Chapter 14 Don't Cry
Yu Qinghuan turned away and reached out to take the sugar man handed to her by Xie Zhili, but was grabbed by Xie Zhili instead, and both hands could not move.
Xie Zhili seemed to be smiling, his eyes full of meaning as he looked down at the intertwined hands, then quickly returned to Yu Qinghuan, "Why aren't you talking?"
Yu Qinghuan could sense the teasing in his eyes; his gaze was direct and explicit.
She clearly remembered that Xie Zhili was not like this when she first married into the Marquis's Mansion. At that time, he was distant and indifferent when he called her sister-in-law, not to mention his eyes, which never glanced at her.
It seemed that shortly after the news of Xie Zhiwen's death came, he stopped calling himself sister-in-law.
After all, every time he shouted, it felt like he was stepping on the grave of his big brother Xie Zhiwen.
But Yu Qinghuan knew clearly that Xie Zhili had a vicious side hidden beneath this facade. The more it was related to Xie Zhiwen, the more he wanted to encroach upon it. The more Xie Zhiwen was mentioned in front of Yu Qinghuan, the crazier he became.
This guy is really crazy.
Yu Qinghuan struggled to pull her hand back from Xie Zhili's grasp, turned her back, and said with a look of shame and anger as if her thoughts had been discovered, "Don't pull me anymore..."
Xie Zhili walked around to her with amusement, "Why?"
Yu Qinghuan lowered her eyes and said embarrassedly, "We are in contact to leave a descendant for your elder brother. If you do this, how can I face your elder brother in the afterlife?"
She bit her crimson lower lip, and her trembling eyelashes revealed her inner anxiety and uneasiness.
Xie Zhili loved to see her wanting something but not daring to accept it. "It's my fault."
Yu Qinghuan was stunned, "?"
She thought Xie Zhili would say a bunch of unbearable words in a righteous manner like before.
Yu Qinghuan was just thinking this when Xie Zhili put his hand into her veil and gently stroked her cheek with a look of pity. "I'm sorry to have troubled you."
The reaction of the man in front of her was completely different from what she had expected. She had no choice but to force out two tears, which flowed down her soft white cheeks into Xie Zhili's hands, and her rosy lips shone with an alluring light.
"It's not your fault, it's me..."
Xie Zhili's Adam's apple rolled and he resisted the urge to kiss her. She was so tempting, it really was a bargain for his elder brother in the past.
He gently wiped away the tears from the woman in front of him. "Don't cry, it's all my fault. If you're really afraid that you won't be able to face Big Brother in the afterlife, take me with you. I'll explain to Big Brother on your behalf."
Yu Qinghuan's tears flowed even more, and the corners of her beautiful eyes were red, as if she had been severely bullied, and no one would be able to bear it.
Xie Zhili sighed, "If that's the case and you still feel bad, I can only..."
He stopped mid-sentence.
Yu Qinghuan couldn't help but wonder, was it because she was too forceful, and Xie Zhili was actually a considerate and good brother, and was about to back off?
That won’t do!
She immediately raised her hand and held Xie Zhili's hand that was caressing her face. Her eyelashes, covered with tears, trembled slightly as she stared at him, "Your eldest brother is gone. It's useless to say more now..."
Being stared at by her like this, Xie Zhili felt an itch in his heart, and saw tears hanging on his eyelashes, about to fall.
He suddenly clenched his hands, bent down and leaned into the white gauze. In front of Yu Qinghuan's astonished eyes, he lifted Yu Qinghuan's chin with his tiger's mouth, and rolled the tip of his lips over the wet eyelashes. When he touched the salty and bitter taste, the tears instantly melted between his lips and teeth, and the taste was like flower wine brewed with aged snow water.
Qing Zhui and Sang Ru, who were following from a distance, were dumbfounded. What would happen if someone saw this?
The noise of the night market faded away like the tide, and the warm lips and belly startled Yu Qinghuan so much that his breathing and sobbing stopped. It was not until he stepped back a little and looked into the eyes that were so close to him that he could no longer suppress the heartbeat like a drum in his chest.
Yu Qinghuan: "You..."
Xie Zhili's hand brushed across the corners of her moist, red eyes, and he whispered, "Don't be sad. I'll move your elder brother's tablet to the manor tomorrow."
A Hu merchant at the night market suddenly blew a xiao (a Chinese pipa). The sharp, long notes startled all the lanterns in the street and made them sway three times.
Yu Qinghuan's tears had stopped long ago, and she stared at him blankly, what?
What did I miss just now? Why do they suddenly want to move Xie Zhiwen’s tablet to Zhuangzi?
After wiping the tears from his cheeks, Xie Zhili stepped back, but his hand was reluctant to leave. He pretended to tidy up the scattered hair by her ear, "When big brother's tablet arrives at the manor, I will burn incense and worship with you day and night, chanting sutras and praying for big brother, hoping that big brother will ascend to heaven soon."
Yu Qinghuan almost couldn't hold back her expression: "...That's not necessary..."
"Yes." Xie Zhili said in a firm tone, suppressing the corners of his mouth that wanted to rise due to selfish desires.
Thinking of that scene, Yu Qinghuan couldn't bear to look at it: "If your elder brother knew you had such a heart, he would definitely be touched."
Only then did Xie Zhili take Yu Qinghuan's hand again, "As a younger brother, this is what I should do."
The corner of Yu Qinghuan's mouth twitched. As a younger brother, Xie Zhili was the only one in the entire capital who could do what he did.
What a gentleman, he is clearly a madman.
She pulled the corners of her mouth and calmed down, "Didn't we say we were going out for dinner?"
Xie Zhili was in a good mood, "Well, I'll take you to dinner."
Qing Zhui and Sang Ru, who were following behind, caught up at this time, both with dark faces as if they had been struck by lightning.
One of them felt that his master had been seduced and lost his composure, doing something so immoral in the street.
A man who feels that his wife is being bullied and is caught in such a dilemma. The people in this marquis's mansion are worse than each other.
...
The restaurant was bustling with people. Xie Zhili took Yu Qinghuan to a private room on the second floor. The waiter who served the dishes closed the door, thus blocking out the noisy sounds of drinking and merrymaking outside.
Meeting again in the same old place, still in the same private room, Yu Qinghuan was a little dazed.
Xie Zhili picked up the chopsticks and picked up some food for her. "They should be the dishes you like to eat every day."
Yu Qinghuan smiled, "You are thoughtful."
Sang Ru, who was serving on the side, couldn't help but think that judging from the past few days, the Second Master was actually better than the Marquis in many things, just looking at the dishes in front of him.
Her wife liked to eat vegetarian food, while the marquis liked to eat meat and spicy food. Every time they had a meal, the cook in the kitchen and the servants in the courtyard would come after the marquis, and there were always more meat dishes and fewer vegetables on the table.
The same applies when dining outside the house.
When ordering dishes just now, the second master followed the wife and ordered all the dishes that the wife liked.
If the lady had met and married the Second Master...
Sang Ru sighed inwardly, what a cruel fate.
Xie Zhili tasted two dishes in succession, frowning slightly. "This Xifenglou isn't as good as it used to be. These two signature dishes don't taste like they used to."
Yu Qinghuan slowly put the dish into his mouth and chewed it carefully, thinking, you have poached their chef, it would be strange if the signature dish can still taste the same as before, right?
Suddenly, the door to the private room was pushed open, and a male voice rang out, "Look, I said it was Xie Zhili, how could I be wrong!"
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