Gu Qingheng chuckled, "Then remember to always keep me by your side, don’t lose me..."
Yang Ruxin looked at Gu Qingheng but suddenly stretched out her hand, pulled open his clothes, and bit down on him.
Gu Qingheng inhaled sharply, but he didn’t push her away or make a sound.
"I’ve marked you," Yang Ruxin said, looking at the circle she had bitten into his shoulder that was now outlined with beads of blood, a satisfied smile on her face. "In this life and the next, no matter when, I’ll always be able to find you..." As she spoke, she pulled out a medicine bottle, "I’ll apply some medicine to you first."
But Gu Qingheng grasped Yang Ruxin’s hand, "The mark might disappear if you put medicine on it."
"But..."
"It doesn’t hurt!"
Yang Ruxin really did put away the medicine bottle and then bent down to kiss his shoulder.
Meanwhile, Fang Tianze sighed softly at the doorway and then stepped back outside.
Gu Qingheng, listening to the retreating footsteps, had a smug arc to his lips. Anyone with designs on his Xinxin, no matter who it was, had to be nipped in the bud.
After that, the two of them didn’t continue with their displays of affection, knowing full well that if they did, someone would surely come along. So, they began to light the fire and make soup.
In the courtyard, Fang Tianze was somewhat conflicted. Sister Xinxin was so wonderful; it was certain that people would like her. He just hadn’t expected Sister Xinxin to like that Gu Qingheng. Although Gu Qingheng was outstanding, he felt... he wasn’t worthy of Sister Xinxin. Maybe... perhaps his family could talk to Sister Xinxin. She had a lot of options available to her...
"Soup’s ready," Yang Ruxin called out from the kitchen just then.
Gu Yao hurriedly went in and brought out a basin of soup, but before they could start drinking, there came a knocking at the door.
"Dad, Mom, what brings you here at this time?" Gu Yao went to open the door, and when Fang Tianze saw Fang Dehua and Yuan Mengzhu standing at the entrance, he was surprised and somewhat nervous, "I’ve only stayed here one day, you all..."
Unexpectedly, Sini and Little Zhou Ying, who were happily eating meat, also ran over and each grabbed Fang Tianze’s hand, then looked at Fang Dehua and his wife warily, "Don’t take Brother Tianze away, he likes it here."
Fang Tianze was so moved he was close to tears.
Fang Dehua and Yuan Mengzhu quickly waved their hands, "We’re not taking him away."
Sini and Zhou Ying laughed and then, in a tacit understanding, released Fang Tianze and continued back to eat their meat and drink their soup.
Fang Tianze instantly had a blank look on his face.
Fang Dehua, not knowing whether to cry or laugh, hurriedly explained again, "We didn’t come to take you away; we came to pay a visit to your Sister Xinxin and Senior Dao Xuzi..." The moment Yuan Mengzhu received the message from Liuyun, she was thrilled. Unexpectedly, Yang Ruxin was Dao Xuzi’s disciple. Now there was hope for their son, so they immediately set out for this place.
"Mr. and Madam Fang, please come in," Yang Ruxin promptly welcomed the two into the courtyard,
However, when Fang Dehua saw Qi Jingyi and Qi Jingrong, he became unsettled. These two were... but they seemed to ignore him, eating meat and drinking soup as if he wasn’t there, so he didn’t dare to approach them rashly.
"This is my master," Yang Ruxin pointed at Dao Xuzi, who was grabbing four or five skewers of barbecue, his beard smeared with sauce. "Yunmen Mountain’s Dao Xuzi."
"Don’t bother me, thank my disciple if you want to thank someone," the old man said, not waiting for Fang Dehua to respond before turning around. Seeing Gu Yao grabbing the last skewer of grilled chicken wings, he instantly flew into a rage and dashed over. Each holding one end of the skewer, he declared, "This is mine..."