White Fox vs. Golden Python (4)

Yan Mei had not been eating properly lately, so Ming Qiuxue had someone bring over a meal.

Yan Mei did not want to eat, so Ming Qiuxue patiently fed him spoonful by spoonful.

After he drank some meat porridge, Ming Qiuxue peeled him his favorite oranges.

Yan Mei sat beside Ming Qiuxue and watched him, unable to stop himself from sighing. "Axue, no one in this world could ever treat me better than you do."

Ming Qiuxue was still injured. After finally coming home, the first thing he did was not take care of himself, but wait on Yan Mei while he ate.

Ming Qiuxue smiled. "Can't be helped. My Little Fox is one of a kind."

Before bed, Ming Qiuxue was called to the study by Ming He.

Ming He and Madam Ming had been childhood sweethearts. Though they had married early, they had children late. There were already many wrinkles at the corners of his eyes, and his dazzling golden hair had faded considerably with age.

He had once led troops into battle in his youth. After inheriting the duke's title, he had remained on Blue Star to serve in office. Tempered by the years, he no longer carried even a trace of a warrior's killing aura. Instead, he looked more like an elegant civil official.

Ming He looked at Ming Qiuxue solemnly. "What's going on between you and Fourth?"

Ming Qiuxue had already changed into clean clothes, but he still had difficulty moving around.

He raised his hands in salute and replied, "Father, I have changed Yan Ming's name. From now on, he is called Yan Mei. Yan Mei and I have pledged ourselves to one another for life. He will be my only partner."

Ming He's face turned somewhat livid. "You little brat, how old is