In a moment of impulse, I forcibly kissed my brother's best friend.

So the two bid farewell to Cui Yutang and the others and left Wangjiang Tower. At this time, the outside was already surrounded by government soldiers who had come to rescue the emperor.

Zhou Xuan'an and Zhang Zhiyi were clearly still in shock from the near-death experience.

"Brother Yutang," Zhou Xuan'an asked with some concern, "this person's identity is probably not simple. Will he cause you trouble?"

"It's alright, no one would dare to touch me easily," Cui Yutang said calmly. "Let's go too, it doesn't look safe here tonight."

The three then took their leave. Zhou Xuan'an and Zhang Zhiyi went first, while Cui Yutang was the last to leave. As he reached the door, he paused and looked back at the glazed tile wall.

His gaze lingered on the wall for a moment, his eyes deep and unfathomable, as if confirming something, or perhaps simply examining the material of the wall.

Xie Yige was terrified by his gaze and even held her breath.

After a long while, Cui Yutang finally looked away, turned around, and left the room.

Xie Yige then realized that her back was completely soaked with sweat.

On the carriage ride back, her legs still felt unsteady, as if she were walking on cotton. Naturally, she couldn't give away the jade pen she had personally chosen.

Bichun had been waiting outside and was naturally unaware of the earth-shattering events that had transpired on the pleasure boat. However, seeing so many soldiers surrounding the Wangjiang Tower filled her with panic. If her mistress hadn't instructed her to wait here, she would have rushed inside long ago.

"Miss, are you alright?" Bichun asked worriedly, looking at her young mistress's pale face.

"It's nothing." Xie Yige shook her head, leaned against the car wall, and closed her eyes.

But the image of Cui Yutang's last look at that glazed wall involuntarily surfaced in my mind.

Did he... find her?

She opened her eyes, feeling restless, and watched the street scene rushing past the car window, a complex mix of emotions welling up inside her. Why was it so difficult to see him?

Back at Pear Garden, she was completely listless. Bichun helped her wash up and change, but she had no energy to speak and went to bed early.

But after lying down, I tossed and turned in the blankets a few times, but I just couldn't fall asleep.

The moonlight was bright tonight, streaming into her bedroom through the window, as if spreading a layer of white frost on the floor. The light was cool and clear, much like his deep eyes when he looked at the glass wall.

"Master, your Mr. Cui is outside the wall."

The beeping sound suddenly exploded in her mind, and Xie Yige jerked herself up from under the covers.

"What? He's outside the wall? Which wall?" She didn't even bother to put on her shoes before running outside.

"It's right there, outside the wall next to that pear tree!"

Xie Yige didn't stop. She pushed open the courtyard gate, her bare feet stepping on the cool bluestone path, and ran all the way to the old pear tree in the yard. Under the moonlight, the pear blossoms were in full bloom, their pure white petals swaying gently in the night breeze, like a silent snowfall.

Outside that high wall was a quiet alley, rarely frequented by anyone. How could he be there? Why was he there?

Countless questions popped into her little head as she climbed the tree, using both her hands and feet.

"Oh my god! Master, what are you doing? It's dangerous for a girl to climb a tree!" Dudu was frantic in her mind.

Xie Yige's movements looked both agile and clumsy—she clearly knew how to climb trees, having probably climbed them many times as a child, though she was a bit rusty now. With all her might, she finally climbed to a branch that was the same height as the wall, carefully leaned over the wall, and looked down.

A handsome young man with an exceptionally refined appearance sat on horseback. Looking down from above, one could see his long, thick eyelashes trembling slightly; it was none other than Cui Yutang.

He was staring intently at the wall. Under the cool moonlight, his skin glowed like white jade, and his exquisite features revealed a rare tenderness in the silvery light, no longer the aloofness he had during the day.

Xie Yige suddenly saw the person she had missed for several days—not separated by a glass wall, not by a crowd, but standing right before her eyes. Her eyes welled up, and tears streamed down her face without warning, shimmering like shattered silver in the moonlight. Yet, a smile involuntarily crept onto her lips.

"Cui Yutang..." she called softly, her lips slightly parted.

Cui Yutang was startled and suddenly looked up.

Then he saw the girl he had been longing for day and night, perched on the wall, smiling at him. A tree of dazzling pear blossoms behind her paled in comparison. He was completely stunned, as if in a dream.

"Cui Yutang?" Xie Yige called out again, somewhat puzzled. Why did he look so dazed?

"Yige." He parted his thin lips slightly and softly called her name, his voice so soft that it seemed as if the dream might shatter at any moment.

"Can you catch me?" The girl's eyes were full of expectation.

Cui Yutang suddenly snapped back to reality. It really was her, on top of him. He quickly nodded, dismounted, and opened his arms.

Without hesitation, Xie Yige leaped lightly into his arms. She nervously clung to his neck, and their eyes locked the moment they met. All they could hear was the sound of their hearts pounding, thump-thump-thump, indistinguishable as to whose was beating faster.

Xie Yige felt weak in the knees. Her eyes sparkled, and her cheeks flushed, like a freshly peeled peach, tender and juicy.

Cui Yutang's eyes flickered, landing on her rosy, luscious lips. His throat tightened, and he desperately resisted the urge to kiss her.

Xie Yige felt her whole body burning up. She needed to say something quickly to break the awkward silence.

"You... how did you get here?" she asked softly.

Cui Yutang pursed his lips, seemingly unsure how to answer the question. His gaze deepened, as if he were struggling with something.

"Today... I seemed to sense your presence, so..." His voice trailed off, tinged with uncertainty, as if even he himself found the reason absurd.

No way, no way, he caught me the first time I did something wrong?

Xie Yige suddenly wanted to dig a hole and bury herself. Waaaaah—

Cui Yutang suddenly noticed that the girl had a mournful face, and he immediately panicked.

"Did you bump into something when you landed?" He quickly and gently placed her on the ground, looking her up and down with his eyes, his hand hovering beside her but not daring to touch her.

Xie Yige blushed even more and quickly shook her head.

"I...I didn't mean to." She quickly lowered her head, too embarrassed to look him in the eye. Being caught peeping was just too awkward.

Cui Yutang was a little puzzled, then he saw the top of the girl's dark hair. Her beautiful hair was loose and she was wearing a thin, semi-transparent nightgown. He then realized that she looked like she had just gotten out of bed, and she looked particularly weak and pitiful in the chilly spring night.