About half a minute later, Nan Yu adjusted her breathing, sat up from the cushion, and stood up straight.
"Uncle, you don't need me to copy the scriptures anymore?" Nan Yu asked him calmly, her voice a bit hoarse.
"Make it up next time you come." He commanded indifferently.
Biting back her anger, Nan Yu walked straight to the door of the meditation room without looking back.
"Tan Linyuan! Open the door quickly. I know you're in there..."
Before Liang Yi could finish shouting, the door was suddenly yanked open. Startled, he quickly took a step back, his face full of shock. "Damn it! There's a woman?!"
"Excuse me."
Without even glancing at him, Nan Yu uttered these two words in a low voice and then swept past him like the wind.
Liang Yi stood still at the door, stroking his chin, still a bit dazed. "No... Tan Linyuan, you dare to hide a woman in your meditation room?"
"I didn't hide her." Tan Linyuan lifted his eyelids and saw the leftover food on the table. "She came to see me on business."
"Come on. There are plenty of women who come to see you. How come I've never seen you bring any into your meditation room?"
Liang Yi was the second young master of the Liang family. Since his elder brother, Liang Rong, took over the family business, this youngest son of the Liang family had been thoroughly spoiled and became a hands - off manager.
Everyone in the upper - class circles of Jiangcheng knew that although Liang Yi was good - looking and easy to get along with, he did nothing serious all day long and only thought about having a good time.
He was notoriously promiscuous and well - versed in matters of love. "This is really interesting. The so - called Buddha - like Tan Linyuan, respected as a living Buddha in Jiangcheng, is actually bold enough to do improper things in front of the Buddha—"
"If you keep talking nonsense, you can get out too." Tan Linyuan's face remained calm as he walked up to the table where Nan Yu had just sat.
The vegetarian dishes that Nan Yu hadn't finished eating were still on the wooden table. Tan Linyuan reached out and touched the edge of the plate. It was almost cold.
He didn't care. He picked up the bamboo chopsticks that Nan Yu had used and started to eat slowly, simply ignoring Liang Yi.
Tan Linyuan was so nonchalant that even Liang Yi, who was used to the affairs of love, began to doubt his own judgment.
Could it be that he had guessed wrong?
"Is that girl... really have nothing to do with you?" Liang Yi asked him uncertainly. "I saw that girl's face was blushing all the way to her earlobes. You really didn't flirt with her?"
"How boring." Tan Linyuan said expressionlessly and took another sip of the remaining tea in the glass cup. "I'm different from you. I don't have so many dirty thoughts in my head."
Liang Yi shrugged. "Okay, I'll believe you this time."
He didn't come here to argue with Tan Linyuan about the girl just now. He really had something to ask for. "Living Buddha, help me take a look at my love fortune this year."
"As long as the Liang family doesn't go bankrupt one day, your love fortune will never end." Tan Linyuan curled his lips, showing no mercy.
Rough as the words were, they made sense.
After all, the Liang family was a wealthy and powerful family in Jiangcheng. As long as the young master of the Liang family wanted, with just a slight wave of his finger, even in the coldest winter, there would be "flowers in full bloom" everywhere.
Liang Yi was unconvinced. "Those girls don't fancy me for myself. They only care about the money in my pocket! Besides, those are all unwanted romances. This time, I want to find my true love."
Tan Linyuan asked, "Has the prodigal son finally turned over a new leaf?"
Liang Yi replied confidently, "Even the most promiscuous prodigal son has to get married and have children in the end, right?"
Tan Linyuan understood.
The prodigal son hadn't really changed his ways, but he wanted to start a family.
"I don't want to get married so early either. But my elder brother is so outstanding. He's already started a family and a career. His son is about to be born, and I haven't even made a move yet. My parents nag at me every day. My ears are almost getting calloused."
He pretended to pick his ears and sighed helplessly. "If this goes on, they're going to kick me out of the family."
Tan Linyuan said nothing, his face looking aloof.
"Forget it. I don't think you have the ability to tell one's love fortune. You just know how to deceive people all day long."
Seeing that Tan Linyuan had no intention of helping, Liang Yi simply waved his hand in resignation. "You might as well introduce some nice girls to me. That would be more reliable."
"Oh, right. I think the girl just now is pretty good."
Although it was just a casual glance, Liang Yi still noticed her extraordinary looks and her cold and proud temperament. "What's her name?"
She was definitely not comparable to those women he usually met in bars and clubs. He could tell at a glance. "Anyway, she has nothing to do with you. Why don't you give me her contact information? I'll give it a try."
I don't know if it was an illusion, but at the moment he said that, it seemed that a cold chill turned into a sharp blade and shot straight at him.
"Don't have any ideas about her."
Liang Yi really didn't expect that Tan Linyuan, who had been so cold - hearted just now, would suddenly say such a warning. He was also a bit angry. "Tan Linyuan, isn't this a bit unfair of you? You just said that you had nothing to do with her, and now you're getting angry..."
"I really have nothing to do with her, but you'd better drop that thought."
Tan Linyuan's eyes were calm, but his voice was tinged with a layer of coldness. "She's the future daughter - in - law of the Shen family and the fiancée of Shen Yanche."
There was a hidden anger in his words, and even his tone became sarcastic.
When the Shen family held the engagement banquet, Liang Yi didn't even know where he was lying on a woman's lap. Besides, it had nothing to do with him, so he naturally had no impression of it.
Hearing that Nan Yu was someone else's fiancée, Liang Yi immediately lost his enthusiasm. "It's such a pity for such a beautiful girl to be engaged to the Shen family, which won't last long. It's really a waste."
Hearing this, Tan Linyuan finally began to look at Liang Yi seriously.
After a moment, he said casually, "You don't care about business matters, but you're quite good at belittling others with your mouth."
"I'm just playing the fool. Do you really think I'm stupid?"
Liang Yi shook his head and said in a nonchalant tone, "In the early years, the Shen family made a big deal out of fortune - telling and tomb - relocation. Weren't they just after fortune? It's a pity that if it's not in their fate, it's not there."
He took another quick look at Tan Linyuan. Seeing that his face was calm, he boldly added, "Besides, we've known each other for a long time. You can fool others, but you can't fool me."
"You've been pretending to be a Buddhist for so long. Isn't it all for the sake of your family? I understand everything."
Tan Linyuan withdrew his gaze and said indifferently, "You talk nonsense all day long. I think you should go out and let the abbot exorcise the demons from you, so that you won't talk like a madman all day long."
"Hey, I've already said that I'm playing the fool!"
Liang Yi slapped his thigh and was too lazy to continue playing riddles with him. "When the Shen family goes bankrupt, can you introduce that girl to me then? I don't mind that she's been engaged."
Tan Linyuan was too lazy to talk to him. There was only one word on his face: "Get out."
"I don't believe that the Shen family will still be thinking about getting married and taking in a daughter - in - law after they go bankrupt. Won't this engagement be cancelled?"
Liang Yi didn't care whether Tan Linyuan answered him or not. He looked extremely self - satisfied.
Tan Linyuan lowered his eyes, packed the bowls and dishes on the table back into the food box, and then said coldly:
"Even if it's cancelled, it's still not your turn."