Chapter 143

Volume 1_Chapter 143: Stay Away From Other Men

"Imperial Uncle, why are you here?"

Yun Qiyue had just walked to the back and opened the first door, only to see Ye Lanjue sitting there, his gaze fixed on the door.

Ye Lanjue only raised his eyes to look at Yun Qiyue and didn't speak.

Although Ye Lanjue's gaze was very flat, without a trace of emotion, Yun Qiyue inexplicably felt Ye Lanjue's dissatisfaction.

Dissatisfaction?

Why?

Subconsciously, Yun Qiyue thought of the time she "stole" a kiss.

He wouldn't be planning to settle the score today, would he?

Yun Qiyue just thought this, and then denied the idea herself.

Even if the Imperial Uncle wanted to settle the score, he wouldn't run here, so...

"Imperial Uncle, is this shop yours?" Yun Qiyue looked at Ye Lanjue with suspicion.

If this were the case, it would explain why the shopkeeper's son came in such a hurry and why the shopkeeper changed his mind at the last minute.

Ye Lanjue didn't respond, just tapped the table beside him.

Yun Qiyue followed his gaze and saw papers and such things on the table.

"You want me to look?" Yun Qiyue was puzzled.

Ye Lanjue looked at Yun Qiyue; although he didn't speak, his meaning was very clear.

Yun Qiyue stepped forward and picked it up.

However, when she saw the content inside, Yun Qiyue's brow furrowed slightly.

She was still wondering why the previous cloth shop felt so strange, clearly the business was so good, yet they wanted to sell it.

Even if the old man had the idea of returning to his roots, the shopkeeper of that cloth shop wasn't very old, at most around forty, and he had a son.

Now looking at the information above, Yun Qiyue understood everything.

It turned out that this had something to do with He Mingxuan...

"What does the Imperial Uncle want to say?" Yun Qiyue put down the paper in her hand and looked at Ye Lanjue.

Ye Lanjue appearing here couldn't just be for such a thing.

When Yun Qiyue was looking at the paper, Ye Lanjue's gaze had been fixed on her; seeing that Yun Qiyue only had understanding and surprise after reading it, and no other emotions, his long-tense mood finally relaxed a bit.

"I heard you want to open a medical hall." Ye Lanjue asked, his voice flat.

Yun Qiyue nodded, "Yes."

Ye Lanjue, "I can partner with you."

Yun Qiyue was stunned.

Partnering, she hadn't thought about it.

Because she hadn't thought about it, Yun Qiyue didn't answer immediately.

Seeing this, Ye Lanjue thought Yun Qiyue was going to refuse, so he frowned, and obvious displeasure was revealed, "I asked you to help me manage the household affairs in the mansion and you refused; now I want to cooperate with you, and you refuse again. Yun Qiyue, do you even consider yourself the future mistress of my mansion?"

Do you consider yourself the future mistress of the Regent's Mansion?

This sentence made Yun Qiyue fall into deep thought.

She was going to marry Ye Lanjue, this was certain, otherwise she wouldn't have missed several opportunities to break the engagement.

It was just that all along, she had more of a thought of treating Ye Lanjue as a recharge device, and hadn't thought about the obligations of becoming the mistress of the Regent's Mansion.

Therefore, last time Ye Lanjue had someone bring out those things, she refused directly.

Reflecting now, it seemed her thinking was a bit selfish.

There must be giving if there is receiving, isn't that an eternal truth?

But she wanted to use Ye Lanjue and also wanted to be completely independent.

After Yun Qiyue figured it out, she wanted to hold her forehead.

However, because Yun Qiyue was too focused on thinking about the problem, she didn't notice that Ye Lanjue's face had become even uglier.

In Ye Lanjue's view, Yun Qiyue not speaking for a long time was a refusal.

"Yun Qiyue, could it be that you think I'm not qualified to be your backer?"

Others couldn't even beg him to be their backer, he was so proactive, yet she still wanted to refuse.

Or was it that she couldn't accept his things, but could accept other men's?

Seeing Ye Lanjue's anger rising, Yun Qiyue hurriedly said: "How could that be? Having the Imperial Uncle as my backer is something I couldn't ask for."

Ye Lanjue's expression softened slightly, but he still kept his eyes dark, waiting for Yun Qiyue's follow-up.

"How does the Imperial Uncle want to cooperate?" Yun Qiyue asked directly.

She wasn't someone who didn't know how to be flexible.

Ye Lanjue, "I will provide this shop, and I will take twenty percent of the profits."

Since they were opening a shop, naturally they couldn't use someone else's shop.

Yun Qiyue thought for a while, then said, "Imperial Uncle, how about this? I will buy this shop, and for this medical hall, I will give you twenty percent of the profits."

Ye Lanjue frowned, just about to speak.

Yun Qiyue then said: "Imperial Uncle, think about it, with you as my backer, my shop will have a living signboard; giving you twenty percent of the profits is still me profiting."

Just kidding, if this were in the modern era, having a celebrity like Ye Lanjue endorse it, it wouldn't just be worth twenty percent.

As for buying the shop, in her view, the shop had to be her own to have a sense of security; otherwise, what if Ye Lanjue was in a bad mood one day and wanted to take back the shop, who would she cry to?

Ye Lanjue thought for a while and nodded, "As you wish."

Saying that, Ye Lanjue got up and walked out without looking back.

However, when he reached the door, Ye Lanjue's steps stopped, "Five days later, set aside some time, I have something to do."

Upon hearing this, Yun Qiyue nodded, "Okay, no problem."

Seeing Yun Qiyue agree, Ye Lanjue didn't intend to leave immediately.

Pausing for a few breaths, Ye Lanjue left behind one sentence, "Stay away from other men."

Then, he disappeared from Yun Qiyue's sight.

Yun Qiyue: "..."

Ye Lanjue left, and Yun Qiyue returned to the front.

The old man also opened his eyes and looked at Yun Qiyue.

Yun Qiyue smiled: "I like this shop very much, I've decided to buy it."

The old man looked deeply at Yun Qiyue and didn't answer, but asked Yun Qiyue another question, "Are you going to use this shop to open a medical hall?"

Because this shop was Ye Lanjue's, Yun Qiyue naturally classified this old man as one of Ye Lanjue's people, so she wasn't surprised that the old man knew she was going to open a medical hall, so Yun Qiyue nodded, "That's right, I'm preparing to open a medical hall."

The old man nodded, then closed his eyes again, "Chen Kui, you handle it yourself."

Yun Qiyue was just wondering what the old man meant when she saw a middle-aged man walk out from the corner and say to Yun Qiyue, "This young lady, I am the manager of this shop."

Upon hearing this, Yun Qiyue subconsciously looked at the old man.

This middle-aged man was the manager, then who was this old man?

However, the old man had his eyes closed, looking like he was asleep, obviously refusing to talk.

Yun Qiyue could only suppress her doubts and follow the manager named Chen Kui to complete the handover of the shop.

After all the procedures were completed, the old man was long gone.

And Chen Kui said he was willing to stay as the shopkeeper, so Yun Qiyue didn't refuse and let Chen Kui help decorate the shop before leaving the store.

However, Yun Qiyue didn't get into He Mingxuan's carriage.

When He Mingxuan was puzzled, Yun Qiyue looked at He Mingxuan with a serious face, "I consider You Lan a friend, and I consider you a friend, you don't have to be like that."

Yun Qiyue decided to make things clear.

That cloth shop before, although it wasn't He Mingxuan's, had a connection to him.

It was also because He Mingxuan went to talk that the shop owner decided to transfer it; of course, he also got benefits from He Mingxuan.

But, Yun Qiyue didn't think such help was good.

Even if she was slow, she could feel something wrong.

This kind of help was too much.

Upon hearing this, He Mingxuan knew that Yun Qiyue knew something, and fearing that he wouldn't have a chance to stand by Yun Qiyue's side in the future, he hurriedly explained, "Don't misunderstand, you are You Lan's benefactor, I just want to repay you for You Lan."

Upon hearing this, Yun Qiyue felt relieved in her heart.

If it was just this, then that was fine; she really thought...

"We are all friends, there's no need for this." Yun Qiyue looked indifferent.

Seeing Yun Qiyue's obviously relieved look, a flash of pain that was hard to detect passed through He Mingxuan's eyes, but he still kept a smile on his face.

"You've been out for so long, let me take you back?"

Upon hearing this, Yun Qiyue shook her head, "I want to stroll around with Xixue, you go back first."

She still had things to resolve, and she couldn't implicate He Mingxuan.

After saying that, Yun Qiyue took Xixue and turned to leave.