Xiao Su saw the scene before him, but he didn’t seem flustered. After a second, he uttered calmly and reassuringly, “You saw wrongly.”
With that, he reached out and hooked an arm around Yan’s neck to pull her against himself. “I’ll send you back to your room,” he said to her steadily.
Yan was still in shock, and before she could respond, Xiao Su had already dragged her away.
Once she got back into her room, Yan felt that she was mostly sober now after that shock!
“Just now… I saw Young Master Ye…”
“You are drunk,” Xiao Su commented coldly while speaking to her. “You did not see anything.”
“R-Really?” Yan blinked several times while asking Xiao Su, and she looked extremely adorable. But I saw it with my own eyes… That man actually stood up.
What is happening? Isn’t Young Master Ye a cripple? How could he possibly stand up?
“Yes,” Xiao Su answered her sternly. “Right now, you need your sleep, and everything will be back to normal after you wake up tomorrow.”
“Okay.” Yan nodded obediently before making her way back to her bed. She collapsed onto her bed once she got close enough, and she occupied almost the entire bed with her limbs sprawled out. She was soon snoring away.
Xiao Su kept quiet while observing her in the room.
Yan’s breathing became steady soon enough, and after confirming that she was truly asleep, Xiao Su let out a sigh of relief. After that, he turned to leave the room and closed the room door after him.
Xiao Su had a somber expression while closing her bedroom door.
By the time he returned to the living room, the tall and handsome man was already sitting in his wheelchair, with a twitching Shen Qi in his arms. He stared eerily at Xiao Su while asking him, “Did she see that?”
Ye Moxuan’s tone was cold and cruel; it immediately sent shivers down Xiao Su’s spine.
Xiao Su nodded, but he shook his head after. He was so shocked that his back was drenched with cold sweat.
“Young Master Ye, she is very drunk, and so she will most probably forget everything by tomorrow.”
Ye Moxuan remained tight-lipped, and the atmosphere became rather scary within the house. Xiao Su hesitated, but finally, he begged for mercy on her behalf. “She is Second Young Lady’s best friend. If you do anything to her, Young Master Ye, Second Young Lady… might not agree to that.”
Xiao Su felt Ye Moxuan shoot daggers at him the moment he voiced out his opinion. Xiao Su didn’t dare look up to meet his gaze, and so he kept his eyes lowered while hunching his back.
“Are you begging mercy on her behalf, Xiao Su?”
Cold sweat started beading across Xiao Su’s forehead, and his voice started trembling. “N-No! I was just speaking the truth!”
“Heh, you were speaking the truth, indeed.” Ye Moxuan smirked. “She brought Shen Qi over to have so much alcohol, and that’s reason enough for me to do something to her. However…”
However what? Xiao Su was very curious of how Ye Moxuan might handle this matter, but he didn’t have the courage to question further.
There was a deafening silence for ages, and it went on so long that Xiao Su thought that this was the end for Yan. Nevertheless, he finally heard Ye Moxuan speak in a rumbling and dangerous voice.
“This is an exception. You stay here to deal with the issues later, and I trust that you are aware of the severity of this matter.”
Xiao Su was shocked, but he looked up abruptly. “Young Master Ye, will you let it slide this time?”
“Letting it slide does not mean you can slack off.”
“Yes!” Xiao Su nodded earnestly and answered energetically. “I will stay here and clean up the place. Once she wakes up, I will find out what she remembers. Young Master Ye, please don’t worry, I know what needs to be done.”
Ye Moxuan didn’t have a reason to stay after receiving the answer he wanted. Besides, the woman in his arms wouldn’t stay still because she kept tossing and turning in his embrace. She appeared as if she was not feeling well, and she was reeking of alcohol and barbequed meat, which was an assault to Ye Moxuan’s senses.
If he hadn’t cared for her deeply, he would have most probably tossed her away long ago.
“You foolish woman, you are really disobedient.” Ye Moxuan lowered his head and bit hard on her ruby-red lips out of anger.
“Uh…” Shen Qi moaned softly in pain while being drunk, and she reached out subconsciously to swat at Ye Moxuan. Just before she managed to slap him across his face, he grabbed her fair wrist before pulling her hand down firmly. “I’m leaving now. You stay here.”
“Yes, Young Master Ye.”
Ye Moxuan left with Shen Qi, and the house returned to silence. The surrounding, which felt icy-cold earlier, returned to its normal temperature upon Ye Moxuan’s departure.
However, Xiao Su was drenched in cold sweat. Song An and I were the only people who are aware that Ye Moxuan is not a cripple. Second Young Lady is not even aware of this fact.
Previously, when Second Young Lady almost found out about that, I was scared witless when Ye Moxuan commented indifferently that he would finish her off in person.
How does Young Master Ye treat Second Young Lady? From where I stand, I believe that Young Master Ye is truly in love with Shen Qi, but somehow, he is still capable of saying things like he’d finish her off in person.
In that case, what about Yan?
She is just a standard worker; wouldn’t she end up dead even faster?
That’s why I was so scared that I broke into cold sweat. Fortunately… Fortunately, Young Master Ye allowed me to handle this matter, and he let things slide with Yan.
It seems as if Young Master Ye is different from before. After all… he didn’t fulfill a lot of the things that he has mentioned.
These changes might be related to Second Young Lady…
Xiao Su reached out to wipe away the sweat beaded across his forehead after coming to that conclusion. Then, he turned around to enter the room, and he shook his head helplessly when he saw Yan fast asleep in her bed with an unsightly pose.
Thank god she seems as if she truly is drunk, and it appears that she isn’t very bright.
If… she wasn’t drunk earlier, she would most probably…
Sigh. Xiao Su couldn’t bring himself to imagine the possible consequences.
On the other hand, after taking Shen Qi and leaving Yan’s house, Ye Moxuan got into the car.
Tonight, he and Xiao Su weren’t the only ones who came, for the chauffeur came long. The chauffeur opened the car door hastily and pushed Ye Moxuan into the car before closing the door after him.
“Young Master Ye, shall we return to the Ye residence?” the chauffeur asked respectfully once he got into the car. In fact, he didn’t even dare glance at Shen Qi.
Ye Moxuan pondered for a while. I did want to bring Shen Qi back to the Ye residence.
But… this woman has been causing trouble so much lately. I can’t even check on her if she stays in the Ye residence…
After weighing his options, Ye Moxuan finally replied, “Head to Seabay Villa.”
“Yes, Young Master Ye.”
The car turned around in the night, and it disappeared quickly from the residential area.
Ye Moxuan looked down at Shen Qi, who was lying in his arms, and she was now much quieter compared to before. Her eyebrows were still tightly knitted together, and her lips were slightly pale, but they still looked very plump.
Seabay Villa was Ye Moxuan’s private estate, which no one knew about. Every year, in conjunction with his late mother’s death anniversary, he would stay there alone for two to three days. Hence, the chauffeur was surprised that Ye Moxuan wanted to go there so early this year.
Furthermore, the most important question here is that Young Master Ye is taking this woman along.
What does it mean? Has he accepted and acknowledged Shen Qi from the bottom of his heart?
The chauffeur was rather shocked when he drew that conclusion.
He had been working for Ye Moxuan for many years, and he was one of his most loyal and trusted employees. Hence, he knew a thing or two about Ye Moxuan, but he had never voiced his doubts.
