Chapter 106

"Cousin?" The young man murmured the word, his tongue pressed against the roof of his mouth, and whispered in her ear, "And where did you get a cousin from?"

For some reason, Wen Shu sensed a hint of sourness in his words.

Lu Jiang was still outside, so she didn't dare to delay any longer. She pushed Pei Lingjun aside, straightened her clothes, and went into the courtyard.

The cousins ​​were talking in the courtyard, while Pei Lingjun was alone in the house, idly lighting a candle.

The faint flames danced in the air, casting their light out of the room, indicating that someone was inside.

Wen Shu didn't come back, so Pei Lingjun watched them through the window and suddenly felt that Wen Shu was simply a cold and heartless woman.

She coldly deceived herself, distancing herself from him in every way.

All those things I said before about liking, admiring, and wanting things to last forever don't count!

She knew how things would end when she first met him, so she coldly avoided him, and then went to great lengths to maneuver around him...

Thinking of these things, the young man's face turned ashen.

Wen Shu returned at some point and placed the late-night snack that Lu Jiang had brought on the table.

Standing at a distance that was neither too close nor too far, with her hands neatly placed on her lower abdomen, she said, "Cousin Lu said that guests should be treated as guests, but the house hasn't been cleaned yet. Why don't we squeeze in with him tonight?"

The young man was tall with long legs, and he was sitting on a low stool with his legs bent, looking rather cramped.

Should he share a room with another man? Or Lu Jiang? He'd rather sleep on the roof!

Pei Lingjun gave a displeased snort. Wen Shu sensed his dissatisfaction but couldn't figure out what he wanted. She could only tentatively ask, "Make do for tonight. I'll clean up the outhouse in the courtyard tomorrow and you can stay there then."

The young man frowned, his brow furrowing deeper. He seemed to have missed something, and asked with displeasure, "Why does he live here?"

"He" naturally refers to Lu Jiang.

“This courtyard is my cousin’s private residence. I caught a cold a while ago, and my cousin moved in with me so that he could take care of me.”

Pei Lingjun looked at her face. His vision had been too dim just now, but now, upon closer inspection, he realized that her complexion was indeed not as rosy as before.

Did I just catch a cold? How did I get so sick?

Filled with a mixture of doubt and joy at regaining what he had lost, Pei Lingjun gave Wen Shu a deep look, nodded in agreement, and left with Lu Jiang.

After the Buddha statue was removed, Wen Shu suddenly felt as if all her strength had left her, and sat down on the edge of the couch, staring blankly at the candlesticks on the table.

After a long while, she belatedly blinked her dry eyes and covered her face.

She underestimated Pei Lingjun. With his skills as a member of the Swift Dragon Guard, finding her would not be difficult.

Looking back carefully, her actions in Anyang were also quite haphazard.

But why did he chase after me?

Could it be that she said some ambiguous things to him before in order to coax him, and he remembered them?

Wen Shu wished she could bite off her own tongue. On the day of her wedding, when Pei Lingjun abducted her, she shouldn't have pretended to be affectionate with him in order to save her life.

She should have rejected him decisively from the start; it would have been better than ending up in this awkward situation.

How am I going to explain this to my mother tomorrow? He's the Commander of the Valiant Guard; he can't stay in Shanzhou forever, can he? And what about Princess Sui'an? Will she come after us too?

The bottle of poison at Guangfu Temple was something Wen Shu never expected. She almost died there. If they found out, not only would she be implicated, but her mother and Wen Ji would also be affected. They might even end up dead without a complete corpse. What would have been the point of all that trouble?

As expected, nothing good ever comes from getting close to Pei Lingjun! I need to think of a way to get rid of him.

Wen Shu grew angrier the more she thought about it, and, holding her breath, slammed the blanket down hard, making a muffled thud.

Immediately afterwards, someone spoke outside the window; a familiar voice came through the window, "What's all the noise about? Why aren't you asleep yet?"

"She's going to sleep now..."

Wen Shu was startled. She came down barefoot and blew out the candle, thinking to herself, "Is Pei Lingjun some kind of pervert? What is he doing wandering around outside someone's house in the middle of the night?"

It startled her.