Chapter 58: Inner Turmoil

“Mi-mistress?” Nine almost blurted out in shock, but Thirteen’s glare helped him to zip his mouth.

’What the hell is wrong with this sudden turn of events? When did that courtesan turn into Mistress herself? Are my eyes playing a joke on me? How come I didn’t realize it? I even tried to play tricks on her a few times! Will My Lord forgive me for this???’

Panicked, Nine turned to see Yun Shu, who had a subtle smile on the corner of his face.

’No, this devil will never let it slide so easily. Good, very good, Nine. You dug your own grave just now. Who the f**k told you to mind that devil’s business?’

Nine didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, but came back to his senses after getting stepped on his feet hard by Thirteen.

“That’s right. I’m not taking Zai Ci, but my wife.” Yun Shu said in a relaxed tone as she extended her hand towards a certain someone.

Of course Bai Yunxian understood what he meant, however, staring at Yun Shu, he suddenly felt as if a cat extended its paw arrogantly.

Sure enough, it was a fierce cat that knows how to bite!

Bai Yunxian shook his head to get rid of such ridiculous thoughts from his head as he quietly walked up to Yun Shu’s side, taking his hand without hesitation.

“This is… Zai Ci? How…?” Feng Haoran was the most shocked among the people inside the room after watching Bai Yunxian’s angelic female appearance. Because he never really knew the truth inside yet.

“Hmm, my wife likes to cause trouble for me, and I like to spoil her. That’s why she ran away from home to follow me and ended up here, that’s all you need to know. Beside that, make sure no information gets leaked about her running away from home and coming here. Things are already risky as it is now, I don’t want any mice to get wind of this and cause trouble on the way.”

’What does he mean by making trouble? Didn’t I help him with such a tough case just now?’

Bai Yunxian didn’t like Yun Shu’s way of speaking as he pouted and secretly relieved his anger, but unfortunately for him, Yun Shu saw through him very well.

The words had deep meaning that all of them understood very well, however, Feng Haoran’s eyes were full of conflict as he went silent since then.

“Yes, Master.”

Both Nine and Thirteen simply went down to work right away, while dragging Feng Haoran along with them.

Bai Yunxian also wanted to sneak away when Yun Shu was distracted, but the cold voice made his feet freeze on the spot.

“I don’t think our business is done yet, where do you think you are going? You know very well trying to escape won’t do you any favor, but the punishment will only double everytime and turn into a mountain.”

Yun Shu’s voice was like that of a grim reaper which made Bai Yunxian’s soul almost dry, he knew very well that he was now in big trouble, and it won’t subside with a few remarks.

’It’s fine, I can take him on. Be brave, Bai Yunxian! You won’t be able to take your revenge if you can’t even handle this much properly!’

Bai Yunxian tried to gather up his courage and motivation to get down to an argument with Yun Shu. However, the moment he turned around and looked at Yun Shu’s expressionless face, his soul almost left his body.

People sense a natural urge for a argument when they see the person in question is also at the same level as them and has the wickedness level on par with them.

But they lose confidence when they see a person who is on a different level than them in comparison to their wickedness, or a person who is honest to the point of being indispensable.

If Bai Yunxian needed to pick one of them, then Yun Shu would definitely fall in the category from the latter.

Bai Yunxian could tell how angry Yun Shu felt, but the anger wasn’t directed towards him. It only made Bai Yunxian feel guilty even more.

“Still standing there? Or do you perhaps need me to go there myself and drag you back?” Yun Shu’s voice was threateningly cold, but Bai Yunxian still started walking towards her with small steps.

Just as he reached enough for Yun Shu to hold his hand, Bai Yunxian’s hand got pulled by Yun Shu as he fell on his lap.

Isn’t this…? Deja Vú?

“I told you many times to be careful and wait for me until I came back, I’ll let you do whatever you want? Or you’re being too impatient because you need a punishment? Do you have any idea how worried the family would be if they were to discover you’re gone all of a sudden? Do you even have any conscience? Or did you forget your promise that we made on our wedding night?”

Bai Yunxian suddenly felt flustered after hearing all this from Yun Shu, especially the wedding night words that made him remember the silly mistakes he made clumsily in front of Yun Shu, which he considered as a dark past of his life.

“Didn’t we promise not to talk about what happened… on the wedding night? Why are you bringing it up again?”

Bai Yunxian’s sightly panicked voice and trembling eyes made Yun Shu feel as if all her anger would fly away in a moment. However, she composed herself because she had to restrain him and teach him a good lesson so that he wouldn’t dare to jump into danger carelessly.

In case she missed anything, Yun Shu carefully reviewed her words and actions. However, she couldn’t find any reason to really forgive this sack of trouble.

On the other hand, Bai Yunxian went silent after getting scolded by Yun Shu.

He couldn’t refute one of his words, and every word that came out of his mouth was full of concern for Bai Yunxian, which seemed to be too surreal to believe.

’Is that what being affectionate means? Just that?’

Like a man in love, he was prepared to give everything he had to Bai Yunxian. Even taking care of the slightest mistakes till big problems made by Bai Yunxian, he was willing to take it all on willingly and clear up things after him.

But what did Bai Yunxian do for him?

Nothing.

Till now, he couldn’t find anything remarkable he did for Yun Shu, but why did he give him so much despite knowing that he wouldn’t get anything in return?

Not only that, he was even planning to give him more after they returned to the Capital, he planned to give Bai Yunxian more than what he could imagine.

It frustrated Bai Yunxian that he simply thought of him as affectionate.

Unaware of Bai Yunxian’s inner turmoil, Yun Shu looked at him and was able to know that the latter was now feeling upset.

It’s alright if he had some guilty conscience instilled inside him. At least he won’t recklessly run into trouble for some time.

“It seems you didn’t believe that I’ll keep my promise, did you?”

Yun Shu said with a little disappointment in her face, and this made Bai Yunxian’s heart tighten.

He was being so earnest, yet Bai Yunxian was being ungrateful by not recognizing his word.

“Hmm, looks like I need to kiss you again to remind you of our oath that day?”

“What?”

In an instant, Bai Yunxian’s train of thoughts shattered as Yun Shu’s words came like lightning over his head.

What’s he thinking now?

“Say, If I were to kiss you gently, would you remember everything then?”

Bai Yunxian, who has been staring at her in a daze, swallowed hard.

“W-what are you talking about? O-of course I-I remember everything! You don’t need to—” Bai Yunxian felt an inexplicable sense of danger coming from Yun Shu as he wanted to dodge him and get down, running far away from him.

However, the hands wrapped around him only tightened as Yun Shu didn’t have any intention to back down, regardless of his response.

“It seems that the last time I kissed you, I was unable to satisfy you. That’s why you got angry and didn’t remember our promise, right? It’s alright, just give me another chance. This time, I’ll do it properly. I’ll keep kissing you repeatedly until you’re satisfied. So you won’t forget our promise anymore. Give me a…!”

Yun Shu wasn’t able to finish her sentence as a small hand covered her mouth.

“S-s-stop!”

Blushing crimson red, Bai Yunxian stammered.

My god, how could this man be so shameless?!

“Please stop. Don’t say such shameful words anymore!”

Yun Shu narrowed her eyes.

Bai Yunxian wanted to deny him, but at the same time, a voice in his head wanted to do more than this.

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