Chapter 53

A thunderbolt struck in Shen Yao Xing’s mind, her eyes nearly popping out.

At this moment, the belly band she once loved most in her hand felt like a hot potato, burning her to the point she could barely hold it.

Why would this person have her belly band?

The answer was already obvious. Originally, Shen Yao Xing thought it was the child A Mi who stole it. She had thought that since there was no chance to see him again in the future, it didn’t matter. Who would have thought that the suspect who stole the belly band had been by her side all along.

And he had even changed his appearance to be close to hers.

Thinking of this, Shen Yao Xing felt her scalp tingle. She glanced at the still unconscious person on the bed, feeling extremely uncomfortable. If it weren’t for this accident today, wouldn’t he have succeeded!

He seemed like a normal person on the surface, but in private, he had such a perverted hobby.

Shen Yao Xing truly couldn’t understand how such an arrogant person who had no regard for others would take a liking to her.

He must be blind.

With her worldview completely shattered, Shen Yao Xing had a headache. As she held her forehead, she suddenly thought of another serious problem.

This person had her belly band… Could he have done something inappropriate with it?

Just thinking of this possibility, Shen Yao Xing felt like she was about to fall apart. No longer caring about anything else, she ran out with an ugly expression on her face.

……

Jiang Ming Yue woke up an hour later.

Along with his eyelashes slightly trembling, he slowly opened his eyes. His blurry vision instantly cleared when it touched the roof beam. He instinctively looked towards the bedside, feeling a moment of disappointment when he didn’t see the person he wanted to see.

The next moment, there was a light knock on the door outside.

Thinking it was that person, Jiang Ming Yue’s brows showed joy. He propped up his still slightly weak body to sit up against the headboard, raised his hand to tidy his slightly messy black hair, and said softly in a gentle voice, “Come in.”

The door was pushed open, but the one who entered wasn’t the person he was thinking of.

The little nun was holding a bowl of medicine in her hands. She stood at the door and peeked at the person inside, not daring to enter rashly. After pondering for a while, she stared at the medicine bowl and said, “Patron, you’re awake. This is the medicine that the master asked to brew. Drinking it will make your body feel much better.”

She had practiced this sentence several times on the way here. She didn’t feel anything strange before, but now that she said it to someone, it felt odd.

The little nun stared expectantly at the brown medicinal soup in the bowl, feeling both nervous and scared. She always felt that this man, who was as beautiful as a banished immortal, was quite terrifying.

The light in Jiang Ming Yue’s eyes faded, and irritation filled his heart. He seemed unwilling and leaned his body towards the edge of the bed, constantly looking behind her. When he confirmed that person really wasn’t there, his eyebrows and eyes completely cooled down.

He gripped the quilt tightly, his throat feeling blocked and uncomfortable: “Where is the person who came with me?”

Even in his current state, she didn’t even come to see him.

A hint of grievance arose in his irritated heart. Jiang Ming Yue’s cold eyes stared fixedly at the girl’s face, his fingers tearing the quilt with a “rip”.

The little nun was startled by the sound. Her small body timidly retreated a bit. Her dark eyes glanced at him once, and she mumbled softly, “That female patron has already left.”

The man’s beautiful eyes narrowed slightly, as if he couldn’t believe it: “Left?”

“Mm.” The little nun nodded, holding the medicine bowl. Her little head thinking about what the young woman had told her before leaving, she faithfully relayed the message to him: “That female patron said that you have the ability to go back on your own, so she left with another patron first.”

The girl’s voice was clear and soft, maintaining a obedient posture of holding the bowl at the door.

Jiang Ming Yue didn’t look at her anymore, muttering the girl’s words, not understanding what this meant for a moment.

From what he knew of that person, even if she didn’t come to see him, she shouldn’t have left him behind and left on her own, especially since he had just encountered such an incident and his body was still weak.

Jiang Ming Yue frowned slightly, glancing at the figure at the door: “Did she really say that?”

The little nun nodded vigorously: “Monks don’t lie.”

Jiang Ming Yue faintly withdrew his gaze, falling into deep thought after the girl left. Suddenly, he raised his hand to touch the piece of cloth placed in his bosom, but felt nothing.

His heart suddenly tightened.

Recalling the girl’s message just now, the color drained from his face. In the midst of his irregular breathing, an unprecedented panic and helplessness swept over him, lingering in his heart for a long time.

Did she… find out?

Jiang Ming Yue raised his hand to cover his eyes, his mind blank, his heart pounding, not knowing what to do.

If that person knew he had taken her private belongings, she would definitely think he was a lecherous man who couldn’t control himself…

How could a woman be willing to marry such an unworthy man?

Jiang Ming Yue completely lost his usual calmness, suddenly threw off the quilt and got out of bed, quickly walking out of the room.

Outside, the sky was gradually darkening. Jiang Ming Yue, with his mind in chaos, didn’t care about these things. The carriage stopped directly outside the main gate of the Shen mansion, allowing the guard to go in and pass on the message.

The man’s tall figure standing in front of the vermilion door was like a beautiful scenery. His straight posture had perfect proportions, even just a side profile could make people drool. The other guard standing by the door couldn’t help but glance sideways, secretly sighing that her young miss truly had good fortune in love.

If she could marry such a beauty back to her own room, she would be willing even if it shortened her life.

Jiang Ming Yue ignored the intense gaze beside him. At this moment, he was absent-mindedly looking at the door knocker on the vermilion door, until the door knocker moved. He raised his eyes to look at the person opening the door.

Housekeeper Luo had a kind face and smiled at him, saying: “The young miss just returned from the temple and said she was tired, so she went to rest. If Young Master Yin has any business, you can go directly to speak with the master.”

After saying this, the middle-aged woman stepped aside, making a gesture of invitation.

Jiang Ming Yue swept a glance at her, his irritation growing. He finally stepped in. He came here only to find the young woman to clarify things, and had nothing to say to others.

Seeing that the sky was gradually darkening, he grew impatient and said to Housekeeper Luo who was leading the way in front: “I have urgent business with Miss Shen, you can just take me directly to her courtyard.”

Housekeeper Luo turned her head, her wrinkled face showing some hesitation: “This…”

Although they were about to get married, this was still against the rules. If word got out, wouldn’t it become gossip for people?

“You just need to take me there, I will explain to Master Shen later.”

Feeling the man’s impatience, Housekeeper Luo didn’t dare to delay any longer and turned to lead him in another direction.

Meanwhile, Shen Yao Xing was sitting under a tree in the courtyard enjoying the cool air, holding an apple and taking occasional bites, staring blankly at the fluffy flowers on the tree branches.

She had been thinking all day but still couldn’t understand why that person would like her, or perhaps it wasn’t liking, but treating her as an object of sexual fantasy? Regardless of which reason it was, Shen Yao Xing felt she couldn’t accept it.

Originally, she thought about marrying that Young Master Yin, and then they could each do their own thing without interfering with each other. Now knowing that this Young Master Yin was actually Jiang Ming Yue, and he might even have feelings for her, how could she dare to marry him?

If they got married and he was unhappy about something, what if he cut her into dozens of pieces while she was asleep?

Shen Yao Xing couldn’t help but imagine some bloody scenes, all missing arms and legs, dying in horrible ways. Just thinking about it made her limbs feel cold.

The more she thought about it, the more impossible it seemed. Shen Yao Xing shook her head as she bit into the apple, but before she could finish it, she caught sight of a figure standing at the courtyard entrance. Her hand trembled, and she nearly choked on the piece of fruit she hadn’t swallowed yet.

She coughed violently, raising her hand to stop the person approaching. After recovering, she looked terrified: “Why have you come so late? What are you doing here?”

Could it be that he wants to silence her, after all, she had discovered his shameful hobby.

Jiang Ming Yue’s black eyes stared intently at the young woman, his thin lips slightly pursed, reluctant to speak for a long time.

Housekeeper Luo’s gaze swept between the two of them, and she tactfully retreated from the courtyard.

Shen Yao Xing also lost her appetite for eating fruit. Only when there were just the two of them left in the courtyard did she slowly say: “Do you have something to say?”

Jiang Ming Yue looked at her, taking two steps closer, but saw the young woman seem to be frightened, hiding even further away. The step he had taken suddenly froze. His eyes darkened, his hand clenched into a fist under his wide sleeve, his thin lips tightly pressed together before slightly parting: “Why didn’t you wait for me today?”

This question, which sounded like a test, left Shen Yao Xing at a loss for words. She awkwardly scratched her neck, her eyes wandering: “I had some urgent matters, so I came back first…”

“What urgent matters?” The man persisted.

Shen Yao Xing felt a bit annoyed by the questioning, not knowing if this person truly didn’t know or was pretending not to know. She just wanted to brush it off and make him leave quickly: “Just urgent matters.”

In Jiang Ming Yue’s eyes, the young woman didn’t even want to look at him. The words he had prepared all the way here seemed to be stuck in his throat, unable to utter half a sentence. A sour feeling arose from the bottom of his eyes. He bit his lower lip hard, staring fixedly at her.

The dim sky still retained a trace of light. The man’s figure standing in the courtyard looked somewhat thin and weak. His facial expression couldn’t be clearly seen, but the sense of grievance emanating from his body was palpable to anyone.

It was even more tooth-achingly sweet than seeing those people act coquettishly in person.

Shen Yao Xing instinctively averted her gaze, advising with a headache: “You should go back soon.”

Just thinking that this person might have feelings for her made her feel uncomfortable all over.

Jiang Ming Yue remained silent, still quietly gazing at her. After a long while, he sighed lightly: “You… must have found out, right?”

“I don’t know, I don’t know, I don’t know anything!” Shen Yao Xing reflexively denied repeatedly, only realizing after reacting that she was exposing herself. Gritting her teeth, she simply stopped beating around the bush with him: “Jiang Ming Yue, you really have some nerve.”

He stole her belly band and still had the audacity to come face her directly, truly shameless!

Jiang Ming Yue was stunned. Understanding what the young woman was referring to, his handsome face instantly turned bright red. His eyes, which had been staring intently at her, flickered briefly before finally turning away. His hands anxiously twisted together as he explained in a hoarse voice: “That matter, I… I didn’t intend to do it…”

“Not intentional?” The sky was too dark for Shen Yao Xing to see his face clearly. She coldly snorted and sarcastically said: “Did my belly band run into your hands by itself?”

Jiang Ming Yue felt so hot at this moment that he thought he would melt into a puddle of water. When the young woman said those two words without any restraint, he suddenly felt ashamed and annoyed. The light in his eyes rippled, and his gaze didn’t dare to fall on her.

“I’ve already explained to you, why do you still have to say it out loud…” He lightly complained.

Although the man’s voice sounded good, that soft and coquettish feeling almost made Shen Yao Xing kneel down for him. There wasn’t a hint of guilt in his words; if she didn’t know better, she would have thought he was acting coy with her.

Feeling that continuing to talk would be like a chicken talking to a duck, Shen Yao Xing now didn’t want to see him at all.