Chapter 281 It’s too late
As for how to deal with Jin Yao, Ye Jiayao had already thought about it. Send her back to Yangzhou and let Ye Binghuai take good care of her. Qiao was no longer around, and Ye Binghuai was about to remarry. So he let Jin Yao stay in the Ye family, and let her experience being ignored by her biological father and treated harshly by her stepmother, and then find someone to marry.

This is the path she chose herself, and the moment someone chose to take action against her, her future fate was determined.

Ye Jiayao took one last look at Jin Yao, who was crying and sniffling, and her heart was filled with disgust. She said indifferently, "Tell Song Qi to send someone to send the third young lady back to Yangzhou tomorrow, and ask the master to keep her under strict watch."

"No, I don't want to go back to Yangzhou. Big sister, please be kind and don't send me back. I want to be your maid..." Jin Yao cried. If she was sent back, what hope would she have in this life?
Ye Jiayao left without looking back.

The door of the woodshed was locked again, and Jin Yao's shrill cries were heard from inside.

Xiang Tao spat at the wooden door and cursed, "You still have the nerve to cry and act like a maid. People like you are not even worthy of carrying the shoes of the Second Young Lady."

Ye Jiayao returned to the room and saw Chunyu sitting on the pair of fingers.

"Get out." Ye Jiayao said with a cold face.

Xia Chunyu stood up obediently, walked to the door, and said to the outside: "Yexue, bring in the midnight snack."

"coming……"

Ye Xue responded and brought in a bowl of hot shredded chicken noodles.

Qiao Xi and Xiang Tao retreated quietly, hoping that the Young Master could resolve his grievances with the Second Young Madam tonight, and they would not get in the way anymore.

Xia Chunyu flattered gently: "You haven't had dinner yet! Even if you are angry with me, you should fill your stomach first, right?"

Ye Jiayao looked at his dark eyes that were filled with tenderness and was extremely speechless.

"Xia Chunyu, I'm already very depressed today, could you please stop bothering me?" Ye Jiayao said unhappily.

"I know, I know, it's all my fault. I'm more hateful than Jinrong and Liuli because I'm your husband, the person you care about the most, but I refuse to believe you. All the mistakes are my fault. I admit I was wrong and I will change. Don't be angry, okay?" Xia Chunyu coaxed humbly.

"Do you think I'm angry with you? I'm just disappointed." Ye Jiayao said hatefully.

"Yes, yes, I shouldn't have done that. I knew you liked me, but I was still jealous."

"Who likes you? I like pigs and dogs more than I like you."

Xia Chunyu smiled apologetically: "But I like you, only you."

"Xia Chunyu, you are the prince after all, can you not be so thick-skinned? Can you be a little more graceful?"

"Grace is for others to see. You are my wife, why should I pretend in front of you? It's so tiring." Xia Chunyu said shamelessly.

"Xia Chunyu, you're not leaving, right? If you don't leave, I will." Ye Jiayao said as she took a step forward and walked out.

Xia Chunyu hurriedly pulled her back, hugged her waist tightly, buried his head in her neck, and said painfully: "Yaoyao, don't be like this, I'm really panicking when you do this, tell me, what do you want me to do to forgive you?"

He was at his wit's end, at a loss as to how to melt her frozen heart.

His chest was pressed tightly against her back, and she could clearly feel his rapid heartbeat. Ye Jiayao closed her eyes in pain, trying her best to control her emotions, and said sadly, "Chun Yu, please let me be alone for a while."

She needs time to heal her wounds and regain her confidence.

"Don't be quiet, don't think about it. I get panicky when you're quiet. Yaoyao, don't be afraid. This incident is a lesson. It made me see my shortcomings and realize the existing problems. If I think about it from another perspective, it's actually a good thing, right? At least I won't make the same mistake again, right?" Chunyu said hurriedly.

"Yaoyao, don't be discouraged by me. Give me a chance to prove myself, okay?"

Seeing such gentle words of pleas, confessions, and flattery, for a moment, Ye Jiayao's heart wall was about to collapse. However, to just forgive him like that would be too easy for him.

"Chun Yu, I know you are sincere to me, and I cherish this sincerity very much, but you know, my concept is different from other women. The marriage and love I want are interdependent and relatively independent, not a subordinate relationship. I will not stay in a deep courtyard and be a virtuous housewife who never goes out of the door, and always rely on a man to live. I have my own pursuits, and I also want to achieve something like a man..." Ye Jiayao spoke with difficulty.

"I understand. I support you in whatever you want to do."

"No, you don't understand." Ye Jiayao slowly turned around, looked at him quietly, and said, "This means that I will still deal with other men, and maybe make a few close friends. If you don't trust me, we can't go on."

Xia Chunyu pursed his dry lips and said hesitantly: "Yaoyao, do you know why Liuli targeted you and Lu Xiaotian? She has already sent someone to keep an eye on you."

Ye Jiayao was silent. She had already thought of this.

"It turns out that I am not the only one who feels this way. Lu Xiaotian is indeed interested in you."

Ye Jiayao suddenly remembered what Lu Xiaotian said that day… I, Lu, may sometimes be unable to control myself, but I will never cross the bottom line.

Could it be that Lu Xiaotian is really interested in her?
"Even if he has that idea, it doesn't mean we have anything to worry about." Ye Jiayao said coldly. You can control the whole world but not other people's hearts.

"Yes, it does not mean anything, but I will be jealous. If a woman is interested in me and I have to get along with her often, you will feel uncomfortable because we care about each other. If I am not jealous and have no concerns at all, it means that I no longer care about you, isn't it?" Xia Chunyu said calmly.

"But is there anyone who is so jealous as you who doesn't know right from wrong?" Ye Jiayao couldn't help but get angry. After all the talk, he seemed to be right.

"Don't be anxious, just listen to me." Xia Chunyu comforted.

"I admit that I would be jealous, but I won't be jealous randomly. If I put myself in her shoes, I think even if a fairy came to seduce me, I wouldn't even look at her twice or have any thoughts about her. And I believe, you are the same. We are together after so much trouble and have gone through all kinds of twists and turns and tests. How could we be easily shaken? Besides, in this world, who is better than me and who likes you more than me?" Ye Jiayao couldn't help rolling her eyes. She was obviously reviewing herself, but she turned out to be conceited.

"Who is like you? Who would like a fool and a jealous person like you?" Ye Jiayao felt uncomfortable.

"Didn't I say I was going to change it?"

"It's too late." Ye Jiayao glared at him and approached him step by step. Xia Chunyu retreated at a loss.

"When the carriage is about to hit the wall, you know to turn. When your butt is on fire, you know to run. When you make a mistake that almost kills someone, you know to correct it. When the child grows up, you know to feed the baby. Xia Chunyu, there is no such thing as a cheap thing in this world."

As Ye Jiayao was talking, she had already pushed him to the door. When he wasn't paying attention, she pushed him out, closed the door and bolted it, all in one smooth move.

Xia Chunyu was caught off guard and was pushed by her, causing him to stagger and almost fall. When he turned around, the door was closed. He pushed it but couldn't get in.

Uh... this woman, when did she become so strong?

"Yaoyao...Yaoyao...open the door..."

There was no reaction inside.

Xia Chunyu was about to continue knocking on the door when he felt someone was staring at him. He turned his head and saw Xiang Tao and Qiao Xi sitting under the eaves not far away. When they saw him looking at them, they quickly raised their heads and looked at the stars.

"The stars are so bright tonight," said Xiangtao.

"Yeah, it's really bright." Qiao Xi nodded seriously.

Xia Chunyu turned to look at the other side, and Ye Xue turned away as if nothing had happened.

Ha! These little bastards are all waiting to see his show, Xia Chunyu gritted his teeth in hatred.

Alas... this time he was really humiliated. The cold and majestic image that he had worked hard to build up over the years was completely ruined.

Xia Chunyu shook his head and sighed in annoyance, comforting himself: It's ruined, so what? As long as I can coax Yaoyao to change her mind, this sacrifice is worth it.

After finally driving this noisy and smelly man out, Ye Jiayao sat down to eat noodles in a sullen manner.

The noodles had swelled up and were not at all refreshing. However, she was indeed hungry. She had not eaten all day and only drank two cups of tea. As the saying goes, hunger makes one eat anything. Ye Jiayao gobbled down half a bowl of noodles.

Qiao Xi knocked on the door: "Second Young Madam..."

"what's up?"

"I will bring you some hot water..."

Ye Jiayao rolled her eyes and asked, "Are there any irrelevant people outside?"

Qiao Xi looked at the prince standing by the door with embarrassment.

Xia Chunyu quickly made a hushing gesture and winked hard, signaling Qiao Xi to trick Yaoyao into opening the door.

Who knew Qiao Xi was so stubborn and refused to do anything no matter what. She didn't want to be blamed by the Second Young Lady.

Xia Chunyu glared, acting like a prince. Qiao Xi pursed her lips, reluctantly yielding to his lewdness and coercion, and stammered, "No...no."

Ye Jiayao rolled her eyes. Qiao Xi couldn't even lie. It was obvious that someone was threatening her. She said loudly, "No need to bring me hot water. I'm going to rest now. You can leave too!"

Never give someone the opportunity to take advantage of you.

Ye Jiayao washed her face and feet with cold water, then turned off the lights and went to bed.

Damn, I haven’t had a good sleep these days, I need to make up for it.

However, as soon as she closed her eyes, she thought of the important task that Youshi was about to give her, which was to manage the household affairs! Lu Xiaotian would have to lie down for several months. Among the four teachers, Lu Xiaotian and Zhong Xiang had the heaviest workload. Now she had to take over all of it. Most of her energy had to be put into the training class, and she also had to take care of Tianshangju. How could she handle it?

They were all damn idiots. They were so cruel. Even if Lu Xiaotian was interested in her, there was no need to beat him to death! I don’t know how to face Lu Xiaotian in the future.

Just as I was feeling upset, I heard a creaking sound in the darkness.

Ye Jiayao's heart trembled and she pricked up her ears.

There was another slight creaking sound.

Ye Jiayao heard the noise coming from the west room, as if it was the sound of a window opening.

Shit, she forgot to check the window. Is someone going to climb in?

(End of this chapter)