He's spoiled rotten; that wolf cub knows how to flirt and be affectionate.

Lu Baiyu learned that Qu Yi had brought a woman back from the Jing River, but he didn't know why she had brought her back.

He had spent so much time with his senior sister, and although their relationship wasn't deep, and they even clashed sometimes, he knew she was proud and even a bit foolish...

Pshaw! It's cute.

But she never really cared about anything.

Then came Yin Yuanqing, and now he's gone so far to bring back a woman.

Yu Ming looked at his master's anxious expression, wanting to laugh but not daring to, his cheeks aching from holding it in.

"Yu Ming..."

"My subordinate is here."

Lu Baiyu stared at him for a long time: "What do you want to say?"

Yu Ming felt a chill run down his spine. Did he dare admit that he wanted to laugh?

His eyes darted around, and he came up with an excuse.

"Today is the Magpie Bridge Banquet, and the city is very lively. The young lady will be returning in a few days. Why don't you go and buy her a gift, Master?"

"She ran away by herself, and I still have to buy her a gift?"

"........."

After a while, Lu Baiyu spoke again: "Where?"

Yu Ming understood immediately: "West of the city."

As evening falls, the afterglow of the setting sun turns orange-red, bathing the earth in a pleasantly comfortable temperature.

Lu Baiyu walked in front, while Yu Ming lagged half a step behind.

The streets were indeed bustling with people. Lu Baiyu disliked crowds, so he bought a jade pendant he liked and prepared to leave.

But as he turned to leave, someone called out to him.

"Bai Yu?"

The woman's voice was clear and gentle, soft and melodious.

Qu Yi returned several days later. When she got back to the inn, she found that Lu Baiyu was not there. The waiter recognized her and said that Lu Baiyu had been leaving early and returning late these past few days, as had another young man.

Qu Yi frowned, wondering where the two had gone and having no way to find them, so she simply waited for them to return at the inn.

As evening fell and night descended.

Lu Baiyu went upstairs, only to find that the room next door, which had been closed, was open, emitting candlelight.

His pupils contracted, and he strode over.

Sure enough, as soon as I entered, I saw a woman sitting at the table.

She was still dressed in white, with her hair down, the black strands still a little damp, indicating she had just finished bathing.

Hearing the voice, Qu Yi looked up at him.

Lu Baiyu sat down opposite her angrily and began to accuse her: "Where have you been all this time?"

Qu Yi: "I did some things, what happened?"

Lu Baiyu: "I've been waiting for you for so long!"

Qu Yi: "I remember I told you to go back to Bright Moon Valley first, and I'll come find you when I get back."

Lu Baiyu was furious and couldn't say a word. He turned and left with a gloomy face.

The next day, Lu Baiyu still had to leave early. Qu Yi saw him after finishing her morning exercise and asked, "Where are you going?"

Lu Baiyu clenched his fists, refusing to turn back to look at her, and left with a cold "None of your business."

Qu Yi's eyes flashed, but instead of calling out to him, she called out to Yu Ming behind him.

He instructed him to take good care of Lu Baiyu and to bring him back immediately if the poison took effect.

Yu Ming glanced at his master's departing figure, then at Qu Yi who had already gone upstairs, and shook his head helplessly.

Lu Baiyu asked Yu Ming why he had stopped him, and Yu Ming answered truthfully, without missing a single word.

After hearing Yu Ming's words, Lu Baiyu's aura finally softened considerably.

He snorted coldly and strode away.

The two arrived at an exquisite mansion. Yu Ming stepped forward and knocked on the door. A servant in blue opened the door to welcome them in.

Before they even reached the main hall, a girl in pink came running over, her dress fluttering, her smile gentle, like a butterfly dancing gracefully.

"Bai Yu!"

“Miss Jiang.” Lu Baiyu nodded slightly to her.

"I already told you to call me Yu Fu, didn't you call me that before?"

"I was young and didn't know any better back then."

Jiang Yufu sighed, "I don't know what you've been through all these years. You've become so indifferent. When your uncle said you went out to play and got lost, we were all so worried. I always thought something had happened to you."

Lu Baiyu smiled faintly and remained silent.

On the day of the Magpie Bridge meeting, he was about to leave when she called him back. He was surprised that she still recognized him. Ten years had passed, and he vaguely remembered that when he was a child, Jiang Yufu had helped him a few times when he was bullied.

Hearing that she was in poor health, he thought of repaying the kindness he had shown her when they were children and offered to treat her illness.