Chapter 429

"Young... Young Master? Why are you here?"

Yao Shi stared blankly at Wu Liang in front of her, even stammering as she spoke.

Why is the young master here? Shouldn't he have gone straight home?

"Shouldn't that be my problem? Before I left, I told you all to go back first. Why are you standing here all alone?"

Wu Liang frowned and looked at the slender Yao Shi with displeasure. He didn't know if it was just his imagination, but he felt that Yao Shi looked unusually fragile.

Her already slender and thin frame appeared even more delicate at this moment. The beautiful black tulle dress should have made Yao Shi look elegant, beautiful, and eye-catching.

But Wu Liang only saw a frail appearance in Yao Shi now. Especially when she looked at her from a distance, she was standing alone under the bus stop, looking like a willow tree swaying in the cold wind, which was heartbreaking.

The evening breeze lifted the tattered hem of her skirt, which was now fluttering in pieces like a rag because Yao Shi had torn off a part of it earlier.

Her slender, snow-white legs were exposed to the air, and her fair skin appeared even paler under the dim moonlight.

"Why didn't you listen to me and go back?"

Looking at Yao Shi's tattered short skirt, Wu Liang felt a mix of emotions, as if a bottle of mixed feelings had been spilled.

Why hadn't he noticed that Yao Shi's skirt had been torn to shreds? Why hadn't he noticed that Yao Shi's calf was injured?

"Yao Shi, Yao Shi just wants to enjoy the night view here for a while."

Standing beside Wu Liang like a well-behaved child Yao Shi lowered her head guiltily and murmured softly.

As expected, she angered the young master. She clearly didn't want to anger him, so why did things turn out this way?

How stupid... Why does she keep causing trouble for the young master lately...?

"I'm sorry, young master."

Her already lowered head drooped even lower, and her long hair, which Yao Shi had tied up, fell in front of her.

Yao Shi lowered her head heavily and apologized to Wu Liang, because her recklessness had worried and angered the young master, which was the last mistake she should have made.

If she had known things would turn out this way, she should have gone home and met up with Milutin much earlier, instead of standing here like a roadblock.

"What do you have to apologize for? I'm the one who should be apologizing."

"It wasn't just that my phone was out of battery; I also didn't notice you when we were in the library."

Looking at Yao Shi apologizing to him, looking at Yao Shi's lips that were a little purple from waiting in the cold wind for a long time, looking at Yao Shi's pale face that was afraid of being scolded by him.

Wu Liang suddenly felt an urge to hold the other person in his arms and comfort them.

If he had paid more attention to her beforehand, if he had called Yao Shi to reassure her when he left with Mo Qianhuan, Yao Shi wouldn't have been waiting here foolishly.

"I was already pretty stupid, but my personal maid is even stupider than me. So you've inherited my stupidity?"

Wu Liang laughed self-deprecatingly as he spoke, then reached out and grabbed Yao Shi's slender wrist, suddenly pulling her into his arms.

It was very cold; that was Wu Liang's first reaction after embracing Yao Shi's frail body.

He didn't know how long Yao Shi had stood alone under that dilapidated bus stop, but he knew that the evening breeze, which was approaching autumn, was cold and chilly.

In addition, the weather tonight was not good to begin with. The warmth that I could feel at night a few days ago has been replaced by a chilly cold in an instant.

Even though clothing blocked the transmission of body heat, he could still feel how low Yao Shi's body temperature had dropped through her cold little hands.

"Young Master!?"

Just then, Yao Shi, who had just been suddenly pulled into Wu Liang's arms, cried out in alarm, "Young Master, Young Master, what's wrong with him...?"

Her heart, which had been frozen, felt as if it had been suddenly thrown into scorching lava, with scalding heat coursing wildly through her body.

Yao Shi was flustered by her rapidly beating heart, and the warmth and orchid fragrance emanating from Wu Liang made her even more nervous.

With her body taut like a bow, Yao Shi dared not move an inch. She stood frozen in place like a stone.

The young master's embrace was warm, so warm that it was like the sun, able to dispel all the chill from her body.

For a moment, she even wanted to be held by the young master forever, to quietly nestle beside the sun and keep him company.

"You're too cold, let me warm you up."

Feeling the softness and fragrance of the woman's body in his arms, Wu Liang even became somewhat lost in it for a short time.

He wanted to hold her like this forever, not wanting to let go, not wanting this cold and aloof gem to slip through his fingers.

Smelling the delicate fragrance emanating from Yao Shi's hair, Wu Liang reached out and embraced Yao Shi's slender waist, trying his best to transfer his own warmth to her.

At this moment, no extraneous thoughts arose in his mind, nor did he have any ideas about Yao Shi's soft body.

Wu Liang now only had one thought: to hold the other person tightly and to cherish them.

The moment he saw Yao Shi standing alone under the bus stop sign, her face filled with loneliness, he felt an inexplicable urge to hug her and comfort her.

Yao Shi wasn't as strong or as aloof as he thought. She just seemed so independent because no one was with her.

The only person who could stay by her side and had been with her the longest was himself, but when Yao Shi needed him, he was not there for her.

"Put this coat on. Look at you, you're only wearing this thin dress, what kind of warmth can it provide? It's very cold tonight, what if you catch a cold?"

I don't know how long we hugged each other; it could have been thirty seconds, three minutes, or even ten minutes.

Wu Liang slowly released Yao Shi's soft and fragrant body, and took off his coat and draped it over her shoulders.

"Young... Young Master... you..."

Startled by Wu Liang's actions, Yao Shi stammered and mumbled.

For a moment, she couldn't even find a suitable response to Wu Liang, and could only stare at him with her beautiful eyes full of shock.

"Your leg is injured, let me carry you back."

Wu Liang squatted down and silently examined the slightly bloodstained gauze for a while.

He roughly understood why Su Qian's misfortunes suddenly disappeared in the latter half of the story. As for Yao Shi... what was he supposed to say about her...?

Chapter 96: The Bystanders in the Shadows

"Hmm... things that were bad in relationships eventually turned out to be good..."

"Then why have I followed them all this way, fearing something might happen to them?"

Hidden in the corner, Yao Qing, wearing a black baseball cap, slowly emerged from the shadows, staring speechlessly at the two departing figures.

What was he doing here today, sneaking over here without offering any help? He just made himself miserable.

"Hiss... all those strange things that happened today were really bizarre..."

Yao Qing rubbed his aching right arm and muttered to himself. He later secretly dealt with some events that were difficult to explain by common sense.

Although he didn't know the exact cause, he could tell that those unexpected events were indeed aimed at the young master and Su Qian.

It was fortunate that he reacted quickly enough to stop those unexpected events halfway through; otherwise, if Yao Shi and Milutin had handled everything, there would have been many problems.

Especially Yao Shi, that girl was too reckless. She dared to do such crazy things in the library, and then she even got injured herself.

If the young master and the others hadn't been there, he would have rushed up and given that girl a good scolding.

"Even if it's to protect the young master, you can't act so blindly and ignorantly. Doesn't that girl know that if she hurts herself, it will make the young master worry even more?"

"That idiot, does she think that the young master doesn't care about her at all? She doesn't even know the most basic thing about taking care of her own body."

Yao Qing leaned against the wall, his face full of black lines as he complained. Sometimes he really wanted to give Yao Shi a good lecture as her older brother.

However, after realizing that Yao Shi completely ignored him, Yao Qing had no choice but to give up on the plan.

Nowadays, the only person who can persuade Yao Shi is probably the young master. Apart from the young master, Yao Shi probably won't listen to anything anyone else says.

However, Yao Shi seems to be in a bad mood lately, especially after Su Qian and the young master became fake lovers.

Even knowing that the relationship between the young master and Su Qian was fake, Yao Shi still couldn't help but care and get jealous.

And now, with Qiao Xinying suddenly appearing as a fiancée, this is a huge blow to Yao Shi.

She had finally managed to get out of the shadow cast by Su Qian, but now Qiao Xinying has come along and hit her hard.

"The road ahead is long... Now I finally understand the meaning of the saying 'The emperor isn't worried, but the eunuch is...'"

Yao Qing sighed heavily and then rubbed the baseball cap on her head with a helpless expression.

Getting Yao Shi to express her feelings is no easy task; she's like an unmelting iceberg.

Not long ago, he felt that Yao Shi was showing signs of becoming more perceptive, but now she has turned back into the icy person she used to be.

Is it really just Su Qian and Qiao Xinying that has driven her to this state? No way, sir, you are the most important person in the young master's heart. How come Yao Shi has no sense of propriety at all?

"So what are we still doing here? Wu Liang and Yao Shi have already left."

A small head suddenly peeked out from Yao Qing's shoulder. Yun Xi, with her golden twin ponytails, was leaning on Yao Qing's shoulder, looking at Wu Liang who had already disappeared into the night scene, and whispering.

She was clinging to Yao Qing's back like an octopus, her chubby little face cute and innocent, her clear blue eyes sparkling with light.

She was actually instructed by Qiao Ranxin to follow Qiao Xinying, but she didn't expect to run into Wu Liang and the others here.

I never expected that Qiao Xinying and Wu Liang would have such a face-to-face encounter in such a short time, and I never expected that I would witness such a heartwarming scene after staying here.

"I'm telling you, Yao Qing, your sister really likes Wu Liang, and I think Wu Liang also likes Yao Shi."

"As the older brother, aren't you going to lend a hand? I think you should just tie Yao Shi and Wu Liang together."

Her pink little tongue licked the sweet lollipop, Yun Xi stretched out her soft little hand to pat Yao Qing's head repeatedly.

Why does this older brother do absolutely nothing productive? All he does is secretly follow Wu Liang every day; he's practically a paparazzi.

"If I can help, that would be great, but Young Master is certainly not someone who can be bound by Yao Shi alone, don't you think?"

Yao Qing shook his head and smiled helplessly as Yun Xi kept patting his head. Who said he didn't want to help Yao Shi?

But the young master clearly won't follow the same single path as the master. Just as Yao Shi said before, how could a real emperor only have one concubine serving him?

"You don't actually want to create a glamorous harem of beautiful girls for Wu Liang, do you...? Can't you do something useful instead of being such a scoundrel..."

Yun Xi bit into the lollipop, looked at Yao Qing's profile with a resentful expression, and slapped her across the face.

What a scumbag! That's definitely the kind of thinking a scumbag would have. Yao Qing is just too mean.

"It's all due to the young master's charm, and it doesn't really have much to do with me. I was just secretly giving the young master a little push."

"Let's put that aside for now. What are you still doing here? Didn't Qiao Ranxin tell you to go with Xin Ying? Why are you here with me, looking at the young master and the others instead?"

Yao Qing took off her black baseball cap and pressed it onto Yun Xi's head, speaking softly.

Staring at Yun Xi's cute and soft smiling face, a hint of doting appeared deep in his scarlet pupils.

Yes, legal lolis are indeed the best creatures. No matter how many times he sees them, he still finds little Yun Xi very interesting.

"Yao Shi waited for Wu Liang in the cold wind for so long. What a good child she is. How could I leave without seeing how things develop afterward?"

"Besides, if I don't stay here, won't you be all alone? This is a way of keeping you company."

Yun Xi reached out and covered Yao Qing's baseball cap, twisted it a couple of times, and put it on her head. She rolled her big, watery eyes at Yao Qing beneath her.

If she hadn't been here with him, Yao Qing would probably have already been unable to resist the loneliness and started flirting with other girls.

"I'm so touched, so to express my gratitude, let me treat you to some dessert."

"I know a really good fruit cake shop, and I think it should still be open if I go there now."

Yao Qing turned his head, patted Yun Xi's head, and grinned. This girl really doesn't plan to get off him, does she?

But it's fine this way, he doesn't dislike the feeling of Yun Xi lying on him.

"Hurry up and leave, or I'll eat your wallet dry."

"I'm really looking forward to it."

Chapter 97: A Smile That Belongs Only to Wu Liang

"Shopping center"

It's not very late now, but there aren't many people in the shopping mall today; you can only see a few customers here and there.

Perhaps because the weather outside wasn't very good, dark clouds drifted through the gloomy night, and even the silver moon was hidden in the clouds, losing its color.