Chapter 216: 216: Your Man

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Chapter 216: 216: Your Man After the group returned to the land, Yue Xuexia didn't wake up until one whole week had passed. Her body is too heavy, as if she were hit by a huge truck, leaving her paralyzed. Only when she had forcibly yet tremblingly raised her arms and legs alternately that she sighed in relief. Her eyelids were so heavy, and she wanted to feel like going back to sleep. Thankfully, Tan Bingyu appeared on time to check on her and said that she was awake. Tan Bingyu exclaims, "Mistress! You're finally awake. Thank god! We have already run out of excuses to say to the Old Master Xia." A bit bewildered by what she had heard, Yue Xuexia asked, "What do you mean?" "Mistress, you've been asleep for a whole week," answered Tan Bingyu. In her shock, Yue Xuexia had sat up and looked at Tan Bingyu. "Are you telling the truth?" Then she once again fell to her bed once her whole body stiffened when she felt a static kind of energy electrifying her the moment she moved. Numbness spread all over her body, making her groan uncontrollably. Tan Bingyu reached out worriedly, "Mistress!?" But before she can even touch her mistress, Yue Xuexia screams with great discomfort. "Ah~ don't touch. Numb. Tingling!" This is the scene Taiyang and Shen Jueyang had been welcomed with after entering her room, knowing that Yue Xuexia is finally awake. Taiyang said, "Sleepyhead! You are finally awake!" as he light-patted Yue Xuexia's arm. "Ah! Don't!" shouted Tan Bingyu and Yue Xuexia, but it was already too late. AGH! Yue Xuexia felt uncomfortable numbness spreading in her body and glared at Taiyang with a bit of tears at the corner of her eyes, leaving the two men dumbfounded. "I... you... kill!" Yue Xuexia mumbles while trembling as she stares at the culprit with bloodshot eyes. Taiyang was confused and said, "What happened to her?!" "Numbness. Slept too long in one position. Her whole body must be numbed all over, and you suddenly touch it, leaving an electrified feeling all over her body," said Shen Jueyang. He then pressed on a few acupoints on her body, relieving the numbness all over Yue Xuexia's body. As soon as Yue Xuexia could move, she flexed her feet and hands. Then finally jumped on Taiyang's ride on his chest and gave him a rain of punches. AHH~ "I didn't do it on purpose! I'm sorry!" screamed Taiyang in between getting punched. Well, this doesn't hurt him in reality after all the difference in strength between the two is huge. Tan Bingyu and Shen Jueyang didn't stop Yue Xuexia and even cheered on the side. "Punch him good, Mistress!" said Tan Bingyu. Shen Jueyang said, "Don't hold back. That is nothing to him. Just don't hurt your hands." After beating Taiyang until Yue Xuexia was satisfied, Shen Jueyang lifted Yue Xuexia off Taiyang's body, as their current position is quite suggestive seeing that Yue Xuexia is straddling on top of Taiyang, and it annoyed him so much. "Stand up for now, Xue'er. Your grandfather is waiting for you outside. He had been coming over since three days ago. He also helps us give excuses to your parents and siblings," said Shen Jueyang. Yue Xuexia said politely, "Thank you, Sys... Shen Jueyang. I will take a bath first. Please wait for me outside. Sister Bingyu and Yangyang as well." "I will prepare your clothes, Mistress," said Tan Bingyu. Taiyang, on the other hand, was rubbing his face and said, "Xue'er, I'll order food for you." "I can't eat anything heavy. Just order me some egg congee!" said Yue Xuexia from the bathroom. Taiyang smiled and said, "Sure~. I will have to order a few buckets of chicken for myself. Do you two have anything you wanted to eat?" He asked Tan Bingyu and Shen Jueyang. Tan Bingyu said, "A few cups of milk tea. Mistress would definitely want some." "No need. I'm not hungry," said Shen Jueyang as he turned around to leave the room while dragging Taiyang, who was busy ordering on his phone. On their way out, Shen Jueyang suddenly asked Taiyang. He noticed that Yue Xuexia had been treating him too politely, and he felt the distance between them. Unlike when she is interacting with Taiyang, she doesn't approach him unless it's necessary. Shen Jueyang asked, "Yang, don't you think that Xue'er is avoiding me?" "Avoid you? Of course, she would. You lied to her, saying that you are me and you are being a jerk a few days ago. Xue'er is sensitive to how she is treated. As someone who used to be sickly, she can somehow gauge how much a person cares for her or if they feel that she is a pain for you," said Taiyang. Silence~ Shen Jueyang turned quiet as he knew that he had indeed lied to Yue Xuexia, pretending to be Taiyang, just to get close to her. Also, he had also thought of distancing from her. Leaving a fine line as a host and a system. After all, he can't stay with her forever, and she is not connected to the Moon Goddess, whom he is indebted for life with. Now he actually doesn't know how to apologize. As a proud immortal and an emperor, he never needed to apologize, even if he had done the wrong thing. After all, what's the use of a giant apologizing to a dwarf? It was just that he had a feeling that if the distance between Yue Xuexia and him continues, he will regret it in the future. It's just that he truly didn't know he should ask for an apology. There is no use asking Taiyang; this fool is like himself and even more out of control. Then he recalled the woman who served Yue Xuexia. Shen Jueyang mumbles, "Maybe I should ask that human called Tan." --- On the other hand, in the bathroom. Yue Xuexia soaked in the warm water in the huge tub of her bathroom. She closed her eyes, enjoying the heat that made her comfortable. Tan Bingyu entered the bathroom with a towel, a bathrobe, and a change of clothes, as well as a slipper for her mistress. Tan Bingyu said, "Mistress, I will leave your change of clothes here." "Um. Thank you, Sister Bingyu!" said Yue Xuexia. Tan Bingyu was about to leave when she saw her mistress facing her with her back. When her mistress swiped her hair to the front to wash them, she saw her smooth, white back, and on the top of her spine, a gorgeous glowing silver with the shape of a crescent moon was found. She was shocked for a moment and chose to keep quiet, heading out of the bathroom. --- Outside the bathroom, Tan Bingyu recalled the urgency of the man called Shen Jueyang about such a birthmark on her mistress and didn't know what should be done next. "A silver, crescent moon-shaped birthmark. Mistress truly has one on her back. How can that happen? The last time I checked, there was nothing on it. Should I tell that man?" "No. My master is the Mistress. I will need to hide it and ask the Mistress for it instead of telling that man," whispered Tan Bingyu and pretended that she didn't see anything just now. After coming out of the bedroom, she saw Taiyang at the door, allowing a few hotel staff to bring in his... cough! their food. Shen Jueyang was sitting in the living room with Grandpa Xia, both quiet and silently enjoying their cup of spiritual tea. --- An hour later, Yue Xuexia finally came out of her bath. There she saw Taiyang eating on a table full of food with only a huge bowl of congee untouched on the corner of the table. Tan Bingyu was seated with her drinking her milk tea elegantly with a small plate of cheesecake in front of her. As for her system, Shen Jueyang, he is playing chess with her grandfather, and it seems that the old man is losing. Grandpa Xia frowned as he stared at the game board in front of him. Then look up at the calm Shen Jueyang enjoying his tea. "Can we play one more time?" asked Grandpa Xia. Shen Jueyang said, "That's the tenth time you said that." Yue Xuexia didn't react at first when she saw them. Only when her stomach was screaming for food did everyone in the room turn their heads to look at her. Growls~ With a light pink blush on her face, Yue Xuexia touched her flat stomach, retaliating at her for not feeding it. Grandpa Xia said, "Xue'er, it's good that you are awake. Come talk to Grandpa after you eat." "Un. You can still play a few more losing games with Shen Jueyang. I will go eat first, Gramps," said Yue Xuexia. Grandpa Xia pouted, "That is not true! This old man is just letting your man win!" Choke! Cough! Cough! The two who were eating in the dining room choked when they heard what the old man had just said. Even the expressionless Shen Jueyang showed a rare shocked expression on his handsome face. Yue Xuexia exclaimed, "Gramps, are you senile? Since when did I introduce a man to the family as my other half? I don't even have a boyfriend. Moreover, Shen Jueyang is my benefactor. He saved me before!" She grumbles, "How can I suddenly have a man? Hmp!" She ignored the stunned old man who was scolded badly by Yue Xuexia. Shen Jueyang suddenly turned calm while the old man observed the two and finally sighed. Grandpa Xia looked at Shen Jueyang and said, "So, you are not my grandson-in-law." Shen Jueyang didn't respond, as he himself was speechless and didn't know what to say. But he felt a bit irritated in his heart when he heard Yue Xuexia's denial. The old man finally recalled the rude brat, who looked younger than his granddaughter and stood up while shouting. "Don't tell me your lover is that gluttonous brat, Taiyang! Xue'er, you can't pick him. We can't keep feeding the bottomless pit for eternity!" "Old man! Do you want a beating!? Who are you calling a bottomless pit!" screamed Taiyang. Tan Bingyu, Yue Xuexia and Grandpa Xia look at him with an expression, saying, 'It's you. You are a bottomless pit! See how you are hugging a bucket of chicken and eating it on your own!'

Chapter 216: 216: Your Man

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