A day quietly came to an end, quickly.
Thinking carefully, life isn’t actually that hard... is it?
She turned around, intending to go downstairs, to face reality, and face the many unknowns of her future.
But before she reached the door, it opened from the outside, and a little head peeked in, breaking into a bright smile upon seeing Shi Nuan.
Shi Nuan suddenly understood why Ye Mingmei’s parents named her Mingmei, because she felt like a beam of bright sunshine.
"Hello..." Shi Nuan greeted her, still not quite used to calling her by her name.
Ye Mingmei came in and said, "Hello, little sister-in-law, you’re up just in time, Brother Yu asked me to come play with you!"
Shi Nuan thought, she’s not a child, why would she need Ye Mingmei to play with her!
But there wasn’t much more to say, so she said, "There’s nothing fun upstairs, let’s go downstairs... um, and take a walk in the yard!"
The gardenia in the southwest corner seemed to be blooming more joyfully; she was quite eager to take a look.
Ye Mingmei nodded, "Sure, sure, I don’t like staying indoors all the time either, it feels suffocating!"
Shi Nuan smiled, and followed Ye Mingmei downstairs.
On the way, Ye Mingmei kept chatting non-stop, but Shi Nuan didn’t quite catch what she was saying.
Song Yansheng wasn’t downstairs; from Ye Mingmei’s earlier words, Shi Nuan knew he was in the study, seemingly handling some matters.
Shi Nuan didn’t ask further, and just followed Ye Mingmei outside.
Shi Nuan had toured the Song Mansion, but when she was with Song Yansheng, she couldn’t calm her heart, so she never really appreciated the beautiful scenery.
With Ye Mingmei, seeing the girl’s innocent and lively smile was genuinely infectious.
The twilight glow fell, resting on the girl’s bent eyebrows and eyes, as if starlight were hidden in those dark pupils.
Ye Mingmei was in a great mood, saying it had been a long time since she roamed here, and she did visit when the Song Mansion was completed five years ago. f.r(e)e\webn.ovel.co\m
However, it was just March back then, the garden didn’t have so many beautiful flowers, and many weren’t even planted yet.
Hearing this, Shi Nuan’s eyes flickered as she asked, "So, you came when the Song Mansion was first completed five years ago?"
"Yes!" Ye Mingmei said, "I came with my Boss Gu, not just us, but also Uncle Qiao, Brother Yan, Brother Qu, Sister Ziyan, a lot of people, it was really lively!"
Shi Nuan bit her lip and said, "Then do you know... know why your Brother Yu built this house?"
Shi Nuan didn’t say directly that it was for the woman he loved, because she didn’t want to pry into Song Yansheng’s privacy.
But she wanted to know if this woman really existed... just to confirm!
Ye Mingmei made a sound, "Well, it should be for marriage, because Brother Yu said it’s his wedding house... Mentioning this makes me frustrated, I thought Brother Yu would get married soon after building it, but five years have passed and he’s still unmarried. Thankfully, now you, little sister-in-law, have claimed this aging bachelor, otherwise, I’d still have to worry over him!"
Twenty-nine years old, it’s a man’s prime age, how is he an aging bachelor?
Shi Nuan wondered what Song Yansheng would think if he knew!
However, from Ye Mingmei’s words, it’s clear that Song Yansheng indeed built the Song Mansion five years ago for marriage!
But that marriage was definitely not intended for her, Shi Nuan!