Xu Lao came over, his voice quite imposing, "What happened?"
"It seems your servant, while serving dishes, accidentally bumped into someone’s tea, which spilled onto Young Master Gu’s sleeve," a lady nearby said.
"Old Master, I really didn’t do it on purpose. I had just finished serving the dishes and was about to withdraw when Young Master Gu tugged at me, and in my panic, I knocked over the guest’s tea cup next to us. Old Master, I truly didn’t do it on purpose. It’s just that Young Master Gu tugged at me, and I got so flustered that I stained his sleeve," the servant said. As he spoke, his eyes brimmed with tears, looking pitifully at Young Master Gu, and he kept asking, "Young Master Gu, if you felt my service was not up to par, you could have told me directly. When you pulled on my clothes, it really scared me, and that’s why I got so panicked and spilled the tea on you."
There was nothing unclear about what the servant said.
Apparently, Young Master Gu took advantage of the beautiful servant serving dishes to steal a fragrance, but the servant was too sensitive and got scared, which led to the spilling of the tea cup of the guest next to them, and the tea splashed onto Young Master Gu’s sleeve.
In a word, Young Master Gu failed to steal a kiss and instead gave the servant a fright.
Tsk tsk, everyone says Young Master Gu is a modest and refined gentleman. But now, having disappeared for three years and returning to the Imperial Capital, his behavior is becoming more and more laughable.
Sneaking touches with women—this is the future heir of the Gu Family; it would be a laughingstock if word got out.
"Young Master Gu, this is where you are in the wrong," Madame Wan tsk-tsked and said, "This is the Xu Family’s celebration, and most of the people at the table are your relatives. Even if you have taken a fancy to the young lady, you can’t make moves on her in front of so many guests. If you really like the young lady, you could find an excuse to talk to Xu Lao afterward. If you spoke up, would Xu Lao really refuse to grant you this favor?"
Young Master Gu indeed looked even more charming and upright than he had three years ago, but his way of doing things was inscrutable, verging on the behavior of a rogue.
Madame Wan finished speaking and looked at Gu Yecheng.
All they saw was Gu Yecheng sitting still in his place, as if he were enduring something.
Xiaofeng held his hand, giving him strength.
She could clearly feel his hand getting colder and colder.
She wanted to directly transfer Spiritual Energy to him, but since there was an ancient object in Yecheng’s body, Xiaoqi couldn’t do the job.
Everyone was looking at Yecheng, waiting to see his reaction.
"Yecheng, are you feeling unwell? Look, there’s sweat on your forehead. Is it too hot?" Men Chao spoke softly as if he had discovered a serious issue.
With Men Chao’s reminder, everyone looked at Yecheng’s forehead, where indeed, large and small beads of perspiration covered it, as if he was enduring great physical pain.
"Yecheng, what’s wrong with you? Are you feeling ill?" Xu Lao looked at Yecheng’s condition, his brow furrowed tightly, "Why are you still kneeling on the ground? Help Young Master Gu get up and rest."
The beauty on the ground immediately got up to help Yecheng.
Xiaofeng instantly blocked her action and said with a faint smile, "There’s no need to trouble yourself. Acheng might have eaten something bad, so he’s feeling a bit uncomfortable. If possible, I’d like to take Acheng and leave early. Would that be alright?"
Xu Lao was waiting to see a good show.
With Yecheng’s current condition, he could clearly feel that Yecheng’s body was enduring extreme pain. At this time, just a light touch from the servant would send the person flying, just like the day Acheng had thrown Xuexue.
Then, by a strange coincidence, the servant might just happen to die.
Isn’t it fun? Truly too much fun.
But the expected incident did not happen, and Xu Lao felt somewhat displeased. Looking at the meddlesome Xiaofeng, he felt for the first time the irritation of having a thorn in his eye.
Why did this woman appear here, and why did Yecheng show no reaction to her, despite being so close to her?
And it seemed like their hands were held together the whole time.
Isn’t it that Yecheng will not allow women to approach him when he is ill, to get close to him? What’s going on now? Why can this Su Xiaofeng get close and be so intimate with him?
"Young Master Gu’s discomfort, could it be too timely? Could it be that seeing the situation exposed, he wants to slip away?" Mrs. Cheng covered her mouth and snickered, "Actually, what’s the big deal? Young Master Gu is young and vigorous. It’s understandable that he can’t restrain himself when he sees a beautiful girl. Everyone agrees, right?"