"My lady, the princess' personal nanny just told me that the princess had to go to the palace for something urgent and couldn't keep the appointment. So, shall we... go back?"
Shangguan Wanning had made an appointment with the eldest princess to have tea today, but now... she is in no mood at all.
She didn't want to bring her current emotions home and have her mother notice them.
"Since we've already booked a private room, let's go sit down and have something to eat before going back."
Shangguan Wanning brought Lutong to the reserved private room. Lutong turned around to arrange food for her. She leaned on the windowsill alone, staring at the surging crowd at the reception.
Faintly, she seemed to see someone coming in from the corner of her eye.
"Lutong, eat by yourself, I don't have much appetite."
She didn't get a response for a long time, and suddenly her body tightened, and she was pulled up and held tightly in a pair of strong arms.
"It's you?" Shangguan Wanning struggled for a few times, but did not let Mu Jingrui let go.
Thinking of how intimate Mu Jingrui and Yin Yuqing were just now, she became angry and annoyed, and kicked and hit Mu Jingrui.
"Mu Jingrui, let go quickly and leave my room... If you don't leave, I'll call for help."
"Okay, shout."
Mu Jingrui's indifferent look made Shangguan Wanning feel aggrieved and her nose sour.
She stopped struggling.
"Of course I know that the people here dare not do anything to Lord Mu, but... if you alarm your confidante, aren't you afraid that she will be jealous?"
Mu Jingrui didn't say anything, but just stared at the anger in Shangguan Wanning's eyes.
He remembered how she looked that day in the theater.
He couldn't help but look at Shangguan Wanning's hand, the scars were still visible.
Mu Jingrui's heart began to ache again, and he unconsciously relaxed the strength of his arms. He grabbed Shangguan Wanning's hand, and his tone became softer.
"Does it still hurt?"
In an instant, Shangguan Wanning felt as if her heart was being cut by a knife. The pain in her heart kept churning, and the tears she had been holding back flowed freely.
"It's none of your business."
"Whose business is that? Xiao Zhenting?"
Shangguan Wanning was stunned, and pushed Mu Jingrui away with all her strength, and said coldly: "Yes."
Mu Jingrui's face darkened and he became angry.
"What a pity, how can he still control you? He has already married Ling Zhiru. You are not even qualified to be his concubine."
"That's my business, and has nothing to do with you. This is the place I paid for. Mu Jingrui, get out of here."
Mu Jingrui was going crazy.
He felt that there must be something wrong with his brain, otherwise how could he have come in by chance?
He thought of the scene at the theater that day and tried to convince himself to talk to her calmly, but...
She actually told him to get lost!
"Shangguan Wanning, say it again."
"Get out!" Shangguan Wanning was so angry at Mu Jingrui that she was shaking all over. Seeing that Mu Jingrui was standing there without moving, she grabbed a small potted plant on the windowsill and threw it at him.
Mu Jingrui dodged to the side, and in a flash he held Shangguan Wanning in his arms again. He leaned over and kissed her lips. No matter how hard Shangguan Wanning struggled and hit him, he never let go.
Shangguan Wanning was both ashamed and angry, and she bit Mu Jingrui hard.
“Tsk!”
Mu Jingrui took a breath and subconsciously let go of Shangguan Wanning.
When he touched it with his hand, blood oozed from the corner of his lips.
He couldn't help but frown.
"Mu Jingrui, who do you think I am?" Shangguan Wanning took several deep breaths before she managed to calm herself down.
"Before, you came in and out of my boudoir at will; now... you humiliate me again and again, I..."
Shangguan Wanning had tears in her eyes. She pulled out her hairpin and put it against her throat.
Mu Jingrui was shocked, his heart was lifted up, and he immediately took a few steps forward. "Shangguan Wanning, what are you going to do?"
"Don't come over here." Shangguan Wan Ning stepped back. "I know I can't kill you, but if you touch me again, I would rather kill myself than be humiliated."
Mu Jingrui suddenly realized that his behavior was indeed excessive.
He also took a few steps back, trying to keep his distance from Shangguan Wanning. "Okay, I won't go over. Calm down and put the hairpin down."
Shangguan Wanning slowly dropped her hands.
Mu Jingrui finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Master Mu, since you have chosen Miss Yin, I... I have nothing to say. But I hope you still remember what you promised me."
Mu Jingrui began to feel annoyed again.
What does "nothing to say" mean?
"Who told you that I want to be with Yin Yuqing?"
Mu Jingrui was almost jumping up and down when he saw Shangguan Wanning sentencing him to death.
It was obvious that she was the one who had not given up on Xiao Zhenting, but now she acted as if he had let her down.
"I don't want to know..."
Shangguan Wanning was exhausted. Mu Jingrui looked at her and wanted to hug her, but when he thought of her extreme behavior just now, he didn't dare to do so.
He was a little at a loss, and the pain in his shoulder started again, making him frown. He didn't want to show any abnormality in front of Shangguan Wanning, so he turned around and prepared to leave, but he couldn't help but stumble.
Shangguan Wanning saw that Mu Jingrui looked abnormal, so she stepped forward to support him.
"What happened to you? Are you hurt?"
Mu Jingrui saw the concern in Shangguan Wanning's eyes and suddenly smiled.
"Care about me?"
Shangguan Wanning was stunned and quickly retracted her hand.
"I'm afraid you'll die here and I'll be involved in a murder lawsuit again."
Mu Jingrui was not satisfied with this reply, but he could also see that Shangguan Wanning was saying one thing and thinking another.
He sighed deeply and said, "I'm fine, just a minor injury."
Shangguan Wanning turned her head away, still feeling angry.
Mu Jingrui hesitated for a moment and slowed down his tone. "I apologize to you for what happened just now. It was indeed my fault. As for me and Yin Yuqing..."
Mu Jingrui also had a headache thinking about it. "I have nothing to do with her, don't let your imagination run wild. I have been busy these days and can't spare time. I'll come back to you after I've dealt with it."
Shangguan Wanning felt a little soft-hearted.
She turned to look at Mu Jingrui and found that Mu Jingrui was also looking at her.
"Whether there is anything between you and Yin Yuqing...what does it have to do with me..." Shangguan Wanning's cheeks flushed, and her complaints towards Mu Jingrui were much less.
"As long as you are not unhappy about these things."
Mu Jingrui himself felt that he was not up to standard.
He had already begun to defend Shangguan Wanning in his heart. Perhaps, it was really just a misunderstanding.
She did not betray him, the person she loved was not Xiao Zhenting.
Mu Jingrui turned around and gathered his strength, then stopped at the door and turned back to ask, "Were you looking for me at the theater that day?"
Shangguan Wanning lowered her head, bit her lips lightly, and nodded.
A warm feeling surged in Mu Jingrui's heart.
At this moment, his resentment had been relieved. Even if she really betrayed him, he could no longer care about it.
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