"I'll take care of this, you have a seat," Xu Ran said quickly as he saw Tang Yuehua about to open the wardrobe, blocking her way. At this moment, Xiaowu and the others might still be hiding inside naked.
If they were really discovered, Xiaowu and the others might never play with him again, even if it killed them.
Being stopped by Xu Ran, Tang Yuehua and the three girls inside the wardrobe breathed a sigh of relief. They were all girls, and although they were willing to get closer to Xu Ran, it didn't mean they were ready to accept others.
Especially at such an awkward moment, if Tang Yuehua knew that the three of them had just been with Xu Ran, how could they face anyone in the future?
As Tang Yuehua organized the clothes, she also paid attention and knew that these clothes belonged to the three girls. This meant that Xu Ran just now...
It was absurd, utterly absurd.
Just by imagining that scene, she felt her face burning and couldn't sit still.
"Xu Ran, how could you do that? Take care of your body," Tang Yuehua, with red cheeks, looked at Xu Ran and couldn't help but express her concern for his health.
She was old enough to understand that there was no such thing as a field going bad without a plow, only an ox dying of labor.
A normal person couldn't cope with even one, but Xu Ran...
"Yuehua, what are you thinking of? Am I that kind of person? They just came to play with me, nothing else happened," Xu Ran naturally denied such an embarrassing situation.
"Oh, I see," Tang Yuehua nodded, but seeing Xu Ran's somewhat unnatural expression, she didn't buy it at all. But it didn't matter, as she already had feelings for Xu Ran by now.
It had not been easy to find someone in this lifetime that she could spend her life with. Only Xu Ran understood her, would truly care for her. If Xu Ran had some flaws and was a bit absurd, she was willing to accept that.
Moreover, for some reason, she felt a sense of anticipation and a different kind of novelty.
"Yuehua, it's so late at night, shall we do something?" Xu Ran swallowed nervously, Tang Yuehua's figure seemed to have improved a bit after the medicine bath, making her aura even more transcendent.
"Do what?" Tang Yuehua asked, looking down, her view blocked, unable to see the ground.
"Yuehua, you're very beautiful today, more so than any other woman I've ever seen," Xu Ran said affectionately, his hands cradling Tang Yuehua's cheeks.
"Really?" Tang Yuehua gazed at Xu Ran, her heart fluttering.
"Of course it's true. The moment I first saw you, I knew you were a different girl," Xu Ran said, moving his hand across Tang Yuehua's body.
Inside the wardrobe, Xiaowu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing were squeezed together, wrapping themselves in the clothes inside, and listening to Xu Ran's words, they couldn't help but roll their eyes in annoyance.
That's what Xu Ran used to say to them, isn't it?
Oh, what a playboy, they're all deceivers.
If it weren't for Tang Yuehua being there, they would have burst out by now and given Xu Ran a good lesson. Oh, scammers, playboys, always sweet-talking girls, using the same old tricks.
"In my heart, you are also unparalleled," Tang Yuehua said dreamily, gently grabbing Xu Ran's collar, her eyes filled with deep affection.
She didn't understand what love was before, but now she did.
"In the past, when I was in the Hao Tian Clan, I was despised by everyone because I couldn't cultivate. Later, I founded Yue Xuan alone in Tiandou City, and no one knows what I have been through these years."
"Although it looked glorious on the surface, who really knows the bitterness in my heart?"
Tang Yuehua's eyes were rimmed red, thinking about everything she had been through before, she couldn't help feeling heartbroken. Because she couldn't cultivate, many people harboured ill intentions towards her, eyeing her covetously. If it weren't for the protection of a Soul Master by her side, perhaps her situation would be quite different now.
"From now on, I'll protect you."
"No one will be able to bully you regardless of who they are."
Xu Ran pulled Tang Yuehua into his embrace, feeling somewhat moved internally.
Tang Yuehua was also a pitiable person. Unable to cultivate, she was subjected to ridicule and disdain in a place like Hao Tian Clan filled with strong individuals, no less than Yu Xiaogang experienced. However, Tang Yuehua was a strong woman who had come to Tiandou City alone and carved out a place for herself.
"Would you bully me?" Tang Yuehua asked tenderly, her arms wrapped around Xu Ran's neck, speaking with infatuated sincerity.
Having decided to be with Xu Ran, she would no longer play coy.
Steward Ode was right, she wasn't getting any younger. If she didn't take this chance, she was destined to be alone in the future.
She hadn't had a choice before, but now that a path lay before her, she had to seize it.
"I would."
"But I wouldn't actually bully you."
Xu Ran said with a smile.
"Liar, I don't believe you," Tang Yuehua said coyly, held in Xu Ran's embrace, sweating nervously yet thoroughly enjoying the feeling. She had had things on her mind before but had no one to talk to; now she finally had someone to converse with, the feeling of heart-to-heart connection was truly wonderful.
For her, it had been decades, yet this was the first time she was opening her heart so fully to someone.
"Truly, what man doesn't tease the woman he loves? It's because I love you that I would tease you."
"I've already loved you so much, what about you? Do you love me?" Xu Ran held Tang Yuehua tight, his smile curving upward, his mind flooded with many faces. Tang San, Tang Hao, Tang Xiao, Tang Chen, Lan'er, Poseissi...
"I love you, I love you more than anything," Tang Yuehua pouted, words she wouldn't normally be able to say spilled out, aided by the dim light of the night and the joy of having just fallen deeply in love.
"Then in your eyes, who is more important, me or your brothers?" Xu Ran asked with a smile, feeling somewhat anxious internally. What if Tang Yuehua found out that he had caused Tang Hao's death?
It's hard to settle domestic disputes impartially, honestly, his family did have quite a few annoying issues.
Grudges and resentments included...
"Of course, you are the most important. My brothers never cared for me. Even when I was in Tiandou City, I was always alone," Tang Yuehua said, choking up. In front of Xu Ran, she finally revealed her vulnerable side.
Tears streamed uncontrollably down her face.
Her sorrowful, tear-stained face moved Xu Ran remarkably.
Indeed, Tang Hao and Tang Xiao had never taken care of Tang Yuehua. In the original story, it was only when Tang Hao needed Tang Yuehua that he sought her out. Although brotherly and sisterly affection is thicker than water, their bond had eroded significantly over the years.
"You're not alone anymore, I'm here for everything. I am your closest person, you can tell me anything," Xu Ran embraced Tang Yuehua, kissing her tear-soaked cheeks.
At that moment, a profound sense of responsibility flooded over him.
He knew that he shouldn't just possess for the sake of possession. Tang Yuehua was also a good woman.