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"Disciple, you are late to class," she called from across the room, her gaze stern.
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"The doors of the main building are locked."
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Yujia nodded, not exactly sure what he was talking about, until he reached for her hand that held the brush. His hand clasped over hers, he adjusted the position of her fingers until he felt like it was good enough.
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He pointed out, "You're wearing the pendant."
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Ah. She complained about getting interrupted, didn't she? Well now, no one would be able to interrupt her. No one could even get into the same building. She could have her lovely discussion for as long as she wanted. And surely, she would appreciate that.
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Yue Ze crossed his arms. "No, I'm just trying to ensure that my precious disciple gets to have a perfect future, alright?" Seeing Xuanhe's puzzled expression, he quickly added on, "No need to ask what that means. Just get out of here. Not taking any risks of my disciple getting interrupted again. Which, by the way, any of y'all Rong Yuan?"
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"So," he asked, leaning forward, a smirk across his face, "yesterday… when I sent you to fetch that paintbrush in the pavilion… which, by the way, I found under my desk. I didn't actually lose it… cough cough… Did you run into anyone interesting at the pavilion?" He raised his eyebrows up and down, but then coughed again, flattening his expression. "I mean," he pointed out, "not that I'm asking about anyone in specific… or that I set you up to meet with anyone… or anything of that sort."
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This was not realistic. He knew that it wasn't. He was merely indulging himself with the idea that it could be, even if only for a brief, passing moment. How much longer could he continue to have carefree conversations with her like what happened today? It was a dream, slipping away, second by second.
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The two chatted for a few more moments, and then, it was time to depart. Zixu had a business meeting to attend, and Yujia wanted to change out of her disguise. As lovely as the idea of chatting for the rest of the day was, it was merely a lovely idea and not reality.
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Raising the pendant up, she observed the white jade, glittering in the sunlight. "I don't think I will. It's pretty." The beauty of the pendant brought a soft smile to her lips.
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"Ah." Zixu bowed slightly, extending out his hands with the pendant to hand it to her. Then, he looked up, echoing her words. "Treat this as a gift, then, Junior Sister." And then, the corners of his lips twitched upwards, as if he couldn't hold back his smile.
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Zixu nodded in agreement, then responded, "Your story reminded me." He pulled out a pendant from his sleeve— a rectangular, white jade pendant that Yujia may or may not have been in the possession of until she returned it back to him. "This is yours."
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After hearing her explanation, Zixu pointed out, "No wonder you were dressed as a man again."
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Zixu spotted her the moment she appeared. She had no choice but to walk up into the pavilion, a nervous smile on her face. Except, thinking that she had wanted to see Zixu as well, her smile relaxed. This was a good opportunity.
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So, when she walked up to Lingxin Pavilion, seeing Yu Zixu in there, Yujia wanted to smack herself.
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This time, however, it seemed like he just wanted to tell her something. "I left a nice paintbrush in the pavilion," he mused when she walked in, "you should go fetch it for me."
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"I am under the impression that she realized her mistake the moment she took the wrong vial. She kept an antidote as well, so she likely quickly took that afterwards. Of course, that did not mean that you would keep your perfect health, but both of you managed to survive," Madam Zhang explained. Her smile grew a little wider as she folded her hands. "Isn't it amusing how life does this? Poisoned by the same poison you gave— it is karma, I believe."
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Only later on would she discover that on the day of her wedding, Liu Yuxi's father was thrown into jail for being incapable of treating the illness of the Empress Dowager. And only much, much later after that, when decades had passed, would she learn that her father, the man who always taught her kindness, mercy, and forgiveness, was the cause of the Liu Family's downfall.
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"My father talked to me yesterday," he said, "and he says that it's time for me to get married. There's a young miss that I think I like, but I don't want to force her into an engagement if she doesn't return my feelings. So, I just wanted to ask you for advice and perhaps some help for getting closer with her."
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