Second Marriage

Translator: tarararawr

Editor: Larkspur

Chapter 30 Part 1

After those words came out of Ye Shen’s mouth, there was silence in the carriage.

There was no wind on this muggy day. Even the air seemed to stick together during the long silence, making it difficult to breathe smoothly.

Ye Shen saw the fog in the deepest part of Xiao Youning’s eyes, and the light in the fog was like a firefly in the dim carriage, which could go out at any time, in the blink of an eye.

She was still surprised by his words.

Ye Shen knew that he was a little impatient with his plans. If his strength went too far, he would frighten her.

He was a Daoist Priest and also a man. There was no reason for him to stay at a young girl’s home when she lived alone.

Even if he wanted to get closer and send someone to protect her, he could have done it in other ways.

Ye Shen was annoyed when he realized he had miscalculated. He lost in the first battle to get close to the woman he liked. His face was no longer indifferent. It showed a rare embarrassment, and his lips were pursed.

But he still had to say something to give himself or her a way to ease the tension, and he couldn’t always block the path to it.

“I…,”

Just as Ye Shen was about to speak, torrential rain poured down from the skies. Xiao Youning’s ears were filled with the sound of the pounding rain on the roof of the carriage.

The heavy rain interrupted Ye Shen’s words, but completely pulled her back from the shock and confusion.

She looked up and happened to meet Ye Shen’s burning eyes.

Xiao Youning was surprised again.

This was the first time she had clearly seen the Daoist Priest show his emotion that was as light as water. It was new to her and made her heart skip a beat. She couldn’t help but guess that this emotion was due to the delay in waiting for her reply.

This kind of guess made Xiao Youning secretly delighted. It was accompanied by a kind of guilt that she could not explain clearly.

Why should she be happy about the Daoist Priest’s worry for not receiving a reply?

Xiao Youning considered this but did not dare to think deeply. It was to the point where she did not dare to look at him again. She looked over his head at the slightly swaying muslin curtain. The raindrops falling on the window brought a hint of coolness. As it hit her face, it allowed her to finally clear up her mind by a lot.

However, this action led Ye Shen to form more misunderstandings. The area between his eyebrows scrunched together into a crease. He finally let out a weak sigh and used his fingers to press that area.

“I’m being ridiculous. Don’t worry about it, Young Miss Xiao.”

He gave up on trying to remedy the situation and chose to retreat for now.

”No, no… I was thinking that the house is so small that there is not even a side courtyard. It is wrong to have the Daoist Priest live in the second room. It is close to the gate and alley, so I believe it will be noisy.”

The courtyard only had three rooms. It was not big at all. She lived in the rear, so where would she have a guest courtyard? There were also things in both side rooms.

That would be too wrong for the Daoist Priest.

She would guard herself against another man or woman without even thinking about it.

But the Daoist Priest was a monk, so there was nothing to guard against. The fact that the Daoist Priest could speak like this to her showed that he was magnanimous in her mind, as opposed to herself… Xiao Youning found herself letting her imagination run wild and shook her head as if she could shake the signs of blasphemy she had about Ye Shen.

When Ye Shen heard her answer, he was delighted at first. However, he saw her shake her head the next moment and his heart was sinking again.

This up and down was simply unbearable. He was not sure what she meant.

“It’s better if I don’t bother you too much. I have a place to stay in the capital, and I don’t stay at other places outside often.” Ye Shen still didn’t want to embarrass her, so he coughed and was ready to change the topic.

“It’s no trouble! As long as it’s you, the Daoist Priest, coming!” Xiao Youning rapidly looked up and said the anxious words.

Ye Shen was shocked by her raised voice. Xiao Youning was also startled by what she blurted out. Very quickly, she hung her head down, her ears boiling hot.

What on earth was she doing? She reacted like that just now and was so nervous that she was now afraid the Daoist Priest would not stay anymore.

She forgot her manners so carelessly, she must not bite off her tongue. Her view suddenly darkened, and she felt a warmth brush the top of her hair.

She was familiar with such an action. The Daoist Priest was patting her on the head again.

But this time she also heard a chuckle. It was really cheerful, like the warmth that fell on the earth to melt the ice and snow. It penetrated into her heart.

“Then I will have to bother you.”

Ye Shen smiled. His hand gently touched her hair again. The satin-like touch made him unable to pull his hand away, but his sense of reason was still around.

tarararawr’s rararamblings: Every time Ye Shen touches Xiao Youning on the head, it reminds me of something in Chinese called “touching head kill”. It’s referring to when a guy comforts or shows love to a girl by touching her head or patting her on the head! *patpat*