When Lin Wei came back from an outing, he was surprised to learn that his father and Gu Ling were still playing chess, "Gu Xiaoling is too patient!"

When Lin Xian entered the study, he saw his father, who had always been serious about words and expressions, smiling all over his face. He looked at Gu Ling with eyes that were more affectionate than those of his own son.

The two had just finished a game of chess and were drinking tea.

"Dad, did you beat Gu Xiaoling in chess?" Lin Wei sat next to Gu Ling and asked curiously.

Father Lin smiled and shook his head, "I haven't won a single round."

Lin Wei felt confused, "Then why are you so happy?"

Lin's father said happily, "Xiao Gu taught my father two new chess skills, which was very interesting. He is not like you, who can't sit still."

The quality of chess reflects the character. Father Lin felt that Gu Ling's temperament was simply too good. He was rational, steady, calm, and not rigid at all. He spoke few words, but could always accurately speak to his heart, and never let anything go.

He feels uncomfortable.

Previously, Lin's father thought that Gu Ling was very arrogant and that his talent and appearance were normal.

But today I discovered that he is not arrogant. In fact, he is very gentle in his heart. His true personality is quite similar to Su Liang's, but his outward appearance is different. No wonder the two came together and became a couple. They are the same kind of people.

Before Lin Qian came in, Lin's father expressed his opinion to Gu Ling.

Gu Ling was inspired. He could answer Su Liang's doubts about his transformation. He was not pretending. All the changes were caused by her and were "harmed" by her.

Gu Ling decided that he had to let Su Liang take responsibility...

"Uncle, I'm going back now. We'll discuss it another day." Gu Ling put down the tea cup and stood up, wanting to see Su Liang right away.

"Okay, okay." Father Lin nodded with a smile, "Go back and rest quickly. Tell me what you like to eat."

"I'll go over too. There's something going on outside. I need to tell Su Xiaoliang." Lin Xie also stood up.

Gu Ling stopped and said, "Just tell me."

Lin's father said quickly, "Yes, General Su is so busy, so don't bother her all the time. It's the same thing to tell Xiao Gu."

Lin Wei hummed, "I know you think I'm an eyesore, but you really care about sex over friends! Tell Su Xiaoliang that there are many businessmen from the Yan Kingdom outside the city who want to come in at the moment to see if they can be let in. Originally, the two sides have always had frequent trade.

After the fight started, it was completely broken off. I think it's not yet time to reopen trade. That group of people may have been deliberately arranged by Fan Gang with ulterior motives. They have been driven away with words, but they refuse to leave."

Gu Ling's expression was calm, "Shoot the arrows, don't hurt anyone, drive them away."

"Okay!" Lin Wei agreed, "We can't let the people of Yan country think that our country of Qian is bloodless and just pretend that nothing happened and everything is the same as before!"

…

Lin Wei hurriedly left the house again, and Gu Ling returned to the place where he and Su Liang lived. When he reached the door, he subconsciously slowed down his steps and stood outside for a while to listen. There was no movement inside.

"Su Liang?" Gu Ling called softly.

"Wait a minute." Su Liang's voice soon came from inside.

After a while, Su Liang came over and opened the door.

"Did I wake you up?" Gu Ling asked.

Su Liang shook his head, "No. I just woke up, but I haven't gotten up yet."

Gu Ling saw that her hair was a little messy as she slept, so he said, "Let me comb your hair."

Su Liang frowned subconsciously, with that weird rejection expression again, "I have my own hands."

Gu Ling: ...Of course he knows, he just wants to get close to her, but obviously Su Liang is still not used to it.

Hearing Gu Ling sigh, Su Liang had no choice but to explain, "You don't have to go to that level to fall in love. Don't tell me that you want to dress and feed me? It's too scary."

Gu Ling imagined the scene and shook his head, "I swear, I never thought about it." It was indeed scary. It felt like Su Liang was paralyzed. It was unnecessary, it was really unnecessary...

Thinking about it, Gu Ling specifically clarified why he wanted to comb Su Liang's hair just now, "Actually, I just wanted to touch your hair."

Su Liang walked over with a speechless expression and stood next to Gu Ling, "Hurry up and touch it. I'm going to change clothes after touching it."

Gu Ling silently reached out and rubbed the top of Su Liang's hair, "Okay."

Su Liang immediately turned around and entered the inner room, "I'm changing clothes, you are not allowed to peek."

Gu Ling: ...He is not that kind of person, but explaining it now is a bit confusing.

After Su Liang changed clothes and came out, Gu Ling first mentioned what Lin Wei said.

"The war has not yet been decided, and trade cannot be resumed." Su Liang shook his head, "Wait and see what the emperor means."

If Yan Guo's behavior is not to send Xizuo into the city, he is "morally kidnapping" Qian Guo, with a face of "it's even, I've already taken the initiative to come to your door, why are you making a fuss, it's not good for everyone".

In the final analysis, it is because Yan Guo is sure that Qian Guo is unwilling to fight. Even if Yan Guo starts the war first this time, Qian Guo will not fight back.

"I asked Lin Ershan to drive them away." Gu Ling said, "There is one more thing."

"What?" Su Liang asked.

"Don't you think that my sudden change has made you uncomfortable? I know the reason." Gu Ling looked at Su Liang seriously.

Su Liang nodded, "You say."

Gu Ling's eyes burned brightly, "It's all because of you. If I hadn't met you and lived with you, I wouldn't have become what I am now. Su Liang, you have changed me and made me unable to endure the loneliness and pain of living alone. Boring, everything is because of you, you have to be responsible for me."

Su Liang thought about this clearly before going to bed... She frowned and looked at Gu Ling, "Wait a minute, I have something to ask you, and you are not allowed to lie to me."

Gu Ling nodded, "Okay."

"Are you able to read minds and have been hiding it from me?" Su Liang hummed.

Gu Ling was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized, with a smile in his eyes, "So, what I just said is the same as what you thought?"

Su Liang:...she is the one who is talking about it without saying anything...

Seeing that she was silent, Gu Ling looked serious and said, "I swear, I can't read minds. We are just a natural pair with a clear understanding of each other."

Su Liang held her forehead, "I know you're very proud, don't laugh!" She even said "a match made in heaven", but she had nothing to refute. She happened to be Gu Ling's bride after time travel, so it was probably God's will. Are they destined to be together?

"Isn't it good-looking?" Gu Ling asked back, "You always wanted me to laugh."

"It's beautiful, very beautiful, so beautiful." Su Liang said in a faint tone, "I have thought about it. Even if I can live on my own without you, I will never live a better life than with you. I can't find a better man than you."

This is good not only because of their appearance and talent, but also because of the rapport between the two people's personalities, their mutual understanding, their tacit understanding that can be understood with just one look, and their very similar principles of life.

Gu Ling immediately said, "I feel the same way. I have thought that without you, my life will lose its happiness. There is no other girl in this world who can make me laugh and want to spend the rest of my life with you."

Su Liang hummed, "If you confessed to me like this the night before, I would agree."

Gu Ling: ...As expected, confessing is not difficult in itself. It is his strange operation that adds obstacles to himself. I really want to go back to two days ago...

"It's true that I'm not used to it. I heard you gently saying that you wanted to comb my hair. I thought, 'You are sick, so why should you comb your hair in such a disgusting way?'" Su Liang told Gu straightforwardly.

Ling her thoughts, "It's okay to fall in love, we haven't experienced it before, but you don't have to imitate anyone else, just let nature take its course."

Gu Ling nodded. In fact, he learned how to comb hair from Xing Yusheng. He accidentally saw Xing Yusheng combing Lin Xueqing's hair...

"It's not the problem of combing your hair. Maybe you can do it in the future, but not now. Do you understand what I mean?" Su Liang asked Gu Ling.

"Understood." Gu Ling said he fully understood: physical contact should come slowly, and you can't go to bed immediately before holding hands, hugging and kissing, and combing your hair is a very intimate act, and should be ranked after holding hands, hugging and kissing, or sleeping.

After?

So, the first step is to hold hands... Gu Ling silently formulated for himself a trilogy of strategies to get close to Su Liang.

He took out the Kasyapa City visit plan carefully drawn up by Lin Qi from his sleeve, "We have to wait for the emperor's decree. Let's go to Kasyapa City according to Lin Ershan's plan first."

"Just take it, doesn't it mean there won't be any surprises if I know it first?" Su Liang didn't look at it, "Just think of it as our first official date."

Gu Ling immediately put the piece of paper away again, "Okay." He knew what dating meant, and he could feel that Su Liang was taking the matter of falling in love with him seriously, which was great.

Gu Ling was very lucky that Su Liang was not an ordinary girl. Even if she heard his weird confession that was a little bit gangster the night before, she did not misunderstand that he disliked him. It seemed that his previous cautiousness of hiding his feelings and not daring to express them was just "thinking too much".

"One thing, let's sleep in separate rooms." Su Liang said to Gu Ling.

Gu Ling shook his head subconsciously, "No."

"I'm doing this for your own good." Su Liang explained, "At your age, it's normal for you to like me and have impulses towards me. But we have just begun to fall in love and haven't developed to that point yet. Being in the same room at night is not okay.

It’s too convenient. If you want to do something but can’t do it, it’s not good for your health.”

Gu Ling's ears turned red again. Although he was a little distracted by Su Liang's straightforward words, he still quickly grasped the point, "You mean, you don't have to wait until you are eighteen? As long as... you think you can, just...

…Can?"

Su Liang was stunned for a moment, and saw Gu Ling's eyes looking at her expectantly. But when she said that just now, she had not considered the issue of eighteen years old. Because her mental age had already exceeded ten years.

Eight years old.

The atmosphere fell silent.

Su Liang knew that if she answered yes, it meant that she and Gu Ling might soon develop to that point. After all, they were very familiar with each other, and of course she liked Gu Ling. Previously, she had not gone there just because she had not made it clear.

I have thought about that. In fact, they are now a legitimate couple.

Su Liang also knew that if she could answer no, Gu Ling would definitely be willing to accept it and be able to restrain her desires.

"I think..." Su Liang paused.

Gu Ling's heart skipped a beat as he listened to every word. He liked Su Liang. He was a normal man. Of course he wanted to get close to her and do that kind of thing. But if Su Liang wasn't willing, he could wait, although two years was too much.

After a long time, it will be very difficult...
To be continued...