Love Under the Distant Stars

Chapter 12

As Master Ouyang got up to leave, Su Yuyin helped him to the door.

"Father, may you rest in peace!"

"Hmm!" Fortunately, he didn't choose the wrong person for this girl. If he had given her to the third brother, wouldn't that have ruined her life?

As night fell, a dark figure sneaked into the bedroom behind the Plum Residence. Su Yuyin opened her eyes alertly:

"who?"

"It's me, Ouyang Tianyu," he said in a low voice.

By the moonlight, she saw a man standing in front of the bed. From his familiar scent, she knew it was Tianyu.

"Why are you still here? Weren't you leaving?" she asked.

"I'm leaving to investigate a case in Yangzhou."

“You have plenty of reasons to leave. You could say you’re going to Yangzhou for sightseeing. Why go through all this trouble to put on an act?” This is the one thing Su Yuyin just doesn’t understand.

"You're right. It just so happened that someone needed to be arrested that day, so I had to act out this scene with Yixuan. Later, I just went along with it and used this excuse to leave the capital." Acting is exhausting, and he didn't want to either!

"Yixuan?" She guessed right. "You really are close to him. Is he your friend?"

"Yes." It's the same as using one identity to cover up another.

"Would his father really come looking for revenge against Green Jade Manor?" I thought to myself, probably not.

"On the surface, it's just for show. When the time comes, my elder brother will ask the Qi Prince's Mansion for help. The eldest young master of the Qi Prince's Mansion will step in to mediate everything, and there won't be any major conflict," Ouyang Tianyu assured softly.

It was all planned out of the blue. If Ouyang Tianyun knew all this, he would be furious. "If your older brother finds out that this was all a setup, he won't let you get away with it!"

“I had no choice in the matter!” Ouyang Tianyu turned his back to her.

"I understand how you feel." She's a police officer too, and for her career, she's willing to sacrifice everything, even her own life. "But be careful when you're out alone!"

"I know." Tianyu was very grateful to God for bringing him such a friend, and he truly hoped that she could find happiness.

"Oh, right, I overheard that my older brother is also very suspicious about Xiaolan falling into the water last time, and he has secretly sent people to investigate." He suddenly remembered this.

"Really?" Whether he can find out or not is none of her business, but his sister... "How is Tianlin?"

"The poison in her body is almost gone. I've asked Yixuan to take care of her, she'll be fine!" Tianyu, however, was more worried about his younger sister, Su Yuyin. "You, on the other hand, need to be careful! I'm leaving!"

"Have a safe journey, Tianyu, and be sure to come back safely!" Su Yuyin urged again.

"Take care!" Ouyang Tianyu's figure flashed and disappeared into the night. ...

Ouyang Tianyun left the bedroom and went to the backyard to practice his sword. Every day at this time, he would see his wife, Su Yuyin. Sometimes she would hide behind a tree to watch him practice, but more often, she would walk around the yard alone, a satisfied smile on her lips. He remembered that she had once said that the air here was the only thing she liked...

It was already bright daylight. After using his last move, he sheathed his sword and noticed that she hadn't come out for a walk today. What was wrong? Was she feeling unwell? He walked along, pondering this, and before he knew it, he had arrived in front of Su Yuyin's house.

"Young Master!" The maid who was sweeping the floor was startled when she saw Ouyang Tianyun and quickly called out, wondering why the young master, who had never been to the backyard before, would be here.

"Huh?" Ouyang Tianyun snapped out of his daze and realized he was already in the backyard. "What's wrong, young mistress? Are you sick?"

The eldest young mistress is ill?! I haven't heard anything about that. "Young master, I didn't know."

"What? You don't know? How do you serve the young mistress?" Ouyang Tianyun shouted angrily, his voice suddenly rising. He shoved aside the servants blocking his way and strode into the house, nearly bumping into Xiao Fei, who was carrying a full basin of water.

"Ah!" Xiao Fei screamed, just as the water was about to splash onto Ouyang Tianyun...

He deftly dodged aside, not letting a drop of water splash on him, and headed straight for the inner room.

Su Yuyin was awakened by the noise outside. She rubbed her eyes and glanced outside. Sunlight was already streaming into the room, so it seemed she had slept in late today.

Tianyu should have left the city by now. She couldn't sleep last night after he left, thinking about many things. Her parents, colleagues, and friends must be heartbroken because of her death. She suddenly realized that Tianyu had made himself so infamous that everyone wished he would disappear as soon as possible. If he really died one day, at least her family would have one less thing to grieve for.

The Ouyang family will probably never know what Tianyu did for them...

As she was meditating with her eyes closed, a large hand touched her forehead. She suddenly opened her eyes and jumped up reflexively. When she saw who it was, she breathed a sigh of relief and glared at him unhappily. You have to knock before entering someone else's room! Does he have no manners at all?

"What are you doing? You ran into someone's room without a word, you scared me to death!"

"I didn't see you when I was practicing my sword today, so I thought you were sick and came to check on you." Ouyang Tianyun withdrew his hand, relieved to see that she didn't have a fever. "Didn't you sleep well last night?"

She couldn't sleep after his third son left last night, and only fell asleep when it was almost dawn. Sure enough, he woke her up not long after.

"Last night... I drank too much water before going to bed last night, so I didn't sleep well." Su Yuyin quickly came up with a convincing reason. She couldn't very well say that her third son had sneaked into her room in the middle of the night to say goodbye, could she?

Why is he so concerned about her? She yawned—

"Did I wake you up?" Seeing her tired face, he felt a pang of heartache for no reason.

Su Yuyin couldn't help but roll her eyes. Her young master finally realized this. "Isn't that right? Shouting and yelling outside so early in the morning, are you deliberately trying to make things difficult for me?" Anyone who doesn't sleep well will lose their temper!

“You…” No one would speak to him like that, not even Mei’er. Her words made him feel humiliated, and a hint of anger flashed in Ouyang Tian’s eyes; “Are you trying to provoke me?”

Provoke him? She just wants to sleep; where would she find the time to waste with him?

"I'm sorry! I misspoke." She yawned again, feeling so sleepy! She just wanted to get rid of him as soon as possible.

"Never mind," he sighed softly.

"Then get out of here!" Su Yuyin shouted inwardly. Unexpectedly—

"You haven't had breakfast yet, have you? Let's have it together." Ouyang Tianyun looked at her face; she was too thin.

Didn't he realize how sleepy she was? "No, I want to sleep!" She turned and burrowed into the covers, ignoring him!