The eyes of several passersby instantly fell on Cheng Ye and Lin Can. Cheng Ye quickly waved his hand: "If you say that, Master Bai will put all the responsibility on me again, and I don't want to get involved with any of you. I..."
Lin Can smiled and said, "No, it has nothing to do with you. I just think Bai Jingqi is not suitable for me. A man like him is too scheming and is not suitable to be a princess at all."
Cheng Ye shook his head repeatedly: "No, no, no, I don't know if he is suitable for me. I know that I am only suitable for Lei Xiu."
Lin Can looked at Cheng Ye, a trace of sadness flashing in his eyes.
"Cheng Ye, you need to think carefully. Lei Xiu and Bai Jingqi have been childhood sweethearts for over a decade. He's done so much for Bai Jingqi, even promising to throw him a grand wedding the likes of which the entire Central Planet has never seen. Now, perhaps Bai Jingqi has been wanting to break up with me for a long time. When we were together, he often talked about how things would have been if it had been Lei Xiu. It's clear he still has feelings for Lei Xiu, at least deeper than you and I imagined."
Lin Can looked at Cheng Ye lovingly and said softly, "But I'm different. I really like you, and I don't have a troublesome ex-boyfriend. Compared to Lei Xiu, I'm the best choice, right?"
Cheng Ye smiled with some difficulty: "Third Prince, you are joking. I don't know what Bai Jingqi thinks, but Lei Xiu really only likes me. As for Bai Jingqi, you should ask him."
Lin Can frowned, turned around and followed his gaze, meeting Bai Jingqi's sad and hateful gaze. He paused, and showed impatience under Cheng Ye's gaze: "Bai Jingqi, why are you here? Are you following me?"
Tears sparkled in his slightly red eyes. Bai Jingqi wiped them away and said in disbelief, "Lin Can, you, you actually want to break up with me? Are you really in love with this poor boy who has nothing?"
In order to widen the gap between them, Bai Jingqi kept saying all kinds of words that belittled Cheng Ye. Cheng Ye frowned and could not bear to listen.
While Bai Jingqi was pestering Lin Can, Cheng Ye muttered softly, "It's really a fight between two devils, and the little devil suffers. I'm afraid these two people have had some problems for a long time, and now they drag me into it as a stepping stone. It's really unlucky."
He was talking to himself in a loud voice, and many students around him heard it and nodded in agreement.
They all felt that Bai Jingqi had very rich emotions. He might not like anyone at all, but just liked the vanity of being liked and surrounded by people!
On the way back, Cheng Ye was always worried.
666: "It's a bit bad. After Lin Can and Bai Jingqi broke up, Bai Jingqi is now single. So... he will definitely go back to look for Lei Xiu. Besides, Lei Xiu is the only one he can look for?"
Cheng Ye shrugged and asked in confusion, "What does this have to do with me?"
666 said thoughtfully, "I was just wondering, Lei Xiu went on the mission because Bai Jingqi and Lin Can were engaged. Now that Bai Jingqi is single again, will he still be as steadfast in his love for you as before?"
Cheng Ye frowned: "I don't know."
Ever since meeting Cheng Ye, Lei Xiu has always acted like he loves Cheng Ye, and kept his distance from Bai Jingqi, showing no trace of love at all. But if Bai Jingqi's return is not just talk, then——
The Lei Xiu in the information was indeed moved, but Cheng Ye was not sure about the real Lei Xiu.
Cheng Ye narrowed his eyes. The information showed that after Bai Jingqi chose Lin Can, his life was not very satisfactory. It could even be said that Lin Can treated him very badly. She did not treat him like a little princess as he had imagined. His life was even worse than before he got him.
Therefore, Bai Jingqi often went to Lei Xiu to complain, and had to ask Lei Xiu for help in many things. As a result, apart from work, all of Lei Xiu's leisure time was occupied by Bai Jingqi.
As for the original owner, he was almost growing mushrooms from staying at home, and Lei Xiu had long since thrown him into Java and forgotten about him.
In addition, Bai Jingqi had been entangled with Lei Xiu before, and Lei Xiu and Lin Can were completely on opposite sides. Lin Can's supporters always suspected that Bai Jingqi did not choose Lei Xiu because he wanted to do something to Lin Can. Otherwise, why didn't he choose Lei Xiu who could get whatever he wanted, but chose Lin Can who often ignored him.
Once Bai Jingqi and Lin Can break up, Lin Can's family will definitely harm Bai Jingqi.
What choice would Lei Xiu make at that time?
Cheng Ye narrowed his eyes. He still hadn't figured out how he felt about Lei Xiu, but whenever he thought about the possibility of these two people living together, he felt a little depressed.
He took a deep breath and suddenly felt uneasy, but he didn't even know what he was uneasy about.
666 sighed sincerely. It already understood a little, but didn't want to influence Big Leaf's judgment, so it said nothing.
But when Cheng Ye thought that Lei Xiu might abandon him and choose Bai Jingqi, he became very conflicted. He grabbed his hair and walked around. Soon, the floor behind him was covered with fallen hair.
666: “…” If you pull it any further, he’ll become bald.
*****
"Are you injured? What happened?" Cheng Ye was making soup in the kitchen. He heard heavy footsteps outside, which was different from the usual way of Lei Xiu who couldn't wait to come up to him as soon as he came back. He immediately narrowed his eyes.
He drank the little bit of soup that was already on his lips, tasted it, and immediately put down the spoon. When he ran to the door, Lei Xiu was changing his shoes, holding his right arm. He heard the sound and turned around and forced a smile: "Why are you so warm today? Are you welcoming me home?"
Cheng Ye noticed that when he spoke, his left hand moved away from his right elbow without leaving a trace, and he turned sideways with his left half facing him.
Because it was summer and people weren't wearing much clothing, Cheng Ye could clearly see that Lei Xiu's right arm was a bit fatter than his left. He glanced at the abnormally thick arm and landed on Lei Xiu's smiling face. He walked over to him and asked, "You seem to be back a little early today?"
Lei Xiu rubbed his head, using his left hand of course, and squinted his eyes as he said, "I missed you. It just so happens that I don't have much to do today. Oh, by the way, what did you cook? It smells so good." As he spoke, he walked towards the kitchen and even rubbed his stomach, saying exaggeratedly, "I'm so hungry. I didn't eat much at noon. The restaurant was really just feeding cats. I couldn't get enough."
Cheng Ye grabbed the corner of his clothes, being careful not to touch his arm, and said softly, "Are you in trouble?"
Lei Xiu turned around and met Cheng Ye's somewhat frightened eyes. He hesitated for a moment, restrained the smile on his face, and nodded expressionlessly.
Cheng Ye looked at his nonchalant expression, took a few steps forward and immediately rolled up his sleeves: "Are you injured? Let me take a look, why didn't you go to the hospital?"
Lei Xiu took a step back and met Cheng Ye's persistent eyes. He rolled up his sleeves helplessly: "It's not a serious injury. Besides, we can't go to the hospital, right?" He even smiled at Cheng Ye in a flattering way.
Looking at the arm wrapped in a thick layer of bandages, but still oozing with large patches of blood, Cheng Ye blinked, and his eyes suddenly turned red. He pursed his lips and said in a tearful voice: "How did you get hurt like this? Aren't you very powerful? Why... did you lose so much blood?"
When Cheng Ye raised his hand, his arms were shaking.
Seeing how concerned he was, Lei Xiu not only didn't feel any pain from the injury, but was even a little happy. He grabbed Cheng Ye's slender wrist, rubbed the corners of his eyes with his fingertips, and said with a smile, "This injury is nothing. Don't cry. Your arm doesn't hurt, but my heart does."
Cheng Ye slapped the back of his hand and grinned: "Nonsense, let go! I'll get you some medicine."
Lei Xiu frowned, grabbed his hand, and held it in his arms, carefully choosing his tone and saying, "Stop busying yourself. Aren't you hungry?"
Cheng Ye glanced at him, his eyes involuntarily falling on his injured arm. He said with great resentment, "Do you think I can still eat?"
Lei Xiu sighed: "I told you not to worry."
Seeing him hesitating, Cheng Ye suddenly became a little crazy.
Unable to bear the attack of his eyes, Lei Xiu compromised and said, "Alright, alright. Lin Can is a prince after all, and he has many talented people around him. It's not easy to get close to him. This injury requires forbidden medicine to treat. With my status, I can get it, but I can't go to transfer during this sensitive period, right?"
Cheng Ye frowned fiercely: "Banned drugs?"
Lei Xiu narrowed his eyes and said, "That was an eighth-level warrior. The wound he inflicted cannot be healed with other potions, but I have tried to find a way to stop the bleeding."
Cheng Ye felt distressed: "Why did you provoke Lin Can for no reason?"
"He's been too idle lately, so I'll find him something to do so that he won't bother you all the time." Lei Xiu had a gloomy look on his face, his fists clenched tightly, as if he was regretting that he couldn't kill the man directly!
Cheng Ye gently pushed him away, pulled him to the basement, opened the medicine cabinet, revealing rows of crystal clear medicines of different colors. He tapped the front row with his slender white fingers, took out a tube of medicine with a luminous lavender glow from the last row, and tiptoed to Lei Xiu's lips.
The test tube tilted slightly, and the pale purple potion flowed to Lei Xiu's lips, which were slightly pale. As his tightly closed lips opened, the potion flowed into Lei Xiu's mouth.
Cheng Ye frowned as he watched his Adam's apple move up and down twice, making sure he had swallowed all the medicine in the test tube without leaving a drop. Seeing that the bloodstains on the white bandage on his arm had stopped increasing, he exhaled and met Lei Xiu's teasing eyes. His face flushed: "Aren't you afraid that I will drug you?"
Lei Xiu lowered his head, kissed the tip of his ear, and chuckled: "If you want to kill me, do you need to drug me? If you don't return the things I left with you, I will die." Without waiting for Cheng Ye to react, he said, "Anyone will die if they lose their heart."
Cheng Ye's face turned even redder, and even the base of his neck felt hot. He gave Lei Xiu a reproachful look and said, "You're so frivolous! Go ahead. I need to see if your arm is still bleeding."
Lei Xiu smiled and said, "Why do I need to correct myself? I only want you!"
Cheng Ye raised his hand, habitually wanting to pinch his arm, but when he raised his face, he saw the glaring scarlet. The eye circles that had almost healed just now were about to turn red again. He sniffed hurriedly and grabbed his left hand: "Let's go, let's go. If the wound hasn't healed yet, I... must go to the hospital!"
Lei Xiu pinched his chin and let him play with it very obediently.
Seeing the gradually slowing bleeding and even the slowly healing wound, Lei Xiu exclaimed in surprise, "What level of potion is this? The person who hurt me is an eighth-level warrior!"
Cheng Ye shook his head. "It's not a matter of grade. I found this herb near a mine some time ago. I thought it looked very strange, so I picked it and kept it. But then I didn't see anything that looked like it in the Compendium of Materia Medica. I still don't know the name of the herb. I tried to break it down and found that it has a high healing effect. I..." At this point, Cheng Ye stared at Lei Xiu nervously. "Don't worry, I've done a lot of research before and found its close relatives. I can fully guarantee its efficacy."
Lei Xiu leaned forward and kissed him on the lips, immediately blocking his unfinished words. With their lips pressed tightly together, Lei Xiu said vaguely, "As long as it's you who gives it, I'll be happy to accept it no matter what it is. You don't have to explain anything to me."
Cheng Ye pursed his lips and nodded heavily.
Now that the injury has healed, some things have to be brought up and settled at the table.
But before Cheng Ye could make a move, a sharp bell rang, and Cheng Ye did not frown immediately.
Then, there was a commotion at the door. Cheng Ye heard the housekeeper's embarrassed refusal and subconsciously pulled Lei Xiu's sleeve: "Who is it at this time?"
Lei Xiu took out his communicator and clicked it. His tense expression gradually relaxed: "Don't be nervous, it's my father."
Cheng Ye became even more nervous. He stood up and straightened his clothes unconsciously: "Do you want to come in and talk? I'll go pour tea first." During the few days when he followed Lei Xiu back, the old man was still very polite to him. After all, he was Lei Xiu's savior.
But ever since Lei Xiu revealed his intention to spend his whole life with him, the old man has looked at him with disdain. However, Lei Xiu does not rely on him for food. The old man even has to take into account Lei Xiu's current identity and status, for fear of angering him and bringing trouble to the entire Lei family.
So ever since Cheng Ye moved in here, the old man has always been indifferent to the two of them. Anyway, they haven't gotten married yet, and everything is subject to change. Maybe it will be just like what is said on the Internet - he is just a stepping stone in the relationship between Lei Xiu and Bai Jingqi.
This was the old man's first time here, and he came so suddenly. No wonder Cheng Ye was caught off guard.
"You should go eat first. He probably wasn't in a good mood when he came here today. It's not appropriate for you two to meet." Lei Xiu thought for a moment and said with a smile, "A warm and gentle afternoon in a peaceful and tranquil cafe is suitable for you two to have a quiet meeting, right?"
Knowing that his father had not yet fully accepted him, Cheng Ye rolled his eyes, but his emotions soon calmed down. He smiled and said, "What a wonderful imagination. Then why don't you go to the study in front? Do you need anything? I'll ask Xiaoyu to prepare it for you!"
Lei Xiu shook his head and said sarcastically, "He only came here because the news came out from the palace and he came to question me! Forget about the preparations. He's not in the mood to eat or drink."
Cheng Ye frowned, looking very distressed, but still nodded: "Okay, no matter what happens, you must tell me in time!" He pulled Lei Xiu's sleeve, feeling a little worried but had to let him leave.
Lei Xiu found his reluctant expression somewhat amusing and quite enjoyable. He squeezed his palm and said, "It's okay. I'll be back soon."
However, Lei Xiu did not come back quickly, because standing at the door was not only his old father, but also people from the palace.
Lin Can is the most ambitious prince. He spent a lot of money to hire many masters to lurk around him, otherwise Ke Xiu would not have been injured.
Even so, Lin Can was still seriously injured, and the person who did it was self-evident - who else except Lei Xiu could have such a good method.
After Lei Xiu went out, he saw several tall and strong men in uniform guards coming towards him. The leader in front saw Lei Xiu, bowed respectfully to greet him, and then said that His Majesty wanted to invite him to the palace for a talk.
A hint of murderous intent flashed in Lei Xiu's eyes. He subconsciously touched his arm, which had been freed from the bandage, and asked calmly, "Now? What's the matter?"
He glanced at Lei's father, whose eyes were full of disappointment. It seemed that he had already acquiesced that Lei Xiu was responsible for Lin Can's injury, and the crux of the matter was Cheng Ye!
Although his guess was correct, the suspect was his own child. Not only did Lei Xiu's father not try to exonerate him, he even stood on a united front with his opponent. It was completely impossible to say that Lei Xiu was not disappointed at all.
Fortunately, Lei Xiu never had any expectations of Lei Fu, so his mood was only shaken for a moment and then calmed down immediately.
"His Royal Highness the Third Prince is in trouble, and His Majesty has something to ask you." The guard had a heartfelt admiration for the strong, so he lowered his head so that people could not see the emotions in his eyes.
Lei Xiu was surprised at first, then mocked, and said with a chuckle: "Why, you came to me when Lin Can got into trouble? Do you suspect I did it?"
"No, no, no, of course not. It's just that the assassin's method is quite unique, and the palace can't even tell which type of person it belongs to, so I specially asked Young Master Lei to help identify it."
After a pause, the guard said with some embarrassment, "This is a serious matter. I'm afraid the Third Prince's rank will be lowered. Your Majesty is very concerned."
Lei Xiu was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "I'm glad he's okay."
The guards were puzzled when they saw him smile. They felt strange but couldn't tell what was wrong. They had to suppress the strange emotions that surged in their hearts: "Master Lei, you should get ready."
Lei Xiu smiled and responded, "What are you preparing for? Just go ahead and do it. This way, no one will accuse me of destroying evidence. I won't be able to explain myself later."
Fortunately, he had changed his clothes before going back so that Cheng Ye wouldn't notice anything.
At this moment, Cheng Ye suddenly walked out, bringing with him a strange aura. After hurriedly greeting the other two, he fixed his gaze on Lei Xiu's face: "Are you going to the palace? What about eating?"
Lei Xiu was stunned, and seemed to be wondering what he had just done. He was so easily tainted by a strange smell. He walked over and ruffled his hair, wrinkling his nose and sniffing: "You eat first, just leave some for me."
As Cheng Ye raised his hand, the scent from his body spread even more unrestrainedly.
Lei's father sneezed, and even Lei Xiu frowned. Cheng Ye lowered his head in embarrassment: "I was just preparing a potion in the basement. I failed several times, so it's inevitable that I have a smell on me. I heard Xiaoyu say you were going out, so I came here without cleaning myself and sprayed some perfume on me. It seems that I made things worse."
Lei Xiu lowered his head and sniffed his hair: "Why does it smell like vinegar?"
Cheng Ye's face turned even redder, and he pinched his waist hard. Unfortunately, Lei Xiu's waist muscles were tight, without a trace of fat. He gritted his teeth and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? Why should I be jealous of you entering the palace? This is really jealous!"
Lei Xiu lowered his head and placed a gentle kiss on the corner of his mouth, smiling and saying, "It has a sweet taste, and tastes really good."
Cheng Ye rolled his eyes and noticed that there were other people around. His thin face immediately turned red as if blood was dripping out. He looked at Lei Xiu with a reproachful look, and turned around and ran away without even saying hello.
If he stayed any longer, he was afraid he would be suffocated to death, and... someone would be angry.
Father Lei frowned and said unhappily, "If you want to go to the palace to see His Majesty, you'd better take a bath and change your clothes. There's a strange smell."
Lei Xiu was also a little hesitant, but the guard just told Lei Xiu to get ready, but Lei Xiu really wanted to take a bath, and the guard was unwilling again.
Lei Xiu knew that the guard was just playing psychological warfare with him, afraid that he would tamper with his bath time. Lei Xiu was too lazy to pay attention and just sneered, his tone full of sarcasm. "Forget it, let's go."
The guard's eyes lit up and he exhaled, "Okay, Mr. Lei."
Lei Xiu turned his head and saw Cheng Ye standing at the door, waving at him. He also waved: "Go back quickly, I will be back soon."
Cheng Ye nodded and replied, "Okay, I'll wait for you to come back for dinner."
Lei Xiu was helpless: "Well, it seems we have to hurry up. Luckily I don't know how to treat a disease. I'm afraid I can come back after asking about the situation. Otherwise, I don't know how long I will be detained."
After hearing what Lei Xiu said, the guard didn't know what to say. He also didn't know when Young Master Lei would be back this time.
666 looked at Cheng Ye watching Lei Xiu leave, and asked curiously, "Big Leaf, what weird thing did you put on yourself? It's a bit pungent."
Cheng Ye rolled his eyes, thinking that it was all because of the bloody smell on Lei Xiu's body. Although the smell was very faint, it would not be so pleasant to someone with ulterior motives.
Although these smells are mottled, they can definitely cover up the smell of blood and healing potions. Besides, he is a pharmacist, so it is not surprising that Lei Xiu has some of his smell on him.
This... should be enough to fool people. Cheng Ye stood at the window, looking worriedly in the direction where Lei Xiu went out.
666 took it all in and rolled his eyes. He just thought that Lei Xiu was so lucky to have Daye helping him like this... It was annoying!
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