Chapter 1903: Chapter 1900: Playful Banter

She must first help investigate the background of these three people.

“It’s fine, I’ll take a look first,” Ye Muyu said.

Madam Wang was relieved and quickly had a servant boy bring up a plate of pickled vegetables, smiling ingratiatingly at Ye Muyu, “Oh, Third Brother’s Wife, didn’t you say before that you wanted to eat pickled vegetable dumplings? I pickled these a while ago. If you don’t mind, I’ll go make dumplings for you in a bit.”

“Second Sister-in-law, no need to go to so much trouble. Since you’re here at the residence, why not stay for a meal.”

“We can try the pickled vegetable dumplings; we’ll save some for Ah Heng as a late-night snack when he comes back.”

Seeing Ye Muyu accept, Madam Wang beamed with joy.

Madam Wang didn’t stay for dinner. Besides telling Ye Muyu about this matter, she also wanted to prevent her from worrying, since she had initially come to ask for help.

After Madam Wang left with ease of mind, Ye Muyu arranged for someone to inquire about the situation.

That evening, Ye Muyu had a simple meal of dumplings and was quite full.

When Chu Heng returned, Ye Muyu was dozing off with a medical book in her hands.

Seeing her slightly red forehead, it was unclear how many times she’d knocked it on the table. Chu Heng quickly stepped forward, catching her forehead in his hand.

With her face in his palm, Chu Heng couldn’t help but soften his gaze, gently positioning her to lie down on the table.

He reached to pull the medical book from her hands, placing it on the nearby bookshelf.

Chu Heng turned around, then removed his outerwear and changed into more comfortable clothing.

“Why hasn’t the lady gone to rest?” Chu Heng asked by the door.

Su Mei replied, “The lady said she had something to discuss with you and has been waiting.”

“Master, the lady also had the kitchen prepare pickled vegetable dumplings for you. Would you like to eat now or wait a while?” Su Mei asked respectfully, not showing any reaction even when she noticed the dried bloodstains on Chu Heng’s outerwear, merely having someone take the clothes away.

She thought to herself, the master has been very busy these days, and there’s been no sign of Lu Chuan. Probably no one is even washing Lu Chuan’s clothes.

Since she chose him, she should take responsibility.

“I’ll bathe first. Prepare some hot water.”

“Yes.”

Su Mei instructed a servant boy to fetch hot water, a common task, so the servants could handle it smoothly without her needing to oversee it personally.

After Chu Heng quickly bathed and washed up, only then did he have the kitchen prepare dumplings.

He entered the room and saw Ye Muyu sleeping soundly, leaning on the table, and gently picked her up by the waist.

Even though he was gentle, Ye Muyu woke up halfway through.

Rubbing her eyes, still groggy, she asked, “Hmm, you’re back?”

“What’s the hour?”

“It’s late now. It’s time for you to rest. Continue sleeping; there’s nothing pressing,” Chu Heng said, tucking her into bed and covering her stomach with a thin blanket.

The injured arm was in a splint, so she could only lie flat.

Ye Muyu felt a damp cloth wipe her face and suddenly snapped back to awareness, a bit embarrassed, “Uh…I didn’t drool, did I?”

Chu Heng, with an unchanged expression, wiped her face once again, “What do you think?”

The more evasive he was in answering, the more anxious Ye Muyu felt within.

Subconsciously, she touched the corner of her mouth, found no traces, and sighed with relief. It was only then, catching Chu Heng’s teasing smile out of the corner of her eye, that she realized he had been joking.

Annoyed, she reached out to pinch his cheek, “Oh, you were teasing me on purpose, huh? You enjoy seeing me embarrassed?”

“I didn’t say that.”

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