Guard Dog

chapter 26

Xingchen closes the letter and looks up at Zemin. "What should we do now ?"

"Rescue his sister!" Zemin looks calm.

"I am talking about San Yi ! Xi Lan would kill him once he finds out that .."

"He wouldn't. Xi Lan is arogant, conceited but he is not reckless. He wouldn't go against Zi directly." Zemin cuts Xingchen's words. He already guessed a foul play when San Yi wasn't in his room. So, he is not shocked that much.

"But what if ..." Xingchen stops in the middle "Aren't you worried ?"

Zemin turns at Xingchen casually "You have read the letter yourself. San Yi isn't the pitiful he pretends to be. He wasn't scared of Afreen, he just didn't know how to rescue his sister.

And now, he isn't scared of Xi lan either. He replaced lion's food from lion's cage in the presence of the lion's guards. The least you should worry about is San Yi's safety. He is just like my past self. He has his schemes!"

"But your schemes didn't work !"

Zemin shrugs"That's why I tried to rectify him but people like Xi lan deserves a scammer like San Yi.

"San Yi loves you."

"He really doesn't." Zemin chuckles "He thinks that he loves me because I am the first person who was nice to him after a long time. Just like the way I thought I loved Yuzu."

Xingchen frowns. He doesn't like how casually Zemin is taking this whole situation. "Then we should let him go ? Just like that ?"

"He will find his way. What we can do for him is take care of his sister." Zemin yawns. He is already tired of all the searching throughout the day. Then he just slept for an incense
When Xingchen came with the letter saying San Yi left with Xi lan.

He guessed it way before. Should've trusted his guts. He lies on the bed tiredly. He can't help buwonder what will happen to San Yi right now !

Xingchen sits on the bed beside Zemin's head. He doesn't know how he feels about San Yi's letter. But Zemin doesn't look bothered with it, neither he is bothered by their fight today. But Zemin has this unbotherness in him since forever.

Xingchen hesitates "You .. I heard you are leaving the palace for somedays ?"

"Hm, father Tao wants to go back to our old house. He had some arguments with the empress dowager. He wants to go back and live there. I will drop him off !" Zemin replies with closed eyes.

"How long will you be out ?"

Zemin opens his eyes to look at Xingchen this time "I asked Zixuan to take back southern Zi and rule all over like he used to before. I will be back to my business."

Xingchen blinks "you ... You are leaving ?"

Zemin nods. "This life is not for me. Life is better as a businessman! No trouble, no fight, no training. peace and money rolls in enough."

Xingchen clenches his fist "you can do it while staying in the palace too. You don't need to leave the palace."

"I already have a running business outside the capital. Why bother to struggle here ?"

"What about me ?"

"What ?"

xingchen pulls Zemin's collar while glaring at him "Don't pretend you don't know ? be clear, are you abandoning me ?"

Zemin shrugs "you said it yourself. It doesn't matter ! Our wishes doesn't match. So it's better if we stay away from each other. This way we both can move on."