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Chapter 293 Distinguished Guests Arrive
Kong Yiche arrived faster than anyone expected.
Jiang Yu was finalizing the opening date and details of the commercial street with Mr. Halbus when a servant came to inform him that the esteemed commander of the Forest Empire was urgently requesting an audience.
With the political disputes in the Forest Empire subsiding, the Kong family made great contributions, and the family's glory naturally rose to a new level. Kong Yiche was originally the youngest commander of the three great empires, and now, as the family has become more powerful, his status and position have also risen accordingly. In terms of honor, only the royal family can rank ahead of him.
Jiang Yu raised an eyebrow, surprised that he had come like this.
"It seems the lord has distinguished guests. I'll take my leave and go back to organize the information and come up with a more detailed plan." Mr. Halbus has been a close confidant of Jiang Yu recently, so it's impossible that he knew nothing about it.
He pursed his lips and smiled with satisfaction. The young commander of the Kong family was indeed a good person, and quite a good match for Lord Jiang Yu. So outstanding and so noble, yet not at all pretentious, arriving in such a grand and hurried manner, undoubtedly announcing his feelings to everyone.
Many eyes were fixed on Hollandpur and on Lord Jiangyu.
That's really too high-profile.
However, Mr. Halbus glanced at Jiang Yu's expression; the lord did not seem to be offended.
Seeing Mr. Halbus tactfully stand up and prepare to leave, Jiang Yu felt somewhat helpless. None of the people around him were not shrewd; this was perhaps a bit too sensible.
She suddenly felt a little nervous, as if she wasn't ready to directly face such a passionate and sincere sentiment.
Jiang Yu ultimately decided to meet on the large terrace on the side of the castle, where there was not only a comfortable rest area but also various rare and exotic plants. Most importantly, it faced the vast sea in the direction of the Forest Empire.
Jiang Yu changed into a blue-green dress and pinned a leaf-shaped diamond hair clip in her hair. Looking at herself in the mirror, she realized that many things could be conveyed without words.
Sure enough, the moment Kong Yiche looked at her on the terrace, his olive-green eyes lit up instantly. He could hardly contain his joy, and his breath was filled with excitement.
Jiang Yu had never seen Kong Yiche like this before. In her mind, he had always been a noble and self-possessed figure. But now, disregarding the distance and traveling day and night on a griffin, he stood before her without changing his clothes. His platinum blonde hair was slightly disheveled, but it seemed he had tried his best to tidy it up, making him appear more approachable than his previous flawless self.
So Jiang Yu relaxed the moment she saw him in person.
Kong Yiche and Jiang Yu are exactly the opposite.
The moment he received the message, he was so overjoyed that he almost lost his mind. All he could think about was setting off immediately and getting to her right away. He felt he should be even faster, that he just wanted to hear her new attitude and decision towards him face to face, that he wanted to tell her again about his longing and love, that he wanted to receive the happiness she personally handed him, that he wanted to kiss her hand, and that he wanted to embrace her.
He didn't feel nervous at all. In fact, just before she pushed open the door, he was pacing anxiously, afraid that he had misunderstood her intentions and that she wouldn't come to see him.
The moment I saw her smiling eyes, joy exploded like fireworks in my mind, along with an indescribable tension and regret.
Oh no, his impulsive and reckless behavior has surely displeased her. Why didn't he send a visiting card with a dragonhawk knight before he set off?
But he soon noticed his beloved's clothes, and happiness dispelled all his worries and regrets. Lady Luck finally smiled upon him, and the woman he had been longing for finally accepted his feelings.
"Commander Kong, it's been a long time." Jiang Yu noticed Kong Yiche's nervousness, and greeted him with a smile, extending her hand to him.
Kong Yiche hurriedly took the soft hand that was offered to him and kissed it, feeling his own lips tremble.
He restrained himself, touching her briefly before pulling away, afraid of offending the beauty.
Jiang Yu didn't notice the temperature of his lips, but she could clearly feel his cold and sweaty palms.
"Lord Jiang Yu, it's been a long time. How have you been?" Kong Yiche maintained his polite demeanor, trying his best to return to his usual state.
"I don't think anyone knows my current situation better than you." Jiang Yu didn't want to beat around the bush, completely abandoning her roundabout probing and revealing a sharp aggression.
She withdrew her hand, rubbed her fingers together in front of Kong Yiche, and suddenly smiled: "Commander, why are you nervous?"
Before Kong Yiche could answer, she pointed to the soft couch covered with soft fabric on the other side of the terrace: "You must be tired after traveling such a long way. Let's sit down and talk."
The servants also served a wide variety of snacks and drinks.
"You came in such a hurry that we haven't had time to prepare a formal banquet for you. However, the kitchen has already started preparing, so why don't you have something to eat first?"
As Jiang Yu spoke, she placed a bowl of warm, tender soup in front of Kong Yiche.
"Having ridden a griffin across the sea for so long, exposed to the sea breeze, and with the climate here not being as warm as the Forest Empire, you should have something hot to drink first."
Kong Yiche blankly accepted Jiang Yu's arrangement and obediently carried it out until the first sip of hot soup warmed his internal organs. Only then did he seem to wake from a dream and begin to refuse.
"Lord Jiang Yu, your hospitality is too kind to me..." He stammered, because he sensed a touch of intimacy in Jiang Yu's thoughtful and warm hospitality.
It's like welcoming a husband who's returning from a long trip.
Thinking this, Kong Yiche's face flushed red, especially his earlobes, which looked like they were dripping blood. He panicked as he remembered Jiang Yu jokingly asking him not long ago why he was nervous.
He hasn't answered yet.
A sharp sound was heard as the soft couch suddenly moved backward, and the young commander stood straight and solemn, like a naive and ambitious young man.
Jiang Yu blinked, calmly looked up at the man in front of her, and found that although he was shy and nervous, he did not avoid her gaze at all.
His gaze was sincere and fervent, as if making a vow: "I came here because I listened to my heart, because it told me that the place my heart longed for was where the dawn of hope was coming from."
“I must come to see you. I have tried to suppress my love for you day and night, but every time the moon rises, my feelings are revealed. Every time the sun hangs high in the sky, I want to be by your side immediately.”
"Your message is the magic that removes all obstacles, so I must set off immediately without delay."
“I know your mind is firm. In the past, even if I gave everything, I could not get a trace of your pity or softening. But now your mind has changed. I will offer everything I have, as long as you give me a definite answer.”
"So I came here to seek the answers I've longed for in my dreams a thousand times, and to dispel all your misunderstandings and concerns about me."
Jiang Yu was deeply moved by Kong's sincere confession. She opened her mouth, then realized she should organize her thoughts before replying. Little did she know that what followed was even more touching.
Kong Yiche suddenly knelt down on one knee and once again held his beloved's hands: "I have never changed. From the moment I chose you, from the first moment I saw you, you are my everything."
"If I could stay by your side, I would give anything."