s over.Lu Kuo remembered that when Gu Ruandong heard his relay of Zhuo Yu'an's refusal, he didn't seem surprised or angry as expected. Instead, he burst into laughter and said, "This person is truly u...Ting Lan was about to close her notebook when she saw, on the last page, a single line of elegant script:

Some flowers bloom high up in the trees.

Tinglan recognized these characters. They were a line from the poem "Bride" by the poet Hai Zi. The poem starts with:

and many days after that

Many farewellsthat hadn't been sent out last time."Achang, you can rest assured and go to work. I guarantee Miss Shu will be safe and sound here waiting for your return."He delivers the goods well, and in a transac...