23 Let Me Take You Home (2/2)

”Shhh, be good. Don't let Mo Shufen see you.”

The man's voice was low and warm, laced with a hint of concern. Li Wei immediately knew who it was and stopped resisting. Her heartbeat pounded strongly in her ears. She could feel her cheeks warming up as her lips spread into a happy smile, all her worries disappeared immediately.

She must not miss this golden opportunity. Her shameless arms encircled around his waist and she took in his scent, only responding simply, ”En.”

From the second floor of the teahouse, Mo Shufen looked down onto the main floor, but couldn't find Li Wei anywhere. It seemed she had guessed Li Wei wrongly. Li Wei didn't come to find her. A feeling of disappointment shot at her heart and she gulped the cup of wine in her hand to cover the feeling of emptiness within.

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Li Wei walked behind Khan Bojing as he led her through the crowd. Every now and then, she would glance up to avoid bumping into others, but her eyes stared at his hand all the other times. His hand held onto her own tightly, as if he was afraid to lose her among the others. Today, his hair was hidden underneath a big hat and he had on blue robes. His steps were fast, but also at a pace she could keep up with. His hand was larger than hers, its warmth cradling against her skin. She was so focused on trying to remember his presence, in case she wouldn't see him again for a long time, that she didn't realized he had come to a stop and bumped into his back.

”Can't you take better care of yourself?” Khan Bojing's lips pursed together tightly and he sighed in anger. He was concerned for her well being, but could only let out his worries as lectures. If he wasn't standing there, would she have fallen into the river?

Li Wei smiled and agreed easily, ”En. I'll pay more attention to my surroundings from now on.”

”Good, good.” He looked up at the willow tree above their heads. ”Keep your words.”

Such an easy promise. She nodded eagerly. ”En, I'll take care of myself. Yebai, take care of yourself too.”

Khan Bojing gazed fondly at Li Wei when she called him intimately. No one other than his parents have ever called him this name. Li Wei and him couldn't be considered as being close. They weren't much more than strangers, but when he heard his name coming from her smiling lips, his heart fluttered. A thought suddenly came to his mind that he wouldn't mind it if she only called him like this from now on. ”It's getting late, let me take you home.”