Chapter 54: Three Years of Trying to Think About the Feeling of Loving You
The next morning, Xue Zhiying opened her eyes in a daze and met a pair of black eyes that were staring at her straight.
This was so frightening that she suddenly lost all her sleepiness, her eyes widened, and her whole body tensed up.
Xiao Yunqi raised the corners of his lips and enjoyed her frightened look with pleasure.
Xue Zhiying quickly reached out and pushed him away, freeing herself from his arms.
The first thing he said in the morning was: "Why haven't you left yet?"
Xiao Yunqi's face darkened, his cheerful mood vanishing. He looked at her coldly, "How can you leave when you just woke up?"
"...Did you just wake up?"
Xue Zhiying didn't quite believe it.
Because he looked energetic and seemed to have been awake for a long time.
"yes."
Xue Zhiying was half-believing and half-doubting, then said, "Then get up now. You should leave, otherwise people will find you."
Xiao Yunqi said unhappily, "Am I so shameful?"
"Didn't you say yesterday that you couldn't let anyone else in the embroidery workshop know?"
Xiao Yunqi sat up from the couch with a tense look on his lips.
Xue Zhiying lingered in the warmth of the bed for a while, then slowly got up.
In fact, she was anxious.
She was anxious for Xiao Yunqi to leave quickly so that she could follow Yunniang to do what she had been looking forward to.
However, she was worried but didn't dare show it on her face. She just lowered her head and dressed quietly.
The morning light shines through the window onto the table.
The moving figures occasionally blocked the beam of light, casting a faint shadow.
After Xue Zhiying got dressed, she secretly looked up at the man not far away.
Xiao Yunqi was adjusting his belt with his back to her.
Suddenly, he asked, "How long was the time you mentioned yesterday?"
"ah?"
Xiao Yunqi turned around and said, "You tell me what will happen between us."
Xue Zhiying didn't expect him to suddenly bring this up again.
But he hadn't even read the letter she wrote, so how could he explain it clearly?
Xue Zhiying thought for a moment, then answered him first: "I think, about three years should be enough..."
"Three years?" Xiao Yunqi raised his voice, frowning.
Xue Zhiying said in panic, "Speak more quietly so no one can hear."
Xiao Yunqi said calmly, "Three months."
"What? How can it be done in three months?!" Now it was Xue Zhiying's turn to raise her voice.
Xiao Yunqi returned the words he had just said to her exactly as they were.
Xue Zhiying choked, but her face was bitter.
She wanted to work with Yunniang in the embroidery workshop, improve her skills, and earn enough money to live on her own.
How can it be achieved in three months?
She attributed this to the fact that Xiao Yunqi had not read the letter she wrote and did not allow her to speak to her face. He had no idea what she was thinking. When he said three months, did he think she was just going out for fun?
Xue Zhiying decided not to talk to him about this matter anymore for the time being.
She asked, "How are you going to get out?"
"You can leave the same way you came."
Xue Zhiying was stunned and turned to look towards the window.
Now, in the bright daylight, seeing the half-person-height windowsill again, she couldn't help but imagine Xiao Yunqi climbing out the window.
Considering her only experience of climbing over a wall, she looked in such a mess no matter how she thought about it.
"what's on your mind?"
"nothing."
Xue Zhiying retracted her gaze and said, "Then hurry up and leave."
Xiao Yunqi stood still, with no emotion on his face.
Xue Zhiying lowered her eyes and twirled her fingers. She really didn't have the patience to continue the stalemate with him, so she took the initiative to say, "Then I'll go first. Yesterday, Yunniang told me to go to the hall early. It will be late later. Please be careful when you go out."
She subconsciously glanced at the window again and whispered to him, "Don't fall."
Xiao Yunqi laughed angrily.
"Also, remember to go back and read the letter I wrote."
As she spoke, she saw Xiao Yunqi walking towards her.
Xue Zhiying knew what he was going to do and immediately took a half step back, causing him to stop in his tracks.
Xiao Yunqi looked at her quietly, just like in the past, his eyes were cold and no emotion could be seen, and it was impossible to guess what he was thinking.
Xue Zhiying was about to leave, but stopped in front of the door.
She stood still for a moment with her back to the man in the room, took a deep breath, and suddenly turned back, saying quickly, "Young Master, I hope you can agree with my idea. Maybe this is greedy, and you'll say I'm pushing it too far, but I've really been thinking about it for too long. If I can't have it, I'll probably miss it for the rest of my life."
From the moment he first said "Young Master", Xiao Yunqi's face looked unhappy, but he still listened to her quietly without interrupting her.
"I know I'm weak, and in your eyes, my skills are all clumsy. I can't hide anything from you, and I can't defeat you. If you disagree with this, I have no way to resist, but I still want to fight for it. I know you're not unreasonable, and I'm sorry for what happened in the past. Your love for me surprised and confused me, but I'm not against finding answers. I also want to have my own life. This is what I've always wanted."
Xue Zhiying paused, slowly raised her eyes, and met the gaze of the man a few steps away.
She looked into his calm black eyes and whispered, "I will work hard to live my life while trying to imagine how it feels to like you. I think, with enough time, all of this will be achieved."
"Cousin, just promise me, please."
“…Please.”
After Xue Zhiying finished speaking, without waiting for Xiao Yunqi to respond, she bowed slightly to him, turned around and quickly left the room.
The man in the room just stood there in silence for a long time, looking at the closed door.
Xiao Yunqi resumed his movements and first pulled the corners of his lips.
It's this trick again, she really has always used it and it works.
Xue Zhiying was right. In his opinion, her tricks were all very crude and he could see through them at a glance.
So what's this about trying hard to live while trying to imagine the feeling of liking him? It's clear that only the former is what she really cares about.
However, he was still uncontrollably bewitched by the possibilities she described.
Just imagine if it could come true, if it could bear fruit.
In the end, he smiled at himself, and instead of climbing through the window, he walked out of the room openly.
*
Xue Zhiying didn't have much hope for what she had just said.
What she said was very similar to the content of the letter she left for Xiao Yunqi, but after all, the letter was written after she had carefully considered the wording and took a long time to write. Most of the words just now were hasty, and she was impulsive and hardly thought about it. She didn't know if she had said anything wrong.
She only hoped that after Xiao Yunqi returned, he would carefully read the letter she left behind, and then be persuaded by her and agree with her approach.
That's better.
He should go back now. He shouldn't stay in that room any longer.
After climbing through the window, how did he leave the embroidery workshop? Did he climb over the wall again?
The wall of the embroidery workshop's backyard is not higher than that of the Xiao Mansion, so it should be easy for him.
But doesn't this mean that the wall can't stop him at all, he can come and go freely, and if he comes again, she will have no way to stop him.
Forget it, she was in the capital, which was equivalent to being right under his nose, not to mention a wall.
Let's put our hopes on what she just said and her letter...
"Zhiying, Xue Zhiying!"
"Ah!" Xue Zhiying was startled and saw Yunniang standing not far away.
She hurried over in two or three steps, "Yunniang, I'm here. Am I late?"
Yunniang laughed at her: "It's not late, but you were just distracted and thinking about something. Didn't you sleep well last night?"
"No, I slept well and wasn't distracted. I was just thinking about what I had to do today."
"Are you used to it?"
"Yeah, I'm used to it." Xue Zhiying asked, "Yunniang, shall we start working now?"
"Why are you in such a hurry? It's not even daybreak yet. Come over and have breakfast first. I'll talk to you while you eat."
Xue Zhiying followed Yunniang to the dining hall. There were already a few people scattered in the hall, including Hongyue.
When she saw Xue Zhiying, she took the initiative to come forward and told her about what had disturbed her yesterday.
It was nothing at first, but when Hong Yue mentioned disturbing her, Xue Zhiying couldn't help but think of Xiao Yunqi covering her mouth from behind, with his chest pressed against her back, which was equivalent to hugging her from behind.
Not to mention that they slept in each other's arms all night without anyone knowing.
These things make the interruption seem somewhat intriguing.
Xue Zhiying blinked and said, "No, that was not the case. At that time... I had just returned to my room after taking a shower, and my clothes were not yet tidied, so I did not open the door for you. Please don't mind."
The more she spoke, the lower her voice became, a sign of her guilty conscience.
But Hong Yue just thought she was shy and said with a smile: "It's okay, you and I live close to each other, if you need any help in the future, just tell me."
After breakfast, Xue Zhiying went to her own table as Yunniang instructed.
Today she needs to complete an embroidery piece according to the order of the embroidery workshop, which is not difficult for her.
But this was different from what she had experienced before, and Yunniang had explained this to her before.
Although the embroidery she made in the embroidery workshop was paid on a piece-by-piece basis, the price of each piece was not high. If she wanted to get the same price as she had sold embroidery to the embroidery workshop in the past, or even a higher price, she would need a separate order, or the private order that Yunniang had mentioned that was favored by the ladies of the powerful and influential people in the capital.
Xue Zhiying had no objection and sat diligently at the table, working for the entire morning.
At noon, someone came into the room to call the embroiderer to have lunch, and she stopped.
While eating, Xue Zhiying excitedly told Yunniang that she was doing it very well and had no difficulty adapting.
Yunniang said, "It's only the first day, and I haven't asked you to do anything yet. The work in the embroidery workshop is numerous and complex, but I am determined to cultivate you, so I hope you don't find it tiring."
"I don't think it's hard work. I want to learn and do it."
Yunniang looked at Xue Zhiying's serious expression and smiled. She wanted to ask something, but she moved her lower lip but didn't ask.
"Okay, take a short rest, and then come with me to the market this afternoon to check out the latest materials."
"good."
The first day was so busy that they didn't have any free time until the hour of Xu. Dinner had already been prepared in the hall, and the rest of the people in the embroidery workshop went to the hall one after another.
Xue Zhiying and Yunniang were walking at the back; they had just returned from outside.
Xue Zhiying was still thinking about everything she had done today. She had been running around to several places, her legs were almost broken, her mouth was dry from talking, and her arms were almost broken from carrying goods, but she felt very fulfilled and happy.
So she didn't notice Yunniang's hesitation to speak.
Until they crossed the threshold together.
Yunniang suddenly grabbed her and asked, "Zhiying, after thinking about it, I still can't help but ask you, is there any news from the Xiao family?"
Xue Zhiying was stunned and came back to his senses.
"The Xiao family... the eldest son..."
I came here last night.
Xue Zhiying swallowed the words back.
Xiao Yunqi did not appear all day today, and he left quietly this morning without anyone noticing.
She thought that her words and her letter must have worked, and she must have really succeeded this time.
Xue Zhiying shook her head. "No news. I think the eldest master agrees with my idea. In the future, I should be able to..."
Before he could finish his words, he heard a shout from behind him.
"Cousin!"
Xue Zhiying was shocked all over, and even with her back turned, she immediately recognized that it was Mu Yan's voice.
For a moment, she was overwhelmed with emotions, but before she could turn around, she heard another cry, "Girl, girl!"
Xue Zhiying quickly turned around and was immediately embraced by a warm body.
There was a wetness on her neck. Chun Tao buried herself in her arms and cried, "Miss, the eldest master has driven this servant out, wuwuwu..."
Xue Zhiying: “……?”
"What? Don't cry, don't cry. What happened? Why did I kick you out?"
"I don't know. When the eldest master came back today, he saw me and said, 'Come here, take her away and send her over.' Then Mu Yan... took me away, wuwuwu..."
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