191: Chapter 191 Tokens of Love, Determination

Lin Manor, noon.

Lin Wan sat before the dressing table, looking at herself in the bronze mirror.

On her dark hair bun, that white magnolia hairpin rested quietly, gleaming with a gentle luster under the sunlight.

She reached out and gently touched the hairpin, her mind involuntarily drifting back to the scene on the wooden bridge a few days ago.

The faint scent of soap when he was close, the warm sensation as his fingertips accidentally brushed against her skin, and the teasing comments from passersby.

Lin Wan's cheeks began to burn again.

"Young Miss, this hairpin is truly beautiful."

Xiao Qian walked in carrying fruit and immediately noticed the new accessory on Lin Wan's head.

As her personal maid, Xiao Qian had naturally noticed that Lin Wan had been wearing it every day for the past few days.

She leaned in, examined it carefully, and said with a grin:

"The jade is moist and clear, and the carving is exquisite. It's obviously not a common item."

"Young Miss, you don't usually like to wear these things. Why the sudden change today?"

Lin Wan felt a bit uncomfortable by her words and gave a light cough.

"I just bought it casually."

"Bought it casually?" Xiao Qian blinked, looking disbelieving.

"Young Miss, stop trying to trick me."

"This hairpin, it was a gift from Lord Chen, wasn't it?"

Lin Wan's movements stiffened. She didn't speak, which was taken as an admission.

Xiao Qian became excited immediately and clapped her hands in congratulations.

"That's wonderful! I knew it! Lord Chen definitely has feelings for you."

"Giving a hairpin is quite significant."

"'Tying hair for eternal life,' this is a token of affection!"

"Young Miss, since Lord Chen gave you this, he must be fond of you!"

Listening to Xiao Qian's words, Lin Wan felt some joy in her heart, but was more filled with hesitation and bewilderment.

"But..."

She bit her lip and told Xiao Qian everything that had happened a few days ago.

From their initial stroll to the awkward situation where she ran away because she couldn't stand the gazes of the people around them, she told her maid everything.

Lin Wan trusted this maid of hers very much, especially when it came to matters of the heart. The last time she needed to make a decision, she had relied on Xiao Qian to find a way.

After hearing this, Xiao Qian widened her eyes, wearing an expression of exasperation.

"Oh my, my good Young Miss, how could you run away?"

"Lord Chen finally gathered the courage to give you a gift, and the atmosphere was set perfectly."

"You accepted the item and then just turned and ran—what is that supposed to mean!"

Xiao Qian stomped her feet in frustration.

"Didn't you just leave him hanging there?"

Lin Wan felt a bit regretful too, hanging her head and fidgeting with her sleeve.

"I... I was too nervous at the time. I didn't know what to say."

"Then what do you plan to do now?" Xiao Qian pressed.

"I don't know." Lin Wan shook her head, her expression lost.

She usually focused on martial arts and was completely unfamiliar with affairs between men and women. This was her first time encountering such a situation.

After hearing this, Xiao Qian paused for a moment, then her little brain whirred as she thought of plots she had read in storybooks.

"Young Miss, listen to my advice."

Xiao Qian leaned into Lin Wan's ear and lowered her voice.

"When it comes to men, you have to strike while the iron is hot."

"Since Lord Chen has taken the initiative to take this step, you must follow up on the victory and completely seal the relationship!"

"You are a dignified famous catcher of the capital, usually swift and decisive in handling cases. Why are you so timid when it comes to this?"

Lin Wan was moved by Xiao Qian's words, but still hesitated.

"If I act like this... will it really work?"

"Will he think I'm too unreserved?"

"Oh, my Young Miss!"

Xiao Qian punched her own palm and spoke faster:

"Young Miss, you've already accepted his token of affection, why talk about being reserved now?"

"Listen to me, you can't go wrong. Go find him now and give him a surprise."

"I will personally vet him for you, and we will definitely be able to judge his true heart..."

Lin Wan looked at herself in the bronze mirror, took a deep breath, and her gaze gradually became firm.

"Okay."