Chapter 14 – Stolen Kiss

The Quyue Mansion had a front shop and back residence style, with a large and spacious back courtyard.

In the center of the courtyard was a circular flower bed with a dozen pots of various blooming flowers swaying in the wind, their fragrance permeating the courtyard and making people intoxicated. Next to the flower bed was a red maple tree over two meters tall, with its branches pruned to a suitable density, making the entire courtyard appear even more elegant and lively.

Following the corridor to the east, there were rockeries and lotus ponds interspersed, and by the pond, there were several cool pavilions for enjoying the scenery and escaping the summer heat.

Entering the banquet hall, all the meals had already been prepared, and they only needed to take their seats.

As soon as Lu Yuner sat down, she thought that she still had to teach tomorrow and had to keep an eye on things as a teacher, so she looked at Su Qingwan and said, “Sit next to me.”

Su Qingwan obediently walked over and sat down. Because of the closer distance, the faint cold fragrance that accompanied him to sleep every night lingered at the tip of his nose, and Su Qingwan’s cheeks became slightly hot.

Suddenly, the cold fragrance became extremely strong. He subconsciously turned his eyes to the side and happened to be reflected in those extremely beautiful peach blossom eyes. The surging clarity in those eyes burned Su Qingwan’s heart, making it tremble.

At this moment, he heard Lu Yuner’s voice in his ears, “Young Master Su, remember that you still have classes tomorrow! Don’t misbehave again!”

Her lowered voice was accompanied by a warmth that stirred his sensitive nerves bit by bit.

“Mm.” Su Qingwan tried hard to control his emotions, lowering his eyes and forcibly calming his chaotic heartbeat, maintaining his composure.

Liu Lan and Xie Nanxi looked at the two of them, then smiled at each other as if they had a tacit understanding.

Although it was a birthday banquet, it also turned into a time for good friends to chat. The three of them slowly began to converse, while Young Master Su sat obediently on the side, eating.

Although Lu Yuner was chatting with her good friends, her hands did not stop. From time to time, she took care of the seemingly restrained Young Master Su. When she saw that his bowl was empty and he was too shy to pick up any dishes, only eating white rice, she would help him pick up some dishes and change his plate.

This feeling was like when she was a child and went to pay New Year’s visits with her parents. Because she was slow to warm up and had a thin face, when eating at a relative’s house, the adults would drink and chat, talking incessantly. She could only keep eating the food in front of her, afraid that a single movement would disturb their conversation, and then the topic would suddenly turn to her.

Fortunately, as she grew up, her skin became thicker and thicker, and she became quite talkative.

After a while, Xie Nanxi suddenly stood up, walked to Su Qingwan’s side, and said with a smile, “I didn’t expect that on my birthday today, I would have the honor of meeting Young Master Su. However, I happen to have a gift that I want to give to Young Master Su. Young Master Su will definitely like it. Come, come, come!”

With that, he pulled Su Qingwan’s hand and walked to the other side, not allowing Lu Yuner to interrupt. In an instant, the person was taken away.

In the corridor.

“Oh! It turns out that Young Master Su is so clingy!” Xie Nanxi saw the reluctance in his eyes. As soon as he spoke, the tips of Young Master Su’s ears turned as red as blood.

Xie Nanxi stopped joking and continued, “Don’t worry, we’ll just chat for a bit.”

Su Qingwan let him pull him into another elegantly clean room. It was very large, with shelves displaying various valuable calligraphy and paintings by famous people, as well as antique jewelry.

It seemed that, as Xiao Yuan said, there were indeed quite a few women who had spent a fortune on him. To be honest, when he first saw him, his face was delicate and beautiful, and his demeanor was charming and affectionate. Only then did he realize that the phrase “charming in a myriad of ways” was completely embodied in him.

Who wouldn’t be moved by such a beautiful and charming man?

At first, he was worried and a little jealous, but later he found out that they were just good friends, so he felt much more at ease.

Xie Nanxi said generously, “Young Master Su, take a look and pick whatever you like.” Then, the corner of his mouth flashed with an unclear smile, and he continued, “Young Master Su was born into a noble family and must have seen many rare treasures. However, there must be something in this room of mine that Young Master Su likes.”

He was right. He had indeed seen many of these precious items, but he was not interested in them.

Su Qingwan glanced around indifferently, when suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of a painting of a woman admiring flowers on the wall. The woman looked so familiar that he walked up to take a closer look.

The spring was in full bloom, and peach blossoms in the garden were competing to bloom. Under one of the peach blossom trees, a woman had a small bamboo basket on her right arm and was picking peach blossoms with her left hand. The simple action seemed to have a natural, uncarved charm of its own.

“Does Young Master Su like this painting?” Xie Nanxi asked knowingly.

“I like it,” Su Qingwan said, somewhat infatuated.

Xie Nanxi followed up with a question, “Does Young Master Su like Sister Yuner?”

“I like her,” Su Qingwan blurted out, suddenly waking up from his intoxication.

“I also like Sister Yuner.” Xie Nanxi looked at him and smiled happily.

Su Qingwan was visibly stunned, his gaze colliding with Xie Nanxi’s, his eyes clearly possessive.

“No need to be jealous. Those are all things of the past.” As a fellow man, Xie Nanxi naturally understood his reaction. He turned his eyes to the woman in the painting and smiled from ear to ear, “Sister Yuner is a good woman. Who wouldn’t like her?”

Xie Nanxi’s tone became low, “But such a good woman is not attached to the red dust!”

Su Qingwan frowned, not understanding, and asked, “What do you mean?”

Xie Nanxi said earnestly, “Do you know that the world-famous ‘Long Lovesickness’ was composed by Sister Yuner? The lyrics and melody are so lingering and affectionate, yet she is a person who does not ask about love.”

Su Qingwan’s heart trembled. He had seen the lyrics and melody of “Long Lovesickness” in the folk storybooks and was moved by it.

Xie Nanxi continued, “In my interactions with Sister Yuner, she always keeps her friendships to a point, as if deliberately keeping a distance from people and not forming too many ties with them. In the past, apart from going to court, she would only return to the mansion. Occasionally, when she had nothing to do, she would come to my Quyue Mansion to sit for a while. Sometimes, she could sit alone for a whole day, and her gaze was always pure and clean. For some reason, it always made me feel like she could disappear at any time.”

After Xie Nanxi finished speaking, he looked at Su Qingwan, and Su Qingwan also looked at him at the same time. Their gazes met again, with a hint of complexity.

Then, Xie Nanxi smiled meaningfully and said, “Young Master Su, if you really like Sister Yuner, I can give you a few pointers.”

Su Qingwan’s crow-feather-like eyelashes trembled.

…

In the banquet hall.

“I didn’t expect that the person you saved that day was Young Master Su, Sister Yuner,” Liu Lan said with a hint of complaint in her tone. “You’re always like this, not even telling people, making them look for you everywhere.”

Lu Yuner said, “That day, I really didn’t know it was Young Master Su. Besides, Sister Lan, don’t you know what kind of person I am?”

Liu Lan speculated with a hint of playfulness in her tone, “Hey, could it be that Young Master Su has taken a liking to Sister Yuner?”

Lu Yuner’s eyes moved slightly as she explained, “Sister Lan, don’t joke around. My feelings for Young Master Su are only those of a teacher and student.”

“Alright, let’s not talk about these things. This is the new peach blossom wine made by Brother Nanxi. Have a taste.” Liu Lan changed the subject and took a new pot of wine to pour for her.

Lu Yuner took a sip and commented, “Not bad.”

Recently, in order to sleep more soundly, she would have a small drink before bed in the mansion. Nanxi had a knack for brewing good wine.

Since the last time she made a fool of herself, knowing that she had a poor alcohol tolerance and was prone to getting drunk and losing consciousness, the flower wines or fruit wines he gave her had low alcohol content.

About half an incense stick’s time passed.

“They’re all drunk.” Xie Nanxi had just returned and saw Lu Yuner and Liu Lan sprawled on the table, sound asleep. He then sniffed the remaining peach blossom wine on the table. “Sister Lan must have taken the wrong peach blossom wine. This pot of peach blossom wine has a strong kick.”

He turned his gaze to Young Master Su. “It seems we’ll have to trouble Young Master Su to help send Sister Yuner back to the Lu Mansion.”

Su Qingwan, holding a scroll in his hand, nodded.

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Then, Xie Nanxi smiled brightly and suddenly added a sentence, as if deliberately reminding, “Sister Yuner, who is drunk, is quite obedient.”

Hearing this, Su Qingwan looked at the soundly sleeping Lu Yuner with a complex expression.

In the carriage, Lu Yuner was already dizzy and fell into a deep sleep, leaning against the carriage wall, while Su Qingwan sat on the side. Beneath his calm water-like eyes, a trace of agitation flashed.

Suddenly, the carriage stumbled, and the drunk Lu Yuner fell weakly towards the ground. Seeing that she was about to fall, Su Qingwan immediately wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her into his embrace. The person in his arms did not wake up and occasionally rubbed against his fair and tender neck skin to find a comfortable sleeping posture.

At that moment, Su Qingwan’s mind was in turmoil, and his ears instantly flushed red. Even through the clothes, he felt his body was about to burn up.

The rich cold fragrance naturally emanating from her was making his heart itch with unbearable desire. He tried hard to maintain his reason and slightly pulled away, looking at the enchanting and unguarded sleeping face with a restrained gaze.

Suddenly remembering what Xie Nanxi had said, the stirring thoughts in his heart surged again, and his reddened fingertips unconsciously tightened around the waist of the person in his arms.

The lovestruck Su Qingwan shyly and carefully leaned closer, his trembling lips very clumsily and seemingly touching the blushing cheeks, constantly pecking lightly, slowly exploring on his own.

However, his delightful gaze, which had only taken a small taste, fell more boldly on those soft, moist red lips.

Su Qingwan swallowed, his breathing becoming rapid, and the darkness in his eyes was even thicker than the night outside the carriage.

His heart was pounding fiercely as he slowly approached those cherry-red lips, then sealed them tightly. That soft sensation, accompanied by the aroma of alcohol, made his breath tremble. Then, he couldn’t help but close his eyes passionately, tangling like eating candy, finding it hard to stop once he had a taste.

The wet, hot kisses fell gently like silent spring rain, bit by bit, obviously more skilled than before, as if afraid of waking the person in his arms, yet appearing extremely restrained.

He finally fully understood that the implied meaning of the phrase “quite obedient” was that he could do as he pleased.

Finally, the carriage arrived at the Lu Mansion, just in time to meet Qiu Yi, who was about to pick her up. Seeing the approaching carriage, someone lifted the curtain. Recognizing the person, Qiu Yi immediately bowed. “I am Qiu Yi, a servant of the Lu Mansion. Greetings, Young Master Su.”

Indeed, they had not met before, but recently, they had often seen each other at the Imperial College.

Su Qingwan’s cheeks were flushed, and the slightly upturned corners of his eyes were tinged with a blush. He said in a gentle tone, “Dr. Lu got drunk at the Quyue Mansion, so I’m sending her back to the mansion.”

Although Qiu Yi was puzzled, she still helped the deeply drunk master out of the carriage, muttering incessantly, “Oh! Master, why do you never listen to advice? You know you have a poor alcohol tolerance, yet you still get drunk. Fortunately, Young Master Su sent you back to the mansion. Otherwise, if someone…”

As she spoke, her gaze suddenly fell on her master’s lips, and her expression became a little strange. She looked at Young Master Su with concern and said, “Master’s lips…”

At the mention of the lips, Su Qingwan blushed and averted his eyes guiltily.

Xiao Yuan’s eyes suddenly widened. It had been dark earlier, so he hadn’t paid much attention. Seeing that Dr. Lu’s lips were red and swollen, his little brain instantly understood what had happened.

Dr. Lu had not been like this when she left the Quyue Mansion. Now, with this appearance, there was no need to guess. It was obvious that his young master had done something improper to Dr. Lu in the carriage.

Qiu Yi was completely unaware and shook her head helplessly, talking to herself, “Master must have been greedy for food and drink. She clearly knows she should avoid spicy food, yet she still indulges.”

Because once before, due to her usual light diet, the master had a craving and said she had forgotten the taste of spiciness. She wanted to make some kind of “Mandarin duck hotpot” and asked Qiu Yi to eat with her. As a result, when Qiu Yi tasted the food in the red soup, she was so spicy that sweat poured down her face like rain, and her lips were red and swollen. The master even said, “No spice, no joy.” Qiu Yi strictly ordered the master to only eat the food in the clear soup, but afterwards, it caused the master to have an upset stomach for several days.

“Thank you, Young Master Su, for sending my master back to the mansion.” After thanking Young Master Su, she supported her master and entered the mansion.

After sending her back, Su Qingwan rode the carriage back to the prince’s mansion. The carriage still retained a hint of scorching amorous atmosphere, instantly reigniting the bold and passionate scene just now. In hindsight, he shyly covered his face, feeling embarrassed.

Sitting outside the carriage, Xiao Yuan had mixed feelings in his heart. If it weren’t for that silly servant girl called Qiu Yi, she might have caught the young master who had taken liberties with her master on the spot.