vrcanaries Chapter 160 Zhao Taifu realized: Ye Yuwu is Wuming!
Chapter 160 Zhao Taifu realized: Ye Yuwu is Wuming!
"What did you say?"
An Xing was taken aback, and then repeated what he had just said.
This time, Qingming still didn't hear clearly. All she could hear in her mind was Anxing's words, "You and Manager Ye like each other." Of course, the most important thing was the last sentence, "Don't judge love by worldly standards. Be brave and pursue love."
As if struck by a sudden enlightenment, he seemed to understand, and the anger and resentment he felt when An Xing expressed his feelings earlier were gone.
"Why do you think that I have... um... that kind of relationship with Manager Ye..."
It was rare for His Highness the Crown Prince to be so embarrassed and hesitant to speak.
“Qingming, you don’t need to pretend anymore. We all know. I pretended not to know before, thinking you would always see me. Now… I understand…” After saying that, Anxing ran away as if she had endured some pain.
He was so fast that Qingming couldn't stop him.
No, why did he run so fast! He still has so many things he hasn't asked yet!
What is he pretending for? How come he suddenly thinks that he and Ye Yuwu like each other? Is Ye Yuwu too shy to say that she likes him, or is he being too obvious and has misunderstood?
However, An Xing seemed to have made everything he wanted to say clear, and stopped trying to get closer to Qing Ming. He greeted Ye Yuwu and returned to Cha Yun He to do his work.
Anxing is now in charge of the tea shop, and he won't return to the bookstore unless absolutely necessary, which confirms what he himself said.
He would not appear in front of Qingming unless absolutely necessary.
"What's wrong with you? After he finished talking to you that day, he hasn't come to Zhiyu Bookstore, and he looked lost and forlorn," Ye Yuwu suddenly said to him.
Qi Jingyue hesitated, seemingly embarrassed, and finally managed to stammer, "It's nothing."
Ye Yuwu left, half believing and half disbelieving.
Zhang Rouyan, who happened to be coming downstairs, breathed a sigh of relief. Thank goodness, thank goodness, Manager Ye's love was saved, and An Xing would finally not become cannon fodder!
Not long after, Qu Lu came to work.
She was dressed in clothes different from her night clothes, and her appearance was the same as when she was in the bookstore. However, she hesitated at the entrance of the bookstore and did not dare to go in.
She also saw His Highness the Crown Prince leaning against the door frame as usual, but she only glanced at him before turning away.
That glance instantly brought her back to what His Highness the Crown Prince had said to her when he suddenly summoned her yesterday.
"She wants you to go back." These five words pulled Qu Lu's mood, which had taken a sharp turn for the worse in the past few days, back to normal. She looked up at His Highness the Crown Prince in disbelief.
After saying this, His Highness the Crown Prince dismissed her.
Even after she left, the surprise in my mind hadn't subsided, followed by an overwhelming sense of joy.
But today, after she tidied herself up and came to the bookstore, Qu Lu, the bodyguard who was rarely afraid of death, felt fear for the first time in her life.
So she stayed outside for a long time without going in.
"What are you standing there for? Go inside!" Qi Jingyue, who had been pretending to doze off against the door frame, finally couldn't hold back any longer.
How could she disobey her master? So she gritted her teeth and went inside.
As soon as she entered the room, Huaping spotted her first, quickly walked over to her, grabbed her wrist, and looked at her with concern.
"Qu Lu, what brings you here? Are you feeling better?"
Although Qu Lu didn't understand why she suddenly said that, the years of training she received from the secret guards allowed her to immediately respond.
"Thank you, I feel much better."
"That's good!"
As soon as Hua Ping finished speaking, Qu Lu couldn't help but secretly turn her head to look at Ye Yuwu, who was standing in front of the table doing accounts.
Ye Yuwu was still focused on calculating the accounts and didn't notice that she was secretly watching her.
Although Qu Lu was a little disappointed at not getting Ye Yuwu's attention, she quickly got over it. Hua Ping had spoken very loudly, and everyone on the second floor heard it and came out to check.
"Qu Lu, are you feeling better? If you're not feeling well, please let us know as soon as possible." As soon as Qu Lu went up to the second floor, everyone surrounded her, asking about her well-being, which made Qu Lu a little embarrassed.
"Don't worry, I'm fine."
A warm feeling washed over Qu Lu as she looked at everyone's genuine concern for her, and she was deeply moved.
At this point, she also learned from them that when she didn't come two days ago, they were wondering why they couldn't find her, so they went to ask Manager Ye.
Shopkeeper Ye told them that she was not feeling well and would rest for two days.
That's why they assumed she wasn't at the bookstore because she was sick.
"Alright! Let's get to work!" Ye Yuwu, downstairs, looked up and said to a group of people gathered in the corridor on the second floor.
Upon hearing Manager Ye's words, everyone dispersed and returned to their original positions.
A moment later, Ye Yuwu, who was fiddling with the abacus, suddenly noticed something strange beside her. She turned around and saw that Qu Lu had been standing next to her without her noticing.
She really was a bodyguard; she walked so silently. How come she never noticed before that she was different from the others?
She thought she had found a treasure and was secretly delighted, little did she know that she was planted by someone.
"Cough, what's wrong?"
"Manager Ye, thank you for forgiving me. I will never deceive you again!" Qu Lu said sincerely, looking into Ye Yuwu's eyes.
"Why thank me? There's nothing to thank me for. You've done a good job, so keep up the good work."
Ye Yuwu turned her head away, not daring to look at her, flipping through the account book with one hand and fiddling with the abacus with the other.
"Yes!" Qu Lu nodded happily. "Then, have you and His Highness... made up?"
"He's the crown prince, it's not my place to say what he does, how could I possibly have the right to argue with him!"
Qu Lu hesitated, clearly feeling that His Highness the Crown Prince treated her very differently, but Manager Ye didn't seem like the type to stay with His Highness just because he was the Crown Prince.
"I know what you're worried about. I won't stop His Highness from doing what he wants to do, and I won't say anything if you want to stay in the bookstore. I only ask that you don't hurt the people in the bookstore in the future."
"Of course not!" Qu Lu replied hastily.
Ye Yuwu then continued with her work, smiling but saying nothing.
Meanwhile, the Crown Prince, who had been leaning against the doorway pretending to be asleep, opened his eyes at some point and looked at them coldly.
Qu Lu was startled, quickly said something to Ye Yuwu, and left.
No one noticed Qi Jingyue's clenched fist; they could only steal glances at her figure.
The fact that the Crown Prince personally rescued Ye Yuwu from prison quickly came to the attention of the old foxes in the court.
"Who is this Ye Yuwu?!"
Just as the ministers were having doubts, Grand Tutor Zhao had a bold guess in his mind.
Why has Ye Yuwu's identity been kept secret by those above her all this time?
There is only one answer: Shopkeeper Ye is Wuming!