to achieve success?

Upon hearing that it wasn't the lover she had been longing for, Ye Qingqing's expression immediately fell slightly.

But she dared not reveal it too obviously, for fear that her mother would notice something amiss.

If his stubborn, feudal-minded mother found out that he was meeting with a strange man at night and was even pulling and hugging him uncontrollably, she would probably be furious.

Madam Ye assumed that her daughter's lack of interest stemmed from hearing that the Longyuan Dynasty did not want to marry far away, so she quickly continued to persuade her, "Let's not talk about anything else, just take the Ji family, who broke off their engagement, for example. You yourself are well aware of this case."

Ji Ningyu's father loved reading and enjoyed making friends with scholars to discuss knowledge, but after spending most of his life studying, he only managed to become a student of the lowest rank!