"Reconsider?"
Song Qingchao scoffed.
"If he dared to do such a thing, how could I possibly reconsider?"
With that, Song Qingchao kicked the door open with one foot.
She lunged inside with her saber.
But...
She hadn't expected a white figure to burst out from behind the door the moment she stepped in.
With the speed of lightning, it threw itself at her and hugged her tightly.
Her boots were already large and made walking inconvenient.
Now, being pounced on like this, her whole body began to fall backward.
But just as she felt herself about to fall, her saber was expertly disarmed from her hand.
And then her entire body was swept into a turn, still held in an embrace.
Song Qingchao: "???"
Before Song Qingchao could even ask.
She was carried into the room and placed down. Then, the door she had kicked open was closed by Bai You'an.
He then secured the door with a latch.
Song Qingchao watched him skillfully latch the door.
"???"
"You?"
Before Song Qingchao could even finish asking "What are you doing?",
She, she, she, she was embraced again...
Her nose filled with the familiar scent of herbs.
The heartbeat resonating through his chest pounded against her tightly closed heart, "Thump, thump, thump."
Song Qingchao struggled to lift her head, "Hey?"
She had been fierce, but for some reason, with a slight nasal tone, she sounded particularly adorable.
"I finally found you."
Song Qingchao: "......"
Why don't you take a better look and see who found whom?
She hadn't even settled accounts with him yet, and he was already making the first move.
"Hey, I'm saying..."
"Mm-hmm, you say..."
Song Qingchao was finding it difficult to breathe, "Can you let go of me first?"
Bai You'an hesitated.
But finally, he loosened his grip on her.
He even seemed a little wronged.
"I was afraid if I let go, I wouldn't be able to find you."
Gaining a moment to breathe, Song Qingchao paused, turned her head, and said unnaturally, "I'm right here, aren't I? A living person like me, what are you afraid of?"
"Of course I'm afraid. Do you know how long I've been looking for you?"
Song Qingchao glanced at him and noticed that the corners of Bai You'an's eyes were red.
"Looking for me in Ling Shi Valley? Where else could I have gone?"
Song Qingchao felt a little guilty as she said this.
She hadn't been in Ling Shi Valley recently.
But Bai You'an hadn't actually gone there either!
Bai You'an said gently, "I did go, but they said you were sick. I didn't believe them, thinking you must have left there, so I used that excuse to search for you. I was very worried about you."
Song Qingchao let out a soft sound this time.
She clutched her collar, "What do you want me for?"
Bai You'an leaned down slightly, intending to take her hand.
But Song Qingchao dodged it.
Unless he explained himself clearly, he wasn't getting near her.
Disappointed at not being able to grasp her hand, Bai You'an said,
"I'm looking for you... to explain... to explain about Shui Yun Jian. Cha chao, I was wrong."
Song Qingchao hadn't expected Bai You'an to seek her out for this.
She was momentarily unsure how to respond.
"What did you do wrong?"
Song Qingchao looked at him.
"Didn't you say General Zuo summoned you?"
A flicker of doubt crossed Bai You'an's face, but he finally affirmed, "Actually, there's something else I wanted to tell you."
Song Qingchao frowned slightly, "What did you want to say?"
She shifted her body, her gaze fixed on the door that was being continuously rattled.
"I think we should leave first."
As she spoke, she proactively took Bai You'an's hand, intending to lead him towards the door.
But she couldn't pull Bai You'an.
Instead, he pulled her back,
And then she was completely enveloped in his arms from behind.
"It's alright, these people here don't harbor any ill will towards me."
Song Qingchao was still in a daze, but hearing Bai You'an's words made her jealousy flare up again.
"What do you mean they don't harbor any ill will towards you?"
"Then why did Hong Niangzi bring you in?"
"And why did you follow Hong Niangzi in?"
Her three consecutive questions still didn't vent her frustration.
She even resorted to being childish, lowering her head and biting Bai You'an's arm.
Bai You'an winced in pain but did not release Song Qingchao.
He lowered his head and said softly, "I'll explain this to you later."
While he spoke softly and tenderly when his head was lowered, he raised his head and called out to Zhou Zhengxi outside the door, without any politeness.
"Zhengxi, stop knocking, it's me."
"Wait outside the door. Your master is with me and will be safe."
Song Qingchao immediately released her bite.
"Why did you send Zhengxi away?"
This time, it was Bai You'an's turn to be puzzled.
"If I don't send him away, he'll keep knocking, won't that attract suspicion?"
"Didn't you say we were safe here?"
Bai You'an's expression was tinged with helplessness.
"That's what I said, but such a commotion in the middle of the night, there's no need to disturb everyone."
Song Qingchao thought about it and agreed. She then called out, "Zhengxi, I'm fine. Wait for me outside."
Zhengxi outside hesitated for a moment.
"Alright, Master. If you need anything, please remember to call for your subordinate. Don't let anyone bully you."
Song Qingchao replied with a "Good," and only then did Zhou Zhengxi retreat.
Seeing that Zhengxi was no longer at the door.
Bai You'an finally relaxed.
"Chao chao, I missed you so much."
"Is that so? I don't see it."
Song Qingchao replied sarcastically.
Bai You'an sighed helplessly from behind her.
"This matter is truly all my fault."
"I should have told you sooner."
"That way, we wouldn't have had any misunderstandings."
Song Qingchao's heart was filled with trepidation.
She had actually guessed Bai You'an's identity.
But if Bai You'an had told her directly, she wouldn't have known what kind of expression to put on.
"Shui Yun Jian actually belongs to me."
Song Qingchao: "!!!"
"It's an organization for gathering information. When I was in Mo Bei City, if I had stayed in the medical clinic, I would have been constantly monitored by Zuo Suiran. But if I went to Shui Yun Jian, he wouldn't bother with me. That's why I often went to Shui Yun Jian."
"I didn't go there for any other reason than to escape Zuo Suiran."
Song Qingchao hadn't expected Bai You'an's confession to be about this.
So Shui Yun Jian belonged to him!
Why didn't he say so earlier... She had been jealous for no reason for so long.
Thinking back to her sulking self at the time, Song Qingchao felt a little embarrassed.
Bai You'an continued softly, "So, can you stop being jealous, okay?"
Song Qingchao nodded and mumbled an "Mm,".
She turned around.
And embraced Bai You'an.
The scent of herbs made her feel at ease.
"Then..."
Song Qingchao wanted to ask more, but she swallowed her words in the end.
It was Bai You'an, however, who gently cupped her face.
"Chao chao, I want to kiss you, may I?"
Song Qingchao: "!!!"