Chapter 232 - Thank You

"You have calculated the time properly," Wei Liuying commented after they have finished talking with the governor.

Yang Xian shrugged. "It's only estimation. Come on, we should be in time for dinner with Shi Lu Wen."

"Would Shi Lu Wen protest if we barge in?" Wei Liuying asked with a giggle. Shi Lu Wen might not know about their coming, so she did not prepare enough food for them all. It seems that she would need to test her skill in cooking.

Well, hopefully she would not end up embarrassing herself since she was not that good when it came to cooking. She could only make enough to make sure the food was edible and not hurt her when she ate it.

"Is Shan Yi here?" Wei Liuying noticed a few men were guarding the area where Shi Lu Wen stayed. The only person who would prepare so much for Shi Lu Wen and have the time to do that would be Shan Yi. Shi Yan was busy preparing for another trade on the north while recuperating, so he shouldn't have the time to visit here.

Though, she had to admit that Shan Yi was truly fast to return back to Dong Shan City after that attack.

Yang Xian nodded. "He's still around Lu Wen. If I'm not wrong, he's trying to court her again."

"Again?"

"Yeah. He did it almost every single day whenever he's here."

Wei Liuying: "…" did he get rejected every time?

Yang Xian looked at Wei Liuying's expression and laughed. "Lu Wen didn't agree yet since she wants to become a doctor first. Shan Yi respected her decision, but he still won't give up in his effort trying to win her over."

"What a complicated relationship."

"Indeed."

By this time, the two of them had arrived in front of Shi Lu Wen's house. There was no sign of Shi Lu Wen everywhere, so Wei Liuying guessed that she must be inside the house, cooking for dinner. It wouldn't take that long for the sun to set and the sky turned dark.

"Get out, Shan Yi!"

The door was pushed open violently as a large man swaggered outside. Shan Yi looked at the two people before him and his smiling expression turned stiff. "How come you two arrived so quickly?"

"Do you wish for us to not arrive yet?"

"Well, I thought that you two will delay because of…" Shan Yi didn't blatantly say it, but he was looking in Wei Liuying's direction.

Yang Xian sighed. "There's no way I'll let small incident hinder my movement. You shouldn't think too much, Yi."

"Tsk, there are many times I wonder whether you're a human or not, Xian. How come you always manage to calculate everything so perfectly?"

Towards that question, Yang Xian raised his hand and tapped his head with his finger. He knew that he was not that perfect and there were times when he also made miscalculation. But his performance was still better than what most ordinary people could possibly do.

"If you learn how to use your head even a little bit, I'm sure that you'll end up to be a very remarkable leader rather than someone who only know how to use brute force."

Shan Yi: "…" I'm a proper leader!

Even though Shan Yi often only used his muscle to speak, it didn't mean that he couldn't think by himself. Yang Xian was simply making fun of him because they all knew that compared to Yang Xian, the others were indeed lacking.

"Anyway, Lu Wen is inside cooking. Do you want to help out, Liu Ying?"

"I'll help," Wei Liuying replied and walked into the room. She noticed that Shi Lu Wen was facing a pot in front of her. When the latter heard the sound of the door creaking, she turned her head around.

"Ah, Liu Ying?"

"Yes. What did you make, Lu Wen?"

"I make soup… wait, in the first place, how did you arrive so quickly? I didn't prepare enough for all of you!" Shi Lu Wen complained. If only she knew that they were coming here, she would have prepared more food.

Wei Liuying smiled. "It's fine, I'll help you to cook more."

"Fine. Can you make stir fry for vegetables? I'll cut more vegetables first," Shi Lu Wen suggested. Making another soup would take a long time, so she chose not to. Besides, Shan Yi was already waiting to eat from a long time ago.

"I can and I'll help you cut the vegetables."

"Eh, you can cook?"

"As long as you don't ask me to make beautiful decoration out of the vegetables, I'm sure I can," Wei Liuying replied with a laugh and began to pick the vegetables.

Shi Lu Wen giggled at Wei Liuying's words. There were some restaurants who would provide beautiful sculpture made of vegetable such as radish. The chef would have to put a lot of effort to make it because it was not easy to have such precision and beauty when cutting the vegetables.

Of course, Shi Lu Wen herself couldn't do it. She could only cut the vegetables evenly in order to cook for her dinner.

As she was busy cleaning more vegetables, Shi Lu Wen began to speak, "Liu Ying, I haven't told you back then, but thank you."

"Yes?" Wei Liuying was surprised. She lifted her head for a moment then lowered it once more. "You're thanking the wrong person. If it's not because of Shan Yi and his men, the result will be the same."

"No, if you're not there, the result will be completely different. Shan Yi might be a good martial artist, but he's very brash and will not think ahead. I'm sure that I would have long died if it's not because of your help," Shi Lu Wen said with a faint smile.

"You're giving me too much credit."

"I'm sure Lady Gao will be even more thankful to you. If you didn't manage to wake up again, I'm sure that neither one of us will ever feel peace in our entire life."

Wei Liuying's hand stopped cutting. She looked at Shi Lu Wen. "Don't you think it'll be the same if I wake up and find out that the three of you have died?"

"That's…"

"I heard from Strategist Yang about what had happened," Wei Liuying continued. "Your plan is very reckless and honestly, it's not something that I wish to happen either."

Shi Lu Wen didn't say anything for a while. The two of them were busy cutting the vegetables before them and refrained from saying anything else. They understood that there were some things that was better left unsaid.

"You're surprisingly friendly," Shi Lu Wen finally broke the silence.

Wei Liuying arched her eyebrows. "Did I look unfriendly?"

"It's not that, but you're always putting on composure on your face. In addition, it's very hard to read what's inside your mind with the poker face that you always have. I can't even imagine what you might be thinking to be able to stay calm in that kind of situation."

"It's not the first time I'm in danger," Wei Liuying replied. "And having a face that's devoid of any feeling will prevent me from showing weakness to others around me."

If she ever showed any weakness, those around her would exploit that particular weakness as much as possible. 

Wei Liuying didn't want it.

She had to make sure that they couldn't read her and didn't get close to her. Because if it was not because of her feelings, she wouldn't get hurt so easily.

"You're a kind person, Liu Ying."

"What is it so suddenly?"

Instead of answering, Shi Lu Wen giggled happily.