Chapter 8 The mark on the back of the neck is very noticeable
Helan Wei was stopped by Xie Yanyu, but he did not look back at her.
He asked lightly, "Miss Xie, is there anything else?"
I called her by her name before, but now I call her Miss Xie.
Xie Yanyu noticed the change in his address, but didn't pay much attention to it. He said gently, "Sir, don't leave yet."
Helan Wei remained silent, as if waiting for her to continue.
Xie Yanyu added, "The effect of the medicine hasn't worn off yet. I'll make some tea to suppress the effects. You can leave when you feel better."
After she finished speaking, she walked over to the candle and lit it again.
The room suddenly became bright.
With the help of the light, she began to look for the tea sets placed in the hall for entertaining guests, as well as the magical tea with cooling properties that could reduce internal heat.
Helan Wei turned around and looked at her.
It takes some time to make tea. He remembered that at this time in his previous life, Xie Yanyu often showed her courtesy to him, but she was also very quiet when she was courting him. She would usually stay by his side and make tea for him. Because it took a long time, she could stay by his side longer. But even so, she didn't talk too much. Most of the time, she spoke in a soft voice, not flattering, and certainly not annoying.
at the moment,
She was making a charcoal fire, roasting the tea cakes on the charcoal, and then crushing them carefully.
Overlapping with the scenes in her memory, this was indeed how she should have been this year. Now that he hadn't done anything extra, and was as nonchalant as in his previous life, making it seem like she was dispensable, she, like in her previous life, tried to keep him, made tea for him, and spent time with him here.
It was as if things had just gone a little off track before, but at this moment they automatically returned to normal and became what they should have been this year.
This year she liked him.
The inexplicable annoyance suddenly dissipated a little.
Helan Wei sat down opposite her.
Not long after,
Xie Yanyu prepared the first cup of tea, poured it into the tea bowl, and placed it in front of him, lowering his brows and looking compliant, but he didn't say anything.
Helan Wei didn't say anything either. His gentleness carried a sense of distance. Most of the time, he was aloof and wouldn't take the initiative to talk to others. This was the case at this time. He sat there waiting for her to speak.
But he waited a while.
The tea was cold, but she still didn't say anything. Instead, she would glance towards the door from time to time.
Her attention was focused on the door, as if she was waiting for something. She didn't even make a second cup of tea after finishing one, nor did she talk to him, not a single word.
It was like I had completely forgotten about him.
Helan Wei curled up his fingers and pressed hard on the edge of the tea bowl.
He was about to make a sound,
But at this time,
There was a knock on the door.
Xie Yanyu had been waiting for the knock on the door. When he heard the sound, he got up and went to the door.
She was thinking of playing up the plot, wanting the maid to misunderstand her relationship with Helan Wei. After she reached the door, she tore her collar a little, and then opened the door.
The next second,
Then I saw Xie Chengjin standing outside.
...Why is Xie Chengjin here?
...Why is it Xie Chengjin again? !
Xie Yanyu's heart was throbbing. His body moved faster than his brain, and he instinctively took a step back and wanted to close the door.
Just when it was halfway closed, Xie Chengjin stopped it with his spiritual power.
Xie Yanyu pressed her hand on the door frame and couldn't close the door any further, so she could only look up at him.
The resentment in her heart was about to overflow. She didn't know why Xie Chengjin always came to ruin her plans tonight, but her expression was still gentle: "Brother?"
She expressed a little doubt at the right time: "Did my brother come to the wrong place?"
"No," Xie Chengjin said calmly, "I came to find you."
Xie Yanyu felt guilty whenever she saw Xie Chengjin. He had been beating her up for no reason all night. She had managed to get away with it, but at this moment, Helan Wei was in the hall behind her.
It’s just that the door is only half open now, so Xie Chengjin can’t see him from his perspective.
She was worried that Xie Chengjin was here to catch her red-handed, and she was a little annoyed. She moved sideways inconspicuously, completely blocking Xie Chengjin's sight.
While doing this, she inadvertently glanced into the hall, and her sight happened to pass by Helan Wei——
Helan Wei was also looking at her at this time.
He held the tea bowl, pressing his fingertips on the edge of the bowl neither lightly nor heavily, his posture was relaxed, but there was no smile in his eyes.
Xie Yanyu: "..."
Xie Yanyu's solar plexus twitched even more violently.
"What are you looking at?"
Xie Chengjin's voice sounded behind him.
Xie Yanyu: “…” Looking at my evidence.
But of course she couldn't tell Xie Chengjin the truth. Seeing Xie Chengjin was about to come over, she turned around and closed the door directly: "I didn't see anything."
The door wasn't closed hard, nor did it seem to be closed in a hurry. However, when the door closed, there was still a "pop" sound, like a sound piercing one's eardrum.
At this moment, her figure was completely blocked by the door.
Helan Wei's fingertips trembled and he almost laughed out of anger.
On that side,
Xie Yanyu closed the door, thinking that Helan Wei would not come out at this time, so he felt a little more confident.
She asked, "I wonder why my brother came to see me?"
Xie Chengjin raised his hand, speaking sparingly: "Clothes."
Only then did Xie Yanyu realize that he was holding a folded robe in his hand.
She looked carefully and found that it was her own clothes -
So here comes the question,
She clearly asked the maid to bring her clothes, so why was it Xie Chengjin who brought them to her in the end?
Xie Chengjin is not a nosy person. He is usually cold and indifferent, like a piece of ice.
Xie Chengjin seemed to see her confusion and explained for the first time: "I met your maid on the road and brought it here."
Xie Yanyu took the clothes and asked, "Then why did you come to see me in the first place?"
"...your scorpion has eaten the Gu."
"Um?"
"Just came to tell you something."
Xie Yanyu felt that this was not something that needed to be mentioned specifically, but she didn't know what was going on with him tonight. She couldn't figure it out, so she didn't think about it.
Seeing that he didn't mention anything else, she wanted to ask him to leave, so she bowed and said, "Thank you very much, brother. Is there anything else you want to say? If not, why don't you go back first? It's getting late."
She learned the rules very well.
When bowing, he lowered his head slightly, looking very respectful.
That's when
Xie Chengjin saw a little red mark on the side of her neck——
It looked as if someone had pinched this place with their hands not long ago, and because they had pinched it with a lot of force, a little mark was left.
The red mark was actually very light in color, but because her skin was so pale, so pale that it looked almost bloodless, it was very conspicuous.
His gaze lingered on the mark for a second longer.
Then he took it back: "What's wrong with your neck?"
Xie Yanyu didn't react and looked up at him.
Xie Chengjin said nothing and tapped the back of his neck.
Only then did Xie Yanyu remember that perhaps Helan Wei had left a mark on her neck before.
She paused, then said naturally: "My neck was uncomfortable, so I pressed it myself."
Xie Chengjin didn't comment, his eyes followed her up and fell on her face.
Her facial features weren't particularly attractive, but when put together, they were pleasant to the eye. However, her skin was very pale, while her eyebrows and hair were extremely dark. The stark contrast between black and white made this face, otherwise unremarkable, become unforgettable. Her lips, originally a pale color, were slightly red and swollen, just like the finger marks on her neck.
garish.
Xie Chengjin didn't care about other people's appearances. To him, no matter what kind of skin someone wore, underneath was just a skeleton. He had no interest in spending time paying attention to such things, let alone taking the time to carefully examine anyone. This was the first time he had taken the time to carefully examine someone who was completely unfamiliar to him.
Xie Yanyu was a little tired of being stared at by him, and asked aloud: "Brother, why do you keep looking at me?"
His tone was gentle, but he seemed a little impatient.
Xie Chengjin suddenly bent down and moved closer.
His action was sudden and Xie Yanyu was caught off guard. She was frightened and was about to step back, but he stopped again.
He just bent down slightly, still keeping a certain distance between him and her, a very reasonable and safe distance.
But even at such a long distance, he could still smell a very faint orchid scent with a hint of coolness from her.
It seems like it was contaminated from someone.
The smell is even familiar.
He lowered his eyelashes and said nothing, as if he didn't smell the scent.
The next second,
He raised his hand, used some spiritual power, and straightened her messy collar through the air, saying lightly: "Your clothes are untidy and indecent."
Xie Yanyu:.
When Xie Yanyu opened the door, she thought it was a maid, so she ruffled her collar slightly to avoid being noticed. But it was only ruffled slightly, not revealing anything, let alone being disheveled, far from being unruly. But Xie Chengjin was a man of the rules, his clothes meticulously groomed, wrinkle-free, like him, cold and emotionless.
She felt annoyed and politely curled her lips without saying anything.
This was basically the prelude to her patience running out. If Xie Chengjin didn't leave, she might become sarcastic and try to control her behavior to make everyone uncomfortable.
Fortunately, Xie Chengjin didn't continue to cause trouble. He said goodbye and left.
Xie Yanyu returned to the hall again——
Helan Wei left at some point.
...It's a good thing I left.
She had dealt with these two people all night and was exhausted. Now Helan Wei was gone, and Xie Chengjin was gone too.
I think the matter of her affair with the silk Gu can be put into the past. When these two meet in private again, they will not talk about this matter.
Xie Yanyu breathed a sigh of relief.
*
The other side.
Not long after Xie Chengjin returned to his residence, Helan Wei's attendants asked to see him.
The attendant handed over the token and said that Helan Wei wanted to talk to him.
It's already late, it's really not the time to reminisce about the past.
Xie Chengjin took the token and was about to return it to reject the invitation.
But the next second,
But from that token I smelled a scent of——
A very light orchid scent with a subtle chill.
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