Yes, I Do(n't)

Chapter 23: Let me be your pillar of strength

"You never fail to impress me, Shen Baiyu. I am truly and ultimately intrigued by you."

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"While you never fail to surprise me, Lord Moran. Although, I am still in the dark on your real identity. Something tells me that I should be extra cautious with you..."

Crown Prince Beitang Moran continue to smile while he calmly checking out her bedroom, "This is indeed the first for me..."

Shen Baiyu look at him checking out her bedroom as if it is his own, "First? Being a stalker, you mean? You simply came to my courtyard without caring on what others might think of they found out."

"They do not matter, but you, on the other hand, is a different story altogether. You look somewhat annoyed. Is there anything wrong? What's with the fan anyway? Sooner or later, I am bound to see your face anyway..."

Shen Baiyu stares at him incredulously, "Excuse me... But, seeing that you come and go according to your whim, I should just let you see my face after all. It is too tiring for me to cover up my face in my own courtyard. You are the intruder here so be it. It is not like anyone will believe your words anyway."

She then puts her hand fan on the nearby table before sitting on a nearby stool. The

stalker-c*m-stranger then sits in front of her while staring at her face with a wide smile on his face.

"I am right after all. The infamous Eldest Miss Shen is definitely one with unsurpassed beauty, unlike the baseless rumours. I will definitely step up as a victorious one unlike those idiots."

Shen Baiyu calmly pour tea into 2 cups before pushing one towards him, "Then, I have to applaud you for not believing the rumours then. I thought that after I am getting much better, I will be able to go out and have fun... Then, two idiotic princes decided to somehow disturb my pampered life."

Crown Prince Beitang Moran smiles as he listened to her words, "I have heard that... Do not let it dampen your mood, they are not going to interfere with your life including your family members."

"What do you mean? After all, they are the royal princes of this Kingdom. No matter what, my family members are still loyal servants to the Kingdom."

"Trust me, Shen Baiyu... This not bad looking gentleman will do his best to ensure that you will have a happy life for the rest of your life..."

Shen Baiyu laughs and says, "What are you? A salesperson? A scammer?"

He looks at her questioningly, but he just smiles while continue to sip on his tea while thinking that Shen Baiyu is indeed one interesting young lady. Even if she is proven to be not as beautiful just like the rumors, he will still stay by her side. Why? Because of her personality. She is obviously clever, and, at times, her leadership quality is there without anyone else realizing it. The way she handles others is definitely something that even he himself cannot do. Others treated him with respect, caution and even fear. But she treats him as an equal. She seems to know that his identity is not that simple but stills treat him nonchalantly. For those she genuinely cares about, she treats them with warmth. Him? In between.

"Why are you staring at me like that?" He asked as he looks at her,

"Have anyone tells you that you are indeed one good looking young man?"

He smiles and says, "I do believe that others have thought the same way as you did, but no one dares to speak up their minds."

"Why is that? Those fearful bastards. No matter how scary a person is, no one will simply kill others with absolutely no reason at all... Wait... During this time, there is a high chance for that to happen."

"You are indeed one weird young lady, but I like that, and I can live with that too."

"You..."

Before Shen Baiyu can finish her sentence, Moli suddenly knocks onto her bedroom door, "Eldest Miss, your lunch is ready. Shall I bring it to your room?"

Shen Baiyu freezes and thought her reputation will for sure gone down the drain if Moli discovers that this stalker is inside her bedroom. She immediately looks at his direction, but that stalker is no longer sitting on his seat nor can she detect his presence in her bedroom. What is he? A stalker ghost?

"Come in, Moli. I will have my lunch here."

Another maidservant opens up the door before Moli comes inside with a tray of food. She gently puts it on a table.

"You can go now. I will call you once I am down eating."

"Yes, Eldest Miss. This servant will leave. Do enjoy your meal." Before Moli leaves, she realized that there is another cup of tea on the same table, but she ignores it.

Once Moli has left, and the door is closed once more. There he was sitting on the same stool once again. She looks at him before looking away.

"What are you? A ghost? I cannot finish all these food anyway. If I don't, mother will be worried." She looks at him before saying, "Can you help me to eat this food together with me?"

"Absolutely. Anything for you."

Moli has instructed the other maidservant to follow her to the kitchen. Seeing that extra cup of tea inside her mistress's room means that someone else is there with her. And, that person is definitely not that good for nothing fiancé of hers. Seeing that her mistress seems to act as per usual, she let the surrounding area to be emptied for the time being. She told the others that their mistress is quite stressed with the current development, so she needed her time alone. No one is allowed to go near the bedroom area. Sensing a familiar aura inside the bedroom while she was there confirmed that she too knows that person, the handsome admirer of her mistress. She is happy that someone is sincere towards her mistress and that person is definitely not an 'ordinary'. For him to come and go into the courtyard without being detected by the guards and the men of the house means that he is a highly cultivated person as well. Maybe, he is the one that will become her mistress's pillar of strength.