Wen Wan was busy until late afternoon, only then did she see Song Wei.
"Has Sanyang arrived?" Song Wei asked her.
"No!" Wen Wan shook her head, her mood obviously downcast. "Madam said Sanyang's cough has relapsed, so she can't attend the banquet. Maybe I'm being petty, but I feel she's doing it on purpose, intentionally not letting us see Sanyang."
Song Wei pulled her to sit on the small couch, his voice gentle and soothing, "Perhaps it's just fate, since she hasn't recovered, there's no need to force it."
Wen Wan understood the reasoning, but she just felt unwilling.
She couldn't see Sanyang at the Old Master's birthday banquet, but later something unexpected happened to Wen Wan.
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