Chapter 52: Don’t Be Angry, Master

How could someone like Ye Shiyuan possibly be raised with ordinary methods?

"Is there really no solution?"

"For now, this is only the beginning. As long as the corruption value does not exceed fifty percent, it is not beyond redemption."

Bai He let out a breath of relief.

That was good, then.

He began to recall exactly what he had said earlier that might have been inappropriate, what could have caused Ye Shiyuan to suddenly become so upset.

After thinking it through carefully, he felt that he had not said anything wrong at all.

"Mo Zhu, can you help me? Replay the conversation I just had with Ye Shiyuan."

"Yes. The system is equipped with that function."

As soon as the words fell, the scene from earlier appeared before Bai He’s eyes.

The corruption value had seemed to appear when he mentioned that sooner or later Ye Shiyuan would leave, marry, and have children.

Bai He frowned and murmured, "Could it be because I mentioned marriage and children? That’s possible!"

The more he thought about it, the more convinced he became.

After all, in the original novel, Ye Shiyuan had remained single until the very end.

He must not have wanted to marry at all, that must be why he reacted that way.

Ugh... wasn’t he being wrongly accused then?

He had only said it casually.

Was it really necessary to take it so seriously?

...

"Master seems unhappy. Could it be because I lost the match?"

Bai He stared at the spirit fruit he usually loved the most, but he had no appetite whatsoever.

He sighed repeatedly and looking utterly dejected.

Xu Feng did not even dare to approach him.

"Little Elder Bai."

Xiao Cui and Xiao Wan had returned.

Today, they had managed to find the fruit Bai He liked best.

This kind of fruit was extremely difficult to find.

It appeared only once a month and even then, one had to be lucky to encounter it.

They had originally planned to share the good news with Bai He and certain that he would be delighted.

Who would have thought that upon seeing him like this, the two of them would not know what to do?

Xiao Wan walked up to Xu Feng and Ye Shiyuan. "Did you bully Little Elder Bai while Xiao Cui and I were away? I’m telling you, I won’t allow it."

Xiao Cui pulled Xiao Wan behind her.

Although they had not spent much time together, she already knew that Ye Shiyuan and Xu Feng would never do such a thing.

"Xiao Wan, Xiao Cui, you two came back quite early today."

That was right.

Normally, they would not return until very late.

"Mm, Little Elder Bai, today I found the snow peaches you liked the most after eating them last time. There are only five of them. Please eat them quickly."

Xiao Wan was worried about Bai He, so she picked the one that looked the most delicious and brought it in front of him.

This snow peach truly looked tempting.

Bai He held it in his hand, then stood up and walked toward Ye Shiyuan and Xu Feng.

In the end, he stopped in front of Ye Shiyuan and, to everyone’s surprise, he brought the peach to Ye Shiyuan’s lips.

Xu Feng who is standing nearby was so shocked that his eyes nearly fell out.

Strange. This was far too strange.

"Shiyuan, you have a match later. Eat."

Ye Shiyuan raised his hand. However, instead of taking the snow peach Bai He offered, his palm touched Bai He’s forehead.

"Master, are you sick?"

Bai He froze for a moment.

He shoved the peach directly into Ye Shiyuan’s hand, then turned around and walked away in great irritation.

He was actually implying that he was sick?

What sickness did he have?

Couldn’t he tell that he was trying to appease him?

Don’t become corrupted!

Xu Feng pointed at Ye Shiyuan. "I understand now."

Ye Shiyuan glanced at the snow peach in his hand somewhat surprised. "You know? What is the reason?"

"It must have something to do with you. Don’t even think about blaming this on anyone else. I’m telling you, if Master continues like this, something will happen sooner or later. I don’t care whether you’re going to compete with that Xue Yanming or not. You have to resolve Master’s situation."

Ye Shiyuan’s brows furrowed.

Was it really because of him?

If it was...

"I understand."

Ye Shiyuan slowly walked away.

Only afterward did Xu Feng realize that perhaps his words had been too harsh.

Meanwhile, Xiao Cui and Xiao Wan had already left while carrying their hard-earned fruits.

Today’s match was in the afternoon, so there was no need to hurry.

Bai He heard a knock at the door.

He did not know who it was and felt somewhat annoyed.

He still had not figured out a solution to the problem.

Yet the knocking continued and growing impatient, so he went to open the door.

"Shiyuan."

"Master, you like snow peaches the most. Eat."

Look at that, even the male protagonist would not eat the snow peach he had given him.

It seemed everything was moving in a worse and worse direction.

Bai He sighed and did not reach out to take it.

"Shiyuan, do you no longer like staying here? Is it because of what I said yesterday? Because I said something I shouldn’t have?" Bai He glanced at the peach in his hand. "Even the snow peach I gave you... You disliked it so much?"

After saying that, Bai He let out another sigh.

But in the very next moment, Ye Shiyuan actually took a bite.

Right in front of Bai He, he bit into the snow peach and swallowed it.

"Master, I’m not."

He had never harbored such thoughts.

It seemed Bai He had misunderstood him.

Just as Xu Feng had said, Bai He’s strange behavior truly was because of him.

"Master, I’ve eaten it."

Bai He swallowed his words unconsciously.