Reunion (3)
ââŠI DID take that path, but there was a sign about some mercenary group and an arrow. I thought they were Annaâs, so I followed them.â
âYou donât have to tell me- you only realised you followed the wrong group when you arrived at THEIR destination, right?â the seventh princess knew him well, she was certain.
ââŠYeah. I had almost entered the Vermilion Bird Empire by then,â came Ye Langâs embarrassed reply.
Ye Lanyu shook her head. ââŠYouâre a clueless egg! Were they all women?â
âNo! They were all men!â Ye Lang shook his head.
âYou know Annaâs Mercenary Group has only women, then why didnât you realise something was wrong?â she asked in exasperation. She couldnât believe how Ye Lang could mess up something so obvious.
âI didnât know!! They were a newly formed mercenary group so I thought Anna had new recruitsâŠâ Ye Lang said weakly.
âWith Annaâs personality, she would never recruit men. Sheâs only a little more normal around you but to other men, even our uncles, she had never been nice. You need to be more careful next time, donât follow the wrong people!â said the seventh princess gently. She was examining him from head to toe, checking if he suffered, if he was thinner.
Thank god he was alright!
Like her, Ye Lanyu was doing the same- even Zhen Xiaoyan was regarding him from afar.
âYe Lang, have you missed me all this time?â Although she had many questions on her mind, this was the seventh princessâ most important question.
âLet me thinkâŠâ Ye Lang fell deep in thought. He was attempting to recall if he had ever missed the princess.
ââŠâ A vein bulged in the princessâ forehead. Did he have to THINK?
âYou bastard, you only know how to have fun, youâve never thought about your wife at all! Youâre so mean, why did I ever miss you!â the seventh princess grabbed his arm, then pinched itâŠ
âAhh⊠I did think of you!! I was just counting the number times I was thinking of you! Also, weâre only engaged, youâre not my wife! And we even talked about breaking up!â Ye Lang shook her off, he didnât want to be bullied like this forever. Unfortunately, he hadnât been able to shake off his fate.
âBreak what now? Donât you think of shaking me off! Iâve been talking to Auntie Anqi recently, and Iâve settled our marriage affairs already!â she knocked his head. She knew she was fated to marry Ye Lang. Although she still didnât have âfeelingsâ for him, this would come eventually.
âWhatever, youâll be a great wife anyway!â said Ye Lang stupidly. It was obvious he didnât think much of it. It was just a marriage, he didnât lose anything.
âAlright, then it is set!â
âHey, Iâm here, and I havenât agreed yet! Little Seven, youâll have to be very nice to me to be my sister-in-law or youâll never be able to step into our house!â Ye Lanyu interrupted them, placing one more roadblock to their marriage.
The seventh princess fell silent. She knew Ye Lang listened to Ye Lanyu so even if Long Anqi agreed, without Ye Lanyuâs blessing this still wouldnât work.
Unfortunately, she wasnât going to beg Lanyu for it!
âThen we wonât marry yet. Iâll wait until you marry out of the family, and Iâll do whatever I want then!â scoffed the seventh princess. How long could this sister control his life? If she was married off, she wouldnât have the time to care about this!
âI wonât marry if my brother doesnât. Letâs see who wins!!â hissed Ye Lanyu.
ââŠâ Zhen Xiaoyan didnât know what to say, thinking Ye Lanyu was being ridiculous. What if both of them did become family one day? What would happen? Then again, they could be counted as family already- while they would never admit it, their hearts were already together.
Zhen Xiaoyan envied how they grew up together. While they fought, they still cared- and they got to grow up with Ye Lang too!
It was such a precious friendship they had!
âYe Lanyu, weâll fight to settle this once and for all!1â
âAlright then, you think Iâm scared of you?â
Soon, both of them started threatening each other again. They looked like they were about to battle again- that was if they got to start.
Ye Lang didnât stop them, while the rest were used to it. Anyone whoâd grown up with them knew they fought a lot.
That was why Ye Lang only pulled Zhen Xiaoyan into the clinic, âFatty, Iâve missed you! Letâs go inside!â
Zhen Xiaoyan blushed, then huffed, ââŠYou miss my food!â
âYep!â Ye Lang nodded, âI miss your food the most, but, I sometimes miss you too!â
ââŠâ Zhen Xiaoyan was speechless, but she was satisfied with his answer. It was enough for him to miss her sometimes, it wasnât like they were anything more than friends.
âStop!!â
When they saw Ye Lang running off with Xiaoyan, Ye Lanyu and the seventh princess immediately stopped their bickering to stop Ye Lang. Theyâd just met him, how would they let him out of their sight so soon?
âWhat? You may continue! It looks like itâll take a long time so Iâll get fatty to leave some dinner for you,â said Ye Lang without even turning his head.
âNo wonder Little Seven said you were mean. We havenât met in so long, and you donât want to talk to me?â said Ye Lanyu.
âI do, but Iâm busy now.  I have many patients inside, and there are more people waiting outside,â Ye Langâs words reminded Ye Lanyu that he was the genius doctor- and he was the one treating patients inside.
âRight, I have a patient here too, can you take a look?â Ye Lanyu finally remembered what they were here for.
Chen Pi cooperated by immediately carrying his mother over, looking at Ye Lang hopefully.
âWho?â Ye Lang didnât see Chen Pi, because not only him but all the other patients surrounded them with hopeful faces.
It was natural for the patients to approach when the doctor was here!
âGenius doctor, can you take a look at this⊠It hurts so badâŠâ
âDoctorâŠâ
The yard slipped into chaos within a second, everyone fighting to get nearer to Ye Lang. If it were not for the Light Riders, Ye Langâs clothes wouldâve been torn to shredsâŠ
The seventh princess looked at Ye Lang, then at the Light Riders in confusion. She didnât understand why they were so respectful towards Ye Lang. They were usually very proud people, they were never so courteous and respectful towards people outside the Teachings.