I insist

Chapter 346: Fighting for Love

Yu Huailin's situation wasn't as comfortable as Song Miqiu's.

Since he managed to shake off Liu Xiaoyue last time, Yu Huailin had never seen her again. Although he had arranged for his bodyguards to secretly follow Song Miqiu several times, he still couldn't rest easy until he saw her in person.

"What did she do today? Did she talk to any other men?"

The guard knelt down to answer Yu Huailin's question.

"Your Majesty, Imperial Physician Song Miqiu has been studying medical books these past few days and has not stepped out of the Imperial Hospital."

Yu Huailin listened to the guard's words with his eyes closed, imagining Song Miqiu reading a book in his mind.

After a while, he slowly opened his eyes and went to the desk.

On the desk lay a letter that had been written two days earlier, naturally addressed to Song Miqiu.

Yu Huailin hesitated for two days before making a decision today.

He held the letter in his hand and slowly handed it to the guard.

"Please deliver this letter to Song Miqiu for me."

The guard took it and then left the room.

Yu Huailin stood there in a daze for a long time, as the night deepened.

Imperial Medical Academy.

Just as Song Miqiu delivered the three days' worth of pills to her father-in-law, she keenly noticed someone watching her from the corner of the wall.

Even in broad daylight inside the palace, that person probably wouldn't have had such audacity.

"What are you daydreaming about, Imperial Physician Song Miqiu? Hurry up and thank His Majesty for his great favor."

Upon hearing her father-in-law's voice, Song Miqiu quickly looked away, afraid that he would discover her.

Song Miqiu wanted to find out the man's background himself.

"Of course I have to thank you. Song Miqiu thanks Your Majesty for your great favor, and also thanks you, Eunuch, for saying a few good words for His Majesty."

As she spoke, she secretly took out a portion of the reward and slipped it into her father-in-law's hand.

The eunuch took the silver and looked at Song Miqiu with satisfaction. "The imperial physician is indeed capable. You can rest assured."

He then left the Imperial Hospital.

Once most of the people had disappeared, Song Miqiu stared intently at the corner of the wall.

"Come out, I saw you a long time ago. Tell me! Who sent you?"

Seeing that he could no longer hide, the guard leaped down from the corner of the wall.

“Miss Song, I was sent by His Highness. You can rest assured that His Highness has no ill intentions and is only concerned about you.”

A full week later, Song Miqiu heard Yu Huailin's name again.

"Tell me, what exactly did that person send you here for?"

Upon seeing this, the guard immediately pulled out the letter that Yu Huailin had given him from his sleeve.

"His Highness asked me to give this letter to you."

Song Miqiu didn't know what she was thinking either, so she took the letter and put it aside.

"I understand, you can go back now."

The guard had assumed that Song Miqiu would ask him to pass on a few words to Yu Huailin, since he was just a servant and shouldn't be asking about his master's affairs.

"Yes, Miss Song."

Looking in the direction the guards left, Song Miqiu muttered to himself, "If there's anything you want to say, why don't you come in person? Why bother with all this?"

Sulking with anger, Song Miqiu didn't open the envelope to see what was inside for the entire next day.

When the night was deep and quiet, Song Miqiu's gaze would always unconsciously drift toward the letter on the other side of the table.

"Oh well, what's the point of watching? It doesn't mean I forgive you."

Upon opening the envelope, there wasn't as much mail as Song Miqiu had imagined.

It was just a few simple sentences, like "How have you been lately?"

Enraged, Song Miqiu slammed the letter on the table.

"If you can't write, then don't write. What's wrong with writing a few caring words? Will writing them make you seriously ill? Pshaw!"

From that day on, Song Miqiu pretended that he knew nothing and didn't care about Yu Huailin.

The bodyguard was questioned by Yu Huailin as soon as he returned that day.

Naturally, they confessed everything.

Did Song Miqiu read the letter after receiving it?

How did the guard know all this? "Your Majesty, I returned after handing the letter to Miss Song."

"So you don't know whether Song Miqiu saw it or not."

The guard was speechless and slowly nodded.

"Understood, you go down."

For several days in a row, Yu Huailin continued to send his secret guards to monitor Song Miqiu's every move, but still received no reply.

Yu Huailin was extremely anxious every day. What if Song Miqiu really ignored him? What if Song Miqiu never wanted to come back because of this?

Yu Huailin's mind was racing with random thoughts.

Yu Huailin couldn't sit still any longer; the only thing he could think of now was to go find Yan Yufan.

After all, he was the last person Song Miqiu ever saw.

Yu Huailin had met Yan Yufan once when Song Miqiu first adopted him, and had no further contact with him.

Finding someone in the capital was a piece of cake for Huailin.

The secret guards quickly located Yan Yufan's position.

Yu Huailin rushed straight up to Yan Yufan and sat down without any hesitation.

"Young Master Yan really seems to like this restaurant quite a bit?"

Yan Yufan was not surprised by Huailin's arrival. He also secretly sent people to investigate everyone around Song Miqiu.

After his chance reunion with Song Miqiu, Yan Yufan had a complete change of heart.

He fell in love with Song Miqiu, and after seeing her, he became vulnerable and cautious.

"I've been waiting here for you for a long time, young master. I'm a little sad that you're only arriving now."

Seeing this, Yu Huailin realized he had no choice but to get straight to the point.

"Tell me, what is your relationship with Song Miqiu?"

Now that Yan Yufan had confirmed his feelings for Song Miqiu, he was naturally not as kind to Huailin.

"My business with Song Miqiu is none of your concern."

No one had ever dared to speak to Huailin like that before.

Yu Huailin grabbed the teacup in front of him and smashed it in front of Yan Yufan.

"If you dare to be rude to me again, this teacup will be your fate."

Yan Yufan will certainly not back down.

"I was just telling the truth. Some people should stop bothering others like a mangy dog."

The two had barely exchanged a few words before their tempers reached their peak.

"Song Miqiu is mine, don't touch her."

Yan Yufan was unaware of the seriousness of the situation.

"So what if you do something? Song Miqiu has no interest in you."

Upon hearing this, Yu Huailin immediately started fighting with Yan Yufan.

The proprietress heard the commotion and rushed over, separating the two who were wrestling.

He was fanning himself anxiously.

"Gentlemen, even if you have a conflict, you can't fight here. This is just a small business."

Yu Huailin realized that what he was doing was inconsistent with his identity, and gradually calmed down.

"I'll let you off the hook today, but if you dare to spout nonsense again, you won't be so lucky next time."

The two parted on bad terms at the restaurant.

Fortunately, after this incident, the two of them realized each other's feelings for Song Miqiu.

After returning, Yan Yufan kept thinking about how to pursue Song Miqiu, and he had to get ahead of Yu Huailin.

Little did they know that Yu Huailin would go to the palace the very next day.

Song Miqiu was sitting idly in the courtyard, lost in thought, scratching the ground with a small twig.

"I'm so bored. Why doesn't anyone come to play with me?"