Chapter 561 - Who was it over there just now (2/2)
Su Qingsang would give up for now, and make another opportunity to come over and ask Old Master Huo her questions.
“Uncle. I have something else I must do, so I will make a move first. Please make yourself comfortable.”
Su Qingsang made to leave after bidding farewell to Zhang Yichen.
Zhang Yichen did not stop her, but he spoke hurriedly as Su Qingsang started walking away. “I will still be in Rong City tomorrow and the day after.”
Su Qingsang paused her steps for a moment, before turning to look at him. There was a moment where she had no idea why Zhang Yichen would be telling her that.
When she saw Zhang Yichen looking at her meaningfully, she suddenly realized what he was referring to. “Well, let’s meet tomorrow then. It will be Sunday so Jinyao shouldn’t be too busy with work.”
Zhang Yichen nodded. “Alright. I will come over tomorrow night.”
“That, that’s settled then,” Su Qingsang said as she nodded slightly in confirmation. She was just about to leave when the parrot behind her started to talk.
“Go over tomorrow. Go over tomorrow. Go over tomorrow.”
It was squawking so loudly that Su Qingsang turned around, practically glaring at the parrot in her shock.
“Go over tomorrow. I will go over tomorrow.”
The parrot was still squawking, and Su Qingsang felt momentarily nonplussed. Unable to take it anymore, she walked towards it. “Stop squawking. Shut up.”
The parrot was not at all afraid of her and continued, squawking two more times. Zhang Yichen took a step forward and glared at the parrot.
His glare was much more effective. The parrot stopped talking immediately and backed away as if it was afraid of Zhang Yichen.
Su Qingsang couldn’t help laughing at this but tamped down her laughter as she caught Zhang Yichen’s gaze.
“Thank you, Uncle.”
She bowed to him and was about to resume her exit. Unfortunately, right at that moment, she turned around, her ponytail got caught on the shirt button at Zhang Yichen’s chest.
“Ouch.” Su Qingsang gasped when she felt the tug at her scalp, and the pain caused her to freeze.
In her embarrassment at the awkwardness of their last exchange, she had turned around a little too quickly. She had not expected something like that to happen.
She moved forward only to feel another pull on her scalp.
“Don’t move,” said Zhang Yichen in a low voice. She complied and stood still.
“Your hair is caught on my button.” Zhang Yichen stepped closer telling her what had happened. Su Qingsang wanted to speak, but Zhang Yichen spoke again before she could.
“Don’t move. I will untangle your hair.”
With her hair stuck on his button, she would be far too close to him if she turned around.
As the thought struck Su Qingsang she remained in place, unmoving. She felt more than a little awkward standing like that.
Su Qingsang spoke to him softly. “Thank you, Uncle.”
She felt Zhang Yichen moved closer to her from behind. He lifted his hand, to untangle her hair gently.
Su Qingsang dared not move at all because of how awkward the situation was. She was also quite embarrassed, lamenting being prone to such situations, particularly when she encountered Zhang Yichen.
Zhang Yichen was all quiet behind her. After waiting for about thirty seconds, she couldn’t help but check. “Is it done?”
In Zhang Yichen’s hand, he held the strands of Su Qingsang’s hair that had just been caught around his button.
Their faint fragrance was familiar. He remembered this smell, he remembered smelling it, when Su Qingsang came out of the shower…
“Uncle, is it done?”
Su Qingsang had been waiting for quite a while and was compelled to ask again.
“It’s done.” Zhang Yichen let go of her hair. He moved backward and stood his well-trained body ramrod straight.
“Thank you, Uncle.”
Su Qingsang stepped away, without looking back at Zhang Yichen.
“I’ll make a move then. See you tomorrow, Uncle.”
“See you tomorrow.” Zhang Yichen looked at her. “I will be there on time.”
“I’m going off.”
Su Qingsang felt really self-conscious. She was really embarrassed to have been so rude before an elder so many times.
After her departure, that indistinct fragrance that was in the air soon dissipated once again.
With his eyes closed, Zhang Yichen tilted his head up. He was about to try to take in the remaining scent that still lingered there.
He snapped back to his senses quickly, looking in the direction where he felt certain someone had just been peeping in.
He walked forward quickly, with his eyes narrowed. He moved to the spot where he thought someone might have been and paused there. He looked around, but there was no one in sight. He glanced over the direction of the main mansion again.
He knew that, except for Old Master Huo, the other elders of the Huo family were not at home today. It wasn’t as if the weekends meant everyone would be free.
On the contrary, whether it was Huo Mingguang or Liu Tongjia, they were far likelier to be away than at home on weekends, due to their respective positions.
So, who had been standing there just now?
“Yichen.”
Old Master Huo came back out after speaking on the phone. The weather had been quite good as of late, so he was generally quite willing to be out teasing the parrot.
“Uncle.”
Zhang Yichen walked over and Old Master Huo looked at him. “Why were you over there? The weather is still not right for there to be any nice views in the garden just now. It will take a while, before there’s anything to look at.”
“It’s nothing. I was just looking around.”
In the end, Zhang Yichen did not voice his suspicions or investigate further.