Drinking together
More than ten days have passed since they left Hangzhou. Life on the ship was very boring, and the few times they docked were very short. Even so, Ye Qingzhu and Jiang Yingyue couldn't help but get off the ship for a walk.
Over the course of these days, even Ji Yinglei gradually let go of his prejudices against Ye Qingzhu. They would sometimes chat like friends.
One night, Jiang Yingyue suddenly felt dizzy and lightheaded, so she went to the deck to get some fresh air. She clearly felt that her physical condition was deteriorating. Because of this, she didn't even notice Ye Qingzhu following behind her, and was startled when Ye Qingzhu tapped her on the shoulder.
"My God, when did you become so timid?" Clearly, her scream also startled Ye Qingzhu. After spending so many days together, their relationship had become even stronger. "I also brought you some wine. I rushed to buy it on the shore earlier. If you don't want it, then forget it."
At the mention of this, Jiang Yingyue perked up and immediately reached out to grab it. Both of them laughed, seemingly less distressed. Gazing at the moonlight and sipping the wine, they seemed to have temporarily forgotten their troubles.
"What do you plan to do when you get to Jiangzhou?" Ye Qingzhu asked.
Jiang Yingyue's eyelashes trembled slightly as she pondered for a moment: "Senior Sister said we should continue by boat, but I want to travel by land."
"It would indeed be faster to get to Kuizhou by water. Why do you think that?"
Jiang Yingyue's expression suddenly became somewhat complicated, even a little downcast, but she quickly composed herself: "I..."
"Is it because the boat trip is too boring?" Ye Qingzhu joked. "As long as you walk fast enough on land, the time is about the same, it's just more tiring." This made sense, since they all had some martial arts skills, which saved them from having to stretch their muscles on the boat every day.
Thinking about it this way, Ye Qingzhu seemed to have always been supporting her. The two of them met through alcohol, but in just over ten days they had become such good friends, which was truly rare. Ye Qingzhu could also notice that although Jiang Yingyue had acted normally these days, the sorrow in her eyes had never diminished in the slightest.
"Do you think Bai Yu might have already found out about our movements from Tingyu Tower?" Ye Qingzhu looked at the wine glass in her hand, a sense of disappointment welling up in her heart.
Jiang Yingyue wasn't sure either: "I don't know now, but at least he definitely didn't ask us anything on the day we left."
"Why?" Ye Qingzhu asked instinctively, "How did you collude with Master Jiang?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yingyue's expression changed, and a clear smile appeared on her lips as she turned to look at Ye Qingzhu: "You seem quite concerned about Pavilion Master Jiang."
Ye Qingzhu immediately withdrew her pleading gaze: "No way! I was just curious." Jiang Yingyue looked at her with interest, as if she already knew the answer.
"Your face was just as red that day." She pretended to think for a moment, then suddenly slammed her hand on the railing. "Oh! You must have ulterior motives towards Master Jiang!"
"Jiang Yingyue!"
"See, I told you so." Ye Qingzhu's thoughts were always written on her face. Jiang Yingyue smiled as if her scheme had succeeded. Fueled by alcohol, Ye Qingzhu helplessly punched her.
"Master Jiang is indeed extraordinary. Qingzhu, you have good taste." Then, she put on a gossipy expression and moved closer to Ye Qingzhu, "Tell me quickly, what's going on with you?"
Ye Qingzhu sighed, as if accepting her fate: "Sometimes I would go to Tingyu Tower with my older sister and brother to handle some business, so I became familiar with them."
"Oh, it's love that grows over time."
"Tsk." Ye Qingzhu glared at her. "He... Well, let's put it this way, when the Ye family is mentioned, many people automatically ignore me. Even if someone shows flattery, it's because of my older brother and sister. Although I understand that they want to protect me, it always makes me feel like I'm not a member of the Ye family."
Ye Qingzhu raised her head and looked into the distance: "But he wouldn't. He would always ask about my recent situation and even remember my preferences... Before you came along, I had never been cared for like that by a stranger."
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