He Zhao stood behind the willow tree and took a deep breath. Then, he punched his chest hard and started coughing.

As expected, he caught Qin Mingzhu's attention.

Qin Mingzhu tilted her head slightly and looked at her maid. The maid understood. She immediately took two steps forward and shouted at He Zhao, "Who is it over there? Why didn't you come over to greet my miss when you saw her? How rude!"

Qin Mingzhu was the future young madam and the future mistress of the He family. Everyone in the He family treated her with great respect.

He Zhao pretended to be flustered and bowed, "Hello, Miss Qin."

After saying that, he wanted to leave. Moreover, he didn't let the two of them see his face during the whole process. It looked very suspicious. The two of them were indeed hooked.

"Stop! Who are you? Why Don't you dare to look up? Aren't you from this residence?"

The maid protected Qin Mingzhu behind her and looked at He Zhao vigilantly. If there was wrong anything with this person, she would call the guards over and have them execute this suspicious thief on the spot.

He Zhao could only pretend to be in a very difficult position. He lowered his head and tilted his head so that they could only see half of his face that was not injured.

"Hong Yu don't panic. It's me."

Hong Yu was the name of Qin Mingzhu's maid. After hearing the familiar tone of his voice, the two of them were not sure who this person was.

The situation was at a stalemate.

He Zhao looked at Qin Mingzhu with deep affection. There was a mixture of forbearance and unspeakable sadness in his eyes. He said a thousand words at a glance.

"He Zhao?!"

Qin Mingzhu also recognized the person in front of her with his affectionate eyes. In the He family, the only person who would look at her like that was He Zhao.

"You can leave first."

Qin Mingzhu said to Hong Yu. Hong Yu was still surprised that this person was He Zhao, but her miss had given the order. Hong Yu took another look at He Zhao, and He Zhao smiled back at her.

Hong Yu was stunned and quickly walked to the side to keep watch. It would not be good that rumor Miss Qin was seeing an outsider to spread out.

As soon as Hong Yu walked away, Qin Mingzhu asked He Zhao to come closer. She raised her head to let him look at her.

He Zhao hesitated and took two steps towards her. He kept tilting his head.

Qin Mingzhu was a little annoyed and ordered him to raise his head.

"He Zhao! Raise your head and look at me. Otherwise, don't ever think of seeing me again!"

He Zhao heard this and suddenly raised his head to look at Qin Mingzhu. His eyes were filled with fear. He was the kind of cautious and fawning pet that was afraid of being abandoned by its owner.

Seeing this, Qin Mingzhu's heart softened. This He Zhao actually had such deep feelings for her.

At the same time, she also saw the wounds on He Zhao's face and his messy hair and clothes. Instantly, she felt both pity and anger. With He Zhao's cultivation level, there were not many disciples in the He family who could hurt him. Moreover, he seemed to have been humiliated badly. It must be that He Junjie!

"That person hurt you again?!" Qin Mingzhu asked angrily, but her tone was firm. She was already certain that He Junjie was bullying He Zhao with his power.

He Zhao only focused on looking at her, his eyes never leaving her for even a moment. He said softly, "It doesn't hurt. Moreover, I was the one who didn't do a good job this time. I didn't get the immortal herb for young master. It's only right for him to be dissatisfied. It's just a pity..."

When He Zhao said this, he lowered his head again and didn't say anything.

"What's a pity?" Qin Mingzhu continued to ask.

"I originally went to pick the Dendrobium flower for you, but my immortal herb was stolen, and my body was destroyed. Only my primordial spirit escaped and attached itself to the corpse that died in the mouth of the magical beast at the foot of the mountain. I'm afraid that the flower was also taken away by someone."

"What?! You were actually killed and robbed of the treasure, and He Junjie still find you trouble! He's truly detestable!"

When Qin Mingzhu heard He Zhao's encounter, her heart ached. She couldn't help but reach out to caress his face and sigh, "Why are you doing this? That Dendrobium flower lives on the precipice and is often guarded by spirit snakes. Why must you go and look for him?"

"Didn't you say that you wanted to dye your fingernails with the Dendrobium flower? There isn't any in the residence. I saw it and wanted to get it. However, I didn't even do this for you. I'm really useless." As He Zhao spoke, he suddenly gave himself a hard slap. A red mark immediately appeared on his face.

He Zhao kept slapping himself, Qin Mingzhu was so anxious that she caught catch his hand. She was touched in her heart. Although the Dendrobium flower was not a very precious immortal medicine, it was very difficult to obtain.

He Zhao was too considerate for her. She was unable to respond to it in the first place. She was destined to marry He Junjie and become the mistress of the He family to fulfill the friendship between the He family and Qin Island.

When Qin Mingzhu thought of this, she was dejected and silently withdrew her hand. Suddenly, she was held by He Zhao. Qin Mingzhu was shocked and looked at He Zhao in astonishment.

He Zhao had a determined look on his face. He held her hand tightly and opened his mouth to say something. Qin Mingzhu felt that he was going to say something and quickly covered his mouth to stop him from saying anything. As long as he didn't say anything, they would always be friends.

When He Zhao held her hand tightly and didn't let her break free, he swallowed hard. Then, he mustered up his courage and said to her,

"Miss Qin, actually, I took the Dendrobium flowers for you with other motives. I wanted to use the flowers to express my feelings. Now that the flowers are gone, I'm still in such a sorry state, but I don't want to continue like this..."

"No, don't say it, please..." Qin Mingzhu struggled to break free from him. She turned around, not wanting to hear his confession.

He Zhao directly pulled Qin Mingzhu into his arms and tightly restrained her with a strong yet gentle force. He Zhao was already in the Psychic Realm, so it was easy for him to hold Qin Mingzhu who was in the Dharma Realm.

"No, I want to say it. Miss Qin, I like you. I don't want to call you Miss Qin all the time. I want to call your name, Mingzhu, Mingzhu..."

He Zhao lowered his head and whispered her name into Qin Mingzhu's ear. Qin Mingzhu's ears were red, and she bit his shoulder in embarrassment and anger.

He Zhao was not angry even when his shoulder was bitten. He even raised his hand to touch Qin Mingzhu's smooth long hair, and his tone was sad:

"I'm sorry, Mingzhu, I shouldn't have forced you like this. But I'm afraid I don't have time. I'm sorry, I'm sorry, forgive me."

Qin Mingzhu heard this and panicked. She loosened her mouth and looked up at He Zhao. He spoke as if he was going to die in the next moment.

He Zhao also loosened his grip according to her thoughts. Qin Mingzhu grabbed his arms with both hands and looked up to see his expression.

"What's wrong with you? Why are you so... Ugh!"

He Zhao lowered his head and kissed her chattering red lips, blocking her doubts.

Qin Mingzhu was stunned. Her eyes widened as she looked at the audacious man in front of her. However, a hand covered her eyes.

Slowly, Qin Mingzhu gave up struggling and even took the initiative to hug He Zhao.

Hong Yu, who was on the lookout, waited for nearly four hours before she finally waited for her young miss to come out with an overly red face. She did not dare to ask any more questions. He Zhao had already left from somewhere else

At this point, He Junjie had been two timed by his fiancée. Unfortunately, he himself did not know about it.