Love letters are not allowed in the exorcism notebook!-Chapter 598 - 21 Where Am I Falling Behind Others

He Lan actually came with the food she had made.

Last time when she said she would make buns for Wang Yunxiao to eat, he thought she was joking around and wasn’t referring to actual buns.

After the Shen Family incident was resolved, Wang Yunxiao had visited Old Master He and sat down for drinks with his eldest martial brother.

The old master didn’t say much, only telling Wang Yunxiao that the matter with the Shen Family wasn’t completely settled yet.

The Imperial Jade Seal was put forth by the Swallow Sect, but its whereabouts were now unknown, hence the Swallow Sect’s task wasn’t concluded. However, the other party was well-hidden, and no slip-ups were seen for the time being.

Wang Yunxiao didn’t need to wait around with them here; going back to school to study was the right thing to do.

When asking about the rescue, the old master did not elaborate much, only mentioned it was to fulfill an obligation and to repay a favor.

To repay a favor, and even ending up dealing with the Special Service Bureau, right?

The old master was unwilling to say more, and Wang Yunxiao didn’t pry further.

His own official position was gone; what’s the use of asking so many questions?

However, during the drinking, the eldest martial brother did bring up his daughter.

Verbally, he expressed regret for having been in hiding all these years without properly guiding his daughter, and now that she’s of age, it would be somewhat more difficult to find a match for her...

It seemed like an expression of guilt, but everyone understood the real implication.

Little Lanzi had the looks and the character; her parents were not short on money. So what if she was a bit older? She wasn’t a thirty-something fairy; she was a legitimate underage maiden. When it came to marriage proposals, the matchmakers would wear out their threshold.

A woman not being married off only has one reason: setting her sights too high.

For some reason, it seemed He Lan had her heart set on him.

Am I that outstanding?

Wang Yunxiao asked himself and felt that he had only met He Lan a few times; it was not as if they had any deep feelings.

If he had to guess her motives... it could only be that food snatched by others tasted better.

Initially, when they first met, it was fine, but it was from the time Wang Yunxiao asked Li Mumu to treat her illness that the girl began to compete.

Just looking at her pair of soft and boneless, tender white little hands, it was clear she was at most skilled in some feminine embroidery and never did any rough work.

But for Wang Yunxiao, she had actually learned how to cook.

White and plump meat buns, with the juice from the filling having soaked through the bun skins, clearly looked delicious.

But you can’t just claim to be my wife!

Can you just say such things carelessly? What about my reputation?

Wang Yunxiao looked at He Lan disapprovingly.

Clutching the hem of her clothes, He Lan said with a shy face and in a low voice, "But that uncle insisted on asking who I was to you, what could I have said?"

"Why couldn’t you just tell the truth?"

"To say I was here to bring food for Junior Martial Uncle... wouldn’t that sound even more scandalous?"

Um...

For a moment, Wang Yunxiao found himself at a loss for words.

In these times, a young woman being out and about, whatever she does, wouldn’t escape being the subject of gossip. Even if you do nothing, merely being seen by others can lead to all manner of slanderous stories.

That’s exactly how Zhou Qing was driven to hang herself.

You say you’re out delivering food? Other than from a father, brother, or a husband and son, who else could accept your food?

What’s the significance of a Junior Martial Uncle, when one should even avoid suspicion with one’s own uncle!

Wang Yunxiao, of course, didn’t care about those things. He felt that He Lan probably didn’t either, but now that she was pretending to care so much, you can’t just tell her to stop faking it and say, "What kind of stuff are you made of? Do I not know you well enough?"

Otherwise, He Lan might just go ahead and hang herself to show him.

Wang Yunxiao picked up a bun, stuffed it into his mouth, and swallowed it in a few bites, then nodded and said, "Tastes good, but don’t send them again. Your place is quite far from here, and it’s inconvenient to go back and forth."

He Lan pouted and said, "I steamed buns for you out of kindness, and here you are, a grown man, acting all fussy and finicky. Are you afraid I’m tainting your reputation or something?" 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

Get lost with that bullshit! What reputation do I have... I mean, what the hell does ’tainting my reputation’ even mean?

Wang Yunxiao thought, if it weren’t for the sake of the buns, today he would’ve certainly shown her what ’tainting a reputation’ really meant!

Of course, that was just a thought.

Seeing that he didn’t respond, He Lan’s lips curved slightly, and she snickered, "Junior Martial Uncle, you’re not afraid that me delivering food will get in the way of you finding someone else, are you?"

"Yes!"

Wang Yunxiao admitted candidly, "Look at how many girls there are in this school, all young and pretty little beauties. Do you realize you’re messing with my big plans?"

"I’m just delivering food. I’m not stopping you."

He Lan laughed, "If you really had a romantic interest willing to wash clothes and cook for you, I wouldn’t come by anymore. But Junior Martial Uncle... you surely wouldn’t take the initiative to chase those refined young ladies who haven’t even touched spring water, volunteering to carry water and wash their feet for them, right?"

I feel like you’re throwing shade.

"If you really ended up with someone, then fine, it’s as if I never came by."

He Lan narrowed her eyes and twisted the knife further, "A great hero like you surely wouldn’t fail to win over a woman, having to guard your chastity for her to show your sincerity, right?"

"Let me tell you, women have no respect for that kind of..."

"Shut up!"

Wang Yunxiao covered He Lan’s mouth in one swift motion and pushed her against the wall, "What nonsense are you spouting, as a young lady?"

I have a friend who doesn’t like hearing this kind of talk!

He Lan’s body went soft, as if boneless, allowing Wang Yunxiao to pin her against the wall without struggling, only blinking her large eyes that were brimming with amusement as she gazed at him.

You think you’re going to hit me?

Wang Yunxiao let go, feeling his hand dampen. When he looked, the center of his palm was stamped with a pink lip print.

He Lan stuck out her pretty tongue, licked the corner of her mouth, thrust her chest forward slightly, and smiled as she approached Wang Yunxiao, "If you’re a real man, you’d slap me hard in front of everyone and call me a ’slut’, then I would stop coming by. Maybe the girl you like will see your sincerity and start to look at you differently, no?"

I believe in your evil spirits! Start to look at me differently my foot!

Wang Yunxiao said coldly, "Do you believe I’ll have the senior brother send you back to Cangzhou to raise donkeys?"

He Lan’s face changed for a moment, but she quickly recovered her smile.

"Let’s both take a step back, you call me ’sister’, and I won’t tell others that I’m your wife, how about that?"

You call that taking a step back?

"Sister..."

"That doesn’t sound sincere at all. You think I don’t know that Tianmen people call all women ’sister’? I want the single-word kind. From now on, if I come to deliver food, I’ll just say it’s for my little brother, to avoid any misunderstandings."

"You don’t need to send any more!"

"Call me sister!"

"..."

Wang Yunxiao was speechless.

He Lan’s smile faded, and she spoke softly, "If you admit you have a romantic interest, I won’t deliver food. But if you don’t... where do I fall short? Why can’t you look at me favorably?"