Planting trees is a tough job, waiting for this girl to finish planting all these trees, it’s impossible she could still look this delicate and tender.
While speaking, Su Yan noticed she was being watched.
She looked in the direction of the gaze.
And just then, she caught Ji Yu’s eyes looking at her.
Su Yan blinked her eyes
"Do you have sothing to say to ?"
After a while, Ji Yu spoke up
"I’m afraid this girl wants to stay by Young Master’s side."
After a mont of silence, Su Yan nodded and responded
"Alright, once she has finished planting the trees, we will take her back."
Having said that, she walked back to Ji Yu’s side.
She took his hand and continued walking forward.
Until they had walked quite a distance, they could still hear the woman’s sobbing.
After a long ti, Ji Yu spoke
"Did the Marquis do it on purpose?"
"Hmm?"
"The Marquis knows that the woman’s words are lies, she’s more focused on looking beautiful than her sad and miserable cries.
Perhaps the deceased wasn’t the woman’s father at all.
The woman deliberately raised the price to twenty taels, intending to climb the social ladder.
Is the Marquis dispensing justice?"
Su Yan shook her head
"If she hadn’t blocked , I wouldn’t have bought from her. Since she blocked , it ans she liked and wanted to buy her.
It was a fair transaction from the start."
Ji Yu looked at Su Yan, his eyes showing rare fluctuations of emotion.
The two continued walking forward.
Suddenly, Su Yan spoke
"I won’t let you plant trees."
Ji Yu was taken aback for a mont, then laughed.
"Marquis, your words, Ji Yu will rember."
This Young Master seed domineering, yet clever.
It was also rare that being with him didn’t beco irritating.
Thinking this, he looked down at where their hands were joined.
This past half month, it had been like this.
Unconsciously, he had grown sowhat accustod to it.
While thinking, he shifted his gaze elsewhere and did not pull away.
As they wandered, it grew dark.
The group then headed back to the residence.
Entering Ji Yu’s courtyard.
Since Lanzhi had gone to deal with Xiao Qin, she didn’t co along.
It was just the two of them.
Su Yan closed the gate of the courtyard.
Then, she grabbed Ji Yu’s arm abruptly.
Ji Yu turned back,
"Marquis?"
Su Yan didn’t speak, just held his arm and pulled him closer to herself.
Smack, kissed him.
Ji Yu was startled.
He lowered his eyes.
Without resisting, he let Su Yan kiss him.
From afar, this seed like a scene where a domineering Young Master forcefully demanded a kiss from a genteel and fragile scholar.
The scholar, being bullied, could only bow his head and fight back with silence.
After the kiss, Su Yan let go.
Then, an extrely awkward silence followed between the two.
Back in Ji Yu’s room, they each sat on a chair.
Nobody spoke.
Finally, Lanzhi appeared, busy preparing the dinner.
When dinner was served, under the starry sky in the courtyard.
The awkwardness between them finally lessened.
Lanzhi, the thoughtful maid, noticed her Young Master eating less.
She kindly brought over the fruit wine, Young Master’s favorite drink.
"Young Master, this fruit wine has just been brewed recently. Care to try?"
Su Yan hesitated for a mont.
She knew her own tolerance for alcohol.
Wishing almost that a single sip could make her drunk.
Lanzhi, seeing her master silent, assud she agreed to drink, as the fruit wine was the Young Master’s favorite.
She opened the wine bottle and a strong fruity aroma wafted out.
Very sweet.
There wasn’t a hint of alcohol in the scent.
Su Yan lowered her head, finally extended her hand, and picked up the cup of wine.
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