novelraw Chapter 21 : Be Careful of Bei Yaoyue
Chapter 21 : Be Careful of Bei Yaoyue
Ji You, who had carried the things back, didn't enter Xifeng's house but leaned against the door outside playing with his phone, waiting for the two to return.
After all, Xifeng was a young girl, and entering an underage girl's home alone would be very ungentlemanly—although he had permission, he still decided to wait outside.
Therefore, when Xifeng and Bei Yaoyue came out of the elevator, they ran right into Ji You.
"You're back." Ji You smiled at the two and made a friendly greeting gesture to Bei Yaoyue.
"You didn't leave?" Xifeng was somewhat surprised. She had thought Ji You would leave after putting the things in her home, but hadn't expected to run into him here.
Out of self-interest, she actually didn't really want Bei Yaoyue and Ji You to meet—if Ji You found out something he shouldn't know, she'd be mortified beyond belief.
Although Xifeng had always been unwilling to admit it, honestly speaking, Ji You was a completely handsome young man. At 180cm tall with a slender build and muscular, aesthetically pleasing arms, he was practically flawless in appearance.
His good physique combined with outstanding looks had given Ji You decent romantic prospects since childhood, but over the years he had remained untouched by countless flowers, maintaining his single status with clean conduct.
He had received countless love letters since childhood, forming a stark contrast with Xifeng, who had no one to love or care for her and hadn't even held a girl's hand before becoming a girl herself.
Of course, Xifeng wasn't envious of this—she had always believed being alone was the happiest state. How could girlfriends be more fun than games?
"I had to wait for you to come back to return your key, right?" Shrugging, Ji You raised his hand and tossed the key to Xifeng.
"That's true." Xifeng scratched her head and unconsciously followed behind Bei Yaoyue, waiting for her to open the door.
Keenly catching this detail of Xifeng's movement, Ji You narrowed his eyes slightly, turned to Bei Yaoyue, looked her up and down, then smiled: "Hello, you must be Xifeng's neighbor?"
But Bei Yaoyue acted as if she hadn't heard, not even glancing at Ji You. She just lowered her head to search for the door key in her bag, extremely rude and arrogant.
Seeing the atmosphere becoming awkward, Xifeng quickly stepped in to smooth things over, laughing awkwardly at Ji You: "Um... her name is Bei Yaoyue. She doesn't like to talk much, don't mind her."
"It's fine." Ji You waved his hand with a light smile, acting like he didn't care. "I'll head off then. Remember about treating me to dinner that you promised."
As soon as he finished speaking, Bei Yaoyue's hand trembled slightly, the key went askew, and with a "click" it struck the door, making a crisp sound.
Ji You's gaze sharpened, taking in this scene but saying nothing.
After a moment of silence, Bei Yaoyue stopped her movements, turned her head toward Ji You's direction, and directly met his gaze.
One side was expressionless with cold eyes, the other smiled naturally as if nothing was wrong. Four gazes clashed intensely, sparks flying.
Both tacitly chose not to speak, just staring at each other's eyes and facial expressions, trying to read something from them.
"Um..." Seeing the scene becoming increasingly strange and even showing signs of getting out of control, Xifeng quickly stepped between them, using her body as cover to block their line of sight, laughing awkwardly at Ji You: "Old Ji, you should head back first."
No matter how oblivious she was, she couldn't miss the strange gunpowder smell between them. She just couldn't understand why two people meeting for the first time would have such great hostility—no, more precisely, it was Bei Yaoyue's unilateral massive hostility toward Ji You.
Nodding lightly, Ji You looked at Bei Yaoyue's cold, gleaming eyes and said with a half-smile: "Xifeng is young and has poor health. You must take good care of her."
Bei Yaoyue seemed not to have heard, showing no reaction whatsoever, not even a change in her gaze, like an emotionless statue.
"I'm off then. See you next time."
After speaking, Ji You waved and turned to leave, leaving only Xifeng increasingly disheveled in the wind.
She rubbed her hair in frustration, feeling somewhat frantic.
—What the hell was that idiot Ji You talking about?
I'm this old, and I still need Bei Yaoyue to take care of me?
Besides, in comparison, wasn't Bei Yaoyue clearly the one who needed more care?
And who's a little girl? How are you talking? I was playing in the mud when you weren't even born yet!
Xifeng complained internally with some indignation, secretly giving the middle finger to Ji You's back.
"Come inside."
Seeing Xifeng standing outside in a daze without entering, Bei Yaoyue frowned slightly and urged her.
"Oh." Only then noticing that Bei Yaoyue had already opened the door, Xifeng quickly responded.
As soon as she entered, her phone vibrated—a message from Ji You.
The message had only five words, extremely concise, yet left Xifeng even more puzzled.
"Be careful of Bei Yaoyue."
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Evening, as lights began to twinkle.
Light drizzle still fell from the sky, bringing a cool atmosphere to Crescent City under the night lights.
Getting out of the taxi, Bei Yaoyue opened her umbrella and stood outside the car waiting for the person behind her to get out.
Considering Xifeng's physical condition—well, mainly her height problem—Bei Yaoyue would always take on the task of holding the umbrella for both of them when they went out.
Ducking under Bei Yaoyue's umbrella, Xifeng looked up to see a restaurant called "Jinglong Pavilion" in front of them.
The restaurant before them could truly be called magnificent and resplendent. Every decoration and detail was extremely luxurious. With such an ostentatious decorating style, even thinking with her toes, she could imagine how high the consumption level here must be.
"Remember what I told you." Bei Yaoyue said coldly.
"I know, I won't forget." Xifeng pouted with slight dissatisfaction.
Before coming to this appointment, Bei Yaoyue had given thousands of warnings, telling her that under no circumstances should she reveal the Master-Servant relationship between them.
Although Xifeng could understand this, she was just very annoyed!
She didn't want others to know about becoming Bei Yaoyue's maid, yet she especially wanted Bei Yaoyue's parents to know.
Because she wanted Bei Yaoyue's parents to see clearly what kind of pervert their daughter really was!
Such thoughts seemed somewhat twisted and dark, but she couldn't be blamed for this—it was all because Bei Yaoyue bullied her! It was all Bei Yaoyue's fault!
"Let's go then. My parents are already waiting inside." Saying this, Bei Yaoyue led the way in, with Xifeng quickly following.
After winding through maze-like corridors, dazzled by the brilliant and colorful decorations, they finally arrived at an elegant private room.
Above the private room door was a plaque with two beautiful large characters, but they appeared to be in seal script. Even using all her accumulated knowledge, Xifeng couldn't recognize what these two characters meant, so she gave up.
Pushing open the door, at the not-very-large sandalwood round table, a middle-aged man was chatting and laughing with a young woman beside him.
The man was about forty years old, wearing a dignified suit with charming short facial hair. His features were proper and three-dimensional. Even though time had mercilessly carved indelible marks on his face, it still couldn't hide the noble and elegant aura he radiated.
"Handsome and talented"—this phrase couldn't be more fitting to describe him.
The woman beside him appeared to be under thirty, with a gentle expression and smiling eyes. Her black hair was tied at the ends and draped over her shoulder.
The moment she saw her, the term "Yamato Nadeshiko" (note 1) popped into Xifeng's mind. She suddenly felt this term was almost tailor-made for the woman before her—extremely fitting.
Hearing the door open, both looked toward the entrance. Upon seeing who had arrived, the woman exclaimed with delight: "Yueyue! You came! Quickly, come let Mama hug you."
Undoubtedly, the woman was Bei Yaoyue's mother, Kisaragi Ichika, while the man beside her should be Bei Yaoyue's father.
Compared to Kisaragi Ichika's excitement, Bei Yaoyue's father was much calmer. He merely took a light sip of the clear tea in his hand and smiled slightly at the two.
But Kisaragi Ichika's enthusiastic gesture didn't receive the expected response. Bei Yaoyue just shook her head lightly, walked silently to the seat across from them without a word, and took out her phone from her bag to play with it on her own.
Seeming already accustomed to being treated this way by Bei Yaoyue, Kisaragi Ichika just gave a bitter smile without saying anything, then turned to Xifeng. Just as she opened her mouth, she froze, the words getting stuck in her throat.
Nearby, Bei Yaoyue's father also fixed his gaze on her, studying her carefully.
"Hello, Uncle and Auntie."
Showing what she considered a very sweet smile, Xifeng politely greeted them both, then explained: "I've had albinism since childhood. I hope Uncle and Auntie can understand."
She certainly knew what kind of attention and questions her unique white hair and red eyes would attract, so she had prepared her explanation beforehand.
White hair, red irises, light sensitivity, weak constitution—these were all characteristics of albinism patients, perfectly matching her traits as a vampire! Using this as a cover was extremely suitable.
Hearing Xifeng's explanation, Kisaragi Ichika and Bei Yaoyue's father nodded understandingly, and Kisaragi Ichika's eyes showed heartfelt pain and affection when looking at Xifeng.
—What a lovely child, at the flower-like age yet suffering from albinism, this almost incurable disease, having to struggle daily against illness with her weak body. To make matters worse, she had lost her parents early and had to face the dark future alone. She must have lived very painfully all these years...
Thinking this, Kisaragi Ichika's heart was wrung with pain.
Having been unable to meet or even communicate with Bei Yaoyue for years, her maternal love had nowhere to go and had entered a state of overflow. This was also why she had always wanted to adopt another daughter.
Therefore, after hearing about Xifeng's situation, she secretly resolved that if Xifeng agreed to be adopted by them, she would definitely give Xifeng the purest maternal love, letting Xifeng experience the family affection she had lost during her remaining years.
Meanwhile, when Xifeng finished her explanation, Bei Yaoyue's finger that had been sliding on her phone screen clearly paused, then she slowly turned back and gave her little maid a meaningful look.
—This little one lies as if it were true.
It seemed that perhaps many things she had told her were actually lies?