He Shen felt he had been wronged and was somewhat aggrieved.
However, he also knew that Lin Xiuyan was now very safe with Ye Junfei by her side, so his continued presence here was indeed somewhat superfluous.
He smiled and left with Ye Qingwan.
Ye Junfei walked to Lin Xiuyan's side, gently took her hand, and asked, "Have you missed me these past two days?"
Lin Xiuyan chuckled and said, "I'm too busy to think about it."
The next moment, her lips were covered by something warm.
Lin Xiuyan: "..."
Was his reaction really that big?
She tried to back away, but Ye Junfei reached out and gently tapped the back of her head to prevent her from escaping, then deepened the kiss.
After a long while, he finally released her and said, "I already miss you after you just left. You really have no conscience."
Lin Xiuyan reached out and touched her lips; he had sucked too hard, and her lips were a little sore from the sucking.
She glared at him, and he chuckled, "Does it hurt? Or should I let you bite me back?"
Lin Xiuyan reached out and pushed him away slightly: "Be serious, there are still people in the courtyard."
Ye Junfei raised an eyebrow: "Anyone with a modicum of sense would have run away by now."
Lin Xiuyan turned her head and saw that the courtyard was indeed quiet and there was no one there.
Lin Xiuyan's face flushed slightly, and she glared at him, but he reached out and pulled her into his arms.
She tried to push him away, but he said gently, "Just a hug, nothing else."
Lin Xiuyan felt that he was too cunning. He had just kissed her so passionately, but now he was holding her and not doing anything.
She doesn't believe him for a second!
As it turned out, Ye Junfei simply held her and did nothing else.
The night was quiet, with only the sound of the wind rustling through the treetops.
The lanterns under the eaves swayed gently, casting a soft, warm glow.
After seeing Fan Xilou today, Lin Xiuyan's heart was not at peace. But being held in Ye Junfei's arms made her feel calm.
She asked softly, "Didn't you say you were seriously injured and recuperating in the manor? If that old geezer finds out you've run out like this, he'll make a fuss about it."
Ye Junfei said calmly, "I gave Wudao a human skin mask and had him pretend to be me while he was recuperating in bed."
"With Fifth Uncle's cooperation, the old geezer won't find out."
"Besides, things are in chaos in Liefeng City right now. The Ye family and the Hu family are locked in a fierce battle, so he can't spare any attention for me right now."
He chuckled softly as he said this: "The Ye Clan only sees me as a pawn in their struggle against the Hu Clan."
“Once the fight starts, they will want to seize more benefits and won’t care about me either.”
Lin Xiuyan slightly raised an eyebrow, and after thinking about it carefully, she realized that this was indeed the case.
Ye Junfei added, "If I hadn't come, Fan Xilou would have kidnapped you."
Lin Xiuyan was both amused and exasperated: "What nonsense are you talking about! There's nothing between Fan Xilou and me!"
Ye Junfei snorted and said, "Don't think I don't know that he once wanted to marry you."
Lin Xiuyan: "!!!!"
How did he know about this?
Ye Junfei looked at her and said, "You refused in time, otherwise, the iron fragments that flew up while he was forging could have accidentally killed him."
Lin Xiuyan: "!!!!!"
She remembered that Fan Xilou said he wanted to marry her. At that time, Ye Junfei and Xu Qianting were having a blacksmithing competition, and it was noisy all around.
They weren't speaking loudly at the time, and she thought Ye Junfei couldn't possibly hear her, but she didn't expect him to hear her anyway.
She swallowed hard and asked, "Young Master, how are your ears grown?"
Ye Junfei said calmly, "My internal strength is quite good, and my hearing is better than most people, so I can hear some sounds that others cannot."
She couldn't help but ask, "So you're the legendary dog ears?"
Ye Junfei: "..."
What kind of dog ears are those? They sound awful!
Lin Xiuyan laughed and leaned against him, saying, "Fan Xilou is my friend. We have nothing to do with each other. Don't make things difficult for him."
When Ye Junfei heard the word "friend," he glanced at her sideways and said, "I still remember that you once threatened me with yourself to stop me from killing Xu Qianting."
Lin Xiuyan gently took his hand and said, "When you live in this world, you will always have friends."
"Friendship and love are different, but they are both very important to me."
Ye Junfei asked her, "If someone wanted to kill me, would you protect me like this?"
Lin Xiuyan replied confidently, "Of course!"
These words completely calmed Ye Junfei's restless heart, which had been in turmoil for half the night.
He once envied her protectiveness of Xu Qianting, feeling that he could never expect her to protect him like that in his entire life.
But then she told him that she would protect him just as much!
A smile bloomed on his lips, then widened until his mouth stretched almost to his ears.
He said very magnanimously, "Since that's the case, then I won't hold it against you for meeting Fan Xilou behind my back this time."
Lin Xiuyan was both amused and exasperated: "What do you mean I went to see Fan Xilou behind your back? This was clearly a chance encounter!"
Ye Junfei looked at her and said, "Chance encounters are even more enviable. After all, you saw him even though you didn't want to, while I have to travel thousands of miles to see you."
Lin Xiuyan: "..."
She couldn't refute his words for a moment.
Ye Junfei asked her, "He seems a bit off this time. Did something happen?"
Lin Xiuyan then repeated Fan Xilou's words, and after listening, Ye Junfei's face became more stern.
Clearly, he had thought of everything that Lin Xiuyan had thought of before.
He said slowly, "Sure enough, that old codger is never peaceful."
Lin Xiuyan looked at him and asked, "You knew about these things before?"
Ye Junfei's eyes were icy: "When I left the capital, the dog emperor said that the old bastard wanted to rebel."
"At the time, I thought he was trying to drive a wedge between me and the old man, so I didn't take it to heart."
"After I returned to the Prince of Pingnan's residence, I discovered some clues. The more I entered the Hall of State Affairs, the more problems I found."
"Now that I think about it, the dog emperor was just using the pretext of abolishing the feudal lords to quell the rebellion of the Prince of Pingnan."
Lin Xiuyan sighed softly.
Ye Junfei added, "However, this is not all bad, because in my opinion, these things are still under control."
"Now I finally understand why the dog emperor didn't kill me even though he had the chance."
"Thinking about it carefully, I should thank that old geezer for his antics, which gave me a glimmer of hope."
Lin Xiuyan recalled his experiences in the capital: a near-death experience.
She reached out and gently hugged him, saying, "It's okay, I'll help you kill that old bastard."
"If the dog emperor still doesn't give up, I'll just go with you and tear the sky apart. It's just a matter of risking my life."
Upon hearing this, Ye Junfei's lips curled slightly: "Alright."
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