"Xiao Li, are you feeling unwell?" Lu Jiangfeng's gentle voice carried a hint of concern.
It's also called Li!
Dongfang Heng's gaze sharpened. Whether provoked or not, he suddenly turned his head and bit Shen Lixue's snow-white shoulder hard. The pain almost made her cry out. She glared at the culprit who was so close to her and answered Lu Jiangfeng's question, "It's okay, I'm just a little tired. I'll be fine after a night's rest!"
Her voice was filled with gritted teeth. Lu Jiangfeng came here on his own. It wasn't like she deliberately provoked him. Why did he bite her?
Outside the door, Lu Jiangfeng pondered for a moment: "Young people are strong and healthy. If they haven't done too much heavy work, they usually won't feel tired. Xiao Li, you must be sick. Should we call a doctor?"
"No need, no need, I know medicine, I'm fine, I'll be alright after a night's rest!" Shen Lixue hurriedly refused, but Dongfang Heng increased the intensity of his kiss, and his jade-like fingers caressed her delicate skin without any restraint. Her voice trembled slightly as she spoke.
"Xiao Li, your voice is off!" Lu Jiangfeng's tone turned serious. With a bang, the tightly closed door was kicked open, and Lu Jiangfeng strode in, rushing towards the inner room where Shen Lixue was: "Xiao Li, Xiao Li!"
Dongfang Heng's gaze sharpened. How dare they trespass into Li Xue's room? No one but him was allowed to enter her room. He pulled the brocade quilt over Li Xue's head and, with a flick of his wrist, was about to knock Lu Jiangfeng out.
Shen Lixue was startled and hurriedly reached out to stop Dongfang Heng. At that moment, Lu Jiangfeng lifted the curtain and entered the inner room, a hint of anxiety flashing between his brows: "Xiao Li!"
"I'm fine, Third Young Master, you're making a big fuss over nothing!" Shen Lixue sat up, her voice calm. Her naked body was completely wrapped in the brocade quilt, with only her neck and beautiful face exposed.
Her long, flowing hair cascaded down her back, the blush on her face had not yet faded, and her beautiful eyes were faintly misty. Lu Jiangfeng was blind and could not see her alluring appearance, nor could he see Dongfang Heng, who was holding her tightly and looking at him coldly.
"It's good that you're alright!" Lu Jiangfeng turned to Shen Lixue's direction: "The guards of the Duke of Mu's mansion are very capable. I was afraid they would bypass the Marquis's mansion's heavy security and come in to arrest you!"
“They shouldn’t be that bold.” Shen Lixue’s gaze was cold. The Zhenguo Marquis’s mansion was also a noble family, and the guards in the mansion were quite skilled in martial arts. How could an ordinary guard break in without being discovered?
“Xiao Li, there’s a third person in your room besides us!” Lu Jiangfeng’s gaze was serious; he could smell the presence of a stranger.
Shen Lixue glared at Dongfang Heng: "He's my attendant. When he heard you banging on the door, he thought something had happened and came in."
"Did your attendant use incense?" When Lu Jiangfeng met Shen Lixue's attendant in the afternoon, he only exuded masculine energy and did not have any incense scent. However, in the evening, he was surrounded by a faint pine scent.
Shen Lixue frowned. Her nose was really sharp. The pine scent on Dongfang Heng was very faint, almost imperceptible, yet he could still smell it. Zi Mo was a secret guard who could hide at any time, so he naturally couldn't wear perfume. "I bought some new pine resin. Have the servants smell it and try it out!"
Lu Jiangfeng remained calm as he looked at Shen Lixue indifferently: "Are you sure the person in the room is your attendant?"
Shen Lixue's gaze sharpened: "What do you mean?"
Lu Jiangfeng looked in Dongfang Heng's direction: "His breathing is shallow, and his martial arts skills are more than twice as high as your follower's. He's standing right next to you. Is he trying to control you?" As he finished speaking, his voice turned cold, and his black eyes flashed with a cold, sharp light.
"No, you've misunderstood." Shen Lixue looked at Lu Jiangfeng's dark eyes and shook her head helplessly. He couldn't see anything, but when he heard her voice change, he thought that a powerful expert had restrained her, so he rushed in to save her.
"Really not?" Lu Jiangfeng was a little skeptical.
"Of course not!" Shen Lixue rubbed her forehead. If I were really being held hostage, how could I not ask for help in front of you?
Lu Jiangfeng remained silent, facing Dongfang Heng's direction, and stood still.
Dongfang Heng's identity cannot be revealed for the time being, and Lu Jiangfeng is convinced that Shen Lixue has been kidnapped. He will not easily believe anything she says. To prove that she is safe and sound and prevent the two from clashing, there is only one way: "It's still early, I'll go release the lanterns!"
Dongfang Heng's sharp eyes narrowed instantly, his strong arms tightly encircling Shen Lixue's small waist, as if to say, "Are you really going to release lanterns with him?"
Shen Lixue glared at him, silently retorting, "Do you have a better solution?"
Dongfang Heng's deep gaze, like a sharp arrow, pierced through the thin curtains and shot straight at Lu Jiangfeng: Though he cannot see, his courage is considerable.
Taking advantage of his distraction, Shen Lixue cleverly broke free, rolled off the bed, took a set of clothes from the closet, and walked past Lu Jiangfeng behind the screen.
Inside the room, Dongfang Heng and Lu Jiangfeng sat and stood respectively, neither of them speaking, just silently facing each other, until Shen Lixue came out, dressed in flowing white robes, her silky black hair tied with a ribbon, her face as handsome as a young man.
"Let's go!" Shen Lixue glanced at Dongfang Heng and left the room first.
Lu Jiangfeng noticed that Dongfang Heng was not following closely, so he turned around and slowly walked outside.
Dongfang Heng had sneaked into the Zhenguo Marquis's mansion secretly, unable to leave openly. Standing at the gate, watching Shen Lixue and Lu Jiangfeng's receding figures, his brows furrowed tightly, and anger burned in his deep eyes.
They are a lawfully wedded couple who can be together openly, but now he has to sneak around to see his wife and can't even acknowledge their relationship. He has to watch her walk with other men, which is truly despicable.
The streets were bustling with people, and young men and women held various lanterns, placing them in the water and making sincere wishes.
As Shen Lixue walked through the crowd, looking at the colorful lanterns on both sides, her heart skipped a beat as she thought of Dongfang Heng, who had been left in the guest room. He must be furious. She needed to think of a way to explain, otherwise, she would be in big trouble when she got back.
"Xiao Li, what kind of lantern do you like?" One lantern after another, warm and bright, Lu Jiangfeng could not see them, but he could feel the heat of the light.
"The lanterns are all beautiful, you can pick any one and make a wish!" Shen Lixue wanted to go back to her room as soon as possible, but she couldn't think of a way to coax Dongfang Heng in the short term. Feeling very annoyed, she answered Lu Jiangfeng's question absentmindedly.
Lu Jiangfeng smiled slightly, his slender white fingers gently stroking the lanterns one by one. He picked up one painted with begonia flowers and handed it to Shen Lixue: "Use this lantern to make a wish!"
Shen Lixue looked at the lantern but did not reach out to take it. She smiled and said, "It seems that the Third Young Master has a special fondness for crabapple blossoms!"
"Don't you think the crabapple blossoms are beautiful?" Lu Jiangfeng asked with a slight smile, seemingly unrelated to the question.
Shen Lixue raised an eyebrow: "Flowers are for women to see. We are men, so we don't need to be so obsessed with flowers!"
Lu Jiangfeng smiled and accurately placed the lantern into Shen Lixue's hand: "Walk fifty meters ahead, there's a small river, let's go there and make a wish!"
Shen Lixue raised the lantern and looked at it carefully, but found nothing special. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw that familiar figure in white.
Startled, she put down the lantern and looked closely. Dongfang Heng walked slowly towards her through the crowd, his eyes eerily calm, as if brewing a storm.
Her eyes flickered unnaturally. Dongfang Heng was a petty and jealous man. First, she came shopping with Lu Jiangfeng, and then she was carrying the lantern he had given her. She was caught by Dongfang Heng, and who knew how he would punish her.
Run away? Her lightness skill was no match for his; she would be caught soon. She didn't want to be tortured half to death. What should she do?
"Third cousin, Brother Li!" Ye Qianyue's sweet voice suddenly rang out.
Shen Lixue glanced to the side and saw Ye Qianyue, dressed in scarlet, standing more than ten meters away, waving happily at the two of them. Beside her stood two young men. One was a stranger whom Shen Lixue did not recognize, while the other was dressed in black brocade with clear eyes. He was Ye Qianlong.
"Brother Li!" Ye Qianlong was startled and turned around to look at him.