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"Yes." Yang Youming gave Lin Xiaoqi a slight nod before turning around and returning to his pleasure boat. He didn't even bother to look at Yang Youzheng and completely ignored him. Seeing this, Lin Xiaoqi and Lin Baoxue also rushed to Yang Youming's pleasure boat, fearing that the three of them would be unhappy enough to detain them.

Yang Youzheng watched the pleasure boat gradually sail away with a steely expression. He clenched his fists tightly under his wide sleeves. The veins on the back of his hands were already bulging. He could not hide the fury in his eyes no matter how hard he tried. Sheng Yunfan and Zhao Yan also noticed this, but they looked at each other without saying anything. This was a family matter for Dingyuan Prince's family, so it would be hard for the two of them to say anything. Besides, Yang Youzheng was not the heir to Dingyuan Prince's house, he was just a bastard. Although his mother was very favored by Dingyuan Prince, but a bastard was still a bastard, and his power was not enough for them to stand on his side.

"Alright, let's continue playing! "Youzheng, calm down. Don't get angry over such a trifling matter on such a good day." The silent atmosphere of the cruise liner was broken by a cough from Sheng Yunfan. After all, it wasn't a good idea to be so stiff.

"Yes." Yang Youzheng pursed his lips, lowering his eyes to cover the jealousy and hatred in his eyes. He nodded his head, returned to his seat and picked up a few cases of wine and drank them all in one gulp. Zhao Yan and Sheng Yunfan could see how angry Yang Youzheng was in his heart. However, they could only sigh and didn't say anything else. They only talked about other topics in an attempt to break the current awkward atmosphere.

After a while, the originally silent pleasure boat once again began singing and dancing, filled with the unending sound of bamboo strings.

"Many thanks for Young Master's help. If Young Master hadn't appeared in time, who knows what would have happened to the two of us." After the pleasure boat docked, Lin Xiaoqi and Lin Baoxue followed Yang Youming out of the boat. She thanked Yang Youming with a grateful expression on her face. On her face, there was a bit of excitement and joy from surviving a disaster.

"That's right. Many thanks for Young Master's help. If it weren't for Young Master, Fifth Sister would definitely have been tainted by that Young Master Zhao today." Lin Baoxue also had a face full of lingering fear as she thought back to the scene just now. She was already so scared of Zhao Yan even if it didn't happen to her. If it was her, she probably would have broken down.

Lin Xiaoqi had always been weak and always sickened, if not the family would not want her to marry someone else. Now that she had finally gotten rid of that issue, and was almost raped by Young Master Zhao Family, it was fortunate that she was saved by this Young Master now, otherwise they would be done for.

"I'm fine, don't worry." Lin Xiaoqi naturally noticed Lin Baoxue's gaze as well. She smiled reassuringly at Lin Baoxue, indicating that she didn't mind.

"Fifth sister, it's all my fault. If I hadn't run over so recklessly just now, I wouldn't have been discovered by them, and they wouldn't have treated me as a servant of their house. They also wouldn't have implicated you to such an extent." Lin Baoxue's voice had a hint of a sobbing tone and was filled with guilt. It was obvious that she was still brooding over what had just happened and thought that it was all because of her.

"Cousin, I'm really fine, this matter can't be blamed on you, you don't have to blame yourself, what's more we've already been saved by this young master, we're already fine, don't be anxious." Lin Xiaoqi consoled Lin Baoxue softly. When they were on the cruise liner, she naturally noticed Lin Baoxue's concern and worry for her, so she didn't say anything about her fear and nervousness. After all, Lin Baoxue was still young, so it was normal for her to be afraid.

"Hmm, it's a good thing that young master appeared in time. Otherwise, if something were to happen to you, I would truly regret it for the rest of my life." Tears filled Lin Baoxue's eyes as she nodded her head vigorously.

"Alright, stop crying. Since you're already safe, you can go back." Yang Youzheng's heart warmed as he saw the two sisters comforting each other. He couldn't help but soften his tone.

"Mm. Many thanks, Young Master. It's just that the two of us aren't too familiar with this manor. We got lost, so …" Lin Xiaoqi nodded and looked at Yang Youming with a troubled expression. Of course she wanted to leave as soon as possible, but she didn't know the way at all.

"I'll send someone to escort you back." Yang Youming chuckled as he looked at Lin Xiaoqi's troubled face. However, he did not show it on his face. He coughed lightly and said in a low voice.

"Many thanks, young master. May I ask if young master can tell me your respected name?" When Lin Xiaoqi heard Yang Youming's words, the gloominess on her face dissipated slightly, and her tone became lighter.

"Why did you ask my name?" Yang Youming was slightly surprised and turned his head to look at Lin Xiaoqi doubtfully. His eyes, which were as bright as the starry sky, were filled with a bit of luster and a bit of teasing.

"A drop of water should be poured into a spring to repay a debt of gratitude. If I ask Young Master's name, it will naturally be to repay a debt of gratitude!" Even though the young master is obviously from an aristocratic family, even though I'm just a commoner, the commoners have their own ways of repaying me for my kindness. Perhaps one day, the young master will be able to help me? Although my power is insignificant, it can still be of some use in critical moments, can't it? "

Lin Xiaoqi met Yang Youming's eyes with determination, without any fear and full of confidence. For some reason, Yang Youming was suddenly intimidated by the light in the girl's eyes, and a strange emotion rose from somewhere in his heart, "Hehe, since you are so confident, then I want to see how you are going to repay me." "Yang Youming, my name."

Yang Youming lowered his head and covered his lips as he smiled. His tone was deep but extremely pleasant. Lin Xiaoqi originally looked at him in silence for a long time. When she suddenly heard Yang Youming's words, she was stunned and felt a surge of joy.

"Alright, I'll remember. If Young Master ever wants me in the future, I'll definitely go through fire and water for Young Master!" Lin Xiaoqi raised her head with a bright and warm smile, her eyes filled with determination.

"There's no need to go through fire and water. I don't need a girl to go through fire and water for me. However, I'll wait and see how you'll repay me." Yang Youming waved his hand and said softly. He signaled the guard beside him with his eyes and turned around to leave.

"Hey!" "Young Master Yang!" Yang Youming's actions made Lin Xiaoqi a bit confused. She called Yang Youming, but Yang Youming acted as if he didn't hear her and continued walking forward without looking back.

"Ladies, I have been ordered by my master to stay behind to protect you two. I don't know if you two are going to the front yard to watch a show or to return home. If you ladies wish to watch a show, I will bring you two along right now!" The guard that was left behind said coldly to Lin Xiaoqi and Lin Baoxue. His attitude was as cold as usual. He had merely followed Yang Youming's orders to protect them. So he didn't have to care that much.

"Cousin, do you want to go home or go to the theatre?" Lin Xiaoqi didn't care about this, she could do anything she wanted, so Lin Xiaoqi cast her gaze towards Lin Baoxue.

"I... After what happened, I really have no mood to stay here any longer. I want to go back. Fifth sister, what about you? Do you still want to stay and watch the show? " Lin Baoxue hesitated for a moment and said with some lingering fear. However, she paused at the end. After all, she couldn't be so self-centered.

"I'm fine with anything. I wasn't really interested in watching a show anyway. Since cousin wants to go home first, I'll go with you." However, what she said was also the truth. She did not like to listen to jokes, and one of the reasons that she had followed them here today was because she did not want to see the face of the people from Lin Family and the other was because she wanted to see this ancient Peking Opera. But now that such a thing had happened, she was no longer in the mood to care.

"In that case, this one will send the two ladies back." A trace of understanding flashed through the guard's heart when he heard them say so. He would definitely do his best for the things that the young noble had instructed him to do.