Chapter 89: Tian Long Hua Family (1/2)
Returning to the Ye residence around midday, he was deep in thought the entire journey back, unintentionally bumping into several passers-by. Arriving at Ye Shuiyao’s study, he was met with the figure of a woman who was concentrating on painting an emerald green lotus leaf, not noticing his arrival. Ning Xue was seated quietly on a soft chair, swaying her legs to and fro in boredom. Upon seeing his return, she immediately threw herself on him excitedly, hanging onto his body and refusing to let go.
Ye Wuchen slapped her bottom a few times before he carried her up and turned to face Ye Shuiyao, speaking a little loudly, “Sister, are you hungry?”
“Not hungry.”
“......what would you like to eat, sister?”
“Anything.”
While he spoke, Ye Wuchen’s kept his eyes on the movement of Ye Shuiyao’s hands. Placing Ning Xue down, he moved to stand beside Ye Shuiyao, reaching out for the hand in which she held the brush.
Ye Shuiyao’s whole body trembled, momentarily forgetting the need to berate him or to break free.
“Sister, your painting technique is quite meticulous, doing so excessively would make the painting more stiff. To best portray a lotus, like the one that you have in mind, you would need to be more natural and smooth which would be easier to achieve by using just one stroke. Or else, it would not be a flower, but a simple painting……”
Ye Wuchen lightly covered Ye Shuiyao’s hand, guiding her in gracefully painting the outline.
From the closeness of his breath and the warmth from his hand, her heart and mind grew chaotic until she blanked out. She could no longer hear what he was saying, nor see what he was doing. Eventually, he left, taking Ning Xue along with him, and only then did she slowly regain her consciousness. The paper in front of her already had a beautiful and glistening lotus flower.
She absent-mindedly sat on a nearby chair. He could not restore the tranquility of her mental state for a very long time.
“What’s going on with me?” she faintly asked herself, trying to comfort her heart.
At this moment, the marriage between Lin Xiao of Lin Family and Hua Shuirou of Hua Family had become a common topic throughout the entire city. Enthusiasm of this level made it seem as if there was going to be a nationwide celebration. Ye Wuchen brought Leng Ya along, and while passing through a crowd of people, they heard many discussions. However, the more effort the Lin Family put into this wedding, the more they appeared to be in disarray in Ye Wuchen’s eyes. He secretly laughed, thinking he might just have overestimated Lin Xiao.
Leng Ya’s face remained cold, as if he were wearing a mask made out of dead flesh. Their current journey was still in the direction of the black forest, but this time the only thing that Ye Wuchen had told him was, “Dig a hole, and put in some knives.”
When they returned, it was almost dusk. This time, the look he gave Ye Wuchen was full of wonder, having no idea what this young master of Ye was up to. Having nothing to do in broad daylight except head towards that lifeless black forest to dig holes, using the excuse of needing the exercise to strengthen his body and cultivate his mind.
The next day, Leng Ya almost spat out blood.
“Go, take two buckets of manure, the more the merrier.”