"Luwei'er, stop. You're hurting me," Su Yang suddenly said.
Yi Luwei immediately stopped in her tracks.
Only then did she realize that she had been gripping his wrist far too tightly while dragging him away from Fu Yancheng.
Her expression instantly changed from anger to concern.
"I'm sorry! Are you hurt?"
She quickly released his wrist and examined the slightly reddened skin.
"Here, let me help you."
Before Su Yang could tell her that it was nothing serious, Yi Luwei reached into her spatial ring and retrieved a healing pill.
"Take this."
Su Yang stared at the pill in her palm.
"Luwei'er, isn't this a little excessive? It's only—"
"Take it."
Her tone left absolutely no room for argument.
Su Yang smiled helplessly.
"Fine."
He accepted the healing pill and swallowed it. A gentle medicinal energy immediately spread through his body, soothing the slight pain in his wrist.
Yi Luwei finally relaxed.
However, when she raised her head, their eyes unexpectedly met.
For a moment, Yi Luwei froze.
The surroundings seemed to disappear.
She found herself staring directly into Su Yang's eyes.
His eyes…
Yi Luwei entered a momentary trance.
She had known Su Yang since childhood, yet for some reason, she had never noticed just how unusual his eyes were.
They were beautiful and incredibly clear.
His irises appeared almost black, yet deep within that darkness were faint traces of molten gold, seemingly swimming beneath the surface whenever the sunlight touched them.
It created a strange yet mesmerizing appearance.
Why have I never noticed this before?
Yi Luwei wondered.
She continued staring.
Meanwhile, Su Yang became increasingly uncomfortable.
Why is she looking at me like that?
He blinked.
Yi Luwei continued staring.
Is there something on my face?
Still nothing.
Wait… is there something wrong with my eyes?
Su Yang suddenly became nervous beneath her intense gaze.
Without thinking, he licked his slightly dry lips.
Yi Luwei's heart skipped a beat.
Her eyes immediately fell upon his lips.
He… he licked his lips.
Her face gradually became red.
A ridiculous thought suddenly appeared in her mind.
Is he… thirsty for me?
Her heart began pounding.
Does Brother Su Yang want to kiss me?
The moment that thought appeared, Yi Luwei's mind became chaotic.
Memories of certain romance books Elder Sister Bai had forced her to read suddenly resurfaced.
A man and woman stare deeply into each other's eyes…
He wets his lips…
Then he slowly approaches…
Yi Luwei swallowed nervously.
This is exactly like the book!
Her cheeks became increasingly red.
Then, gathering what little courage remained within her, Yi Luwei slowly leaned toward Su Yang.
Her eyes gradually closed.
Brother Su Yang…
She waited.
And waited.
Nothing happened.
Meanwhile, Su Yang stared at her in complete confusion.
Why did she suddenly close her eyes?
He tilted his head.
Then realization struck him.
Something must have entered her eyes!
That explained everything.
Why else would she stare at him strangely before suddenly closing them?
"Don't move."
Yi Luwei's heart almost jumped out of her chest.
Don't move?!
Before she could process his words, Su Yang gently placed both hands on the sides of her head.
Yi Luwei's entire body stiffened.
He then drew her face closer to his.
Her thoughts exploded.
He really is going to do it!
She could practically feel his breath.
Brother Su Yang is much bolder than I thought!
Her face became completely red.
Meanwhile, Su Yang was concentrating intensely.
I need to see which eye it entered.
Yi Luwei misunderstood his actions entirely.
Feeling Su Yang pull her closer, she became convinced that he could no longer restrain himself.
Her nervousness gradually disappeared.
She slowly wrapped both arms around him.
Su Yang froze.
Why is she hugging me?
Before either of them could make sense of the increasingly strange situation—
"Ahem!"
Someone loudly cleared his throat.
The two immediately froze.
Su Yang turned his head.
Yi Luwei's eyes snapped open.
A servant stood several steps away, staring determinedly at the ground as though the stone pathway had suddenly become the most fascinating thing in the world.
Silence descended.
Yi Luwei slowly realized their current position.
Her arms were wrapped around Su Yang.
His hands were still holding her face.
Her cheeks became crimson.
She immediately jumped backward.
"I—I…"
Yi Luwei wanted nothing more than to find a hole and bury herself inside it.
What was I thinking?!
She mentally chided herself.
Then another person immediately received the blame.
It's all Elder Sister Bai's fault!
If she hadn't made me read those ridiculous romance books, I would never have misunderstood Brother Su Yang!
The servant cleared his throat again.
"I apologize for interrupting, Young Miss… Young Master Su."
Yi Luwei's embarrassment intensified.
"Master Yi has concluded his meeting and requests your presence," the servant continued while bowing deeply.
He deliberately kept his eyes lowered.
Yi Luwei slowly turned toward him.
The glare she gave the unfortunate servant looked powerful enough to pierce mountains.
The servant felt a chill travel down his spine.
He immediately looked even farther away.
I saw nothing.
Absolutely nothing.
Su Yang, completely unaware of the reason for Yi Luwei's embarrassment, turned toward her.
"Luwei'er, come on. Let's go."
He casually held out his hand.
Yi Luwei stared at it.
Her blush, which had only just begun fading, immediately returned.
Nevertheless, she placed her hand in his.
"Mm."
Together, they followed the servant toward the main building.
Neither noticed the large white cat sitting behind them.
Princess stared at their departing backs.
"Meow?"
No response.
Her tail twitched.
"Meow!"
Still nothing.
The two had completely forgotten about her.
Princess immediately released an indignant whine before running after them, her fluffy tail raised high in protest.
"MEOW!"
Only then did Su Yang glance backward.
"Oh. Princess is still here."
Yi Luwei covered her face helplessly.
Princess glared at him as though deeply offended before following the two toward the main building.