Song Dynasty Dreams: Marrying Zhao Pan'er at the beginning-Chapter 48 - One Day Apart Feels Like Three Years
Chapter 48 One Day Apart Feels Like Three Years
“Together?”
Zhao Pan’er’s cheeks flushed red as she stammered, “Well… this…”
“Don’t tell me you have no plans?”
Sun Sanniang frowned.
“Pan’er!”
“I know you and Gao You didn’t marry for love at first!”
“But you are still his wife. Are you planning to never consummate the marriage?”
Zhao Pan’er hesitated before looking up bashfully.
“It’s not that I don’t want to…”
“Then what is it?” Sun Sanniang asked, puzzled.
Zhao Pan’er struggled internally for a while before finally admitting, “I think I’ve started to like Gao Lang.”
“When he’s away, I worry about him. I miss him.”
Sun Sanniang smiled.
“That’s a good thing!”
“I see now!”
“You want your love to grow naturally after marriage, to let things happen at their own pace!”
“Actually…”
Zhao Pan’er wanted to say that she found Gao You too pure. He always treated her like a divine goddess—adoring her, spoiling her. Yet she had unknowingly fallen in love with him.
She couldn’t help but feel…
“Actually, what?” Sun Sanniang pressed.
Zhao Pan’er sighed.
“Actually, you guessed it right.”
“I want our love to grow naturally.”
As she spoke, another thought crossed her mind. If she could make Gao You fall for her…
Then being in love with him wouldn’t feel so one-sided. But how could she get Gao You to understand these feelings?
Zhao Pan’er found herself tangled in thoughts again.
“Madam Zhao!”
A voice interrupted her. Zhao Pan’er quickly cleared her mind and got up to greet the customer.
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Two days later, Gao You and Fu Bo arrived back at Zhao’s Teahouse. To investigate the missing one hundred thousand strings of cash, Zheng Qingtian had turned Phoenix Mountain upside down. He found countless rat holes.
Even unearthed two ancient corpses that had been buried for who knows how long. But there was no sign of the missing fortune. With no other options, Zheng Qingtian had to end the spring outing banquet and send everyone home.
“Gao Lang!”
As soon as Zhao Pan’er saw him, she rushed out excitedly. Gao You, seeing his wife, instinctively opened his arms. But Zhao Pan’er stopped half a step away from him.
“You’ve lost weight!”
She murmured softly, looking at his face.
Four days.
It had only been four days, but she could see the difference?
Gao You didn’t think he had lost weight, but Zhao Pan’er ignored his thoughts. Turning around, she shouted towards Sun Sanniang.
“Sanniang, extra dishes for lunch!”
“Prepare stone belly soup, stewed lamb, and salted duck.”
Sun Sanniang chuckled.
“All of your husband’s favorites!”
Zhao Pan’er ignored her and turned back to Gao You. Before he came back, she had so much to say. But now that he was standing right in front of her, she didn’t know what to say anymore.
“Here!”
Gao You reached into the carriage and pulled out a honeycomb, handing it to Zhao Pan’er. She took it in surprise.
“Where did you get this?”
“From the mountains,” Gao You replied casually.
He couldn’t exactly say it was a reward from his system.
“The mountain hornets are dangerous. You didn’t get hurt, did you?”
Zhao Pan’er’s worried gaze fell upon his right hand. She noticed a swollen red bump.
“Xiao Lingdang, bring medicine—quickly!”
She gently placed the honeycomb on a table and then stared at him in concern.
“It’s just a mosquito bite!”
Gao You seriously explained.
“Liar!”
Tears welled up in Zhao Pan’er’s eyes.
She assumed he was lying to keep her from worrying. Gao You was at a loss—what did he do wrong?
Just then, Xiao Lingdang arrived with ointment for bee stings. Zhao Pan’er carefully applied it to his wound, softly blowing on it to ease the pain. But it really was a mosquito bite!
“Does it hurt?”
She looked at him with deep concern.
Gao You nodded.
“A little itchy too.”
The mosquitoes in the mountains were huge and vicious. After carefully treating him, Zhao Pan’er ordered, “Go rest!”
From the way she was acting, it felt like he had been stabbed by an assassin instead of just bitten by a mosquito. She had him sit in the private seating area.
A moment later, she brought over a bowl of herbal drink, holding a spoon near his lips.
“Ah!”
Gao You really wanted to say that his left hand was perfectly fine and he could drink on his own. But looking at her caring expression, he obediently opened his mouth and took a sip.
“Why did you go looking for a honeycomb?”
Zhao Pan’er softly asked as she continued feeding him. Gao You hadn’t even come up with an excuse when Sun Sanniang suddenly chimed in, “Because your husband knew you liked it!”
“Last time, you asked someone to buy one, but they couldn’t find any. He was standing right there when you mentioned it!”
“Because I like it?”
Zhao Pan’er looked at Gao You.
What could he do?
He could only nod slightly.
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“You fool!”
Zhao Pan’er’s tears, which she had been holding back, fell like pearls from a broken string.
“Don’t cry, my dear!”
Gao You quickly wiped her tears away.
“You’re not allowed to do this again!”
Zhao Pan’er sternly warned.
Gao You immediately nodded.
If his system ever rewarded him with another honeycomb, he’d just say he bought it!
“Good!”
Zhao Pan’er was satisfied.
“So sweet!”
Sun Sanniang, watching from the side, grinned and walked away.
