Xiao Bao paced back and forth outside the door, his face unable to hide his anxiety.
Zhao Cai yawned, leaned against the wall, slowly slid down to the ground, and
slumped onto Jinbao's body, "Young Master, why are you pacing back and forth like
this?"
"I... I'm worried... The doctor has been in there for so long, do you think something
will happen to my wife?"
"There's nothing to worry about, look how she almost strangled you to death before.
She's got strength, and when she kicked us out just now, she was full of energy, lively
as a dragon or a tiger."
"But... but after all, she's a delicate girl, and she lost so much blood, I really feel
heartbroken~~~"
Zhao Cai rolled his eyes, thinking only someone as lust-driven as you could still see her as a "delicate girl." If she were in good shape, she might single-handedly overturn the entire Money Gang.
"Young Master, in my opinion, there's not even a start between you two, why the
fuck are you worrying?" And she doesn't give a damn about you.
Xiao Bao sighed in frustration, pointing at him and cursing, "You little rat, you're so
short-sighted. I'm being so nice to her now, isn't it just to move her little by little? Her
being so guarded and fierce must mean she's been through a lot of bad things or been harmed by bad people.
She's so beautiful, her heart can't be bad. I'm going to slowly~~~ slowly~~~ melt her frozen heart~~~ and then win the beauty over~~~hehe~~~ and then~~~ hehe."
Zhao Cai and Jin Bao calmly watched as their young master indulged in filthy
fantasies, no longer surprised by his behavior.
The tightly shut door creaked open, and a person stumbled out from inside.
As soon as Xiao Bao saw the newcomer, he immediately approached, grabbing the
man's shoulders and asking, "Doctor, how is it, how is my wife, Doctor?"
"Uh, uh?" The doctor stared at him, bewildered.
"Doctor, what's wrong with you." He had been so composed when he went in, but
now he seemed panicked, could it be...
"Doctor, nothing bad has happened to my wife, right? Doctor, speak up!!!"
The dry and pitiful doctor clearly couldn't withstand his intense questioning. Shaken
by him, he felt dizzy and stammered out, "Inside... that... lady... she's alright... just
needs a few days of rest... she'll be fine."
Xiao Bao finally breathed a sigh of relief, instructing Jin Bao to properly thank the
doctor, who then took the silver and fled from the inn like he was escaping.
Xiao Bao straightened his clothes, flicked his hair from his forehead, smoothed out
the wrinkles in his garment, and put on what he believed to be a warm and dashing
smile as he pushed the door open.
"My dear~~ are you feeling any better~~
Whoa!!!" Xiao Bao hastily crouched
down, clutching his head, as a boiling medicine pot exploded against the wall behind him. He looked back with a palpitation, wondering if his head was harder than the wall...
"What did you call me?" The person half-covered in clothes on the bed spat out each
word with icy sharpness.
"No, no~~ Fairy sister~~ Whoa!!!" Xiao Bao immediately rolled on the ground,
narrowly dodging a thrown medicine bowl, but the yellow-brown liquid still splashed
all over him.
Zhao Cai and Jin Bao rushed in, anxiously asking, "Young master, are you alright?"
"It's okay, it's okay... You guys... you guys go out first, go out first," Xiao Bao wiped
the sweat from his forehead.
The two exchanged a worried glance, saw that their young master was not injured,
and then withdrew.
Shivering, Xiao Bao stood up from the ground, took several large steps back, and
then stood at a safe distance, wronged like a little wife, "I don't know... Miss, your
esteemed name..."
The person on the bed glared at him fiercely, seemingly suppressing rising anger.
Xiao Bao's body trembled, ready to face anything that might come flying his way,
wondering if even this sentence was wrong?
The person coldly said, "You are not worthy to know."
"But... if Miss does not say, I won't know how to address you, perhaps I should just
call you—"
"Zheng Huai En," the beauty said angrily.
"So, it's Miss Zheng, my apologies, my apologies." Xiao Bao imitated the manner of
the people from the martial world and respectfully clasped his hands together.
Huai En looked at him with disdain and asked, "Where is this?"
"Oh, this is Weitang Town. I saw you were injured and found a nearby inn to treat
your wounds."
"Weitang... half a day's journey from Suzhou..."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Bao became excited, "Miss Zheng is going to Suzhou?
My home is in Suzhou."
Huai en gave him a cold glance.
"Ah, I haven't introduced myself yet. My name is Jin Xiao Bao, the young master of
the Jin Money Gang in Jiangnan. I wonder if Miss has heard of it." Xiao Bao was
somewhat proud as he announced his identity, thinking which girl wouldn't be moved by such a distinguished background.
Huai en suddenly looked up, "You're the young master of the Jin Money Gang?"
Xiao Bao was startled by her piercing gaze and hurriedly responded, "Yes... yes...
but Miss should not have any concerns.
Although I am not from an ordinary family, I
am very humble and polite, especially to a beauty as breathtaking as Miss Zheng, I am
always very kind and thoughtful. Miss Zheng need not..."
Huai en didn't listen to a word of his thick-skinned boasting, focusing instead on her
own matters.
To encounter the young master of the Jin family...
"Hey," Huai en interrupted his self-absorbed monologue.
"Ah? What can I do for you, Miss Zheng?"
"I'm going with you to Suzhou. Prepare the horses now."
"Now? That's not good, Miss Zheng, your wounds have not yet healed. Although it's
only half a day's journey, the bumps along the way might worsen your condition, and I
would feel more pain than Miss Zheng."
"Prepare the horses," the person on the bed glared at him.
"Ah, Miss Zheng, please don't be willful. As a lady, suffering such serious injuries,
you don't know how... no... I... I can't bear it.
Besides, with Miss Zheng's skin as clear
and smooth as ice and snow, any scar would be such a pity. Let's stay here a few more
days, until your wounds are healed, and then we can leave immediately, okay?"
Unknowingly, Xiao Bao had moved closer and closer to the head of the bed, ending
up just two feet away, enraptured as he spoke, gazing at Huai en's face.
Huai En's gaze grew icier by the moment as he listened to the incessant chatter, his
arm shooting out to grab Jin Xiao Bao by the collar. With a fierce tug, Xiao Bao found
himself kneeling at the foot of the bed with a thud, his knees going completely numb.
Before he could even cry out in pain, Huai En's chilling stare silenced him.
"I said, go. Prepare. The horse!" With that, he threw Xiao Bao out.
Rubbing his knees and clutching his lower back, Xiao Bao inwardly lamented the
temper of this beauty, so volatile and difficult to serve.
"Are you not going yet?!!!" Huai En roared.
"Yes, yes, I'm on it, right away," Xiao Bao scrambled to his feet and rushed out.
"Miss Zheng~~ As they say, above there is heaven, below there are Suzhou and
Hangzhou. Now, in the month of May, fragrant flowers blanket the land, mountains
gleam and waters glisten. Inside and outside the city of Suzhou, a splendid and
enchanting scenery unfolds endlessly. Why don't we take some fine wine and dishes,
find a serene and beautiful spot to have a few drinks, discuss poetry and paintings?
Would not that be a joy in life?"
"Miss Zheng~~ This is the Snowy Face Tea I had urgently sent over from the
Western Regions. It's brewed from thousand-year-old Ganoderma spores and water from the Heavenly Lake, remarkably effective in healing scars, a rare gem for beauty and health. The taste is exceptionally refreshing and after tasting, the fragrance
lingers on your lips and teeth. You must try it~~~"
"Miss Zheng~~ This is Suzhou's most famous Linglong Hall's signature dessert,
Snowflake Crisp, crispy and refreshing, sweet but not greasy. They only make a
hundred portions a day, and you have to line up early in the morning to buy them.
Haha, of course, with the face of Master Jin here, naturally, we can have as many as
we want. Miss Zheng, you will definitely like it. Here, take a bite."
"Miss Zheng~~ Look, look~~ This pearl hairpin is inlaid with top-grade South Sea
pearls, even better than those tributed to the emperor. Look how round and lustrous,
pure and flawless, just like Miss Zheng's delicate skin, irresistibly lovely~~~~~"
"Miss Zheng~~~"
"Fuck off!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"Ah!! Wah!! Yes, yes, I'm leaving, I'm leaving right away."
Indeed, Jin Xiao Bao rolled and crawled out of the elegant room, earning shaking
heads from Zhao Cai and Jin Bao, internally cursing himself for being a masochist,
well-deserved.
Wiping off his sweat, Xiao Bao stood up, straightened his clothes, and cleared his
throat, looking somewhat awkwardly at Zhao Cai and Jin Bao.
Not to mention the cold shoulder he'd been receiving all along the way. Since
arriving in Suzhou the day before yesterday, he hadn't even gone home but first
settled the beauty, then had people present all kinds of rare items to win the beauty's
favor. Unfortunately, the beauty cared for none of it, treating him as terribly as ever,
perhaps even worse. He had been attentively caring, humbly pleasing, believing himself to always be charming, considerate, witty, humorous, and graceful. Where had he gone wrong?
Shaking his head in resignation, he felt genuinely stifled inside. In the past, even if
the young ladies weren't interested in him, they at least treated him politely. But this
beauty was different, not giving him the slightest bit of leeway, showing nothing but
disdain upon seeing him. He couldn't understand why.
Yet, the more unattainable and difficult the beauty was, the more he found himself
irresistibly drawn to her. Even a mere glance from her carried a myriad of charms.
How could there be such an enchanting creature in this world?
"Young Master?"
"Quiet, the Young Master is heartbroken."
Zhao Cai tried to suppress a laugh with a smirk, "Young Master, the Lord and Lady
are urging you to return home."
"Oh, right, it's been three days since I've been back, and I haven't visited home even
once. Alright, assign a few more skilled martial artists to protect the Young Madam,
she's still being hunted by enemies."
"Yes, arrangements have already been made."