With only the two of them left in the room, Jiang Zhan decided to clarify things.
“Seventh Brother Yu, when I ran into my fourth sister visiting you today, on the way back I asked her—”
As Jiang Zhan paused, Yu Jin’s heart rose with anticipation.
Si might have been too shy to admit it in front of him, but perhaps she had revealed her true feelings to her brother…
Yu Jin’s earnestness made Jiang Zhan a bit uncomfortable. He raised his hand to scratch his head: “My fourth sister… she… she doesn’t have any special feelings for Seventh Brother Yu… I know Seventh Brother Yu’s feelings for my fourth sister, and if she were willing, I as her brother wouldn’t say much. But since she’s not interested, I can’t just watch Seventh Brother Yu continue like this. It’s not good for either of you…”
These words were originally difficult to say, but it was precisely because of his closeness with Yu Jin that Jiang Zhan spoke his mind.
Since his fourth sister didn’t like Seventh Brother Yu, it would be awkward for him as a brother to see Seventh Brother Yu making eyes at his fourth sister.
Rather than affecting their friendship later, it was better to be frank now.
Seventh Brother Yu was a proud person; surely he wouldn’t pester a girl who wasn’t interested.
As these thoughts ran through Jiang Zhan’s mind, he noticed Yu Jin’s face had turned frighteningly pale. He was startled: “Seventh Brother Yu, is your internal injury acting up?”
Yu Jin gave a bitter smile.
How could it be his internal injury? It was purely an unexpected stab to his heart, and he hadn’t recovered from the shock.
“Is this truly what Miss Jiang thinks?”
Seeing that Yu Jin didn’t seem ready to give up, Jiang Zhan steeled himself and said, “I won’t hide it from Seventh Brother Yu. My fourth sister said that even if she were to marry, she wouldn’t want to marry you. She also promised not to see you again in the future—”
Before Jiang Zhan could finish, Yu Jin had already stood up.
“Seventh Brother Yu?”
“It’s nothing,” Yu Jin forced out a smile. “Second Brother Jiang, I’m injured and shouldn’t sit for too long. I’ll treat you to a drink another day.”
“Of course, we can drink another day. Seventh Brother Yu, about my fourth sister—”
“Since Miss Jiang has said so, I understand. Don’t worry, Second Brother Jiang.”
After Jiang Zhan left, Yu Jin sat motionless for a long time, unconsciously fiddling with the green cord on the money pouch.
“Master—” Long Dan eyed his money pouch, secretly swallowing.
“Hm?” Yu Jin raised his eyes to look at Long Dan.
His eyes, usually clear and bright, were now deep and waveless, lifeless.
Long Dan couldn’t help but shudder, forcing a dry laugh: “It’s nothing.”
Yu Jin grabbed the box containing the old ginseng and the money pouch, throwing them both at Long Dan: “Get out!”
Long Dan hurriedly ran out, clutching the box and money pouch. Once outside, he patted Er Niu’s back: “Er Niu, the master seems to be in great pain. Why don’t you go in and check on him?”