"Here."
Yu Shu turned her head and walked towards the southwest corner of the living room. She reached out and pulled open the curtain of the red and blue beads. There was a crisp tinkling sound, and her vision was slightly dim. Before she could see the person clearly, a burst of tea fragrance filled the air.
In the exquisite small room, the windows were closed, and the green stove was boiling water. Jade smoke was curling up, and on the Fortune Longevity Exorcism Couch, First Young Master Xue was dressed in white silk clothes. His hair was tied up with a silver crown, and his waist was like a hook with a plain yellow buckle. He held a teaspoon in one hand and a fragrant bowl in the other. His forehead was smooth, his nose was straight, and his eyebrows were long. He looked dignified, and he looked like a leisurely noble young master.
Yu Shu was stunned, as if it was the first time she had seen this person. At this moment, a thought suddenly came into her mind — this was probably the real Mr. Xue's demeanor.
When Xue Rui saw Yu Shu coming in, he just raised his eyes, held the wooden teaspoon backhand, and pointed to the opposite side. "Sit."
"Well," the room was filled with the smell of tea. Yu Shu couldn't help but move slowly. She lifted the corner of her skirt and sat down on the round stool opposite the tea table. She put her hands on her knees. Seeing that he was concentrating on making tea and ignoring her, she looked for fun and stared at his hands moving back and forth. His palms were not thick, and his fingers were long. His nails were trimmed clean, and the wrinkles on his fingers were very shallow. The joints were clearly visible, and he exuded a kind of scholarly aura. He looked like the kind of person who often held a pen and read books.
Yu Shu's mind moved. She had originally decided not to care about who he was, but the words involuntarily blurted out, "Mianzhai has been closed these days, and all the customers have run away. Do you really not want your business?"
Xue Rui's fingers paused, and he put down the teacup. He looked up at her, and his face was less arrogant than before. His eyes and brows were natural and gentle, "Do you still think of me as that person?"
Yu Shu clasped her hands together and said in an extremely firm tone, "It's not as if you are him."
As he looked at her gaze that didn't have the slightest hesitation and his figure was clearly reflected in her bright eyes, Xue Rui's heart moved, and the depths of his eyes became even more warm. He placed the teaspoon lightly on the wooden tray and spoke without the slightest warning, "Follow me."
The water on the stove boiled and bubbled. Yu Shu's vision blurred and the face in front of her became clear again. She heard what he said and understood, but she would rather not have understood.
"What did you say?" Absurd, inexplicable, and unbelievable. This was what Yu Shu was feeling right now.
Xue Rui smiled and didn't repeat that sentence, but the meaning in his eyes was so obvious. Seeing him smile like this, Yu Shu felt inexplicably annoyed and said coldly, "Mr. Xue, you must be joking. Aren't the Ji family and the Xue family discussing marriage? When this matter is settled, I will be the concubine of Miss Four. What are you talking about now? It's not up to me to decide."
"I'm only asking if you agree to be with me." Xue Rui was calm and composed.
"What if I don't agree?" Yu Shu sneered, "If I don't agree, there won't be such a thing?"
"Yes," Xue Rui stopped smiling and said very indulgently, "If you don't agree, then there won't be such a thing."
"Ha," Yu Shu was amused as if she had heard a joke. She tilted her head and looked at him, "Then what if I agree to follow you and be your concubine? With my identity, I'm afraid I can only be a concubine, right? Then, the marriage between the Ji family and the Xue family will be discussed. In the future, you can marry the Ji Fourth Miss, whose life is higher than the sky, right? "
Xue Rui frowned and said with a serious expression, "I'm talking about the matter between you and me now. If you're afraid that I'll give you the cold shoulder after marrying Ji Xingxuan, then you can be at ease. I'm not interested in her at all. The marriage with the Ji Clan was decided by my grandfather, and it wasn't because I took a fancy to her. If you're afraid of being a concubine, you can rest assured that I'm not a fickle person. Even if I marry in the future, I won't mistreat you. "
Looking at his serious face and self-righteous tone, Yu Shu was finally sure that he wasn't teasing her. When she thought that the bastard in front of her was actually the same person as the kind and kind Cao Zixin, her heart suddenly felt uncomfortable.
Grabbing the skirt on her knees, Yu Shu said bitterly, "I just want to ask you one thing."
Xue Rui nodded, "Speak."
"Are you still Brother Cao?"
Xue Rui's eyes darkened. He looked at her deeply and said warmly, "You're with me, so I am."
Hearing this, Yu Shu's eyes quickly darkened. She stood up and shook her head at him, "You're not him." Cao Zixin would never say such words to her.
After she finished speaking, she didn't want to stay a moment longer. She turned around and walked away. In a few steps, she arrived at the door of the small room. Just as her hand reached the bead curtain, she heard footsteps behind her and a burst of tea fragrance. Between the door railings, there was an arm in front of her, blocking her way.
"You haven't answered."
Yu Shu frowned and said without turning her head, "Isn't it obvious? I don't agree."
She could pretend to be courteous with the Ji family, but she didn't want to pretend with him.
As soon as she finished speaking, she heard a sigh above her head, "Okay, I also want to let you go."
Before Yu Shu could come back to her senses, she felt a grip around her waist. She was dumbfounded when he picked her up by the waist. Her feet left the ground as he walked towards the Exorcism Couch.
"What are you doing!"
Yu Shu exclaimed. She didn't think and used her foot to kick his lower body. But she was quickly held down by his knee. Without waiting for her to move, his other hand twisted both her arms. Ignoring her struggle, he strode forward, knelt on the couch and put her on it. He looked at her flushed face from above and a dangerous aura that belonged to a man blew over.
"Cao Zixin!" Yu Shu gritted her teeth. Her heart was beating fast. Her hands and feet were pressed and she couldn't move. The huge gap between the strength of a man and a woman made her unconsciously panic. The arm tightly wrapped around her waist told her that this was not a joke. The familiar face in front of her was not the gentle and smiling Brother Cao, but Master Xue.
Knowing that it was useless to shout, Yu Shu quickly calmed down and forced a smile, "You get up first. We can talk about it."
Xue Rui's eyes narrowed, and he freed a hand to undo his belt before tossing it to the side. Yu Shu's expression changed greatly. He bent down and buried his face in her warm neck, and he took a deep breath before he said in a low voice, "There's no room for discussion."
After saying that, Yu Shu felt the palm on her waist moved to the side and began to untie her belt. The light touch on her neck made the hair on her back stand up. As soon as her hand was free, she beat him hard. She was so fierce, but he didn't even make a sound. She turned her head stiffly to avoid his intimacy. When she saw the cup on the tea table, her eyes became cold. Without hesitation, she stretched out her hand to grab the cup and smashed it on his head!
"Bang!"
The cup immediately shattered and she heard Xue Rui let out a muffled groan. The force that was pressing down on her body loosened and something dripped onto the side of her ear. She pushed him away in panic and sat up. When she raised her head, she saw him holding his forehead with his hand and beads of blood were dripping down from the gaps between his fingers.
Yu Shu's heart was beating fast. She shivered and her body moved. She took out a handkerchief from her sleeve and leaned forward to help him cover his wound. But as soon as she touched him, he waved his hand away —
"Don't touch me."
"You —"
"Young Master, Governor Xu is here —"
Hearing the voice, Yu Shu turned her head and saw two people walking in from the door. When she saw the scene in the room, she was stunned. It was Xu Li and Hōtoku. In their eyes, the scene in the room: Yu Shu was panicking, Xue Rui's clothes were messy, and his forehead was bleeding. It seemed that the man failed to use force and was smashed by the woman.
"Young Master!"
When he came back to his senses, Hōtoku screamed and rushed over. Governor Xu looked at the two of them with a dark face and asked in a deep voice, "Young Master, what's going on?"
"What else could it be?" Xue Rui sneered. He pushed the servant away, stood up, and walked out of the door with his clothes unbuttoned. When he passed by Xu Li, he said coldly, "I don't like this woman. Send her back. Don't let me see her again."
After that, he waved the curtain and left. He didn't look at Yu Shu at all. Hōtoku quickly chased after him.
Yu Shu clenched the handkerchief and watched him leave. Her eyes fell on Xu Li, who had a dark face. She lowered her head and quickly got down from the bed. She stood to the side and said carefully, "Xu, Governor Xu, I —"
"Miss Yu, pack up and go out. Remember not to talk about what happened today. It will damage the reputation of both families."
Xu Li frowned and looked at her, then went out with his hands behind his back. Only Yu Shu was left in the room. She stood in the same place, lost in thought for a while. Then, she pursed her lips and tidied up her clothes. She looked back to see if there were any hairpins or rings left behind. She saw the blood on the Exorcism Couch. It was so glaring that she turned her head away and walked out with heavy steps. When she reached the door and walked out of the tea room, a gust of wind blew across her back. Only then did she realize that she was drenched in cold sweat.
"Miss, Miss." Qiu Xiang ran over from the other end of the corridor and looked into the room. She asked carefully, "Can we go now?"
"Yes." Yu Shu stuffed the handkerchief back into her sleeves and pulled her. Without anyone leading the way, they left in the direction they came from.
In a loft not far from here, Xue Rui was lying on a low bed. His eyes were closed as Hōtoku treated the wound on his head. Xu Li stood in front of him and frowned. After a long time, he said, "Young Master, when will you stop being so impulsive? There are so many beauties in the capital. This Miss Yu is only average. Why did you force yourself and hurt yourself? How am I going to explain this to the Old Master when I get back?"
Hearing this, Xue Rui opened his eyes and said coldly, "Are you lecturing me?"
Xu Li's face tightened and he lowered his head. "I'm just worried that the Ji family has a bright future. Ji Xingxuan has already won the favor of the Great Commissioner. In the future, she will definitely occupy an important position in the Celestial Commissioner's office. If Young Master marries her, you don't have to … If this marriage is ruined, the Old Master will …"
"Don't use Grandfather to pressure me." Xue Rui interrupted him. "What did Grandfather say when we came here?"
"… The Old Master said that Young Master should make his own decision."
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