Chapter 51: Immorality
Now the culprit actually dares to use this incident to threaten her to shut up?
Just for the little cutie in your arms with a rosy face sleeping?
Lin Xiaoqian looked at Ji Yunzhou's protective look as if to say, "If you dare to wake him up, I will twist you into a dough twist."
Comparing it with his cold-hearted and cruel behavior a thousand years ago, a strong desire to complain overwhelmed my rationality.
She clenched the melon seeds in her hand, and continued in a low voice with a forced smile:
"Oh my, now you know how to care for me? A thousand-year-old iron tree blooming is just different, huh? Why didn't you show such delicate and thoughtful thoughts when you hung me on the tree back then? Your technique is so skillful, if you didn't know me, you'd think you'd gone out of your way to learn weaving!"
Ji Yunzhou carefully held Gu Yuan in his arms and adjusted his posture to make him sleep more comfortably. Without even raising his head, he responded with a cold tone:
"It seems you miss that knot very much? I don't mind helping you relive the old dream. This time you can upgrade it. How about tying a Chinese knot? Or something more appropriate, a bow? It would suit you."
"you!"
Lin Xiaoqian was so angry that she almost crushed the melon seeds in her hand into powder!
She took a deep breath and told herself to stay calm. She was an elegant thousand-year-old snake demon and couldn't argue with a man who deserved to be single for ten thousand years.
She tried to shift her gaze to Gu Yuan's face: "Tsk, what a pretty little beauty, how could she be so depressed and fall for this crooked tree of yours? Did you trick her? Poor little girl, it's obvious that she has no social experience, and she actually got fooled by you..."
"If he wakes up hungry, I'll make you some wine."
Ji Yunzhou threw out a sentence lightly, successfully making Lin Xiaoqian shut up again, but she just used her eyes to torture him madly.
Ji Yunzhou was too lazy to pay attention to her. He held Gu Yuan in his arms and walked into a quiet private room at the back as if he knew the place well.
The private room is elegantly decorated with a faint scent of sandalwood.
He gently placed Gu Yuan on the cushioned couch, took off his coat and covered him with it, and only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that he was not woken up.
He walked to the door and told Lin Xiaoqian, who was still trying to kill him with her eyes:
"Simmer a bowl of the most nourishing Lingzhi, yam, and pigeon soup. Cook it until the heat is high enough. Steam a fish, using the tenderest belly. Serve with a few refreshing and easy-to-digest side dishes. Hurry up."
Lin Xiaoqian rolled her eyes and muttered unhappily:
"I know, I know. Why are you rushing me? After serving you, I have to serve your sweetheart. I must have dug up your ancestral grave in my previous life..."
Although she was harsh in her words, she turned around and walked towards the kitchen swiftly.
He walked while shaking his head, marveling in his heart: After a thousand years, someone finally appeared who could cure this bastard!
It’s really a retribution!
Ji Yunzhou returned to the couch and sat beside it, his eyes once again falling on Gu Yuan's peaceful sleeping face.
The light in the room was soft, Gu Yuan's breathing was even, and the corners of his mouth were unconsciously slightly curved, as if he was having a sweet dream.
Ji Yunzhou looked at the faint smile, and the corners of his mouth also rose slightly.
He reached out his hand and used his fingertips to brush away a strand of slightly messy hair on Gu Yuan's forehead.
Time flows slowly in silence.
Half an hour later, Lin Xiaoqian came in personally carrying a tray, her steps very lightly.
She saw Gu Yuan still sleeping soundly on the couch, while Ji Yunzhou maintained his previous posture, guarding him motionlessly. His focused expression made her roll her eyes in her heart again.
You are so good at pretending!
I didn’t see you being so patient when I was hanging the little snake back then!
She gently placed the dishes on the table and whispered to Ji Yunzhou, "The soup is ready. It's perfect to drink now. The fish can also be steamed. It's incredibly tender. I picked out the bones myself, so I guarantee there won't be a single one."
Lin Xiaoqian is still very reliable in doing things, especially when it comes to the people that Ji Yunzhou cares about, she knows them well.
Ji Yunzhou nodded in agreement.
The aroma of food gradually spread in the warm private room.
Perhaps the fragrance was too tempting, or perhaps it was because he had slept enough, but Gu Yuan's eyelashes trembled a few times and he slowly opened his eyes.
At first, those eyes were still misty, and they blinked blankly, not realizing where they were for a moment.
He first saw the antique ceiling, then his gaze turned slightly and met Ji Yunzhou's close gaze.
"woke up?"
Ji Yunzhou's voice unconsciously softened a few degrees, and Lin Xiaoqian next to him got goose bumps on her arms.
Gu Yuan was stunned for a few seconds, and gradually regained consciousness. He found that he was not on the sofa, but in an unfamiliar place, and was being stared at by Ji Yunzhou. His cheeks suddenly turned red.
He frantically tried to sit up: "I...how did I fall asleep? Where is this?"
"Take you out to eat something."
Ji Yunzhou reached out and supported him, helping him sit firmly. "How do you feel? Are you still tired?"
"Much better."
Gu Yuan answered in a low voice, avoiding his gaze somewhat embarrassedly.
He began to look around curiously, and then saw Lin Xiaoqian standing by the table, looking at them with interest.
When Lin Xiaoqian saw Gu Yuan looking at her, she immediately smiled, which she thought was extremely amiable:
"Are you awake, my little beauty? Did you sleep well? Were you disturbed by some unromantic guy?"
She glanced at Ji Yunzhou meaningfully.
Gu Yuan's ears turned even redder when he was called "little beauty". He looked at the beautiful and unique woman in front of him, and looked at Ji Yunzhou somewhat helplessly:
“Who is this…?”
"Lin Xiaoqian, the proprietress here, is an...old friend."
Ji Yunzhou gave a brief introduction.
"Who says you're old?"
Lin Xiaoqian immediately got furious, but because she was in front of Gu Yuan, she quickly maintained a smile and said to him, "Don't listen to his nonsense. Look at me, I'm so beautiful and so young. Just call me Sister Lin. Come on, drink the soup while it's hot. I've been simmering this soup all afternoon. It's the best for replenishing qi and calming the mind. It's the best for your health right now."
She greeted him warmly and personally served Gu Yuan a bowl of soup.
Gu Yuan thanked him quickly and took it with both hands.
The soup is clear and fragrant, which really whets your appetite.
He took a small sip and found it to be just the right temperature and tasted incredibly delicious, with the fragrance of medicinal herbs but not at all bitter.
His eyes lit up slightly and he couldn't help but take another big sip.
After being a wandering soul for two years, I had long forgotten the taste of food. At this moment, I only felt the warmth in my stomach, which was extremely comfortable.
"It's delicious, thank you Sister Lin."
Gu Yuan thanked him sincerely, and his well-behaved look aroused Lin Xiaoqian's maternal instinct.
"Drink as much as you like, all you can drink!"
Lin Xiaoqian smiled with her eyes curved, and she felt that this child was much more pleasing to the eye than the ice block next to him.
She sat down at the table, ready for a long conversation, and was very familiar:
"Xiao Yuan'er, tell me how you were tricked into getting this piece of thousand-year-old ice? Did he use any shady means? Don't be afraid, tell me, I'll support you!"
"puff--"
Gu Yuan almost choked on the soup, his face flushed red, and he waved his hands in panic: "No, no! Ji Yunzhou...he is very good to me."
Ji Yunzhou glanced at Lin Xiaoqian coldly: "Are you free?"
"I'm free, of course I'm free. The employees I hired aren't here to eat for nothing."
Lin Xiaoqian wasn't afraid of him and continued gossiping to Gu Yuan: "Little Yuanyuan, you don't know, this guy wasn't like this before. His heart, tsk tsk, is harder than a rock! Let me tell you about a wicked thing he did back then..."
"Lin, Xiao, Qian!" There was an obvious warning in Ji Yunzhou's voice.
Gu Yuan became curious after hearing this. He blinked and looked at Ji Yunzhou and then at Lin Xiaoqian: "What's the matter?"
When Lin Xiaoqian saw that there were listeners, she immediately became alert and ignored Ji Yunzhou's murderous gaze.
He began to describe it vividly: "Oh, that was a long time ago, when I was still a..."
She was about to say "it's still a little snake" when she suddenly realized that she had almost let the cat out of the bag. She quickly stopped and mumbled:
"...She's still a fresh-faced, innocent, and adorable little girl!"
Ji Yunzhou sneered softly, full of sarcasm.
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