Chapter 360 - 358: Just Want to Kiss You (Second Update)

Chapter 360: Chapter 358: Just Want to Kiss You (Second Update)

Xiao Yi is here?

Xu Jing momentarily felt a surge of joy and said, "Where is the lord?"

Cheng Xiao: "The lord is on his way here."

As soon as the words fell, the sound of horse hooves could be heard again in the distance. Leading the group was a man in black, full of spirit and vigor—who else could it be but Xiao Yi!

Xiao Yi, seeing Xu Jing from afar, dismounted swiftly before the horse had come to a full stop, walked quickly towards her, and frowned, "Are you alright?"

"I’m fine."

Xu Jing’s lips curled slightly, "Why did you finish so early today? Didn’t you say you were busy?"

Xiao Yi looked her over from head to toe, and seeing that she was indeed fine, he reached out and took her hand, saying softly, "I came back mainly to deal with those families’ affairs. I handed over everything today and got half a day’s free time."

Who would have thought, in just half a day, Jing would encounter trouble.

Thinking about how she might not have escaped if he hadn’t happened to rush back, fear gripped his heart.

As he spoke, a shadow passed through Xiao Yi’s eyes.

He had already captured a few of the men in black alive. Once he finds out who dared to lay a finger on Jing, he will never let them go!

While the couple was speaking softly, a clear and laid-back voice suddenly sounded nearby, "I heard that Xiao Qilang and your lady have a deep affection for each other. The rumors are indeed true."

Now, upon hearing this voice again, Xu Jing found it difficult to remain as calm as she was before. Her heart skipped a beat as she turned her head coldly towards Jiang Erlang, who had walked over.

No matter what the intention was, the fact remained that he had taken liberties with her without permission.

In today’s world, she could at least accuse him of harassment.

Xiao Yi, upon seeing Jiang Yu, furrowed his brows once more, seemingly surprised to find him here.

Cheng Xiao hurriedly said, "The situation was urgent earlier, and this lowly servant forgot to inform the lord. Jiang Erlang said he was thankful to the lady for finding Jiang San’s murderer and wanted to escort her. When those men in black attacked, he was the one protecting the lady as they ran into the woods."

Xiao Yi was slightly stunned. He protected Jing?

Looking at the young lord standing before him, whose appearance and background were not inferior to his own, Xiao Yi felt an inexplicable discomfort rise within him. He released Xu Jing’s hand, stepped forward, and said in a calm voice, "Since Jiang Erlang protected my lady, I should thank him both emotionally and logically."

"No need for thanks."

Jiang Yu glanced subtly at Xu Jing, a faint smile playing at the corners of his mouth, "Miss Xu is now a benefactor of our Jiang Family. It was only right for me to protect her. Besides, who wouldn’t want to prevent harm from coming to such an extraordinary lady like Miss Xu?"

These words were quite bold.

Xiao Yi’s eyes immediately turned cold and stern, but Jiang Yu seemed completely oblivious, turning and walking out of the woods, waving his hand as he went, "Now that Xiao Qilang is here, my presence is no longer needed. I shall take my leave."

After a pause, he turned slightly and looked at Xiao Yi with a playful smile, "It’s not often one can marry such a treasured lady. Xiao Qilang should take good care of her. If something were to happen, I’m afraid he wouldn’t even have a place to cry."

Xiao Yi coldly watched him, his deep black eyes unreadable, and said calmly, "My lady is not for Jiang Erlang to worry about."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yu merely chuckled softly and then turned back, walking straight away.

Xu Jing, seeing Xiao Yi constantly watching Jiang Yu’s departing figure, inexplicably felt a bit guilty. She cleared her throat and said, "Yanci, I feel a bit cold. Shall we go back?"

It was only then that Xiao Yi turned to look at her. The coldness in his black eyes seemed to disappear the moment they met hers, like a spring breeze melting the ice. He took her hand again, saying, "Alright, let’s go home."

Xu Jing raised her eyebrows slightly. She thought Jiang Erlang’s words might have gotten under his skin, but it was clear his displeasure was directed solely at Jiang Erlang, not at her.

This feeling of being trusted so wholeheartedly made Xu Jing feel extremely happy. She gripped his warm hand tightly and smiled, "Yes, let’s go home."

Once the two of them were outside the woods and in the carriage, Xu Jing finally felt like she had avoided a disaster and said, "I wonder who it was that attacked me this time."

"I’ve already captured a few of them alive. We’ll know once we interrogate them."

Xiao Yi added some silver charcoal to the heater in the carriage and picked up a blanket next to it, handing it to Xu Jing, "If you feel cold, use this blanket."

Xu Jing’s heart was instantly warmed. She took the blanket and smiled, "Thank you."

After a moment’s pause, she seemed to have thought of something, looked at Xiao Yi, and said, "Yanci, could you come over here?"

Xiao Yi was slightly surprised, but he was sitting across from her. At her words, he changed his position and sat beside Xu Jing, asking gently, "What’s wrong?"

Xu Jing mysteriously said, "Come a little closer."

Xiao Yi looked at her for a moment, unable to decipher her intention, but he moved closer as she asked.

Xu Jing continued, "Alright, now lower your head."

Xiao Yi lowered his head slightly.

In the next moment, he felt the woman beside him gently lean over, turning sideways, and with her soft hands pressing on his shoulders, she tilted her body upwards slightly. Just as he looked on in surprise, she planted a gentle kiss on his hair.

It took a moment for Xiao Yi to react, his deep gaze fixed on the woman in front of him, "Jing, what does this mean?"

"Nothing."

Xu Jing cleared her throat, "I just suddenly wanted to give you a kiss."

After all, she couldn’t say that she’d just been kissed by some scoundrel and was secretly trying to make it up to him.

Kiss?

Xiao Yi couldn’t help but find it amusing as he looked at her and said softly, "Jing, have you been treating me like Chang Xiao?"

Every time she kissed him, it was either on the forehead or his hair.

Xu Jing looked at him with some confusion. The man sighed helplessly, lifted his hand, gently caressed her cheek, and with his thumb lightly brushed against her soft, full lips, his voice slightly husky, "A kiss between a man and a woman shouldn’t be like this."

Xu Jing: "..."

Heaven knows, her intentions were genuinely pure, just wanting to make it up to him, even though he didn’t know that she wanted to make it up to him.

How had things suddenly shifted towards something so unspeakable?

Seeing the woman in front of him with her clear, watery apricot eyes looking at him, a bit confused and a little scared, Xiao Yi gazed at her for a while before laughing softly with a helpless smile, "Never mind."

He said this and withdrew his hand from her cheek.

Ever since that last night in Lingzhou when they had crossed a boundary on that line, they had done nothing too out of line with each other.

They still slept in the same bed every night, yet it remained a purely innocent affair, with them chatting under the quilt.