Chapter 55 Covering her face to please!

Seeing Su Zhirou undress...

Xie Jingxing's gaze involuntarily fixed on it.

It was only because Su Zhirou at this moment resembled the figure he cherished in his heart—Liu Yu.

That submissive posture, that hesitant expression, perfectly captured the image of the pure white lotus in his heart.

Which man?

How could one resist the advances and affections of a woman who so closely resembles their beloved?

He didn't move, nor did he speak to stop it; there was even a hidden expectation in his heart.

Su Zhirou seemed to hear Xie Jingxing's thoughts as well.

She walked over with her clothes half-undone, her fingers trembling slightly as she gently fastened the buttons on Xie Jingxing's lapel.

The movement was so slow it was almost like being slowly tortured.

Every subtle sound—the rustling of fabric, the soft "snap" of a button coming off its buttonhole—was like a gentle plucking at Xie Jingxing's taut nerves.

His Adam's apple bobbed involuntarily, and his gaze deepened.

Her outer garment slipped off quietly and piled up around her delicate ankles.

The air seemed to begin to fill with her unique, youthful scent.

The fragrance, subtle and pervasive, seeped into Xie Jingxing's nostrils.

Su Zhirou took a small step toward Xie Jingxing, her fair feet making almost no sound as they touched the cool, smooth floor.

She slowly raised her arm, as white as a tender lotus root, with a barely perceptible tremor, yet with extraordinary determination, and wrapped it around Xie Jingxing's taut neck.

Xie Jingxing couldn't help but shudder.

Her fingertips were slightly cool...

However, this only fueled his anger.

Xie Jingxing did not respond to Su Zhirou's hug, nor did he even look down into her eyes that might soften his heart.

He simply took out a handkerchief from his sleeve without expression and, without the slightest hesitation, gently covered Su Zhirou's face with it.

My view was suddenly cut off.

Su Zhirou's body stiffened almost imperceptibly, and the fingers that were wrapped around Xie Jingxing's neck curled up subconsciously, her nails digging slightly into her palms.

She understood.

She was merely Liu Yu's stand-in, so she didn't even need to show her face.

Fortunately, she liked the sixth prince.

Therefore, she didn't care about such humiliation.

As long as Xie Jingxing can help the Sixth Prince, then all her efforts will be worthwhile.

Xie Jingxing's actions were calm to the point of being cruel.

He didn't need her reaction, her emotions, or even her face; as long as she resembled Liu Yu, that was enough!

The man bent down without any preamble.

Without giving Su Zhirou any time to adjust, he took her directly.

"..." A suppressed cry of pain was bitten off between Su Zhirou's teeth.

Tears welled up instantly from the face covered by the handkerchief, quickly soaking the fabric and leaving dark wet stains.

Even if the face is covered.

Xie Jingxing couldn't possibly have missed the tears on the handkerchief.

Xie Jingxing seemed oblivious to her pain.

Or rather, he deliberately ignored it.

Su Zhirou had guessed that the man would not show her any pity.

She no longer tried to make a sound, but silently endured it, like a blade of grass ravaged by a storm.

After an unknown amount of time, everything returned to calm.

Su Zhirou lay quietly on the cold ground, motionless.

The pain was everywhere in my body, but deeper still was the chilling cold and humiliation that seeped into my bones.

Fortunately, her efforts paid off.

Xie Jingxing and she finalized the engagement and wedding dates.

They got engaged in ten days and married a month later.

This is the result Su Zhirou wanted.

The sooner the better. The sooner she becomes the matriarch of the Xie family, the sooner she can bring benefits to the Sixth Prince.

Everything was fine at first.

But after getting what she wanted, Su Zhirou still tried to put down Qian Yueqiu.

“Jingxing…” she called his name, her voice filled with unspeakable grievance, “Originally… our first time should have been saved for our wedding night. But I was afraid you would be bewitched by Qian Yueqiu.”

She paused subtly at this point, as if observing his reaction.

The name "Qian Yueqiu" was like a cursed talisman, suddenly thrown into this small space.

In an instant.

Su Zhirou felt as if the air around her had frozen.

Su Zhirou, who had just been quite satisfied with herself.

But at this moment, he felt a strange unease.

The feeling of unease that rapidly grew and spread in his heart came so suddenly and inexplicably.

Xie Jingxing pursed his lips, not wanting to have any more contact with Su Zhirou: "You've achieved your goal, so leave!"

For the first time, Su Zhirou was not compliant when facing Xie Jingxing: "Why? Just because I mentioned Qian Yueqiu?"

Previously, Xie Jingxing had covered her face and made her pleasure.

She was humiliated.

But losing to Liu Yu felt like a matter of course.

But now, because of Qian Yueqiu, Xie Jingxing's attitude towards her has become so cold.

She couldn't stand it.

Women can be strange sometimes.

She clearly doesn't love Xie Jingxing.

She clearly volunteered to be a stand-in.

But Su Zhirou just wouldn't accept it.

Or perhaps they felt extremely wronged at that moment!

Su Zhirou seemed to gently cover her lips with her sleeve and coughed softly twice, her delicate brows slightly furrowed.

She was waiting for a man to coax her.

Or say a few kind words.

Upon seeing this, Xie Jingxing frowned almost imperceptibly.

All the previous enchanting atmosphere vanished, leaving only a silent stalemate.

But Xie Jingxing didn't even glance at her.

He left immediately, saying, "If you want to stay here a little longer, I have other things to attend to."

Su Zhirou watched the man's departing figure, her fingernails digging into her flesh: "Qian Yueqiu, you have humiliated me twice, I will never let you get away with this."

On the other side.

Xie Jingxing left the study and went to the accounting office.

He directly withdrew a silver note worth one million taels from the accounting office.

Since Qian Yueqiu wanted money, he would give her the money.

One million taels is no small sum; it should be enough to make up for what he owed her!

I didn't dare admit it before.

However, after Su Zhirou mentioned it, Xie Jingxing realized that things were different.

Qian Yueqiu was indeed different to him.

He even took a bath before going to see Qian Yueqiu.

He probably didn't want her to know that he had just been intimate with another woman.

The Qian family mansion.

When Xie Jingxing went to the Qian residence, he didn't meet Qian Yueqiu, but he did meet Qian Yueshu, who was returning from collecting debts, at the gate.

This time, Qian Yueshu's attitude towards Xie Jingxing was much better: "Young Master Xie, please move to the living room."

After all, it's been dragging on for so long.

It's time for her to negotiate with the Xie family.

Before she could even speak, Xie Jingxing handed her a silver note worth a million taels: "It's what your cousin asked for. Pay up and we're done. She only wanted ten thousand taels, but I gave her a million."

What the heck?

Is this an attempt to settle the matter with one million taels of silver?

They even spoke in a condescending and generous tone.

She said her cousin was only worth ten thousand taels of silver?

Qian Yueqiu arrived late, having been invited by Qian Yueshu's maid.