Hearing Su Mingyu's words, Mei Qing lowered her head dejectedly, and the sparkle in her eyes dimmed. "I know I may never find him, but I'm willing to wait for him, no matter how long it takes."
Su Mingyu sighed silently. She took out the ointment she got from Gu Ruobai from her bosom and handed it to Mei Qing. "Mei Qing, heal your wounds first. We can talk about the rest later. Now, have a good rest."
The moment Mei Qing saw the ceramic medicine bottle in Su Mingyu's hand, she roughly guessed what was going on.
She nodded and gratefully took the bottle. "Thank you, Miss Su."
Su Mingyu smiled. "It's okay. I'll go check on Mu Yi."
Just as Su Mingyu was about to leave the room, Mei Qing suddenly called out to her. "Miss Su."
Su Mingyu turned around, looking at her in confusion. "What's up?"
Mei Qing tightened her grip on the porcelain bottle. "Please tell my master from me that 'Mei Qing is sorry for him'."
"He's not really angry with you." Su Mingyu gave Mei Qing a reassuring smile. "You should take good care of your wounds."
After leaving Mei Qing's room, Su Mingyu let out a long sigh.
All that Mei Qing had said just now boiled down to the fact that she was in love with Gu Ruobai, but she just didn't realize it herself.
If it were someone else, Su Mingyu wouldn't be worried at all. But Mei Qing was someone she didn't know how to deal with for the time being.
In a blink of an eye, she arrived at Mu Yi's room. There, she saw Mu Yi leaning against the head of the bed, grimacing and frowning tightly.
Su Mingyu knocked on the door. "Are you okay?"
Mu Yi gave her a sidelong glance and then said weakly, "Do you think I'm okay?"
Su Mingyu touched her nose. "I'm here to bring you the medicine."
With that, Su Mingyu put down the porcelain bottle and was about to leave. But as soon as she turned around, Mu Yi called out to her. "Miss Su, you knew all along that Mei Qing was in love with 'Mo Wenyuan', didn't you?"
Su Mingyu paused, turned back to look at Mu Yi, and then nodded. "Yes."
"Why didn't you tell her before she got too deep into it?" Mu Yi's voice was cold, and the accusing tone seemed to carry a bit of blame.
Su Mingyu took a deep breath, walked up to Mu Yi, and looked down at him. "I admit that I deliberately didn't let Mei Qing know that Mo Wenyuan was actually Gu Ruobai."
"But have you ever thought that Mei Qing is Gu Ruobai's secret guard? If she knew she was in love with her master, how could she face herself?"
Mu Yi's complexion was still bad. "But if you had told her earlier, she could still stay by the master's side."
Hearing Mu Yi's blame, Su Mingyu didn't get angry but instead smiled. "Why?"
Mu Yi was caught off guard. He looked at Su Mingyu in surprise. It was only when he saw the coldness in her eyes that he suddenly remembered that she was not a weak woman.
"Her love is her own business. I can't stop her from loving, but it doesn't mean I'll do nothing."
Su Mingyu's bright eyes were still clear, but the words she said sent a chill down Mu Yi's spine.
Because he remembered that 'Mo Wenyuan' was inexplicably captured right after Su Mingyu met the King of Yu.
He opened his mouth and after a long while, he asked firmly, "Did you betray 'Mo Wenyuan'? Just to make Mei Qing give up?"
Su Mingyu didn't answer directly. She just curled her lips. "Because both you and she are people around Gu Ruobai, I don't dislike you. But you should know your own positions."
After saying that, Su Mingyu turned around and left without even bothering to look at Mu Yi's surprised face.
"Does the master know?"
Mu Yi's trembling voice came from behind.
Su Mingyu didn't stop walking. "If you can figure it out, Gu Ruobai isn't stupid."
By the time the words fell, Su Mingyu had already disappeared in the direction of the door.
Mu Yi stared blankly at the empty doorway. Suddenly, a sense of fear welled up in his heart.
This woman had used the most effective but also the most cruel way to clearly and painfully remind him that he and Mei Qing were just secret guards of Gu Ruobai.
When Su Mingyu returned to the pavilion, Gu Ruobai was looking down at a book. The quiet and tender look on his face made Su Mingyu curl her lips.
"Feeling relieved?"
Gu Ruobai put down the book in his hand and looked up at her.
Su Mingyu nodded. Thinking of the conversation with Mu Yi, she suddenly asked, "Aren't you mad at me?"
Gu Ruobai narrowed his eyes for a moment before understanding what she meant.
He squinted his deep eyes. "Did Mu Yi blame you?"
Su Mingyu raised her eyebrows but didn't say a word.
"You don't need to cover for him. I know his personality."
Gu Ruobai poured a cup of hot tea for Su Mingyu and motioned for her to sit down. "Why would I blame you? I know you just didn't want Mei Qing to be embarrassed."
"If she knew that Mo Wenyuan was me and that she had fallen in love with her master, it would be considered overstepping at best and betrayal at worst. Such things are absolutely forbidden anywhere."
Look, this man always understood her. Even without an explanation, he could understand.
Su Mingyu felt as if the thorn stuck in her throat had been removed by Gu Ruobai's few words.
She walked up to Gu Ruobai and sat down. Then she curled her lips and smiled at him. "Maybe meeting you is God's compensation for me."
Gu Ruobai's hand holding the cup paused. After a long time, he suddenly turned to look at Su Mingyu. "What's wrong with you? Did Mu Yi say something really offensive?"
Su Mingyu was both amused and annoyed by his surprised look. She helplessly pursed her lips. "Forget it. It's like playing the lute to a cow."
With that, she got up annoyed, but before she could stand up, Gu Ruobai grabbed her wrist and pulled her back.
She was tightly pressed against his broad chest, and Su Mingyu only felt a sense of peace.
Then, a low and hoarse chuckle came from beside her ear. "Then you must have done something really great in your past life to meet me."
Su Mingyu couldn't help but burst out laughing.
She tilted her head up, looking at Gu Ruobai's well - defined jaw, and gently stroked it with her hand. "You, your skin is as thick as a city wall, isn't it?"
Feeling the numbness on his jaw, Gu Ruobai grabbed her mischievous hand and then looked at her seriously. "Mingyu, can I be your husband?"
"I used to think that I shouldn't marry you in this state. I wanted to carry you through all the wedding rituals like getting off the sedan chair and stepping over the fire basin."
Gu Ruobai's eyes were very deep. Usually, they always glowed with an unfathomable light.
But at this moment, there was only obvious seriousness in those black eyes, and even faintly, a trace of uneasiness.
He turned Su Mingyu around to make her face him directly, and then continued, "But now, I'm eager to make you mine."
When Gu Ruobai said this, his voice was a bit hoarse, as if there was sand rolling in his throat, but it was extremely serious.