In the sea of heliotrope flowers, a slender figure appeared in his sight.
Her back, it looked so much, so very much like…
Feng Ye Xuan, as if possessed, lightly touched his feet, and in an instant, he was behind her.
The girl had just sensed someone approaching from behind and was about to make a move, when she was suddenly pulled back by the force from behind.
Pulled, and held tightly in his embrace!
"Li'er." Feng Ye Xuan buried his face in the crook of her neck.
Li'er's scent!
It really was his Li'er…
But, the imagined scene was quickly shattered by a hoarse voice: "What are you doing? Let go of me!"
It wasn't Li'er's voice!
Feng Ye Xuan's eyes snapped open. He lowered his gaze, looking at the little girl struggling in his arms.
She wasn't his Li'er. Although her back was very similar, she was much thinner than Li'er.
Moreover, this voice, this face… it wasn't Li'er!
Feng Ye Xuan was furious! He pushed her away with a single motion.
The force of the push was a little too strong, and Xiao Yao, caught off guard, was directly pushed to the ground.
Fortunately, the ground was covered in a sea of flowers, so even falling didn't hurt.
It was just a bit of a shame.
"These heliotropes are blooming so well, and they've been crushed."
She lowered her head, looking at the flowers she had sat on and crushed, a look of regret on her face.
Then, looking at Feng Ye Xuan, she immediately glared at him, furious: "What are you going crazy for?"
"Heliotropes?" Feng Ye Xuan narrowed his eyes. He seemed to have heard this name somewhere before.
It was Li'er!
The first time Li'er saw this sea of flowers, she had called them heliotropes!
Li'er…
"What do you want to do?" Seeing him step forward with unclear intentions, Xiao Yao's alarm bells immediately went off, and she quickly retreated several steps.
Carelessly, she stepped on another patch of heliotropes.
"What are you doing here?" Feng Ye Xuan calmed down.
Although this brat's figure and aura were indeed very similar, she was not Li'er!
Could it be that it was because of this girl's appearance that he had such inexplicable actions towards Li'er?
Thinking this, Feng Ye Xuan's gaze towards Xiao Yao became colder.
Xiao Yao couldn't understand this man's thoughts. However, his perpetually unapproachable demeanor always made her feel a bit flustered.
"I, I'm nothing, I just… I just want to make some heliotrope essential oil… I'm fine now, Your Highness, I'll be leaving!"
Sensing the increasing danger, Xiao Yao didn't think twice and turned to leave.
"This is my territory, and you can come and go as you please?" Feng Ye Xuan narrowed his eyes.
Xiao Yao was immediately annoyed: "This is the back mountain, not…"
"This entire back mountain is within my property, including the flowers you picked, which were carefully cultivated by my people."
Feng Ye Xuan took another step forward. At this moment, he looked anything but approachable.
No, when has this overbearing prince ever been approachable?
"Your Highness…"
"Do you know how much effort I put into having my people transport these flowers back and plant them? Every single one you picked is priceless. How do you plan to compensate me?"
"Compensate?" Xiao Yao was completely dumbfounded. It was just a few flowers?
Picking a few of his flowers and talking about compensation? This prince was too stingy!
"You… How much do you want me to pay?" It was just a few flowers, probably not worth much. She just wanted to pay and leave quickly.
She would never come to this wretched place again!
Although flowers were indeed hard to find in winter, finding a sea of heliotropes was a true surprise.
But, Xiao Yao was certain she wouldn't dare to touch his things.
Never coming back.
Feng Ye Xuan seemed to see through her thoughts at a glance.
Want to leave? Is it that easy?
He pursed his lips and said coldly, "These flowers were left for Li'er to admire, so they are naturally priceless. Calculated at one hundred taels per flower, for what you picked, plus what you crushed just now, you owe me at least twenty thousand taels."