Chapter 130
Pan Shulin took a deep breath to suppress his emotions, then suddenly stood up and overturned the food box.
The servant ger following him saw this and hurriedly reached out to support it: "Young master, this was made by Young Master Cheng himself. Why take your anger out on it?"
As he spoke, he opened the food box to look and found all the pastries inside were shattered. The servant's face immediately fell: "Young master, look, they're all broken. They can't be eaten now."
Pan Shulin glanced at it and curled his lips into a smile: "That's exactly what I wanted."
"?" The servant looked at Pan Shulin in confusion.
Pan Shulin stared in the direction Wang Jin had left, a smirk tugging at his mouth, a flash of calculation in his eyes. He turned and walked out first, saying: "Follow me."
Cheng Bai was waiting in a hidden spot near the pavilion, constantly watching the movements inside. But Shi Yu and the ancient beastman had already come out, and there was still no movement from Pan Shulin.
He wondered if Xi Yao had eaten the breakfast he specially got up early to make.
Finally, when Pan Shulin emerged, Cheng Bai hurried forward and pulled him into a secluded spot, asking eagerly: "How did it go? Did the little delicate one like them?"
The beastman's eyes held a tenderness he had never seen before, his eager demeanor as if whether Xi Yao liked the pastries was an extremely important matter. Pan Shulin was inwardly jealous to the point of madness, but on the surface, he put on a pitiful act.
"I'm sorry... Brother Bai..." Pan Shulin said softly, his voice faintly choked with sobs, tears glistening in the corners of his eyes—a picture of heartbreaking vulnerability.
The smile faded from Cheng Bai's face. He asked: "What happened?"
"I... I accidentally let it slip... the young... young master found out these pastries were made by you... so he..."
Pan Shulin took the food box from his servant and opened it, presenting it to Cheng Bai.
The exquisite pastries inside were shattered into small pieces, completely unrecognizable from their original form... Cheng Bai's heart wrenched. The immense anticipation he felt earlier turned into thick disappointment.
Pan Shulin observed this, then signaled to the servant behind him. Understanding, the servant quickly said: "This young master is truly excessive. Young Master Cheng sincerely made breakfast for him, and he just smashed it like this, even saying..."
"Saying what?" Cheng Bai asked urgently.
The servant said: "He said Young Master Cheng has ulterior motives, that he only likes that ancient beastman, and won't have any other beastman."
"Enough." Pan Shulin timed it perfectly, stopping the servant's words.
"..." Cheng Bai retreated two steps, dejected.
Pan Shulin hurried forward to support him, but he dodged the gesture.
Pan Shulin tightened his fingers that had grasped empty air, and said in a soft, gentle voice to comfort him: "Brother Bai... don't be sad. The young master probably didn't mean it that way... he might just..."
Cheng Bai waved his hand, cutting off Pan Shulin's words, and said with difficulty: "I know. It's not his fault. It's mine."
"..." Hearing this, Pan Shulin said anxiously: "How can this be Brother Bai's fault?"
Cheng Bai shook his head, appearing as if he didn't want others meddling in this matter, his demeanor so distant it made Pan Shulin's heart feel cold. He forced a smile and said: "Thank you for today. I'll think of another way."
After saying that, he turned and left dejectedly, none of the enthusiasm from before remaining.
Pan Shulin stared at his retreating back, clenching his fingers: "Is that Xi Yao really so good that Brother Bai likes him this much?"
The servant, hearing this, quickly said: "No, young master, you are a hundred times better than Xi Yao."
"Then why, when Brother Bai heard Xi Yao rejected him, did he not resent Xi Yao at all, and didn't even think about giving up on him?"
"Young master..." the servant advised gently, "Forgetting a ger takes time, not to mention Young Master Cheng is so devoted. Doesn't this just prove that Young Master Cheng is a good beastman? When he gives up on Xi Yao and comes to like you, he will surely be just as devoted to you."
"Really?" Pan Shulin asked.
The servant quickly said: "Of course it's true. Young master, why not give Young Master Cheng some time? I see that Xi Yao has truly forgotten Young Master Cheng completely now, without a trace of feeling left. His heart is entirely on that ancient beastman. As long as Xi Yao doesn't remember the past, poses no threat to you, and has no feelings for Young Master Cheng, Young Master Cheng will be cold-shouldered a few more times. Sooner or later, his heart will cool, and he will give up on Xi Yao."
"..." Pan Shulin pursed his lips in thought.
The servant leaned closer to Pan Shulin and said in a low voice: "The most important thing is that Xi Yao must not remember."
Pan Shulin's eyelashes fluttered. He pursed his lips and said: "Then let's wait and see. Continue having people keep an eye on Xi Yao. He absolutely must not remember what happened before."
"Yes." The servant acknowledged the order.
Yuan Heng said he was seeing Shi Yu off, but he was gone for a very long time. Wang Jin's face was dark by the time he finished the last pastry and the man still hadn't returned.
He stood up and was just about to go look for the man when Yuan Heng returned, bringing several carts of stones with him.
Wang Jin quickly stuck close to him. Yuan Heng looked at him with smile: "What you mentioned earlier about fireworks, we don't necessarily have to seek out Pan Shulin."
"?" Wang Jin looked at Yuan Heng in confusion.
Yuan Heng said: "I spoke with Shi Yu. He said Cheng Bai owns many shops. Fireworks can be sold on consignment through him. He has connections just like Pan Shilin, so putting them in his shop guarantees customers. Moreover, he can report it to your brother and will have your brother approve the sale of these fireworks."
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