Ye Yunzhou remained silent. He turned his head and looked down at Luo Shuiyao, but his tense body relaxed a little.

The carriage moved slowly forward, and the atmosphere inside became increasingly subtle. Luo Shuiyao didn't know why, but a strange feeling welled up in her heart, as if she was being stared at by a wild beast, and her heartbeat began to accelerate involuntarily.

She bit her lip, wanting to avoid Ye Yunzhou and sit somewhere else, but as soon as she stood up, she felt dizzy and heard the sound of horse hooves and neighing outside.

Luo Shuiyao, who had just stood up, did not stand steadily and her body tilted, and she was about to fall.

Ye Yunzhou made a move almost instantly and held her firmly in his arms, and Luo Shuiyao sat firmly in his arms.

Luo Shuiyao “…”

Even someone as shameless as her would feel extremely embarrassed to sit in someone's arms in such a shameful posture.

She hurriedly stood up and tried to leave, but just as she stood up, the carriage shook again and she sat down heavily again.

Ye Yunzhou groaned, hugged her tightly with his arms, and stared at the top of her head with a darker look. Time seemed to stand still at this moment. His eyes were deep and hot, as if thousands of words were flowing in them.

Luo Shuiyao felt so ashamed at this moment that she didn't even dare to look at Ye Yunzhou, and naturally didn't see the burning in his eyes.

She wanted to stand up again and look out the window, but Ye Yunzhou's arms held her tightly.

She was full of confusion and turned around to look at Ye Yunzhou's face, but Ye Yunzhou stretched out his big hand to cover her eyes. Luo Shuiyao's eyes instantly fell into darkness. Her heart skipped a beat and an inexplicable sense of tension surged in her heart.

Ye Yunzhou asked in a deep voice: "What's going on?"

The driver struggled to stop the carriage, then turned around and said, "I'm sorry, sir. Someone just bumped into our carriage, but luckily we were able to avoid it safely."

Luo Shuiyao was about to speak when she heard a familiar voice coming from outside the carriage.

"Cousin Zhou, are you in the car? I'm Yanyan, can you come out to see me?" The voice was crisp, with a bit of eagerness and joy.

Luo Shuiyao's body froze as she tried to struggle. It was Liu Yanyan! She dared not move anymore, her heart pounding with nervousness. She absolutely could not make any noise at this moment. If Liu Yanyan saw her and exposed her, or saw her and Ye Yunzhou like this, she would have no explanation.

She held her breath, listened quietly to the noise outside, and prayed silently in her heart that Liu Yanyan would leave quickly.

Seeing that she finally stopped struggling, Ye Yunzhou put his arm around her waist to prevent her from falling again, and asked in a cold voice, "Is there something wrong?" There was obvious alienation and impatience in his tone.

Outside the carriage, Liu Yanyan heard his voice and immediately smiled brightly and was about to come forward.

"Don't come near the carriage." The coachman whipped his whip in front of her.

Seeing this, Liu Yanyan glared at him with a frown, "I am the third daughter of the Jing'an Marquis's mansion. How dare a coachman like you stop me? Be careful! I will go to your house tomorrow and tell your wife to buy you off."

Luo Shuiyao's mouth was still covered by Ye Yunzhou, so she couldn't turn around to see how Ye Yunzhou reacted, but she was secretly wondering what his expression would be at this moment.

Ye Yunzhou looked at the woman in his arms. From his angle, he could only see the top of her head. He felt particularly soft in his heart. How could someone have such beautiful hair!

The groom sat on the eaves of the carriage, whip in hand, refusing to budge. "My lady, I am no one's servant, and no one has the right to buy me."

Liu Yanyan was furious, but she didn't say anything more. She just glared at him fiercely, then turned her gaze to the inside of the car. Her voice was low and contained a hint of barely perceptible grievance, "Cousin Zhou, I haven't seen you in a while. Can you come out and have a cup of tea with us?"

Holding the person he had been thinking about day and night in his arms, Ye Yunzhou felt a heat in his lower abdomen and a dry mouth. He tried hard to restrain himself, fearing that he would disturb the woman he loved in his arms.

When he heard Liu Yanyan's words, he no longer had time to care about the meaning behind her words. He only replied to her coldly, "Who you are has nothing to do with me. I don't know you well. If you continue to pester me, I will go to your house tomorrow to ask your father how he could raise such a shameless daughter."

Liu Yanyan was originally standing in front of the carriage. When she heard him say such impolite words, she widened her eyes in disbelief, "Cousin Zhou, how could you say that to me?" She glanced at the crowd around her who were pointing at her, and she felt dizzy and took a few steps back as if her body was unstable.

Seeing this, Vanilla immediately stepped forward to support her and asked worriedly, "Miss, are you okay?"

Inside the carriage, Ye Yunzhou's voice was steady, without any ripples, "Yang Hua, aren't you leaving yet?"

"Yes, master." Yang Hua responded without even looking at the master and servant who were standing together supporting each other.

"Swish" he raised the whip, the horse neighed, and the carriage began to shake again and move. The people watching outside consciously made way for it, and the noisy sounds around gradually subsided.

.........

Meanwhile, Liu Yanyan was supported by her maid and sat down in a nearby teahouse. As soon as she sat down, she heard people around her pointing and talking at her: "Is that the third daughter of the Jing'an Marquis's Mansion? She doesn't look like the daughter of a good family."

"Who says it's not true? The entire family of the Marquis of Jing'an is rotten to the core." Another person continued.

"Yes! Who would have thought that the young lady of this noble family would be so vicious," another person said.

Bang! Liu Yanyan smashed the teacup to the ground and said angrily, "Bring them here to me. I want to know who is spreading rumors about me."

Vanilla was so scared that her face turned pale and she immediately responded and went downstairs.

But when they got to the next door, they found that no one had left. After learning about this, Liu Yanyan was furious again and shouted, "Find it! Find it for me! I want to see who has the guts to do it."

.........

Luo Shuiyao felt that she had walked a long way. She wanted to move, but Ye Yunzhou held her down tightly.

She pulled away Ye Yunzhou's hand that was covering her mouth and pointed at herself. Ye Yunzhou then seemed to wake up from a dream and released his hand that was covering her mouth.

Luo Shuiyao took a deep breath of fresh air, a hint of dissatisfaction on her face, "Can you move that dagger on your waist a little further away? It's stabbing me to death."

There was a hint of complaint in her tone.

Ye Yunzhou: “…”

He withdrew his hand from Luo Shuiyao's waist as if he had been electrocuted. His face turned red instantly and his hands were folded awkwardly on his knees.

Luo Shuiyao was let go by him, and immediately stood up and sat next to him, tidying up her clothes and hair accessories without looking up at him.

The light in the carriage was too dim, and no one saw his unnatural movements or flushed face.

Luo Shuiyao didn't notice his abnormality. It wasn't that she was careless, but she just didn't think about it that way at all.

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