Madam Yan's Matchmaking Pavilion for Men

41 An Enjoyable Task, Alerting Him to Danger

Qian Mu Qing tried very hard to ignore the two people showing off their affection next to him. Ah, it seemed it was true what people said about Madam Yan's matchmaking pavilion: One could indeed find their true love there.

Ah, if only she would be able to find a wife for him that he could love as much as General Yu loved Zhang Shi Lan and the other way around. His family would be ecstatic and looking at the two of them, he also felt that having such a wife would be very good.

Well, even if that wasn't possible, at the very least, his business should profit from this encounter too. After all, if he had a good relationship with Zhang Shi Lan and in extension with his future husband, then that would raise his own prestige which would make people more likely to want to have business dealings with him. After all, this General had done quite a lot for their Chen country. As far as everyone knew, the Emperor was also very satisfied with him. If nothing unexpected happened, then his status would be getting even better in the next few years. There were only benefits in this so he would be able to suffer through this show of affection for a while longer.

The two people next to him weren't thinking of him at all. Yu Huang Rong couldn't take it any longer and pulled Zhang Shi Lan into his arms, kissing his temple. "So ... Since you've accepted my token of love, what about yours for me?"

Zhang Shi Lan froze and looked up with a complicated gaze. His token of love ... How come he had forgotten about that? He had only thought about how it would be fun to tease Yu Huang Rong but had forgotten that he was in the same position as him. They were both men in love with another man so if he wanted Yu Huang Rong to give him a token of love, then he should also give him one, shouldn't he?

Zhang Shi Lan lowered his gaze and lightly tugged at Yu Huang Rong's robe. "Whatever I give you, won't it seem incomparable after what you've given me?"

Yu Huang Rong shook his head. "Whatever it is, I'll cherish it."

Zhang Shi Lan glanced up and the gaze in Yu Huang Rong's eyes made him feel better. Indeed. This person wasn't the kind that would expect anything much. He would appreciate it just based on the fact that it came from him.

Zhang Shi Lan reached up and pulled out the pin holding his hair together. "Then how about taking this? It's something I've worn. It's nothing special but it's one that I've always liked a lot because it seemed simple yet elegant."

Yu Huang Rong took the pin and chuckled. "One you like? So is that why you used it today?"

Zhang Shi Lan nodded, causing his hair to scatter over his shoulders.

Yu Huang Rong looked at him, admiring the way the silky strands hugged his body and hummed. "After seeing this, I feel that you've given me an incomparable treasure."

Zhang Shi Lan laughed and shook his head. "Don't say something like that. You'll make me blush."

"You look very good when you do. So maybe I should say things like that more often instead." He grinned and put the hairpin away, taking out the one he had brought at the market. "Be that as it may, if you go out like this, I'll have to worry that other men will try to make advances on you. You should at least pull up your hair again. Here. I originally brought this to confuse my family since they tend to send somebody with me to monitor what I'm doing but you can use it for the time being."

Zhang Shi Lan raised his brows but still took the silver hairpin from Yu Huang Rong. "I don't know how I'll explain this to my family when I get back home."

Yu Huang Rong chuckled. "Well ... You could just tell them a very good-looking person gave it to you. And you felt unable to reject that person's sentiments since they were so nice."