As he spoke, Lin Jinyan walked out of the desk and came forward. Lin Jinan looked outside the room:
"I happened to meet Brother An at my grandfather's place. Brother An said that he was sorry that the last time we played chess with you, but we couldn't decide the winner. So I took Brother An to come and play chess with you."
Lin Jinyan's smile froze when she heard this, she suppressed her panic and looked outside the room.
An Zhixian, who was waiting in the corridor, slowly appeared outside the door after hearing the sound. He lowered his eyes and saluted without looking around:
"Ms. Lin, Jin An took me for a stroll in the mansion. I happened to wander to the entrance of this courtyard. I thought of the chess game, so Jin An brought me in. When I entered, I realized that it was the lady's courtyard. I offended the lady, but I still wanted to look at him. Don’t be surprised.”
Lin Jinan realized at this moment that no matter how close An Zhixian was, he was still a foreigner. It was not appropriate for him to bring him to his sister's yard and spread the word:
"Yan'er... I regard Brother An as my own family, and I don't think so much..."
Hearing this, Lin Jinyan still didn't understand that her brother, who was unguarded against An Zhixian, was being taken advantage of by An Zhixian. At the moment, I felt angry, panicked, and confused, and there were two indescribable throbbings in my heart.
Now that people have arrived at the door and cannot rush out, Lin Jinyan politely invites the two people in:
"It's just that the study is not a boudoir. Boss An is my brother's friend, and since he is here, it doesn't matter."
While Bai Zhi was making tea, Agate opened the doors and windows in a very measured manner, saying it was for ventilation, but in fact he didn't want Lin Jinyan to be blamed for having a secret meeting with the man outside the house.
Seeing this, Lin Jinan lost his worries. He invited An Zhixian to sit down and asked Lin Jinyan if she was free to play chess.
An Zhixian endured it until this moment, and then he raised his eyes to look at the girl he had longed for. The tenderness in his eyes was like melted sugar juice, hot and silky with a stringy viscosity.
Although Lin Jinyan was talking to Lin Jinan, she still felt the burning warmth. Fortunately, An Zhixian was very measured and did not stare at her all the time. Lin Jinyan clenched the handkerchief in her hand, wiped the slight sweat from her palms, and completely calmed down.
After setting up the chess pieces and sitting down, Lin Jinyan and An Zhixian were playing chess and joking with Lin Jinan. Just after they laid down a stick of incense, Lin Song came to invite Lin Jinan, saying that the old mountain chief was looking for him.
Lin Jinan glanced at the chess game and said he would be back before the end of the game, then followed Lin Song away.
Lin Jinyan glanced out of the corner of her eye. Agate, who was waiting on the side, told Bai Zhi to stew some pear soup and make some wishful cakes to deliver to the old lady when she woke up.
Bai Zhi's eyes wandered around Lin Jinyan and An Zhixian, and she immediately asked Agate for help.
Because the old lady loved to eat Ruyi Cake, Agate often made it. The old lady once praised that the Ruyi Cake made from Agate was comparable to the royal chef in the palace.
When Agate saw the two people playing chess, they both stared at the chess game with serious expressions. Uneasy, she left Bai Zhi, her assistant, to make pastries. Before leaving, she called Hong Jiu to stay in the house.
After Lin Jinyan settled down, she raised her eyes to look at An Zhixian, whose face was filled with joy:
"Boss An, you went to such trouble to see me, do you have something to say?"
An Zhixian raised his eyes and looked at each other, with the corners of his mouth rising uncontrollably. He smiled like a bright moon with stars in his eyes. Lin Jinyan was stunned for a moment, and lowered her eyes to hide her throbbing.
"I do have something to talk to Miss."
Lin Jinyan quickly suppressed her panic when she heard this and calmly raised her eyes again:
"It must be important for Boss An to do this."
An Zhixian nodded: "Being able to sit here is important to An."
