Chapter 12: Get in the Car or Should I Carry You?

Tang Liyue and Qin Jiao Jiao spent the whole day together. By the time she returned to the Yu family estate, it was already past 9 PM.

Seeing the tightly shut gate, Tang Liyue walked towards the security room.

“Sir, could you please open the gate for me?”

The security guard recognized Tang Liyue. He was on duty last night when Aunt Wang, the housekeeper, brought her in. He had been the one to open the gate then.

The guard leaned halfway out of the security room window, his gaze roaming over Tang Liyue’s figure with blatant disrespect.

“Coming back this late, Madam? Were you out fooling around behind Young Master Minchuan’s back? You do know the Yu family has a curfew, right?”

Tang Liyue’s face instantly turned pale.

“Please don’t talk nonsense.”

The guard scoffed disdainfully. “Such a petty temperament from a lowly background, can’t even take a joke. The Yu family has rules. No servants are allowed to enter or leave after 9 PM. If you want to go in, wait until morning.”

His attitude made it clear that he didn’t take Tang Liyue seriously at all.

And using the servants’ curfew to restrict her? That had to be Zhao Zhiliu’s doing.

Frustration simmered in Tang Liyue’s heart, her delicate brows knitting together.

But she had no choice. She had to endure it.

Tang Liyue lowered her head. “Then I’ll wait until morning.”

With that, she walked over to a stone block near the gate, sat down, and curled up, intending to sleep there for the night.

Seeing her so submissive, the guard became even more arrogant, raising his voice deliberately.

“Just don’t sit in front of the gate. If you block Second Master’s car, you’ll be in serious trouble!”

Speak of the devil.

As soon as the words left his mouth, a sleek Maybach came speeding down the road.

License plate A0000.

There was no mistake, it was Yu Mo Yuan’s car.

The guard panicked and quickly pressed the remote to open the gate.

Normally, Yu Mo Yuan’s car would drive straight in without slowing down.

But tonight, the Maybach came to a stop right at the entrance.

The guard broke out in a cold sweat.

Had he opened the gate too late? Or had Tang Liyue really blocked Yu Mo Yuan’s way?

He quickly jogged forward and greeted respectfully, “Second Master, d-do you have any instructions?”

The rear window rolled down slowly, revealing Yu Mo Yuan’s strikingly handsome face. His deep, unreadable gaze landed on Tang Liyue.

The guard saw this and immediately tried to explain.

“Was the Madam disrespectful towards you, sir? I’ll remove her immediately! I told her not to sit at the gate, but she just wouldn’t listen”

Before he could finish the sentence, he shut up.

Because Yu Mo Yuan’s gaze shifted onto him.

It was impossible to tell if he was angry or amused. But in the Yu household, everyone knew, The quieter Yu Mo Yuan was, the worse his mood.

The guard swallowed hard, his voice trembling. “S-Second Master, did I do something wrong?”

Yu Mo Yuan merely raised an eyebrow, then tilted his chin slightly toward Tang Liyue.

“You just said… you were going to kick her out?”

“Huh? Ah…”

The guard froze, unable to decipher Yu Mo Yuan’s tone. Did he mean she could be kicked out, or that she couldn’t?

The driver in the front seat couldn’t bear to watch any longer and interjected.

“Madam is also a member of the Yu family. What exactly do you mean by locking her out?”

The guard panicked. “It was Madam Zhao’s orders! She said to treat her according to the rules for servants, I,”

Before he could finish, Yu Mo Yuan let out a low chuckle.

The sound made the guard’s legs go weak.

Yu Mo Yuan lit a cigarette and took a slow drag.

“So you’re saying, she makes the rules in this house?”

“No! No! Second Master, that’s not what I meant! I was wrong, I was wrong!”

The security guard was terrified, repeatedly begging for mercy.

The driver glanced at the rearview mirror and, seeing that Yu Mo Yuan didn’t seem genuinely angry, decided to help the guard out.

“Aren’t you going to apologize to Madam and invite her into the car?”

Hearing this, the guard scrambled over to Tang Liyue in a panic.

“Madam, I’m so sorry! I shouldn’t have locked you outside! Second Master asks you to get in the car, please, just go!”

Tang Liyue wasn’t far from the car, so she had heard everything they said.

But she couldn’t figure out Yu Mo Yuan’s intentions, and besides, she didn’t dare get into his car.

She turned her head away. “No, I’ll wait until morning.”

The security guard burst into tears. “Madam, I was really wrong! I won’t dare stop you ever again, please, just get in the car! Otherwise, I’m really doomed!”

Before Tang Liyue could respond, she saw Yu Mo Yuan push open the car door and step out.

His long legs carried him forward at an unhurried pace. One hand was tucked into his pocket, while the other held a cigarette between his index and middle fingers. As he took a slow drag, the tip glowed red.

From Tang Liyue’s angle, the smoldering ember seemed to merge with his dark pupils, radiating an oppressive, almost predatory aura.

Her heart started pounding.

She didn’t know why, but she always felt afraid in Yu Mo Yuan’s presence.

He stopped half a meter away from her. At nearly 1.9 meters tall, his towering figure completely blocked out the light, casting a shadow over her crouched form.

Tang Liyue had no choice but to look up at him. “W-What do you want?”

Yu Mo Yuan didn’t answer. Instead, he calmly put out his cigarette, On the guard’s shoulder.

The guard clenched his teeth, not even daring to flinch, let alone make a sound.

Once Yu Mo Yuan extinguished the cigarette, the guard instinctively held out both hands to catch the stub.

Tang Liyue could tell at a glance, this wasn’t the first time the guard had done this.

Too domineering. Yu Mo Yuan was simply too domineering!

How could he treat people like ashtrays?

Tang Liyue didn’t pity the guard, but she felt disgusted by Yu Mo Yuan’s blatant disregard for others.

And she had actually lost her virginity to this man…

Should she be grateful he hadn’t broken her bones last night? Should she consider it lucky that she was still able to get out of bed alive?

Still lost in thought, she suddenly felt Yu Mo Yuan’s index finger hook under her chin, lifting it.

He gazed at her indifferently. “Miss Tang, if you don’t want to get in the car, are you waiting for me to carry you in myself?”

Tang Liyue’s eyes widened in shock, and she immediately jumped up, taking several steps back.

Yu Mo Yuan raised an eyebrow. “What are you so afraid of? I won’t eat you.”

“I feel like you would eat me,” she muttered under her breath.

Yu Mo Yuan had sharp hearing and, of course, caught her words.

“I’d advise you not to test my patience,” he said smoothly. “You have two choices: One, get in the car. Two, I carry you inside.”

Carry her inside?

The estate’s main house was at least two kilometers from the gate, and along the way, they would pass Old Master Yu Hao Shan’s residence, Zhao Zhiliu’s villa, and the servants’ quarters.

If anyone saw her being carried by Yu Mo Yuan, there would be no explaining it away.

And she had no doubt, Yu Mo Yuan was absolutely the kind of man who would do it.

“Can I just walk in myself?” she tried to negotiate.

Yu Mo Yuan smirked. “No.”

Left with no choice, Tang Liyue sighed heavily and dragged her feet toward the car, reluctantly climbing in.