Chapter 25.2

Cherry Red and Lychee Fragrance (2)

A soft and cool touch fell on the corner of her lips, and she gently pursed them like a dragonfly touching the water that then quickly withdrew itself.

Li Ruo Shui had been struggling because she had never kissed anyone before. After struggling for a while, she chose to kiss the corner of his mouth. It was like ice cream, and she felt an inexplicable sweetness.

She squeezed the corner of her clothes, and her hand was trembling a little. Aside from her nervousness, she also felt a little inexplicable excitement.

She did this for a simple purpose: to make him distinguish her from a lamb to be slaughtered and notice that she was different.

Originally, she wanted to do it gradually, but the situation was so tense that she had to resort to this big trick.

At this moment, Lu Zhi Yao raised his head slightly, put his hands behind his back, and was staring in a dazed manner as if he was at her mercy.

“Are you happy?”

Li Ruo Shui leaned closer to his ear and asked this sentence with a hoarse and trembling voice.

The night breeze whistled softly, blowing the words into his ears, only to tickle them.

The corners of Lu Zhi Yao’s lips moved slightly as if he was about to say something, but then Li Ruo Shui fell into his arms.

He froze for a moment, then took her pulse and let out a sigh of relief.

She had only fainted.

Lu Zhi Yao couldn’t tell what he felt in his heart at that moment, only that it was like raindrops falling on the leaves, pattering, and every leaf trembled at the touch of the raindrops.

He sat on the ground, holding the unconscious Li Ruo Shui in his arms, not knowing what he was thinking.

Li Ruo Shui fainted so subtly, but of course she didn’t faint for real. Her psychological quality wasn’t that weak.

However, she knew that the best thing to do at this point was to sleep and hide, so she turned on the system’s memory reward and immediately fell into a dream.

No, it should be Lu Zhi Yao’s past, the real past.

At this moment, she landed lightly on the street and looked over to a spot in the corner.

*

“Mother, please let me take someone to find Miss Li.”

Zheng Yan Qing lowered his eyes, not making the slightest bit of eye contact with Madam Zheng.

The sound made by the two of them was loud enough to alert the guards of the Zheng Mansion, who were startled to see Zheng Yan Qing lying on the couch and hurriedly sent him to Madam Zheng.

He was in no mood to listen to what Madam Zheng was worried about. He just wanted to bring someone to help Li Ruo Shui.

Madam Zheng lit the candlelight and illuminated the room brightly, fearing that such a dim light might hurt her son’s eyes. She waited until her candlelight was all lit before she let the serving maids out and turned to look at him.

With a pleasant smile, Madam Zheng led him to the side room just like coaxing a child, acting as if she didn’t hear what he just said.

“It’s already late. Just sleep in the side room tonight. You still have to study in the morning, and the provincial exam is not far away.”

Zheng Yan Qing lowered his eyes and did not look at her. His hand was clenched into a fist, and his words carried a deep sense of helplessness.

“Mother, did you hear what I just said?”

“I heard you.” Madam Zheng patted his collar lovingly, “But she’s just here for the wedding. We can still find another, just as long as you’re fine. You don’t need to worry about these things.”

Again.

Even though he had almost lost his life just now, his mother didn’t feel distressed at all. Her words were all about the provincial exam in a few months. His existence was not for himself but for the glory of the family.

“I asked about the whereabouts of the herbal medicine earlier and you said that I shouldn’t worry about it, so what can I worry about? You keep me in the courtyard all day. What do I know about this family?

Zheng Yan Qing broke away from Madam Zheng’s hand and looked straight at her.

Madam Zheng panicked when she saw that worried expression on his face. She had heard that many students couldn’t study all day because they were in a bad mood.

Although her son was talented and intelligent, it would be bad if he couldn’t concentrate on his studies.

“Look at you, it’s just a trivial matter as herbal medicine, and you want to get angry with your mother?” Madam Zheng went over to close the window, talking while she did so.

“Since you don’t need to use this herb, I put it in the dark room of the study. You don’t have to worry. We are not trying to hide it from you. I’ll get you whatever you want, so just read your book. There’s no need to bother with such a thing.”

“The Zheng family is very rich, but they have only been in business for some generations. No one has ever passed the exams — they couldn’t even pass the township exams. Many people use this to ridicule us. Now there is you. If you hadn’t suddenly fallen ill a few years ago, you would have won the best scholar award by now.”

Madam Zheng looked at him with hope. Although her eyes were gentle, they had always lacked motherly love and had more of a sense of entreaty.

“The family business is taken care of by your elder brother and sister. It’s good for you to be an officer. Everything your mother has done is for you……Yan Qing!”

Zheng Yan Qing had been tired of listening to this since childhood. Now that he knew the location of the herbal medicine, he didn’t want to waste time here.

If the family didn’t send people, he’ll go by himself.

Li Ruo Shui was dragged into this by him, and he couldn’t let anything happen to her because of himself.

“Where are you going……Follow the Second Young Master!”

Mrs. Zheng’s originally gentle voice suddenly became sharp. She waved her hands for the guards outside the courtyard to follow him for fear that something would happen to him.

Zheng Yan Qing was in poor health and had been drinking medicine for years, so he obviously couldn’t outrun the well-trained guards and was stopped before long.

He frowned and headed for the gate stubbornly.

A group of people marched up to the gate of the Zheng Mansion, and the house guard opened it hesitantly under his gaze.

The lacquered red gate opened, revealing the figure of Lu Zhi Yao, who was carrying Li Ruo Shui on his back with a smile.

“Zheng Mansion is not safe. I wanted to take her straight back to the inn, but my sword is still in your room. Excuse me, can you return it to me?”