Madam Yan's Matchmaking Pavilion for Men

48 Lofty Aspirations, Not Going to Budge

The two of them managed to get to Zhang Shi Lan's chambers without anybody noticing. Zhang Shi Lan heaved a sigh of relief when he closed the door behind them and then turned to Yu Huang Rong. "What were you thinking coming here? It's dangerous."

Yu Huang Rong chuckled and stepped closer, pulling him into his arms and interlacing his fingers behind his back. "You're worrying too much, my dear. I actually was allowed to come here by Madam Yan. She said that from now on, we should see each other more often."

Zhang Shi Lan raised his brows. "Did she say that?"

Yu Huang Rong nodded earnestly. "I swear!"

"Then did she say that we should see each other in a way where you sneak into the house of my family and where we need to evade all of the servants so nobody finds out that you're here? Or could it be that she meant we should see each other in another way?"

Yu Huang Rong pursed his lips. "Well ... If you put it that way, then it could be that she has meant the latter. But I just couldn't help but want to be a little more careful today."

Zhang Shi Lan raised his brows. "Are you sure that you weren't just thinking that having a clandestine love affair is thrilling so you wanted to try and sneak in?"

Yu Huang Rong clicked his tongue. "You really have a rich imagination. I have no idea how you'd even come up with that."

Zhang Shi Lan sighed and patted his lover's chest. "Alright, pretend that I believe you. So what did you come here for?"

"Can't I just come here to see you? I really missed you." He leaned down and kissed Zhang Shi Lan's cheek. "It's been ... about five double-hours since we've bid farewell to each other."

Zhang Shi Lan already wanted to scold him but seeing the look in Yu Huang Rong's eyes he couldn't bring himself to do it. His lips curved up into a sweet smile and his gaze softened. "I've missed you as well."

Yu Huang Rong pecked his lips and then finally let go of his waist, taking his hand instead and pulling him to the table to sit down together. "Since you've admitted it I guess I should spill the beans now. I've already told Madam Yan that we're a couple now. She told me what we have to keep in mind for now and a few tasks that we should accomplish."

"That's good."

Yu Huang Rong nodded. "One of them was to find out more about the women that we met in the second event. As far as I've understood, the goal is to discredit them in front of our mothers so they won't take them into consideration as marriage partners."

Zhang Shi Lan raised his brows. "That ... isn't that a little vicious?" He wanted to marry Yu Huang Rong but ... he didn't want to ruin anybody else's life either.

Yu Huang Rong laughed and patted his hand. "I said almost the very same thing to her. Don't worry, she promised it wouldn't be affecting the girls' marriage. She won't use it in any other way than for convincing our families. So we don't have to worry about the women. They'll still find a good spouse somehow."

Zhang Shi Lan nodded, relieved. That was good. To be honest, he wasn't too sure what he should do if it was any different. He didn't want to give up on Yu Huang Rong. He didn't want to be a person that only thought of themselves though. That just ... wasn't him.

Yu Huang Rong could imagine what his lover was thinking about. He squeezed his hand and gave him a reassuring smile. "Don't worry about it. I don't think the two of us would've put our trust in a person like that."

Zhang Shi Lan nodded. "I believe you. You've talked with her a few more times and since your impression was a good one, she should be alright."

Yu Huang Rong looked up at the ceiling but still nodded. In fact, he wasn't really sure if he could say that his impression of Madam Yan was a good one but at the very least, he was sure that she wouldn't do anything that wasn't morally upright. She definitely worked to her own advantage but that didn't mean she would do anything to achieve that. Well, considering that she only wanted to set up happy couples, she probably had a good core.