Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Su Qianxun was really afraid that others would suffer for her actions. She would blame herself to death if this were to happen. Tang Zui kept gesturing at her with his eyes for her to stop talking.
In the end, Su Qianxun finally bit her lower lip and stopped talking. She plopped onto the bed, and her body was still trembling.
“Go downstairs for your punishment. If this happens again, you can get out of this place forever!” Long Sijue’s voice sounded extremely cold.
“Thank you for being merciful, young master!” Ye Gu took a quick peek at the woman on the bed before he stood up and left.
Tang Zui continued to gesture at Su Qianxun with his eyes, telling her to go and comfort Long Sijue for a bit. Su Qianxun refused to look at Tang Zui at all. She remained seated, and tears were rolling down her cheeks.
Long Sijue looked at her. Was she feeling heartbroken because he punished Ye Gu?
Long Sijue felt a sense of suffocation in his chest. He suddenly turned around and left the lounge!
Si Mancheng saw what happened and immediately followed him out.
Tang Zui saw the angry look on Long Sijue’s face when he left. He sighed loudly, turned towards Su Qianxun and looked at her. Su Qianxun looked like she had been wrong, and this sight made Tang Zui feel truly powerless.
“Why did he have to punish other people when it was obvious that it was my fault? He should just punish me and get over with it.”
“You’ve misunderstood Jue when it comes to this. Ye Gu did not just commit a small mistake this time! He is a bodyguard. It was his negligence that caused you to get hurt yesterday, and he was rightfully punished. And now, he almost allowed you to get hurt again by hiding the existence of that pistol. This is why he must be punished no matter what,” Tang Zui explained.
“But… that was all because of me. I’d rather be punished on behalf of Ye Gu. I don’t want others to suffer for my sins.”
Tang Zui was well aware that Long Sijue was actually so angry because Su Qianxun risked her life to defend another man. Needless to say, any man would not be able to tolerate this behavior. Long Sijue was not alone in this.
Tang Zui also knew very well that Su Qianxun did not know how to set boundaries when it came to her relationship with Ye Gu. She only begged for mercy on behalf of Ye Gu and took a beating for him because of her personality.
As the saying goes, “the onlooker sees most of the game”. He could see things very clearly as a bystander. But Long Sijue was unable to figure things out as he was going crazy with jealousy.
“Tang Zui, please help me out and think of something. I don’t want Ye Gu to be punished anymore.” Su Qianxun looked at him anxiously as if she had put all her hopes on him.
“Well, it’s not like there’s no way to settle this… It’s just a matter of whether you’re willing to do it or not.” Tang Zui thought of something.
Su Qianxun immediately nodded. She would do anything as long as she could prevent Ye Gu from being punished.
“Are you sure? Make sure that you don’t regret it, then. Just think about it, Ye Gu had already been whipped yesterday. I’m afraid that he will not be able to even get off the bed if he gets whipped again today… and this would be all your fault.” Tang Zui scared her on purpose.
Su Qianxun felt her heart pounding heavily as she was listening to him. She swore that she would never regret it.
“There’s one more thing that you absolutely must remember. Do not beg for mercy on behalf of Ye Gu in front of Jue, not even once. You only need to do as I say, and I promise you that Ye Gu will be alright. If you try to beg for mercy on behalf of Ye Gu even once, Jue will definitely double or even triple Ye Gu’s punishment,” Tang Zui told her very seriously.
Su Qianxun remained silent.
She kept feeling that something was odd about the words that Tang Zui said. But right now, she had no choice other than to put her trust in him.
Upon returning to Jin Garden, Tang Zui ordered Su Qianxun to cook Long Sijue’s favourite noodles and shoved a set of clothes into her hands so that she could change into them. When the young woman looked at the kitten outfit made with only a small amount of fabric, she was completely confused.
Finally, after much coaxing by Tang Zui, Su Qianxun compromised. She let Tang Zui cover her eyes as he pushed her into Long Sijue’s study room.
