Chapter 153 The sky was about to change

　　Gu Xiran threw the towel back into the washbasin, turned and looked at Shu Huan.

　　"You go with me."

　　"How is that possible?" Shu Huan shook her head. "I already lied that I'm sick and that I need to rest. If I say that I want to go with you now, isn't it the same as slapping myself in the face?"

　　Gu Xiran stared at her silently for a while and then said, "Then, you have to be careful about everything. If there is something you can't deal with, wait for me to come home before deciding to do something."

　　Shu Huan was a bit puzzled and asked, "Are you leaving now?"

　　"Mm," Gu Xiran answered and let Meijing go pack up the things. Then, he gave Shu Huan some reminders, saying that if she couldn't find anyone to discuss about matters with, she could go find Ji Danqing.

　　Shu Huan felt that it was a bit funny. She wasn't a child anymore. Of course, she knew about these kinds of things. However, it was rare for Gu Xiran to nag. As it distracted her, it also let her heart be filled with sweetness.

　　She would feel very lonely when they are separated.

　　"Bring Ranmo with you. With someone you can trust at your side, you can do things more smoothly."

　　Gu Xiran frowned slightly and said, "No, I can only be a.s.sured if I leave him at your side.

　　"…"

　　Shu Huan suddenly felt that this kind of dialogue made her very uncomfortable. Although, they yielded to each other because of their concern for each other, but this was overly careful. She coughed twice, turned her face away and said, "Don't talk more nonsense. I let you take him with you, then, just take him with you. I don't need him here!"

　　Meijing came back at the right time. Hearing this, she grinned while covering her mouth.

　　Gu Xiran didn't mind and also smiled. He didn't speak more. He took over the baggage from Meijing, looked once deeply at Shu Huan, turned and left.

　　Shu Huan leaned on the doorframe and watched him leave. After she was lost in her own thoughts for a moment, she said, "Pa.s.s my words. Say that the feng shui of third young miss's place was not good and had offended a fiend. That was why she did such a deranged thing."

• Feng shui: Chinese geomancy

　　Meijing went blank for a moment. After she thought for a while, she said, "I got it. I will go find big sister Qiaoyun."

　　Shu Huan nodded, turned and went back into room. She continued to paint her stones.

　　Such a thing like gossips, if you dealt with it seriously, it was even more unable to suppress. She could only think about to fight poison with poison. It wasn't that she wanted to attack Gu Xuan, it was that she couldn't afford to offend the people of Gu household. She also couldn't reveal the ugly hidden scandal. She could only use superst.i.tion and while she was at it use it as a high-sounding reason to explain Gu Xuan's heinous behavior. Like this, even if old madam found out that the person who released this rumor was her, it wouldn't be a big deal.

　　While she was in deep thoughts, she didn't have the mind to paint. Shu Huan looked out of the window and saw Meijing whispering with Qiaoyun. She sighed. She truly didn't like her own changes.