After being trained as slaves, they all became masters of their own affairs.

Yu Ze looked thoughtful.

No wonder he had no reaction even when Yu Ying took away the chess pieces.

Maybe he didn't know about this at all?

"Thank you so much for this. If you have a chance next time, please come visit Yu's house."

Bai Qiulei looked up at Yu Ze and smiled gently, "Compared to the past, the Yu family has changed a lot now."

"Some of the old friends in the past have already left."

Yu Ze's eyes were calm, and he said softly, "Let's talk about it later if we have a chance."

Gu Mengjun glanced at the young man casually, and placed one hand under the table gently on the back of Yu Ze's hand.

Although I don’t know what happened between Yu Ze and the Yu family in the past, it is not difficult to tell something from his expression and attitude at this moment.

However, there are more than just the Yu family around him now.

The cool and soft touch of the little hand on the back of his hand made Yu Ze feel a little more comforted, and his eyes softened as he looked at Gu Mengjun.

Yu Ying, who was sitting opposite, watched the scene silently without saying a word.

After chatting in the tea room for a while, Bai Qiulei stood up and said goodbye.

Yu Ying stood up with her mother, but when Yu Ze was about to leave, she suddenly grabbed the corner of his clothes.

"You guys go first, I have something else to say."

Noticing Bai Qiulei's puzzled look, Yu Ying smiled brightly.

After watching the two leave, Yu Ying's gaze fell on Yu Ze.

Yu Ze was also looking at her, somewhat puzzled: "Xiaoying, do you have anything else to say?"

Yu Ying didn't say anything, but just stretched out her little hand and gently held Yu Ze's hand.

Then, she raised her head and looked at Yu Ze: "Your relationship with Gu Mengjun should be very special, right?"

The sudden question made Yu Ze a little unsure of how to respond for a moment.

Under the girl's direct gaze, he finally nodded silently.

Yu Ying stared at the boy closely and said, "I know you don't have a good impression of the Yu family, but please wait for me... After this, I will definitely take you back in style."

"Actually, there's no need to do this kind of thing on purpose..." Yu Ze shook his head slightly.

"If I don't do these things, then there would be no point in me running for the position of family head candidate." Yu Ying muttered softly.

She looked at the boy's face for a long time, and then she tilted her head slightly and glanced out the window: "They have come downstairs and are waiting for us."

Yu Ze took a look out the window and saw two figures holding umbrellas waiting outside the teahouse.

"Then let's hurry up—"

However, before Yu Ze took a step, the girl's hand that was holding the corner of Yu Ze's clothes increased her strength to prevent him from going downstairs.

"Wait a moment, don't be so anxious."

Yu Ze had no choice but to stop and looked back at the girl behind him helplessly: "Is there anything else?"

Yu Ying shook her head gently: "It's not a big deal."

She twirled her hair with her fingertips, lowered her eyes slightly, and whispered, "After this, when we return to the Yu family, the intrigue will begin again... Just thinking about it makes me feel tired, so I need some encouragement..."

"In other words, can you kiss me before you leave..." She suddenly raised her head and looked at Yu Ze softly.

Yu Ze couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

Before he could react, the girl urged him, "Hurry up, don't keep mom and the others waiting."

It's you who's making them wait...

Yu Ze sighed helplessly in his heart, and without waiting for the girl to speak again, he lowered his head and kissed her lightly on the cheek.

"Is this okay?"

The girl's face flushed almost visibly, and she looked at Yu Ze with disbelief.

"Why are you looking at me with a look that says 'You really kiss me?'... Don't you know that this hurts?" Yu Ze couldn't help but sigh and hold his forehead.

"I just didn't expect you to be so decisive. I thought you would hesitate..."

"Okay, if you don't go downstairs now, your mother will think you are in danger. Let's go downstairs quickly."

Being stared at so quietly by the girl, even Yu Ze couldn't hold it anymore and turned around and walked out of the tea room.

Yu Ying gently placed her fingertips on the small red lips and silently watched the receding figure.

Then, she chased after him with light steps.

"Wait a moment."

Yu Ze looked back and said, "What's the matter again——"

Yu Ze's voice suddenly stopped.

Because in the next moment, the girl raised her fingertips and gently touched Yu Ze's lips.

Yu Ying stood on tiptoe, put her lips close to the boy's ear, and whispered, "This is to pay you back."

"Next time we meet, you have to pay me back double."

Chapter 195 She Understands Yu Ze Too Well

"Why did you come down so late? Did something happen to you?"

Bai Qiulei held an umbrella and looked at her daughter who was approaching her, and asked with concern.

Yu Ying smiled and shook her head: "Nothing, I just chatted with my brother for a while."

Upon hearing this, the beautiful woman couldn't help but shook her head and sighed helplessly.

This child has always liked to stick to Yu Ze since he was a child... I didn't expect that after being apart for such a long time, their feelings not only didn't fade, but instead became a little stronger.

"You are an adult now. Don't follow that child around all day long. Besides, he is already married. If someone sees you, it will probably lead to unnecessary misunderstandings." Bai Qiulei taught him earnestly.

"It's just a misunderstanding... I don't care."

Yu Ying curled her lips slightly and put on an elegant and dignified posture.

The beautiful woman couldn't help but roll her eyes at the girl: "You are the future head of the Yu family. If any bad news spreads, it will have a great impact on your reputation."

"What bad news could this bring?"

Yu Ying's expression remained calm. After responding like this, she bent down, holding an umbrella, and got into the carriage.

Bai Qiulei followed him into the carriage and sighed helplessly: "People outside don't know the relationship between you and Yu Ze. Maybe in the future there will be rumors that you and Yu Ze have an ambiguous relationship, or that you are suspected to be a Taoist couple... This is not good news for you."

"That's great..."

Yu Ying muttered absentmindedly, and then suddenly looked at her mother with strange eyes.

"By the way, is there really such a serious scandal?"

Bai Qiulei nodded slowly: "Of course."

Yu Ying is the candidate of the Yu family. In the eyes of outsiders, she and Yu Ze will not have any intersection.

However, every time the two met, they would always stay together... This would lead to some strange rumors.

"You should understand what mother said, right?"

Seeing that Yu Ying didn't say anything, Bai Qiulei couldn't help but ask.

It sounded like a sincere advice, but to Yu Ying, Bai Qiulei's words were simply hinting at increasing the intensity.

Yu Ying pursed her lips, trying to maintain a calm demeanor, and said "hmm" in a reserved manner: "I understand. Next time I will pay attention and try not to have close contact with him in public."

"When my father learned that I was assassinated, what was his reaction?"

Soon, Yu Ying changed the topic.

Bai Qiulei shook her head slightly: "He handed the matter over to the Great Elder."

"Great Elder...what can he find out?"

Yu Ying couldn't help but chuckle: "Stealing from the company?"

The eldest elder of the Yu family was originally from Yu Xian's faction, and this assassination was obviously done by Yu Xian's side.

"I always feel that my father has become less and less concerned about the affairs of the clan in recent years." Yu Ying whispered.

"Rather, he seems to have become a different person since his brother left."

Bai Qiulei also looked a little worried when she heard this.

If I have to say it, it seems that it was from the year Yu Ze left the Yu family that her husband's personality began to undergo earth-shaking changes.

"By the way, mother, do you know why father is so cold to brother? Didn't I hear that father and brother's mother had a very good relationship?"

Yu Ying asked with a somewhat curious tone.

Could it be that there are secrets in this that I am not aware of?

Bai Qiulei shook her head gently: "I don't know much about this matter. Your father has never mentioned it to anyone."

However, after my daughter said that, it seemed to be true.

In the past, Bai Qiulei had heard a little about the love story between Yu's father and Yu Ze's mother.

Since he is the son of his lover, why is Yu's father so cold towards Yu Ze?

The carriage slowly rose into the air. Bai Qiulei looked at the ground outside the window which was gradually shrinking, but her thoughts were becoming a little vague as the rain fell.

Yu Ying sat quietly on the other side of the carriage, her fair and green fingertips gently touching a certain spot on her face, where she seemed to be able to vaguely feel the residual warmth of her lips.

……

Meanwhile, on the other side.

Yu Ze was sitting in the carriage with his eyes closed, resting.

Gu Mengjun on the side was holding her cheek with her hand, looking Yu Ze up and down carefully.

"I thought you had a bad relationship with everyone in the Yu family, but it seems that you still have a good relationship with someone in the Yu family~"

"I'm not some chuunibyou, there's no need to isolate the whole world."

Yu Ze said calmly, "It's not that I want to isolate them. When we were at the Yu family, only Xiaoying and I had a good relationship. The others...were just so-so, or even a little bad."

"What is chuunibyou?"

"It's just... forget it, you don't have to understand. Anyway, I haven't intentionally isolated anyone in the past. It's just that everyone in the clan knows that my identity is special, so they are somewhat cautious." Yu Ze's expression was quite calm, as if he was talking about something extremely ordinary.

Gu Mengjun said nothing more, but looked at Yu Ze's profile carefully.

After the atmosphere was silent for about three or four seconds, Yu Ze finally couldn't help but sighed:

"…Why are you staring at me?"

Gu Mengjun smiled faintly: "Nothing, I just think it's very interesting."

"I always thought that with your personality, you would be very popular in your family."

"That's your illusion."

Yu Ze spread his hands and said with a smile: "Those families pay attention to the purity or impurity of bloodline. People like me with impure bloodline and low status are nothing in the family."

"What about Miss Yu Ying?"

Yu Ze was silent for a moment, and then said, "Xiaoying has been very popular in the Yu family since she was a child, and you have also met her mother. The status of the Bai family in the Wilderness is no less than that of the Yu family. Now the two sides are even relatives, and the exchanges between the two sides are close."

"If I remember correctly, before I left the Yu family, the relationship between the Yu family and the Bai family was already very good, and many of them had formed Taoist couples with each other's clansmen."

"So, Miss Yu Ying might marry someone from a big family in the future..."

The purer the bloodline, the more control one will have over future marriages under the parents' control... In the demon realm, Gu Mengjun had often seen similar scenes.

Yu Ze shook his head gently: "According to her, she doesn't seem to have any plans to get married, and she is now a candidate for the head of the Yu family, so if she doesn't want to get married, others won't interfere."

Hearing this, Gu Mengjun could not help but glance at the young man meaningfully and said teasingly, "It's a pity that you are already married, otherwise you could consider it."

Yu Ze: “???”