novelaction Chapter 221: Acceptance of Punishment
Chapter 221: Acceptance of Punishment
Chapter 221
Ye Yunzhou frowned slightly, thinking that she was still worried because she saw the empty space around her. He turned around and glanced around, then raised his hand and pointed at the pavilion in front of him and said, "Why don't we go there?"
Luo Shuiyao was about to open her mouth to refuse, but Ye Yunzhou didn't give her a chance to speak at all. He took the lead and walked towards the pavilion.
Luo Shuiyao opened her lips slightly, hesitated again and again, and finally swallowed back the words of rejection that were on her lips. She really wanted to understand why Ye Yunzhou left without saying goodbye.
Ye Yunzhou took a few steps forward and then stopped, waiting for Luo Shuiyao. Once she reached him, the two of them walked side by side toward the pavilion. During this time, Luo Shuiyao neither looked at him nor spoke. Ye Yunzhou assumed she was angry about the hairpin incident, and naturally felt a little guilty. After all, he was in the wrong, having misunderstood her due to prejudice. He was truly at fault. Ye Yunzhou pondered how to appease her, while Luo Shuiyao plotted how to question Ye Yunzhou about his sudden departure.
When they arrived at the pavilion, Ye Yunzhou waved his sleeves, swept away the leaves on the wooden chair in the pavilion, and then gestured for Luo Shuiyao to sit down. Luo Shuiyao didn't hesitate and turned around and sat down.
Seeing her so forthright, Ye Yunzhou found her adorable in every way, his eyes overflowing with smiles. While he wasn't someone who couldn't keep secrets, he knew that one shouldn't hide anything from the one they loved, and instead needed to communicate more. After Luo Shuiyao sat down, he sat sideways and took her hand, which was resting on his lap.
Seeing this, Luo Shuiyao frowned slightly, then looked up at him calmly. Ye Yunzhou gently squeezed her hand and said softly, "Are you angry about that hairpin? I didn't give her anything, you have to believe me. If you still have doubts, I can ask Ye Yi to come over and have him explain it to you in person. Please don't be angry anymore, okay?"
Luo Shuiyao noticed his sincerity and, based on her recent understanding of Ye Yunzhou, knew he wasn't someone who would lie. Recalling Lu Zhaozhao's behavior, she began to suspect something, and so she didn't doubt Ye Yunzhou over the hairpin incident. However, after a moment's deliberation, she finally asked, "Why didn't you tell me when you left the villa?"
Seeing that she was finally willing to speak to him, Ye Yunzhou's eyes lit up with joy. Thinking she was asking why she hadn't told him in person about her departure, he squeezed her hand even tighter. "That night, it was raining heavily. You were already fast asleep. How could I have the heart to wake you? Besides, the night was late and the dew was heavy, and I was afraid you'd catch a cold."
Luo Shuiyao nodded slightly, "Okay, even so, why didn't you send someone to inform me?"
Ye Yunzhou frowned and asked, "Didn't you see the letter?"
"What letter? Did you leave a letter for me?" Luo Shuiyao looked at him and asked with some hesitation.
Hearing her words, Ye Yunzhou already understood that she really hadn't seen the letter. No wonder she was so cold to him today. He closed his eyes and cursed Ye Yi inwardly: Idiot.
Seeing that he didn't answer, Luo Shuiyao pressed on, "What exactly happened? Tell me."
Ye Yunzhou had been trying hard to restrain himself because he was concerned about the differences between men and women and was afraid of giving Luo Shuiyao the impression that he was frivolous. But at this moment, he could no longer restrain himself. He exerted a little force with his hands and pulled Luo Shuiyao up.
Luo Shuiyao was caught off guard and fell into his arms. Ye Yunzhou took advantage of the situation and hugged her, one arm around her back and the other gently supporting her cheek. He said apologetically, "I'm sorry, this is my fault. I wrote you a letter when I left. I was worried that someone else might not deliver it in time, so I asked Ye Yi to slip it through your window. Maybe he didn't do it right, so you didn't see the letter. It's all my fault. If you're not happy, you can beat me up."
Seeing that he admitted his mistake promptly and with a very sincere expression, Luo Shuiyao asked doubtfully, "Is this true?"
"If I lie to you, I'll be a puppy. Is that okay?"
Ye Yunzhou's words made Luo Shuiyao laugh, and she responded, "Okay, then I'll believe you this time. If something like this happens again in the future, no matter what the situation is, you must tell me first, otherwise I will definitely have wild thoughts, do you understand?"
Ye Yunzhou responded repeatedly: "No, I won't let Ye Yi do these things in the future. I will do it myself."
He spoke with a hint of grievance. "I've been so busy these days. Even though I've wanted to visit you, I simply haven't had the time. So you haven't replied to my letters. Is that why?"
Luo Shuiyao felt uneasy. She blinked and tried to change the subject. "I've been very busy at the villa lately, so I haven't had time to reply to you."
Ye Yunzhou couldn't help but laugh when he heard this, and asked, "You're not too busy to reply to me, you just didn't read my letter at all, right?"
Luo Shuiyao turned her eyes away, pretending not to understand what he said, but Ye Yunzhou reached out and lifted her chin, forcing her to look at him. With a bit of grievance, he said, "You are so cruel. I wrote you so many letters, and you didn't even read any of them."
Luo Shuiyao was forced to look him in the eye. She pursed her lips, trying to pass it off, and then changed the subject and asked, "Did you miss me?"
Ye Yunzhou looked at her dimly, his tone filled with helplessness: "I write you a letter every day. Do you think I miss you? Not only do you not read my letter, you even go to see the person who delivered it."
As he spoke, he stretched out his fingers and gently rubbed the corner of Luo Shuiyao's mouth, his tone becoming more resentful: "You haven't thought about me at all, right?"
Luo Shuiyao felt more and more guilty.
The day after Ye Yunzhou left, a servant came to inform her that someone had delivered a letter to her. She saw the person and realized it was from Ye Yunzhou, so she accepted the letter. But she was still angry with him at the time, so she didn't open it to read the contents. The second time she heard someone had delivered a letter, she simply sent someone to stop the messenger outside. Even when the messenger said he had a message, she simply told him to relay it. But as the days passed, from her initial anger to her busy schedule, she gradually forgot about it. The servant who was responsible for intercepting the messenger also thought she didn't want to read the letters, so apart from delivering the received letters to her courtyard every day, he never mentioned it again. As a result, she completely forgot about it.
When she mentioned this to Ye Yunzhou, she learned that the previous incident was a misunderstanding, but he still insisted on explaining it. Luo Shuiyao sighed, turned to look at Ye Yunzhou and asked, "I was wrong in this matter. I accept the punishment. What compensation do you want?"