I glanced at my bare wrist and pouted. It was all his fault. He got drunk early in the morning and made me angry. In a hurry to run away, I forgot to take it.
"The stuff that can save your life is something you can forget. You deserve to die then." After saying this, Gu Yuan vanished with a twist of his figure.
He left me and Lihua in the restaurant. I sat dejectedly in the corner and said, "He's always so cold - blooded."
Lihua smiled sweetly and said, "I don't think so. I think he actually cares about you quite a bit."
"Hehe, you haven't seen his violent side."
"After this, will you still forget the Helper's Spell and the silver bell?"
I sighed, listless and not in the mood to talk.
But I had already given the answer. Definitely not. Next time, I'd tie them to my hand and never take them off, not even when I took a bath.
"Look, although Third Master was a bit harsh this time, it's to teach you a lesson. If you don't feel the pain once, you'll never remember."
"You did fall and it hurt at that time, but now you're standing here safe and sound, not even a scratch on you."
That's true, but his attitude really pissed me off. No wonder he felt like his kindness was being treated like a dog's lung.
Lihua continued with a chuckle, "And you don't know. Just now when that ghost baby was about to eat someone, Third Master stared at it intently. His knuckles cracked as he clenched his fists. He was even more nervous than you."
"Really? He's actually nervous about me? I don't believe it."
"You just don't believe it. I used to think Third Master was heartless. But after today, I realized I was misled by Jinyue."
"Jinyue? You know Jinyue? Right, she's the altar spirit of Qilian."
"You're wrong. I'm actually her possessed disciple. Qilian is at most the assistant shaman. It's all my fault for being too kind - hearted. I was misled by Qilian and Jinyue and let that black spirit into the altar. I actually knew Jinyue was killing people and stealing their skins, but I was too cowardly to stop her, which led to this big mistake. So I deserve to die."
Lihua got emotional as she spoke, her voice choking, "Thank goodness Third Master is magnanimous and didn't hold it against me."
So there was this backstory. No wonder Jinyue stole Gu Yuan's necklace and it ended up in the hands of the black spirit. It all made sense now.
Seeing Lihua feeling so self - reproachful, I quickly explained to her that it wasn't as she thought.
It was clearly Gu Yuan's own romantic debt. He took a concubine, had his fun and then ran away, leaving the woman full of grievances and leading to this act of revenge.
When I mentioned the concubine, Lihua burst out laughing and asked me who told me Jinyue was Third Master's concubine.
I told her everything I knew. After hearing it, she sat on the ground, slapping her thighs and laughing. Her laughter was so inexplicable that it confused me.
"Oh my god, you're so naive. You actually believe this. Don't you know Jinyue's status? Does she even have the chance to climb so high? Third Master is a celestial being with thousands of years of cultivation. Jinyue is at most a local spirit with only a few hundred years of cultivation."
I didn't expect Lihua to know so much.
She also told me that before, Jinyue and her mother were the family - protecting spirits of her family for generations, so everyone knew what was going on but just didn't expose it.
It was true that Jinyue's family had saved Gu Yuan back then. Gu Yuan even stayed in her family for a few years to recover from his injuries. Later, Jinyue's mother had the idea of marrying Jinyue to Gu Yuan, but Gu Yuan flatly refused. After he recovered, he left.
In order to revitalize their family, they lied and said that their daughter was engaged to Third Master. As long as they were related to Third Master, ordinary celestial beings wouldn't dare to attack them.
I see. That damned He Bi misled me. Now that everything was clear and the misunderstanding was resolved, I felt much better.
...
In the evening, when I got home, I took Lihua into my altar. I picked up a writing brush, wrote her name on a piece of yellow paper, lit incense and burned yellow paper to inform the celestial beings above. From then on, she was the wandering spirit of my altar.
Thinking that I had really misunderstood Gu Yuan today, I had to find a way to make it up to him. After all, he was still my top - level life - saving boss.
I specifically went to the kitchen and made a bowl of tremella soup.
Celestial beings usually eat sacrificial offerings. I don't know if they'll eat this.
I carefully carried the tremella soup. When I entered the bedroom, Gu Yuan should have just taken a bath and was lying on the chaise lounge on the balcony, reading a book.
He was wearing a white bathrobe. His hair wasn't completely dry yet, wet and a bit messy in strands. But with his good looks and his unique charm, even if he had a mess on his head, in my eyes, it was still a kind of messy beauty.
I stood at the door and was completely stunned. I've known him for so long, but every time I saw him, I was amazed.
"Close the door behind you." Only then did I realize that I was so distracted looking at him that I almost forgot to close the door.
I quickly kicked the door shut and then walked up to this "grand - uncle" like a sycophant.
"Th...".
I forced myself to hold it back. If I called him Third Master again, would he eat me?
"Look, I specially prepared this tremella soup for you. It can beautify your skin and clear away heat and toxins. Why don't you give it a try?"
Gu Yuan lowered his eyes and didn't even look at it, saying, "Not interested."
He really didn't understand the delicacies of the world. What a waste! If he didn't eat it, I would.
I picked up the spoon and ate it all up, even sucking the last bit of the soup into my mouth.
After eating, I couldn't help smacking my lips and saying, "Ah, it's so delicious."
Then I was about to leave with the bowl.
"Wait." Gu Yuan put down the book. His cold eyes, like a cold pool, met mine.
The wet hair, the bathrobe, the deep eyes. This was just too sexy!
"What did you come in for?"
I got a bit nervous under his gaze and couldn't help swallowing my saliva as I said, "I came to thank you for saving me today, so I specially made this soup. Who knew you didn't like it."
"Do you like it?" His voice was deep with a grainy texture, which made my heart itch.
"I like it. I'm even full from it." I couldn't help licking my lips, still feeling unsatisfied.
He looked at my satisfied expression, stood up from the chaise lounge, walked up to me and looked down at me from above.
"You're full, but I'm still hungry."
I looked up at Gu Yuan. His expression was full of charm and I couldn't figure him out at all. The curve of his lips was just right. This downward look almost made me suffocate.
In this eye - to - eye contact, I was definitely the first one to look away. I just felt my breathing getting rapid, my throat dry and my face blushing.
"Then... what do you want to eat... I'll go out and make it for you."
As soon as I finished speaking, I wanted to turn around and run.
But Gu Yuan just picked me up horizontally and said, "I think you taste pretty good..."
"Don't. I have to go back to school tomorrow."
"I'll take you..."
...
Early the next morning, I changed my clothes and waited outside the door. Gu Yuan hadn't come out yet, but it was still early, so I could wait.
During this period, I had learned a lot, at least how to read people's expressions.
When Gu Yuan didn't smile, it didn't necessarily mean he was unhappy. And when he occasionally smiled, it didn't necessarily mean he was happy.
Although his face was unpredictable, I managed to figure out a little bit by feeling my way.
Since he seemed happy today and was even going to take me to school voluntarily, I wanted to discuss with him about applying for half - boarding.
These days, staying with him every day was really too much for anyone.
I just hoped he could give me a few peaceful days, even three days a week would be fine.
At eight o'clock in the morning, we arrived at the school gate on time. Gu Yuan went to park the car while I went into the school first to go through the boarding formalities.
Just as I finished the formalities and was about to go back to find Gu Yuan, I bumped into the senior I had had a crush on for two years...
I was just about to go up and say hello when another voice stopped me.