Chapter 518: He Came to the Palace

Huo Hannian didn’t say much to Nangong Han and hung up.

There was a knock on the door, and he said in a low voice,”Come in.”

“Young Master.”

Upon hearing Bai Qiu’s voice, Huo Hannian, who was signing documents, looked up and said coldly,” Director Bai, what’s the matter?””

Other than in front of Wen Ruan, Huo Hannian had always been cold and distant in front of others.

“The princess came over in the afternoon. She said that she was not feeling well and asked Wen Ruan to go to the palace to nurse her back to health.”

Huo Hannian tightened his grip on the fountain pen, and his dark eyes darkened as he looked at Bai Qiu.” Why didn’t you report to me in advance when the palace wanted to borrow someone?”

In the past, the palace had borrowed people from the medical department. All they needed was Bai Qiu’s nod.

Bai Qiu didn’t expect Huo Hannian to have such a big reaction this time. Could it be that the rumors were true and that his relationship with Wen Ruan wasn’t ordinary?

Huo Hannian realized that he was acting abnormally. He pursed his thin lips and said coldly,” I understand. I’ll handle this. You go back to work first.””

In the palace.

After being rejected, Nangong was a little unhappy. She was about to call Huo Hannian again and tell him that Wen Ruan from the medical department was here when she received a message from Huo Hannian.

He would come to the palace to have dinner with her after work.

A smile appeared on Nangong Han’s delicate face.

Looking at Wen Ruan, who was checking her pulse, Nangong Han leaned back on the sofa.”Miss Wen, can you tell what’s wrong with my body?””

“The princess’s body is fine, but from the pulse, the princess’s spleen and stomach are delicate, and her digestive function is not very good.”

There was a doctor in the palace who helped Nangong Han recuperate. Nangong Han called Wen Ruan over to tell her to recognize the gap between them. If she was smart, she would not have become her love rival.

She did not expect Wen Ruan to be so skilled. He could actually understand her body’s condition clearly just by taking her pulse.

She indeed had a bad stomach and was quite picky with her food, so she had always been thin.

However, in this era where thinness was the most beautiful thing, Nangong Han did not think that her spleen and stomach were bad.

Nangong Han did not say anything, but the maid beside her said,” Miss Wen is so amazing. Our princess indeed has a bad spleen and stomach. The Apothecary has helped her adjust it, but the princess doesn’t like to take medicine…”

Before the maid could finish her sentence, Nangong Han’s face darkened and she interrupted,” You’re too talkative!”

The maid lowered her head, not daring to say another word.

Nangong Han looked at Wen Ruan and said,” I’m sure Miss Wen has heard what my maid said. I don’t like to take medicine. Miss Wen, do you have a good way to recuperate my spleen and stomach without letting me take medicine?””

Wen Ruan pursed her lips slightly.” There is. If the princess doesn’t want to be treated with medicine, diet therapy is also possible.””

Nangong Han originally wanted to make things difficult for Ruan, but when she saw her clear and bright eyes, she swallowed the words that were about to come out of her mouth.

She raised her hand and instructed the maid,” Bring Miss Wen to the kitchen.””

The kitchen in the princess ‘palace was very big. There were five chefs and five assistants inside.

After Wen Ruan went over, he had wanted to make the princess some Crucian Carp and Barley Mutton Soup, but he was instructed by the chef to do odd jobs.

Wen Ruan had always been intelligent and meticulous. The chef must have ordered her to do everything under the princess’s orders.

Wen Ruan did not complain or refuse. She did everything the chef asked her to do.

“Young Master Sburn will be dining with the princess later.”The princess ‘maid came in and instructed.

The chef sent Wen Ruan to pick the vegetables. After picking the vegetables, he asked her to wipe the dishes clean.

After busying himself for nearly three hours, the chef had already prepared a table full of dishes.

Huo Hannian had already arrived. Nangong Han looked at the handsome and cold man in a suit and leather shoes, and her eyes were filled with admiration.

“Brother Hannian, I’m very happy that you can come and have dinner with me. I asked the kitchen to make your favorite dish.”

Nangong Han held Huo Hannian’s arm and walked towards the dining room.

Huo Hannian looked around quietly, but he didn’t see Wen Ruan.

After they sat down in the dining room, Nangong Han personally picked up some food for Huo Hannian. She pretended to mention casually,” I went to your medical department in the afternoon and invited the highly skilled Miss Wen to the palace. I asked her to help me recuperate.”

As she spoke, she seemed to have thought of something and said to the maid beside her,” Go and see if the diet prescription that Miss Wen made for me is ready?”

The maid quickly called Wen Ruan over.

When Wen Ruan saw Huo Hannian, she greeted him generously and then said to Nangong Han,” Princess, the prescription for the diet therapy is not ready yet. You can eat with the Young Master first and eat later.””

Nangong Han’s pretty face revealed a faint mocking smile. She ignored Wen Ruan and looked at Huo Hannian instead.” Brother Hannian, are all the people in the medical department this efficient?” I gave Miss Wen an afternoon’s time, but she can’t even come up with a prescription.”

Huo Hannian’s dark eyes looked at Wen Ruan and he said coldly,” Apologize to the princess!”

Wen Ruan pursed her lips and said to Nangong Han,” Princess, it’s my fault. I’ll do it immediately.””

Nangong Han saw that Huo Hannian didn’t defend Wen Ruan, and Wen Ruan didn’t look upset even after Huo Hannian scolded her. Her doubts deepened.

Lu Shuangshuang’s information might really be wrong!

He waved his hand.” Go to the kitchen!”

“Yes.”

Wen Ruan was led to the small kitchen by the maid. After she got the ingredients she wanted, she began to make a diet prescription for Nangong Han.

About half an hour later, the soup was simmering in the pot. Wen Ruan leaned against the counter and stared blankly at the scenery outside the window.

A pair of slender arms reached out from behind her and pulled her into an embrace.

Wen Ruan was shocked. She raised her elbow and was about to poke the man’s chest behind her. The man’s low and hoarse voice rang in her ear.” It’s me.””

Wen Ruan turned around and saw that the person holding her was Huo Hannian. Her pupils constricted.

“Weren’t you having dinner with the princess? What are you doing here?”

She placed her hands on his shoulders, wanting to push him away, but he was like a huge mountain, standing there without moving. No matter how hard she pushed, she could not push him away.

“Are you crazy? If anyone sees this and the princess hears about it, she won’t let me live a good life!”

Huo Hannian looked deeply at Wen Ruan and said in a low and cold voice,” I didn’t mean to be fierce to you earlier.”

Wen Ruan’s long eyelashes trembled slightly.” I know. I don’t blame you.””

If he protected her in front of the princess, he would be harming her!

Huo Hannian wanted to hold Wen Ruan’s hand, but she avoided him in the next second.

Huo Hannian forcefully held Wen Ruan’s hand in his palm. He saw the small wound on the back of her fair hand and her fingers that had turned white from the water. His eyebrows furrowed.” What happened?””

“It’s nothing. Don’t ask anymore.”

Even if she didn’t say anything, Huo Hannian knew what had happened.

Nangong Han must have ordered her to do a lot of things on purpose!

“Let’s go. Come back with me now!”

Wen Ruan shook off Huo Hannian’s hand and glared at him with a serious expression.” Be rational. If the princess finds out about our relationship now, it’ll only bring harm to her! Besides, she’s just testing my relationship with you. As long as she thinks that I have nothing to do with you, she won’t make things difficult for me!”

Huo Hannian looked at Wen Ruan, who was still young but would not lose his mind over love. He always maintained his calm and rationality. He narrowed his dark eyes.” Aren’t you jealous when you see me with the princess?””

“I’m not jealous.” She understood his nature. Once they had a relationship, he would not look for another woman.

Huo Hannian’s handsome face darkened at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Wasn’t she jealous when he was with another woman?

Was she too big-hearted and didn’t care about him that much?

Looking at the unpredictable expression in the man’s eyes, Wen Ruan cursed in her heart. He seemed to have misunderstood.

She cupped his well-defined handsome face with her fair little hands, stood on her tiptoes, and kissed his sexy thin lips.

Before you fall in love with me, I don’t want to make our relationship public.”

Huo Hannian looked at the girl with her clear eyes and smiled.” Are you that confident that I’ll fall in love with you?””

Wen Ruan raised an eyebrow.” We’ll wait and see.””

Huo Hannian’s Adam’s apple bobbed as he looked at the girl’s delicate and lively expression. He grabbed the back of Wen Ruan’s head, bent down, and kissed her bright red lips.

Wen Ruan had only touched him lightly earlier, but he had not expected him to push his luck.

Wen Ruan could not respond to him. Her mind was focused on the door, afraid that someone would pass by and see her.

Huo Hannian noticed that Wen Ruan was distracted and pinched her cheek with his slender fingers.” Stay in the palace for a night. I’ll find an excuse tomorrow and get someone to bring you back.””

Wen Ruan nodded. Just as she was about to say something, light footsteps sounded from outside.

Wen Ruan quickly pushed Huo Hannian away. She walked to the door and looked outside.

Nangong Han walked over with two maids. When Wen Ruan saw this, her heart skipped a beat.

There was no window to jump out of in the small kitchen, and there was no place to hide. If he went out through the door, he would be bumped into by Nangong Han.

“The princess is here. What should we do?”

Compared to Wen Ruan’s nervousness and panic, Huo Hannian acted as if nothing had happened. He put a hand in his pocket and looked at her with his dark eyes.” You really don’t want the Princess to know?””

“Do you want to? I heard that Nangong Han is the most favored princess in the palace. If she finds out about my relationship with you, I might be banned from entering Country K with just a word from her.”

Huo Hannian raised an eyebrow when he saw the panic on Wen Ruan’s face. His handsome face showed a hint of mischief.” I can cooperate with you, but you have to beg me.””

Wen Ruan said,” Please.”

“Call me brother.”

Wen Ruan was stunned for a few seconds. She did not expect to hear such a request from him again.

For a moment, he felt like he had returned to his high school days.

He leaned against the wall, his handsome and cold face carrying a wild and evil charm, so wanton and flamboyant.

The corners of Wen Ruan’s lips curled into a smile unconsciously. She called out softly,” Brother.””

Huo Hannian narrowed his eyes, and his back teeth suddenly felt itchy.