What do you mean by I should take responsibility?

With no one to escort him, Mei Deng quietly left the same way he came, jumping over the fence, not wanting to attract too much attention to himself. He figured, that since the imperial consort had made the match, and the general was well off, Daiyu would not grieve too much after marriage.

"He is a general after all, the only thing on his mind would be going to war and making babies. Someone as two faced as Daiyu would not mind." He said to himself, staring at the sun which had fully risen.

The streets had started to gain life, as stall owners had set to work and peddlers walked the streets, forcing their products on unsuspecting passerbys.

"Still...who would have thought that brother traffic worked under the general? Not to mention how alike he looks to the ex general, perhaps he's a cousin?" The doctor thought, with both hands behind his head as he leisurely took a stroll through the streets.

"I don't have anything to give you."

"Hah?! Don't mess with us bitch!"

"Search her belongings..."

Mei Deng stopped in his tracks, from the corner of his right eye, he sighted two men, towering over a frail woman at a corner, brandishing their curled up fists.

"A mugging in broad daylight?! Why doesn't anyone do anything?" He said under his breath, noticing how everyone either glimpsed at the scene and pretended not to see anything. Or just plainly ignored the woman's plight.

'Aish. Why is it that I've been faced with these obvious cliche scenes when I'm not even the main character?' he pinched his forehead then swayed his head from side to side.

"The next time we ask, it'll be with our fists!" One of the two cursed, lowering his deranged gaze to the woman's level. His eyes were set particularly on the item wrapped with a red cloth, pressed tightly to her chest.

The other delinquent who had on blue clothing, reached out for the woman's belonging, not caring where he dipped his hand!

However, he was stopped midway before he could have his way with her.

"Hah?! Who the hell dares to hold my wrist?!" The man who looked no younger than nineteen cursed, turning his head to take a good look at the intruder.

The moment his eyes landed on Yu Xiaoguang, his brown eyes widened, he parted his lower lip to say something but was cut off by a sharp punch to the jaw, sending him tumbling back on his ass!

His companion pulled back Yu Xiaoguang by the shoulder, "are you possessed..." But the moment his eyes landed on Yu Xiaoguang, the youngster looked like he had seen a ghost.

"Ge..." Before he could finish his words, Yu Xiaoguang peeled off his finger and flipped him mercilessly, taking no caution with his wrist.

"Men like you who bully women are the problem of society." He announced, teeming with a sense of justice and chivalry. The young doctor turned his head to face the woman, expecting to see an expression filled with affection and gratitude.

"Huh?" She asked in a flat no nonsense tone, unwrapping the red cloth to reveal a black jar, which oozed of liquor.

"Look at the pot calling the kettle black!" The woman exclaimed with eyes narrowed at him, she pushed the jar to her lips then took a heavy gulp from it.

"How dare you Yu Xiaoguang!" She cursed and gripped his collar, lowering his head to meet her line of sight.

Now that he was face to face with the woman, the first thing Mei Deng noticed was the unwelcoming scowl on her face, accompanied by a small scar underneath her chin. Though she had long elegant fingers, it was only on closer inspection that one would notice some faded cuts and bruises. Perhaps it was only from afar that someone would mistake this woman to be fragile and vulnerable.

'Who the hell is she?' Immediately as he asked that question, a swift migraine followed and his memories of her came flooding his mind in a brief moment, causing him to close in eyes in pain.

"Let go of Gege!" A voice cried out, and her grip on his collar loosened.

Mei Deng opened his eyes to see both men he had beaten up  standing at each side, with determined looks in their eyes.

"Oh? Aren't you two all just bark and no bite?" The woman asked in a prickly tone, "only one punch from brother Yu and you fell face flat." She went on to say, staring directly at the man in blue, striking a nerve.

He curled his fingers into an angry fist then hissed under his breath, "I didn't react because it was Gege who hit me." He defended then pouted his lips.

"Pfft!" The woman stiffened a laugh, probably mocking him, she then deflected her gaze to the other youngster, who had one hand over his cheek, hiding something.

"And what about you, Jun Feng?" She rhetorically asked, resting two fingers on her lower lip, a mischievous glint flashed across her eyes.

"You couldn't bear the defeat of yesterday and called this fool Chen Yao to partner up and corner me. Won't it be more shameful to lose when it's a two on one?"

At this time, Mei Deng had remembered who these three were and could understand the scene playing in front of him.

"Gege! This wench Sun Rong won't stop bullying us!" Chen Yao blurted out, grabbing Mei by the left sleeve, acting like a child whining to his mother.

Mei Deng relaxed his tensed shoulders then patted the youngster's head, stunning the others. He stared warmly at him then said, "aren't you too old to be picking on girls?" Yu Xiaoguang replied with a sadistic smile.

Chen Yao froze, it was at that moment that he realized that Yu Xiaoguang wasn't looking down on him with affection but rather with animosity. As though the youngster was a thorn in his side.

From his right, Jun Feng stiffened a laugh at his companion's face, little did he expect Mei Deng to send him a death glare also.

"And why are you busy laughing?" Yu Xiaoguang reached out and also patted Jun Feng on the head, forcing a smile upon his lips.

"Weren't you the one who colluded with Chen Yao to harass a woman in broad daylight?" His forced smile and fake politeness made the two youngsters genuinely want to piss their pants.

Their Gege was usually very straightforward with his emotions, if he was angry he'd hit you, and if he was happy he'd slap your back and smile at you. But currently at the moment, the two couldn't tell whether to laugh or cry.

"Forgive us Gege! We were only fighting for your honour, if Sun Rong hadn't gone around saying that Gege should take responsibility..."

Mei Deng furrowed his brows at the youngster then turned his head to the nonchalant woman who watched the trio with zero enthusiasm in her eyes.

"Chen Yao is right, she spread news across the capital that Gege had abandoned her and refused to settle her. This nobody has become so cheeky overnight, just because Gege humoured her a bit." Jun Feng announced, crossing his arms across his chest and raising his nose to her.

"Hah?!" Her left eyebrow twitched in rage from their words.

Both men exchanged content glances with each other then cleared their throats almost at the same time, grinning from ear to ear.

"It isn't a lie is it? Why would Gege waste his time with a man woman like you with no status?" Chen Yao stated with mocking eyes, getting back at her for teasing him.

"You think Gege would care for just about any woman who raises her..." Before Chen Yao could say anymore, Mei Deng tightened his grip on their heads, reminding them of his presence.

He took one discerning more look at the woman in light green robes, and tried to remember what had transpired between them. For some reason, Mei Deng could not retain the past memories of Yu Xiaoguang from a week ago, and relied on Chunhua's narrative.

'Yu Xiaoguang you brute! How dare you anger such a strong woman, are you courting death?!' he closed his eyes painfully, realizing that he hadn't had a shred of good luck ever since he woke up in this minister son's body.

"Sun Rong, what do you mean by I should take responsibility?" Yu Xiaoguang asked, retracting his hands from the youngsters heads.

The woman folded her arms and pouted her lips, "you–!" She frowned in disbelief that he had forgotten all about her.

"I never took brother Yu to be the kind to have his fun with me then run away." She stepped forward till there was no gap between them.

"Be a man and take responsibility for what you did to me!" She announced, pointing directly at the scar underneath her chin.