Si Chong scratched his head. He collected the empty jars, ready to bring them back to the kitchen.
Si Ling, that naggy man, had set up the rule that whether it was the host or the guest, when they saw chores they could do, they should do. No one was allowed to be lazy and wait for the rice to be served to his mouth.
At first, he had taunted Si Ling for being so old-fashioned. There were so many maids and servants in this private mansion and he didnât want to order them, but his brothers. But now, Si Chong has gotten used to it. Or, in other words, everybody would form such a habit after staying here for two days. If you donât, Si Ling would force you to.
âI leave that stuff for you to clean later. Donât let me suffer from his xuanying palm.â Eventually, Si Chong left the other a warning and also a reminder before taking two bottles, staggering toward the Pine Garden.
The more he thought about this, the stranger he found it was. Liang En Zai had disappeared this afternoon. Si Luo was also nowhere to be seen. Si Tuo⌠should have some problems too⌠Sigh, only him didnât have anything to do. Well, forget about it. Tomorrow, after he was done with the business here, he would return to Guangci House. His heart was bleeding, staying here and watching the couples showing affections. If you can read this, it means this chapter was stolen from puretl .com
Erm? Is that the Blood Unionâs Emperorâs guard? Itâs late now. Why is she coming here alone?
Seeing the other approaching closer, Si Chong quickly hid into the shadow of so many trees nearby. He saw the woman pass him, walking straight to the octagonal gazebo, where Si Tuo was sitting. Si Chong tilted his head to one side to think. He chuckled then followed her. While he was so bored because he had nothing to do, something good was about to happen right in front of him. How could he complain?
âHow are you doing?â Jian Yueâs cold voice pierced through the night, reaching Si Tuoâs ears. puretl. com is the original transla tor, please do not re post
âHow about you? Itâs been ten years. Have you accomplished your wishes yet?â Si Tuo finished the last sip of wine. With his back facing Jian Yue, he gripped the handrail to get up.
âHa⌠What a funny question! You were the one who betrayed me. Why are you asking me?â Jian Yue tried to suppress the ache that was burning her heart. Never did she think that after ten years, she would still feel so hurt because of him.
âMe? Betrayed? What do you mean?â Si Tuo slowly turned around. His cold eyes were determinedly glued to Jian Yue. He didnât even blink. He was waiting for her explanation as to why she was glaring at him like that?
âIt has no meaning talking about it now⌠Iâm here not to chat with you. Iâm here to⌠give it back to youâŚâ She unfolded her fingers. An emerald ring sparkled in dim light. It was a gift from him to her. However, as their promise was broken, and she heard that it was an heirloom of his family that would belong only to the wife of his familyâs oldest son, why would she keep it? However, every time she threw it away, she would rush to pick it back up in seconds. After many times, she decided to keep it and when she met him, she would hand it back to him.
It was coincidental that he was the Crown Princeâs colleague. And now, after ten years, they met again. She thought that she would scream and cry crazily. However, after ten years of rain, her scarred, tired heart had given up.
âYou keep it! Itâs already pointless to give that item back.â Si Tuo glanced at the thing in her palm. He turned around and said in a deep voice.
He asked her to keep it? What a joke! She couldnât be with him⌠How could he ask her to continue to keep it?
âThat day, I was on duty. Because of a mission, I couldnât get to our dateâs venue. Itâs because of this that you think that I'm perfidious, don't youâŚâ
âMission? Ha⌠What kind of mission made you go to Kuihua Brothel? And you even stayed there the whole dayâŚâ Jian Yue lowered her head and forced a smile, stopping his explanation.
âIt's up to you if you believe in it or not.â Si Tuo turned away. How could his heart be satisfied? He had hurried to finish his mission and go to her. What waited for him was the forever-goodbye delivered by the waiter of the inn. For the whole year after that, he had volunteered to take the heaviest and most dangerous missions from the Court. He had risked his life just to lure himself into a good slumber. He had never thought that she thought that he had betrayed her.
âSigh, you guys, let me say something. I remember ten years ago, after accomplishing a mission, A Tuo had completely changed. From that day onward, he continuously took missions. And most of them were the most deadly ones. At that time, we didnât know what happened to him. So it was because of you?â Si Chong hiding in the darkness finally jumped out and interfered, breaking the heavy silence between the other two.
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âYouâŚâ Since when has heâs been here? Why didn't I notice? Right, they were well-known for their mysterious and intimidating skills. She and Jian Heng couldnât be compared with them.
âShut up!â Si Tuo hissed. His face blushed, which was rare, showing his embarrassment at this moment.
Jian Yue looked at him in a daze. His image in her memory layered on the man standing in front of her. Eventually, they matched. He was the man who had kept her heart aching for ten years, the man she had been yearning for ten years, the man she could never forget.
âYou said that you came to Kuihua Brothel for a mission?â Her voice was tender but resolute. She must clarify this knot to release the agony at the bottom of her heart. puretl. com is the original transla tor, please do not re post
âItâs the past. Thereâs no meaning to mention it now.â Si Tuo coldly used her own words to stop her.
âSigh, A Tuo, since when have you become like an old mother? Yes means yes, and no means no⌠Ah? Ten years ago, Kuihua Brothel⌠Hey! I remembered it. It was the âWang Taisuiâ case, right? Hahaha, woman, you misunderstood A Tuo. That year Feng Yao Court had received a tough case, which was to eliminate Wang Taisui, the secret state police. That man was corrupted. He often visited brothels and stayed for several days. At that time, we used number game to determine who would accept that mission. Si Tuo got the wrong number so he had to do the mission. Oh right, after that, he becameâŚâ If you can read this, it means this chapter was stolen from puretl .com
âEnough!â Si Tuo interrupted Si Chongâs babbling. It was enough to explain the situation. Why did he need to mention the one year of himself being depressed?
âIs it so? Why didn't you tell me?â Jian Yue asked, but it seemed she was mumbling to herself.
âI told you I had a mission that day, and you told me you would wait for me.â Si Tuo turned his head away, trying not to look at her beautiful face as he was afraid that he wouldnât be able to control his surging emotion. He thought that he had forgotten after so long. However, the moment he met her tonight, he realized that he had never forgotten her. He used to hate, be resentful, upset, hold a grudge, but he had never forgotten her.
She was shocked by his faint explanation. Yes, right, at that time, she told him that she would wait for him no matter how long he had left. However, when she saw him enter the Kuihua Brothel for a whole day without coming out, her heart died. She hadnât been able to think that much.
It turned out, during this whole ten years, not only she had been tortured, but also himâŚ
âIâm sorryâŚâ Her transparent tears rolled from the corners of her eyes.
âHey⌠you⌠donât cry⌠Iâm most afraid of girls crying. Hey, Si Tuo, Iâll let you take it from here⌠No matter what, sheâs here for you. Iâm getting out of here⌠When you are reconciled, donât forget to give me a big red packet since Iâm your matchmaker. I helped you untie the knot anyway.â