"Mother, this matter cannot be spoken about outside!" Upon hearing her mother's words inside the room, Dou Ming was first stunned, then started to feel uneasy. The key was this was a marriage matter concerning a daughter — how could it be discussed with Wang Yingsue through the door?
What if the maids or servants woke up soon and overheard it? Would the Second Young Miss of the Dou family still be able to live in this courtyard in the future?
Wouldn't she just be laughed at by all these servants?
"What matter? And you can't speak about it outside?" At this moment, Wang Yingsue, still in the arms of the jade-faced fox gentleman, was also startled. This was definitely not a time to let the daughter come in! Otherwise, the scene before them would be impossible to explain!
"It's very important!" Dou Ming, seeing that her mother had not yet invited her in, gritted her teeth and reached out to push open the door. At the same time, she said, "Mother, I'm coming in!"
If this had been the obedient, well-behaved Dou Ming from before, she definitely wouldn't have pushed open the door without her mother's permission.
But today was different. Her mind was full of thoughts about marrying Wei Tingyu in the future, so she didn't care about anything else.
At this moment, Dou Ming even felt like one of those rich daughters from a romantic tale who eloped with their lover, filled with the courage to risk everything for her future.
However, as soon as Dou Ming's small hand touched the door to push it open, Wei Tingyu inside, with his extraordinary hearing, had already heard everything clearly.
Now was not the time to directly face Dou Ming and her mother! Wei Tingyu's mind raced, and he immediately let go of Wang Yingsue, used his inner energy to flash twice, and moved to the side of the door.
Almost at the same moment, Dou Ming pushed the door open with a loud bang, and the opened door just happened to block Wei Tingyu's figure.
This sudden turn of events frightened Wang Yingsue half to death!
She never expected that her daughter Dou Ming would directly push the door open?!
Luckily, the jade-faced fox gentleman reacted quickly and had already hidden behind the door before she could react!
The current situation looked very awkward to Wang Yingsue because Dou Ming stood in front of the wide-open door with a puzzled expression, and the jade-faced fox gentleman quietly stood behind the door beside Dou Ming.
Her lover and daughter stood side by side in front of her, separated only by a thin door panel. This sensory shock made Wang Yingsue's heart pound fiercely.
At this moment, she could even hear her heartbeat pounding like a drum in her chest!
Of course, Dou Ming didn't notice the man standing behind the door panel next to her — the man she had longed for day and night, her brother-in-law Wei Tingyu.
"Mother! You're up?" She blinked at Wang Yingsue, who was already dressed and groomed, and was first stunned, then happily ran over.
"You're such a big girl, yet still so careless…" Wang Yingsue saw her daughter's reaction was normal and was certain that Dou Ming hadn't noticed the jade-faced fox gentleman hiding just now, so she breathed a sigh of relief and then hugged her daughter tightly.
After all, what she feared most now was Dou Ming suddenly turning around; in that case, the lover hiding behind the door would be exposed with nowhere to hide!
"Daughter really has something urgent to discuss with mother!" Upon hearing her mother's words, Dou Ming's little face blushed, and she immediately tried to break free from Wang Yingsue's arms.
But Wang Yingsue didn't dare let go now and hugged Dou Ming even tighter.
"Mother! What's wrong with you?" Dou Ming blinked in confusion. Her mother was acting a little strange today; normally, she wasn't this affectionate!
"It's nothing, nothing!" Wang Yingsue awkwardly came up with an excuse. "Mother sees that her daughter has grown so big and is so beautiful and dignified! She is just happy and wants to hold you a little longer! After all, once you marry, mother might not have many chances to hug you again!"
"Mother…" Upon hearing Wang Yingsue's words, Dou Ming's face flushed red. She thought to herself that mother and daughter really did have a special connection!
Wasn't she here to discuss her future marriage with her mother? And now her mother was thinking about the same thing — this could be considered a good start to the conversation.
It must be that the matchmaker god had heard her wishes and was especially blessing her!
Thinking this, Dou Ming felt even happier and peacefully leaned in to enjoy her mother's embrace.
However, Wang Yingsue was not thinking as complicatedly as her daughter. She firmly stared at the jade-faced fox gentleman who was still standing behind the door watching the mother-daughter embrace with interest, signaling him with her eyes to leave quickly.
But unexpectedly, the man didn't leave; instead, he smiled playfully at the mother and daughter's embrace.
After all, the mask only covered the upper half of his face, and the changes at the corner of his mouth were visible.
Moreover, his eyes showed that he seemed quite interested in Dou Ming as well, which made Wang Yingsue's heart skip a beat.
This jade-faced fox gentleman was an outright lecher! What if he took a liking to her daughter?
At this moment, Wang Yingsue was truly a bit panicked!
She had already lost something (implied), and she couldn't afford to lose Dou Ming to this man as well! That would be too great a price for the plan!
Besides, if Dou Ming really lost her virtue to this man, then the plan for her to marry into the Jining Marquis household and replace Dou Zhao as the official marquise would fail!
Thinking of this, Wang Yingsue's heart panicked even more, but she didn't dare let Dou Ming turn back and look.
She could only put on a charming expression and send seductive, ambiguous signals to the jade-faced fox gentleman with her eyes.
At this moment, she just wanted to draw all of the man's attention onto herself!
Wei Tingyu saw Wang Yingsue's seductive actions and couldn't help but laugh. He had to admit, she was quite a remarkable mother!
With this thought, he stopped teasing her, bowed slightly, then flashed out of the room through the front door.
He then activated his lightness skill with a whoosh, leapt onto the roof, and disappeared from Wang Yingsue's sight.
"Phew!" Seeing this, Wang Yingsue let out a heavy sigh and instantly felt all the strength drain out of her from the sudden incident.
Fortunately, everything was just a close call! Most importantly, they had kept it from Dou Ming!
"Mother, what's wrong?" But Dou Ming clearly noticed Wang Yingsue's sudden weakness and blinked in confusion, then supported her as she swayed.
"It's nothing! Just didn't rest well last night, feeling a bit tired," Wang Yingsue quickly made an excuse and smiled at her daughter, then released her hold.
In this regard, Wang Yingsue wasn't entirely lying to her daughter, because last night had indeed been quite exhausting for her...