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Su Yu nodded with a smile. “I’ve made up my mind. Go ahead and bring him in.”
“Understood.”
Reluctantly, Wan Gu went to the door and opened it, looking at Qiming, who seemed completely unbothered. “Come in. Our young master has agreed to see you.”
Qiming’s gaze turned slightly cold as he looked at Wan Gu, feeling an urge to harm him. However, Su Yu was inside, and if he made a move, Su Yu would surely be upset.
Taking a deep breath to suppress his anger, Qiming followed Wan Gu inside. There, he saw Su Yu sitting at a stone table with some snacks, fruits, and a cup of tea. Su Yu was holding a book.
Seeing Su Yu in this state, Qiming’s eyes flickered slightly. When they used to spend a lot of time together, Su Yu often made tea and read books.
After so many years, his habits had remained unchanged, never altered.
Su Yu heard the footsteps, set down the book, and turned to look at Qiming, his expression remarkably calm.
“Why have you come?” Su Yu’s tone was as casual as if he were commenting on the weather.
Qiming looked at Su Yu’s calm and composed demeanor and felt some annoyance. “Do you think I shouldn’t have come?”
As he spoke, Qiming kept his eyes fixed on Su Yu’s, as if trying to discern something from them.
Su Yu looked at Qiming and didn’t say much, simply turning to Wan Gu and saying, “Wan Gu, make some tea.”
“Our family’s tea is quite expensive, young master,” Wan Gu objected, looking at Su Yu disapprovingly.
What right did this person have to drink their tea? Was he even worthy?
Qiming had been slighted by Wan Gu several times. He glanced at Wan Gu and said sharply, “You really don’t take others seriously, do you?”
“Such a person is easy to offend.”
Su Yu seemed not to have caught the meaning behind Qiming’s words and spoke indifferently, “Wan Gu has always been straightforward. He speaks his mind. You’re not upset, are you?”
Even if Qiming was upset, it wasn’t the right time to say anything. He could only respond, “I’m not that petty.”
Su Yu smiled and remained silent. Not that petty?
How could Qiming be so mistaken about his own temper to say such words?
“What’s so funny?” Qiming asked.
“Nothing,” Su Yu shook his head. The conversation between the two continued in a rather tense manner for a long time, leaving Wan Gu feeling dizzy from listening to it.
“Young master…”
“Wan Gu, attend to your duties. You don’t need to serve here. Take Xiao Bao and Xiao Zhi to father-in-law’s house. I have something to discuss with an old acquaintance. Just tell the truth if my wife asks,” Su Yu instructed Wan Gu softly.
Wan Gu couldn’t leave Su Yu alone to face Qiming. “Young master, let Yuan Bao come and serve you.”
Su Yu wanted to decline, but seeing Wan Gu’s determined expression, he could only nod in agreement. “Alright, have Yuan Bao come over.”
As Wan Gu took Xiao Bao and the others away, Qiming noticed Xiao Bao, who bore a striking resemblance to Su Yu.
“So, this is your son?” Qiming asked, looking at Xiao Bao.
Su Yu did not answer Qiming’s question.
His silence put Qiming in a very bad mood.
“Is this how you’re going to treat me?” Qiming didn’t know where he had gone wrong, and he looked at Su Yu with anger in his voice.
Su Yu, looking at the furious Qiming, retorted mockingly, “Then what kind of attitude do you think I should have?”
“I bow and scrape, and you still don’t know what it means to be a friend?” Su Yu said calmly, his tone devoid of emotion.
“What do you mean by that?” Qiming frowned, clearly taken aback by Su Yu’s words.
What did he mean?
Qiming’s question struck Su Yu as quite ridiculous. He looked at Qiming, who seemed to know nothing at all.
This person really knows how to put on an act.
“Qiming, aren’t you tired of putting on this act all the time?” Su Yu asked, looking at Qiming.
“What are you talking about? You once solemnly promised me that you wouldn’t take office, and now you’ve become a prince of Xuan Empire. Is this what you call not taking office?” Qiming, seeing Su Yu’s bad attitude, also spoke with a stern expression, questioning him.
Su Yu’s slight smirk at Qiming’s embarrassment made Qiming feel uncomfortable. “Not as much as you.”
To Qiming, Su Yu’s words seemed somewhat cryptic. “What’s really going on? Why are you speaking in such a cryptic manner?”
“How can you question me so confidently while using my foolish parents to hurt me? And now you have the audacity to question me like this. What’s the reason for this?” Su Yu’s words made Qiming instinctively look away, and seeing those eyes reminded him of the last time he was angry.
It was the way he looked at him that made it impossible for him to tell any lies. Seeing him like this now, Qiming couldn’t help but feel a bit agitated.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” Qiming said.
Su Yu knew that Qiming would not admit it, so he casually played with his jade pendant and said, “It’s okay if you don’t admit it. After all, it’s not important to me anymore.”
Hearing Su Yu’s indifferent words, Qiming couldn’t help but ask, “Who said something to you that made you misunderstand me like this?”
“Whether there’s a misunderstanding between us is something we both know. I am the Jade King, the Imperial Prince of Xuan Empire. In the future, Prince Qi, please don’t come looking for me. It’s unreasonable. I ask you to leave now,” Su Yu issued the order to leave in a calm and composed manner.
The command to leave made Qiming tremble with anger.
Yuan Bao reached out to stop Qiming as he was about to act. “What do you want to do to our young master?”
“Qi Lu, take him away.” At this moment, Yuan Bao suddenly appeared to cause trouble, which made Qiming very angry. He hated it when someone disrupted serious discussions with Su Yu.
Qi Lu suddenly made a move against Yuan Bao, who sneered and grabbed the fist that was coming at him. Su Yu glanced at them and said, “Take it to the side, Yuan Bao. Don’t destroy the courtyard. Spare his life.”
“Understood, young master.”
At that moment, Qiming truly realized that Su Yu had indeed changed. It was a change that he found difficult to accept.
As he watched the fight between Yuan Bao and Qi Lu, Qi Lu initially had the upper hand, but gradually weakened and was eventually struck by Yuan Bao, breaking two of his ribs.
Spitting out a mouthful of blood, Qi Lu covered his chest in disbelief, looking at Yuan Bao. “An expert from an outside clan.”
Yuan Bao paid no attention and, struck once, this time broke Qi Lu’s leg.
In his previous life, the young master had been crippled by Qiming, and now he couldn’t lay a hand on Qiming or his subordinates? Yuan Bao deeply understood Su Yu’s intentions, leaving Qi Lu with only his life.
Qiming was deeply shaken. Qi Lu had lost to an unknown figure and had not only been beaten but also had his ribs and limbs broken.