Lu Fengshou grinned lewdly, "Look, we still have to watch. Doesn't this little lass like all eyes on her? It's free to look, and we don't lose anything by it, hehe."
After venting their frustrations haphazardly, the two reluctantly made their way to Zhang Jiawang's house.
Hearing their report, Zhang Jiawang seriously suspected them of dereliction of duty. How could they not have found anything important in such a long time, only trivial matters?
Li Qiang stretched his sun-blackened arm in front of him and lamented, "Uncle Jiawang, you can't say that. Look, to infiltrate the enemy's ranks, we've been working for free by the well every day. My arms are tanned like charcoal sticks. And this old face, honestly, I've never seen anyone as shameless as me..."
Lu Fengshou chimed in, "I haven't either."
Zhang Jiawang sighed heavily, patted the shoulders of the two, "I'm just too anxious. You two continue to keep an eye on things. Report to me immediately if there's any unusual situation."
Li Qiang and Lu Fengshou nodded incessantly.
The next day, as evening approached, after Lu Ye left, Li Qiang and Lu Fengshou nudged each other towards Bai Sheng.
Seeing their hesitant demeanor, Bai Sheng raised an eyebrow and asked, "Something wrong?"
Li Qiang grinned, "Hehe, esteemed employer, busy? There's something, after much thought, we still feel we should report to you."
"Speak," Bai Sheng continued to sketch her blueprints. She planned to build a road from her doorstep to the town road and then plant flowers and trees along the roadside.
Li Qiang and Lu Fengshou exchanged glances and whispered, "It's just... it's just... esteemed employer Lu Ye just said he was going out for something, but he's actually going to meet Zhang Lanlan at Shayang Ridge."
What?!
The pen in Bai Sheng's hand paused. Before Li Qiang and Lu Fengshou could finish speaking, she sprinted towards Shayang Ridge.
Good for you, Zhang Lanlan, you white lotus, daring to seduce her man. She'll tear you apart!
And you, Lu Ye! How dare you keep it from her and go to see an old flame!
The sun was setting in the west, and the heat had considerably decreased. The layered sandstone trees stood in the desert like a group of tall, burly men, frozen in a moment of daze.
Behind a sand rock, a man and a woman stood about five to six meters apart.
"Little Ye Ge!" Zhang Lanlan called out to Lu Ye with a blushing face, her affectionate eyes almost clinging to him.
Lu Ye felt uncomfortable under such a gaze and was quite disgusted. He didn't want to get involved with Zhang Lanlan and directly asked, "What exactly do you know about the death of my parents?"
He had initially thought his parents had died of thirst, but he didn't expect this woman to say there was another story. Although he desperately wanted to ignore her, he decided to endure it for the sake of investigating the truth.
Zhang Lanlan avoided the question, couldn't help but take a few steps closer, and asked with eyes full of longing, "Little Ye Ge, are you... are you really planning to forget me?"
Lu Ye frowned, "What do you mean? You've never entered my heart, so how can there be anything to forget?"
"No, you're lying!" Zhang Lanlan's voice was full of sorrow. "We grew up together. You killed so many wolves to save me. You only started to distance yourself from me because Li Xuanyi liked me, because he was your good brother! Little Ye Ge, I'm telling you, I don't like Li Xuanyi at all. The one I've always liked is you! Only you!"
Is this woman sick?!
Lu Ye was utterly speechless. "Zhang Lanlan, listen clearly. That year, Li Xuanyi, Li Xiaowu, and I went hunting, and you insisted on bothering Li Xuanyi and following us. I killed the wolves to save everyone, not just you! Please don't flatter yourself!
Besides, I never liked you. You're too conceited. If you talk nonsense again in the future, don't blame me for turning ruthless!"
Big tears rolled down Zhang Lanlan's eyes. She shook her head and cried, "No, Little Ye Ge, woo woo... you're lying, you clearly like me, woo woo... I'm the prettiest young lady in Huangsha Village, why wouldn't you like me?! Don't run away anymore, I won't be with Li Xuanyi, I'll wait for you forever. That damned slave is ugly and dirty, and not worthy of you at all! Only I, only Zhang Lanlan, am your destined match!"
Lu Ye clenched his fists. "If you speak ill of my wife again, I won't be polite! If you have no news related to my parents' death, please leave immediately! Get out!"
"I won't, I just won't, Little Ye Ge, I won't live without you either!" Zhang Lanlan suddenly rushed up, wailing, and opened her arms to hug Lu Ye. Lu Ye, disgusted, pushed her away and then turned away angrily, preparing to quickly leave this troublesome place.
This woman is inexplicable!
From childhood to adulthood, he had never looked at her properly, and sometimes he couldn't even remember her existence. How could he have given her the false impression that he liked her?
Lu Ye froze as soon as he turned around, "Bai... Bai Sheng? How did you—"
Bai Sheng smiled lightly, "I happened to be passing by and didn't expect the two of you to be here. Excuse me, did I interrupt you two?" Isn't she a white lotus? She can also be chillingly white!
Lu Ye panicked, "It's not what you think, wife. I didn't do anything with her. I came here just to—"
"Didn't do anything with her, then why did you hide it from me?" Bai Sheng's gaze sharpened, not letting Lu Ye finish.
Zhang Lanlan snorted coldly, "Who do you think you are? Why should you tell you about the matters between me and Little Ye Ge?"
Bai Sheng crossed her arms and smiled leisurely, "Because I am Lu Ye's legitimate wife. May I ask, who are you to him? Are you a slut who knows he has a main wife, yet deliberately tries to seduce him, wanting to be his concubine?"
"You, you—" Zhang Lanlan's face turned ashen with anger. She would never be a concubine. She, Zhang Lanlan, with her beauty, was destined to be the lady of the manor!
Lu Ye looked coldly at Zhang Lanlan, "Your opinion is not needed for matters between my wife and me!"
Bai Sheng walked closer to Lu Ye, her gaze fixed on him, "Lu Ye, tell me honestly, what is your relationship with this woman?" She had wanted to ask this question for a long time. When it comes to matters of the heart, clarity is essential!
Lu Ye met her gaze and said frankly, "There is no relationship. From beginning to end, I have never liked her. This is all her self-indulgence. Today she lied to me, saying she knew there was another reason for my parents' death, so I came to see her."
Hearing Lu Ye's words, Zhang Lanlan's fingers, clutching her handkerchief, gradually turned pale.
Bai Sheng smiled, "What about me? Do you love me?"
"Yes!" Lu Ye's heart skipped a beat. He had already planned to confess his feelings to Bai Sheng, he never expected her to ask directly.
"How much do you love me?"
"I want to give you the best things in the world, to make you happy, and I can die for you!"
Bai Sheng smiled and closed her eyes, "Lu Ye, kiss me!"
"Wh... what?" Lu Ye's heart skipped a beat again.
"I said, kiss me!"
"Okay!" Lu Ye cupped Bai Sheng's face and, with his heart pounding like a drum, covered her lips.
In front of Zhang Lanlan, the two hugged each other tightly, kissing passionately, completely ignoring others as if they were air.