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Chapter 951: Chapter 954: Can You Give Me a Smile?
The next day, Tan Zhenghong and Qiao Duo’er came to see the little one.
The month-old baby mostly just ate and slept, and they happened to come when Little Ruirui was sleeping soundly, so they quietly left again.
While seeing them out, Qin Longyun whispered, "I’m very grateful, everything went smoothly."
Last night they had employed a Self Harming Trick, which indeed proved quite effective.
Qiao Duo’er blinked, "Words alone aren’t enough, when will you take some real action?"
"Absolutely!"
Qin Longyun nodded hurriedly, feeling uneasy until he could repay the favor.
After lunch, Qin Longyun left a wet kiss on Chen Yiling’s face.
"I’ll step out this afternoon and come back to have dinner with you," Qin Longyun said tenderly.
Chen Yiling pouted and asked, "You’re going out again?"
Shouldn’t he be staying home and keeping her company properly?
"Now that King Qin is stationed in White Stone County, and I’m the County Magistrate, it wouldn’t look right if I didn’t show my face," Qin Longyun explained.
But King Qin was not one to drag things out; she didn’t need to worry about him loitering too late.
"You said King Qin has arrived?" Chen Yiling’s eyes suddenly lit up.
"What’s the matter?"
Qin Longyun looked at Chen Yiling in puzzlement; he had heard of King Qin’s distant and stern character—could his wife possibly know him?
"He’s my sworn brother, please invite him over," Chen Yiling exclaimed excitedly.
At the time of her wedding, King Qin had been defending the border and probably didn’t even know she was married and had a child.
Qin Longyun’s mouth fell open; he was dying to know how his wife managed to become sworn siblings with the aloof King Qin—it was utterly unbelievable!
But since his wife had spoken, he could only obey, "I’ll speak to King Qin, but there’s been a lot happening these last few days; I’m not sure he’ll be able to make time."
What he really meant was he wasn’t sure King Qin would come at all.
He used to think himself quite serious, but compared to King Qin, he was but a minor sorcerer before a great wizard.
"Don’t worry, no matter how busy, he will come," Chen Yiling said with certainty.
Even though she hadn’t seen him in many years, she was still confident about the bond they shared during their childhood.
Indeed, King Qin arrived that evening.
Having been on the frontier for a decade, the years of warfare had earned him the title of war hero and also a frosty demeanor. His mere presence in the room caused the atmospheric pressure to spike, and all the maids lowered their heads.
The maids trembled and King Qin frowned slightly, "You may all leave."
After all, Chen Yiling was the only one he wished to see.
The maids scattered like pardoned convicts.
Qiao Duo’er remained in place, not because she didn’t want to leave, but because Chen Yiling was clutching her clothes tightly.
Wasn’t King Qin her sworn brother? Why did it seem like she was scared stiff?
Qiao Duo’er extricated her clothes from Chen Yiling’s grasp, "Ling’er, are you okay?"
Chen Yiling gulped; it had been twelve years, and she had no idea that King Qin was no longer the frail young man he once was.
Ah... she finally understood the feeling of everything changing.
King Qin touched his nose; was he really that frightening?
In a feeble voice, Chen Yiling said, "Big Brother King Qin, could you please smile?"
King Qin’s eye twitched, and it took great effort for him to muster a smile; he hadn’t smiled in so long that the expression seemed stiff.
His awkward look made Qiao Duo’er wonder if he was suffering from facial paralysis.
But, at last, he smiled, and Chen Yiling’s tense heartstrings eased. King Qin had undergone a drastic transformation, but he harbored no malice towards her.
