Chapter 53 Who is it?
She looked depressed and her eyes were filled with fear. He sat down, took her hand, and poured her a cup of tea. "What happened? Why do I feel like you haven't slept all night?"
Yu Huatang slowly explained what happened last night, "Actually, I don't know if someone really came, but I just felt that he was in the yard. When I went out this morning, I took a look at the fence, and there was indeed a part that was damaged."
She was worried that Baili might have misunderstood. "That man didn't come in. He must have been scared away by the night watchman's voice. But I'm still afraid. I'm afraid he'll come back again. And I don't even know what he looks like."
Baili was horrified, but also felt sorry for her encountering such a thing. "Don't be afraid, you did the right thing. Once something like this happens, it will be a disaster for a woman."
Yu Huatang continued, "I have a feeling it was the person from that night. That night, when I was walking back alone from Yanzhi Lane, I also realized someone was following me... But I happened to run into Lord Zhao that day, so I was lucky enough to escape."
Baili rarely saw her so weak and frightened, and he couldn't help but have murderous thoughts in his mind. "Don't be afraid, since he's set his sights on her, he'll definitely come again tonight. I'll find a few guys and bring your junior brother with me to guard your house together."
"If he dares to come at night, he will never come back!"
Seeing that he was speaking with great anger, Yu Huatang quickly stopped him, "Don't do that. Beating someone to death is not fun. What if you end up hurting yourself?"
"Don't worry, I have my own way. But it's not suitable for you to live at home now. Why don't you stay here with me? This is the guest room, and I usually sleep here for a day or two." Baili said worriedly.
Yu Huatang shook his head. "It's not nice to sleep here with you. Besides, I have to go to work at the Lantern Master's Hall. What will people say about us then?"
Baili slapped his head and said, "I forgot. Don't be angry, I didn't mean it that way. How about sleeping in the inn tonight? But the inn isn't safe either. This person is in the dark, and he might be watching you. After thinking it over, I think staying at my house is the safest."
"Don't worry, my parents are not here. There are many maids in the yard. If you are worried about gossip, I can send a few maids to accompany you."
Yu Huatang laughed, "What's the difference between this and sleeping here?"
Then he added, "I'll go stay at my senior brother's house."
"Then everyone will say that your senior brother wants to take you as a concubine. Since that's the case, why don't you just become my legal wife and come home with me to sleep? Isn't that better than going to your senior brother's house?"
Seeing that he started to act unruly again, she didn't know what to do.
"Alright, alright, I've got an idea. My cousin just happened to be here. She's currently staying at Tianbao Pavilion. She has many guards, so even if that person sets their sights on her, they won't dare to act rashly. You can sleep over there for the next few days, and I'll send someone to check for any suspicious individuals."
Yu Huatang was a little moved, but also a little hesitant, "Will it bother others?"
Baili took advantage of the break to ask the waiter to serve the dishes and said, "No, she likes traveling and is eager to meet more people."
At this point, Yu Huatang couldn't refuse anymore, as the waiter brought a few dishes.
Seeing that she was exhausted, Baili added more dishes with a distressed look on his face and poured her a bowl of chicken soup. "Relax first. I'm here to help you with some advice. Come, eat something. I'll take you to my cousin's place later."
Yu Huatang had no appetite at first, but she didn't want to refuse Baili's kindness. She ate all the food handed to her and put down her bowl and chopsticks. "I always have to buy something when I go to your relatives' house. What does your cousin like?"
Baili took the opportunity to serve her another bowl of soup. She shook her head and refused, but he didn't force her to drink a few sips. "Given our relationship, why would she need you to give her anything? She should have given you something..."
Yu Huatang asked, "What's the relationship between us now? Why don't we even need to send gifts?"
Baili threw a coquettish glance and said, "Of course it's the relationship of a wife who hasn't been married yet."
Yu Huatang was helpless, "You can't live in peace if you don't say some scoundrel words for a day, right?"
Baili also laughed, "Oh, don't be angry. I just want to make you happy because I see you are worried. You know, I am a gentleman, how could I do something that would disgust you, not to mention that I am waiting for you to marry me willingly..."
Then he added, "The gift doesn't have to be too expensive. She's just a little girl, so why would she like something so exquisite? Just a lamp will be fine."
Yu Huatang asked, "Really?"
"Of course. The lanterns you make are worth a fortune. How dare that girl be so ungrateful?" Baili said, then thought for a moment. "I'll send you over there later. I'll send a few more people to follow you. We'll definitely catch that criminal."
Yu Huatang also felt relieved and stayed in Tianbao Pavilion for the time being. Sure enough, Baili Yun liked the lamp very much when he saw it. When he heard about her experience, he wanted to help her personally. He then sent a carriage to pick her up, but Yu Huatang politely refused.
She walked to the Lantern Master's Hall as usual, not wanting to trouble anyone more.
Two days later, Baili finally found out the man was a scoundrel named Chen Juezi.
That night, Baili had the door lock modified to look like it was broken, and asked Yu Huatang to deliberately walk back to his home.
Baili took Xu Fu and a few others and sneaked in from the backyard and hid in the house.
At night, Yu Huatang lay alone in the room with her clothes on.
Not long after, the sound of footsteps was heard outside the yard.
She calmed down and listened attentively for a while, only to find that there was more than one person, and another person was instructing how to pick the lock.
She quickly got out of bed and went to the outer room in the dark, pushing the people who were lying down.
Baili just woke up, asked her to go back to her room, and then woke Xu Fu up.
Afterwards, several people picked up their tools and walked out step by step, staring at the door closely.
The magnetic door lock opened, and Baili and several others rushed forward and beat the person who stepped in half to death. Then Xu Fu said that there was another one.
How could a group of brave men care about anything else? They just wished they could have a knife and chop a few more times.
Yu Huatang listened to their movements. The two men were beaten and kept shouting and begging for mercy.
Soon she smelled blood and then she realized that she might have beaten someone to death.
She quickly lit the lamp, and then lit all the lights in the outer courtyard in the dark.
Sure enough, the two men were lying on the ground, their noses and eyes swollen and they looked unrecognizable. There was a pile of blood on the ground.
She took a few steps and looked carefully at one of them. Although she couldn't see his face clearly, his figure was very similar to the one who followed her that night.
That is Chen Juezi.
Baili followed Xu Fu angrily and beat him a few more times with a stick until the two men on the ground began to twitch.
Yu Huatang was shocked and called out to them, "Stop fighting, stop fighting. If you kill him, it will be a disaster."
Baili kicked Chen Juezi fiercely, "You are blind, how dare you dream of my woman? I have someone dig up your family's grave, believe it or not..."
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