What...

  The person in his arms first frowned slightly, as if she didn't quite understand. The next moment, Lei Salang heard the expected gasp? And the woman's stunned, incredulous expression.

  He suppressed a smile and kindly explained.

  "After Lan Qi'er was taken away, I was worried, so I followed her all the way back to Ximo. Later, Lie Er Zhen and I had a few more in-depth... hmm... conversations..." Actually, "physical conflict" would be more fitting, but he chose to gloss over it lightly. "By the end, more than half a year had passed..."

  "What about Lan Qi'er? What happened to her later? Is she... is she doing well?" Her earnest inquiries were filled with genuine concern.

  "... Hmm, of course, things gradually improved later." Lei Salang thought of his initial firm opposition, which he now accepted. His dark face couldn't help but turn slightly red.

  He suddenly shook his head and said gruffly, "In short, I stayed in Ximo for more than a year. Seeing that Lan Qi'er was stable and that guy Lie Er Zhen... was also forgivable, I returned to Jiangnan."

  Hua Duomei exhaled slowly and serenely, as if hearing that Lan Qi'er was well, her heart also settled.

  She lowered her head slightly, staring at her own palm. Slapping her own ears not only hurt her face but also her hands!

  She gave a bitter smile and said faintly, "After you returned from Ximo, you immediately set sail for Nanyang with the fleet from 'Haining Feng Family'. You were still angry with me then and didn't want to see me, right?" She lightly pursed her lips, pressing her thumb on the reddened part of her palm, as if deliberately wanting it to hurt.

  "... At that time, I learned from Master Meng that you had left the Central Plains. He said that you originally wanted to take Lan Qi'er to live overseas, but then Lie Er Zhen appeared and ruined everything... So I thought, you're leaving and won't come back. I..." She paused, her hand hurt, her face hurt, and her heart hurt, hurting so much that her eyes turned red again, her nose was stuffy, and she sighed. "I thought, it's fine this way. Since you were going to leave sooner or later, don't come back if you're not coming back. I also thought, how can there be such a hateful person who has harmed me so badly, making me unable to forget, unable to hate, and unable to love. I'm truly miserable..."

  The man's lips suddenly found hers, lingering intimately, the warmth of his lips scorching her.

  Leaning his forehead against hers, his nose tip brushing against hers, Lei Salang whispered against her lips, "Do you know why I came back?"

  She shook her head lightly, sniffled, and her eyelids were already wet. Hearing him continue—

  "My only purpose in returning is you." He pecked her lips. "As early as four years ago, I wanted to take you away, of course, along with Lan Qi'er, to live overseas. Later, Lie Er Zhen's appearance indeed ruined my entire plan... More than a year later, after returning from Ximo, another fleet of the Feng family was about to set sail. I had thought of going to 'Fei Xia Lou' or 'Lang Ping Shui Xie' to abduct you—" He chuckled, as her tightly closed eyes suddenly widened in surprise. They were so close, so close, and her pupils trembled violently.

  "Abduct, abduct me?"

  "Yes." He slightly pulled his head back, still looking at her, his fingertips quietly wiping away her silent tears. "If I want to be with you, of course I have to abduct you."

  "... Then why didn't you come and abduct me?" After a pause, she realized what she had asked, and her tone even carried a hint of resentment. Hua Duomei's blushing face turned even redder.

  Lei Salang suppressed his laughter, afraid to laugh. His owner was very proud.

  "If I had rashly abducted you at that time and forced you to leave, we would have had to set sail immediately, and the matters between us had not yet been resolved. We would have had to drift at sea..."

  "Are you afraid that the sudden change would be too much for me to handle?" She noticed that the man's earlobes were red.

  He hummed softly.

  Hua Duomei's breathing quickened. She had to struggle to maintain her composure, lest her voice tremble. "You said you came back for me. You... but you're so mean to me, always against me..."

  "I saw you barging into the purple curtains and shouting that you wanted to 'take action' against the Yu family's young master, of course, I was furious." I rushed to find her, imagining what my mood would be when I saw her again, but I didn't expect to stumble upon her leading the Beauties to "surround" a man. It was truly the most unbearable feeling!

  "You also caused chaos in my boudoir and took away my 'Manluo grass root' without permission..." she accused.

  Heaven and earth as my witness! "You left the window and curtain of the rooftop wide open that night, and the wind and snow blew in. The purple curtains fluttered wildly, making the inside a mess. It was I who closed them for you, and I even covered you with a blanket, for fear that you would catch a cold. As for that grass root, come and ask me for it when you learn how to use it."

  "You, you... you... bring me Yu Hong's antidote!" I must have it today!

  "In fact, I already sent the antidote to 'Lang Ping Shui Xie' three days ago."

  "What?" Hua Duomei was stunned.

  "However, Yu Hong seems to think that the antidote in my hand is dispensable. She said she doesn't want to get rid of the love poison." He paused slightly, a faint smile on his lips, his expression gentle yet helpless. "She probably just wants that 'Buddha's Son' from the Yu family to help her detoxify."

  Hearing this, Hua Duomei's heart ached again. She beat his chest twice. "What sin have the daughters of our Hua family committed? Why are they inexplicably bullied by heartless men? Damn it—"

  Lei Salang grabbed her small fist, embraced her with both arms, and his face turned solemn.

  "Come with me. In the days to come, I'll let you bully me back."

  "Ah?" Her breathing tightened, her eyes shimmering.

  "Everything overseas has been arranged. I've built a building for you. Do you want to see it?" He tried to tempt her.

  "A building? My, my..."

  He nodded, his gaze extremely firm. "Come with me, 'choose' me for a lifetime, and be with me." It was not a question, but a decisive statement, enchanting her and making her want to respond with a promise.

  Hua Duomei's mind went blank. Her heart soared higher than the sky. All the words were stuck in her throat. She had too many things to say but couldn't say anything.

  Lei Salang became nervous. He pecked her delicate lips fiercely, and whispered urgently and dominantly, "Whether you come with me or not, I'm taking you this time, and you have no choice!"

  As a result, he received a series of affectionate laughter.

  The person in his arms laughed and shed tears, completely lacking the domineering aura of the owner. Yet, she was incredibly beautiful, like a blooming begonia, making him love and pity her.

  "Lei Salang, what should I do? My 'Spring River Road' is all yours now!" She wrapped her snow-white arms around his neck, her body pressed tightly against him, and sighed charmingly by his ear, with a thousand expressions of helplessness but ten thousand joys.

  He held her tightly in his arms and kissed her soft ear. "I'll accompany you to roam freely."

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  Although their love pact was made, Hua Duomei insisted on waiting until her younger sister Hua Yu Hong's love poison was completely resolved before entrusting her life and following the man overseas.

  In addition, "Fei Xia Lou" needed a new owner. Many things needed to be handled, and many words needed to be said to Aunt Shuang and the sisters, but those words were likely endless and inexhaustible.

  Furthermore, she wanted to return to Ximo with Lei Salang to visit Lan Qi'er and her children.

  In short, things were piling up, and she was very busy. However, what worried her the most was still her younger sister Hua Yu Hong.

  If she calculated it, the love-sickness poison had remained in her body for several months. She insisted that the instigator from the Yu family detoxify her, so as her elder sister, she naturally had to fulfill her wish!

  Hahaha... Let her rest her hands on her waist and lift her face to laugh wildly a few times!

  "What makes you so happy?"

  As Lei Salang stepped out onto the rooftop outside the owner's boudoir, he saw his owner standing gracefully in the bright moonlight, looking up at the starry night. Her face, with its bared teeth, was not smiling, but it revealed a triumphant expression, as if she had done something earth-shattering in secret.

  Hua Duomei came back to her senses. Seeing that it was him, she smiled even more charmingly.

  "I took the 'antidote' to the water pavilion for Yu Hong today!"

  "Isn't the antidote already in Yu Hong's possession?" He raised an eyebrow.

  "Your antidote isn't as enticing as that 'Buddha's Son'!"

  "Are you going to abduct someone from 'Jiangnan Yu Family'?" His thick eyebrows were furrowed. He quickly stepped forward to examine her. "Did you fight with someone?"

  Her heart warmed, and she took his hand. "I'm fine. Hehe~~ I was going to summon my second and third sisters to deal with the Yu family together, but heaven has been kind to me. When I returned to 'Lang Ping Shui Xie' today, I happened to run into that 'Buddha's Son'. He was on a boat and seemed to want to enter the water pavilion, but couldn't find the correct water route. I easily subdued him, which was also a way of helping him. I brought him into the water pavilion for Yu Hong to enjoy! Hahahaha..." It was so satisfying! The more she thought about it, the more proud she became. Although the daughters of the Hua family were troubled by love, they should at least get revenge for themselves!

  Lei Salang sighed softly, the corners of his mouth softening. He had nothing to say and could only silently wish that the young master of the Yu family would not be tormented too miserably.

  Men who fall in love with the daughters of the Hua family always have to suffer more. None of them have it easy!

  He sighed with a smile again, spread his arms, and embraced her. He thought that in a few days, he would take her on a trip to Ximo. If the matter between Yu Hong and the Yu family's young master could be resolved upon their return to Jiangnan after visiting Lan Qi'er, then everything would be perfect. At that time, his owner would also have to leave with him.

  The feelings of belonging to each other suddenly intensified, and he held her even tighter.

  "Eh?" Wriggling and rubbing, the small face resting on his chest insisted on lifting up, staring intently at his neck. "Master Lei Salang, your silver bracelet... Did you find the trick to take it off?"

  Lei Salang was startled. He touched his neck and found it empty.

  He let her go, then stepped into the boudoir. Hua Duomei followed him in. Seeing him walk to the washbasin stand in the corner, he picked up the silver bracelet from a stack of clean cloths on the stand. He must have taken it off while washing his face and forgotten to put it back on.

  He fastened it on himself naturally and skillfully, as if he had done it countless times before, with ease.

  "You've known how to take off the silver bracelet for a long time?" Hua Duomei asked with a faint smile.

  "Yes." He turned to face her, also smiling faintly. "A very, very long time ago."

  "Then why have you been wearing it all this time?"

  "I like wearing it, is that not okay?"

  "It's okay." She tiptoed in front of him, her wild, charming eyes blinking. "Master Lei Salang likes to wear it, so I'm so proud!" She stood on tiptoe and kissed his features. When she kissed his rugged, slightly full mouth, the man took control of everything and deeply kissed her sweet lips.

  She laughed as if sighing. "... Then what about my silver anklet? I haven't found the trick to untie it yet, and it's already been taken away. What kind of situation is this?"

  He chuckled, the sound vibrating in his left chest. "The owner really misses it, huh? Hmm, then I'll have someone modify the silver anklet into a necklace and bring it back to fasten around your neck." His large hand stroked her delicate neck.

  Her willow-like eyebrows slightly raised. "Why does it need to be modified?"

  "Alas, it's better to modify it. We can't put the silver anklet back between your ankles." His tone sank, his breathing becoming heavy, extremely ambiguous. "Having that thing between your legs makes many positions difficult to do!"

  Hua Duomei was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter, her rosy face flushed. "Very good, Master Lei Salang has followed this owner and received training from 'Fei Xia Lou'. He is indeed different from before!"

  His iron arm once again pulled her close body into his embrace. He sought her honeyed lips and whispered seductively, "I followed you, and now it's your turn to follow me. Da Xiang..."

  "Hmm?"

  "Come with me."

  "Hmm..." A soft sigh.

  She wanted to follow this man, to roam freely to the ends of the earth, and to see the building he had built for her...

  Although their love pact was made, Hua Duomei insisted on waiting until her younger sister Hua Yu Hong's love poison was completely resolved before entrusting her life and following the man overseas.

  In addition, "Fei Xia Lou" needed a new owner. Many things needed to be handled, and many words needed to be said to Aunt Shuang and the sisters, but those words were likely endless and inexhaustible.

  Furthermore, she wanted to return to Ximo with Lei Salang to visit Lan Qi'er and her children.

  In short, things were piling up, and she was very busy. However, what worried her the most was still her younger sister Hua Yu Hong.

  If she calculated it, the love-sickness poison had remained in her body for several months. She insisted that the instigator from the Yu family detoxify her, so as her elder sister, she naturally had to fulfill her wish!

  Hahaha... Let her rest her hands on her waist and lift her face to laugh wildly a few times!

  "What makes you so happy?"

  As Lei Salang stepped out onto the rooftop outside the owner's boudoir, he saw his owner standing gracefully in the bright moonlight, looking up at the starry night. Her face, with its bared teeth, was not smiling, but it revealed a triumphant expression, as if she had done something earth-shattering in secret.

  Hua Duomei came back to her senses. Seeing that it was him, she smiled even more charmingly.

  "I took the 'antidote' to the water pavilion for Yu Hong today!"

  "Isn't the antidote already in Yu Hong's possession?" He raised an eyebrow.

  "Your antidote isn't as enticing as that 'Buddha's Son'!"

  "Are you going to abduct someone from 'Jiangnan Yu Family'?" His thick eyebrows were furrowed. He quickly stepped forward to examine her. "Did you fight with someone?"

  Her heart warmed, and she took his hand. "I'm fine. Hehe~~ I was going to summon my second and third sisters to deal with the Yu family together, but heaven has been kind to me. When I returned to 'Lang Ping Shui Xie' today, I happened to run into that 'Buddha's Son'. He was on a boat and seemed to want to enter the water pavilion, but couldn't find the correct water route. I easily subdued him, which was also a way of helping him. I brought him into the water pavilion for Yu Hong to enjoy! Hahahaha..." It was so satisfying! The more she thought about it, the more proud she became. Although the daughters of the Hua family were troubled by love, they should at least get revenge for themselves!

  Lei Salang sighed softly, the corners of his mouth softening. He had nothing to say and could only silently wish that the young master of the Yu family would not be tormented too miserably.

  Men who fall in love with the daughters of the Hua family always have to suffer more. None of them have it easy!

  He sighed with a smile again, spread his arms, and embraced her. He thought that in a few days, he would take her on a trip to Ximo. If the matter between Yu Hong and the Yu family's young master could be resolved upon their return to Jiangnan after visiting Lan Qi'er, then everything would be perfect. At that time, his owner would also have to leave with him.

  The feelings of belonging to each other suddenly intensified, and he held her even tighter.

  "Eh?" Wriggling and rubbing, the small face resting on his chest insisted on lifting up, staring intently at his neck. "Master Lei Salang, your silver bracelet... Did you find the trick to take it off?"

  Lei Salang was startled. He touched his neck and found it empty.

  He let her go, then stepped into the boudoir. Hua Duomei followed him in. Seeing him walk to the washbasin stand in the corner, he picked up the silver bracelet from a stack of clean cloths on the stand. He must have taken it off while washing his face and forgotten to put it back on.

  He fastened it on himself naturally and skillfully, as if he had done it countless times before, with ease.

  "You've known how to take off the silver bracelet for a long time?" Hua Duomei asked with a faint smile.

  "Yes." He turned to face her, also smiling faintly. "A very, very long time ago."

  "Then why have you been wearing it all this time?"

  "I like wearing it, is that not okay?"

  "It's okay." She tiptoed in front of him, her wild, charming eyes blinking. "Master Lei Salang likes to wear it, so I'm so proud!" She stood on tiptoe and kissed his features. When she kissed his rugged, slightly full mouth, the man took control of everything and deeply kissed her sweet lips.

  She laughed as if sighing. "... Then what about my silver anklet? I haven't found the trick to untie it yet, and it's already been taken away. What kind of situation is this?"

  He chuckled, the sound vibrating in his left chest. "The owner really misses it, huh? Hmm, then I'll have someone modify the silver anklet into a necklace and bring it back to fasten around your neck." His large hand stroked her delicate neck.

  Her willow-like eyebrows slightly raised. "Why does it need to be modified?"

  "Alas, it's better to modify it. We can't put the silver anklet back between your ankles." His tone sank, his breathing becoming heavy, extremely ambiguous. "Having that thing between your legs makes many positions difficult to do!"

  Hua Duomei was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter, her rosy face flushed. "Very good, Master Lei Salang has followed this owner and received training from 'Fei Xia Lou'. He is indeed different from before!"

  His iron arm once again pulled her close body into his embrace. He sought her honeyed lips and whispered seductively, "I followed you, and now it's your turn to follow me. Da Xiang..."

  "Hmm?"

  "Come with me."

  "Hmm..." A soft sigh.

  She wanted to follow this man, to roam freely to the ends of the earth, and to see the building he had built for her...