Luo Shaoxuan threw away the teacup he had crushed to pieces, his eyes dark and obscure, his face full of gloom.

This disgusting woman.

She really wants him to kill her now.

Luo Shaoxuan sat up from the couch, picked up the coat beside him and put it on, tying his jade belt. He brushed the hair on his forehead behind him and tied it up simply before calmly walking over and opening the door.

He glanced coldly at the servant with his head lowered: “Take this young lord to see her.”

“Yes.” Acknowledging, the servant respectfully led the way.

As soon as they left the courtyard, they saw a refined woman in white robes standing not far away. She also saw Luo Shaoxuan and walked over with undisguised joy on her face.

Her gaze swept over the man from top to bottom, and she spoke with feigned concern: “Xuan’er, I heard from the servant that you were unwell. Are you feeling better now?”

Unlike the envy of the servant beside him, Luo Shaoxuan’s brows were icy cold, and his words were also full of undisguised sarcasm: “Miss Mu knows that Shaoxuan is not feeling well, yet still forces him like this. Is it intentional or unintentional?”

Being directly mocked by him like this almost made Mu Yueshi unable to maintain her refined and scholarly demeanor. She glanced at the servant beside her and waved her hand at him: “You may leave.”

After the servant withdrew, she couldn’t wait to take two steps forward to hold his jade hand, but the man dodged her nimbly, a trace of annoyance flashing in his eyes.

She stood up straight, pretending to flick her sleeve to cover up the awkwardness, and raised her eyes to look at him with affectionate eyes: “Xuan’er, you saying this truly wounds my heart. I wanted to invite you to go boating together, but when I heard you were unwell, I came to see you. How is this forcing?”

Her gaze made Luo Shaoxuan extremely disgusted. He clenched his fists tightly, struggling to suppress the urge to gouge out her eyes.

He walked in front of her, concealing the murderous intent in his eyes, and said coldly: “Since that’s the case, let’s go then.”

Mu Yueshi thought he had been moved by her and was overjoyed for a moment. She quickly caught up to walk beside him, not forgetting to show concern: “If Xuan’er feels any discomfort, you must tell me. I’ll request the best physician to examine you.”

The man didn’t pay any attention to her, secretly exerting force with his hands. If she dared to come closer by even half a step, he would make her beg for life but unable to die.

Fortunately, the woman behaved herself along the way, only constantly talking to the man without getting closer to him.

In fact, how could Mu Yueshi not want to? She just thought she should leave a good impression on the man.

This line of thinking saved her life.

Qinghu Lake was crowded with many people. Some who had status in the capital had already boarded the boats, while the surrounding lakeshore was almost all ordinary commoners.

Mu Yueshi was the daughter of a marquis, with power and influence. Her boat was naturally more luxurious than others. She first boarded the head of the boat and reached out to pull the man up. However, the man avoided her, and with an expressionless face, he stepped past her into the boat.

Mu Yueshi’s face darkened for a moment, and she flicked her sleeve, glancing coldly at the man’s back.

Just wait and see how long you can remain aloof.

With that thought, she followed behind the man into the boat.

The lake tour was at its busiest time now, with a bustling crowd of people gathered around the shore to watch.

Inside the luxurious boat, the man sat upright on the cushion, sipping hot tea, his brows indifferent and distant, listening to the woman talk about things she thought he didn’t know.

His heart was filled with impatience and annoyance.

He had overestimated her after all. He couldn’t even bear to be in the same space as her.

He wanted to gouge out her eyes that were staring at him, cut off her noisy and unbearable tongue.

The man suddenly stood up, interrupting the woman’s words: “Shaoxuan wants to go out and have a moment of peace alone.”

“I’ll accompany you…”

“No need.” Luo Shaoxuan ignored the woman’s darkening face and walked to the bow of the boat alone.

But it was also a scene of chaos outside the boat. The boats near them fell into silence due to the man’s appearance.

The constant noise and laughter ringing in his ears, as well as the eager and obsessed gazes from the side, all made him extremely disgusted.

Luo Shaoxuan clenched his fists tightly, a flash of crimson in his eyes, a thick murderous aura filling his heart.

Kill them.

Kill these people who make you feel disgusted.

A voice in his heart kept shouting at him.

Luo Shaoxuan’s beautiful eyes were fierce and cold as his gaze swept over the chaotic and noisy crowd on the shore. But when he caught a glimpse of a cold and solitary figure in his peripheral vision, he was slightly stunned, and then he shifted his gaze back to the person he had just overlooked.

That cold and solitary figure stood under a willow tree, her moonlight-colored long robe and ink-black hair fluttering in the wind. Her quiet and cool aura was like a clear stream amidst the surrounding chaos. If not for the hint of sorrow between her brows, he would have thought she was a celestial being from the nine heavens, untouched by the mortal world.

The originally murderous heart suddenly calmed down.

Luo Shaoxuan stared blankly at the woman under the willow tree, forgetting the restraint a man should have for a moment.

The woman seemed to sense his gaze and turned her eyes towards him. Their eyes met.

Luo Shaoxuan felt as if his heart had been heavily struck. He hurriedly averted his gaze, his ear tips slightly heated, his jade fingers unconsciously tugging at his wide sleeves.

That appearance was just like a young boy whose heart had just awakened to love.

It was only after he felt a long time had passed that he secretly raised his eyes to look at the woman, but saw that she was no longer looking in his direction.

An unprecedented sense of loss welled up from the bottom of his heart.

The man bit his lower lip, his gaze fixed on the woman’s side profile.

But even so, the woman didn’t spare him another glance.

Am I not good-looking enough? Luo Shaoxuan doubted his own appearance for the first time.

Seeing that the woman was about to turn and leave, he hurriedly called for the boat to approach the shore: “Boatman, quickly bring the boat to shore!” He wished he could fly over right now.

Mu Yueshi also came out from inside the boat, looking at the man in puzzlement: “Why do you want to go ashore? It hasn’t even started yet.”

Luo Shaoxuan didn’t pay attention to her, only urging the boatman to bring the boat to shore. When they were still two steps away from the shore, he couldn’t help but step onto the shore. Fortunately, he had long legs, so it didn’t appear inelegant.

Mu Yueshi followed him ashore, wanting to hold the man’s hand, but was frozen in place by his cold and undisguised gaze: “Get lost.”

With that, he ignored the shocked woman and hurriedly walked to the willow tree, only wanting to find that figure from earlier.

But where was the person under the willow tree? Luo Shaoxuan turned around in place, only feeling that his heart, which had been beating rapidly just now, suddenly felt empty.

Luo Shaoxuan refused to give up and searched in the direction the woman had wanted to leave earlier. He didn’t know why he wanted to find her, he only knew that he wanted to see her, to see this woman who made his heart beat faster.

Fortunately, he soon saw the woman’s cold and solitary back not far away.

For some reason, his heart suddenly surged with joy. Luo Shaoxuan recklessly stepped forward and blocked the woman’s path.

He finally got a clear look at the woman’s face.

So beautiful…

Luo Shaoxuan thought.

It was the first time he had emotions other than disgust towards a woman, making him… making him not feel the slightest bit of aversion.

When the woman cast a puzzled and indifferent gaze at him, Luo Shaoxuan’s originally eager and excited mood was immediately replaced by helplessness. His cheeks also flushed red, his eyes flickering, not daring to meet her gaze: “You… Miss, are you here to watch the boats?”

Luo Shaoxuan felt for the first time that he was at a loss for words.

Si Qingyu glanced indifferently at the man in front of her and shook her head blankly, intending to go around him and leave. But unexpectedly, he blocked her again.

Luo Shaoxuan also didn’t know why he would block her path, even though there was already a hint of impatience between her brows.

He was afraid that if he let her go, there would be no chance to meet her again.

“I’m also here for the boat tour. Why don’t we go together?” Luo Shaoxuan directly ignored the woman’s intention to refuse and eagerly extended an invitation to her. He had never been so enthusiastic towards a woman before. In the past, women only made him feel disgusted.

Si Qingyu only felt that the man in front of her was extremely strange. She frowned: “Please let me pass, Young Master.”

The cold voice slowly cooled his boiling heart. Luo Shaoxuan lowered his eyes in disappointment, letting the woman go around him and leave.

It was only after the woman’s figure disappeared that he turned his head back, his black eyes darkening, and said coldly: “Qingmo, follow her.”

“Yes.”

……

Since that day, Si Qingyu found that no matter where she went, she would always run into that man. He would always say with a joyful face, “We truly have a predestined connection!”

Si Qingyu couldn’t help but feel a headache. She really didn’t want to have this kind of “predestined connection”.

Just like now, she just wanted to come out to have breakfast, but still ran into him. Si Qingyu rubbed her throbbing temples and looked at the overjoyed man with some helplessness: “This young master, it seems we really have a predestined connection…”

“Mm!” The man nodded eagerly, his phoenix eyes shining brightly as he looked at her. Seeing the woman’s darkening expression, he quickly said: “I was planning to come out for breakfast. Since we’ve met, why don’t you join me, Miss?”

Luo Shaoxuan didn’t realize how presumptuous he was being. Moreover, he was a man, boldly inviting a strange woman like this. If others overheard, it would definitely cause gossip.

Since they had such a “predestined connection”, Si Qingyu really didn’t know how to refuse and had to agree.

In the private room of the restaurant, the man’s brows were filled with delight, his ear tips slightly red. He poured a cup of tea for the woman and sat upright at the table, his lips pursed as he spoke softly: “The pastries here are pretty good. Later, make sure to eat more…”

After saying that, he raised his eyes to look at the woman across from him with trepidation. Seeing her nod, he felt a little more at ease.

The tea in the woman’s cup was finished. Luo Shaoxuan quickly wanted to pour tea for her, but his hand touched the woman’s fingers that had reached out at the same time. An electric current surged from his fingertips, and numbness instantly swept through his entire body.

Luo Shaoxuan retracted his hand abruptly as if he had been scalded.

The man’s sudden movement slightly stunned the woman across from him. She hesitantly spoke: “You… are you alright?”

“No… no problem…” Luo Shaoxuan’s face was already burning red, his long legs tightly pressed together, his jade hands clasped in front of his knees to avoid losing his composure.

“But… your face is so red, are you really okay?”

The woman’s concerned words made the numbness even more intense. Luo Shaoxuan lowered his eyes, clenching his legs tightly, a soft moan escaping his throat.

Si Qingyu’s concern grew: “I know medicine. Why don’t I take a look for you?”

With that, she walked to the man’s side. As soon as her slender fingers pressed on his wrist, the man violently flung her hand away.

Luo Shaoxuan only felt his heart palpitating badly, the burning desire below almost gushing out when the woman touched him. He abruptly flung away the woman’s hand and fled the restaurant in a disheveled state.

Leaving behind a completely bewildered woman.

In the dim bedroom, the man lay on the bed, his slender body not wearing a stitch of clothing.

The woman’s cold and aloof face appeared in his mind.

The movements of his hand became even more intense, his jade neck raised high, alluring moans spilling from his throat.

After a muffled groan, the man collapsed on the bed, not even bothering with the filth on his hand, his misty eyes filled with regret.

He had finally invited her out, but he ran away before even asking for her name.

He was truly useless.

Like this, he couldn’t even handle…

If in the future…

Just thinking about it, his body reacted. Luo Shaoxuan turned over in frustration, but the corners of his mouth curved into a sweet arc.

Forget it, he would ask her next time.

However, he had suddenly run away like this today. He wondered if she would be angry…

The man on the bed, whose brows had relaxed, furrowed them again. He hugged the silk quilt, tossing and turning on the bed in frustration.

Then… then he would apologize to her together next time.

Luo Shaoxuan hugged the silk quilt, smiling like a cat that had successfully stolen food.