Chapter 62: Gentle Feelings Like Water

  The unusual feeling has never been so good, only to feel that the sunshine, the wind, and the people coming and going, are all pleasing to the eye. The beauty in his arms looks around with a smile, making him want to hold her tightly in his embrace, wrapping his arms around her warm and soft body.

  The horse's hooves beneath him had slowed to a pace that could hardly be slower. He just wanted to walk for another moment, so he could spend more time together.

  In fact, in her heart, Shu Li was hoping that Xue Leng Yu would stay in the Wang Fu, so she could at least see him every day. Now that he's left the mansion, she wouldn't come to find him often, and it wouldn't be convenient for him to go find her every day either. From now on, their meetings would be few and far between.

  Sighing softly in his heart, he only wished to settle the current matters as soon as possible, so that he would have time to be young and reckless, and also pursue what is known as emotions.

  Xue Lengyu, however, was unaware of the turmoil in Shu Li's heart. She found it strange that Shu Li wasn't being his usual self, but she didn't rush him either. Although they had walked down the street a few times before, she still couldn't help but feel curious.

  The horse slowly left the noisy crowd, and there was nothing lively to see. Xue Lengyu couldn't help but say, "Hey, are we leaving too slow?"

  Even if you're not in a hurry, there's no need to be this slow.

  "I'd like to think this road can be walked for a lifetime."

  Xue Lengyu rolled her eyes: "I don't want to, or I'll starve to death on the road."

  It's really inexplicable, and I couldn't help but say: "Lingyu, after leaving the palace, I don't know when I'll be able to see you again. Don't you have any reluctance to part with me?"

  Xue Lengyu dryly smiled: "To say that I don't feel a little reluctant, that's impossible. But in life, can't just think about love and emotions, right? You have your own things, I have my own things. They're not something you can easily put down. Besides, every now and then I'll go visit the princess, I promise you, as long as I'm at the palace, I'll come find you."

  The unusual separation in his heart was no longer so unbalanced, and he said softly: "If I am at the mansion, I will send you back myself. If I am not here, I will instruct the little servants below to send you back, how about that?"

  Such a strong and cold man, yet he also has a gentle and affectionate side. Xue Lengyu's heart softened, saying: "If you're there on time, I'll let you send me off. If not, I can just come back myself. The road isn't long, what's the point of having someone else see me off?"

  He sensed a relaxed emotion in Xue Lengyu's tone, and his heart was overjoyed. He unconsciously put his arms around her and pulled her into his embrace, but he couldn't say anything.

  Xue Lengyu simply stiffened for a brief moment before relaxing and leaning into Shu Li's embrace.

  Even more delightful was the separation, and the arms that were wrapped around each other tightened a bit more. Lowering her head, she leaned against Xue Lengyu's face, not saying anything, just tightly embracing.

  Xue Lengyu's cheeks were burning like fire, but she didn't want to struggle free. She just lowered her head and let Shu Li's face stick tightly to hers.

  His face was pressed against Xue Lengyu's soft and delicate skin, slowly rubbing against it. Although the movement was slow, his heart was bursting with fiery passion, and Xue Lengyu's gentleness only made his desire rise further. However, he had to suppress himself, except for holding Xue Lengyu in his arms, he didn't dare make any excessive movements.

  Now, Xue Lengyu only has a good impression of him, but it's not enough to get close to her yet. If he rushes things, he might scare her away. Moreover, Xue Lengyu is someone who has been married before, so if he is too casual, she might think that he doesn't take things seriously.

  Different in heart, thinking too much. Passionate in heart, but dare not make a slight move with the body. Afraid that this newly established good relationship will end with a scoundrel's curse.

  The horse was spirited and saw two people on its back, you and me, so it stopped in its tracks and refused to move, instead wandering off to the side to graze on the green grass by the roadside.

  He was held too tightly by Xue Lengyu, who felt uncomfortable and twisted his body slightly, saying softly: "Let me go."

  "What?" he muttered vaguely, his mouth still close to her ear.

  Xue Lengyu could only say: "We're almost at my house, it wouldn't be good if others saw us."

  If this were in Xue Lengyu's time, there would be many young people hugging and embracing on the streets, and no one would give it a second glance. But now it's different, and she doesn't know if men are just bolder nowadays, but she definitely doesn't want to be seen in this situation. With Xue Father and Xue Mother being so cautious and meticulous, they would never stop talking about it.

  And what about the exhibitionist next door, I don't know if he's heard about this kind of thing, will he look down on me? Now is not the time to decide whether to leave or get married, nor can I let him have such a misunderstanding.

  "En." Shu Li also knew that this was indeed hurtful to the social norms, so he turned his face and lightly kissed her cheek before letting go of her hand.

  Xue Lengyu's reputation in the village was not good to begin with due to past events. If such a scene were to be seen by others, even if no one dared to say anything to her face due to her identity as a member of the imperial family, it would still be inevitable for people to gossip behind her back, and what they said might be even more unbearable. Even if Xue Lengyu could ignore it, her parents, Xue Father and Xue Mother, couldn't afford to be careless.

  With a slight tug on the reins, the fine horse snorted and continued walking towards Shimo Village with a lazy gait.

  Entering the village, Shu Li also felt that for Xue Lengyu's reputation, he should avoid suspicion, so he got off his horse with Xue Lengyu and walked shoulder to shoulder towards the Xue residence.

  On the road, they happened to meet Wu Cheng and his son going out. Seeing Shu Li and Xue Lengyu, they were stunned for a moment, then stood aside with a smile: "Sir, you're here."

  I didn't want to bother with someone like Wu Chenggang in the first place, and even the courtesy of a slight nod was spared. Just as I was about to pass by, I suddenly stopped and said, "Wu Chenggang."

  Wu Chenggang heard Shuli calling him and was overjoyed. He hastily nodded and bowed: "Sir, what are your orders?"

  Shu Li Dao said, "The Wang's residence is not interesting, and Leng Yu doesn't want to stay for long. I'm sending her back now, and can't accompany her for long. If there's anything inconvenient in the Xue family's daily life, you should help each other out as fellow villagers."

  "Yes, yes." Wu Chenggang hastily replied.

  This was said as clearly as possible, that day when Wu Cheng just saw Shu Li helping Xue Lengyu, he began to suspect in his heart. A maid from the Wang Mansion, would they care so much? There was a small dispute at home and someone was sent to follow her. Moreover, the Wang Mansion had invited such a famous doctor. Later, he specially went to inquire about Shu Li's identity, and was even more terrified in his heart.

  Now looking at Xue Lengyu and Shuli walking side by side, the relationship between the two seems to have changed from that day's unfamiliarity, and it is even clearer in her heart. Although Xue Lengyu was a divorced woman who had been abandoned and returned home, she had also been admired by Murong Haoran before, which shows that she must have some charm that attracts men, and being liked by the people of the Wang family is not strange at all.

  Xue Lengyu didn't say much, and was about to leave again. Suddenly, an idea popped into his mind, and he hastily said: "Hey, Wu Chenggang, listen up! When I need something, I'll naturally come find you. If there's nothing going on, don't take the initiative to come over and try to curry favor."

  Xue Lengyu didn't want to get too close to Wu Chenggang, if she didn't say something like this, she was really afraid that he would try to please her and Shu Li by frequently running to her home.

  "Yes, yes." Wu Chenggang saw that Xue Lengyu was not afraid of Shu Li in front of him, and he understood even more. He hastily agreed. Although they were the local tyrants, the Marquis of Wu's mansion was someone they absolutely could not afford to provoke.