Vent

Gu Nan blinked, pointed at herself, and said, "Am I being coquettish?"

Have you no shame? You're the one who wanted to pick a fight with Master Wan, why are you ruining my reputation?

However, she was pleased to see Lu Yushi and Master Wan fall out.

Swallow this bitter pill.

He nodded solemnly: "Yes, spoiled."

She turned her head to look at Lu Yushi.

There was a light in his eyes, not from sunlight reflection, nor from the indoor lights, but like the moonlight submerged in water, shimmering and sparkling.

Gu Nan's heart skipped a beat, and she was unconsciously stunned. She quickly straightened up and mouthed, "Why are you looking at me? Didn't you say I'm delicate?"

"How do you plan to resolve this?" Master Wan interrupted, clenching his fist as he observed the exchange between the two.

"Where's the fork?"

The sound of it falling to the ground was cold and its meaning was self-evident.

The bodyguards outside kept peeking. Master Wan couldn't accept that Lu Yushi was bullying his own son in his own yard, especially since he was the one who kidnapped him first. He didn't dare to lose his temper and forced a smile, saying, "Yushi, there's no need to make a big deal out of our relationship, is there?"

Lu Yushi sneered as if he had heard a joke: "Making a mountain out of a molehill?"

"Miss Gu is perfectly fine, why should we ruin our relationship over such a trivial matter?" Master Wan suppressed his anger, and every wrinkle in his fake smile betrayed his fury.

The bodyguards in the courtyard all lowered their heads, wishing they could disappear into thin air. They all knew that Lu Yushi was not someone to be trifled with, and they didn't want to see Master Wan suffer a setback. These two had to settle things once and for all, but no matter who lost, they couldn't afford to offend them.

A gentle breeze rustled through the courtyard, and a few petals drifted into Lu Yushi's hair. The aloof man was oblivious, his gaze sweeping over Master Wan with a deep, unfathomable look.

Gu Nan tilted her head from behind him and saw that the anger on Master Wan's face was genuine. Her eyes darted around.

A good time.

She muttered, sounding aggrieved, "It'll be too late if things really get worse."

Her long eyelashes drooped like fans, her gaze fixed on the ground. She made no offer to ask Lu Yushi for support, nor did she mention turning hostility into friendship. She allowed the situation to remain at an impasse.

Lu Yushi glanced back slightly, his expression unchanged, his nonchalant demeanor as if he were chatting casually, pressing closer: "Does Master Wan want me to take action?"

Master Wan's face darkened. Fearing that the conflict would escalate, he continued to smooth things over by taking a step back.

"It's true that Sizong wronged Miss Gu first, so it's not wrong for you to take action. However, firstly, ignorance is no excuse. If Sizong knew she was your girlfriend, he wouldn't have said a single harsh word. Secondly, our two families have known each other for so many years. Your grandfather and I often drink tea and play chess in our spare time. If we were to fall out over this misunderstanding, he would blame you for being incompetent. And even if Xiao Shen overheard this and told that kid from the Chu family, they would laugh at us."

Gu Nan silently spat, outwardly speaking kindly but inwardly telling Lu Yushi that if Lu Yushi continued to be unreasonable and insisted on going against Master Wan, the Shen family and the Chu family of Beicheng would sever ties with Lu Yushi.

If she could sense the threat in his voice, Lu Yushi naturally understood its gravity even more.

She shrugged, "It doesn't matter. I'll let Wan Sizong go for now, but I'll definitely avenge this."

"That……"

Master Wan glanced at him, his warning clear. Seeing that Lu Yushi did not move, he assumed his words had worked and said with a smile, "I will have Sizong come to apologize to you another day."

She looked up at the sky and muttered, "One autumn rain brings a chill. It's gotten quite cold since the rain this morning. Even with the sun, it doesn't feel warm. Do you have any other plans? Shall we go inside and sit for a while?"

"Uncle Wan is joking," Lu Yushi said, not responding to the joke, but instead taking Gu Nan's hand and placing it in his palm as a sign of respect. "Shen Ming... the Shen family has broken off the engagement, he doesn't have time to concern himself with other people's business."

Gu Nan looked up unexpectedly.

Lu Yushi did not turn around.

Unable to meet Lu Yu's gaze and discern his thoughts, she lowered her eyes and stared at the hand gripping her wrist.

Her palms were burning hot, like boiling water scorching her wrists. The moment the calluses on her fingertips brushed against her skin, itching and numbness attacked her in turn, stirring a shiver in her heart.

Puzzled, I tilted my head, and a thought flashed through my mind.

He has a fever.

"As for the young master of the Chu family, if he knew that I couldn't even protect my own girlfriend, he should definitely laugh at me."

"To govern the time".

Lu Yushi didn't even glance at her, and pulled Gu Nan back to the room.

Everyone present saw confusion on the faces of those opposite them, including Gu Nan, who was being carefully led into the house: "What are you doing?"

Lu Yushi looked at her, raised his hand to pick up the porcelain plate containing melons and fruits, and calmly threw it behind him.

His face showed no ferocity, and his movements were so small that no force was visible; the parabolic arc he drew was even considered graceful.

"Splash!"

Fruits and vegetables were scattered, and the plate was shattered into countless fragments.

Master Wan, who followed behind, hurriedly retreated. His face turned ashen as he stared at the debris that had almost hit his leg. His clenched fists trembled uncontrollably, and his eyes were fierce, as if he were about to scare someone to death.

Gu Nan glanced at him, ignoring Master Wan, and saw Lu Yushi slowly squat down. His crisp suit trousers stretched into neat wrinkles at his knees, and the golden osmanthus in his hair finally slipped down, covering the crack in the porcelain. He used his pure figure to conceal the danger and create a false sense of security.

Lu Yushi glanced at the ground, picked up a larger piece of broken porcelain, wrapped it in a tissue to create a safe area, and handed it to her.

With sharp edges, Lu Yushi held the broken porcelain firmly on both sides, pointing the sharp side towards himself, and handed her the side wrapped in a thick tissue so she could hold it more easily.

Gu Nan's expression was complicated as she swallowed.

Lu Yushi was quite crazy when he had a fever.

He's even crazier than her.

She admitted that this was the most satisfying way to vent her anger.

She also had to admit that she did hope for tension between Lu Yushi and Master Wan, but using this method was truly unexpected.

In the moment when Master Wan's words were laced with threat, she even thought that Lu Yushi would give up.

After staring blankly for only half a minute, Lu Yushi said calmly, "There's no need to worry."

Gu Nan stated that she had absolutely no such experience.

What she wanted most right now wasn't to scratch Wan Sizong's face with shards of porcelain, but to call Shen Ming over and let him see for himself how Master Wan didn't give Lu Yu any face.

Master Wan is really selling himself.

Even his own son had to be sold out of respect.

She lowered her head sweetly and asked, "I hope Master Wan won't be angry."

She didn't dare to look up, after all, she had never been delicate or coquettish, and she didn't know if her performance would be disgusting.

It's okay to disgust others, the main problem is disgusting yourself.

He glanced at Master Wan furtively and moved his lips slightly.

Terrified, Wan Ye was like a pufferfish about to explode.

Lu Yushi chuckled, his voice barely audible, just loud enough for her to hear.

What's so special about that?

"fine."

"oh."

Gu Nan reached out and took the porcelain shard, then slowly walked to the opposite side of Wan Sizong.

Master Wan was caught in a dilemma: to block him or not to block him.

Gu Nan, however, still dared to provoke him.

"Mr. Wan, please move aside. Your clothes are expensive, and it's hard to wash off the blood splattered on them."

"you!"

Gu Nan ignored him, staring innocently at Wan Sizong from head to toe, circling him once: "There's a saying, what goes around comes around."

As he spoke, he picked at his ear and said, "Young Master, do you remember what you said to me back then? I have a bad memory and I've forgotten a bit. Could you please remind me?"

Wan Sizong stared at her without saying a word.

Gu Nan raised an eyebrow, in a good mood and not wanting to argue with him, slowly and deliberately replying to his harsh words that had lasted for two hours.

"I'm not proud of it. What's there to be proud of? Avenging your girlfriend is just something a normal boyfriend should do. I'm used to it. But you seem to have miscalculated. What should we do? He hasn't said he's breaking up with me yet. Maybe you could beg me, and maybe I'll..."

"Hmph, if you want to make a move, then make one." Lu Yushi was watching from the front. Wan Sizong knew he couldn't escape, and begging for mercy was out of the question!

“That’s such a shame,” Gu Nan stopped in front of him and grinned. “Please bear with me, your dad gave me a strong dose of medicine, and I can’t lift my arm right now.”

Wan Sizong did not move.

The bodyguards outside the door lowered their heads as instructed, none of them wanting to see their young master get beaten. They complained inwardly, how they had climbed through the window so easily, but now they couldn't even lift a shard of broken porcelain.

This is not how you insult someone.

Gu Nan narrowed her eyes and kicked Wan Sizong in the knee. The sudden sharp pain forced Wan Sizong to lean forward. Gu Nan stepped back half a step, giving him enough space to kneel down.

Seeing this, Master Wan's eyes hardened, and he lowered his head to retaliate.

Lu Yushi slowly moved forward half a step, using his body to block between the two.

A shadow appeared on the ground. Gu Nan looked up innocently, her eyes meeting Lu Yu's deep gaze. She paused for a moment, then quickly looked away.

He forcefully pressed Wan Sizong's face to the ground. "Are you sure you won't beg for mercy? I'm easily swayed. If you beg me, I definitely will..."

"Gu Nan!"

"I won't let you go."

The sharp edge pierced flesh, and cries of pain echoed through the room.

Lu Yushi bent down and pulled Gu Nan up, took the porcelain shard from her hand, and used his fingertips to wipe away the bloodstains that had accidentally gotten on her little finger.

Careful, gentle, and surprisingly slow in movement.

The faint scent of sandalwood masks the sweet fragrance of osmanthus blossoms that fill the courtyard.

Master Wan seemed to have said something harsh, and Wan Sizong seemed to have said something as well. By the time she came to her senses, the two of them had already stepped out of the moon gate.

The scent of fresh grass wafts in the wind, but the osmanthus is gone.

Gu Nan belatedly realized that they were still holding hands.

He coughed lightly, trying to subtly withdraw his hand, and said something to ease the awkwardness: "Hehe, you have quite a talent for acting."

"Performance?" Lu Yushi looked down at her.

His usually aloof eyes seemed to have been filled with ink, and sunlight filtered through the branches and leaves, casting dappled shadows in them.

Gu Nan swallowed back the awkward laugh that was on the tip of her tongue, avoided looking up, raised her right hand, and gave a strong emotional boost: "Thanks, that was great, my boyfriend is awesome."

Lu Yushi stared at her blankly for a while. The brown soup on her cheeks did not make people feel disgusted by her slovenliness, but instead gave her a relaxed and unpretentious feeling.

This natural beauty surpasses any amount of deliberate embellishment.

Gu Nan felt uncomfortable under his gaze, so she made conversation: "We are so destined to meet. I was captured by Master Wan, and you just happened to be here on business. Hahaha, what a coincidence. It seems that even God wants us to be together."

Peeking at Lu Yushi's expression, she found him blank and unreadable.

Her aunt wouldn't tell her what she had said to Lu Yushi, and she couldn't ask directly, so she could only hint at it indirectly: "I'll go up the mountain and kowtow twice, praying that we can be together smoothly for the rest of our lives."

Lu Yushi paused for a moment, then shook his head and smiled relaxedly.

Let's go.