Rebirth of the High Family's Beloved

Xiao Dingyan had a cold and stern look on his face. Normally he didn't care much about many things and his expression was always cold and indifferent. But now that he was angry, he was like an ice spike, sharp and cold.

"In that case, let me ask you again, did you do this to my sister?"

Xie Chengyin took two steps forward and asked innocently, "Master Xiao, what did I do?"

Xiao Dingyan's eyes darkened, and dark clouds rolled in his deep eyes. "You know what I'm talking about."

Seeing Xie Chengyin's expression, he became more certain that the person who spread his sister's rumors was Xie Chengyin.

"It doesn't matter if you don't admit it, you will always have to pay the price for what you have done!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Dingyan drew his sword and confronted Xie Chengyin.

Yan Ci, who had been standing silently by the side, looked at the sharp sword, and suddenly turned sideways to block Xie Chengyin.

Xiao Dingyan was shocked and immediately turned around to put away his sword, but the distance between them was not far, and in a moment the tip of the sword reached Yan Ci.

But at this last moment, the tip of the sword did not move forward at all.

Xiao Dingyan held the sword, looked at Xie Chengyin who was holding the tip of the sword, then looked at the girl from the Yan family who rushed out without blinking, and the hand holding the sword trembled slightly.

"Clap!"

The blood from Xie Chengyin's palm dripped along the sword blade onto the ground, making a clear sound.

Yan Ci frowned, glanced at Xie Chengyin who stretched out his hand to block Xiao Dingyan's sword, then turned to Xiao Dingyan and said coldly: "Young Master Xiao is worthy of being the martial arts champion, his moves are steady, accurate and ruthless."

Xiao Dingyan looked stunned and his hand loosened around the sword.

He did want to compete with Xie Chengyin, but he never thought that he would hurt Xie Chengyin in this way.

In addition to Yan Ci's words that implied sarcasm, Xiao Dingyan was about to retract his sword.

At this time, Xie Chengyin had already let go of the sword. There was a long bloody wound on his palm, and blood was still flowing out.

Yan Ci's heart trembled when he saw this, and he couldn't say the words he wanted to blame Xie Chengyin.

She had just blocked the sword for Xie Chengyin because she knew that although Xiao Dingyan was cold and ruthless, he would not hurt innocent people. As the only innocent person present today, Xiao Dingyan would definitely not vent his anger towards Xie Chengyin on her.

That's why she stood up to block the sword. Xiao Dingyan would definitely put away his sword, but she didn't expect Xie Chengyin to react so quickly and actually blocked it with his hand before Xiao Dingyan put away his sword.

Yan Ci took out a handkerchief and wrapped Xie Chengyin's injured hand, whispering, "What are you blocking? You don't want your hand anymore."

Xie Chengyin didn't even frown, "You were the one who suddenly rushed out to block it, okay? You don't need to stand up for me in the matter between him and me."

Yan Ci rolled her eyes secretly. She wanted Xiao Dingyan to owe her a favor, but now, Xie Chengyin's heroic act of saving the damsel in distress made Xiao Dingyan hate her as well.

Xiao Dingyan looked at the bright red bloodstains remaining on the tip of the sword, then looked at the two people who were caring and protecting each other as if no one was around, and suddenly a trace of sadness ran through his heart.

He put away his sword and left angrily without saying a word.

Watching Xiao Dingyan leave, Xie Chengyin no longer held on, and began to cry out in pain, covering his injured hand.

“Ouch, that hurts!”

Yan Ci looked at Xie Chengyin who was almost on the ground and couldn't help laughing: "Xie Chengyin, that's enough. You have to act so hard for such a small injury."

Seeing through Yan Ci's trick, Xie Chengyin started to laugh, "No matter how small it is, it is still a real injury. He lost so much blood, he will need several days to recover."

"Who told you to suddenly block the sword with your hands? You are not made of steel."

"It's because I'm afraid you'll get hurt."

"Xiao Dingyan is already collecting his sword, he definitely can't hurt me."

Xie Chengyin wailed, "Then my injury was in vain..."

This is the price of being a hero and saving a beauty.

If he had known that Yan Ci's plan was so clear, he would not have tried to show off.

However, seeing Xiao Dingyan's deflated look, Xie Chengyin suddenly felt that the injury was worth it.

For some time afterwards, Xie Chengyin used the excuse that his hand was injured while protecting Yan Ci, and asked Yan Ci to bring him tea and water and chat with him every day to relieve his boredom. Yan Ci did not expose him and came to Yongding Marquis' Mansion whenever he had time.

The rumors about Xiao Yizhui were quietly forgotten by people, and were replaced by the huge secret that Jin Qiqi, the daughter of the Minister of War, was pregnant before marriage, which became a big gossip passed on by word of mouth.

Yan Ci sat on a recliner in the Yongding Marquis's mansion, reading a book by Xie Chengyin. After reading a few pages, he fell asleep on the wobbly chair.

Xie Chengyin asked Liuxi to bring a thin blanket, took away the book that Yan Ci had covered his face with, and then carefully covered Yan Ci with the thin blanket.

Yan Ci's quiet sleeping face looked very well-behaved. Her long eyelashes cast a thin shadow in the afterglow of the setting sun, like two small fans, and a slight blink of her eyes made Xie Chengyin's heart itch.

Xie Chengyi's heart moved, and he leaned down to kiss her. Just when he was about to touch those lacquer-red lips, Yan Ci's tightly closed eyes suddenly opened.

Their eyes met, and I didn't know who was disturbed first.

Yan Ci: "What do you want to do?"

Xie Chengyin stood up awkwardly and pretended to be calm: "I saw a bug on your face and was just about to brush it off for you, but you woke up by chance."

Yan Ci couldn't help but laugh, but he didn't expose him. He stood up from the recliner and stretched. "It's getting late. I should go back. I'll see you tomorrow."

Xie Chengyin was a little embarrassed to look Yan Ci in the face, so he turned his back to Yan Ci and spoke vaguely.

He turned around only after he heard the footsteps slowly moving away from behind him.

This turn around gave him a fright.

"Didn't you leave?"

Xie Chengyin looked at Yan Ci who was standing opposite him, and was stunned for a long time before he came to his senses.

He clearly heard the footsteps fade away, so why was Yan Ci still standing there? Then what happened just now...

Xie Chengyin looked puzzled, but saw Yan Ci approaching him with a smile on his face.

"Xie Chengyin, there is something I have always wanted to try."

"what?"

Yan Ci raised his hand and grabbed Xie Chengyin's clothes at the collar, pulling it down hard. Xie Chengyin suddenly bent over because of this pull. In Xie Chengyin's surprised and astonished eyes, Yan Ci's red lips touched his without any warning.

The pair of black eyes were closed, the fan-like eyelashes were trembling slightly, and the red lips that had made him salivate just now were now pressed against his.

The sudden kiss made Xie Chengyin's heart, which had just calmed down, become active again, pounding like a drum, and his ears seemed to make sharp explosions.

He could hear nothing and see nothing, only the softness of those lips made him infinitely indulge.

The moment Yan Ci touched Xie Chengyin's lips, the joy in her heart made her extremely happy.

It's not that she didn't understand everything, but she had never deliberately thought about it. Ever since Xie Chengyin kissed her in the name of teaching her last time, that scene occasionally appeared in her mind.

She was not a shy person, but she was not sure about her feelings towards Xie Chengyin, so she did not take any action.

But today was different. After realizing Xie Chengyin's intention, she not only did not avoid him, but was full of expectations.