“You want to go to the capital with me?”
Ye Qiu shook his head, “No. This trip to the capital will be very risky, I might not come back.”
Su Luoying said, “I know this trip is dangerous, that’s why I want to go with you.”
“If you live, I’ll be by your side.”
“If you die, I won’t live alone.”
Her eyes were filled with resolve.
Ye Qiu’s heart trembled, touched, he said, “Luoying, thank you.”
“But I can’t take you this time.”
“I don’t know what I’ll face, but there will definitely be life-and-death dangers. You being there won’t help me, it’ll only distract me.”
Su Luoying fell silent.
Because Ye Qiu was telling the truth.
After a moment, she said softly, “Ye Qiu, I know I can’t help you, I just want to be with you, to live and die together.”
“Since you won’t let me go to the capital, I won’t go, so you won’t be distracted because of me.”
“But I’ll wait for you in Jiangzhou.”
“If, if you don’t come back, I’ll join you below, so you won’t be lonely.”
What a silly girl.
Ye Qiu tightly embraced Su Luoying.
At this moment, Xiao Zhan returned with a large paper bag, seeing them still embracing, he teased with a smile, “Boss, you haven’t bathed in over two months, aren’t you afraid of making Miss Su faint?”
Before Ye Qiu could speak, Su Luoying said, “I don’t mind.”
Fine, pretend I said nothing.
Xiao Zhan said, “Boss, after you went into seclusion, I got some furniture. The second floor of the villa has everything.”
“Here are the clothes.”
He handed the paper bag to Ye Qiu, saying, “Boss, go take a bath!”
“Alright.” Ye Qiu took the bag and said to Su Luoying, “Wait for me to finish bathing, then I’ll treat you.”
With that, Ye Qiu went upstairs.
Worry still lingered in Su Luoying’s expression.
Xiao Zhan saw her thoughts and comforted her, “Miss Su, don’t worry.”
“Good people have heaven’s protection.”
“Boss has saved so many patients, done so many good deeds, good people will have good rewards.”
“Besides, Boss has faced crises before and came through fine, hasn’t he?”
Su Luoying shook her head, “This time is different, Ye Qiu’s facing the Forbidden City.”
“No matter what kind of enemy Boss faces, I believe he can turn danger into safety,” Xiao Zhan said, then his phone rang.
After listening for a moment, he said, “Miss Su, I have something to attend to, I’ll leave first. When Boss comes out, please let him know.”
Su Luoying nodded, “Alright.”
Xiao Zhan hurriedly left.
Su Luoying stood at the villa’s entrance, lost in thought, staring blankly.
A cold wind blew.
Su Luoying snapped out of it, startled by the chill.
Coming to her senses, she pulled a small white porcelain bottle from her sleeve. After hesitating, she seemed to make an important decision, then entered the villa, went straight up the stairs to the second floor, and gently pushed open the bedroom door.
From a distance, she saw Ye Qiu lying in the bathtub, facing away from the door.
Su Luoying took a deep breath and walked over.
Ye Qiu’s senses were sharp, noticing the door open immediately, thinking it was Xiao Zhan, he said, “Xiao Zhan, nothing happened while I was in seclusion, right?”
No response.
“Xiao Zhan?”
Ye Qiu turned and saw Su Luoying, startled, he quickly stood up from the bathtub.
He forgot he wasn’t wearing clothes.
“Ah!”
Su Luoying screamed, quickly covering her eyes with her hands.
Ye Qiu sank back into the bathtub, using bubbles to cover himself, then said, “Sorry, Luoying, I thought it was Xiao Zhan. By the way, what are you here for?”
Su Luoying glanced at Ye Qiu, said nothing, then placed her hands on his shoulders and began gently massaging.
“Luoying…”
“Let me massage you!”
Su Luoying seemed to cherish this rare moment alone, her hands gently kneading Ye Qiu’s shoulders.
Her massage technique was excellent.
Even more professional than Qin Wan’s.
Ye Qiu closed his eyes, enjoying Su Luoying’s massage, gradually feeling completely relaxed.
After more than ten minutes, Su Luoying stopped and asked, “Thirsty?”
“A bit,” Ye Qiu said.
“I’ll get you some water.” While pouring the water, Su Luoying quickly took the white porcelain bottle from her pocket, poured some red powder into the cup, and shook it gently. The powder dissolved into the water, disappearing, before she handed the cup to Ye Qiu.
Ye Qiu took the cup and drank it in one gulp.
Su Luoying continued massaging his shoulders, saying, “Ye Qiu, do you believe in love at first sight?”
Ye Qiu thought to himself, I believe in love growing over time.
Before he could answer, Su Luoying said, “I believe in love at first sight.”
“The first time I saw you in Miaojiang, I fell for you.”
“I don’t know why I liked you, but when I saw you, I wanted to spend my life with you. Maybe that’s what people call love that comes from nowhere, deep and true!”
“I came to Jiangzhou because of you.”
“I wanted to be closer to you, even closer. Even if my time is running out, just seeing you more makes me content.”
“Ye Qiu, you’re about to go to the capital and face great danger. I feel guilty for not being able to help you.”
“And I’m so worried.”
“I don’t know if I’ll ever see you again, so…”
Su Luoying paused.
“So what?” Ye Qiu asked.
Su Luoying said, “So, I want to give myself to you completely.”
Ye Qiu turned sharply to see Su Luoying, somehow, had removed her clothes, standing there bare.
Her skin was like jade.
Utterly captivating.
Like a budding flower ready to bloom.
Her beautiful eyes were full of tenderness.
Ye Qiu quickly looked away, saying, “Luoying, don’t do this, put your clothes back on…”
Before he could finish, Su Luoying stepped into the bathtub, quickly pressing herself against Ye Qiu.
Feeling his strong physique, her face flushed red. She clung to him, whispering in his ear, “Don’t feel burdened, I’m doing this willingly.”
Ye Qiu’s heart pounded, wanting to push Su Luoying away.
But at that moment, he felt as if a bomb had exploded inside him, his body burning like charcoal, his blood rushing.
