Rebirth of the High Family's Beloved

After Zhao Yunlan left, Yan Ci moved his body and found that he was trapped by Xie Chengyin.

Yan Ci couldn't see anything in front of his eyes, but his sense of touch became unusually sharp at this moment.

She could clearly feel Xie Chengyin's breath above her head, as well as the unusual heartbeat coming from the two people's chests which were so close to each other.

My cheeks suddenly felt hot.

Yan Ci lowered his voice and asked, "Who do you think that person is?"

Xie Chengyin seemed not to have heard Yan Ci's words clearly. His tall figure suddenly leaned down, and the strong breath that belonged to Xie Chengyin suddenly filled Yan Ci's nose. The warm breath sprayed into Yan Ci's ears, and then Xie Chengyin's low and somewhat hoarse male voice was heard.

"What did you say?"

Yan Ci didn't expect Xie Chengyin to approach him suddenly. His breathing couldn't help but stagnate, and he subconsciously dodged backwards.

But this space is already small, so even if Yan Ci wants to hide, where can he hide?

After taking only a small step back, he was already leaning against the stone wall of the rockery. The cold touch made Yan Ci shiver unexpectedly.

She raised her head slightly, and answered with a slightly louder voice, "I say... who do you think was following us just now?"

Xie Chengyin lowered his eyes, his gaze seemed to penetrate the darkness, looking directly into Yan Ci's eyes, and said seriously: "It's Zhao Yunlan."

Yan Ci was a little surprised, "How do you know it's her?"

"The smell of her."

Xie Chengyin actually wanted to say that it was because the smell of Zhao Yunlan was so special that he could smell it right away, but his concise answer made Yan Ci's slightly suspicious mouth curl up.

"Oh, you understand me quite well."

Yan Ci had a sly smile on his face, as if he had discovered Xie Chengyin's secret, and his tone was full of teasing.

Xie Chengyin frowned, realizing that Yan Ci had misunderstood him, but he did not rush to explain. Instead, he continued along with Yan Ci's words: "Yes, I have a deep impression of the journey just now."

Thinking of the moment when he followed Xie Chengyin and Zhao Yunlan and saw them walking arm in arm all the way to the villa, the depressed feeling in Yan Ci's heart came up again.

She turned her head away and didn't say anything else.

Xie Chengyin did not hear Yan Ci's response because the cave was dark and he could not see the expression on Yan Ci's face, but the sudden silence still made Xie Chengyin discover something unusual.

He laughed softly and said to himself, "Do you know what Zhao Yunlan smells like?"

Yan Ci secretly said in his heart: Love is whatever it is, it’s none of my business!

Xie Chengyin retracted his hands that were supporting himself on the stone wall, his smile deepened as he lowered his eyes, and he uttered two words in a resounding voice: "Body odor."

These two words were too aggressive. Yan Ci was taking a deep breath to adjust his mood one moment, but the next moment he couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"That's it? You knew it was hers because of her body odor?"

Xie Chengyin nodded in the dark, "What else?"

Yan Ci muttered softly: "I thought it was a woman's body fragrance."

"If it really is a woman's body fragrance, then what I can smell should be yours."

Yan Ci's expression, which had just relaxed, suddenly froze. She raised her head and was about to refute, but suddenly met Xie Chengyin's half-smile.

Those eyes were sparkling and sparkling, standing out particularly in the darkness. His vague facial features gradually became clearer in Yan Ci's sight.

It was only then that Yan Ci realized that she, who had originally taken a step back to avoid Xie Chengyin, was now back to the extremely dangerous distance between her and Xie Chengyin when she first came in.

So close that you can hear your breathing.

When did they get so close again?

While he was wondering, Yan Ci discovered that in addition to the unique damp smell in the cave, there was also a faint scent of agarwood lingering in his nose, which was fresh, elegant and quite pleasant.

Is this the smell of Xie Chengyin?

Yan Ci stood there in disbelief, but his nose couldn't help but twitching twice, as if he was making a final confirmation.

This tiny movement made Xie Chengyin laugh, and he said softly, "Does it smell good?"

"Good..." Before he could even finish the word "smell", Yan Ci suddenly woke up, "It's so dark, why can't I smell anything!"

Xie Chengyin laughed even louder. It was the first time he heard that one couldn't smell anything because it was dark.

It’s really trying to hide something.

After she finished speaking, Yan Ci realized that she was a little incoherent, and her face turned even redder. Fortunately, the cave was really dark, which finally left her with a piece of cloth to cover herself.

Thinking that they were still at the flower viewing banquet, he said, "Let's get out quickly. If we stay out for too long, it will easily attract attention."

Xie Chengyin nodded and followed Yan Ci out.

The rockery had been eroded by water for many years and the ground was slippery. Yan Ci was a little absent-minded and had just taken two steps when his foot suddenly slipped and he fell towards the smooth stone wall.

Xie Chengyin was standing behind Yan Ci. He reacted quickly and reached out his hand, just in time to meet Yan Ci's grabbing hands.

The two men then turned around, and Yan Ci, who was about to hit the stone wall, switched positions with Xie Chengyin who was standing behind him. Yan Ci leaned back and as Xie Chengyin pulled him, he quickly crashed into Xie Chengyin.

Xie Chengyin let out a muffled groan, and his back hit the stone wall heavily. Fortunately, he was a martial artist, so the blow was not too heavy for him.

At the same time, Xie Chengyin felt a soft touch across his lips, like a feather lightly brushing past, making his heart tremble.

Before I could see what I had hit, the brief feeling of touch disappeared.

In the darkness, Yan Ci felt dizzy and thought he was going to fall badly, but unexpectedly, he got someone to cushion his fall.

She climbed up from Xie Chengyin's arms, and did not forget to pull Xie Chengyin, and asked with concern: "Are you okay?"

Xie Chengyin came back to his senses, leaned against the stone wall to take a breath, and said nonchalantly: "It's okay."

He quietly raised his hand and touched his lips, then looked at Yan Ci who was nearby, but found that the other party did not react.

He asked tentatively: "Did you bump into anything just now?"

Yan Ci shook his head, "No, you blocked it all, I'm intact."

Recalling that when she bumped into Xie Chengyin just now, her face was the first part to hit the ground, she still felt a lingering fear. Fortunately, Xie Chengyin was there to cushion her head, otherwise she would have been disfigured today.

This time Yan Ci didn't dare to walk forward on her own. She held Xie Chengyin's sleeve tightly and followed behind him, letting Xie Chengyin lead the way.

With Xie Chengyin leading the way, the two of them finally walked out safely and smoothly. They stayed in the rockery cave for just a quarter of an hour, and their eyes had just adapted to the darkness, but when they were illuminated by the sunlight outside, they both closed their eyes.

The dazzling sunlight made both of them a little dazzled. After standing there for a moment to calm down, they walked towards the banquet one after the other.

The banquet was no longer as noisy as it had been before they left, with only a feminine voice speaking.

The two were wondering, but as they slowly got closer, they realized that the voice was that of Yang Zhao, the chief eunuch in the imperial court.

They only had time to hear Yang Zhao's last two sentences.

"I hereby grant Prime Minister Xiao's second daughter the title of Marquis Yongding's wife, and grant her a first-rank imperial decree."