Zhou Gu looked at Su Rong, and involuntarily thought, how good it would be if it were his home that was messed up today instead of Fan Yu’s.
If she’s so generous, could he also make a request? As long as she could fulfill it, she should not refuse him.
At this moment, he was even base enough to feel a trace of envy towards Fan Yu.
Fan Yu was stunned for a while, tightened the corners of his mouth, and said nothing.
Su Rong released him and stepped back, leaning lazily against the door frame, watching the fight unfolding before her. Fen Ling was in the palace and did not come to protect her. Her bodyguard, lead by Fu Zhou, was pretty decent with his swordsmanship even though he had not learned the golden needle killing technique that she and Fen Ling were taught. One after the other, people kept falling under Fu Zhou’s sword.
Apart from Su Rong’s guards, there were also the guards from the Duke Residence that Zhou Gu had brought with him. No one could approach Su Rong. This doorway had become an existence that the black clothed assassins couldn’t even touch the edges of.
At first, Fan Yu was terrified to the utmost. But after being led out by Su Rong, in the face of the "puff" sounds of bodies being pierced by swords, the snow flakes tinged with blood that stained the snowy ground red, and time ticking by, Fan Yu actually found that he was no longer afraid.
He did not know if this was due to numbness from watching too much, or because of the presence of these two people. In the face of this kind of bloody scene, they were actually idly chatting.
And the content of their conversation was...
Zhou Gu asked Su Rong: "Why have you never been so generous with me? You are rather stingy."
Su Rong was speechless. "Young Master Thursday, I’ve saved your life twice. You should have a conscience."
This was the first time she was calling him Young Master Thursday.
Zhou Gu suddenly laughed and leaned back against the other side of the door frame. He said flatly, "But you are extremely harsh with me."
Su Rong turned her head, and saw Zhou Gu’s smile. It had been a long time since she had seen him smiling like this — lazily, casually and arrogantly. There was a moment when she couldn’t take her eyes away. But the moment was fleeting and she moved her gaze away, saying, "If you don’t know what being harsh means, don’t say it."
Zhou Gu stopped laughing and said, "Are the 100,000 troops of Nanchu really that important?"
Su Rong didn’t answer.
Pushing aside Fan Yu who was standing between them, Zhou Gu looked down into Su Rong’s face, "Is the support of Ye Xiang Residence in Nanchu really irreplaceable?"
Su Rong still didn’t answer.
Zhou Gu asked again, "Do you really like Ye Guixue?"
Su Rong kept silent.
Zhou Gu grabbed her wrist and his voice suddenly softened, "Su Rong, I’ve tried, but I can’t forget you. What should I do?" 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂
A frown creased Su Rong’s brow. Slowly, she turned her head, raised her eyes, and met Zhou Gu’s gaze.
Zhou Gu looked at her straight in the eyes, and said in a low voice: "I am insanely jealous of Ye Guixue. If one day I really go crazy, don’t blame me. It would be best if you could be as generous as you were today with this kid."
Su Rong: "..."
Fan Yu: "..."
Who is he calling a kid?
Fan Yu felt like he had heard something he shouldn’t have. Wasn’t it said that Lady Su Qi and Young Master Thursday had called off their engagement? The news had spread all over Capital City a while ago and had stirred up a lot of commotion. But what was going on with these two now? They had not only come to his house together, but were also discussing these things amidst the chaos? What in the world? What had he overheard?
Looking at Zhou Gu, Fan Yu couldn’t help but wonder if he would be killed to silence him later on.
Su Rong’s forehead pounded a few times, and she was a bit tempted to scold Zhou Gu, "Zhou Gu, what’s the big deal? How much is this stupid thing called love worth in silver anyway? You walk up your ladder to the sky, and don’t interfere with my business." She didn’t wait for his reply and warned him, "And let me tell you, it’s too early to know whether you can let go or not. I agreed to come here with you today because I thought you had already..."
"Su Rong." Zhou Gu put a hand over her mouth, silencing her, "Don’t rush me.", he paused and then pleaded softly, "I just said it in passing. Why are you so hasty?"
Su Rong choked on her words.
Seeing that she had stopped talking, Zhou Gu slowly withdrew his hand. He curled his fingers and smiled faintly. "I’ll listen to you. You said it’s too early. Then we’ll wait a bit longer and try again."
Su Rong, her words blocked by his two sentences and faced with his current expression, couldn’t manage to get worked up for a while. She put her hand on her forehead and massaged it a bit, then nodded.
Fan Yu looked at Su Rong and Zhou Gu, and felt only halfway comprehension, forgetting his earlier fear and panic.
Half an hour later, the clash of the swords gradually ceased.
Fu Zhou and Ziye came to report the number of assassins. Zhou Gu nodded, "Send someone to notify the Government Office in the Capital. Hand over this matter to them."
Ziye responded with a sound of agreement.
Su Rong asked Fan Yu, "Have you decided? Or do you want to think about it later? You can’t stay here tonight, so why not..." She stopped mid-sentence, looking towards Zhou Gu.
Zhou Gu asked Fan Yu, "Do you want to come with me?"
Bitting his lip for a while, Fan Yu shook his head at Zhou Gu. Turning to Su Rong, he said, "Sister Su, can I... can I follow you from now on?"
"Huh?" Su Rong was taken aback, "You want to follow me?"
"Yes, didn’t you just say, if I ask a favor, as long as you can do it, you’ll agree?" Fan Yu tilted his face upwards to look at her, "Is that not possible?"
"Well..." Su Rong scratched her head, "It’s not impossible, it’s just dangerous to be around me."
"But you’re not scared. You said as long as you have enough to protect yourself, even a horde of monsters and demons can’t harm you, or get close to you." Fan Yu looked at her, "I want to learn skills, to become a person like you."
Su Rong suddenly laughed, "I told you I hate studying."
Fan Yu pursed his lips, "I can hate studying too."
Su Rong continued, "I’m going to Nanchu to be a princess."
Fan Yu didn’t hesitate, "I’ll follow you."
Su Rong clicked her tongue. She really didn’t expect that after all was said and done, not only did she get the things Fan Si had left behind, she also seemingly kidnapped a child. Seeing the serious look on his face, she ruffled his hair heavily, and simply said, "Alright then. Given that I used your brother’s things and messed up your house, I should take responsibility for you. You can follow me from now on!"
Seeing her agree, Fan Yu who had tense expression relaxed.
Zhou Gu looked at Fan Yu enviously, but said nothing in the end.
"Is there anything important you need to take with you? Go grab it quickly, then we should leave," Su Rong asked Fan Yu.
Fan Yu nodded, turned around and went back into the house.
Not long after, Fan Yu came out with a gold lock, tears in his eyes, "This was left to me by my mother, I can’t throw it away. As for the rest, I won’t take it."
Su Rong asked, "This mansion, does it belong to your family?"
Fan Yu nodded.
"Then, when the people from the Government Office in the Capital come, let them handle it, just lock the door when you leave," Su Rong said nonchalantly, "Let’s go!"
Fan Yu tucked the gold lock into his robe, wiped his eyes, and followed Su Rong.
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