Chapter 48

The thought of that delicate little girl pleasing Zhang Yuanwang like how she tried pleasing him, his chest could not help but flip in anger.

What kind of person is Zhang Yuanwang, is he worthy of it?!

Shi Ku scratched his head, feeling extremely distressed, “Master, it is late, let’s go back? If, if you like to watch the opera I could choose two singers and send them to your room ―”

“Go check.”

“Ah? Check what?”

“Zhang Yuanwang.”

Shi Ku was surprised, “We have no relations with him at all, why do you want to check on him?”

Feeling Xiao Yi’s cold eyes on him, Shi Ku hurriedly went to do it fearfully.

The moonlight was dim tonight.

The handsome young man stood under a peach blossom tree, his hair and robes were wet by the cold dew.

He listened to the opera voices coming out from the small house. It was supposed to be a spring night, bustling with many flowers and liveliness. But his whole body exuded a coldness like a beast in the dark waiting for an opportunity to hibernate.

One hour later.

Shi Ku hurried back, exclaiming, “Master, after the banquet, Zhang Yuanwang actually took that maid Sun Xianxian and ran into the peach blossom forest…! Tsk, that was such an excitement!”

After saying this, the door in the small house opened.

Xiao Yi saw Nan Baoyi smiled and turned around, telling the boss of Spring Jade Hall something. She then walked happily towards his direction.

He was about to hide behind a tree but she noticed him first.

“Second Brother!”

Nan Baoyi ran over with her eyes widened, “Why are you here? Ew, the smell of alcohol is strong…”

Xiao Yi’s eyes moved slightly, “I drank too much during dinner. Take a walk with me to dissipate the effects.”

Nan Baoyi thought about it.

It was late at night and it seemed that no one was hanging around outside. If she found a place with nice scenery, she could perform in front of Xiao Yi confidently and congratulate him for entering bureaucracy.

She naturally agreed.

Xiao Yi walked towards the peach blossom forest.

Nan Baoyi took over the lantern that Shi Ku was carrying, “Second Brother, don’t walk too fast!”

The forest was silent, petals all around the ground.

After walking for a quarter of an hour, Nan Baoyi bit her lip and looked at the young man’s back unhappily.

The powerful minister was the one who invited her for a walk, but he did not say a word to her…

She did not like this atmosphere. When she was about to say something, Xiao Yi suddenly stopped in his tracks.

Sounds of laughter of a man and a woman came from ahead.

Nan Baoyi was stunned and lifted up the lantern subconsciously.

Through the faint light from the lantern, she saw a man and a woman with disheveled clothes among the bushes not far away. They were hugging and their face flushing with excitement.

“Xianxian, let’s try, ~~”

It was Zhang Yuanwang’s voice!

Nan Baoyi was startled and the lantern fell to the ground!

Zhang Yuanwang looked over suddenly, “Who’s there?!”

Before Nan Baoyi had time to run, Xiao Yi hugged her slender waist and gracefully swept towards a peach blossom tree.

Zhang Yuanwang ran over and looked around but he could not see anyone.

He spitted, cursed “bad luck” and took Sun Xianxian back to the house.

On the tree, Nan Baoyi was still in Xiao Yi’s arms.

She was trembling with anger as she watched the hideous couple walking away.

She knew that Zhang Yuanwang loves Sun Xianxian but he was still a scholar after all, can’t he be more decent?!

The thought of her gentle and innocent Big Sister actually marrying such a disgusting guy made her felt nauseated and wished she could chop Zhang Yuanwang to pieces!

Xiao Yi only looked at her.

He brought her over to witness the defilement and the little girl was indeed very angry.

Look at her, her phoenix-looking eyes were tearing up as if she was about to cry.

He turned her face around coldly, “Nan Jiaojiao.”

Nan Baoyi was forced to raise her head, “What?”

Xiao Yi frowned slightly and was silent for a long time before saying, “It’s not worth it.”

Zhang Yuanwang was not fit to be with her.

It was even more not worth it for her to be crying for him.

Nan Baoyi was angry, “This is about a lifetime of happiness, how could it not be worth it?!”

To Zhang Yuanwang, Big Sister was only a pretty plaything that he could control at will.

But to Big Sister, this marriage to the Zhang family was her sustenance for the rest of her life.

She still remembered that when she returned to her own residence in the previous life, Big Sister was lying on the bed, looking sick and skinny, holding her hands while crying incessantly, “Men who are deeply in love could still absolve themselves of it, but women can’t…”

This was a famous line in the Book of Poetry describing how women were usually the ones easier to engross themselves deeply in love but men wouldn’t.

How many good girls in the world had been delayed in their youth by men. After they realized it, they aged, their beauty had faded and nothing was left.

To avoid this tragedy from happening again, she was willing to help her Big Sister, how was it not worth it?!

Xiao Yi looked serious.

She said this was related to a lifetime of happiness…

Indeed, she liked Zhang Yuanwang!

His black robes were rustling with the wind as if it would set off carnage at any time.

He gritted his teeth, “Nan Baoyi…”

Nan Baoyi did not care about calming his emotions. She lifted her skirt and angrily climbed down the tree with great effort. She then picked up the lantern and ran towards the bushes.

She carefully looked around and was actually lucky enough to find Sun Xianxian’s hairpin and Zhang Yuanwang’s belt!

These were important evidence!

Xiao Yi followed and saw that the little girl was not afraid to get dirty. She was even holding that man’s belt!

Not only that, but there was also a happy arc on the corner of her mouth.

Was she really that interested in Zhang Yuanwang?

Picking up his belt could make her so happy like this?

His face darkened and he snatched away the belt while scolding, “Nan Baoyi, do you still know what is decency?”

“What are you doing!” Nan Baoyi was also annoyed, stubbornly grabbed on to the belt, “This is very important, give it back!”

Very important?!

Xiao Yi was so angry he could not say a word.

After thinking for some time, he thought of reverse psychology and calmed down, “If you want a belt, I have lots of it.”

Nan Baoyi laughed angrily, “Why do I want your belt for? To hang myself?”

Xiao Yi: “…”

Nan Baoyi snatched back the belt and glanced at him in disgust, “You bring me trouble…”

She walked away.

Xiao Yi stared at her back fiercely and finally could not stand it, “Zhang Yuanwang is Nan Baorong’s fiancé. What do you want her to do with you being so obsessed with Zhang Yuanwang?”

Nan Baoyi turned around suddenly.

Her eyes were opened wide and she pointed at her own nose incredulously, “Me, obsessed with Zhang Yuanwang?! I’m obsessed with him?!”