Xie Jingrun ignored Feng Xin's reaction and instead focused his gaze on Rong Qingqing.
The woman remained calm, as if nothing had happened.
Compared to Feng Xin, this woman really doesn't seem like a woman at all.
Feng Xin's reaction is the normal reaction a woman should have; Rong Qingqing is too abnormal.
"My lord, I'm full, I'll take my leave now." Rong Qingqing secretly rubbed her stomach.
Damn it, who eats as miserably as her?
She felt like crying but had no tears left to shed.
"Mm," Xie Jingrun responded.
Rong Qingqing breathed a sigh of relief and was about to leave when he suddenly said, "Wait a minute?"
Rong Qingqing rested her hands on the table, her smile somewhat stiff. "May I ask if Your Excellency has any further instructions?"
Xie Jingrun glanced at her, said nothing, and suddenly stood up and walked towards her.
As the man slowly approached, Rong Qingqing immediately became wary. Just as she was about to push her chair away and leave, the man's long arm suddenly reached out and braced itself on the table behind her.
Rong Qingqing was startled and was about to move to the side when he reached out with his other hand and braced himself on her other side. He then leaned in and trapped her between his arms.
Seeing that the two were only inches apart, Rong Qingqing's eyelashes trembled, and she leaned back desperately to avoid the ambiguous atmosphere.
Is Xie Jingrun really that desperate for women lately?
As she was complaining, she felt a cool touch on her forehead. The man's slightly cool fingers brushed away the stray hairs on her forehead, and he asked in a deep voice, "How did this happen?"
Rong Qingqing thought she had misheard. Was Xie Jingrun checking the injury on her forehead?
"Have you lost your voice?" Xie Jingrun asked impatiently.
Rong Qingqing snapped out of her daze and said, "I just bumped into something by accident... Ouch!"
The man's finger suddenly poked her injured spot, causing her to gasp in pain.
"I want to hear the truth!" Xie Jingrun's voice was even deeper.
Rong Qingqing suddenly felt very angry. She was being troubled by Feng Xin today because of him, yet he had the nerve to question her.
Moreover, whether she gets hurt or not has absolutely nothing to do with him.
Looking at the man's handsome, aloof face, she frowned and said impatiently, "Isn't Your Excellency being a bit nosy? Whether I get hurt or not doesn't seem to have much to do with you."
Xie Jingrun narrowed his eyes, pinched her chin with his fingers, and stared at her unfriendly. "Rong Qingqing, who are you talking to?"
Rong Qingqing's heart skipped a beat. Coming to her senses, she wondered if she had gone mad. How dare she speak to Xie Jingrun like that? Did she have a death wish?
She smiled again, "I seemed to have lost my mind just now. I hope you will forgive me for any offense I caused and not hold it against me."
Xie Jingrun's brows furrowed with impatience, and he said in a deep voice, "Speak!"
Rong Qingqing was stunned for a moment, then realized what she meant and replied, "Actually, it's nothing. It's just that on the way to the Prime Minister's residence today, the Seventh Princess's carriage bumped into me from behind, and I accidentally hit my head."
Upon hearing this, Xie Jingrun's handsome face darkened. "Rong Qingqing, you've really made something of yourself!"
Rong Qingqing stared at him in astonishment.
Why is he angry? Is it because she didn't retaliate?
The other party is a princess of noble birth, what can she do?
"Actually, the reason I was targeted by the Seventh Princess is all thanks to you, Marquis!" she muttered indignantly.
"What do you mean?" Xie Jingrun frowned and stared at her.
Rong Qingqing secretly rolled her eyes at him.
She refused to believe that he wouldn't know that Feng Xin was in love with him.
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