Chapter 146 Zi Shao Receives a Gift
Mother Ye reluctantly returned home, but Ah Can left with Ye Shenge.
The car sped out of the city and stopped at the foot of a nearby mountain.
Before Ye Shenge could open the car door, someone was already standing by the window. Looking at Zi Yisheng's smiling face, she always felt his smile was strange.
Zi Yisheng opened the car door for Ye Shenge and reached out to help her, but she politely refused with a smile.
Zi Yisheng smiled, made way, took the sun umbrella from Ouyang, and held it over Ye Shenge's head.
Ye Shenge looked at the foot of the mountain, which had no shade, and felt confused. Was this a place for a foot bath?
"The destination isn't far, come with me first."
"Okay."
Zi Yisheng kept pace with the little girl's steps, turning a fifteen-minute journey into twenty-five.
Seeing the little girl's face covered in sweat, he felt a pang of heartache, but suppressed it, thinking of her happiness later.
Soon, they stopped at the entrance of a mountain cave. Ouyang took out a flashlight and went in first.
Zi Yisheng handed the umbrella to the person behind him, took out a flashlight, and extended his right hand to the little girl.
Ye Shenge looked at the dark cave and understood Zi Yisheng's intention. She placed her fair little hand on Zi Yisheng's wrist.
Zi Yisheng immediately felt like a third party, promoted to Eunuch Zi. However, it was already not easy for the young lady to be willing to extend her hand.
"Don't worry, as long as you follow me, you won't fall."
Entering the cave, they experienced a brief sense of blindness. Even with several flashlights, it wasn't much better.
Ye Shenge could only tightly grip Zi Yisheng's wrist, but he quickly clasped her hand in return.
Ye Shenge didn't pull away, only feeling the slight discomfort of his sweaty palm.
After walking for about five or six minutes, they saw a light appearing, and the dim vision began to ease.
The increasingly bright light made Ye Shenge's eyes widen. What did she see! An entire field of medicinal herbs. She could smell the herbal fragrance even standing at the cave entrance.
Ye Shenge could hardly believe it. She let go of Zi Yisheng's hand and quickly descended the steps. Seeing the well-grown herbs, she was very happy. There were so many herbs here that she didn't have in her space. She really wanted to put them all into her space.
"Is this place owned or unowned?"
Ye Shenge turned around excitedly and looked at Zi Yisheng behind her.
Zi Yisheng had just been lamenting the hand that was let go, but seeing the little girl's excited expression, he felt it was all worth it.
"This place will be yours from now on."
"Mine? How much?"
Zi Yisheng was instantly displeased. Why was it so difficult for him to give someone something?
"It's a gift for you, no money needed."
Ye Shenge quickly shook her head. This wouldn't do. She didn't like taking advantage of others.
"This place originally belonged to a friend of mine, but he no longer has the ability to protect it, so he asked me to find someone trustworthy to entrust it to. It really doesn't cost money."
"Even if you gave me money, I wouldn't be able to give it to my friend because he's not even in the country."
Hearing Young Master Zi's excuse, Ouyang quickly turned his back, afraid he would burst out laughing. This place was clearly snatched by Young Master Zi, and the original owner would have torn him to shreds.
Poor thing, the dignified eldest young master of the Zi family was lying again and again just to make a woman happy.
Ye Shenge tried to read something from Zi Yisheng's face, but his expression hadn't changed at all. He was truly an inscrutable person.
"Then thank you. I really like this place."
Zi Yisheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief. This was good enough. There was still plenty of time, they could take things slowly.
"I'm glad you like it, otherwise this place would be wasted on me. You can see there are many fruit trees around, and two houses. You can come here to relax when you have time."
Ye Shenge looked into the distance and indeed saw fruit-laden trees. There was also a pavilion next to the houses, surrounded by flowers. This place was truly beautiful.
Suddenly thinking of how much Zi Yisheng had given her, Ye Shenge felt a little embarrassed. She wanted to give him something, but he seemed much richer than her. She could only charge him a little less for food next time she brought him grains.
"Let's go, I'll take you to see the houses. You don't need to worry about the care of the medicinal herbs here; someone will come regularly to look after them."
Ye Shenge felt that Zi Yisheng was very thoughtful, so thoughtful that she didn't know how to respond. She glanced at his arm holding the umbrella, revealing firm muscles that weren't too pale, perfectly suited for royal blue.
Ye Shenge quickly took out a small box from her bag. In fact, she had retrieved it from her space bedroom with her mind.
"This is a gift for you. It's not particularly valuable, but I think it suits you very well."
Zi Yisheng hadn't expected the little girl to suddenly give him a gift. His hand trembled slightly as he took the box.
"Thank you. I like anything you give me."
That statement was easy to misunderstand. Even someone as emotionally naive as Ye Shenge couldn't help but overthink it.
Ye Shenge looked closely at Zi Yisheng but couldn't discern anything. Perhaps she was indeed overthinking it.
What Ye Shenge didn't know was the immense willpower the man beside her had to exert to control his emotions and expression. He didn't want to break down this barrier now, because the little girl was still young, and he didn't want to scare her.
"Can I open the gift now? This is the second gift I've ever received in my life, and I want to see it immediately."
"Of course."
Ye Shenge suddenly felt a little sorry for the person beside her, who had never received a gift. She had been showered with gifts since childhood, and even her elder brother received quite a few.
Ye Shenge took the umbrella that Zi Yisheng handed her, and they stood in the medicinal herb field. From a distance, they looked like a scene from a painting.
Zi Yisheng opened the box, and his eyes fell upon two blue sapphires. They were dazzling, pure, and beautiful.
"I like them very much. They are truly pure blue sapphires."
"These are cufflinks. I think they suit your temperament very well."
Zi Yisheng took out a cufflink and discovered that behind the sapphire was a small needle-like stick, with another small sapphire behind the stick.
He had never seen such an item and didn't know how to use it.
"I've never used cufflinks before. Could you please help me try them on? It would also be teaching me how to use them."
Ye Shenge took the cufflinks and skillfully fastened them. Seeing the blue sapphires accentuating Zi Yisheng's skin tone, they suited him perfectly.
These cufflinks were originally custom-made for her elder brother, but now there was clearly someone more suited for them.
Zi Yisheng didn't even look at whether the cufflinks matched his shirt; his gaze was already captivated by those fair, delicate hands. He even looked forward to having these hands fasten his cufflinks for him in the future.
"Do you like them?"
Zi Yisheng quickly regained his senses and looked at his shirt cuffs. They were indeed beautiful. The little girl he liked truly understood him.
Fortunately, Ye Shenge was unaware of Zi Yisheng's shameless inner thoughts, or she would have spat at him. When did she ever understand him?