Chapter 25 - You Are Special (1/2)

Translator: EndlessFantasy TranslationEditor: EndlessFantasy Translation

In the study, on one side of the wall were bookshelves while the other was pinned with sketches. The workbench was neatly arranged with tools such as hole-punching tongs, hand drills, carving knives, etc… On the table, there was also a half-finished product with jade and peonies on it.

Tang Wan was making tea. As the pot was filled with boiling water, the study was filled with the faint fragrance of black tea.

She was about to serve the tea to Jiang Jinshang when she realized that he had already circled behind her.

She was caught off guard, causing her hand that was holding the cup to tremble. The tea almost spilled, but..

In the next second, he had already reached out and held her hand to steady the cup.

“Are you afraid of me?”

The cup was too small. Tang Wan held it with both hands. At this moment, it was wrapped in his hands. His fingertips were warm, and his body temperature was on the high side. It was as if there were sparks tickling the back of her hands..

It was a little hot.

“No.” Tang Wan looked calm on the surface and tried to pull her fingers out, but she was restrained and couldn’t do anything. “Fifth Master?”

“We’re more familiar with each other now. I’m still living in your courtyard temporarily. And I see you everywhere.”

“You keep calling me Master. It always makes me feel like we’re a few generations apart. In fact, I’m merely three years older than you.”

“What Grandpa Tang said this morning was actually quite right…”

His tone was calm and gentle. He lowered his eyebrows and looked at her. There was no desire in his eyes, as if he was casually talking about the weather.

Tang Wan guessed what he was going to say next, but when he really opened his mouth and said,

“Should we change the way we address each other?”

His voice was extremely warm. He pressed down the last word and slid the entire sentence to a low and ambiguous place.

Tang Wan’s heart pounded wildly and pressed against her chest.

It dyed her ears red.

“Change the way we address each other?”

“Yes.”

When Old Master Tang spoke about this, he was only half-joking. The joke passed in a moment, but when Jiang Jinshang spoke, his tone completely changed. Moreover, his tone was gentle and modest, making it impossible for people to refuse him.

Actually, the way he addressed Tang Wan was just a few words, but it constantly reminded Tang Wan that the person in front of her was the master of Sijiu City. She had to respect him. Once this boundary was broken..

More things that would be broken later on.

They were not the same type of people. Even if she was tempted, Tang Wan didn’t really want to get too involved with him.

Sijiu City and Pingjiang was different and things were much more complicated at the Jiangs.

***

At this moment, the bodyguards were squatting in the courtyard, fiddling with the flowers and plants.

Most of them were born into the martial arts world. They usually held guns and clubs, but now, a few grown men were holding a small pink watering can while watering the flowers and plants. A rather amusing scene indeed.

“We can’t live like this anymore. We ruined the shower and took the blame. Now, we have to water the flowers? How did we become like this?”

“Ask Fifth Master.”

“He must have taken a liking to that girl. He even lied through his teeth, saying that he knocked down her flowerpot yesterday and dirtied her yard. In the end…”

“We had to pay for the entire yard’s greens.”

“We agreed to break off the engagement. Why did he start flirting with her? Shouldn’t we tell the madam about this?”

“What are you talking about? Unless it’s about his body. If you dare to say anything else, you’ll have to plant trees in the desert tomorrow.”

They had followed Jiang Jinshang for a long time. Previously, they had also felt that their master treated Tang Wan a little differently, but they did not dare to think in that direction. After what happened last night and this morning, even a fool could tell that something was off.

They watered the flowers and squatted in the corner basking in the sun. On second thought, it was not a bad life.

***

On the other side, Tang Wan held back her trembling heart and slowly withdrew her finger from his palm, slightly increasing the distance between the two of them.