Chapter 27: Tangled Waterweeds

She pressed her lips together, her initial suppressed smile soon erupting into hearty laughter.

Infected by her mirth, the driver chuckled softly and asked, "What is it that has you so happy, miss?"

"It is nothing, really—I just caught a big fish," Wen Ling replied, her eyes sparkling with delight.

Zhou Yinhe returned to his own residence. He had lived on his own since coming of age, only occasionally returning to Fengqi Garden.

He showered in silence and lay down on his bed in silence. He had expected—