There Are Plenty of Other Flowers in the World

However, after announcing his arrival, Grace still refused to come out and see him.

Now that he was in human form, he couldn't just barge into a woman's bedroom, so he could only stand outside Serenity Pavilion, frowning at her window.

Before long, Leon Zane came looking for him and exclaimed, "General, there you are! I've been searching everywhere for you!"

Still no reply.

"General, do you know why we approached Kevin Zhuo?"

Evan Xiao paused and said, "She doesn't want to see me."

"Huh? She doesn't want to see you?" Leon Zane looked delighted at Evan Xiao's misfortune. "If she doesn't want to see you, then so be it! There are plenty of fish in the sea! And not even far away—just take my cousin (Bianca Whitefan's older sister), she's been crazy about you for years, waiting faithfully all this time. Why hang yourself on this crooked tree?"

"Go ahead and cure his poisoning," Evan Xiao said. "No need to keep his family worried any longer."

"What does it have to do with you... Ugh, you're so annoying!" Leon Zane gritted his teeth.

"Grace."

Leon Zane rolled his eyes silently. "General, whose place is that, anyway? Why are you just staring at her window like this?"

Evan Xiao didn't answer.

"Grace?"

Still no reply.

Leon Zane rolled his eyes again. "You're living in her house now. If you want to see her, just go in! Why stand here like this?"

Evan Xiao paused and said, "She doesn't want to see me."

"Huh? She doesn't want to see you?" Leon Zane looked delighted at Evan Xiao's misfortune. "If she doesn't want to see you, then so be it! There are plenty of fish in the sea! And not even far away—just take my cousin (Bianca Whitefan's older sister), she's been crazy about you for years, waiting faithfully all this time. Why hang yourself on this crooked tree?"

"Plenty of fish in the sea... What does that have to do with me?"

"What does it have to do with you... Ugh, you're so annoying!" Leon Zane gritted his teeth.

...

That night, Leon Zane fussed around Kevin Zhuo, acting all mysterious, and finally concluded that Kevin didn't have Spirit Plague—he'd just been bitten by a poisonous bug.

Then he gave Kevin the antidote, and by the next morning, Kevin was fine.

Word got out, and the Emperor lifted the emergency quarantine order.

Of course, the Prime Minister's Residence was unsealed too.

As they were leaving, the Old Madam, Prime Minister Zhu, and even Lena came to see them off.

Grace hadn't planned to go, but Lena came to get her, so she had no choice but to tag along.

As soon as they stepped out, Wan Xuezhen was busy directing people to load piles of thank-you gifts onto the Imperial Advisor's carriage.

That shameless pair actually accepted them politely!

Then, the Old Madam, Prime Minister Zhu, and the others showered the siblings with endless thanks, calling them heroes for braving the plague and saving Kevin Zhuo—living saints, really.

And that shameless brother and sister just accepted it all with a smile.

Grace gritted her teeth and turned away, feeling she never wanted to see them again.

Just as she turned, she saw Evan Xiao on horseback, ready to leave.

He was staring straight at her.

Grace kept a blank face, told her mother she needed the restroom, and turned to leave.

...