Chapter 140
After he took the initiative to kiss her yesterday, Yu Liuyun found that something seemed to be wrong with him.
His brain seemed a little confused, and his emotions at this moment became extremely complicated and contradictory.
In fact, he didn't know why he kissed her at that time. Maybe it was because the atmosphere between the two of them was too beautiful, or maybe it was her eyes full of tenderness and love. Such a nostalgic and defenseless look made his brain hot and his thoughts suddenly became uncontrollable.
Yu Liuyun had never thought that he would do such a thing to his wife before. Although he married her, he had always adopted the attitude of not interfering with her from the beginning.
Moreover, he never liked such weak and powerless women. Such women were not from the same world as him. They had no common topics. From the beginning, she had been approaching him unilaterally. He didn't think such a relationship could last long. Besides, he had someone he cared about, and that person was his fiancée whom he had been thinking about for many years.
But now I am...
This instantly made Yu Liuyun feel extremely conflicted and even a little regretful. Why?
He clearly didn't mean that to her, and he clearly cared about someone else from the beginning, but why did he involuntarily kiss his new wife?
Even after that, whenever he thought of that inexplicable kiss, his heart would uncontrollably surge with emotion, causing his heartbeat to accelerate. It was a very strange and unfamiliar emotion that he seemed to have never experienced before.
Yu Liuyun covered his chest with his hands. He felt that he needed to calm down. He couldn't go on like this. Maybe... maybe he really hadn't had contact with a woman for too long.
That's why any random woman can make him distracted for a long time.
Yu Liuyun took a deep breath, and his emotions calmed down after she left. He suddenly thought of his ex-fiancée who was locked up in the underground palace. Thinking of that woman, Yu Liuyun frowned unconsciously. When will that woman surrender, admit her mistakes to him and beg for mercy?
He would not let her go, no matter what. That woman crushed the last bit of his dignity when he was at his most desperate, and made him kneel on the ground like a dead dog, begging for his life in humiliation. He would never forget that scene in his life. He would repay her for how she had spurned him in the past. He would make her regret it and pay the price for her own heartlessness!
On the other side, after returning, Nan Yan touched her still moist lips and gave a gentle smile to the servant in a very good mood.
Oh, it seems that the man is finally attracted to his wife, but I don't know when this budding feeling will fully develop.
But there's no rush, it's still early.
So on the second day, Nan Yan went to her husband's yard to prepare breakfast for him. She even changed into a pomegranate red chiffon dress, but she thought the pearl hairpins were tacky, so she asked her maid to pick a newly opened crabapple from the yard. The petals were covered with morning dew, revealing a charming and alluring posture. When she pinned it on her combed hair, she looked particularly charming.
How should I put it? A woman in love will naturally make some changes. Anyway, from her perspective as a wife, since her husband took the initiative to kiss her yesterday, it means that he likes her. If he likes her, then it is normal for him to be more proactive in getting close to her.
However, when she arrived at Yu Liuyun's courtyard, she was told that the leader would be practicing in seclusion today, so he would not come for dinner. He asked the lady to finish breakfast and go back to rest early.
Upon hearing the news, Nan Yan's face showed a stunned expression. She glanced towards the training room at the back and seemed a little depressed. Even the flower in her hair looked a little wilted.
She subconsciously took two steps forward, pursed her lips and looked at the humble maid in front of her, and asked in confusion, "Why did my husband suddenly want to shut himself up? Is he feeling unwell? Why didn't you tell me in advance?"
Well, it was as expected.
This man began to avoid her. After all, it had only been a few days. If a person's feelings changed too quickly, sometimes even he himself might not be able to accept it.
If you can't accept it, you naturally want to hide.
Especially for someone like Yu Liuyun, who has regarded his fiancée as the person he will spend his life with from the very beginning. If you count it this way, Yu Liuyun has been waiting for six years since he knew he would marry Lin Pianran at the age of fourteen.
No matter what kind of feelings it was, it was impossible to completely withdraw a relationship that had lasted for six years and then devote it entirely to another person, not to mention that Lin Pianran ruthlessly broke off the engagement with him. It was normal that he couldn't accept such a huge gap in feeling for a while.
Nan Yan thought, judging by that man's personality, he was probably still immersed in the sudden kiss from yesterday, and was probably still conflicted in his heart, not knowing why he did such a thing.
But it doesn't matter. If the mountain doesn't come to me, I will go to the mountain. She wants to see how long that man can hide from her.
The maid lowered her head and replied honestly, "Madam, the leader made a temporary decision this morning, and the other servants don't know about it. Madam, do you still want to have breakfast here? The leader usually needs one or two days to retreat. The maid will bring the food to you, you should go back and rest first."
Nan Yan waved her hands in a depressed tone and said casually, "Forget it, you guys go and do your work first, don't worry about me."
She didn't believe that the man would go into seclusion for no reason.
Since it was still early, Nan Yan went to Yu Liuyun's study and waited slowly. She didn't know how long she waited, until the sun outside slowly moved towards the west.
Meanwhile, in the training room on the other side, Yu Liuyun was very patient in the beginning as he cycled through his skills. After his inner energy circulated throughout his body, he became more and more clear-headed. The clearer his mind was, the easier it was for him to think about other things.
For example, at this moment, I clearly said that I would stay in seclusion for the whole day, and rationally told myself not to see my wife again, but I couldn't help but worry about her in my heart.
He looked up at the sun outside the window. Unconsciously, more than half of the time had passed. Seeing that it was getting late, Yu Liuyun opened the door and saw the maid standing respectfully at the door. The first thing he said was, "Has the Madam left?"
The maid replied truthfully, "Master, the lady has not left yet. She went to your study and said she would wait for you for a while."
What a while?
From morning till now, is it still just a moment?
Yu Liuyun frowned unconsciously upon hearing this, and even sounded a little irritated, "Didn't I tell her not to wait? Didn't you tell her what I said?"
When the Master said this, it was obvious that there was some blame in his words. The maids standing beside him turned pale instantly and didn't even dare to raise their heads. "We said that the Madam was in a bad mood after she learned that the Master was in seclusion. She was so depressed that she didn't even eat and went straight to the Master's study. We tried to persuade her but it didn't work."
Hearing this, Yu Liuyun frowned even more tightly and asked subconsciously, "She didn't eat again?"
The maid shivered uncontrollably, then came to her senses and replied tremblingly, "Yes, Madam said she didn't have a good appetite and didn't want to eat."
Hearing this, Yu Liuyun felt an inexplicable blockage in his chest. He had already been feeling irritated for no reason when he chose to avoid his wife, and now he felt even more furious.
"Madam said she didn't want to eat, didn't you try to persuade her? Don't you know that Madam is weak and can't stand being hungry? What's the point of me feeding you? Why don't you go to the kitchen and get some food!"
After saying this, Yu Liuyun just waved his sleeves and left.
He also knew that this should be considered as anger. It was obviously his own problem from the beginning. He was the one who avoided his wife and deliberately avoided seeing her, but his heart was somewhat out of control.
Yu Liuyun strode directly to the study. The door of the study was always open and the servants did not dare to enter at will.
After he entered the room, he looked around but didn't see anyone. He thought his wife had gone home, but when he turned around, he saw a figure sitting on the couch behind the curtain.
Yu Liuyun paused slightly, then slowly walked over, drew aside the curtain, and saw that his wife had fallen asleep on the couch in a daze.
In her hand she was holding a sword-fighting manual that he often read. Her dark and smooth hair was a little loose and spread all over her body, with some even falling to the ground.
Yu Liuyun couldn't tell what he felt for a moment. He just felt that the moment he saw her, all the complicated and confusing emotions in his chest seemed to be gently smoothed out by a soft hand, and no matter how angry he was, he was gone.
His brows relaxed and he let out a breath. Then he walked towards the person on the couch. She was sleeping soundly with a gentle and soft expression.
A light red crabapple flower had fallen to the ground at some point, its petals already slightly curled and wilted.
Yu Liuyun slowly squatted in front of this person, stretched out his hand and picked up the crabapple flower on the ground. The faint fragrance of the flower slowly drifted over, with a hint of the fragrance of her hair.
He reached out and brushed away the strand of hair stuck to the corner of her mouth. His eyes gradually softened. His finger slowly brushed across her cheek and accidentally touched her lips, giving her a warm and moist touch.
Yu Liuyun's expression froze. He looked at his fingers, and after realizing what he was doing, he retracted his hand almost subconsciously.
What is he doing?
Didn't you say you have no feelings for her?
So what is this now?
Yu Liuyun frowned again, looking at his wife sleeping soundly on the couch. He originally wanted to wake her up, but when he thought of her being unwell for the past few days and his own inexplicable behavior during this period, he suppressed the urge to wake her up.
After slowly pulling out the book that was about to fall, he turned around and picked up a cloak from the screen, covered her with it, and left after hesitating for a moment.
After hearing the footsteps of this person turning around and leaving, Nan Yan couldn't help but curl the corners of her mouth. It seems that this person is not so indifferent.
Nan Yan slept in the study room for the whole afternoon. After that, Yu Liuyun never showed up again. It seemed that he would never come back this time. Nan Yan went back after dinner.
She has to put on an act for someone to see. Who would she perform for if there were no audience? She might as well go back early to take a shower and rest.
It was not until the evening of the next day that she finally heard the servants report that the leader's retreat had ended.
So Nan Yan came over with her maid again, but this time, she clearly felt that the husband in front of her was much colder than the previous two days.
Nan Yan is naturally not a fool. As a wife who is deeply attached to her husband, her emotions are more sensitive than any other woman. Especially when facing her husband, her emotions are extra delicate.
After all, when she came over in the past, no matter how busy her husband was, he would never ignore her like he did now.
Now the state of mutual respect maintained between the two was broken, and it was obvious that this kind of cold treatment was deliberately pretended by this person.
Nan Yan pretended not to know, but her previous depressed expression appeared on her face again.
Especially when she looked at her husband who had never even looked at her from the beginning until now, she felt an indescribable depressed mood in her heart.
She walked slowly to her husband's side, hesitated for a moment, and finally couldn't help it. She pursed her lips and asked softly, "Are you tired of me, husband?"
The leader, who was originally conscientiously handling affairs, paused and finally showed some reaction.
Nan Yan continued, "Do you think I come here too often and bother you, so you have been avoiding me all this time?"
She hesitated, her voice becoming much hoarse. "You obviously didn't treat me like this before. Did I do something wrong?"
Yu Liuyun subconsciously turned his head to look at his wife, and happened to meet her slightly moist eyes.
He suddenly remembered that he seemed to have forgotten one thing, that is, his wife has always been emotionally sensitive, and she has always loved and relied on him wholeheartedly. After kissing her last time, he also gave her a signal, making her mistakenly believe that he was interested in her.
Thinking of this result, Yu Liuyun frowned slightly. It would be very troublesome if he didn't explain it clearly, but if he explained it, he didn't know what to say. Could it be that he was just impulsive last time?
His brain was just a little confused. He had people he cared about, and the one he was always thinking about was his fiancée.
He was unwilling to give up on that woman and refused to let her go, but he didn't know why he felt upset because of the woman's low mood.
Yu Liuyun took a deep breath, suppressed all the inappropriate emotions deep in his heart, then turned his head and looked at her calmly with his dark eyes.
"No, you're overthinking it."
"Hasn't it always been like this between us? What else do you want us to be like? I've just been busy with my training and the affairs of the sect recently, so I haven't had time to pay attention to you. Don't let your imagination run wild."
After Yu Liuyun said this, his mood seemed to calm down a lot. Yes, this is enough.
It would be enough if we could return to the previous state, to the way we treated each other with respect and without interfering with each other.
Instead of being like this now, which often disturbs him, and even when he is practicing sword, the opponent's figure will inexplicably appear in his mind, making him irritable and uneasy.
Nan Yan was stunned when she heard this, and it took her a while to come back to her senses. She lowered her head slightly, and her gaze met those deep and quiet eyes.
The man stared at her quietly for a while, and perhaps out of guilt, he looked away uncomfortably and turned to look elsewhere.
Nan Yan pursed her lips, her face turning pale, which was unusual. She seemed to not understand what he meant by saying this. They were very close just two days ago, so why did he suddenly say such a thing?
But with her gentle and calm personality, she couldn't do anything like scolding her husband on the spot. She just turned her face away slightly, and her face returned to her usual gentle and docile demeanor. There was a hint of caution in her voice, "I'm sorry, I really made things difficult for my husband these days. I have been troubling you to take care of me and accompany me, but I forgot that my husband is very tired from handling church affairs every day. I will remember this in the future."
Seeing her like this, Yu Liuyun felt a little depressed. There was a strange feeling churning in his chest, which made him feel a little uneasy.
He hoped that she would just criticize him loudly for his excessive behavior that day. After all, he did... Her silence made him feel even more upset.
"You didn't..."
Originally, Yu Liuyun wanted to say that if there was nothing else, he could leave first. However, before he could finish his words, he saw his wife beside him taking out the osmanthus lotus seed soup that she had prepared for him from the lunch box.
"My dear, you haven't eaten much all day. I asked the kitchen to make this sweet-scented osmanthus and lotus seed soup for you. Please drink some to warm your stomach."
Yu Liuyun's eyes unconsciously fell on the bowl of sweet soup in her hand. He suddenly remembered that everything seemed to have changed since the bowl of sweet soup was delivered that afternoon. His face immediately darkened and he said directly to the person next to him, "Okay, put it on the table. If you have nothing else, please leave. I still have a lot of things to deal with."
These words were clearly meant to drive him away, but Nan Yan refused to give up and reached out to tug at his sleeve. Her soft and delicate hands accidentally grasped his slightly cool knuckles.
Yu Liuyun's body stiffened for a moment, and he subconsciously pulled his fingers back.
"I told you to just put it on the table..."
It was also at this moment that the porcelain bowl that she had originally passed to him was accidentally knocked over because of his quick movement, and the jade-colored porcelain bowl fell to the ground with a "bang".
It broke into pieces in an instant.
The air suddenly became quiet.
Nan Yan stood there, her eyes were obviously slightly red, her face was a little pale, she looked down at the broken porcelain bowl, her eyes seemed to be filled with tears.
However, she did not blame the people around her. After she came to her senses, she subconsciously wanted to squat down to pick up the broken pieces. As soon as she stretched out her hand, she was grabbed by Yu Liuyun beside her, "Don't touch it!"
Don’t you know that the splinters can easily cut your hands?
After realizing that his tone was a bit stiff, Yu Liuyun's expression softened a little, "You don't need to do this, go back first, I'll ask the servants to clean up."
After he finished speaking, he saw her slightly stiff body and couldn't help but explain, "I... I have a lot of things to do recently. If you don't have anything necessary, you don't have to come to me."
However, he didn't expect that as soon as he finished speaking, his wife in his arms suddenly reached out and slapped the back of his hand hard.
The force was quite strong, but it didn't hurt. It did make her palm a little red.
Yu Liuyun looked down at the person in his arms.
A strange thought suddenly arose in his mind: was his little wife just... angry?
It was the first time he saw her hit someone in a rage.
What's the difference between this and a rabbit biting someone when it's angry?
And it didn't hurt at all.
Nan Yan finally raised her head and looked at him. The tears in her eyes became more obvious and she bit her lips lightly.
No matter how good her temper was or how gentle her personality was, she finally couldn't help but explode after facing her husband's unreasonable coldness and inexplicable resistance.
She stared at him for a long time, and after a while, the tears in her eyes finally couldn't hold back and dripped down.
"Yu Liuyun, you are going too far, you are bullying me!"
Even when she was scolding, she was always so soft and gentle, with a faint redness at the corners of her eyes, as if she had suffered a great injustice. "You didn't let me come over. You obviously hate me in your heart, right? But why didn't you tell me directly? You were obviously not like this that day. You kissed me and... you touched me. Are you treating me like this now?"
Yu Liuyun didn't listen carefully to what she said?
He looked deeply at those alluring and rosy lips which kept opening and closing, exhaling some warm breath because of the emotional excitement. Inside were neatly arranged and lovely little teeth, as white and round as pearls. He just felt that it was really pitiful to see his wife crying like this.
He even wondered why this person cried differently from others.
Nan Yan saw that he was still unwilling to speak, and her expression became extremely disappointed. She pushed him hard with her backhand, and said with red eyes, "You are a jerk. You took advantage of me and then refused to admit it. Since you are so annoyed by my words, I will never bother you again in the future."
After she said this, she turned around and was about to leave.
Before Yu Liuyun could say anything, he subconsciously wanted to reach out and grab her sleeve, but he resisted the urge because he thought of something.
Then, just watching him indifferently, the wife really turned around and left, and she seemed to be very angry.
Yu Liuyun pursed his lips, carefully recalling his contradictory behavior over the past two days, and realized that he had indeed gone too far, but if he continued like this, he would make her even more sad sooner or later, so it would be best to leave it this way...
But I haven't finished thinking about this idea yet.
Yu Liuyun suddenly heard the sound of someone falling in the yard outside, followed by his wife biting her lip and screaming in pain, "Hiss... It hurts."
At that moment, Yu Liuyun didn't think much about it.
When he heard the cry of pain, he thought Nan Yan had accidentally fallen. Before his brain could react, his whole body subconsciously rushed out.
He knew that it was dark outside and it was easy to fall if you were not careful when walking at night, especially since she was so angry this time and she didn't even have a maid with her. He didn't know where she fell. Was it serious?
As a result, as soon as he opened the study door, he saw his gentle and affectionate wife standing in front of the door with her head tilted.
There was a hint of a triumphant smile on her face, and her watery eyes blinked twice, and she smiled at him without any scruples.
Seeing that she was unharmed, Yu Liuyun didn't know whether he was relieved or upset. Anyway, he tightened his fingers on the door frame uncontrollably and said subconsciously,
"You lied to me."
Nan Yan couldn't help but pursed her lips and smiled. Her dark eyes were bright and sparkling as if they were shining with stars. Then, before her husband could react, she rushed up to him and threw herself into his arms, and replied softly,
"I didn't, it's obviously my husband who lied to me."
She smiled with her eyebrows curved, and was particularly happy, because the man below not only did not hide, but subconsciously reached out and hugged her. Nan Yan climbed her hands on her husband's neck, "Husband, how long do you have to pretend? You obviously care about me in your heart, why have you been avoiding me these two days?"
Yu Liuyun didn't want to answer her question at all, he just felt a little suffocated in his chest.
He had not expected that at such a critical moment, everything he had prepared would be broken without any preparation. He had already… He subconsciously changed the subject and said,
"You're not hurt, are you?"
Hearing this, Nan Yan's expression immediately became a little sad. She frowned slightly, and her face showed that weak and pitiful expression again, "Who said I wasn't injured? I fell and it hurt so much. My body still hurts now."
"I just got up faster."
When Yu Liuyun heard her say that she was really hurt from the fall, he frowned. After all, the cry of pain he just heard was not fake. Thinking of this, the expression on his face paused again.
He stretched out his hands and pushed her away, his eyes searching her body, "Where are you injured?"
Nan Yan took his hand and slowly placed it on her chest, and her fair and rosy face was blushed without her noticing.
She glanced at him, her dark eyelashes trembling slightly, her eyes as round as sandalwood, with distinct black and white, and seemed to be filled with a pool of fine spring water, stirring the heart, and then she said softly,
"Just touch it, it's right here."
"I was so upset just now. It's fine that you were mean to me, but you've been hiding from me ever since you bullied me that day, leaving me alone and feeling wronged for so long. And you even asked me where I was hurt. Can't you see such an obvious injury?"
Yu Liuyun's ears also turned red, but it was because he was angry.
Especially when he felt the soft and undulating touch underneath and the sound of his heartbeat, his palms began to feel numb.
He tried to pull his hand back several times but failed, because the man held him tightly and without any scruples. The leader was so angry that he could only utter one sentence,
"What a disgrace!"
Well, what's the point of being polite? You can't eat politeness anyway.
Nan Yan was eventually driven back, but before she went back, she played a cruel trick on the wise and powerful leader.
Thinking of the man who was so angry at her that he couldn't say anything, Nan Yan's mood instantly improved a lot.
It was already late when we returned to the yard. The hazy moon was hanging on the treetops, and it seemed especially quiet tonight.
After taking a bath, Nan Yan was ready to rest, but before that she had to ask someone to bring water to the house. However, she shouted outside twice but received no response.
Nan Yan felt somewhat confused. She vaguely saw the sky outside through the gap in the window. It seemed to be getting late, but normally at this time of day, the maids should still be on duty.
She didn't pay much attention to this little thing, thinking that maybe she was busy with something. She originally just wanted her personal maid to help her dry her hair. Since the maid was not there, she picked up the cotton cloth on the screen and began to wipe her hair gently.
The fair and smooth fingers carefully combined the black and smooth hair, one by one, which was quite tiring.
I don't know how much time had passed, my hair was already half dry, but the maid outside still hadn't come back.
The candle on the candlestick had been burning all the time, but no one had trimmed the wick. The long, thin candle shadows were reflected on the screen and swayed from time to time.
Nan Yan became even more confused. She felt it was a little strange that the night seemed too quiet.
Could it be that they all went out for some temporary business? She drew aside the curtain and looked outside for a few times, but there was indeed no one there.
But when I thought about how late it was already, it would be a bit troublesome to go through so much trouble to call someone.
Nan Yan walked over by herself and gently cut off the overlong cotton thread of the wick. Then she heard a "creaking" sound from the window. The night wind outside blew open the window at some point, and the light in the room swayed a few times.
The gentle night breeze still felt cool on her body after she had just showered. Nan Yan was wearing thin clothes, only a snow-white undergarment.
She put down the scissors in her hand, took a few steps forward, and was about to close the window, but at this moment, it was suddenly knocked open by a sudden force.
A dark shadow rushed in from the window!
Nan Yan's figure was slim to begin with, and she had not done any martial arts at all. After being hit so hard, her body became unstable and she staggered backwards, and it seemed that she was about to fall badly.
She subconsciously wanted to scream, but the dark shadow by the window seemed to realize it as well.
Probably because he was worried that her scream would alarm the others, he turned around on the table, jumped directly down from the windowsill, and then reached out and pulled her hard.
Not only did he pull her into his arms, but he also covered her mouth tightly with his other hand.
She covered her mouth so tightly that Nan Yan could only make "mmm" sounds.
"Shut up!" the man threatened viciously.
Nan Yan's eyes suddenly showed a look of fear.
She subconsciously wanted to struggle, but was restrained tightly by the man on her.
Especially when he saw another man in black coming in from behind, his eyes suddenly widened, he was so scared that even his eye sockets became moist, and his body trembled slightly uncontrollably.
She thought to herself, it seemed that no one had passed the message to the two guys in the inn, so these two people must have been unable to resist and came here on their own, sneaking into her yard in a pitch-black nightgown. Should she say this was a fate given by heaven?
That's great, it saves me the trouble of going out to look for them.
Seeing the terrified look on the woman's face, Murong Tuo also showed an impatient look in his eyes. He deliberately put on a stern face and threatened the person in his arms in a sinister tone,
"I can let you go, but you can't shout, and you can't ask anyone to come over, or I'll kill you with a knife. Do you hear me?"
Maybe it's because I've seen this kind of threatening things so many times that I've become particularly adept at doing it myself.
In particular, he never had a good impression of this kind of evil cult women. What he hated most when he was traveling around the world were those evil cult women who had no scruples about sex.
The most important thing is that the person he cares about the most, Sister Pianpian, has been caught by them! Whenever he thought of this, Murong Tuo became more and more irritated and impatient.
Therefore, he threatened this woman whom he did not know at all without mercy.
After Nan Yan recovered from the shock, her eyes met the pair of ink-black starry eyes opposite her.
How to say it?
This man was born with an unbridled and unruly personality. Even if he was wearing black clothes, he couldn't hide his unbridled aura.
Especially the arrogance revealed between her eyebrows, which really showed that she had no gentlemanly etiquette at all. But it was normal. After all, the knights roaming the world were the most casual, especially when dealing with a demon woman like her.
So I had no psychological worries when I broke into her room.
After hearing the threat, Nan Yan's body seemed to be shaking uncontrollably out of fear, and then under the other party's dark and sharp eyes.
Her eyelashes fluttered slightly as she nodded obediently.
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