Chapter 60 Ah Yue, I feel sorry for you and love you too
However, after only a few autumn rains, the osmanthus flowers in the back garden of the villa appeared quietly, as if they had used up all the energy accumulated over three seasons.
Yu Zhi came up with the idea of having dinner on the terrace, and Pei Yuezhou didn't want to spoil the fun, so he asked someone to go upstairs and prepare it.
When dusk drifted onto the terrace, the sweet scent of osmanthus was already so strong that it could not be dissipated.
The servants set the table and tactfully left, leaving the two of them sitting opposite each other under the warm yellow light.
Yu Zhi ate the porridge in her bowl and suddenly looked up: "I want to discuss something with you."
Pei Yuezhou was scooping soup with a spoon. He didn't respond when he heard this, but his eyebrows raised slightly, obviously he was listening.
"Please remove the bodyguards around me for now."
The spoon landed on the edge of the bowl, making a slight sound.
Pei Yuezhou looked at her with an ambiguous expression: "What's wrong?"
Yu Zhi stuffed a piece of pork ribs into her mouth and said vaguely, "You may not believe it, but someone tried to kidnap me recently."
As soon as he finished speaking, the air pressure around Pei Yuezhou dropped.
The hand with distinct knuckles tapped lightly on the table, the force was not strong, but it carried a chilling tone that could not be ignored: "Who?
"Song Chuyin." Yu Zhi said, and simply took the bowl and sat next to him, picking up a large chopstick of the boiled pork slices she had been longing for.
Pei Yuezhou frowned with a serious expression, but he subconsciously pushed the plate of meat slices towards her.
"I always feel something is wrong," Yu Zhi said, chewing a piece of meat, her voice vague but serious. "Even if she was forced into a desperate situation, she might not have the courage to touch me. Besides, even if we have some conflicts, it wouldn't be enough to make her take the risk of kidnapping."
To be honest, Yu Zhi felt that the other party might be targeting Pei Yuezhou.
She had her own considerations for letting Song Nuan take the order, but there were some things she couldn't explain in detail in front of Song Nuan.
The wind brought with it the fragrance of osmanthus flowers, which was a little sweet, but it could not suppress the gloom in Pei Yuezhou's eyes.
He lightly stroked the tablecloth with his fingertips and said in a low voice, "You mean, there's someone behind her."
It's not a doubt, it's a certainty.
Yu Zhi nodded and put a piece of chicken into his bowl: "So I want the bodyguards to withdraw for a few days and see if I can lure out the person behind them. The person who took her order is my friend, and we plan to cooperate with each other..."
Before she could finish her words, Pei Yuezhou grabbed her wrist. His palm was slightly cold, but the force was not weak. His eyes seemed to be surging with dark waves: "Nonsense."
"I'm not kidding," Yu Zhi took his hand in hers, her fingertips rubbing against the calluses on his palm. "I know what's going on. Think about it, instead of letting them hide in the dark and do something petty, why don't we take the initiative and make them reveal their true intentions?"
The chill of being remembered by others is really disgusting.
Yu Zhi really couldn't feel at ease unless she caught that guy.
"Let's not discuss this." He pulled his hand away, his face not looking good.
"I'll take care of this."
Yu Zhi looked at his cold profile and felt a little choked up, but she didn't let go.
She put her chopsticks on the bowl and sat on his lap. This angle allowed her to look into his eyes, making it impossible for him to avoid it.
"But Ah Yue, have you forgotten that I have never been a dodder that only knows how to hide behind you?"
She was willing to hide all her edge and be trapped in this courtyard to make tea and appreciate the flowers, just because the person next to her was him.
But if she knew that he would be in danger, there was no reason for her to stand by and watch.
When the Yu family was engaged in a business war with a rival, the other party wanted to make a breakthrough through Yu Zhi. However, she acted clever and played the gang around, and finally turned the tables on them, causing the other party to lose both the wife and the army.
No one knows Yu Zhi's abilities better than Pei Yuezhou.
Pei Yuezhou lowered his eyes, his gaze falling on the stubborn corners of her eyes.
The light fell on her eyelashes, casting a small shadow, like the trembling wings of a frightened butterfly.
His Adam's apple rolled, but his tone was still hard: "It's different now."
The days of losing her were too hard to bear, and Pei Yuezhou would not take even a one in ten thousand risk.
"What's the difference?" Yu Zhi asked, looking up. "Just because I'm your wife, I can only be protected by you behind my back, and I don't even have the right to deal with trouble myself?"
The wind blew the osmanthus flowers into her hair, but she was completely unaware and just stared at him.
The look was too bright, with a hint of grievance, and a bit of stubbornness that refused to admit defeat, making him a little afraid to look directly at it.
Pei Yuezhou closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, the coldness in his eyes faded a little, leaving only helplessness: "That's not what I meant."
"Then promise me." Yu Zhi held his face in her hands, her tone serious: "You and I both know that the person behind this is probably coming for you. How can a husband be in danger while I, as his wife, stay out of it?"
Pei Yuezhou choked up in his throat and couldn't say anything to refute, but he still refused to give in.
"Ayue, do you know what I think of when I look at you sometimes?"
He looked at her with confusion in his eyes.
Yu Zhi's voice softened, with a barely perceptible tremor, "I'm heartbroken."
That gifted son of heaven who was so good at planning and strategizing, became fragile, inferior, sensitive and suspicious every time he was in front of her.
He always took care of everything without saying a word and protected her in a cold and hard way.
Even though he would usually act nice and pitiful in front of Yu Zhi because of a minor injury, Yu Zhi knew in her heart that once his life was really in danger, he would become silent.
Pei Yuezhou was stunned, with a barely perceptible look of surprise on his face.
His heart seemed to be gently bumped by something, causing a dull pain, followed by a spreading soreness.
"Ayue, I love you very much and want to protect you."
Pei Yuezhou's pupils dilated slightly. How could he not be moved by her frank confession?
The wind hadn't stopped, but he felt like everything had quieted down.
All that could be heard was his loud and powerful heartbeat.
He raised his hand and pressed her into his arms, resting his chin on the top of her head and smelling the sweet scent of osmanthus mixed in her hair.
"Three days." He finally said, his voice hoarse. "Three days at most."
As expected, I still can't refuse her like this.
Yu Zhi's eyes lit up instantly, like fireworks being lit: "Really?"
Pei Yuezhou didn't let her be happy too soon. He stopped her from getting up, his eyes becoming sharp: "I will have someone monitor you secretly. Also, within three days, whether there is any movement or not, I will send the bodyguards back."
"Okay!" Yu Zhi nodded hurriedly. Seeing that his expression had eased a little, she simply rushed over and hugged his waist, laughing muffledly, with a hint of coaxing: "I knew our A Yue is the best."
Pei Yuezhou was shaken by her collision and reached out to hold the back of her neck.
He sighed, his tone finally softening: "Don't be too proud too soon, now let's talk about your friend?"
Yu Zhi raised her head in his arms.
"They must be from Organization X."
Yu Zhi grabbed his chin and said, "You really know everything about me."
However, he may not have known that Song Nuan would be the one in charge.
Yu Zhi was indeed right in her guess. Pei Yuezhou only knew that the other party was called "Snow Falcon", a ruthless character who acted decisively and did things without any mistakes.
The reason why he noticed Xue Falcon and the people from Organization X was because of Yu Zhi.
The recent underworld network in Beijing has been reshuffled because of this person's appearance. He is indeed something.
If the person's character is good enough, we might as well cooperate.
But Pei Yuezhou has always been cautious and suspicious, and will not easily let down his guard against others.
He didn't hide his concerns: "I don't trust her, so be careful."
"Don't worry, I know my limits."
He raised his hand and straightened her collar, which was messed up by the wind. His voice was so soft as if he was afraid of disturbing the autumn night: "Let's eat, the food is getting cold.
Yu Zhi smiled and nodded, jumped up and sat back next to him, picked up the largest piece of pork ribs and stuffed it into his bowl.
Under the warm yellow light, the shadows of the two people were stretched very long, overlapping on the ground covered with osmanthus flowers, like a painting soaked in fragrance.
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