He was speechless for a moment and stammered.

Wanruo put the teacup heavily back on the table, stood up and left.

When he reacted, she was gone. His face darkened immediately: "She is really incredible!"

He glanced at them, and Fu Xian and others who were standing nearby immediately turned their heads and looked elsewhere, pretending not to see him.

Xie Xianyu frowned and swallowed his anger.

He returned to Songhe Garden and asked Cuizhu, "Where is the young lady?"

"In the dormitory."

He went straight back to the bedroom and saw her writing down accounts at the desk by the window. She didn't even raise her head when she heard his footsteps.

He placed a note on the table and said stiffly, "Tomorrow there will be a birthday party at Prince Xuan's mansion. You and I will come together."

Wan Ruoyi said nothing.

His expression darkened even more: "You are really terrible now, and you are still rude to me!"

"How dare I? What if you sell me to Qingzhou?" She didn't even raise her head.

He was almost stifled by the blockage and picked up the "Rules for Women" on the table: "You've been learning these rules for a month, but are they just a bunch of idiots?"

Wanruo finally raised her eyes to look at him, fearless: "Yes."

“…”

"Xu Wanruo, are you capable?"

He stared at her with a gloomy face, but she was too lazy to pretend now. She stared at him fiercely with her eyes, refusing to show weakness at all.

He was originally furious, but when he saw her pair of rabbit eyes that were still red and swollen, he suddenly calmed down.

But seeing her like this made him really angry, he walked away with a gloomy face.

Wanruo didn't care and continued to keep accounts with her head down.

Cuizhu came in with tea and couldn't help but advise: "Young Madam, don't be angry with the young master. Now that the Zhao family girl has been sent away, you should just live happily together."

"Who spends their days looking for trouble?"

"But the young master is not someone who will give in to weakness. Madam, if you are more docile, you can live a comfortable life, right?"

Wanruo didn't say anything. Anyway, she could make a living.

Cuizhu sighed, "I'm really worried about the young lady. Men have a lot of freedom out there, but women only have the inner world. If the young lady doesn't find a way to win the young master's heart, and he really changes his mind, it will be too late for her to regret."

"Young Madam just let the Master go away angry today, without even considering what would happen if he didn't come back?"

Wan Ruo raised her eyes and looked out the window at the gradually darkening sky: "So we can't be trapped in this inner house."

"ah?"

"Otherwise, once you're stuck in a dead end, there's no turning back."

Wanruo's eyes gradually became firm. In one's life, one cannot always rely on others for everything.

Wanruo sorted out the account books, took a shower, and went to bed.

As the night deepened, the little maid who was keeping watch outside the door almost dozed off, but was awakened by the sound of footsteps. When she opened her eyes, she saw a tall figure walking in from the night.

"Young Master..." The little maid hurriedly tried to bow.

Xie Xianyu simply opened the door and walked in.

He drew aside the bed curtains and saw a small bump on the bed. She was curled up in the quilt, her porcelain-white face sleeping peacefully.

He took off his outer robe, got on the bed, and pulled her into his arms.

Her body finally felt full and satisfied, and the anger that had been suppressed for a day also dissipated completely. He rubbed the tip of his nose against the top of her head and gently kissed her forehead.

"I will never forgive you next time."