Su Jinyue folded the letter and placed it back in the wooden box. Picking up the porcelain bottle in the wooden box, she opened it and took a whiff. “This pill smells quite fragrant, I wonder what it does.”
“Master, go ahead and try one pill,” Little Elf suggested.
Su Jinyue tilted her head up and glanced at the hole above. She put the lid of the porcelain bottle back on and placed the bottle back in the wooden box. “Let’s talk about it when we get back.” It was already dawn, and today was the day that Yihan was going to bring up the proposal of marriage to Teacher. She had to hurry back quickly.
She took off her jacket and placed the small wooden box on it. Then, she rolled the jacket into a bag and carried it on her back. Su Jinyue stepped forward to climb up the cave wall and she slowly crawled towards the hole above. Fortunately, this cave was not too deep, otherwise it would be too difficult for her to climb up.
Zhan Yihan and his parents arrived at the clinic with the betrothal gifts. They were surprised to see Xu Tiansheng sitting there with a worried frown.
The three of them looked at each other. Wang Meizhen then stepped forward and said with a smile, “Dr. Xu, we are here to propose marriage to Dr. Su. Where is Dr. Su?”
“Aunty Zhan, don’t ask Teacher anymore. Jinyue left.” Song Yiren walked out from inside. Her face was a little pale, and she did not seem energetic. It was obvious that she did not get a good rest last night.
“You’re lying!” Zhan Yihan said coldly. He firmly believed that Jinyue was not someone like that.
“Big Brother Zhan, I’m telling the truth. Why would I lie to you? Besides, Jinyue and I are sisters, how could I possibly fabricate a lie to slander her?” Song Yiren looked at Zhan Yihan with grievances written all over her face.
“I don’t believe you!” Zhan Yihan said solemnly. He knew exactly what kind of person Jinyue was. She would never leave without saying anything.
“I can’t do anything even if you don’t believe me. But Jinyue really left. I even have a letter that she left behind.” Song Yiren fished out a letter from her pocket and handed it to Zhan Yihan. She and Su Jinyue had grown up together since they were young. She could imitate Su Jinyue’s handwriting to perfection, such that even Teacher could not differentiate between them.
Zhan Yihan took the letter from her. He opened it and began reading.
Yihan:
I’m sorry! I’m leaving. I thought about it for a long time and I think that we’re not compatible. When I made a promise to you back then, it was probably a moment of impulse. I’m really sorry for the trouble I caused you!
I won’t be returning to Shangxin Village in the future. You don’t have to wait for me anymore. Goodbye! Take care!
“Let me take a look.” Wang Meizhen snatched the letter from him and looked at it. She then handed it to Zhan Dafeng, who was beside her. “Read it out to me.” In her moment of panic, she had forgotten that she was illiterate.
After reading the letter, Zhan Dafeng shook his head and sighed.
“What did she write? Tell me. It’s making me so anxious,” Wang Meizhen said anxiously.
“She said she won’t be coming back, so she asked Yihan not to wait for her,” Zhan Dafeng summarised it for her. He used to think that Dr. Su was quite a nice person, but after this incident, his opinion of her had completely changed.
When Wang Meizhen heard this, she could no longer suppress her rage and shouted, “Our Yihan doesn’t care! Come, let’s go home!” There are so many nice girls in this world. Who does Su Jinyue think she is? Does she think she’s the only one for Yihan?
“This letter is not written by her.” Zhan Yihan’s gaze, as he looked at Song Yiren, was as cold as ice.
Xu Tiansheng nodded and admitted, “It is Jinyue’s handwriting.” He had also read that letter, and the handwriting on it was indeed Jinyue’s.
Zhan Yihan continued staring at Song Yiren, his gaze turning increasingly cold.
Zhan Yihan’s gaze made Song Yiren slightly flustered and she said, “Big Brother Zhan, why are you looking at me like that? I really didn’t lie to you.”
“Did you really not lie?” Su Jinyue’s voice rang out from the door.
The corners of Zhan Yihan’s mouth turned up slightly and he turned around to look at Su Jinyue. “Are you okay?” He knew that she would not leave. If she really left, she would definitely not just leave a letter only for him and not leave one for Dr. Xu.
Su Jinyue smiled and shook her head, walked to Song Yiren, and looked at her mockingly. “Are you disappointed that I came back?” She wanted to see how Song Yiren responded.
“What’s going on?” Wang Meizhen looked at Su Jinyue in surprise.
“Jinyue, where have you been?” Xu Tiansheng also had a bewildered expression on his face.
“Didn’t Yiren tell you guys?” Su Jinyue smiled and looked at everyone. Although she did not hear what Song Yiren said, she could make a guess. Song Yiren must have said something along the lines of how she had realised that she and Yihan were not compatible, so she ran away from home.
“Didn’t you leave a letter and run away from home? Look, the letter is still here.” Wang Meizhen took the letter in Zhan Dafeng’s hand and handed it to Su Jinyue.
Su Jinyue took the letter and read it. She then said, “I didn’t write this letter.”
“Jinyue, how could you get me in trouble like this? How have I offended you for you to treat me like this. We grew up together and our relationship is like that of sisters.” Song Yiren looked at Su Jinyue and cried as if she had been falsely accused.
Su Jinyue raised her eyebrows and looked at Song Yiren contemptuously. “How did I get you in trouble?” She wanted to see how Song Yiren would act.
“You clearly told me last night that you don’t like Big Brother Zhan, and that you don’t want to be married to him. You even left this letter behind and passed it to me. Turns out that all of this was a set up by you. You left on purpose and now you’re back to get me in trouble.. Are you trying to make Big Brother Zhan hate me?” Song Yiren questioned her.
