As if she had opened her eyes, Fengfei saw Yuanjue calling out to his lover with deep affection, and she involuntarily moved closer to him.
Seeing him silently shedding tears, Feng Fei felt a sharp pain in her heart for some reason. Before she knew it, her hand was already on Yuan Jue's forehead. However, Yuan Jue seemed oblivious to her presence, and her hand slipped past him.
Is this a dream?
Feng Fei withdrew his hand in a daze, staring blankly as Yuan Jue placed a light kiss on the forehead of the woman on the bed.
"Feng Fei, I'm waiting for you." Yuan Jue murmured softly to the sleeping woman on the bed. After taking another deep look at her, he straightened up and walked to the door. He called over a woman in a white robe, whispered a few words to her, and then left.
Seeing Yuan Jue leave, Feng Fei, without bothering to examine the woman who shared the same name as her, "Feng Fei," put aside her slight jealousy and hurriedly followed after her.
Yuan Jue walked through the long corridor, where Yu Jin was already waiting for him at the end.
Yuan Jue's pace didn't slow down at all, and Yu Jin quickly followed. "Master, that Qi Xiaoying..." After hesitating for a moment, Yu Jin continued, "She keeps crying and demanding to see you." That beggar girl is truly shameless. The master has already made his stance clear, but she still stubbornly clings on. Sure enough, a beggar's nature is hard to change. Yu Jin harbored considerable resentment towards Qi Xiaoying. This shameless woman almost caused her to ruin the most important thing for her master.
"Her? Let her go, just don't let her set foot in this courtyard again." Yuan Jue's steps didn't falter at all, and his words came out without the slightest hesitation, but Yu Jin couldn't help but pause: Is Master still so indulgent towards that female beggar? Could it be that he really has fallen in love with her? No, Yu Jin immediately dismissed this idea, but couldn't help wondering why Yuan Jue was so lenient towards this beggar Xiao Ying.
Although she really wanted to know, Yu Jin understood perfectly well that as a servant, she shouldn't meddle in her master's affairs. She suppressed this thought in her heart, thinking that perhaps she could ask Bai Yu, who was much smarter than her.
Lost in her own thoughts, Yu Jin didn't hear Yuan Jue's next question until Yuan Jue suddenly stopped, and Yu Jin instinctively stopped walking, only then realizing that she had been daydreaming.
Kneeling on one knee, Yu Jin lowered his head and said in annoyance, "Master, Yu Jin was distracted."
Yuan Jue just looked at Yu Jin without saying a word until Yu Jin was sweating profusely with nervousness, then calmly told him to stand up.
"A few days ago, Bai Zhi came to see me. How did you deal with her?" Yuan Jue repeated the question from before.
Yu Jin followed behind Yuan Jue with her head bowed, blaming herself for being careless while answering Yuan Jue's question: "I only know that my master went to the volcano."
Yuan Jue nodded and continued walking forward. Yu Jin knew this meant Yuan Jue was satisfied with her answer, and breathed a sigh of relief, still following closely behind. "If she comes looking for you again, lead her to Mochou Manor!" After thinking for a moment, Yuan Jue instructed Yu Jin.
Yu Jin was taken aback. Mochou Manor was something Yuan Jue was wary of; he would never mention it, let alone go there. But today, Yuan Jue had brought it up, and it seemed he was planning to visit soon.
“Master…” Yu Jin was about to speak to confirm when Yuan Jue suddenly waved his hand and sighed, “Forget it, let’s not go to Mochou Manor. If she comes looking for me again, just bring her to see me directly, as long as it’s not in this ‘Juefei Garden’.”
Yu Jin nodded in agreement, and then followed Yuan Jue slowly away.
Feng Fei stood there, and then she heard another woman's name: Bai Zhi.
Bai Zhi… Feng Fei savored the word “this” in her mouth, and just as she was about to continue following, a blinding white light shone on her. Feng Fei instinctively turned to the side and shielded her eyes with her hand. When she opened her eyes again, she saw Xiao Jiao’s face full of worry.
"Xiao Jiao, I'm fine." Before she could fully regain her senses, she had already uttered words of comfort. Feng Fei smiled, but his pale face made Xiao Jiao's heart ache even more, and she blurted out a complaint: "Why aren't you feeling well? What would I do if something happened?" As she spoke, she started to cry.
Zhang Yuan pursed his lips and handed Xiao Jiao a tissue, while Yang Mu stood slightly to the side with a blank expression.
Seeing Xiao Jiao crying with tears streaming down her face, Feng Fei hurriedly comforted her, "Oh, Xiao Jiao, don't cry. It's all my fault. I'll definitely tell you next time!" Just as Feng Fei was thinking about how to comfort and make Xiao Jiao laugh, she suddenly saw Xiao Jiao smile. Her face with tears on her cheeks was incredibly touching.
"Why are you apologizing? You should blame me for dragging you up the mountain. Looking at you now, let's go back first!" The last half of the sentence was directed at Zhang Yuan and Yang Mu. The two nodded and let Yang Mu take Feng Fei's backpack. Xiao Jiao and Zhang Yuan each supported one side of Feng Fei and slowly walked down the mountain.
Upon reaching the main road at the foot of the mountain, Feng Fei couldn't help but look back at Phoenix Mountain once more: the rugged mountain exuded a captivating aura, yet it did not provoke any resistance from Feng Fei; instead, it deeply attracted her heart.
Thinking that he would come to Phoenix Mountain again next time, Feng Fei was half-pulled and half-draggled into the car by Xiao Jiao and Zhang Yuan.
Yang Mu was driving, while Feng Fei sat in the back, leaning against Xiao Jiao. Looking at Phoenix Mountain, now just a dark dot, he thought to himself:
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Chapter 5: Black Jade Bead Necklace
The car slowly drove along the road, and the slight swaying made Feng Fei feel very comfortable. After a while, Feng Fei closed his eyes.
Appearing before Feng Fei was a woman dressed in a white dress, with long, glossy black hair styled in a high bun, adorned with a turquoise hairpin. Her face was radiant even without makeup, and a faint smile played on her lips. Her eyes were sparkling and captivating.
This is Angelica dahurica.
At a glance, Feng Fei knew who this person was. However, she had never seen this woman named Bai Zhi before and didn't know where this sense of familiarity came from.
Bai Zhi sat opposite Yuan Jue. He looked at the celadon teacup in his right hand, while his left hand idly turned the cup around on the rim. Some of the still warm tea in the cup was shaken out and spilled onto Yuan Jue's feet.
"Yuexiu, aren't you coming back with me?" Bai Zhi's eyes were blurry with tears, and her pitiful expression softened everyone's heart.
Yuan Jue, however, was completely oblivious. He merely glanced at Bai Zhi, set his teacup aside, and summoned a servant to replace their tea before looking at Bai Zhi and softly asking with a smile, "Go back? Go back where?"
“White Tiger Mountain, Master is waiting for us there…” Bai Zhi’s words were interrupted by Yuan Jue before she could finish: “What master? I, Yuan Jue, have never had any master!” Yuan Jue stood up and walked towards the hall with several landscape paintings hanging on the side. Yu Jin followed closely behind Yuan Jue.
Bai Zhi pursed her lips. She knew that her master had done many things to hurt Yue Xiu, but it was all for his own good! How could he not understand his master? Bai Zhi sat there, took a sip of tea, and her voice reached Yuan Jue's ears from afar: "Yue Xiu, you know that everything your master did was for your own good. You can't disown your master like this."
Yuan Jue suddenly turned around, his eyes filled with coldness as he stared at Bai Zhi's retreating figure, remaining silent for a long time.
After a while, Yuanjue gave Yujin a look, and after Yujin nodded in agreement, he ignored Baizhi sitting there and turned to step into the backyard.
Yu Jin stepped forward, her voice indifferent. "Miss Bai Zhi, my master has arranged for you to stay at Zui Pavilion. Please allow me to take you there." Standing ramrod straight, Yu Jin disliked Bai Zhi's appearance. She was always on the verge of tears, and her figure looked too thin, as if she would be blown away by the wind. No wonder her master disliked her.
Bai Zhi was clearly surprised that Yuan Jue would leave without a word to her. She suddenly stood up and took two quick steps in the direction Yuan Jue had gone. Seeing Yu Jin standing behind her without hesitation, Bai Zhi could only stomp her foot in frustration, flick her sleeves, and walk outside. "Take me to Zui Ge." The implication was obvious. Yu Jin curled her lip in disdain, and when she reached Bai Zhi, she reverted to her expressionless demeanor.
Throughout the journey, Yu Jin was in a very good mood, even feeling somewhat excited.
Qi Xiaoying also lived in Zuige. The fact that the master let Baizhi stay there was clearly because he was annoyed with Baizhi. Both Baizhi and Qi Xiaoying believed that the master had feelings for them. If they knew that the other also loved the master, who knew what interesting things would happen? Yu Jin quickened his pace, explaining, "Miss Baizhi, Zuige is in the very center of this house, a little far from here. Let's hurry over. The master instructed you to go and rest first, as you will be attending a banquet later."
Bai Zhi was initially quite dissatisfied with Yu Jin's increasingly rapid pace and was about to reprimand him when she heard Yu Jin's explanation. She couldn't help but ask curiously, "Is Zuige in the center?" The courtyard in the very center is usually the main house of the residence. Could it be that Yue Xiu wanted her to live there? As she thought about it, Bai Zhi blushed.
Sensing the embarrassment in Bai Zhi's words, Yu Jin secretly spat, then mischievously added, "Yes, Zuige is the largest courtyard in the manor, filled with magnolias, phoenix flowers, and crabapple blossoms. Oh, and there's also baby's breath, which is Miss Xiao Ying's favorite."
"Little Ying?" Bai Zhi couldn't help but feel a great sense of doubt. Where did this girl come from?
"Who is this Miss Xiaoying?"
Upon hearing Bai Zhi's question, Yu Jin pretended to be alarmed and stopped in her tracks. After carefully looking around, she whispered to Bai Zhi, "This Miss Xiao Ying was rescued by the master, and for some reason, he has always been very indulgent towards her. We all know that the master seems to like Miss Xiao Ying very much. She insisted on living in Zuige, and the master agreed. However, Miss Xiao Ying has a bit of a temper, so Miss Bai Zhi, please don't have a conflict with her. The master is more likely to side with Miss Xiao Ying."
Seeing Bai Zhi's increasingly dark complexion, Yu Jin laughed even harder in his heart, while his face became even more respectful and cautious.
Bai Zhi, with a stern face, muttered "Little Ying" to herself several times before letting Yu Jin continue leading the way.
A short while later, Yu Jin led Bai Zhi to the gate of Zui Ge. Behind the gate stood two solemnly dressed old women, one on each side, watching the center of the gate. Upon seeing Yu Jin and Bai Zhi, they quickly came out of the gate, respectfully bowed to Yu Jin, and then retreated.
Yu Jin bowed to Bai Zhi.
The file collapsed, the saddle was full of ping-pong charm, the zheng was broken, the phoenix was exhausted, the dream was broken, the dream was broken, the dream was broken, the hope was broken, the charm was broken, the thief was broken, the carbonyl was broken, the langguan was broken, the weina was broken, the qi was broken, the jian was broken, the huang ...
Bai Zhi nodded and turned to enter Zuige. All she wanted to do now was meet the girl named "Xiao Ying".
Yu Jin chuckled, intending to wait and see a good show. After thinking for a moment, Yu Jin decided to leave first. He planned to tell Bai Yu that although that girl always had a cold face, she was extremely enthusiastic about this kind of thing. She would probably be very happy to see the two women of Zuige cause some trouble.
With light steps, Yu Jin left Zuige in no time.
Then, seeing Yuan Jue turn and leave the hall into the backyard, Feng Fei floated after him. Before long, Feng Fei recognized that they were heading towards the room of the woman also named "Feng Fei," who seemed to be asleep. She paused, seemingly hesitant, but a voice deep within her told her that she absolutely had to follow.
Following Yuan Jue into the room, Feng Fei stood beside him. Looking at Yuan Jue's affectionate face, she felt herself becoming completely immersed in the moment.
Yuan Jue stood quietly by the bed, looking at the woman who seemed to be just asleep, and sighed softly, "Feng Fei, when will you be willing to return? Is the feeling of wandering outside so captivating to you that you disregard my devoted waiting? Do you really want me to wait until my hair turns white before you're willing to come back and see me again?"
A series of questions left Feng Fei, who was standing to the side, stunned. She stared straight at the woman on the bed. Yuan Jue always talked to her, so could she actually hear him? Looking closely, Feng Fei suddenly felt that the woman's eyebrows and eyes were very similar to her own. She was slightly startled, took a step back and looked again, but found that she did not resemble her at all.
Just as Feng Fei was wondering if she was seeing things, she suddenly noticed that the string of beads Yuan Jue was holding looked familiar. The round, black jade beads were loosely strung together, yet they exuded a unique, languid, and alluring charm.
Feng Fei raised his right hand in a daze, revealing an identical black jade bracelet on his wrist. Staring blankly at the beads, Feng Fei couldn't help but consider a possibility: could the woman on the bed be himself? But why did she look different, and what was he standing there for? Was he merely a wandering soul, and was the person on the bed truly himself?
A series of self-questioning questions left Feng Fei completely bewildered.
As Yuan Jue slowly put the black jade bead bracelet onto the right wrist of "Feng Fei" on the bed, Feng Fei subconsciously touched his own right wrist, but was suddenly sucked into the bracelet starting from his fingertips, and finally his whole body was sucked in.
When Fengfei came to her senses again, she found herself still in Yang Mu's car, leaning on Xiao Jiao's shoulder. But this time, unlike before, she didn't forget everything after waking up. She remembered the man named "Yuan Jue," and she remembered that he had given the "Fengfei" in her dream a black jade bracelet. Fengfei gently touched the bracelet on her right wrist, and couldn't help but carefully depict the appearance of the man named "Yuan Jue" in her mind.
Perhaps this person was just a figment of his imagination, but Feng Fei was absolutely certain that he had a feeling for this "Yuan Jue" that was different from theirs. As he thought about it, Feng Fei suddenly felt a little sweet, and a faint smile appeared on his face.
"Xiao Jiao, what does it feel like to like someone?" Feng Fei suddenly became very curious about that feeling and asked Xiao Jiao, who was standing to the side, with a slight tilt of his head.
Upon hearing Feng Fei's words, the three people in the car reacted very differently.
Xiao Jiao was taken aback at first, then overjoyed, and raised an eyebrow at Zhang Yuan. Zhang Yuan was also taken aback at first, but the next moment he felt embarrassed, and secretly glanced at Yang Mu, who was still focused on driving, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Yang Mu's expression remained unchanged, but a trace of disappointment still floated through his heart. Feng Fei's question at this moment indirectly proved that she had no feelings for him. But Yang Mu was not discouraged. If he gave up easily, how could he find happiness? Slightly cheering himself up, Yang Mu continued to drive carefully, but still spared a sliver of attention to Feng Fei and Xiao Jiao's conversation.
Feng Fei stared longingly at Xiao Jiao, hoping to get words from her that could confirm his feelings.
Seeing the way Feng Fei was looking at her, Xiao Jiao straightened her back even more. This feeling of being desired was wonderful! At that moment, Xiao Jiao cleared her throat haughtily and said in a haughty tone, "When you like someone, you want to know what they're doing, you want to know if they like you back. If they inadvertently give you a glance or a smile, it will make your heart flutter for a long time. When you like someone, you think about their good qualities, all their... "
Only Xiao Jiao's voice remained in the car. All four people in the car had experienced the feeling of liking someone. Listening to the voice of the woman he loved most, Zhang Yuan was lost in memories of the past, occasionally casting Xiao Jiao a doting, love-struck look. Xiao Jiao, in turn, thought of Zhang Yuan, and the two exchanged knowing smiles, their feelings suddenly warming. Yang Mu, who was driving, was also slightly distracted. Ever since he met Feng Fei, he had been inexplicably captivated, and now his love had deepened, a feeling of irresistible attraction that was truly tormenting.
Feng Fei's thoughts drifted away, his mind filled with the image of the person named "Yuan Jue," and he felt a sweet sensation, as if he had been bathed in honey.
Chapter Six: The White-Haired, Youthful-Looking Master
Time flies, and a month has passed in the blink of an eye.
This month, Feng Fei would occasionally drift into her dreams, observing Yuan Jue's diverse life; then return to reality to openly evade and subtly reject Yang Mu's advances. Since returning from Phoenix Mountain that day, Yang Mu had fully launched his pursuit of Feng Fei, causing her considerable distress.
"Little Feifei, why do you always avoid Yang Mu? He's really a good catch. If I were you, I would have pounced on him long ago." Xiao Jiao glanced at Zhang Yuan and said to Feng Fei in a high-pitched voice.
Feng Fei didn't react to Xiao Jiao's words, leaving her with his back before going into the kitchen to arrange the fruit he had just bought. This Xiao Jiao, who is going to marry Zhang Yuan soon, still provokes Zhang Yuan for no reason. If Zhang Yuan didn't have a good temper, the two of them would probably have fallen out long ago.
Thinking of the wedding of the two of them, who were being all lovey-dovey in the hall, Feng Fei suddenly revealed half of his body to Xiao Jiao and asked, "How are your wedding preparations going?" He then turned to look at Zhang Yuan with a teasing smile, "Hehe, you two are getting married too, why don't you take Xiao Jiao back to live with you? She's always here causing me trouble!" Seeing Zhang Yuan's increasingly flushed face, Feng Fei couldn't help but laugh mischievously.
Xiao Jiao suddenly blocked Zhang Yuan's path, her face fierce as she roared at Feng Fei, "You brat! You want to kick me out and then take over this room all by yourself? Hmph, even if I don't marry Zhang Yuan, I won't give it to you, so just forget about it!" With her hands on her hips and one foot on the coffee table, her fierce appearance didn't give off any impression of a shrew.
Feng Fei looked at Xiao Jiao, who was pretending to be a shrew, with amusement. He glanced at Zhang Yuan and saw that his face had darkened as expected. He chuckled and shrank back into the kitchen.
Zhang Yuan looked at Xiao Jiao pitifully, "Are you really going to give up me for this rented room? Waaah... I'm so sad, so sad..." He even rubbed his eyes, as if he was about to cry.
Xiao Jiao panicked instantly. Although she usually appeared quite fierce and always joked around without a care in the world with Zhang Yuan, she was terrified of him crying! Yes, that's right! This grown man, Zhang Yuan, actually liked to cry! But she was completely susceptible to it. The moment she saw Zhang Yuan with tears welling up in his eyes, she couldn't bear it and her maternal instincts would kick in, taking all the blame upon herself. However, it seemed that she was always the one who started the unreasonable tantrums.
"Don't cry, sweetie..." Xiao Jiao hurriedly tried to comfort Zhang Yuan, who was "crying sadly." Seeing that he wasn't buying it, she quickly changed the subject: "Sweetie, have you noticed that Feng Fei has become much prettier lately? Her temperament has also improved a lot!"