She was very curious. The next time when she sees her Eldest Brother, she must make fun of him.
"He said that when Dong Fang Tang discovered your corpse, it had already had an odor. Therefore, the corpse had to be cremated immediately before the ashes could be brought back to Dong Fang Residence in Luoyang. According to logic, even if a corpse is already decomposing and had an odor, it should be put in a coffin and sent back. The corpse should not be recklessly cremated*. This made me suspicious that he was hiding the actual truth."
(Chinese funeral rituals, even if it is a simple ceremony, is compulsory to send the dead off before the corpse is buried or cremated - corpses are usually buried not cremated unless the person died in an epidemic)
This was the part that made him suspicious. As a result, he ordered someone to secretly investigate the whereabouts of Dong Fang Tang until they were finally led to Ming Yue Manor. Sure enough, just as he had suspected, it could be said that the people of Dong Fang Residence were not simple-minded to have thought of such an idea to conceal the truth. Unfortunately, they had underestimated him and eventually he had discovered the truth.
After hearing this, Hai Yao really did not have anything to say. This man is really a person with a meticulous mind and not someone to be underestimated. Thinking of her own current predicament, it really confirmed what he had said earlier......that she cannot escape from him.
Long Hao Tian narrowed his eyes and looked at the person in his arms. Her delicate little face showed fatigue and he asked gently.
"Are you tired? You've slept for three days and did not eat anything yet. Why don't you eat something before you go back to sleep again?"
"No, I don't have an appetite. I just feel tired."
She whispered softly. She had been talking for so long and with her current strength, she really could not hold on any longer.
He wrinkled his eyebrows and felt worried. He gently laid her down on the bed and it seems she slept almost immediately when her head touched the pillow. He carefully placed the quilt on her and the more he looked at her pale face, the more worried he became. The time that she spent on sleeping was more than the time she was awake. If he had not summoned the doctor to check on her and the doctor had told him it was because her body was too weak, he would have already sent for Dong Fang Tang.
He stared at her sleeping form for a long time before he finally left with a solemn face.
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"Lady, you're awake. Do you want to eat anything? Wang-Ye had instructed us that when you wake up, we are to make sure you eat first."
When Hai Yao opened her eyes again, before she could even react, she was already being helped to sit up. The person also carefully placed a pillow behind her back so that she could sit comfortably.
"Who are you? Why are you calling me Lady?" She asked the unfamiliar voice that spoke to her.
"Lady, my name is Xing Hua. It was Wang-Ye who specially transferred me from Jing Wang Mansion to come and serve Lady."
Wow! This lady is even more beautiful than Jun Zhu. Although her pair of clear mesmerizing eyes is temporarily sightless, she has delicate snow-white skin and not to mention her fine beautiful facial features. What is most special is that she has a beautiful pair of elegant heroic eyebrows which gave her a unique charm.
This lady is the most beautiful woman she had ever seen in her life and it is no wonder Wang-Ye is so captivated by this lady.
"I don't need a maid. I can manage by myself." She frowned.
Her blindness is only temporary and she is not a useless person.
"You need one. Unless you want me to serve you when you are taking a bath or dressing. I'm very willing but I'm afraid you won't dare."
A deep low voice with a tinge of mockery sounded. Long Hao Tian's tall figure had come up to her bedside.
"Xing Hua, you can leave. Bring some food and the medicine for Lady."
"Yes." Xing Hua stole a glance at the two people and quickly left.
"Have you thought it over? Do you still need a maid, now?"
His tall figure settled himself by the side of the bed and his dark eyes studied her gently with a smile on his lips.
Hai Yao's answer was.......to turn her face away. She secretly sulked and hated her current restricted situation.
"Be patient. After all, your eyes still need a certain period of time before they recover. During this period, you still need someone to be here to help you."
He lifted the strands of hair on her cheek and hooked them behind her ear. His palm stroked her silky black hair but she did not resist and the laughter in his eyes deepened.
When Xing Hua knocked the door again and entered, she came upon this scene and her heart could not help but admire them. The tall, handsome Wang-Ye together with the delicate, beautiful Lady is really the most beautiful painting in the world! Especially at this moment when Wang-Ye's eyes showed such tenderness that she had never seen before. When she returns to Jing Wang Mansion, she must tell everyone the good news.
"Wang-Ye, the bird's nest porridge is here."
"Give it to me. Lady will drink the medicine later. You can leave first."
When Long Hao Tian took the porridge from Xing Hua, he cautiously instructed her.
She had just woke up and he did not want her to fall asleep again. Although she needed more rest but she still had slept for too long.
"Take this porridge."
He used the spoon to scoop up some porridge, blew on it to let it cool down and then placed the spoon to her lips to indicate she should eat.
Hai Yao hesitated for a while and reluctantly opened her mouth. She knows this man is stubborn and in her current weak condition, it is better not to resist and save some energy.
"Why didn't Dong Fang Tang take care of you since you are so severely injured and also left you alone in Ming Yue Manor with only two children to keep you company? It is irresponsible of him to do that."
Dong Fang Tang is her brother and also a doctor. How can he as a doctor leave his wounded sister? Doesn't he worry about her at all?
"Third Elder Brother left because of an emergency. Once he has settled everything, he will come back to take care of me. If you find it too troublesome to take care of this heavily wounded person, why don't you take me back to Ming Yue Manor?"
In her heart, she was also very curious what could have made her Third Elder Brother who had always been gentle and kind to leave anxiously in a hurry.
"Don't even think about it. Don't forget you are my fiancée, the future Jing Wang-Fei*. From now onwards, you are not allowed to go anywhere unless permitted by me. Otherwise don't even think of going anywhere else.
(Wang-Fei means princess, wife of Wang-Ye)
Long Hao Tian's face sank as he stated arrogantly. From now onwards, it would be better for her to grasp a clearer understanding of her status and identity.
"Jing Wang-Fei? I'm afraid I can't live up to the name."
Hai Yao snorted and suddenly a feeling of resistance rose. She turned her head away and refused to eat anymore.
"It's better not to let me hear you say these words again." He warned and squinted his dark eyes.
He stretched out his arm and pulled her into his embrace, then scooped up some porridge. He lifted the spoon and placed it next to her mouth to force her to eat.
Hai Yao's temper rose, closed her lips tightly and simply refused to open her mouth.
Upon seeing this, Long Hao Tian's fury rose to his chest, he coldly voiced his threats into her ear.
"Do you want to open your mouth or do you want me to feed you with my mouth? The choice is yours."
As soon as she heard, Hai Yao's body stiffened. Her pale cheeks instantly blushed with embarrassment and the dark eyes which were watching her closely became darker and deeper.
She was very afraid he would really act as he had said and quickly opened her mouth. The next moment, a spoonful of porridge was fed into her mouth.
"It's such a pity. I was prepared to feed you by mouth and did not expect you would change your mind so fast."
His flirtatious tone made her cheeks blushed adding a touch of beautiful color to her delicate appearance. This time, Long Hao Tian no longer restrained himself, leaned forward and hugged her. He slid his slippery tongue into her sweetness, tasted her and entangled with her lilac small tongue forcing her to dance with him until she became breathless. Her little hands hammered on his shoulders and finally, he released her.
"Your physical strength is too weak, it can improve with training."
His big palm caressed her back to soothe her breathing and the other hand caressed her flushed cheeks. In future, he does not mind using this method to help her regain the pink color on her cheeks.
Just listen to him! What does this man mean? Isn't this gaining an inch and aiming for a foot?
".......you......you have taken advantage of me and now you are acting well-behaved."
Her eyes were closed, she was panting and protested weakly.
"Hai Yao, do you know how happy I am that you are alive?"
His deep low voice contained a trace of gratefulness and inexplicably provoked the same emotion in her chest. His fiery lips fell on her ear as he finished speaking, moving downwards as he lightly kissed her.
"Hai Yao.......Hai Yao......."
As he whispered her name in her ears, his lips ceaselessly kissed her, trailing downwards. Every sound that he uttered was filled with strong emotions which made her heart suddenly trembled as if she heard something cracked in the deepest part of her heart.
She found herself unable to go back to her initial indifference for him. An indescribable low sigh escaped from her lips and her arms involuntarily entwined around his waist.
His dark eyes revealed torrents of ecstasy. Did her unexpected response mean she had finally acknowledged the relationship between the two of them? Both his arms hugged the person in his embrace tightly and his lips curved into a satisfied smile.
Dong Fang Hai Yao........my wife.
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Hai Yao, do you know how happy I am that you are alive?
She cannot refuse to admit that his words made her heart raced. Whenever she thought of those words, her feelings would always surge endlessly.
'Sister Hai Yao."
She already knew that if one day he was to know the truth, he would never let her go. But it should not be like in this situation whereby she is unable to move and render her unable to parry.
"Sister Hai Yao!"
Suddenly a low shout sounded and coupled with the shaking of her left arm, brought her wandering mind back to the present.
"........Zhang Zhen.......what is it?"
Her eyes were still sightless as she turned her face to the left and asked in puzzlement.
"Sister Hai Yao, are you alright? I've called out to you several times but you didn't hear."
Zhang Zhen looked worriedly at her who was apparently lost in her thoughts. Sister Hai Yao appeared to be worried.
"Is it? Maybe I was thinking about something. Is there anything you want?"
Her lips lifted into a smile and silently reprimanded herself for being influenced by that man.
Zhang Zhen looked at her for a while and after confirming there was nothing wrong with her, he felt at ease. Once again, he picked up the half-eaten osmanthus cake and took a few bites before he said vaguely.
"Sister Hai Yao, in fact, in the beginning, we were very worried Wang-Ye would bully you but later, we discovered that Wang-Ye was really sincere towards you and took meticulous good care of you. Then only we were rest assured."
As Zhang Zhen ate the osmanthus cake, he told her the results of their observations.
"That's correct, Sister Hai Yao. That Wang-Ye has a fierce appearance and he had also scared you until you fainted."
Every time, Zhang Sheng thought of the scene, he would feel scared. Poor Sister Hai Yao.
Hai Yao only smiled, did not speak and also did not make any effort to correct him. She fainted not because she was frightened by the man but because her body was too weak.
Suddenly, she remembered something. This matter had been resting in her heart and eventually today she had remembered. So she asked the two brothers who were busily talking and eating.
"Oh yes, I have forgotten to ask you. How did Third Elder Brother find you and brought you to keep me company?"
Why didn't he choose other people but only chose these two brothers? Can it be her Third Elder Brother knew about the relationship between her and the two brothers? Is that possible?
"Well, maybe it was because earlier on when Sister Hai Yao arranged for us brothers to help out in Long Feng Restaurant, Gang Ling City, we had met Third Elder Brother. Third Elder Brother knew you have arranged for us to work there, so he came to ask for our help."
Zhang Zhen tilted his head, wrinkled his eyebrows and thought for a moment and decided that must have been the reason. He still remembered when the two brothers found out that their Fourth Elder Brother had in actual fact become their Fourth Elder Sister, they were so shocked at that time.
'So that was it."
Of course! Her Third Elder Brother knew about her relationship with the two brothers and that was why he trusted them.
"You two, don't always say bad things about our Wang-Ye in front of Lady. Wang-Ye is really good towards Lady."
Xing Hua carrying a plate of osmanthus cakes, pushed the door opened and came in. When she was outside the door, she had overheard the two brothers bravely to criticizing their Wang-Ye. The brothers did not even consider where they were right now. If Lady was influenced by them, not only will Wang-Ye punish them, Xing Hua herself would be the first one to deal with them.
The two brothers looked at each other and stuck their tongues out mischievously. It was better not to anger Sister Xing Hua or else they would not have anything good to eat later.
"Lady, why don't you eat some osmanthus cake? These are specially made by Xing Hua for Lady to eat."
Xing Hua placed a plate of osmanthus cake on the table top and the two brothers' eyes instantly shone brightly. Under Xing Hua's fierce glare, they did not dare to move and could only look greedily at the delicious smelling osmanthus cake in front of them.
"I don't have any appetite. Everyone can eat."
She wrinkled her eyebrows and placed one hand on her chest which occasionally felt painful. Her delicately beautiful pale face showed her painful discomfort.
"Lady, are you feeling uncomfortable again?"
Xing Hua noticed her abnormal behavior, worriedly walked to the bedside and looked at her anxiously.
Hai Yao forced a smile. She thought of her serious injuries which she had nursed for only one short month out of the six months that her Third Elder Brother had estimated for her to recover. It was still five long months away and when she thought of having to endure a weak body for so long, she felt extremely depressed.
"Sister Hai Yao, is your internal injuries giving you pain?"
This time the two brothers were not bothered about the osmanthus cakes and anxiously went to her bedside.
"I'm fine. Don't worry."
Her pale face forced out a wide smile. Although she could not see the three people in the room, she knew they were looking at her with worry.
"What had happened?"
As soon as Long Hao Tian stepped into the room, he saw the three people standing around Hai Yao's bedside with worried expressions on their faces.
"Greetings to Wang-Ye." Xing Hua looked at her Master and said hurriedly. "Lady's internal injuries are giving her pain again. We are very worried."
On hearing that, Long Hao Tian walked with big steps and stood in front of the bed while the two brothers quickly gave way.
He looked at her pale delicate face and with a frown and he asked with concern.
"Is it very painful?"
"I'm fine."
She gave him a consistent answer. Whenever she faced him, she would involuntarily think of the words he said to her which made her unable to treat him coldly.
His dark eyes stared at her for a long time, then unexpectedly his strong arms reached out. As she cried out in surprise, he lifted her up into his arms. With big strides, he walked out of the room carrying her while she cried out shrilly.
"Long Hao Tian! Where exactly are you taking me?!......."