"I... I heard that Third Brother brought a girl home, so I thought about coming over to talk to her." Su Miaoyi stumbled over her words as she explained.
Upon hearing this, Su Luo’s eyes became questioning, "Third Brother, has she caused trouble again? How..."
In the past, Su Yunling hadn’t been willing to deal with Su Miaoyi, but he hadn’t forbidden her from moving around the West District, either.
But now, considering Third Brother’s intentions, how...
"You don’t know?" Tang Yichen asked as he heard Su Luo’s query, raising his eyebrows slightly, "Earlier, this cousin of yours broke into Third Brother’s study without permission and even drugged his cup. You didn’t know about this?"
Upon hearing this, Su Luo was stunned, "What... What?"
Breaking into Third Brother’s study, putting drugs in the cup, this...
Turning her head, Su Luo looked at Su Miaoyi with wide eyes, "Miaomiao, you... you... are confused."
"I know I made a mistake," Su Miaoyi said, looking pitifully at Su Yunling, "Third Brother, I know I was wrong, and you didn’t end up drinking the tea, right? Please forgive me."
Su Yunling didn’t look at her, merely lowering his gaze slightly and turning the ring on his index finger, remaining silent.
Seeing that Su Yunling didn’t speak, Su Miaoyi thought she had persuaded him. Her expression brightened, and she stepped forward to hug Su Yunling’s arm, "Third Brother, I knew you wouldn’t..."
"What? What? What are you doing touching and grabbing?" An off-key voice interrupted.
Very soon, Su Miaoyi’s wrist was tightly grasped.
"Sir." Yun Sen grabbed Su Miaoyi’s wrist, pulling her away to stand at a distance from Su Yunling, waiting for instructions.
"Take her to Su Yecheng, and pass a message," Su Yunling said, lifting his eyes to glance at Yun Sen.
"Sir, you may speak."
"Remind him of his promise from last time; let him not forget," Su Yunling said indifferently.
"Got it." Yun Sen replied and then dragged Su Miaoyi away.
After a few steps, Su Miaoyi finally realized what was happening and struggled, turning back towards Su Yunling, "Third Brother, I was wrong, I truly... Mmm."
She hadn’t finished speaking when Yun Sen covered her mouth, "Be quiet."
Watching Su Miaoyi being led away by Yun Sen, Su Luo also finally snapped back to reality, "Third Brother, it was me who brought Miaomiao here, could you possibly... just this once?"
"Dog Luo, this isn’t your business. This matter between Third Brother and your Second Uncle has already been settled. Last time, Su Yecheng already promised he would take proper care of her and not let her into the West District," Tang Yichen stepped forward, tugging at Su Luo’s arm.
"But this time, I was the one who brought her here. The guard did try to stop her, but I insisted on bringing her in, I..."
Because she came in with Su Luo, the guard didn’t stop Su Miaoyi.
When Su Luo said this, he was completely trying to plead for Su Miaoyi.
"If you insist on pleading for her, why don’t you take the punishment instead?" Su Yunling left these words behind as he walked towards the yard.
Hearing this, Su Luo became rigid on the spot.
"What are you doing? You think that Third Brother hasn’t lost his temper in so long that you’ve forgotten about his temper?" Tang Yichen leaned towards Su Luo and whispered.
Hearing that, Su Luo coughed lightly and glanced at the retreating figure of Su Yunling.
"Daring to drug Third Brother’s tea, she really doesn’t know what’s good for her!" Su Luo declared righteously, "She indeed deserves to be punished! It’s good for her to learn a lesson."
With those righteous words, Su Luo hurried after Su Yunling.
Actually, his feelings towards Su Miaoyi were just... average, at best.