The silk traced an arc in the wind. Ye Suo caught one end, a glint in his eyes. He wielded the silk towards me, and I retreated. Ye Suo’s smile became more seductive as he leaned towards me. The silk flew over again, wrapping around my wrist.
Ye Suo smiled, gently pulling. I was drawn towards him, floating lightly… He caught me in his embrace. Frightened, I wrapped my arms around his shoulders, resting my chin on his shoulder. I untied the silk from my wrist and threw it into his arms. “What are you doing?”
Ye Suo held me with one arm, kneading the silk with the other. “Let you cover it.”
“Just like this?”
ave me hang a silk cloth, he actually hugged me on the street, completely disregarding others.
“Mm.” He nodded seriously, handing one end of the silk to me while holding the other, a mischievous look in his eyes. I felt a chill down my spine, certain there was a scheme.
As expected, he suddenly pushed me, sending me to one end of the signboard while he gracefully flew to the other. I and the red silk were completely under his control. With a light flick of his hand, I almost crashed into the signboard. I quickly draped the silk over it.
Just as I exhaled in relief at not hitting the signboard, I suddenly realized the silk was gone, and without Ye Suo’s control, I was standing on thin air. Damn Ye Suo!
I screamed “Ah” as I fell towards the ground.
“Madam…” Yan Sha and Shui Sha gasped and shrieked.
“Long’er.” A black figure enveloped me, a pair of hands encircling my waist. I was back in that familiar warm embrace, his head tilting naturally as his lips landed on my eyelid.
Once my feet were firmly on the ground, I forcefully pushed Ye Suo away. “You did that on purpose!”
“Mm.” He nodded casually, actually daring to admit it?!
“You…” I stamped my foot in anger. “I almost died just now.”
“How could I?” His voice suddenly became impossibly soft, effortlessly dissolving all my anger.
The two maids covered their mouths, laughing at my mix of anger and amusement. What kind of little demon have I hired?
sashes, tearing their voices to attract customers. Seeing the crowd surge in, my sense of achievement soared.
I suddenly came to my senses; it wasn’t the first time seeing this face, so why did I find it more attractive? Was it because Ye Suo’s smile had increased after leaving Night Mountain?
Holding Ye Suo’s hand into the house, my peripheral vision caught sight of Zhang Po Po standing far away on the street, gazing at us. I was about to go forward and speak, but my hand was tightly pulled by Ye Suo, following him inside. I looked at Ye Suo questioningly, and he glanced at Zhang Po Po with an unusually cold look.
The store was bustling chaotically, so I had to temporarily set aside the matter with Zhang Po Po.
“Madam Ye, Madam Ye, is it true that if you buy three taels of silver, you get two small stools?” An auntie carrying several large packages squeezed to my cashier, her face full of excitement.
I quickly settled the bill, took out two small stools, and handed them to her with a smile, “Auntie, take care.”
Indeed, 70% of the world’s economy is driven by female comrades…
“This can’t go on,” Ye Suo leaned on the cashier, looking at the chaotic crowd and muttering to himself. I was busy collecting money and gave him a glare, “Young Master Ye, you could help out too.”
“Now, even if you try to please me, it’s useless. I’ve already decided to punish you.” I said
with a grimace, trying to make my expression look as fierce as possible, but he didn’t seem scared at all. His hand became gentler, smoothing my hair, and he softly asked, “Are you tired?”
“Of course! Do you think everyone is like you – good at lightness kung fu, martial arts, and even arithmetic!” I said unconvincingly, but still basking in his tender care.
He turned my body, letting me lean against his chest, my head comfortably resting on his shoulder. His hands began massaging my shoulders, and a chorus of sighs filled the table. “The young master is so good to his wife.”
I raised my eyes, and as expected, Ye Suo’s eyes darkened again. Seeing me look at him, he again showed a doting expression. Suddenly, I felt an unprecedented ache in my heart, more painful than when he stabbed the knife into the cashier’s counter.
“Young master, madam, today’s accounts are calculated. Total is eight hundred taels.” Yan Sha brought over a pile of dazzling silver, and the shop assistants’ eyes went wide.
“So much!” I quickly shook off my fatigue, pushed away the meal in front of me, and took the silver from Yan Sha’s hands. “For families who buy all their dowry from us, we can offer appropriate discounts. After all, the more money we earn, the better.”
“Yes, madam.”
“Now I’ll start distributing bonuses. First day of opening, I absolutely won’t shortchange everyone. Each person gets two taels of silver! This is a reward, not part of the monthly salary.” I began distributing the silver tael by tael.
“Wow, my brother only earns two taels a month as a chef in a big restaurant. I can brag about this when I go home!” said a delivery boy, wiping sweat and laughing.
“Alright, the remaining money is all mine!” I swept all the silver to myself and deliberately glared at Ye Suo. Not a single coin for you, hmph, for ruining my cashier’s counter.
How could he not even argue? Doesn’t he look down on me?
Ye Suo smiled, looking like he was holding back laughter, while the shop assistants again cast “the madam is an idiot” glances.
Oh right, even I belong to him, so how could he care about whose money it is? I’m indeed an idiot!
In a daze, I seemed to hear Ye Suo’s resolute voice, “If there is a soul after death, I will protect you for eternity.”
Such a sweet vow, but love is not one-sided protection. I will also protect you for eternity, never letting you suffer the slightest harm. Thinking this, I couldn’t help but curl my lips.
Ye Suo’s embrace was so warm, warm enough to make us abandon all coldness and walk together.
Even standing at the cashier’s counter the next day, I was still smiling sweetly.
“Madam! Madam! Madam! Come back to your senses! Return! Return!” Yan Sha glared at me from the opposite cashier, waving her hands wildly in the air, looking like a spiritual medium.
I then realized the queues had formed at three cashier counters, with only my counter empty – no wonder Yan Sha was glaring at me.
“Aunt Li, Uncle Huang, please come here to check out,” I piled on a smile.
“Madam Ye, are you sure you’re back to your senses?”
“Heh… hehehe.” I laughed awkwardly, my brows furrowing. Had I just looked like a lovesick fool?
“Have you heard? The city officials near the border are searching for people,” the elderly customers began to gossip.
they’ll search here eventually.”
“We haven’t done anything wrong, so we’ll be fine.”
Another elder joined the gossip, “Haven’t you heard? The king of Night Mountain has died, and Prince Chen has come to pay respects.”
Liu Yu? My hand holding goods trembled deeply. He’s here? The king of Night Mountain is dead? Is this a false message spread by the crimson-clothed death squad?
Hearing my stammering words, Zhang Meifuren gazed at me with a smile, her fingers caressing my face, “Who in the world could be more beautiful than you?”
I gave a bitter smile, not forgetting the three claw marks on my face.
“What’s wrong, Long’er?” Ye Suo was startled, and I quickly pushed him next to Zhang Meifuren. The absolutely beautiful eyebrows, clean face, high nose bridge, slightly raised lips… they were so alike, this absolute beauty was too similar.
“You, you… are mother and son?”
“Hmph.” Ye Suo coldly snorted, then looked at Zhang Meiren with a sarcastic smile, “How could I possibly match up to the peerless madam?”
