Chapter 456
Chapter 456 The Method of Undoing Curses
"What else do you want?" Xiao Yuruo chided, gently caressing the scratches on his cheek. She lightly bit her red lips as she inspected his injuries.
Lin Wanrong grabbed her small hand and mournfully responded, "Eldest Miss, I've been severely injured this time. It's hard for me to find peace at night alone. Could you comfort me this evening—ah, why do you look so impure? Don't get any funny ideas. I'm just asking you to take care of the injured; nothing will happen."
Despite his eloquence, Eldest Miss knew what he was thinking. She couldn't help but blush and sternly glared at him. "You're already in such bad shape, and you still can't behave? Tell me, who did this to you in our family's backyard?"
"Ah, that's actually your fault, Eldest Miss. Since we've been apart, tea has lost its flavor, and food is hard to swallow. I think of you day and night. Finally, I get to see you, and you cruelly lock me out. I was so lost in thoughts of you while climbing the wall that I lost my balance and fell, landing on this hoe," Lin Wanrong quickly spun a tale, his eyes twinkling.
Eldest Miss coldly snorted, her eyes sharp as lightning, "What about the scratches on your face?"
"This, well, was caused by the peony flowers," Lin Wanrong pointed to the newly planted flowers in the garden without blinking an eye, chuckling, "The saying goes that peonies have many thorns; I'm sure you've heard of it."
"Peonies have many thorns?" Xiao Yuruo didn't buy his nonsense and said through gritted teeth, "It seems like you'd be more of a romantic ghost under the peonies. The marks on your face are clearly those of a woman's scratch. Do you think I don't recognize it? You must have offended some young lady again, which led to this." She hummed and turned her head, "Si De, who has been to this backyard tonight? I want to see who has the audacity to even make our household's tyrant cower."
Si De, holding a large lantern, stood behind Eldest Miss and Lin Wanrong. Seeing Lin Wanrong's eyes and eyebrows squeezed together, he hesitated, "It's—"