Chen Wenyi struggled for a long time before suddenly recalling the recent almost tragic affair of the throwing of the embroidered ball to seek a husband.
That's right! The person who kicked her embroidered ball seemed to be traveling with Su Muqing and the others.
No wonder the expert insisted that she throw the embroidered ball today. Rather than for her marriage, Chen Wenyi felt it was more to meet Su Muqing.
She nudged Su Muqing with her arm and whispered, "Can I ask you a question?"
Su Muqing took a sip of her drink and nodded. "Mm, go ahead!"
"That person who kicked my embroidered ball just now, is he married? Does he have a sweetheart?" Chen Wenyi was not a true ancient person, so she did not blush like young ladies of noble families when she brought up such matters.
Su Muqing narrowed her eyes and recalled carefully. "He's not married. As for a sweetheart, I'm not very clear. It seems... he doesn't have one either! It's just that his age, he's a bit older than you, thirty-four by the traditional Chinese reckoning of age..."
She also learned after arriving here that they calculated age by the traditional method, and even the kind that added two years. This immediately made people appear older.
Chen Wenyi waved her hand dismissively, her face lighting up with secret joy as she thought of something.
"That's fine. I was twenty-eight before I transmigrated. Calculated, he's only a few years older than me. I never thought that by starting over, I would not only transmigrate into a wealthy family, but also be good-looking. Most importantly, I'm younger by over a decade. Looking at it now, this trade is definitely not a loss!"
Su Muqing also smiled and nodded. "Listening to you say that, it does make sense."
Chen Wenyi: "Of course!"
"But haven't you considered having a good relationship or something? If you could find someone you like, and who likes you back, wouldn't that be even better?"
Su Muqing felt that as a transmigrator who had experienced the freedom of love in her previous life, Chen Wenyi would find it difficult to accept arranged marriages, let alone something like this forced union.
Speaking of this, Chen Wenyi's face became mysterious. "You wouldn't know this! My destiny in this life has already been set. Except for the destined person found by throwing the embroidered ball at the auspicious hour today, no one else will be my good match. If I were to marry someone else forcefully, my entire family might incur disaster!"
Su Muqing gave her a half-smile, half-knowing look. "You believe such things?"
Chen Wenyi's face was solemn. "At first, I didn't believe it much! But since even transmigration, something as unbelievable as this, has happened, I think it's quite normal to have a few experts here."
"Moreover, after he kicked the embroidered ball away, the situation that occurred below you saw. If a serious trampling incident that caused death had really happened, do you think our Chen family wouldn't be implicated?"
"Later, he went to pick up the embroidered ball, and you promptly stepped forward to help maintain order, which prevented things from becoming more serious. You indirectly helped me and saved the entire Chen family. Most importantly and fortunately, I also met you, a fellow countrywoman. So, I have no choice but to believe what the experts said!"
Chen Wenyi's reasoning was sound and her analysis was thorough, so Su Muqing didn't argue further. This was her own affair, and it wasn't appropriate for an outsider like her to interfere too much.
Besides, Leng Ren might have his own thoughts. If he also had feelings for the Chen family's daughter, it would be a match made in heaven, a union of talent and beauty, and it would also fulfill the words of the expert.
By the time the two finished their discussion and left the private room, it was already dark. The common people lining up on both sides of Yingbin Tower to receive rewards were still in long queues.
Seeing them finally emerge, the head of the Chen family, with a dejected expression, grabbed Chen Wenyi. Su Muqing returned to Huo Qiyuan's side and quietly told him what had just happened.
Huo Qiyuan then understood. So this woman was not from this small world either, but a lone soul who had transmigrated from another world! And she had transmigrated from the same small world as Su Muqing.
The head of the Chen family pulled his daughter a little further away, fearing that Leng Ren's impression of his daughter would worsen if he heard. He had no choice but to lower his voice and scold her.
"What are you doing? As a woman, how can you be so intimate with another man in front of your future husband? If this matter gets out, what face will you have? You're simply clueless!"
The head of the Chen family had not expected his usually well-behaved daughter to do such a preposterous thing.
He had been appeasing his future son-in-law all along, hoping his daughter would come out before things got any worse. However, the expression on the man's face remained indifferent, and five out of ten sentences expressed his unwillingness to marry his daughter!
"Father! What nonsense are you talking about? When was I intimate with another man?" Chen Wenyi, inexplicably reprimanded, felt a little angry.
"You still dare to quibble? So many of us saw it with our own eyes, how can you deny it? He kept saying he wanted to return the embroidered ball, don't you know what that means? He doesn't want to marry you!" After roaring this out, the head of the Chen family felt his head start to ache again.
Chen Wenyi: "You're saying he doesn't want to marry me?"
Before her father could answer, Chen Wenyi walked up to Leng Ren and looked up at him. She had intended to question him, but upon seeing his face clearly, her fierce expression instantly turned into one of tearful distress.
This person was truly handsome! With sword-like eyebrows, starry eyes, and chiseled features, he exuded an indescribable aura of tempered steel.
In addition to his tall and long legs, she could feel his sturdy muscles beneath his clothes. He looked like a soldier from her previous life, giving a sense of safety and reliability.
Before transmigration, Chen Wenyi's favorite was soldiers. Who knew that her hope would ultimately be dashed? Now, meeting someone who suited her aesthetic so well, how could she easily give up!
It was him! And Chen Wenyi knew very well that she couldn't do without him!
"Why don't you want to marry me?" Chen Wenyi asked Leng Ren, tears welling up in her eyes.
The young woman was only half a step away from Leng Ren, and he could clearly see her fair and delicate skin.
With round eyes like a startled deer, her eyes curved into crescents when she smiled, but when her eyes were filled with tears, she looked incredibly pitiful.
In the fleeting glance just now, Leng Ren also noticed a dimple on her cheekbone. Seeing such a cute and beautiful girl cry in front of him, it would always make one want to embrace her and comfort her.
Even the unyielding Leng Ren couldn't help but feel heartache at seeing someone's tears.