Heart

Her gaze fell upon the living room, coinciding with the glance Beitang Yao cast, tightly meshed together, making her heart involuntarily constrict, all expressions vanishing from her face.

When she heard Beitang Yao slowly opening his mouth to tell her to come over, her feet felt like they were filled with lead, unable to move. Standing beside her, Ye Feng anxiously whispered to Xia Qingqian, "Miss Xia, Young Master asked you to go over, please go over quickly."

Xia Qingqian’s expression suddenly changed, looking dazedly at Beitang Yao who was standing not far away, pulling a bitter smile from the corner of her mouth, softly whispering, "Young Master, I..."

Her words were strangled by Beitang Yao as he walked towards her, his face ashen, showing no other expression. Her heart trembled even more, wanting to retreat, but her feet simply wouldn’t listen.

Xia Qingqian bit her lips tightly, her clear eyes tinged with some timidity and panic, afraid that the Young Master might blame her for not leaving here. She was truly terrified of Young Master’s impending punishment. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Beitang Yao’s aura grew increasingly imposing, her entire train of thought beginning to collapse, until he stopped mere steps away from her, reaching out as if to touch her — she inhaled sharply, breath growing ever more rapid!

"Can’t you be trouble-free for even a minute?" He looked at her casually, from the moment he saw her, a hint of excitement flickered in his eyes, now deeply hidden.

He stepped forward, his hand extending towards her chin, squeezing forcefully, his eyes growing darker: "Xia Qingqian, you damnable woman!" She truly was damnable! Missing for so long, neither contacting him nor Ye Feng, what on Earth was she thinking? Planning on leaving him?

"Young Master, it hurts!" Her beautiful brows quivered, frowning slightly, gazing at him full of pity.

"You damnable woman! Trying to leave at the opportunity? If Ye Feng hadn’t found you, would you take the chance to leave?" Seeing Xia Qingqian unblemished, he couldn’t remain calm. She had been missing for some time; she could truly seize the chance to escape forever from his sight.

The police had indeed classified Xia Qingqian as a missing person.

"..." Xia Qingqian was silenced by Beitang Yao’s grip, unable to utter a single word.

Standing by, Ye Feng appeared stunned, eyes wide, watching the Young Master’s out-of-control demeanor, quickly speaking for Xia Qingqian: "Young Master! It’s not me who found Miss Xia, it was Miss Xia who found me! Don’t blame her, it’s not her fault!"

As the words fell, Xia Qingqian sensed her jaw loosen a bit, her rigid body sagging, the next moment engulfed in a strong embrace, the force nearly breaking her.

An urgent voice, tinged with a trace of choked emotion, hovered above her head: "If something truly happened to you, what would I do!"

Xia Qingqian froze wholly! Frozen! Just what had she heard? Had those words truly come from the Young Master’s mouth? This was entirely unlike the Young Master’s style! Could he actually falter? More importantly, was it because of her?

Her body was held tightly by him, showing no intention to relax as she leaned against his chest, her ears resting near his heart, listening to its pounding rhythm!