Chapter 238 - 227: Coaxing (Part 3)
Chapter 238: Chapter 227: Coaxing (Part 3)
Su Yaoguang: "..."
So her mother knew everything all along.
Over the years, she had never mentioned the way they interacted, assuming that her mother was unaware of it. It turns out, her mother understood it perfectly but chose to remain silent.
"Mom, I understand," Su Yaoguang said, "I will definitely be good to Wang Shu."
"I’ve agreed to go out with your second aunt tonight, so I won’t talk to you anymore." Zhang Zhaodi left.
Su Yaoguang sat in the courtyard waiting for Zhou Wangshu to return. Jiang Jing and Jia Chunni also went out with Zhang Zhaodi and Zhang Pandi, while the other staff and servants were busy with their own tasks.
Despite the large mansion bustling with people, she felt a sense of emptiness.
Su Yaoguang fell asleep on the stone table.
She was awoken and found herself being held in Zhou Wangshu’s arms.
When Zhou Wangshu saw she had woken up, he carried her inside and placed her on the bed.
"Why did you fall asleep in the courtyard?"
"I was waiting for you!" Su Yaoguang sat up, touching his arm and then inspecting him all over. "The Heir of the Marquis didn’t do anything to you, did he?"
In the previous life, the Heir of the Marquis was notorious for being troublesome; anyone who displeased him would be left half-dead. The number of people who died at his hands was unknown.
Earlier, she wanted to follow them, but they ran too fast, and she couldn’t catch up even if she had found a horse. She had no choice but to wait for him at home.
"Don’t worry. I promised him a better horse, and as long as I give him that, the matter will be resolved," Zhou Wangshu’s eyes flashed with a strange color.
Today’s events brought unexpected joy. He found the family effortlessly, and now it’s time for them to pay their debts. However, before that, he must stir things up for them, so they’ll never know peace.
Zhou Wangshu noticed Su Yaoguang staring at him and became a bit uncomfortable.
Did she somehow see through it?
Previously, Zhou Wangshu thought about staying away from the Su Family because he didn’t want to implicate them when his hands were stained with blood. But now, he didn’t want to stay away.
After being asleep in an icy pond for so long, suddenly finding himself in a warm nest, he started to crave the warmth there, unwilling to return to the icy pond.
"You haven’t eaten yet," Su Yaoguang said, "I’ll go prepare some food for you."
"I’ll just have some leftovers."
"That’s not good enough." Su Yaoguang thought about how they had dodged a bullet today and insisted on making something delicious to calm his nerves. "Wang Shu, we were lucky today, but in the future, be sure to stay away from that Heir. Don’t be fooled by his good looks; he’s a real wolf in sheep’s clothing. His aunt is an Imperial Concubine, very favored."
"He looks good?" Zhou Wangshu was displeased with this comment. "What’s so great about a kid who still reeks of milk?"
"Don’t underestimate this kid; he knows more than you do. I heard the maids in his back residence keep changing, and many have died."
Zhou Wangshu’s eyes flashed with sarcasm.
It’s not surprising.
"However, he does bear some resemblance to you."
"You actually compare me to someone like that?" Zhou Wangshu crossed his arms, his face full of anger.
"I misspoke," Su Yaoguang pulled out some ingredients and said to Zhou Wangshu, "That scoundrel isn’t fit to even carry Wang Shu’s shoes. How about I make you green onion minced meat wontons?"
"Okay." Zhou Wangshu rolled up his sleeves. "I’ll cut the meat."
Su Yaoguang kept observing Zhou Wangshu, and seeing that he was indeed unaffected, she finally truly believed he hadn’t been bullied.
It wasn’t unreasonable for her to worry; after all, the Heir’s reputation was too notorious, and on top of that, Wang Shu’s handsome face was a temptation for those playful nobles.
"Is the horse you gave away still on sale? You were willing to buy it, so you must have liked it. Now that it has been taken, you must feel uncomfortable. If there’s another similar horse, let me know, and I’ll buy it for you."
"I wasn’t very fond of that horse. I bought it because the old man selling it couldn’t even feed himself, and keeping the horse with him would only lead to its starvation. So I bought it. Now it’s living the good life with that Heir, better than with me," Zhou Wangshu said.
Su Yaoguang didn’t bring up the matter again.
However, she had a plan in mind.
Zhou Wangshu watched Su Yaoguang busy at the stove.
When Su Yaoguang was dressed up, she was always surrounded by butterflies. At those times, she was bright and dazzling, and people loved her for her beauty and charm. But to Zhou Wangshu, her best look was when she was cooking at the stove, mixing spices in the workshop, or greeting guests at the front hall...
The way she earnestly worked was the most beautiful.