Perhaps because his current body was utterly exhausted, Ye Tian slept from dusk straight until the following morning. After getting up and washing up, he had breakfast right there at the inn.
At the same time, he prepared to go out and look around to see if he could find a suitable way to make a living. To his surprise, however, the moment he stepped outside, he was blocked by two men dressed in official uniforms.
"You're Ye Tian, right?" the other man asked straight to the point.
"Who are you?" Ye Tian felt a jolt in his heart, not answering the question directly.
After all, in his existing memories, the only connection he had with officialdom was his former father-in-law. Surely, even though his betrothal letter had been snatched away and torn to pieces, the other party wouldn't still refuse to let him go, would they?
If that were the case, he would have to find a way to leave Luoyang City first, so as not to worry about revenge from them day and night.
Unfortunately, the original owner's memory was flawed.
So much so that he had even forgotten their names and official positions. To put it simply, he now only remembered that his engagement had been broken off, but had no idea who had broken it.
"Our young miss invites you to come over," one of them replied.
"Your young miss? May I ask her esteemed name? Do I know her?" Ye Tian asked, probing.
Just as the man was about to speak, a familiar voice rang out: "Master Ye, it's our young miss who is looking for you. Hurry up and get in the carriage, don't keep the young miss waiting too long."
Seeing the little maid who had been by Lin Wan's side yesterday, Ye Tian breathed a sigh of relief.
Although he didn't know how they had found him, at least he could be sure they weren't here to give him trouble, so he relaxed now as well.
Furthermore, he had initially thought Lin Wan's family might be wealthy merchants, which was why a group of people protected her when she went out. But judging by their clothing now, they clearly had official backing, and being able to use government soldiers for personal errands meant their rank definitely wouldn't be low.
Because they took a carriage, in less than half an hour, Ye Tian arrived at the Lin Estate.
Whether to avoid suspicion or not, he entered through the back door, but even so, he could still feel the magnificent grandeur of the Lin Estate. Other things aside, he figured this courtyard alone must be worth at least a hundred thousand taels of silver, and one needed status to even buy it.
Following behind the little maid, Ye Tian soon arrived at a quiet and secluded little courtyard, where he saw Lin Wan from yesterday and another woman in purple whom he did not recognize.
Just like yesterday, Lin Wan was still wearing a light pink long dress, the hem gently swaying in the wind like pink petals dancing lightly in the breeze. The dress was embroidered with exquisite floral patterns, adding a touch of graceful beauty and exuding cleverness and spiritual charm. She smiled faintly, as refreshing as a spring breeze, making one feel happy and relaxed.
In comparison, the woman in purple had a completely different grace. She was tall with graceful curves, and a deep purple long dress trailed on the ground, looking solemn and elegant.
Beyond that, her face was also extremely pretty, with eyebrows like distant mountains and eyes like autumn water, exuding a calm and restrained aura, seemingly possessing a maturity and charm beyond her years.
"Miss Lin, I wonder what brings you here to look for me today?" Ye Tian took the initiative to ask.
Hearing this, Lin Wan smiled and explained: "Yesterday I mentioned Young Master's poem about Chang'e to my cousin, so my cousin wanted to meet Young Master. That's why I took it upon myself to have someone invite you over. I hope Young Master will forgive me."
Hearing that the other party appreciated his talent, Ye Tian gave face and said, "So that's how it is. Since I have nothing to do today anyway, I am at the two of you's command."
"Then I must trouble Young Master Ye. This is my cousin, Zhao Qinghuan. Cousin, this is Young Master Ye, Ye Tian, whom I told you about." Lin Wan made the introduction between them.
"Miss Zhao." Ye Tian respectfully bowed to her.
Zhao Qinghuan naturally returned the bow immediately: "Young Master Ye."
In fact, from the very first moment Ye Tian walked in, she had already been sizing him up, wanting to see if he was truly foolish.
Yet judging from the current situation, not only did the man show no signs of foolishness at all, but compared to the talented scholars she had seen before, his gaze was even clearer and more open, without the slightest greed or evil intent—something she had never seen before.
Of course, what she didn't know was that to Ye Tian, sixteen-year-old Lin Wan and seventeen-year-old herself were at best high school students; he really didn't have any special thoughts.
Besides, since he had just arrived in a new place, the most important thing was to find a way to settle down and survive properly!
Under such a premise, his gaze was naturally clear and open.
After mutual introductions, Lin Wan motioned for Ye Tian to sit on the stone chair opposite her and began to chat with him casually.
"Young Master Ye passed the Prefectural Exam at such a young age; you must have a certain reputation for talent in Jiangnan, right?" Lin Wan asked with some curiosity.
"This... I suppose so. I suffered some trauma recently, so I've forgotten many things." Ye Tian didn't hide it and answered truthfully.
Only, he hadn't expected that the moment he finished speaking, both Lin Wan and Zhao Qinghuan beside her would change color slightly, as if it confirmed their previous guesses.
Of course, slightly different from what they had guessed before—previously they thought Ye Tian was deliberately testing the Sun Family, but hearing it now, it didn't seem to be the case at all.
"What's wrong with you two? Is there something wrong with what I said?" Ye Tian also noticed that their expressions were somewhat strange, so he asked.
Hearing this, Lin Wan and Zhao Qinghuan exchanged glances. Neither of them intended to hide it from Ye Tian, and they explained: "Here is the thing, Young Master Ye, please don't misunderstand. When I went back yesterday and told my cousin about you, she suddenly remembered that your name seemed to have appeared in Luoyang City before.
It's just that there are no lack of people with the same name in the world, so at the time we only guessed, but hearing you say this now, it seems you really are the same person."
Huh?
His name had appeared in Luoyang City?
Really?
Was the original body that formidable?
"This... can you tell me in more detail? Was I very famous in the past? To tell you the truth, I forgot a lot of things after falling into the water yesterday, so many things escaped my mind." Ye Tian asked.
Hearing Ye Tian ask this, Zhao Qinghuan now took the initiative to speak: "Did Young Master Ye come to Luoyang City this time carrying a betrothal letter?"
"Uh... that's right, how do you know?" Ye Tian nodded, his heart starting to guess as well.
"That settles it then. As early as when you won the Little Three Premiers, Young Master, your name had already appeared in Luoyang City. It was just that not long after, word came that Young Master had encountered bandits on the road and turned into a fool. But looking at it now, those were all rumors after all," Zhao Qinghuan explained.