(Jiang Wanru followed Lian Hua with excitement, walking randomly in all directions. When he met friends, she would automatically retreat to the side and wait. Occasionally, she would join him in a lively spot, following the rhythm of others and cheering. After turning around for a while, Lian Hua obviously didn't have much interest in these games, and Jiang Wanru had some reservations about those multi-player competitive games. It was just that those games were not exciting enough in Lian Hua's eyes, so she could only reluctantly follow his footsteps.)

  Jiang Wanru looked around, gradually feeling Lian Hao's suspicious gaze. As the crowd's noise gradually subsided, the two of them walked to a secluded spot, and she heard Lian Hao's low voice: "Wanru, I only realized today that we've all been underestimating you, a little woman like you. I see you facing a group of men, chatting freely, and just now, when you turned around, your eyes didn't show much surprise at those games, apart from watching the excitement. A woman like you, how could she give people the impression of being weak and helpless? Now that I think about it, it's because you've been pretending to be clever and deceiving everyone."

  Jiang Wanmu listened to his words and found that they were laced with the anger of being deceived. She couldn't take this unexpected disaster, and turned her head in surprise to look at him, seeing the angry expression in his eyes. Jiang Wanmu looked at him calmly and shook her head lightly, saying: "Thank you, Third Master, for bringing me here to broaden my horizons. No matter how the game changes, it's all just variations on a theme. After watching for a while, there's nothing surprising about it. Others think I'm a young, unfamiliar man and treat me kindly, so I naturally return their kindness." Jiang Wanmu swallowed the words "I've never seen a pig run, but I've eaten pork" that were on the tip of her tongue. If she said those words out loud, they would be too shocking for Lian Hua's understanding.

  Jiang Wanru also remembered Lianhao's good intentions in bringing her to play, and after thinking for a moment, she said in a softer tone: "As for you feeling that I'm different from usual today, it means that I've deceived everyone. I don't agree with this statement. I don't think I can deceive everyone. It may be easy to deceive people for one day, but if I have to keep deceiving them month after month, those people may not get tired of it, but I myself will feel exhausted from pretending every day. Moreover, I won't waste my energy on people who aren't worth it."

  Lian Hao detected the indifference in Jiang Wanru's tone and slightly calmed down the resentment in his eyes. Jiang Wanru looked at him with an expression that seemed to want to listen on, thinking to herself that it was pointless to explain today, this person would not let her off easily. Indeed, there is no free lunch in the world, following along to play would only lead to owing someone a favor. She was truly foolish for thinking that Lian Hao, being tied up with his friends, wouldn't notice her and instead relaxed her usual facade, revealing her carefree side. However, as the saying goes, "all roads lead to Rome".

  Jiang Wanmu glanced at Lian Hua, feeling a little grateful to him in her heart. If it weren't for his sudden stroke of genius today, she would have continued on like this for years, thinking that being aloof was her true nature. She hadn't realized that she could still laugh and have carefree conversations with others. Jiang Wanmu let out a soft sigh in her heart and explained calmly: "I usually only show everyone the side of me that they want to see, that's my usual state of life, I've been living like that for over ten years."

  Third Master. For over a decade, regardless of whether anyone noticed or not, I've been living like that. Today, Third Master had me disguise myself as a man, and I suddenly thought that being able to relax for just one day was such a wonderful thing, without having to think about being a woman, I could live freely in the moment, experiencing what it's like to be someone else. Since I'm now a man, chatting with a group of men about women is also not something to be ashamed of. Moreover, they spoke discreetly and talked about things I didn't know about in my daily life, so listening would allow me to gain some new insights."

  Jiang Wanru's words were extremely straightforward, leaving Lian Hao speechless. For the first time in his life, a woman had openly discussed with him how it was normal for men to discuss women's beauty among themselves. Jiang Wanru looked at Lian Hao's expression and thought he was naive. Men didn't talk about that kind of thing among themselves. Did she, as a fake man, need to discuss men's beauty with other men? Those people seemed to have a fondness for beauties, but she didn't want others to think she had such inclinations either, nor did she want anyone to discover her true identity as a woman.

  Jiang Wanting had always been clear about where she was and what kind of person she should be, so she never gazed longingly at distant mountains. As she looked at Lian Hua's expression, she suddenly felt that she had said too much today, completely out of character with her usual low-key demeanor. Today was a rare opportunity to relax, but she had relaxed too much and forgotten the person in front of her still held her life in their hands. She silently regretted her impulsiveness, only thinking that it's hard to have a good time in life, but ended up losing control of her excitement and smile.

  Jiang Wanru usually only spoke a few words of flattery to Lian Hua when facing him, and every time she saw Lian Hua coming with enthusiasm, she would leave with a disappointed expression, but in her heart, there was an irrepressible sense of mischief. Speaking so directly like today was the first time, and it was also an unprecedented boldness that she had never imagined before. Indeed, people should not get too close, or they will easily reveal their true nature. Jiang Wanru looked at Lian Hua, who was clearly stunned by her performance, and thought of the peaceful days for the next few months, so she decided to say some conciliatory words.

  "Third Master, today the people here only know one Xiao Jiang, and Xiao Jiang will never appear in front of everyone again. Third Master, only you know that I am a woman, in their eyes, I am just an immature young man. In all these years, for the first time facing so many people without wearing the Jiang family emblem on my body, I was truly overjoyed and slightly indulged myself. I was happy for several hours. Third Master, just for those few hours, thank you."

  Lian Hao listened to Jiang Wan's fluent and eloquent words, thinking of her usual perfunctory attitude towards him, he couldn't help but feel that she had been hiding her true self from him. No wonder every time he left, he felt like there was a fire burning inside him that he couldn't express. When he went to talk to her again, driven by curiosity, he still ended up leaving in disappointment. It turned out that deep down, he never believed Jiang Wan was as dull as she seemed. Indeed, how could a young woman of her age be so calm and composed, like an old nun who had been living in seclusion for years? Her behavior and speech were too rigid and formulaic. Today's Jiang Wan made him feel like this was the real, natural her.

  Lian Hao glanced at Jiang Wanru, who was about to speak, when he saw a few people walking from afar. A hint of impatience flashed across his eyebrows and eyes before quickly passing by. Jiang Wanru had been paying attention to him and naturally followed his gaze, noticing that the approaching people seemed familiar to Lian Hao. Jiang Wanru's body instinctively dodged behind Lian Hao, earning a mocking laugh from him.

  Lian Hao turned his head to glance at Jiang Wanru, whose expression had become calm, and said in a soft voice: "You see someone you know and get scared and hide? Who just said that others can't tell you're a woman? You're too reckless. Among the people who came to play today, there are also some women dressed as men, but they don't have your guts. There are several people in that group who usually love to go to brothels, yet they couldn't even tell you were a woman today, I really don't know how to describe them."

  Lian Hao said that his factor, an unattractive woman walking beside him would have a sense of shame. While Jiang Wanru's appearance was ordinary, she walked beside him with too much composure, to the point where people wouldn't think of her as a woman at all. Jiang Wanru heard Lian Hao's words and looked at him with surprise, saying: "Third Master, before today, I had never seen your friends, how would they know me? I was just worried that following you would draw too much attention, so I dodged to the side."

  Lian Hao's expression became somewhat inexplicable after hearing Jiang Wanlin's affirmative words. He deliberately took two steps back and stood shoulder to shoulder with Jiang Wanlin, smiling as he looked at the approaching people. Jiang Wanlin saw the man in deep blue clothes laughing the most heartily among them, his eyes shining brightly just like Jiang Wanlin's. She suddenly understood Lian Hao's intention. A big smile bloomed on Jiang Wanlin's face as she accompanied Lian Hao. When the young man looked at her, it was with a strange and unfamiliar gaze, quickly scanning her face before smiling and greeting Lian Hao.

  "Third Master, I've always heard that you find the games here not exciting enough and wouldn't come even if invited. Today I'm lucky to have run into you." The young master from a prestigious family had a hint of arrogance in his tone. Lian Hao nodded and smiled at him, saying: "Yes, I was bored today so I came over to take a look. Brother Jiang, I heard that Old Lady Jiang wasn't feeling well the other day, is she better now?" Lian Hao's tone was friendly towards the Jiang family, and even Jiang Wanru could sense it.

  Jiang Wanru had already recognized Jiang Wenlu, she had seen him strolling in the garden with his pregnant wife at the corner of the Jiang family garden. The young couple, the man handsome and elegant, the woman delicate and charming, they chatted and walked away hand in hand, Jiang Wanru could feel the sweetness of that young couple back then. Now she looked at the young woman dressed as a man clinging to Jiang Wenlu's side, looking at the big and small hands holding together, she thought men were really pigs, father and son were just the same.

  Jiang Wenlun smiled with joy, saying: "Thanks to Yuanyi's filial piety, she personally came back to take care of the old lady, and now the old lady has recovered. Thank you, Third Master, for remembering the old lady, I will tell her your words, and she will be especially happy." Lian Hao glanced at Jiang Wenyu, who was staring at someone holding hands, and saw that there was a smile on her face, but her eyes were full of anger. He deliberately pointed to Jiang Wenyu and said to Jiang Wenlun: "This is Little Jiang, she had heard of Brother Jiang's reputation before, and today she sees him and is overjoyed."

  Jiang Wanmu's eyes sparkled as she smiled and curtsied to Jiang Wenlun, saying: "I've long admired you, I've always heard people talk about your many good qualities. Today, seeing you in person, you're indeed a charming figure. Is this lady beside you your wife? She looks elegant and refined, a perfect match for a talented scholar like yourself." Jiang Wenlun quickly released the woman's hand, laughing as he said: "She's just my wife's good friend, I treat her like a younger sister." The woman blushed, her eyes shining with delight.

  Hard study