Chapter Sixty-Six: Mu Yuan's Dirty Thoughts
Meanwhile, in the front hall.
Mu Cenlin faced another wave of guests who came forward to toast him with a blank expression, his fingertips tracing the cold wine glass. The restlessness and impatience in his heart almost overwhelmed his expressionless facade.
Suddenly, a sharp, stabbing pain shot through the back of his neck, accompanied by intense dizziness and palpitations.
Li Bao'er is in trouble!
Mu Cenlin's face instantly turned terrifyingly gloomy, and the oppressive atmosphere around him suddenly spread, causing the official who was speaking to him to fall silent in fright, looking at his suddenly fierce face with confusion.
He didn't even have time to think about what had happened before he turned around abruptly and walked towards the new house.
What is that stupid woman up to now?! Or... does someone dare to touch her in his palace?!
Princess Kangning, who had been unusually quiet sitting beside the Empress Dowager, suddenly feigned surprise and asked, "Where is Second Brother going? The banquet is in full swing. As the host, how can you leave so easily? Are you perhaps in a hurry to see your new sister-in-law?"
Mu Cenlin paused, his scarlet eyes sweeping over Kang Ning, his killing intent almost undisguised.
He doesn't have time to deal with this fly right now!
Kang Ning continued, her voice not loud, but loud enough for those nearby to hear, "Huh? Come to think of it... it seems like it's been quite a while since I've seen Third Brother. I just saw him drinking over there, how come he disappeared in the blink of an eye?"
Her words, though seemingly unintentional, instantly sparked whispers.
Yes, the Third Prince Mu Yuan was just here. When did he leave?
Kang Ning blinked her seemingly innocent eyes and continued to add fuel to the fire: "Could she have passed out drunk somewhere? The wine is strong today, I hope nothing bad happens..." As she spoke, she looked at the Empress Dowager with feigned concern.
The Empress Dowager frowned slightly, her ominous premonition growing stronger.
At this delicate moment, a woman dressed as a wedding attendant, looking terrified, scrambled from the backyard and knelt down in front of the hall with a thud. Her voice was shrill and trembling, filled with deliberate fear and exaggeration.
"It's terrible! It's terrible! Your Majesty the Empress Dowager! Your Highness! This servant... this servant was just passing by those secluded guest rooms on the west side, and I think I heard... a woman's voice! And a man's voice too! It sounded... it sounded like the Third Prince?! This servant isn't sure, but... but the noise was really strange, this servant was terrified, so I came to report!"
"What?!"
"The guest rooms on the west side? That's not the direction the new house faces!"
"A woman crying out? Your Highness?"
"My God! This...this can't be..."
The room erupted in uproar! The faces of all the guests changed, a mixture of speculation, shock, and anticipation.
Xiao Han and Li Zhou, who had been watching this farce unfold, surprisingly spoke in unison, "Shut up, and stop your filthy and reckless thoughts."
The crowd that had been mocking Mu Cenlin shifted their gaze to the two of them, their eyes filled with curiosity and inquiry.
Although Li Zhou was an illegitimate son, he was still considered Li Bao'er's younger brother. However, Xiao Han actually protected a woman who was already married to another man.
Ah, that's really interesting.
Li Yan was overjoyed upon hearing this. She knew this must be Kang Ning's scheme to ruin Li Bao'er's reputation and make her be kicked out on her wedding day. This was exactly what she wanted.
Princess Kangning immediately covered her mouth with her hand, feigning extreme shock, but her eyes gleamed with malicious pleasure.
It worked! The plan succeeded! Li Bao'er, you're finished!
The Empress Dowager stood up abruptly, her face ashen: "Nonsense! Shut up!"
Meanwhile, Yuan Ting, who had been ordered to leave by Mu Cenlin immediately after the ceremony, returned to the hall. His usually calm face now showed a hint of anxiety and unease as he leaned close to Mu Cenlin's ear and whispered a few words.
"Heh." Mu Cenlin let out a very soft laugh at this moment.
Inside the side room on the other side.
Two "guards" helped the heavily intoxicated and unsteady-footed Mu Yuan into the secluded guest room and roughly threw him onto a chair.
The moment the door closed, before the faint sound of the lock being put on could be heard from outside, Mu Yuan's previously slumped and bewildered expression vanished without a trace.
He suddenly opened his eyes, and those eyes, which always held a gentle smile, were now filled with only cold clarity and a trace of suppressed excitement and malice.
He was no longer even slightly drunk.
He sensed something was wrong when the people at the table became unusually enthusiastic and took turns trying to get him to drink.
His alcohol tolerance wasn't high enough to knock him out. He immediately guessed that this was most likely the work of his spoiled, foolish, and vicious cousin, Kang Ning.
Mu Yuan never expected that she would dare to use such despicable means to ruin someone's reputation, and that he was also a potential target!
But as he was being helped towards this secluded courtyard, he looked at the figure not far ahead, being supported by the matchmaker, dressed in a bright red wedding gown, her figure accentuated by the gorgeous dress, and his heart was already overflowing with desire.
Even through the veil at the wedding ceremony, he could imagine how stunning she would look that day.
The moment she bowed to Mu Cenlin during their wedding ceremony was like a poisonous thorn piercing his heart; the flames of jealousy nearly consumed him!
This woman was rightfully his. Since he couldn't openly defy his father's arranged marriage, he could destroy Li Bao'er's innocence. Given Mu Cenlin's attitude, he would definitely divorce her on the spot.
Once the rice was cooked, he would bring her into the room.
So since Kang Ning has set up the stage for him, why doesn't he turn the tables on him?
He wanted to take this opportunity to truly and completely possess her!
So, he was "drunk" and obediently brought here.
At this moment, looking at Li Bao'er, who was slumped on the edge of the bed, her phoenix crown slightly askew but her face still covered by a bright red veil, his breathing suddenly became heavy. His eyes, which always pretended to be gentle, were filled with naked possessiveness and twisted pleasure.
He approached step by step, reached out his hand, his fingertips trembling slightly with excitement, and suddenly lifted the unsightly red veil!
The veil slipped off, revealing the face beneath.
Mu Yuan's breath caught in his throat, and he was completely stunned, as if frozen in place!
Li Bao'er is beautiful in her daily life, but she always has a sickly pallor and aloofness, like a white lotus that cannot be touched, cold and fragile.
But at this moment, under her elaborate attire, the rouge and powder perfectly outlined her delicate features, her full and bright lipstick resembled the most tempting cherries, and her long eyelashes drooped like butterfly wings, casting a faint shadow on her eyelids.
It was a striking, intense, and even slightly bewitching beauty, completely different from her usual demeanor, yet it aroused men's most primal desires and possessiveness!
"Bao'er..." he murmured to himself, his voice hoarse and distorted with extreme desire, his eyes almost overflowing with infatuation and madness, "You actually have this side to you, so beautiful... You should be mine, you were always meant to be mine!"
He reached out, eager to caress her delicate cheeks and tear open her glaring red wedding dress!
However, just before his fingertips were about to touch Li Bao'er's skin, "Bang!!!"
A deafening explosion suddenly erupted!
The door to the side room was kicked to pieces from the outside! Wood chips flew everywhere!
A tall, imposing figure, wreathed in raging flames, suddenly appeared at the doorway like a demon returned from hell, blocking out all the light and instantly freezing all the air inside!
Mu Cenlin!
He's here!
Mu Yuan's hand froze in mid-air, the twisted expression of obsessive greed on his face instantly transforming into utter shock and incredulous fear! How could he have arrived so quickly?!
Corning, that good-for-nothing!!
Mu Cenlin's gaze swept across the room in an instant: the red veil that had been lifted to the ground, the unconscious Li Bao'er whose clothes were slightly disheveled, and Mu Yuan, who was still intending to do something wrong and whose hand was still outstretched in mid-air!
"Mu Yuan, you really want to die."
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