Second Marriage

Translator: tarararawr

Editor: Larkspur

Chapter 25 Part 1

Does she have another villa like this? 

The middleman was temporarily confused by Xiao Youning. His brain didn’t comprehend for a while, and his mouth was open like a stupid goose.

Xiao Youning stood under the scorching sun without an umbrella. She was so nervous that her body was hot all over. Her face turned red without realizing it.

“Yes, a similar villa! One that is similar to this one!”

She was so afraid that the middleman would not understand that she revealed her intentions with a higher tone.

The girl’s sweet voice became a little sharp, and the middleman came back to his senses. He blinked at her a few times, and finally said, “The-there is…”

Ye Shen’s eyebrow slightly rose and his dark eyes flashed with a cold light.

She still has not given up and wants to continue to look for a place for spiritual practice?

“Young Miss Xiao, are all the villas given to you by your father built according to where secluded spiritual practitioners live?”

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The middleman didn’t make a mistake, but it was Ye Shen who was pointing her out.

Xiao Youning heard her heart beating violently for a while because she was nervous.

Did he realize that I was looking for a place where he could practice spiritually?

She did not turn to look at him. She stared at the shadow under her feet, her shoulders slightly hunched over in frustration.

How could she forget that Ye Shen was a Daoist Priest familiar with this area? He could naturally see how this villa was different from ordinary people’s.

The thank you gift that she wanted to prepare was just discovered, how could she not be depressed?

She did not respond. Ye Shen only thought that she was exposed and embarrassed to face him.

This could also be regarded as uncovering her scars. It was a young girl’s business after all, and it was normal to think differently after the things she had experienced.

From his peripheral vision, he saw the paper umbrella in Yuan Guo’s hand that had not been opened yet. He stepped forward to take it into his hands.

There was another round shadow at the foot of the frustrated Xiao Youning. There was a nice smelling cold fragrance entering her breath.

She looked up and saw Ye Shen holding an umbrella next to her. His proud eyes looked down slightly and landed on her.

He always had that cold look in his eyes with a harshness that was revealed unintentionally.

Xiao Youning thought that he might refuse her at first, and then preach to her. Unexpectedly, she heard a sigh near her ear.

It was long and full of helplessness.

“Xiao Youning, the road in life is very long, and you’ll always encounter frustrations and crushed hopes. If you can’t lift your foot the first time, then you can raise your foot higher the second time. If you can’t get through the second time, then you can ask someone for help. You have me right now, so what hurdles can you not cross? And yet you want to find a place to clean up, and prepare to hide for the rest of your life?”

This was the first time he was trying to talk some sense into a person, and a little girl at that. He really didn’t know how to help her see what was right, so he could only put it plainly before her.

Xiao Youning looked up at him. She went from feeling guilty and nervous to opening her eyes wide.

The girl had a pair of peach blossom orbs that opened into beautiful round eyes. They were filled with surprise, and soon revealed a glittering light.

Did the Daoist Priest misunderstand that I brought him to my own courtyard to clean it up?!

So he didn’t realize what I was going to do. 

The rapid changes in her mood were unreservedly displayed in her sparkling eyes.

However, in Ye Shen’s eyes, the little girl had heeded him and rekindled hope for life again. At the same time, he felt that her eyes were really attractive. Her pupils were lighter than those of ordinary people, and they were notably radiant. Looking at her was like looking at a crystal clear spring.

It became the most refreshing and pleasant scenery under this summer sun.

He stared straight into her eyes and saw his own clear reflection within. At the next moment, there were ripples in the clear spring and her smile flowed out.

“The Daoist Priest is right!”

Xiao Youning flashed a bright smile.

The little girl had never shown her true colors, but it made his heart move instantly when she accidentally exposed it.

It was like a flower full of dew, blooming gorgeously in the sun. Ye Shen somehow thought of the begonia he had painted before with a few thick and colorful strokes. The flower was swaying in full bloom against the wall, attracting people to pick it.

They were speaking in riddles while the worried middleman dug up another villa in his churning mind. When he thought he could probably meet her requirements, he excitedly interjected the two. “Young Miss Xiao, there are other places. There is still time if we go now.”

“We don’t have to go.”

“There is no need.”

They spoke at the same time. Ye Shen’s eyes fell back to her face. The little girl was smiling and looking at him.

Middleman: “…”

So this sale is ruined? 

Did I run here in vain on a hot day?

What else could he say? Ye Shen had already signaled to Xiao Youning with the umbrella to get into the carriage and return to the capital. He used what she was most worried about to create a hook for her attention and occupy her thoughts.

“Let me tell you about the recent news about Datong.”

As expected, Xiao Youning took the bait. She stepped into his carriage and left the middleman standing there.

Yuan Guo also thought that the sale would not go well. She saw that the middleman’s face had turned pale. She hurried to take out money from her pocket and gave it to him. “Take this first. You’ve worked hard. I still have to trouble you about a home in the capital.”

As soon as she had finished, the sound of horse hooves came from behind her. It frightened her to run into the carriage she had come in to keep up with them.

Ye Shen was stumped for a moment at the sight of the little girl who easily got into the carriage.

Just now he was trying to lure her away, so he didn’t say anything more to the person who presented the villa. His mind was shaken.

She was now in his own carriage.

He had always been picky. The things he used were the best, even if it was inconspicuous. The carriage also looked inconspicuous, the walls were made of crude iron. The facade seemed no different from other carriages, but the structure was made of less wood and the inside was much more spacious.

Although she was slender and didn’t take up a lot of space in the carriage, there was still another person suddenly in his private territory that he had to just completely put up with. They would inevitably be in contact more in the future and this feeling was still very strange.

However, no matter how careful he was, he did not reject the feeling of there being one more person, because… this little girl was so gullible that she followed his words to get in.

In any case, he was an adult man. Wasn’t she afraid of what beastly thing he would do to her?!

Ye Shen never thought of himself as a good man or a purely evil man. It was quite new to him to have someone feel at ease with a wicked man like him.