Liu Yushu was arranging flowers in the room when Zuitao rushed back in a hurry. Closing the door, she gasped for breath and said, "Miss, something's wrong. The Wu family has come to our door."
The Wu family?
Liu Yushu paused for a moment and put down the flower branch in her hand. "Tell me slowly. What on earth happened?"
Zuitao knelt down at her feet with a thud and confessed the whole thing about swapping the Qionghua Wine. Only then did Liu Yushu learn that the Wu family thought she had tried to poison Wu Chunzhe and had come to demand an explanation.
She told Zuitao to firmly deny swapping the wine. Moreover, the wine Zuitao had poured into the bottle was watered - down and there was definitely no poison in it. As for why such a thing had happened, it was obvious that it was the doing of the poisoned person in the Wu family.
"I'll go to the front to have a look." Liu Yushu was about to go out when Zuitao grabbed her. "Miss, the old lady said you should stay in the room and not go to the front to take the blame."
Liu Yushu thought it made sense, so she stayed in the room and waited.
It wasn't until evening that her father came back. He directly ordered her to be locked in the room and angrily scolded her from outside. "You immoral girl. Why on earth did you provoke General Wu's son? Stay inside and reflect on your mistakes. Don't go out and disgrace me. You've shamed the entire Liu family."
Hearing this, Liu Yushu couldn't sit still. This was an unwarranted disaster and she had nothing to do with it from start to finish. Liu Daqiang had never been kind to her, and now he was even siding with outsiders to scold her.
No, she had to go out and explain things clearly.
"Someone, open the door for me!" Liu Yushu shouted.
"Miss, forget it. We can't get out now. And it's already dark and everyone is resting. Going out won't help." Zuitao was extremely nervous and didn't dare to cause any more trouble.
"This matter must be clarified." She angrily slapped the table. It was all Wu Chunzhe's fault for sending her the wine. Now, look, it had caused such a mess.
Just as she was worried, there was suddenly a noise outside the door. She was startled at first and then heard the person outside walking away. She told Zuitao to go and see what was going on. Zuitao turned around and said in a surprised whisper, "Miss, the lock has been opened."
Who had opened the door for her?!
Liu Yushu gently pushed the door open. Suddenly, there were twinkling lights in front of her, flickering on and off. She stepped out of the door and took a closer look. Only then did she realize that the entire yard was filled with fireflies.
It was the season for fireflies, but they were usually on the mountain.
Liu Yushu opened her eyes wide in surprise. After a few moments of daze, she hooked her lips into a smile. The gentle breeze blew across her face, making her feel very comfortable.
She let out a sigh of relief, and her bad mood suddenly eased a lot. She sat on the swing, surrounded by fireflies, and swayed back and forth.
She didn't notice the figure hiding in the shadow under the wall at all. The figure saw the pure smile on her face, hooked the corner of his lips, and also let out a faint smile.
"Zuitao, go and get a bottle." She wanted to catch some fireflies and put them in a jar. She was afraid that after tonight, the fireflies would all disperse and she wouldn't be able to see them anymore.
However, who on earth had opened the door for her? Was it her grandmother? Apart from her grandmother, she couldn't think of anyone else in the mansion who would dare to go against her father.
Early the next morning, just as the sky was starting to get light, Liu Yushu secretly slipped out of the back door. She left alone and told Zuitao to stay behind so as not to be discovered. When she left, she carefully locked the door again.
She was definitely not going to take the blame for this. If she had really done something wrong, she would be willing to be punished. But the problem was that someone was trying to frame her. She couldn't just sit there and wait for trouble.
Since she had sneaked out, she naturally couldn't be discovered by outsiders, so she wore a veil. A thin layer of light - pink gauze covered her beautiful face, but her pair of big, bright, and affectionate eyes were exposed, making her unforgettable at first sight and hard not to attract others' attention.
Several passing men stared at her blankly. She glared at them fiercely. But the men thought she was flirting with them and followed her with a stupid smile on their faces. Frightened, she quickly quickened her pace.
Liu Yushu was complaining in her heart. It was really an inauspicious start. As soon as she went out, she met some lecherous men.
"Get out of the way. If you dare to stare at me again, I'll dig out your eyeballs." A low - pitched and fierce scolding came from behind.
She turned around and saw a familiar and handsome face. Wu Chunzhe was dressed in white clothes, which were stained with dirt and leaves. There were dark circles under his eyes. He looked tired, as if he hadn't slept well. With a fierce expression, he glared at the men who were following her. His sharp look scared the ill - intentioned men away.
"Why are you alone? And dressed like this? What are you up to, sneaking around like this?" Wu Chunzhe crossed his arms.
"You... you've got the wrong person." Liu Yushu was puzzled. How did he recognize her? Her face was clearly covered.
She turned around and walked away, but he took a quick step and caught up with her. "Hey, what's your attitude? I'm talking to you. Can't you hear me?"
Why was she ignoring him again?! Just thinking that she disliked him made Wu Chunzhe inexplicably irritated.
She was going to the Wu family today to reason with them and didn't want to entangle with him. Moreover, the whole thing was caused by him, and just thinking about it made her angry.
What made her angriest was that when she was framed for poisoning the wine, he didn't even defend her!!! How could he do this? She thought he understood her. If she wanted to poison him, she would have done it long ago, not waited until today.
The fact that the matter had escalated meant that he hadn't defended her at all!
Liu Yushu stopped in her tracks and suddenly realized that, without even noticing, she had actually started to trust Wu Chunzhe and regarded him as a friend.
Although Wu Chunzhe was naive, reckless, and impulsive, he was an upright and kind - hearted person. At least in front of Liu Yushu, he had never told a lie, which was very rare. His pride made him disdain to lie.
Liu Yushu was a bit annoyed by Wu Chunzhe following her. She came to a tea - selling stall, bought a bowl of tea, and handed it to Wu Chunzhe. "Drink it."
Wu Chunzhe was completely confused. "What does this mean?"
Didn't he suspect that she had poisoned him? Now she would poison him in public. She was just afraid that he would be too scared to drink it.