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The next day, Yang Kai continued to patrol his plot, taking care of the fruit trees, but while he was deworming one of them, he heard a familiar voice not far away, âYang Kai?â
Yang Kai looked up and saw a beautiful figure standing against the fiery red background, looking at him curiously from a short distance, her somewhat sleepy eyes full of puzzlement.
âItâs nothing.â Yang Kai shook his head and did not explain. He did not understand when Xiang Yong called this place his Heavenly Paradise yesterday. To others, this place may not be much different from any other plot, but to Xiang Yong, there was no better place in the orchard than here. No wonder he reacted so strongly when Zhou Zheng wanted to change his site yesterday.
âDo you think I want this?â Yang Kai was indignant; sometimes trouble would come looking for him even if he did not want it to.
âIt doesnât matter. According to what you said, you have made great achievements, so Sir Du is probably looking at you in a different light now, and intends to promote you. So even if Zhou Zheng doesnât like you, thereâs nothing he can do. But of course, the premise is that you do not commit any huge mistakes.â
âIf only it was that easy. Zhou Zheng is not so easy to deal with, you can see that from the matter regarding Xiang Yong.â
âNothing, just let it be.â Yang Kai shrugged, âBy the way, how many Jade Fire Silkworms have you collected these days? Give them to me while weâre here.â
Even though he knew that Xiang Yong would not give up and would definitely come looking for trouble again, Yang Kai did not expect him to come so soon.
After a while, Xiang Yong returned with a bruised nose and a swollen face. Although he looked terrible, his expression was full of contentment. He went straight to Yang Kai and stared at him condescendingly, âLittle brat, you have any wine?â
Yang Kai turned his eyes away from him, for fear that he might burst out laughing if he continued to stare at Xiang Yong directly, and picked up an urn of wine and handed it over.
Xiang Yong slammed the seal on the mouth of the wine urn and gulped half of it down his throat, then nodded contentedly with a loud burp, âLittle brat, you have the right attitude at least!â
Yang Kai asked while busying himself with work, âDoesnât Brother Xiang need to take care of his plot? How are you so free to be here?â
Xiang Yong spat and complained, âCan that pea-sized place even considered a plot? Father here can deal with it with just a glance. Itâs so small that I donât even want to care for it, so I left it all to that old guy next to me.â
Yang Kai turned to look at him, âIs that old guy surnamed Fang?â
âEn, him!â Xiang Yong nodded, âHe was very concerned about what happened to you, it seems that you two have a good relationship.â
Yang Kai suddenly realized that he forgot to report to Old Fang that he was safe. He had no time to go back after he was taken to this place by Zhou Zheng yesterday, so Old Fang was probably worried sick.
âWhat did you tell him?â
Xiang Yong sneered, âWhy should I tell him anything?â
Yang Kai was speechless and immediately took out a communication artifact. After sending Old Fang a message, he immediately received a reply, asking him what happened. Old Fang was obviously waiting for news for the past two days.
Without going into detail, Yang Kai could only assure Old Fang not to worry, that everything was fine, and he would explain to him during their rest days.
After communicating with Old Fang, Yang Kai put away the artifact and turned to Xiang Yong, âLooks like she was quite ruthless.â
âArenât you being too intense?â Yang Kai asked.
âWhatâs too intense?â Xiang Yong stared.
âYouâre pushing her too intensely!â Yang Kai explained, âTake a moment to think about this, how would you feel if a woman pestered you all day long and didnât give you any space to even breathe?â
âIs she beautiful?â
âDoes it matter?â This time it was Yang Kaiâs turn to stare.
âOf course it does.â Xiang Yong snorted, âIf sheâs beautiful, I will make her my woman on the spot. If sheâs ugly, Iâll give her three punches and two kicks... Eh? Little brat, are you saying Iâm ugly? How am I, your Father, ugly!?â
There was nothing else he could say, so Yang Kai just waved his hand, âBrother Xiang, please go, I have work to do!â
A palm slammed hard on Yang Kaiâs shoulder and felt his knees bend from the large impact, âDonât go donât go, letâs talk this out.â Xiang Yong ârequestedâ.
âTalk what out?â Yang Kai turned to look at him.
[Damn it, how am I supposed to help you with this? Itâs all up to you!] Yang Kai was really speechless.
By the looks of it though, Xiang Yong would not let this go until Yang Kai came up with a sensible plan. After racking his brain hard, he finally suggested, âWhy donât you try playing hard-to-get?â
Xiang Yongâs eyes lit up, looking around for a while before asking sneakily, âHow do I play hard-to-get?â
Xiang Yongâs heart was moved when he heard this and his face flushed as he pictured the possible scene of a wonderful future. He licked his lips and asked again, âIs this way possible?â
âYou wonât know if you donât try. In any case, Brother Xiang has nothing to lose. If it doesnât work, just think of another way.â
âIâll do it!â Xiang Yong loudly palmed his fist, âLetâs do as you suggested, when should I start?â