Xi Shiye squinted his eyes and looked at her. She had black hair, fair skin, and a graceful figure, but there was a hint of confusion and timidity in her almond-shaped eyes, like a frightened little rabbit.
Is this his elder brother’s fiancée?
A gloomy look appeared in the man's eyes.
Perhaps it was because the man's gaze was too unscrupulous, Ning Yu felt inexplicably frightened, but she still mustered up the courage to ask.
"Do you know how to get to Yunyaoyuan?"
Xi Shiye did not answer her question.
Ning Yu couldn't stand the man's gaze and felt like retreating.
Xi Shiye saw the shrinking in his little cousin's eyes and smiled playfully.
He strode towards Ning Yu and stood in front of her, his tall figure almost covering her.
Xi Shiye spoke word by word, "Touch me and I'll tell you."
Ning Yu was stunned for a second.
Did she meet some weirdo?!
Ning Yu subconsciously took a few steps back, wanting to leave.
Xi Shiye, however, was like a wild beast gradually approaching its prey, with an imposing aura, staring at the girl's snow-white wrist.
"Then I'll do it."
A hint of confusion flashed in Ning Yu's eyes. What did this mean?
Soon, Xi Shiye suddenly grabbed Ning Yu's wrist and rubbed the inner skin with his thumb. There was no pain, only the softness and tenderness of a girl.
Ning Yu subconsciously wanted to break free, but the man was too strong and it was impossible for her to struggle.
I can only give up helplessly.
Let the weirdo hold it.
Ning Yu sighed softly. She was so unlucky today. For no apparent reason, two men grabbed her wrist.
Still the same place.
Xi Shiye was stunned. "It really doesn't seem to hurt..."
It turns out that what Big Brother said was true...
Ning Yu frowned slightly. What did he mean? He really was a weirdo!
"Can you let me go now?" Ning Yu struggled hard.
Xi Shiye glanced at the girl's wrist and noticed a red mark that had appeared there. Was it because he was too forceful?
That's a bit too delicate...
Xi Shiye let go of Ning Yu and said calmly, "Keep going straight and you'll see Jingchen Garden."
Jingchen Garden is the courtyard where Old Madam Xi lives.
Ning Yu suddenly came to his senses and was about to thank him, but the person had already disappeared.
Ning Yu thought of Xi Shiye's strange behavior and didn't want to stay here any longer, so he hurried out of the yard and walked forward.
After seeing Jingchenyuan, Ning Yu breathed a sigh of relief.
A quarter of an hour later, Ning Yu returned to Yunyao Courtyard.
Xuan'er saw Ning Yu and ran over anxiously, "Miss, where have you been? I was so worried. I was just about to go out and look for you."
Ning Yu didn't want to tell Xuan'er about her chance encounter with Xi Shiyan, fearing trouble. "It's too boring staying in the yard. I'm going out for a walk."
Xuan'er didn't think too much and had a smile on her face.
"Miss, I made you some almond cake that you like. Please try it."
Ning Yu picked up a piece of cake and took a light bite. The cake was soft and delicious, and the aroma of almonds filled her mouth. There was also a bit of almond crumbs, and the taste was very rich.
Ning Yu somehow thought of the strange man in the dilapidated courtyard and casually asked, "Xuan'er, do you know that there's a masked man in the Xi Mansion?"
Xuan'er looked a little confused. "Wearing a mask? Xuan'er has never heard of that."
Ning Yu was not surprised either.
Xuan'er entered the mansion with her. Although she often interacted with the servants in the mansion, she didn't stay there for long.
Soon, Ning Yu put the matter aside.
Now she had something more important to do.
In the previous life, the original body and the real daughter were accidentally taken away by mistake. The original body's parents had only one daughter, and they loved the real daughter very much, but both died in an accident when the real daughter was ten years old.
The real daughter could only depend on her grandfather for survival, but he died of illness when she was fifteen years old. When the Ning family found her, she had already become homeless.
Since she already knew about it in advance, she naturally brought the real daughter Ning Ying back to the Ning family in advance.
Ning Yu ordered, "Xuan'er, go get some pen, ink, and paper."
Xuan'er quickly brought the things and ground the ink for her.
Ning Yu held the brush in her hand, which was as delicate as cream, dipped the tip of the brush into ink, and slowly wrote a few lines on the white letter paper. The handwriting was elegant and graceful, flowing like water.
"Father and mother, I dreamed yesterday that I saw a girl who looked just like me in Xiaohe Village... Please find her as soon as possible..."
Ning Yu did not explain the real or fake daughter, and only gave the reason as a dream.
The person in charge of the Ning family has always doted on the original body and will definitely obey, so she is not worried.
Ning Yu handed the letter to Xuan'er and instructed, "Go and mail this letter back to the Ning family now, and make sure to do it as quickly as possible..."
The night is like water, and the sky is all around.
Only a dark moon hanging in the sky cast a faint moonlight, covering the dark Xuanluo Pavilion.
Two men of similar build sat in front of the stone table.
Xi Shiyan's brow darkened, his peach blossom eyes sparkled, and his thin lips parted slightly. "I touched her wrist today, and it didn't hurt."
Xi Shiye somehow thought of the little rabbit asking for directions, so delicate, timid, and soft.
For some reason, he didn't tell his elder brother about Ning Yu's intrusion into Xuanluo Pavilion.
Xi Shiye asked casually, "So, big brother, are you still planning to break off the engagement with her?"
Xi Shiyan frowned slightly, and the gentleness on his face suddenly disappeared without a trace, and a strong sense of hostility surged.
"Now she wants to break off the engagement with me."
A strange emotion flashed across Xi Shiye's face.
Because it was blocked by the silver mask, Xi Shiyan did not see it.
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