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Tang Shijiu raised an eyebrow: "You're threatening me! Just because you're good at martial arts doesn't mean you can be so great!"

Shen Yuntan helplessly shrugged: "Just take it as a threat. Being good at martial arts is all that matters. If you don't cure the poison, how will you return to Xiaoyao Manor? If you don't return to Xiaoyao Manor to comprehend the Tuanfu Heart Sutra, how will you rescue your father?"

That one sentence left Tang Shijiu speechless, and he could only nod.

Seeing that intimidation had worked, Shen Yun smiled mischievously, his white robes billowing as he pulled Tang Shijiu into his arms: "This is also intimidation. Being good at martial arts is all that matters!"

Completely ignoring Tang Shijiu's glare from inside her arms, she lightly touched the ground with her toes and drifted away amidst the falling petals.

His embrace was warm, and his freshly washed white clothes smelled refreshing. After all, the poison in his body had not been cured, and the fight just now had exhausted him. Nineteen leaned against him, and his eyelids began to droop again.

Just like when she first bought Uncle Bai's house, the feeling she had when she leaned against him was like the first time they met.

In fact, she should have realized long ago that it was impossible for a scholar who knew nothing to be so calm and collected in dealing with Tian Shu.

In truth, Shen Yuntan's cover-up wasn't flawless; in fact, it was full of flaws. However, because she trusted him so much, she couldn't see anything amiss. That's why he was able to deceive her so brazenly for so long.

His embrace was still as safe as ever; nestled inside, there was nothing to fear. Yet, this man himself had chilled Nineteen to the bone, chilled her to a terrifying degree.

The person in his arms finally succumbed to sleep and fell into a deep slumber. Shen Yuntang moved with lightning speed, careful not to wake her. He had truly been afraid just now; what if he had been a moment too late? What if he had never seen Nineteen again…

He dared not think any further.

He only knew that this time, he would keep a close watch on her and never let her leave again.

When Tang Shijiu woke up, the first thing she saw was Zi Nu's smiling eyes. The beauty mark under her eye looked like a tear about to fall, so this smile full of goodwill inevitably had a touch of desolation.

“Nineteenth Sister, you’ve finally woken up,” Zi Nu curtsied, her words earnest. “I’m so sorry for offending you before. Nineteenth Sister, if you still hold a grudge against me, I’ll let you cut me a few times and I won’t fight back.”

Tang Shijiu didn't immediately understand what was going on: "You're not one of Tian Shu's men?"

Zi Nu smiled faintly: "I work under the eldest young master, and I am only following the orders of young master Tianxiu. Therefore, I am not under Tianshu's command. I have always been young master Tianxiu's person." As she said the last part, her cheeks flushed, and she was already infinitely shy.

Recalling Zi Nu's blissful expression as Tian Shu ravaged her earlier, Tang Shijiu felt a sudden chill run down her spine: "So... Tian Xiu likes people like you, uh, so this is Tian Xiu's villa again?" She swallowed the rest of her sentence, what she didn't say was, "He's so rich, why does he still owe Shen Yun Tan money?"

It's true that the richer people are, the more stingy they are.

Zi Nu's eyes dimmed, and she said in a low voice, "Tian Xiu has been missing for a long time, and his fate is unknown. I have nowhere to go, so I have no choice but to ask Young Master Shen to take me in. This is a courtyard that Young Master Shen has rented."

Tang Shijiu raised an eyebrow: "Oh, I don't care who he takes in or not."

Zi Nu covered her mouth and chuckled, not missing the barely suppressed jealousy on Tang Shijiu's face: "Miss Shijiu, I didn't say you cared, did I? I only asked Young Master Shen to help me find Young Master Tianxiu, I didn't mean anything else."

When Tianxiu was mentioned, Zinu smiled, but her brows furrowed, clearly showing her extreme worry.

Tang Shijiu felt a sense of relief and patted her hand: "Don't worry, Tianxiu is a smart person, she'll be fine."

Zi Nu's eyes sparkled as she looked at Nineteen with a gentle gaze: "Nineteenth Sister, you don't blame me anymore?"

Nineteen raised his hand and slapped her hand hard, instantly turning her fair and smooth hand red: "Does it hurt?"

Zi Nu bit her lip and chuckled softly, "It hurts."

Nineteen laughed, "Then we're even. You hurt me, and I hurt you, so we're even!"

Zi Nu got up to pour water and said indifferently, "Nineteenth Sister, Young Master Shen has already given you the antidote. He is so good to you. He stayed by your side for two days and two nights without taking off his clothes. Today he couldn't hold on any longer, so he asked me to keep an eye on you."

Upon hearing Shen Yuntan's name, Tang Shijiu's face fell: "I didn't beg him to be nice to me."

Upon hearing these words spoken in a fit of pique, Zi Nu couldn't help but chuckle: "Nineteenth Sister, trust my judgment, Young Master Shen is truly devoted to you."

Tang Shijiu said calmly, "Is it because I resemble Tang Weiqi, or because I possess the Tuanfu Heart Sutra? If I have nothing left but Tang Shijiu, how much sincerity does he truly have for me?"

Mentioning Tang Weiqi, Zi Nu fell silent for a moment before slowly saying, "Tang Weiqi's feelings for Young Master Shen are actually..."

"I don't want to hear it, and I don't want to know. That's between the two of them, and there's no need to drag me into it." Nineteen said coldly, feeling nauseous at the thought of the man who had been holding her, who was actually thinking of another woman. "I'm so glad that the first person I saw when I woke up wasn't him."

"Pretending to be affectionate with a specific purpose in mind is the thing that disgusts me the most."

Someone who had just fallen asleep got up to check on someone from the 19th grade. They stood at the door in a daze for a long time, but ultimately didn't knock or come in.

Chapter Forty-Three: Reunion (Part Two)

Zi Nu, carrying a plate, pushed open the door and stepped out, only to see Shen Yun Tan sitting to the side, lost in thought. Shen Yun Tan was completely devoid of his usual calm, confident, and arrogant demeanor; he was now resting his head on his hand with a helpless expression, dark circles under his eyes: "Miss Zi, how do you coax a girl so she won't be angry?"

Zi Nu couldn't help but chuckle, pointing to his dark circles: "First of all, girls don't like your dark circles. If you don't go to sleep soon, you'll get more wrinkles around your eyes, making you even more unsightly."

Shen Yuntan yawned and touched his bluish chin: "I'm afraid it's not that bad."

Zi Nu suppressed a laugh and teased him in a serious tone, "Master Shen, you're twenty-four this year, and Nineteen is only seventeen. When Nineteen turns twenty-four, you'll be thirty-one, a man past thirty... tsk tsk tsk..." Her eyes swept mischievously from the top of Shen Yun Tan's head down to his stomach, and she shook her head, "Madams love money, girls love beauty, Master Shen, you don't understand what girls are thinking, and you're not exactly rich or powerful, plus Nineteen doesn't like fighting. Tsk tsk, all you have left... is your male beauty."

She looked at him with a regretful expression, as if Shen Yuntan had become bald and had a potbelly. Shen Yuntan felt a chill run down his spine from her gaze, and for a moment he didn't refute the idea that he "used his looks to please a beautiful woman." He just subconsciously touched the top of his head, afraid that he would pull out a handful of hair.

He had never cared so much about a woman's joys and sorrows, nor had he ever been swayed by one. Even though he had loved Tang Weiqi before, their relationship was always just a gentlemanly one. He always felt that some things didn't need to be done or said, and that the other person should understand his feelings. It wasn't until the very end, when he saw the way Tang Weiqi looked at Tianxiu, that he suddenly realized the truth.

So that's what a woman looks like when she looks at the person she deeply loves.

After Tang Weiqi's death, Tianxiu asked him, "You always say you love Weiqi, but do you know she prefers sour to sweet? Do you know what color flowers she loves? Do you know she's different from ordinary women, afraid of heat but not cold? She loves Lianxiangzhai's almond cakes; have you ever bought them for her?" Shen Yuntan was speechless; he knew nothing. He only felt joy looking at her, but he never asked himself if he had done anything for her.

Not to mention, changing anything for her.

Or perhaps the reason he repeatedly let Tianxiu, who constantly provoked him, go was because he knew... that Tianxiu had truly loved Tang Weiqi.

It turns out that when a man loves a woman, he will really change the things she doesn't like and try to do the things she likes.

Zi Nu tilted her head and thought for a moment, then said, "I'm not familiar with Sister Nineteen, so I don't know if she has any particular hobbies. But women all like flowers, so perhaps she does too?"

Shen Yuntan shook his head: "Nineteen doesn't like flowers and plants. She's sensitive to some things and is most afraid of pollen."