son, don't mess around

As Xu Zhongshan approached the corridor under the eaves, he immediately heard a warning shout coming from inside the room door.

He was subconsciously startled and turned around abruptly to retreat.

Just as he retreated back to the courtyard, a window under the eaves not far away opened wide. Then, a sharp sound was heard in the air, and a hidden weapon came straight at his face from the window.

Xu Zhongshan's whole body suddenly tensed up and he quickly stepped back and dodged.

"Shhhhh!"

Three silver flying knives fell into the yard. Before Xu Zhongshan could stand still, two figures jumped out of the window and quickly blocked his way.

"who?!"

A cold and murderous voice sounded in the yard. Xu Zhongshan stopped, looked up, and his eyes fixed.

Two men appeared in his sight, about thirty years old, with weathered faces and fierce eyes, staring at him coldly and vigilantly.

Xu Zhongshan's heart sank when he sensed the extraordinary aura of the two people.

At this moment, the door under the eaves not far away opened. Then, another female figure walked out of the room.

It’s Hu Yao!

"Who is it?!"

Hu Yao walked out, her tone somewhat cold.

But when she walked out of the eaves and into the yard, she looked carefully and was stunned when her eyes fell on Xu Zhongshan.

"It's you?!"

Hu Yao recognized Xu Zhongshan at a glance. Wasn't he the man who had spoken rudely to her at the party at the manor yesterday?
The second son of the Xu family, Xu Zhongshan? !
Hu Yao was obviously a little surprised and stunned. But in a short moment, her expression changed drastically: "Why are you here?!"

In an instant, Hu Yao's face became extremely gloomy and ugly. There was a hint of haze in his eyes and his expression became fierce, as if some secret had been discovered. He no longer had the weak and pitiful look he had yesterday.

Xu Zhongshan quickly noticed her reaction and his heart sank.

There is indeed something wrong with this Hu Yao!
They are here today, and they must be discussing some secret.

His Highness letting him get close to Hu Yao must be related to this.

But Xu Zhongshan had not expected that these people were so vigilant that they easily discovered his whereabouts. Now that he was caught red-handed, the two men next to him had very unfriendly eyes, and their auras were steady and their martial arts were not bad.

Xu Zhongshan's mind was working quickly, and he responded quickly, with a calm expression: "Miss Hu?"

As he spoke, Xu Zhongshan looked at Hu Yao, his expression becoming slightly affectionate: "I came here specially to see you, Miss Hu."

"See me?!"

Xu Zhongshan's sudden words made Hu Yao a little stunned. She stared at Xu Zhongshan in surprise: "What do you want from me?!"

"I offended Miss Hu a lot at the manor yesterday, and I feel guilty about that. There were so many people around yesterday that I didn't have the chance to apologize to Miss Hu alone. Therefore, I came here today to apologize to Miss Hu."

"Apologize to me?!"

Xu Zhongshan's words obviously made Hu Yao a little confused.

But soon, a sneer appeared on her face: "Xu Zhongshan, you don't think I'm a fool, do you?"

Such a poor excuse naturally could not fool Hu Yao.

At this time, the two people who stopped Xu Zhongshan also realized that this person knew Hu Yao, and looked at Hu Yao vigilantly.

Facing Hu Yao's questioning, Xu Zhongshan's expression remained unchanged, and he continued, "Miss Hu is indeed smart. I came here today not only to apologize to Miss Hu for what happened yesterday, but also to tell her a secret."

secret?

At this moment, a hint of suspicion appeared on Hu Yao's face again.

Xu Zhongshan said he apologized to her for what happened yesterday, but she naturally didn't believe him. But if there was any other secret, Hu Yao was a little hesitant: "What secret?"

Xu Zhongshan glanced at the two men standing beside him, who were eyeing him eagerly, and seemed to be hesitant to speak.

Hu Yao glanced at him coldly and said arrogantly, "Just say it if you have something to say."

Xu Zhongshan seemed to be embarrassed for a long time before he spoke: "Actually, what I want to say to Miss Hu is..."

"I have admired Miss Hu for a long time!"

"The reason why I spoke rashly yesterday and offended Miss Hu was because I wanted to attract Miss Hu's attention..."

"I'm sorry for the offense. It's all my fault. Please forgive me, Miss Hu..."

In just a short moment, Xu Zhongshan had come up with a set of rhetoric. On the surface, this set of rhetoric seemed flawless, but upon closer inspection, many loopholes could be found.

But Hu Yao obviously didn't have time to think about it. When Xu Zhongshan said that he had admired her for a long time, Hu Yao was obviously stunned.

Unexpected!

Is this... a confession?
Expressing your feelings so bluntly?
This caught Hu Yao off guard.

Yesterday, she was outshined by Miss Zhao in public and lost all face.

She holds a grudge against this matter.

And the reason for all this was because of the man in front of her. And now, yesterday this man suddenly appeared in front of her and said that he had admired her for a long time?

Anyone would be confused if it were anyone else!
Hu Yao obviously felt the same way. When she realized what was happening, a more obvious sneer appeared in her eyes: "You admire me?"

Obviously, she didn't quite believe it.

But Xu Zhongshan's reaction made her somewhat suspicious.

"Exactly!"

At this moment, Xu Zhongshan showed his superb acting skills over the years. He looked at Hu Yao seriously and affectionately, and said sincerely: "I have admired Miss Hu for a long time. Miss Hu is beautiful and talented. There are so many people in the capital who admire Miss Hu. Naturally, I will do the same..."

"However, Miss Hu is of distinguished and noble status, and I am just an ordinary person. I know that I am not worthy of Miss Hu, so I can only resort to this last resort to attract Miss Hu's attention..."

It has to be said that Xu Zhongshan's remarks were extremely misleading.

If he had said directly that he liked Hu Yao, Hu Yao would naturally not believe him. But he took the opportunity to retreat, and this euphemism was more convincing.

Hu Yao was naturally confident in her looks, and there were many people in Beijing who admired her. It didn't seem surprising that Xu Zhongshan liked her.

Coupled with what happened yesterday, Xu Zhongshan did seem to have caught her attention in public. This made Hu Yao half-believe and half-doubtful, looking at Xu Zhongshan in front of her.

She was naturally aware of the Xu family's current situation. Old Master Xu had been dismissed from his post, and the Xu family was indeed in decline. Xu Zhongshan in front of her had no achievements at all.

So……

"You are quite self-aware and know that you are not worthy of me!"

The sneer on Hu Yao's face became even stronger. She looked down at Xu Zhongshan, her eyes full of contempt and sarcasm.

At the same time, there is pride!
She was much more convinced of Xu Zhongshan's words.

But because of this, the ridicule in her eyes was not concealed at all.

Is he worthy of me?
Hu Yao naturally looked down on Xu Zhongshan, and when she thought of the humiliation of yesterday, the sarcasm on her face became even stronger.

"Who do you think you are? How dare you try to attract my attention? Don't you realize who you are?"

"Are you worthy of me?!"

Hu Yao's tone was excited and her face was slightly distorted. She was obviously venting the humiliation of yesterday to Xu Zhongshan.

At this moment, she felt very happy and did not hide her anger at all.

Xu Zhongshan just listened quietly, without showing any dissatisfaction on his face. On the contrary, when he heard Hu Yao's remarks, he looked even more lonely.

The tone of his voice was also somewhat distressed. "I know I am not worthy of Miss Hu, so I dare not disturb Miss Hu easily. However, even if Miss Hu doesn't like me, I will never give up!"

Xu Zhongshan's words were very confident, and his expression at this moment was really quite affectionate.

"I am sorry for offending Miss Hu today. Please forgive me. If Miss Hu doesn't want to see me, I will leave now and will not disturb Miss Hu."

Xu Zhongshan said this, turned around heavily, and left with a lonely temperament.

Hu Yao was left standing there, a little dazed. To be honest, she was fooled by Xu Zhongshan's reaction.

This guy really likes me that much?

Just as Xu Zhongshan was about to leave, the two men in the yard who had been silent suddenly realized something.

"and many more!"

One of the men suddenly stared at Xu Zhongshan with a suspicious look: "No!"

"How did you get in?!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Hu Yao suddenly reacted.

Yup!

There are people guarding outside the backyard of the restaurant today. How did Xu Zhongshan get in?
Xu Zhongshan stopped and turned around. Facing the suspicious and vigilant eyes of several people, he looked normal and looked at Hu Yao infatuatedly: "To be honest with you, Miss Hu, I felt guilty about you after yesterday. I wanted to visit you and apologize early this morning, but I found that Miss Hu had gone out, so I followed her all the way here..."

"Someone blocked my way outside the door. I was really worried about Miss Hu, so I climbed over the wall to get in..."

When these words were spoken, the two men next to him stared at Xu Zhongshan: "When did you come?!"

"What did you just hear?!"

At this moment, a cold murderous aura suddenly hit Xu Zhongshan, and his heart trembled. Just as he was about to hold his breath and calm down, he realized something and a look of fear immediately appeared on his face.

"I, I don't know..."

"I just came in and ran into you..."

Xu Zhongshan's reaction was extremely natural, without showing anything wrong at all.

Even the panic reaction is extremely normal.

The two men looked at each other, and then another one walked up to Hu Yao and said in a low voice with cold eyes, "Who is this person?"

Hu Yao glanced at Xu Zhongshan: "The second son of the Xu family."

"Xu family?"

The man's eyes fixed: "What does it have to do with Prince Xu's Mansion?"

"It doesn't matter."

"Then..."

The man made a knife gesture with his hand, his eyes cold. No matter what, this person trespassed here today, so he should be killed to prevent future troubles.

Hu Yao narrowed her eyes and shook her head: "No."

"Although this person has no power, his father was the Minister of Rites before and was under the surveillance of the court. If he died, it would be very troublesome."

As a child of an aristocratic family, Hu Yao naturally knew that she couldn't kill people casually. Moreover, the Xu family was now under the surveillance of the imperial court. If Xu Zhongshan died, it would definitely cause the Secret Heaven Department to investigate, and it might even lead to her.

"Then how do we deal with this person? What if he leaks some information?"

Hu Yao's gloomy eyes flickered, and he said in a deep voice: "He probably didn't hear anything. Even if he did, it doesn't matter. Now that things have come to this, just deal with it cleanly on your side. Anyway, there's no way to find out..."

The man's eyes were cold and flickering, as if he was still hesitating.

Hu Yao looked at Xu Zhongshan again and said, "Leave this man here, and let me test him. If he is wrong, you can deal with him later."

The man thought about it and finally nodded.

At this moment, Xu Zhongshan in the yard was already sweating profusely.

But he didn't show any abnormality.

It was not until he saw Hu Yao talking with the man for a long time and the man looked at him coldly that he turned and left.

Then, Hu Yao's voice came: "Xu Zhongshan, come here."

Hearing this, Xu Zhongshan walked up to Hu Yao and asked, "Miss Hu?"

At this moment, when he looked up again, he could no longer see the coldness on Hu Yao's face. Instead, he saw a gentle and warm face. Just like the daughter who was surrounded by stars yesterday in the manor.

Hu Yao's voice became softer and gentler: "I didn't scare you just now, did I?"

Xu Zhongshan's heart sank, and he immediately guessed the woman's purpose. He was certain in his heart, and asked tentatively: "Miss Hu, they are..."

"Them? Some of my friends. They just came to talk to me about something. They don't mean any harm."

"I see."

"Xu Zhongshan, let me ask you a question."

Hu Yao's eyes fell on Xu Zhongshan, sizing up the man in front of her.

You know what, even though I didn't look at him closely before, I realized that Xu Zhongshan is quite a handsome man.

Hu Yao's eyes lit up slightly.

The Xu family's genes are indeed good, otherwise they would not have given birth to a girl like Xu Lan. Xu Zhongshan also inherited his parents' good looks. At the same time, due to years of martial arts training, Xu Zhongshan is more mature and stable than those ordinary dandies in the capital. He has a burly figure and a good temperament, which makes Hu Yao quite surprised.

Although Xu Zhongshan's family had fallen on hard times, he still had a good-looking face and a pretty good figure.

Thinking of this, Hu Yao's eyes showed a little strange color, and her tone became lighter: "You said you admired me, when did it start?"

Xu Zhongshan already knew about this problem. When he met Lin Jiangnian yesterday, Lin Jiangnian had already reminded him. He also gave him all the intelligence information about Hu Yao.

Therefore, in response to Hu Yao's questions, Xu Zhongshan spoke eloquently and calmly, and from time to time his face was full of enthusiasm and servile reactions, perfectly showing the reaction of an admirer.

Then Hu Yao continued to try to speak, but Xu Zhongshan responded calmly. This made Hu Yao more convinced. Xu Zhongshan was interested in her.

Just a simple admirer!
Thinking of this, she felt relieved, and her eyes flickered slightly when she looked at Xu Zhongshan.

As a daughter of the Hu family, she naturally looked down on Xu Zhongshan's family background. However, Xu Zhongshan was quite good-looking and admired her so much, which made Hu Yao feel a little proud.

Thinking back to what happened yesterday, I feel even happier.

Zhao Xi, right?

The man you asked to help yesterday, but today he comes to kneel down and lick my ass?
The more Hu Yao thought about it, the more proud she felt. When she looked at Xu Zhongshan again, there was a hint of something in her eyes.

"Xu Zhongshan, do you know Zhao Xi?"

Facing Hu Yao's question, Xu Zhongshan was about to refute subconsciously, but when he noticed Hu Yao's flickering eyes, he thought to himself: "We know each other, but not very well. In my heart, there is only Miss Hu, no one else!"

Hu Yao was very pleased with this. She narrowed her eyes and stared at Xu Zhongshan: "It's good that we know each other."

"Would you like to help me do something?"

Xu Zhongshan looked normal, with an excited look on his face: "Miss Hu, tell me as soon as possible."

"I will do my best!"

Seeing this, Hu Yao showed a look of satisfaction on his face.

She is very satisfied with this licking dog.

"..." (End of this chapter)