Chapter 390: The Horse Rioting
Not long after Ian left, Zi Yi woke up. When she saw that Lu Jingye was not inside the room, she got down from the bed and headed outside after she washed up.
Unexpectedly, there was not a single soul in the living room.
“Could they have gone outside for a morning exercise?” she muttered to herself and started walking towards the gate.
The entrance was also rather quiet. Zi Yi checked her surroundings and was just thinking about where she should go and look for them, when she saw someone running over.
Zi Yi called out to him and asked, “Excuse me, did you see a Chinese man?”
The person’s eyes widened in shock at the sight of Zi Yi and he bowed his head in embarrassment in the next second. When he realized what she had asked, he hastily replied, “I’ve not seen a Chinese man, but I’ve seen a beautiful Chinese girl who is wearing the same clothes as you.”
Zi Yi knew that he was referring to Dou Xiangling and asked, “Where is she?”
The man turned around and pointed in the direction he had come from. He even added, “One of the owner’s fierce horses has run into the grape field where the lady is located. I’m just about to grab a rope to catch the horse.”
“What?” Zi Yi furrowed her brows and asked anxiously, “Is she injured?”
“No, no. The owner has already made his way over.”
Zi Yi was still worried after hearing that. She then ran in the direction the man had pointed in.
The person looked at Zi Yi’s disappearing back view and even had a nosebleed.
Just then, the sound of footsteps came from behind him.
When he saw a Chinese man walking over, he felt chills run down his back and got so frightened that he subconsciously started to run away.
Lu Jingye only came out because he heard Zi Yi’s voice. He did not expect to see a man having a nosebleed due to her back view. He glanced at the man for a second before he chased after Zi Yi, following her footsteps. While he made his way there, he made a phone call. “Prepare an outfit of clothes for Yiyi to change into.”
He then thought of Dou Xiangling and added, “Prepare an outfit for her cousin too.”
Zi Yi did not have to walk long before she heard faint noises from the distance.
What appeared before her was an endless grape field.
There was a one-meter-wide road in the middle of the grape field. It was raised one meter higher than the grape field and so, one could see a rather far distance.
Lu Jingye’s voice sounded from behind her soon after. “Yiyi.”
Zi Yi stopped in her tracks and waited for him.
After Lu Jingye approached her, the two of them continued to walk forward. Along the way, she explained the situation to him. “One of Ian’s fierce horses has run out and it just so happens to have headed to the grape field my cousin is at.”
“Don’t worry, Ian has many workers here and he has also personally gone over. They will protect your cousin well.”
“Okay.”
When they had walked for five to six minutes, they finally saw a crowded grape field that had been trampled on.
Dozens of men surrounded an obviously restless horse with the intention of stopping it. However, they dared not approach the horse even after some time had passed and so, the situation was at an impasse.
Zi Yi saw Dou Xiangling and Ian standing on another road at the same time.
Dou Xiangling’s complexion was slightly pale and clearly, she had been frightened.
Ian was currently apologizing to her non-stop. “Miss Dou, I’m honestly sorry, I didn’t expect Thunderbolt to burst out suddenly.”
When Dou Xiangling was about to respond, she noticed Zi Yi and Lu Jingye making their way over and called out. “Yiyi, Mr. Lu.”
Ian hastily turned his head and his gaze met with Zi Yi’s. He immediately looked away out of a guilty conscience.
Zi Yi walked over to Dou Xiangling and checked her up and down before she said to Ian in dissatisfaction, “Why did your horse run over here to riot?”
“This…”
Ian felt guilty. He could not say that this was his favorite horse and he usually indulged him. Therefore, the horse was not fully tied up many a time.
Zi Yi knew that it must have been his fault from how he hesitated and stuttered. She first checked up on her cousin’s wellbeing. “Cousin, are you alright?”
“I’m fine.”
Zi Yi checked her from head to toe and when she saw that there was mud on the bottom and back of her cheongsam, she realized that she had clearly fallen down earlier. She then turned to Ian with an unhappy gaze.
Dou Xiangling hastily grabbed her hand and said, “I was the one who accidentally fell down earlier. Mr. Ian had a worse fall than me. Yiyi, don’t be angry.”
When Dou Xiangling saw Thunderbolt rushing over, she forgot to react out of fright. It was Ian who gave her a hand. But unexpectedly, she twisted her leg when Ian grabbed onto her and the both of them took a fall. At that time, Ian’s leg had been used as a cushion for her leg. Other than the fact that she had slight dirt on her cheongsam, she was honestly fine.
Zi Yi was still a little unhappy and she snorted.
Just then, Lu Jingye said, “Ian, try to get your horse under control.’
Ian looked at the horse that even dozens of men were helpless against and found himself in a difficult situation.
Lu Jingye asked, “You don’t have an anesthetic gun here?”
“This…” He could not bear to use an anesthetic gun on his horse.
Zi Yi knew what happened the moment she saw his expression. She directly called out, “Shadow.”
Shadow did not materialize.
Zi Yi gave him an order. “Stop that horse.”
“Miss Zi, you’re thinking of…”
BAM!
Before Ian managed to finish talking, he saw the front legs of Thunderbolt kneel down on the ground. After it released a few painful screams, it could not get up regardless of how it struggled.
Ian was tongue-tied before his expression changed. He hastily walked over to check if there was anything wrong with Thunderbolt.
The horse knelt down there and could not get up at all. Ian hastily said to the personnel responsible for taking care of the horse, “Quick, go and get the vet.”
“His legs aren’t even broken.” Zi Yi could not stand his behavior and said, “Is there such a need to be so agitated?”
Ian who was currently immersed in grief: “…”
Lu Jingye even added at this time, “Let’s go. Staying here too long would lower our IQ.”
Ian: “…”
There is a classic swear word in China and he did not know if he should say it out loud now or not.
When Dou Xiangling left with them, she said, “I originally came here to pick some grapes.”
She looked towards the basket which she had thrown away in panic.
Zi Yi looked at the grapes in the other areas and said to Lu Jingye, “Ah Jing, let’s go over there and pick some grapes.”
Lu Jingye was currently preparing breakfast and so, he said to her, “You can go ahead with your cousin. I’ll go and prepare breakfast for you.”
Zi Yi nodded happily and said, “I wish to drink some congee and eat steamed dumplings.”
“Alright.”
Before Lu Jingye left, he said to Ian who was staring at them, “As the house owner, shouldn’t you come and be my assistant?”
Ian’s expression changed again and in the end, he said reluctantly, “I’ll come over after I get someone to send Thunderbolt back.”
One of the workers helped Dou Xiangling pick up the basket.
Zi Yi and Dou Xiangling headed towards a direction.
They plucked a basketful of grapes and when they returned to the villa, they just so happened to see Lu Jingye headed towards the door as he answered the call, whereas Ian came out of the kitchen with the food they had prepared.
Lu Jingye put away his phone after he saw the both of them coming inside. He then walked over and said, “The Count has already handled the situation and there’s a result. They will release negative news of Meng He and Allen and the Painting and Calligraphy Association will cancel their qualification to participate in the competition. Feiya will be handed to us to sort out.”
He furrowed his eyebrows in the next second before he continued to speak, “As for Ansel, the Count said that he would send him to the countryside.”