Su Su had always been rather simplehearted. Hearing that Cui Jiuyang was thirsty, she dashed into the house like the wind. "Young master, I'll make you some tea."
Li Mingyue looked at Su Su, who still had not grasped the situation, shook her head, glanced at Cui Jiuyang, and went inside.
Only Cui Jiuyang and Ninth Lady remained in the courtyard. Cui Jiuyang rubbed his hands together and finally squeezed out a word after a long while. "Um..."
To his surprise, Ninth Lady's lips turned down and her eyes reddened as she threatened to cry. "Now that you've seen those two, I'm just 'um' to you? Don't I have a name?"
Seeing things about to go wrong, Cui Jiuyang hurried over and took her hand. "No, no, don't be like that. Why are you crying, Ninth Lady?"
Seeing how anxious Cui Jiuyang was about her, Ninth Lady did feel a little wronged, though she was still sniffling as she said:
"Didn't you say you were too scared to talk to girls when you were little? How did you end up hiding two women in your old family home less than a year after leaving Jining?"
Holding Ninth Lady's hand, Cui Jiuyang told her everything he had been through with Su Su and Senior Sister.
Inside the house, Su Su had already made the tea and was about to go out to call Cui Jiuyang in for a drink, but Li Mingyue caught her. "Hey, Su Su, don't go! Your young master is rather busy right now."
Su Su craned her neck to look outside and saw Cui Jiuyang fumbling about, talking as he wiped Ninth Lady's tears.
"Oh, Sister Li, the young master and Ninth Lady seem to be..."
Li Mingyue tapped her on the head. "You only just realized?"