Hearing this, the smile that had always hung on Shu Yue's lips suddenly froze. Then, that crescent - like smile gradually faded, and his thin lips tightened into a straight line. A hint of indescribable melancholy clouded his heroic eyebrows.
He buried his bitterness deep in his heart, where Shu Yao couldn't see. Clearly, he could feel the other person's warmth, but why, oh why, did he feel so far away? Their two hearts could never be tightly intertwined.
Shu Yao, I'm willing to give it all for you. But why do you always avoid me and refuse to truly face my feelings for you?
The pain in his heart was buried too deep. Shu Yue frowned slightly, trying his best to ease the faint ache in his chest. Then he pretended nothing was wrong and continued to cling to Shu Yao, but his tone sounded inexplicably weak.
"I didn't think about marrying anyone else at first. Daddy is mine, and I'll stay with Daddy for the rest of my life." Then, he looked up, his eyes full of tenderness as he stared at the face that made him crazy. His red lips parted slightly and said, "Daddy won't dislike me, right?"
Shu Yao looked down, taking in the charming eye shape and the deep pupils. They were perfectly combined, with a touch of warmth but also a hint of melancholy.
This melancholy was too desolate and too lonely. It made him feel a bit heart - ache.
"Of course, of course not." He shook his head but didn't dare to look into those affectionate and gentle eyes again.
"I knew Daddy wouldn't." Although feeling sad, Shu Yue still clung to Shu Yao like a child. He tightly wrapped his strong arms around Shu Yao, wishing he could stay on this slender and beautiful body for just one more second.
"Okay, let's go to sleep." Shu Yao's reaction was much calmer than usual, and he didn't resist the strong embrace from this man much.
"Okay, I'll listen to Daddy." He nodded obediently. Just as he was about to lie down with Shu Yao in his arms, he heard a faint and strange sound outside the door.
"Daddy, there's someone outside. I'll go and check."
"Someone?" Shu Yao, who was less vigilant, hadn't reacted yet when he saw Shu Yue quietly sneaking towards the wooden door.
As soon as Shu Yue reached the door, he vaguely saw two black shadows through the crack. He sneered and suddenly opened the door, hitting two heads right in the chest.
The two peeping little Taoist priests felt as if they had run into a thick wall. They rubbed their heads and looked up at the tall and handsome man in front of them. His imposing sword - shaped eyebrows and invincible aura were far beyond their reach.
His chiseled and three - dimensional facial features were deep and imposing. His eyes were as sharp as an eagle's, with distinct and resolute edges. He stood there heroically, unconsciously exuding a sense of oppression.
The muscles on their faces twitched. They felt that if they stayed one more second, they would be frozen into ice by that gloomy smile. They scratched their heads nonchalantly and forced a smile, "Shu, Shu Yue..."
After such an extremely awkward greeting, just as they turned around to flee, their collars were grabbed from behind with such force that they couldn't take another step.
In fact, Shu Yue didn't use much strength. It was easy for him to control these two short little Taoist priests.
"Two senior brothers, what brings you here so late?" He held one in each hand and slightly poked his head out from the gap between them. His deep and hoarse voice sounded like a demonic sound lingering in the ears of the two little Taoist priests.
The seemingly lazy and calm tone in their ears made the two little Taoist priests tremble with fear.
One of the little Taoist priests with a diamond - shaped face and asymmetrical features waved his hands repeatedly, "Brother Shu Yue, we were just passing by, just passing by..."
As he said, he winked at his partner beside him. The other little Taoist priest also quickly said, "Yes, yes. We couldn't sleep and came out for a walk. We were just passing by. Please don't be angry with us, Brother Shu Yue."
With their collars being grabbed like this, they even felt that the next second they would be easily lifted into the air by this man.
So they answered extremely carefully and didn't dare to mention what they had peeped at.
"Oh, really?" The careless words in their ears continued. The voice was too alluring but also carried a chill.
The two little Taoist priests heard that voice again, like a beautiful melody, lightly passing through every corner of their eardrums at the slowest pace, but it was extremely cold: "Then I'd like to ask, since you were just passing by, why were you outside my room, two senior brothers?"
Shu Yue slightly curled his lips and said calmly, "Could it be that you peeped at something?"
He didn't need to guess. Just from the nervousness and panic of these two Taoist priests, he could roughly tell that they might have seen the scene of him and Shu Yao together.
What he was most worried about was that these two people would spread this matter. It didn't matter to him, but he would never allow Shu Yao to be gossiped about and ridiculed by others.
"No, no. We didn't see anything." They waved their hands in a hurry, shaking their heads like rattles.
Shu Yue sneered from his nose. Then he slightly tightened his hands and grabbed their collars more firmly, making the two little Taoist priests hold their breath.
"Brother Shu Yue, don't..." The tight collar restricted their breathing. In a state of panic, both of them made gestures of pleading for mercy.
"You'd better tell the truth, or don't blame me for being rude!"
"We, we'll tell. We did, did see something."
"See what?"
The cold voice sounded again. The two Taoist priests felt as if ice chips were hitting their heads, and they were cold to the bone from head to toe.
"We saw that you and Shu Yao were hugging each other, and you were very intimate." The little Taoist priest with the diamond - shaped face murmured, his heart pounding with every word.
"So you want to spread this matter throughout the Kunshan School?" Shu Yue's tone was lazy, but in fact, he was probing.
The two were shocked and quickly shook their heads in denial, "No, no. We will never say a word. We didn't see anything. Really!"
Shu Yue smiled satisfactorily and relaxed the strength in his hands a bit, "Good. You're smart. I hope you'll keep your promise."
"Yes, yes."
"But remember, if I hear any rumors, I'll assume it's you who spread them. Don't blame me, your junior brother, for being merciless."
The cold warning clearly penetrated their nerves. They were too scared to say another word and could only nod their heads like chickens pecking at rice.
Shu Yue then let go of them and still smiled at the two little Taoist priests.
The little Taoist priests swallowed their saliva. They felt that this smile was like a ghost floating in the dark night, terrifying. Then they saw the man say "as if in the spring breeze", "Then I won't keep you two. We're going to rest. See you tomorrow."
The two little Taoist priests didn't react in time when they saw that hideous smile disappear through the small crack in the door.
They looked at each other and felt as if they had just walked through the gates of hell. They quickly fled this dangerous place...