Thanks to watching many dramas and time-travel novels in modern times, and drawing inspiration from their performances and descriptive texts, Chen Wenyi felt that Su Muqing was very likely the time traveler she was looking for.
Although this girl's attire was not as perfunctory as those in TV shows that treated audiences as blind, the longer Chen Wenyi watched, the more certain she became of her guess.
If she had to ask why she was so sure, it was because she felt a sense of familiarity from the other person! It was a unique, stylish, and confident feeling that came from experiencing the technologically advanced modern era.
Leng Ren was still firmly held by the head of the Chen family. He turned to look at his master, only to find Su Muqing currently staring at the young lady of the Chen family, while his respected Prince was intently staring at Su Muqing, not giving him a single glance.
That's right... and the young lady of the Chen family!
Leng Ren turned to look at Chen Wenyi. If he were to refuse, it would definitely not be a good thing for a girl. Therefore, Leng Ren hoped that the young lady of the Chen family would speak up and refute what her father had just said.
But good heavens! She was currently staring at Su Muqing with shining eyes, and also didn't spare Leng Ren a glance, as if she didn't care at all whether her father acknowledged this son-in-law or not.
For some reason, compared to the panic caused by the head of the Chen family calling him son-in-law, Chen Wenyi's complete disregard for him instead made Leng Ren feel a faint hint of sourness.
Soon, Leng Ren adjusted his mindset. Even though Su Muqing had dressed herself up somewhat ordinarily, her unique temperament and attractiveness were still hard to ignore. It was therefore understandable that the young lady of the Chen family would fancy her.
Su Muqing looked at the young lady of the Chen family meaningfully, finding her gaze at herself a little inexplicably excited. Just as she was about to inquire, the other party's subsequent actions made Su Muqing dumbfounded.
"You are my little, little apple, how can I not love you enough..."
Under everyone's astonished gaze, Chen Wenyi suddenly took a step back, then sang and danced towards Su Muqing, singing a song that had been popular for a long time in her previous life, "Little Apple"!
Considering the ancient expectations of gentleness and demureness for women, the few movements Chen Wenyi danced were quite lacking in the demeanor of a young lady from a noble family. However, she couldn't care about her image at the moment. After singing, she looked at the person opposite her with anticipation.
Su Muqing's eyes widened instantly, her expression of shock no less than Chen Wenyi's earlier.
This, this, this... to think that this small world not only had reincarnators but also another time traveler just like herself!
She just didn't know if she was a soul transmigrated from modern times or, like herself, a divine envoy traveling to complete missions!
Everyone else stared at her with strange expressions, only Su Muqing's rapidly contracting pupils indicated that she knew the song.
An unspeakable excitement erupted in Chen Wenyi's eyes. She reached out to pull Su Muqing, but the next moment she grasped at empty air!
Seeing the young lady of the Chen family's action and the obvious excitement in her eyes, Huo Qiyuan thought she mistook Su Muqing for a man. His expression turned cold, and he quickly pulled Su Muqing back a step, avoiding Chen Wenyi's hand.
The young lady of the Chen family took the initiative to pull a man, and was then rejected by another man. The atmosphere instantly became somewhat awkward!
Before those people could recover from their shock, Su Muqing proactively extended her hand, grasped Chen Wenyi's small hand, they smiled at each other, and hand in hand, they went to the private room behind them to have a conversation between time travelers.
They walked away with ease, leaving everyone in the pavilion looking at each other, completely unable to comprehend the turn of events.
Even Huo Qiyuan didn't understand Su Muqing's intentions. He had encountered girls sending him signals along the way before, but Su Muqing always avoided them, as if afraid of causing any misunderstanding. Why was she so uncharacteristically acting this way now?
The head of the Chen family looked at his beloved daughter, who had just abandoned the destined person hit by the embroidered ball and left hand in hand with a effeminate stranger. He felt his temples throbbing.
He cautiously observed Leng Ren's expression and, seeing that he remained still and expressionless, the head of the Chen family sighed inwardly.
As expected of the destined person! To remain unmoved and calm in such a situation, so composed, he would surely achieve great things in the future!
The head of the Chen family didn't quite understand his daughter's taste. Upon closer inspection, the man in front of him was tall, handsome, not only skilled but also possessed a powerful aura.
Such a man with manly presence was worthy of entrusting her life to, and was ten times better than the handsome pretty boy his daughter had just pulled away with.
For the head of the Chen family, the son-in-law's appearance, family background, and so on were not the most important. The most crucial element was the guidance of a master!
The man was chosen by the embroidered ball himself, and he was the one who returned it. Apart from Chen Wenyi, no one else had touched the ball in between.
Therefore, his son-in-law could only be him!
"My good son-in-law! That... my little daughter, she... she... this old man will deal with her later!" The head of the Chen family initially wanted to say that Chen Wenyi might have something to say to that pretty boy.
But then he thought, his daughter, in front of everyone, especially in front of her newly acquired husband, held hands and walked away with a man...
In such a complex situation, even the head of the Chen family, with his silver tongue, didn't know how to excuse... or rather, defend his daughter!
Leng Ren stuffed the potato pancake into Leng Si's embrace and then respectfully offered the embroidered ball with both hands.
"Thank you for your kind intentions, Elder Chen. However, I currently have no plans to marry and settle down. Taking the embroidered ball just now was unintentional. Therefore, I am returning the embroidered ball here, hoping that Elder Chen can find a suitable match, and I congratulate Miss Chen in advance on her happy union and fulfilling her betrothal."
"Son-in-law, son-in-law, don't rush! Since you retrieved the embroidered ball, you are my son-in-law, and absolutely no one else. As for my daughter, I will talk to her and handle everything. You just need to wait patiently and prepare for the wedding ceremony later..."
When the head of the Chen family heard Leng Ren wanting to return the embroidered ball, he thought he was saying it out of anger because Chen Wenyi had held hands with another man.
But Leng Ren was not bothered by this at all. Others might not know, but he knew Su Muqing was a woman, so there could be nothing between her and that young lady of the Chen family.
As Huo Qiyuan's personal guard and a third-rank general of the Hua Xia Dynasty, he would not consider personal matters until the issues between the Da Yu Dynasty and Hua Xia were fully resolved.
Not to mention that the woman was from near the capital. If the Chen family knew his true identity, they probably wouldn't insist on this marriage.