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Chapter 30: Why Did I End Up Chasing After Nothing?

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After leaving Wanyue Courtyard, Su Yan'er went directly to find Qin Lang.

At this moment, Qin Yi was also at Nanfeng Courtyard.

"Second Brother, this is a jade pendant I recently obtained from Leishan Temple. What do you think of it?" Qin Yi asked excitedly, showing Qin Lang the jade pendant engraved with the word "Peace".

Qin Lang picked it up, glanced at it, and nodded, saying, "Not bad!"

Qin Yi smiled happily and then said.

"It's excellent. I personally selected this from among many jade pendants and then asked Master Qing'an to personally consecrate it. This jade pendant is for protection and peace. I'm really a little reluctant to give it to that girl Qin Wan!"

Qin Yi said he was reluctant, but he had already wanted to send it to Qin Wan. He was angry that day and said some very hurtful things. Now that he was calm, they couldn't just keep ignoring each other.

Today's fireworks display is a perfect opportunity to give her the jade pendant; I guarantee she'll be moved to tears.

Qin Yi could already picture Qin Wan receiving the jade pendant in his mind. He knew she would cry and say, just like when she was little, "Thank you, Third Brother. Third Brother is so good to Wan'er."

Just thinking about Qin Yi made him smile; it was a genuine smile from the bottom of his heart.

"Second brother, third brother!" Su Yan'er's voice interrupted Qin Yi's reverie.

Upon hearing the sound, Qin Yi hurriedly put away the jade pendant. He had left in a hurry that day and didn't have much silver with him, so he only managed to get one.

He was afraid that Su Yan'er would be heartbroken if she saw the jade pendant and learned that it was given to Qin Wan, so Qin Yi decided not to tell Su Yan'er this time.

Next time, when I have enough money, I'll get Yan'er an even better one.

"Yan'er, how is it?" Qin Yi asked Su Yan'er after putting away the jade pendant.

Su Yan'er ran all the way to Nanfeng Courtyard without stopping, and was now panting heavily. After catching her breath for a while, she said, "Fourth Sister agreed to go see the fireworks show together tonight!"

Qin Yi grinned and subconsciously touched his waist.

"Great! Let's go early tonight!"

"Okay!" Su Yan'er replied, her gaze already fixed on Qin Lang beside her.

Seeing Qin Lang's somewhat worried expression, Su Yan'er asked again, "Second brother, what's wrong?"

Qin Lang shook his head. He wasn't worried; he was just concerned.

This fireworks extravaganza was prepared by the Empress to celebrate the engagement between the Fourth Prince and Miss Shen. She knew Qin Wan's feelings for the Fourth Prince, and she would be heartbroken if Qin Wan knew the truth.

Wan'er has reached marriageable age. Since she is not destined to be with the Fourth Prince, she will find another one. She refuses to believe that in this vast world, there is only one man, Xiao Jingyu, who can win Wan'er's heart.

The sun sets, and it is early afternoon.

When everyone was ready to go to Fanlou to watch the fireworks display, Qin Wan was not in the courtyard.

"Did you ask? Did they really leave early?" Qin Yi asked anxiously. Could he have seen wrong?

Su Yan'er's eyes were red; she hadn't expected Qin Wan to break her promise after agreeing to it.

"I asked, and the servants at Wanyue Courtyard said that Fourth Sister went out at 3:45 PM and hasn't returned yet!"

After saying that, she subconsciously looked at Qin Lang, fearing that Qin Lang would not accompany her for Qin Wan's sake, just like last time.

Qin Yi frowned, turned and went to the front door, asking, "Did Qin Wan go out today?"

The gatekeeper replied, "Reporting to Third Young Master, Fourth Miss went out around 3 PM this afternoon!"

Upon hearing the definite response, Qin Yi felt inexplicably irritated. If he had agreed but was now going to break the agreement, then it would have been better not to agree at all.

At this moment, the goodwill that Qin Yi had just felt for Qin Wan plummeted again. Was it really fun for her to be so willful and toy with him like this?

At this moment, Qin Lang and Su Yan'er also caught up. Judging from Qin Yi's reaction, they knew that Qin Wan had indeed gone out.

Su Yan'er was so upset that tears were about to fall. She didn't care whether Qin Wan went or not; what she cared about was whether Qin Lang would change his mind because Qin Wan didn't go.

She had wanted to marry Qin Lang for a long time, but had been held back by not having made the first move. She thought that if she took the initiative tonight, things might go differently.

"Second brother, fourth sister promised me she would come with us, but she left early. What should we do?"

Su Yan'er appeared to be asking a question, but in reality, she was testing Qin Lang's thoughts.

Qin Lang thought to himself that perhaps she was unhappy about the Fourth Prince's engagement, which was why she left early. Perhaps she was already waiting for him at Fanlou.

Despite thinking this way, Qin Lang also harbored some resentment towards Qin Wan.

Seeing Su Yan'er's tears, Qin Lang gently comforted her.

"Since she's already agreed, there's no reason not to go. She must have gone out early for some business. My brother is already waiting for us at Fanlou. Let's go first; we might run into her on the way!"

This time, Qin Lang didn't say he wouldn't go, so Su Yan'er's heart was at ease. She wiped away her tears and said, "Then let's go to Fanlou and wait for Fourth Sister."

Meanwhile, on Suzaku Street.

As Qin Wan walked down the street, the people along the way were all talking about Xiao Jingyu and Shen Siyi.

Many people also mentioned themselves, after all, she made no attempt to hide her pursuit of Xiao Jingyu back then. Anyone who knows her knows that her heart is full of Xiao Jingyu.

"If you ask me, the Fourth Prince and Miss Shen are the perfect match. Otherwise, why has Miss Qin been pursuing him for so many years only to end up with nothing?"

"Miss Qin pushed her benefactor's daughter into the water at the birthday banquet, and Her Majesty the Empress personally ordered her to be flogged. How could she possibly allow her affair with the Fourth Prince!"

"In the end, it was all Miss Qin's own doing. The Fourth Prince only refrained from directly rejecting this reckless woman out of consideration for the Marquis's reputation. Did she really think that the Fourth Prince liked her?"

"Hahaha......"

"..."

The voices were harsh, and the laughter was even harsher. Although Qin Wan had found a corner to sit down, some sounds still inevitably reached her ears.

She was starting to regret it. Why did she have to come out in the first place? Going to her grandmother's yard would have been the same thing.

She had planned to come out at Shenshi (3-5 PM) and stay outside until Youshi (5-7 PM) so that they could go to Fanlou and she could go back herself. However, she never expected that the gossip on the street would leave her no place to hide.

Wan Shuang blushed with anger and wanted to argue, but Qin Wan stopped her.

She already has a bad reputation, and if she causes more trouble, it will be even more detrimental to her. If these rumors reach her grandmother's ears, it will probably make her grandmother worry.

If she just waited a little longer, just a little longer, she wouldn't hear those sounds anymore once she got back to the manor.

A cold wind swept by, making Qin Wan's cheeks feel icy cold. She sat in a corner of the teahouse and couldn't help but look out at the street.

As the carriage drove by, the wind blew open the curtain, revealing a familiar face.

Qin Wan recognized at a glance who was inside the carriage: Xiao Jingyu and Shen Siyi. They were sitting facing each other, and Shen Siyi looked shy, her smile barely concealed by her handkerchief.

Fanlou is located on Xuanwu Street. Qin Wan came to Zhuque Street to avoid people, but unexpectedly she saw them instead.

When Qin Wan saw the man she once loved again, she subconsciously turned her gaze away. Seeing him with another woman, her heart still ached.

Qin Wan picked up the tea to hide her panic, and sighed inwardly, thankfully they hadn't seen her.

Little did she know, as Qin Wan's eyes flashed, Xiao Jingyu's gaze had already fallen on her in the corner.